Public Leadership

Our government organizations face political fallout, media scrutiny, reduced funding, and the many challenges involved in motivating large, multi-layered and highly regulated organizations. It's no surprise that many government organizations report that their employees are less engaged than ever and that leaders feel helpless to change the situation. In many cases, employees and government leaders are caught in a vicious cycle. Performance declines, scrutiny increases, and employee paralysis ensues. How do you break this cycle and begin building successful government?

Crime in America features selections from a series of six books Paul Brakke wrote on what's wrong with the criminal justice system and how to fix it. These books deal with the police, courts, and prisons, and consider of some of the crises now facing America due to illegal immigration, the opioid crisis, and the growing divide between racial, ethnic, rural-urban, and income groups. This book summarizes the critical insights of these other books in order to reach the widest possible audience, because one of Brakke's reasons for writing this book is to inspire real change.

Speaking well in public can open many doors for us. From a professional point of view, it can help to increase the possibilities in a job interview, get more credibility and attention in work meetings, obtain better results in an examination, attract clients for a company or project, gain the confidence of your team, and leadership. Learn the techniques of powerful people who can win people’s hearts and achieve their goal by speech. Learn why people listen to them. Learn why they matter and how you can make your speeches impactful using their secrets.

An inspirational and compassionate audiobook challenging you to confront your uncertainties about speaking in front of people. You'll learn how to stand, where to look, what to do with your hands, and how to acquire a beautifully, resonant voice. There is a speaker inside you...waiting to shine.

In this incisive new book, Michael Mandelbaum argues that the era marked by an expansive American foreign policy is coming to an end. During the seven decades from the U.S. entry into World War II in 1941 to the present, economic constraints rarely limited what the United States did in the world. Now that will change. The country's soaring deficits, fueled by the huge costs of the financial crash and of its entitlement programs - Social Security and Medicare - will compel a more modest American international presence.

If you want to become the most influential person in the room that people agree with and follow, then this will be the most important book you’ll ever hear.

In Wink, you will learn to communicate more deeply and effectively than ever before through authenticity, listening, and play: the secrets of clown! Whether you deliver status updates at work, plan to lead a wedding toast for your best friend, or simply communicate on a day-to-day basis, Wink: Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence will help. In Wink, Blue Man, touring theatrical clown, and professional speaker Don Colliver explains simple, practical, research-based tips for preparation, nervousness, perfectionism, humor, and more.

Learn the 25 keys to securing the funds to start a business and keep it growing, including planning how much capital you'll need and how you'll use it and achieving the appropriate mix between equity and debt in the capital structure of your firm. Business Financing is part of the New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a 12-volume reference tool for all businesspersons.

LeadWell focuses on 16 of the most sought-after qualities in leaders but emphasizing them for 14- to 23-year-olds. The audiobook can be used as a stand-alone resource for schools and student groups, but it complements the LeadWell training curriculum provided by LeadYoung Training Systems.

This audiobook will make you become a master communicator in a very short period of time, so long as you take what you learn and apply it.

Public-service executives, both elected and appointed within the public and nonprofit sectors, are retiring at record levels, and the number of Americans reaching age 65 annually will continue to rise over the next decade and is expected to surpass four million in 2020. Finding qualified, motivated leaders to fill vital public-service positions will challenge the public and nonprofit sectors. Unfortunately, recent studies show that few proactive steps are being taken by public-service organizations to plan for the next generation.

Learn how to make high-quality speaking engagements and become a persuasive communicator. How will you feel when you see an increase in career opportunities, by becoming a better public speaker?

The gems in this piece are as relevant today as they were 200, 1000 or 2000 years ago. Sit back and absorb as award winning narrator Mike Vendetti shares Ben's wisdom.

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to overcome your fear of speaking in public and make an impressive presentation. It will help you become more confident in speaking in front of large crowds whenever needed. More importantly, it will help you get your message across to your audience in a direct and clear way. After listening to this book, your fear of speaking in public will not be as much of a challenge as it is now.

It is human nature to move towards experiences that give us pleasure and move away from experiences that cause us pain, so listening to an audiobook on public speaking appears to be counter intuitive to say the least. However, the fact remains that public speaking is an important skill and it is fundamental in many careers, particularly in management and leadership roles, regardless of the industry or even the country you operate in.

The purpose of this study is to discover if Customer Relationship Management programs can serve as a function of public relations in the development of stakeholder relationships. Conversations In Communication, Volume II: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) as a Function of Public Relations analyzes CRM communication by exploring the organization-public relationships between customers and their banking providers.

Listen to this number one 45-minute-quick-book and supercharge your life today! Do you need a trusted agent? Are you ready to change? What's your response to temporary setbacks? Do you have a growth mindset? Who's the first person on your speed dial? Did you enjoy The Little Red Book of Selling? Extreme Ownership? Then you will love Off the Record. If you make time to take a nap, then you have time to listen to this book. You'll be introduced to a formula that reduces stress while strengthening your personal battle rhythm.