Business Relationship Management

People everywhere are proving leadership expert John C. Maxwell right - that talent is never enough. Read the headlines, watch the highlights, or just step out your front door. Some talented people reach their full potential, while others self-destruct or remain trapped in mediocrity. What makes the difference? Maxwell, the go-to guru for business professionals across the globe, insists that the choices people make - not merely the talent they inherit - propel them to greatness. It is what you add to your talent that makes the greatest difference.

MorningCoach motivational speaker and consultant JB Glossinger thought he had found what he was looking for once he achieved a golden level of corporate success and financial freedom. But even as he relished having conquered the corporate ladder, he felt a strong pull to seek something more. By aligning his mission, values, and goals, JB was able to form an action plan and achieve his vision of a fulfilling career of guiding others toward realizing their inner purpose balanced with his passions of family, golf, and writing - all with a three-hour workday.

In nearly every industry, smart machines are replacing human labor. It's not just factory jobs - automated technologies are handling people's investments, diagnosing illnesses, and analyzing written documents. If we humans are going to endure, Edward Hess and Katherine Ludwig say we're going to need a dose of humility. We need to be humble enough to let go of the idea that "smart" means knowing the most, using that information quickest, and making the fewest mistakes. Smart machines will always be better than we are at those things.

Whether you are forced to negotiate a high-pressure business deal or confront an angry family member, within the chapters of this book you will learn how to manage your emotions and quickly process information during stressful situations. You will learn how to effectively read your counterparts and how to decipher their words and body language. This book will properly prepare you for conflict and how to effectively use these skills in multiple real-world situations.

There’s no shortage of negotiation books that advise you to “get to yes,” urge you to “never split the difference,” and push you to “ask for more.” But these one-size-fits-all negotiation techniques disregard the reality of our complex, multifaceted, multicultural world, where snap judgements are made based on perceived differences. When bias lies behind every negotiation, the only constant is you. Learn to leverage who you are—and gain the upperhand.

Déjà plus de 30 000 lecteurs et auditeurs : après avoir écouté ce livre audio, vous saurez comment gagner une heure de travail par jour et libérer du temps pour faire ce qui vous rend vraiment heureux. Dans cette 2e édition, plus de 300 fondateurs de startups, serial entrepreneurs et directeurs de fonds d'investissement partagent leurs meilleurs secrets de productivité.

We struggle to manage complexity every day. We follow intricate diets to lose weight, juggle multiple remotes to operate our home entertainment systems, face proliferating data at the office, and hack through thickets of regulation at tax time. But complexity isn't destiny. Sull and Eisenhardt argue there's a better way: by developing a few simple yet effective rules, you can tackle even the most complex problems.

Years of experience as a magician taught Tim David that real magic is all about words, and the way they influence the minds of the audience. What sets a professional magician apart from an amateur are people skills like communication, influence, and engagement - skills that are also effective in the workplace. By applying seven "magic" words in a business setting, David offers tools for effective and persuasive communication.

Collaborative intelligence, or CQ, is a measure of our ability to think with others on behalf of what matters to us all. It is emerging as a new professional currency at a time when the way we think, interact, and innovate is shifting. In the past, "market share" companies ruled by hierarchy and top-down leadership. Today, the new market leaders are "mind share" companies, where influence is more important than power, and success relies on collaboration and the ability to inspire.

In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreaking Thinkertoys, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals life-changing tools that will help you think like a genius. From the linear to the intuitive, this comprehensive handbook details ingenious creative-thinking techniques for approaching problems in unconventional ways. Through fun and thought-provoking exercises, you'll learn how to create original ideas that will improve your personal life and your business life.

Não importa o objetivo, não importa o destino, a jornada para qualquer coisa que você queira começa sempre com um único passo. Esse passo se chama a Única Coisa. Você quer menos. Menos distrações, menos estresse e menos correria. Quer saber lidar com a enxurrada diária de e-mails, notícias e reuniões que suga sua energia e prejudica seu desempenho, gerando frustração e sobrecarga. E você quer mais. Mais produtividade. Mais qualidade no que faz. Mais tempo para dedicar a si mesmo e ao que realmente importa para você.

We've seen the negative impact of self-serving leaders in every sector of our society. Not infrequently, they end up bringing down their entire organization. But there is another way. Servant leaders lead by serving their people, not by exalting themselves. In this collection, edited by legendary business author and lifelong servant leader Ken Blanchard and his longtime editor Renee Broadwell, leading businesspeople, best-selling authors, and spiritual leaders offer tools for implementing this proven - but for some, still radical - leadership model.

Leadership isn't something you're born with or gifted as a reward for an abundance of charisma; true leadership stems from core skills that can be learned. Get more of the leadership ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance.

Become a more impactful coach and leader. In Lead with Purpose, Make an Impact, best-selling author Allistair McCaw identifies 44 fundamental qualities in an impactful and effective leader. Having spent over 25 years with some of the most successful and well-known leaders, sports coaches and high performers in the world, Allistair shares commonalities that he has observed in the very best.

We tend to think of our lives as being split between the professional and the personal, believing that in order to lead successfully, we must separate our roles at work and at home. But managing two divided identities exhausts us and derails our ability to be effective, skillful leaders in all the spheres we inhabit. In this groundbreaking audiobook, therapist, consultant, coach, and family enterprise advisor Deena Chochinov shows you how to integrate your professional and personal selves to show up whole in both places.

“Mind-set” is a word that is used quite frequently, however, many of those who use it are unaware that mind-sets are foundational to and dictate one’s success in life, work, and leadership. They are also unable to identify specific mind-sets that are necessary for success. Within Success Mindsets, Ryan takes listeners on a self-awakening journey to identify and unlock the four success mind-sets necessary to enhance success across their life, work, and leadership.

So, how do you change someone's mind - or at least advance the conversation - when everyone is entrenched in their own points of view? Communication expert Lee Hartley Carter has spent nearly 20 years advising and helping the world's most well-known companies do just that. Filled with deeply researched insights into how we make up - and change - our minds, as well as colorful real-world examples and actionable recommendations, Persuasion will help you hone your message and craft your narrative in order to get heard and get results.

In The One-Life Solution, Dr. Henry Cloud, consultant, bestselling author of the Boundaries series and Integrity, and clinical psychologist, examines the workplace. He demonstrates how our failure to maintain a unified life with good boundaries at the office not only blurs the line between the professional and the personal but leaves us less equipped to deal with the problems of today's workplace.

At the heart of John C. Maxwell's brilliant and inspiring program is a simple premise: To do well in life, we must first think well. But can we actually learn new mental habits? Thinking for a Change answers that with a resounding "yes" - and shows that your thinking can indeed change your life.

Did you ever have the feeling that you need to improve your sense of analysis? Or you found yourself in the situation of not knowing what decision to make? Have you ever thought that you probably need a guide to take your productivity to the next level? With a professional guide and good quality information, you can train your mind and become more confident. With this audiobook you will learn how to control yourself and your feelings.