Career Growth

Why the best way to drive growth might be to focus rather than expand When Sanjay Khosla took charge of developing markets for Kraft Foods in 2007, the business was floundering. Six years later, annual sales had soared from $5 billion to $16 billion with significant improvement in profitability. The secret? Making fewer, bigger, and bolder bets and stopping a lot of small stuff. Kellogg School professor Mohanbir Sawhney discovered a similar formula for stellar results - focus and simplicity - in advising Fortune 500 companies.

According to the news media, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer is an author, a psycho-therapist, a college professor, a lecturer, a TV and radio personality, and a consultant. To his fans everywhere, he's much more than that. Wayne Dyer is a respected and highly regarded analyst of life, and its meaning. Many consider him America's number one problem solver and life enhancer. That Wayne Dyer is a legend in his own time there can be no doubt.

The twentieth century was the managerial century in the United States. An organizational transformation, from entrepreneurial to managerial capitalism, brought forth what became a dominant narrative: that administrative coordination by trained professional managers is essential to the efficient running of organizations both public and private. And yet if managerialism was the apotheosis of administrative efficiency, why did both its practice and the accompanying narrative lie in ruins by the end of the century?

Annie Brock and Heather Hundley take the core concept of employing the growth mindset (first popularized by Carol Dweck) and apply it to teaching in a practical, methodical, and easy to access manner in their audiobook, The Growth Mindset Coach. This FastReads summary and analysis offers supplementary material to The Growth Mindset Coach to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes.

Disruption by digital technologies? That's not a new story. But what is new is the "wise pivot", a replicable strategy for harnessing disruption to survive, grow, and be relevant to the future. It's a strategy for perpetual reinvention across the old, now, and new elements of any business. Rapid recent advances in technology are forcing leaders in every business to rethink long-held beliefs about how to adapt to emerging technologies and new markets. What has become abundantly clear: in the digital age, conventional wisdom about business transformation no longer works, if it ever did.

Unconformed questions the whole "you need a college degree to succeed" mantra. It highlights the awesome value in tradespeople and artisans—real people who shape our world. This book focuses on the importance of lifelong learning and resilience rather than a diploma from a lofty institution. The best part? It will show you how to take advantage of real-world opportunities and get unstuck at any stage of life. Unconformed is your guide to becoming "unstuckable."

"Grow Rich While You Sleep" covers various topics including the psychology of wealth, the importance of positive thinking, the power of visualization, and the establishment of prosperity-conscious habits. The book provides practical steps and exercises to train the subconscious mind, such as affirmations, visualization techniques, and the development of a positive mental attitude. Sweetland emphasizes that these practices, when done consistently, can lead to significant improvements in one’s financial status and overall quality of life.

Tu vorresti meno... Meno distrazioni e meno cose da fare. La dose quotidiana di email, sms, tweet, messaggi ti distrae e lo stress s'impenna. La tua vita è un dribbling continuo tra casa, lavoro e famiglia. E il prezzo da pagare è molto, troppo, elevato. Nello stesso tempo, però... tu vorresti più... Più soddisfazioni nella vita. Maggiore produttività sul lavoro e uno stipendio più alto. Più tempo libero per te, per la tua famiglia e per i tuoi amici. Ora puoi avre il più e il meno.

When Dale Partridge's outwardly perfect life, marriage, and family were crumbling on the inside, he began questioning if culture's definition of success was something to seek after or to be saved from. What he found challenged everything he believed about "the good life" and equipped him to rebuild an even better life based on God's timeless design. Filled with scripture and practical application, Saved from Success is the book millions of burned-out and bedraggled Christians have been waiting for.

Joe Gibbs is the only coach in history who has won prestigious championships in two world-class sports: NFL's Super Bowl and NASCAR's Winston Cup. A proven winner in motivating himself and others to succeed, the former Washington Redskins coach and current NASCAR team owner reveals the keys to success in Racing to Win. Through fascinating inside stories about stock car racing and football, Gibbs candidly admits his own mistakes and shares the life lessons he's learned.

For two decades, pastor and leadership consultant Matt Keller has worked with hundreds of influencers, and he has learned that the greatest enhancer or greatest limiter to a person's success is whether someone is teachable. In The Key to Everything, Keller shows how teachability isn't something that some people are born with and others aren't. It is a characteristic that can be learned and grown.

Inclusive Growth provides a practical framework that enables you to deliver a sustainable, diverse and inclusive workplace that allows your organisation to grow.You will understand how to: strategically align diversity and inclusion to organisational growth, change the culture and motivate senior leaders to 'walk the talk' for inclusivity, design and implement a sustainable inclusivity infrastructure, work as a whole organisation rather than in HR isolation, celebrate your inclusivity to become an employer of choice in your industry.

In MEHscapology, positioning and differentiation virtuoso, Matt Hodkinson, brings you a step-by-step formula for transforming your market presence and core business language. You'll learn the extent to which poor positioning is costing your company, the vital importance of differentiation in making your proposition the only viable option to your buyers, and how language drives perception; the key driver to influencing and building trust with your target audience.

John McCain and Mark Salter have written three acclaimed best sellers, but Character Is Destiny may be their most influential and enduring book yet, a work for parents to share with their children and for Americans of all ages to read for inspiration and guidance.

In The Gospel at Work, Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert unpack the powerful ways in which the Gospel can transform how we do what we do, releasing us from the cultural pressures of both an all-consuming devotion and a punch-in, punch-out mentality - in order to find the freedom of a work ethic rooted in serving Christ. You'll find answers to some of the tough questions that Christians in the workplace often ask: What factors should matter most in choosing a job?

John C. Maxwell trata sobre las razones más importantes por las que la gente fracasa y muestra cómo dominar el temor en lugar de ser dominado por él. Los lectores descubrirán que los beneficios positivos pueden acompañar las experiencias negativas, si uno tiene la actitud correcta. Completamente lleno de sugerencias de acción e historias de la vida real, El lado positivo del fracaso ayudará a hombres y mujeres a superar los errores para satisfacer su potencial y lograr el éxito.

Do you have a good career, a mediocre career, or a great career? How do you know? And just how do you create a great career? Whether you’re looking for a job or want to make the job you already have more meaningful, this audio is for you.

Never Split the Difference gives you back the power in any situation. Voss teaches you how to approach negotiations in all aspects of your life. Think back to the last time you had a disagreement with someone and walked away feeling like you could have done more to be understood. This audiobook gives you the knowledge you need to have an edge in any discussion. It will help improve both your personal and professional life.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader and freedom fighter of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu in India. Although Gandhi has left physically, his teachings will remain forever.

Liquid Church tells the fascinating story of a New Jersey church that began "on accident" and grew into one of America's 100 fastest-growing churches, with over 5,000 in weekly attendance and more than 2,400 baptisms to date. Their secret? They harnessed the power of six powerful ministry currents sweeping across North America including: special needs, creative communication, ministry mergers, compassionate cause, radical generosity, and leadership development.