Corporate Leadership

Millions of people hate their jobs, or have recently lost one, and would love to start a small business. Yet very few actually try, because the process feels as scary as jumping off a cliff. No matter how boring or stressful a job might be, it's hard to give up a salary and benefits. But for some, it can be the smartest, happiest decision of a lifetime.

Part memoir, part manifesto, Soulbbatical is an invitation to become Chief Soul Officer of your own life - and to open up a whole new world of possibility. Former Harley-Davidson executive Shelley Paxton did just that. She walked away at the peak of her 26-year marketing career and embarked on a profoundly personal journey to reconnect with her true purpose and deepest desires. She called it her “Soulbbatical”, and it not only changed her life, it became her calling.

Just because Freemasonry isn't inherently a business doesn’t mean the organization can’t benefit from industry-proven best organizational practices. It's Business Time lays out these modern concepts and their relevance to Freemasonry in an easy-to-understand guide. The work explores and adapts each concept for use across the organization, regardless of leadership level. If utilized appropriately, these concepts can be a powerful force multiplier in enabling Lodges to succeed in the modern era.

Den of Thieves tells, in masterfully reported detail, the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice. Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the biggest names on Wall Street - Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine - created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions.

Learn the 25 keys to the role of the Board of Directors and the important points in helping to guide the Board's policy and strategy. The Board of Directors is part of the New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a 12-volume reference tool for all businesspersons.

In Grow from Within, two leading scholars from the Kellogg School of Management explain how your company can discover the right approach to corporate entrepreneurship and make it profitable. Taking innovation to the next level, corporate entrepreneurship is the process of building new businesses within an established organization - new businesses that are distinct from the core company but that leverage some of its most powerful assets.

In Quick and Nimble, Adam Bryant draws on interviews with more than 200 CEOs to offer business leaders the wisdom and guidance to move an organization faster, to be quick and nimble, and to rekindle the whatever-it-takes collective spark of a start-up, all with the goal of innovating and thriving in a relentlessly challenging global economy. By analyzing the lessons that these leaders have shared in his regular "Corner Office" feature in The New York Times, Bryant has identified the biggest drivers of corporate culture, bringing them to life with real-world examples that reflect this hard-earned wisdom.

The Friendship Advantage provides practical ways to strengthen bonds that will improve employee productivity, happiness and well-being, as well as boost the bottom line through higher retention rates and a richer company culture.

Board position opportunities are out there, and you will find out in this audiobook why you should consider searching. The biggest takeaway about looking for a board position: be realistic and be true to yourself and the organization. If you take your service seriously and act in the best interests of the corporation, you will be a successful board member, and you will play an important part in improving the overall level of corporate governance that exists in your city or country's corporate community and beyond.

This look at CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) - where it began, where it is today, and where it is headed, told chronologically and through Toby Usnik’s 25 years of brand stewarding at celebrated multinational and start-up firms - is a primer for leaders in small- and medium-sized businesses that are figuring out how to manage their triple bottom line (people, profit, and planet). This book is a primer for any leader developing or expanding their CSR efforts.

With any corporate event, it is critical that great thought and detail is in place to ensure your event projects the professionalism of your company. There are many steps to planning an event, and unless all of them are covered your event can turn in a disaster right before your eyes. Salvation is found in this audiobook. It will provide you with step-by-step instructions on what is required to plan your event, conference, or fundraiser.

The word leadership is subjective, and it brings a variety of images to everyone's mind when they hear it. For some people, it may signify a charismatic personality who is passionate about pursuing a cause. On the contrary, for other people, this word represents an executive who is dedicated to developing an effective strategy to beat the competition.

There are dark forces at work breeding separation, disunity, disengagement, and denying their role in maintaining a status quo rife with injustices and inequities that keep them in power and everyone else subjugated. But there is an equally and opposite force for good pushing back. Leaders who understand that business must be more by creating culture where injustices are mitigated, inequities are eradicated, diversity is highly prized, and inclusion is the norm.

Lead Like an Ally facilitates positive change by including six leadership strategies, such as clean up the culture, stretch talent equally, establish ally networks, manage meeting behavior, promote belonging, and measure success. Leaders - now, more than ever before - are wrestling with how to attract and retain diverse talent and be inclusive leaders. Despite the best of intentions, very few organizations are reaching their equality goals, even those deeply committed to diversity and inclusion.

Over the last 30 years a host of new technologies have begun to change every industry, driving us into a new era of human existence. The companies who have been most able to tap into these new innovations have become the most highly valued companies in the world. To do so, they have created a new approach to corporate innovation.

No-Nonsense Leadership is the most useable, hard-hitting field manual on managing and leading people available. It is broken down into short, direct, applicable sections filled with strategies like these: seven steps to recruiting and hiring a team of eagles; how to leverage the power of momentum; are you more manager than leader; 11 steps for leading change; a fish rots at the head; five causes and cures for corporate cancer; and more.

At a time 79 percent of employees quit their jobs because they don't feel appreciated at their workplace, Building Corporate Soul sets out to transform the performance and value of organizations - and to make soulless companies a thing of the past.

Still myopically chasing quarterly profits, producing the same product the same way, issuing directives to increasingly disengaged employees? Too many organizations cling to outdated practices - to their detriment and almost certain demise. In today's unpredictable, interconnected world, you cannot rely on the old rules of business to get stellar results.

Regardless of company size or industry, leaders are always on the lookout for innovative ways to get work done quickly and efficiently. They need employees on whom they can rely and trust to protect the interests of the company - employees, like you, who will become tomorrow's leaders. To achieve success in the competitive corporate world, you must be willing to embrace these challenges and effectively navigate any organization.

Dive into a world where leadership wisdom collides with the hilariously absurd in "The Ludicrous Leadership Lexicon." This isn't your typical leadership guide. It’s a roller coaster ride through the outrageous and the whimsical, packed with tongue-in-cheek humor and satirical insights that will make you laugh out loud and nod in recognition. From Tyrannical Overlords to Zen Masters: Explore a spectrum of leadership styles, each depicted as characters in an epic saga spanning from medieval fantasy realms to intergalactic battles