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Our approach to Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is broken. We have done the same thing over and over for years, expecting better representation and more equitable treatment, all to no avail. In fact, many people still don't know exactly what D&I is. We can’t fix the mess we’re in with a 2-hour training session. Creating a world which is truly more equitable for everyone is a process. It takes time and practice.

Can the 2,000-year-old story of Jesus actually make a difference in our modern culture? Does the Church even matter in our age of deconstructed truth and reality? Can a movement that has become an institution become a movement again? Why has the Church exited the conversation that is going on in today’s culture? These questions and more have left the Church in North America searching for its place in modern culture. Dealing with these questions—both personally and corporately—will allow us to regain the strength and influence the Church once held.

Another failed project? You need these 100 project management pearls of wisdom to make the next one a success. In Six-Word Lessons to Avoid Project Disaster, you get 100 reasons why projects fail with an added bonus: The right questions to ask your team leads to help your project stay on track. Meant for the novice as well as experienced project manager, Six-Word Lessons to Avoid Project Disaster will help you ask the pointed questions to keep you in the know, ensure your team leads focus on the right things, and put your project in the win column.

The majority of us never had anyone to teach us truly effective communication, and because of that, we don't even realize it when we're creating confusion instead of clarity. In Atomic Words, you'll discover how to dramatically improve the impact and efficiency of how you communicate with others. Just like buying a bigger jet will allow you to go faster and also farther, the toolset here will do the same for you in your life and career.

The Five Letter F Word™ brings culture center stage in creating a strategy to allow you to innovate. You gain insight into several key areas that often lead to busy teams not delivering the expected growth. With these insights are tools to define a meaningful strategy, how to prioritize, and how to get things done.

Dr. David Levy is a media consultant who has appeared on over 70 television and radio broadcasts, from CNN to National Geographic, to provide psychological perspectives on current events. His previous works have been published internationally, many of them becoming best sellers. In this book, Levy approaches listeners on a more personal level but carries the same expertise that he’s shared with viewers and listeners worldwide. 

In almost any career, you must know how to write - even if it's not part of your job description. But if you are a reluctant writer, producing even the simplest memo may be a struggle. Write Better Right Now is the springboard to get you ahead in any job, passion project, or situation that requires writing skills. No matter what you are called upon to do - blog posts, speeches, web content, press releases, or more - this step-by-step manual gives you the solid techniques you need to get the task done.

Este es un audiolibro que nació de la idea de compartir mi propio entendimiento de la vida. Es una lectura que ofrece una visión más de nuestra existencia y que busca compartir palabras que nos acompañen en nuestros días y expandan, aunque sea un poco, nuestra forma de ver la vida. Son audios y frases independientes y, al mismo tiempo, relacionadas entre sí; que leyéndolas de corrido logran profundizar en un sentido y leyéndolas aisladas son, espero, delicados e interesantes aforismos.

Todd Wright takes listeners on an unforgettable journey back to simpler times in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, putting us smack in the middle of real-life experiences that are certain to make us examine our character and calibrate our moral compasses. He takes us to a place where parents, grandparents, teachers, and neighbors work together to teach self-leadership. He allows his listeners to smell the freshly plowed fields of his childhood, to feel the fear of facing a bully, or to sit on a hay wagon and listen to his grandfather’s cattle crunch happily on hay.

Get the Word Out is a guide to writing a nonfiction book or memoir grounded in a sense of purpose. This practical and inspiring audiobook offers advice for every phase of the journey, from clarifying your concept, and owning your authority to drafting the manuscript and doing the important work after publishing. Whether you're an industry thought leader seeking to expand your impact or someone with a tiny following and a big idea, this audiobook will help you approach your project with clarify, confidence, and commitment.

The front-line sales manager - field general celebrates the importance of FLSMs to the firm’s current and future health. More importantly, the book offers a roadmap for firms and their sales leaders to provide FLSMs with the will and the skill to get behind a customer-centric strategy, and embrace the multitude of organizational changes to make that happen. Furthermore, this book plows new ground in demonstrating and exploring one of the most under-researched, yet overly important, roles in business - not only in the salesforce, but in the entire firm.

Need to hone up those project management skills? Get 100 project management lessons to get smarter fast. Thirty years of project management wisdom on setting scope, budget, and schedule management, managing sponsors and stakeholders, getting the most out of vendors and consultants, creating high-performance teams, and much more! 

In this discussion, Simpson gives final thoughts on what it means to be an effective coach and how to inspire others to greatness.

In these often dark and chaotic times, it can sometimes seem difficult to see a positive path forward. I wrote this audiobook as an answer to this. A Lighthouse is a collection of 40 poems, called "Ray Tablets", to serve as guiding lights to help us all make it through these valleys of darkness. We all need more acceptance and more love; it is so important, that's why it's important that you know I will always welcome you with an open door, open arms, open heart, and an open mind. And, above all else, please be kind and show love.

A short saying can contain profound wisdom. More important, it should be inspirational, rich in wisdom that you can draw upon as you move on in life. If you like quotes, you will also like the uplifting verses collected in this audiobook. It is hoped that this collection will be a useful companion that you can turn to for solace, encouragement, a change of perspective, or just for a laugh - or to pick a quote or verse to share with someone else!

Six-Word Lessons for Autism Friendly Workplaces gives you 100 insightful lessons on topics such as disability laws, reasonable accommodations, unwritten social expectations, interviewing, and best and worst jobs for people with autism. Written by a mom of an autistic young adult. Six-Word Lessons for Autism Friendly Workplaces is a great resource for anyone needing to create a disability inclusive organization.

Miten maailman innovatiivisimpien organisaatioiden johtajat johtavat? Kuinka luovuutta ja lahjakkuutta vaalitaan sellaisissa yrityksissä kuten Google, Microsoft, Nike ja Apple? Timo Kiuru on luova johtaja ja puhuja, joka halusi löytää vastauksen näihin kysymyksiin. Hän haastatteli lukuisia kansainvälisiä huippuammattilaisia, joilla on vuosikymmenten kokemus luovien tiimien ja yritysten johtamisesta. Heidän tarinansa, oppinsa ja oivalluksensa Timo kokosi tähän kirjaan.

What drives creativity in the world’s most innovative companies such as Google, Nike, Apple and Microsoft? How is creativity and talent harnessed to lead these global businesses? Timo Kiuru, an internationally recognized creative director and public speaker, ventured on a mission to discover the answers to these questions. Timo reached out to numerous innovation experts with decades of experience in leading creative teams and companies, and asked them to share their stories. He captured their valuable insights and advice for this book.

Welcome to Comic-Con: where the future of pop culture comes to life. Every summer more than 130,000 comic fans, gamers, cosplay enthusiasts, and nerds of all stripes descend on San Diego to mingle with the top entertainment celebrities and creative-industry professionals in an unprecedented celebration of popular culture in all its forms.

You've probably risen to a level of achievement that others might be envious to have. But you're not at the top either...you're in management, but so often you feel stuck in the middle, fighting the tension between growing your technical capabilities and exercising those communication “soft skills” needed when leading others.