Jobs War

Drawing on 75 years of Gallup studies and his own perspective as the company's chairman and CEO, Jim Clifton explains why jobs are the new global currency for leaders. More than peace or money or any other good, the business, government, military, city, and village leaders who can create good jobs will own the future. The problem is that leaders don't know how to create jobs, especially in America. What they should do is recognize that the world is in a war for jobs. It seems that leadership has lost the will to win, especially in America, but this is a competition for our lives.

A provocative 2012 critique of the Obama administration's economic policies and an examination of America's difficult economic future.

In the face of betrayal and overwhelming odds, this band of brothers fought with courage, commitment, and enduring faith and came together to disrupt the cash flow and business models of multibillion-dollar corporations, which they affectionately called the “Big Dogs”. Gain an inside perspective on how the medical device industry works and how the Big Dogs would use every weapon in their arsenal to wreak havoc on this fledgling business. Eventually, the reprocessing industry would be codified by the Food and Drug Administration, soundly defeating the Big Dog Kingdom.

People leaders everywhere are spinning their wheels trying to come up with new ways to attract and keep top talent only to be ghosted again by the best candidates or get hit with another superstar’s resignation notice. Join award-winning people leader Merrylue Martin, who has decades of experience in developing leaders. Merrylue’s humor, down-to-earth style, and master storytelling are but a few of the attributes that make her a sought-after leadership guru. Her firsthand practical knowledge can be put into action on day one!

A question plagued Dwayne's very mind as he went from living his dreams of being a professional athlete, to fighting against the thoughts of death, homelessness, and a social disparity stemming from a different cultural upbringing in a cold and unknown foreign country. Follow this journey filled with joy, laughter, sadness and the thoughts that no man ever wants to say out loud as he sheds a light on the stigma of males with depression and the fight to still have a normal life.