Career Skills

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.

This definitive box set includes all the landmark speeches of the great orator and American leader Martin Luther King, Jr., from his inspirational "I Have a Dream" to his firey "Give Us the Ballot." Comprised of recordings previously included in A Call to Conscience and A Knock at Midnight, The Essential Box Set is a must-have for any home, library, or school collection.

Do you want to master the art of reading people around you and know what they are thinking? Do you want to influence people, in any situation, using body language? The human body always leaves clues that give away the mental state of an individual. In this best-selling guide, you're going to learn how to interpret even the most subtle of body language cues and decrypt human subconscious communication like a telepath.

Negotiating is an art. It's complicated. To become an exceptional negotiator traditionally requires years of experience in negotiations. But that doesn't mean that most people can't quickly and easily learn proven negotiating skill and techniques if someone shows them what to do. This book does exactly that. Never Lose Again reveals a simple but remarkably effective set of fifty questions that anyone can immediately use to become far better negotiators.

Most people typically listen with the intent to reply. Habit 5 explores the essential communication skill of listening to truly understand, which helps us to avoid reading our own autobiographies into other people's lives. It opens us up to one another's perspectives, ideas, and emotions. Then real communication can happen, new and better ideas can be conceived, and everyone involved can learn from one another.

From disengaged employees to underserved customers, business failures invariably stem from a culture problem. In The Insider’s Guide to Culture Change, acclaimed culture transformation expert and global executive Siobhan McHale shares her proven four-step process to demystifying culture transformation and starting down the path to positive change.

The earlier 3 Industrial Revolutions (3IRs) created blue collar and white-collar jobs, which required people to carry out instructions, not question authority and follow time-tested systems and processes. Now, we are in the midst of the 4th Industrial revolution (4IR), also called Industry 4.0. It is creating ‘green collar’ jobs, which need people to ‘think, reflect and act’. To develop these abilities and perform the green collar jobs efficiently, it is critical that professionals develop certain skills—the 10 new life-changing skills.

Quick: what's the one skill you absolutely need in order to succeed in your career and your personal relationships? Answer: verbal fluency. Expert socializer Susan RoAne, best selling author of How to Work a Room, shows how easy it is to gain the verbal edge. This easy-to-understand and enthusiastic guide, peppered with hot tips and practical suggestions from scores of business leaders, will turn you into a ConverSensation before you know it!

Are you experiencing a challenge that you wish to overcome? Do you want to discover your hidden survival skills? Do you have a goal you have yet to achieve? Would you like to discover your instinctive strengths? Listen to this audiobook to learn more.

Everyone has a "schmuck" in their office - a difficult, disruptive person who upsets the workplace, confuses their coworkers, and causes concern. No one is safe from a schmuck. They come in many sizes and shapes. In her new audiobook, Dr. Jody Foster explains the entire spectrum of schmucks and how they can decrease productivity and generally make everyone else unhappy.

Dodging issues, appeasing difficult people, and mishandling tough encounters all carry a high price for managers and companies - in the form of damaged relationships, ruined careers, and intensified problems. In Failure to Communicate, Holly Weeks shows how to master the combat mentality, emotional maelstrom, and confusion that poison difficult conversations.

Would you rather get a root canal than face a group of strangers? Does the phrase “working a room” make you want to retreat to yours? Devora Zack, an avowed introvert and successful consultant who gives presentations to thousands of people at dozens of events annually, feels your pain. She found that other networking books assume that to succeed, you have to act like an extrovert. Not at all. There is another way.

The key to personal profit, productivity, and prosperity is enjoyment, enjoying your life and enjoying your work. Now everyone, from secretaries to CEOs, from house painters to housewives, can learn to mix business with pleasure and make every job a labor of love. The Joy of Working is a practical, down-to-earth guide that will help you radiate confidence and competence in everything you do. Step by step and day by day, this unique 30-point program is sure to make your job more satisfying, more exciting, and more fun.

Managing projects effectively and on time can be tough. But how would you like a system to manage several projects at once, and bring in all of them on time and on budget? What if you could clearly identify your priorities and consistently meet your deadlines? What if factoring in your hard-won wisdom and keenest insights suddenly became systematic for you? How would you like to have more work/life balance, and even be able to go home on time? It's no pipe dream - now you can!

Would you like to be more confident? Do you wish you could hold a woman’s attention longer? Do you want to really stand out and be recognized as the highest status person in your group? With this guide, you’ll gain access to a massive toolbox of proven tips and strategies for dating success. These mouth and voice strengthening exercises can dramatically improve your vocal tonality and your level of success with women. You will also be taught how to capture attention and hold it in a trance-like state every time you open your mouth!

Research indicates that emotional intelligence (EI) accounts for an astonishing 70-80 percent of management success. Technical expertise just isn't enough anymore: Project managers need strong interpersonal skills and the ability to recognize emotional cues in order to lead their teams to success. Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers introduces listeners to all facets of EI and shows how emotions can be leveraged to meet project goals.

Develop your own personal gravity with concrete skills to stand out, be noticed, and captivate people. You get the “how to”, along with the “why”, from internationally best-selling author Patrick King, who teaches charisma and social skills for a living and has been featured in: GQ Magazine, TEDx, Forbes, Men’s Fitness, and The Huffington Post. The highly focused advice will teach you what matters in an interaction, from beginning to end, subtle to obvious, small to big; and solve: small talk, interviews, networking events, and strangers.

In "How to Become a Conversationalist," James Royer unlocks the secrets to becoming an unforgettable communicator in any setting. This insightful guide is packed with practical strategies, tips, and wisdom, all designed to transform you into the person everyone wants to talk to. Whether you’re looking to enhance your social interactions, strengthen your professional relationships, or simply become more comfortable in conversational settings, this book is your roadmap to success.

Learn how to tell a good story with Your Story, Well Told! Jam-packed with some of the best storytelling strategies, this manual gives creatives the confidence bump they need to make the sale, land the client, propose a toast, or impress their date. The following is (not) a work of fiction. We've all got stories to tell - but how do you make your story the best story? In Your Story, Well Told!, The Moth veteran Corey Rosen inspires you to get on stage and tell your story.

In tough markets and with more people working remotely, creating a quality sales pipeline in traditional ways is more challenging than ever. As sales technologies continue to evolve and advance, developing technical quotient (TQ) is an essential element of sales success. Record-setting sales expert Justin Michael and bestselling sales leadership author Tony Hughes combine to provide practical guidance on how professional sellers can maximize results with an effective sales tech-stack to increase sales effectiveness for outstanding results.