Career Change

What type of leadership is needed in a moment that demands adaptive change? Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains, is uniquely positioned to explore the qualities of adaptive leadership in contexts ranging from churches to nonprofit organizations. He deftly examines both the external challenges we face and the internal resistance that holds us back. When reflection and relationships are combined into a life of deliberate practice, leaders become both stronger and more flexible.

Change is everywhere and coming for us fast. This isn’t breaking news. Yet, despite knowing this -seeing the impact on our businesses and livelihoods - our human instinct is to resist. Instead of choosing change, we choose the status quo and ride it off a cliff. It needn’t be this way. What if we could see change as good?

Dear Work transforms traditional advice by using the power of brain science to show you how to boost your Work Vitality Quotient so you stand out, bringing your best, most energized self—without burning out.

With competition coming not just from other traditional law firms but also from online legal services, it’s more important than ever to differentiate your firm in a crowded marketplace. Yet, the majority of firms continue down the path of “business as usual”, despite the whirlwind of change roaring outside their windows.

Hay pocos libros en el mundo que todos deberíamos leer. Éste es uno de ellos. Con ejemplos prácticos y pasos concretos, nos revela un sistema que puede ayudarnos a convertirnos en personas de alto rendimiento en el trabajo, en los negocios y en el ámbito personal. El método timing funciona.

Stop being lost, find your purpose, and live the life of your dreams. Do you feel lost sometimes? Not knowing why you are here and what to do with your life? Do you feel deep inside that there must be something more? What if you already had the answers to all your questions? What if you finally could see clearly? In this simple step-by-step guide, international best-selling author Marc Reklau shows you how to find your purpose. Marc himself was lost for the longest time in his life, and finally found his purpose when 40 years old. It might save you a couple of years of confusion.

Though technology has evolved at hyper-speed over the past 100 years, management styles have mostly stayed the same. The higher-ups make the decisions, and the employees grind it out, often without knowing the endgame. In 1983, Jack Stack created a new game: the great game of business. Get in the Game further explains the rules of this game: To win, you must get everyone, at all levels of the business, as informed, involved, and engaged as the owner.

Dancing with Disruption transforms your understanding of upheaval in your life and guides you through a proven toolkit that ensures your personal and career success. Linda Rossetti engages listeners with her own experience of disruption along with the stories of many others from a variety of ages, occupations, and circumstances. Listeners learn to reframe emotions, restore confidence, and realize possibilities once thought unimaginable. An essential, thought-provoking, and truly empowering roadmap for succeeding at the crossroads of your life.

Say you want to start going to the gym or practicing a musical instrument. How long should it take before you stop having to force it and start doing it automatically? The surprising answers are found in Making Habits, Breaking Habits, a leading psychologist’s popular examination of one of the most powerful and underappreciated processes in the brain. Although people like to think that they are in control, the vast majority of human behavior occurs without any decision-making or conscious thought.

If you as a leader hold on too tightly—to your people, to everyday decision-making, to the past, and more—you will cut off vital oxygen necessary for growth. The solution: stop being a control freak and instead empower your employees, get out of your own way, and establish a clear vision for the future. Embrace the growth paradox to get unstuck and grow your company to the next level. By leaning into some key, counterintuitive business ideas, you’ll make space for changes that will lead to nonlinear growth.

Ao invés de tentar prever o que virá, é mais eficaz olhar para o "que não muda nunca", afirma Morgan Housel. Para o autor, os comportamentos que nunca mudam são a lição mais poderosa da história ― e esta é uma premissa que vale para todos: seja você quem for, venha de onde vier, tenha a idade que tiver, ganhe o dinheiro que ganhar. Os 23 capítulos deste livro, que podem ser lidos de maneira independente, formam uma espécie de pequena biblioteca de sabedoria.

Life has many transitions: A baby is born. A child leaves for college. A marriage. A divorce. A death. We all experience moments of profound change, but what do we do to mark those moments? How do we become mindful of these events and imbue them with purpose and meaning? Could our lives be better, richer, and more resilient if we had more practical resources and rituals to honor, sanctify, and make sense of these transitions? Day Schildkret, artist and author behind the international Morning Altars movement, believes that what we need is ritual.

Track 1 How Self Awareness is the Most Important Thing in Your Wallet. Track 2 Paying Tuition for the School of Life With A Smile. Track 3 Self Pity is Expensive. Track 4 Guided Meditation To Grow Patience

In this new program available exclusively on audio, Stephen Covey expands on the principles set forth in his best seller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In Living the 7 Habits, Covey provides valuable insights that will deepen our understanding of the habits and allow us to make them part of our daily lives.

We humans crave security. Yet, continual change and adaptation are the lifeblood of a company. Keeping an organization competitive and relevant means regular change, thus shattering the sense of security people have with their jobs and their livelihoods. It’s no wonder people resist change. No matter a global corporation or small business, change is often "done" to a voiceless workforce.

You just went through something in your life that you don't feel you can handle. You're feeling extremely anxious and depressed. Thoughts are racing through your mind. You either can't stop thinking about the problem or you refuse to think about it at all. Other people keep asking you what is wrong with you. They are concerned that you don't seem to be handling things well. You don't know any other way to handle the situation that you are in. You seem to be lacking the planning and coping skills that other people have.

From the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Right Words at the Right Time comes a one-of-a-kind collection of inspiring stories about ordinary women who have reinvented themselves in extraordinary ways. "You can be anything you want to be." "Reach for the moon." "It's never too late to make a change." We've heard it all. But anyone who has ever tried to make a big life change knows that it can be a bit more complicated - and scary - than that. How do you get up the nerve (and confidence) to actually take the leap?

Lifestyle changes can be overwhelming: It’s hard to take on major goals without falling prey to self-doubt. But with kaizen, big goals become small, approachable steps. This Japanese method first made waves in the business world by launching Toyota to success; it also adds magic to Marie Kondo’s life-changing method of tidying up. As Kondo puts it: “You can take the first small step toward your dream today, and keep taking small steps to grow your passions.” Now, Sarah Harvey unlocks kaizen’s amazing potential to enhance our everyday lives.

Leading with Strategic Thinking reveals what effective leaders do differently. Eschewing the one-size-fits-all leadership model, this helpful guide outlines four general leadership types and demonstrates how each type achieves success - whether through personal vision, structured process, collaboration, or empowering others. The authors identify the actions and skills that distinguish strategic leadership, drawn from interviews and focus groups with over 300 leaders from around the world.

Rajiv J. Shah is no stranger to pulling off the impossible, from helping vaccinate 900 million children at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to a high-pressure race against the clock to stop the spread of Ebola. His secret? A big bets philosophy—the idea that seeking to solve problems rather than make incremental improvements can attract the unlikely partners with the power and know-how to achieve transformational change. Part career sweeping memoir, part inspirational playbook, Big Bets offers a master class in decision-making, leadership, and changing the world one bet at a time.