High Management

Have you ever tried time management systems without significant success? Would you like to bring back control to your life and enjoy your life much more? If so, then Time Leadership Time is for you. Ben Wood, businessman, dad, husband, and church leader, presents to you a system that has worked for him and his family. Using the system, Ben successfully transformed his life and now enjoys living his purpose. His system builds on the foundation that you were not born by mistake but for a purpose.

We live in an age of exponential technology, but this is not so new. Indeed, technological innovation has been promoted so assiduously for so long that there is now a discernible pattern to its emergence known as the Gartner Hype Cycle. Open innovation is no exception. In this book, Henry Chesbrough, the originator of open innovation, examines the hype behind its practice, shows where real results are taking place, and explains how companies can move beyond the hype to achieve real business results.

People think happiness is a singular feeling, but it isn't. The real way to feel happier is to expand your definition of happiness and manage your Happiness Zappers. Pamela Gail Johnson, founder of the Society of Happy People, identified the four practical happiness principles that have helped thousands of people shift their mindsets so they naturally notice more happiness, whether it feels sparse, abundant, or somewhere in between. Pamela shares real stories from real people who put the four practical happiness principles into action.

"America's Money Answers Man" explores the relationship between money and emotions, identifies seven "money types", and offers the keys to life-changing financial success.

Economic instability is the new normal across all income levels. Teetering: Why So Many Live on a Financial Tightrope and What to Do About It addresses the critical question, what's wrong with American policies and the financial institutions that are failing so many hard-working people today? It merges original research with stories from real-life "tightropers"...

Universities train talented students to develop the most advanced technologies in the world. Graduates sign employment offer letters that promise salaries, bonuses, stock options, and restricted stock units (RSUs) that will make them earn far more than most Americans. Despite this, personal finance remains a taboo among many people, rarely talked about openly and rarely discussed in polite company. I wrote Personal Finance for People in Tech to share what I've learned about managing my finances after nearly 20 years of working in the software industry.

As president and CEO of Scripps Health, one of America's most prestigious health systems, Chris Van Gorder presided over a dramatic turnaround, catapulting Scripps from near bankruptcy to a dominant market position. While hospitals and health systems nationwide have laid people off or are closing their doors, Scripps is financially healthy, has added thousands of employees (even with a no-layoff philosophy), and has developed a reputation as a top employer. What are the secrets to this remarkable story?

The Soul of Capitalism examines how the greatest wealth-creation engine in the history of the world is failing most of us, why it must be changed, and how intrepid pioneers are beginning to transform it. Best-selling author William Greider analyzes how our relentless pursuit of unprecedented affluence has eroded family life, eaten away at our sense of personal and professional security, corroded our communities, impoverished our spiritual lives, and devastated our natural environment.

Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital markets is beginning to fracture. With disappointing growth rates across the Western world, nations are no longer willing to sacrifice national interests for global growth, nor are their leaders able - or willing - to sell the idea of pursuing a global agenda of prosperity to their citizens.

Practical advice on everything from making the bed to shaking hands to flirting, all from experts in their fields. A "Cliffs Notes for life", this practical guide features 100 original essays by leading experts from around the world who offer their unparalleled insights into how to perform everyday tasks, from remembering names to ironing a shirt. It features both the famous (like Suze Orman) and the lesser known (like the head groundskeeper at Fenway Park).

In his audiobook, Frank J. O’Connell shares his personal stories, business strategies, his passion for mentoring, and proven methods for management. Jump First, Think Fast details Frank’s many business successes – as well as some failures – in an honest and forthright way. Jump First, Think Fast is for those who want to think differently about business and learn how to find their place, trust their instincts, and enjoy the ride from a successful CEO’s stories, lessons, and life moments.

We Need to Learn how to Understand and Feel the Concrete and Not-Concrete Energies. We must start Quantifying our Emotional Intellect. We must also Combine them with our Logical Intellect. We must dive into my Theoretical world of Dualities and Algorithmic calculations. After this we shall go through my personal stories: a world of Integrations, nationalities, gender Diversities, and identities—through various Faith and cultural Experiences, marriages, Changes of occupation, and finally through my Camino Frances Transformed Ways and Experiences as a Pilgrim.

Los sesgos inconscientes nos afectan a todos. Un reclutador se podría decepcionar si un candidato le pregunta sobre la incapacidad por maternidad. A un profesional de Recursos Humanos le puede parecer más atractivo promover a un graduado de una universidad prestigiosa que a uno de una escuela pública. Un líder puede que crea que una mujer está menos preparada para presentar un reporte en la próxima reunión que su colega varón.

Companies make headline news all the time for decisions that make many of us scratch our heads in wonder, even companies that are smart and successful. Here, Neil Smith, with more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale performance improvements, reveals the hidden barriers that cause excellent companies to do dumb things, and smart people within companies to act in dumb ways. Smith has identified 8 barriers that prevent organizations from achieving and maintaining sustainable success.

Navigating Life with Chronic Pain provides accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about the challenges patients, family, and caregivers face when confronted by chronic pain.

Many organisations are diverse – but that doesn’t make them inclusive. Many teams are made up of high-performing individuals – but that doesn’t turn them into high-performing teams. Many leaders work hard and take care of their people – but that doesn’t mean they’re great leaders. Let Go Leadership will show you how to share power, harness the diversity of your teams and become a better, more inclusive leader, so that you can realise the untapped potential within your organisation.

When confronting the challenge of disciplining their children, moms and dads often default to the ways their own parents disciplined them, sometimes with harmful results. In High Five Discipline, mom and practicing pediatrician Dr. Candice Jones shows parents a better way.

For people-oriented team leaders, Leader Board: The DNA of High Performance Teams is a transformative management audiobook. It will help you unleash the potential of your team’s DNA faster and more effectively than ever before through its inspirational story and readily applicable suite of team performance acceleration principles, which you gain for free.

In today’s market, playing it safe is not an option. The business world is in flux, and you have to think and act quickly in order to stay competitive. But the last thing you want to do is make reckless business decisions. You have to find the middle ground. You have to take SMART RISKS. In this groundbreaking book, leadership expert Doug Sundheim explains how to find that precise point between comfort and danger for generating the sustained ability to work at the highest level of performance.

When a company can get its best ideas to market faster, its leaders can be confident that their most important strategic decisions will be executed faithfully, and their visions for the company’s future will be realized. They are also able to be agile in response to market changes, pursue new opportunities, and achieve ambitious plans for growth.