Winning Management

It is totally normal to feel overwhelmed when big decisions come up and you have to take responsibility. But, there are ways you can build up your abilities and walk into each negotiation with confidence.

In dynamic, fiercely competitive markets you must have confidence in your business strategy, especially when the future of your company is at stake. Rather than make untested, unilateral decisions, war game strategies with your leadership team in a safe workshop environment. In Competitive Success: Building Winning Strategies with Corporate War Games, Arjan Singh, a top competitive intelligence (CI) expert consultant, shows you how to build winning strategies step-by-step.

In Lead You: The Winning Combination to Achieve Personal and Professional Success, Bobby Harrington shows you how self-leadership can transform you into the leader you aspire to be. Bobby’s Lead Yourself First method provides a self-leadership framework that teaches you how to utilize the basic tenets of leadership, execute tasks with passion and discipline, and commit to continuous improvement. The Lead Yourself First method is a roadmap through the foundations of self-leadership, the importance of discipline and personal responsibility, and the concept of sovereignty in leadership.

The on-demand digital economy and the higher-than-high standard set by companies like Amazon have created a new kind of consumer—a NOW Customer. They are always on (and always online) and expect rapid resolutions and engaged interactions from their brands at all times and across every touchpoint.

As the title implies, Inner Victory describes a process by which we can overcome the challenge of ever-increasing demands that seem to pull us away from that which is important. Inner Victory prompts us on the mechanics of creating a personal creed that helps keep us focused. One of the best opportunities for us to create a new personal guidance system is during transitional times in our lives. In short, this book is for everyone. All of us are in quiet transition, the storm of tumultuous change.

Consumer culture has got everyone caught up in a vicious cycle of buying overpriced junk you don't need to impress people you don't even like. It's time to snap out of it and take control of your finances before it's too late. This book is a straight-up, no-BS guide to escaping the chokehold of consumer culture, so you can focus on what truly matters and live the life you've always dreamed of.

As a leader, every move you make is either breathing life into your organization or slowly killing it. The atmosphere can easily turn toxic, with negativity, blame, and doubt poisoning the culture. Are you breathing enough oxygen into your organization to give it meaning? Jason Barger has advised some of the world’s biggest brands—including Deloitte, Wendy’s, and many others—on how to engage the minds and hearts of their people. In Breathing Oxygen, he explores mindsets that bring energy to every team and expand their productivity and your organization’s potential.

In NASCAR, as in life, the difference between winning and losing often comes down to being in the right place at the right time and making the most of every opportunity. Nobody understands that better than Dave Alpern. Dave started his career as an unpaid intern selling T-shirts for the newly formed Joe Gibbs Racing team. Nearly three decades later, he’s now the president of JGR, a multimillion-dollar elite, record-setting racing team with more than 500 employees. In Taking the Lead, Dave shares the wisdom he’s learned along the way.

Do you struggle to convince people you’re right? Do you want to learn the techniques to convince people of your point of view and learn to speak the language that changes minds? In this informative book, you'll discover the techniques to use to make people believe you’re right, why with great power comes great responsibility, how to think of what to say whilst on the spot, the power of mixing certain techniques, how these techniques can be applied to online as well as offline life, and more.

Today's leaders need to engage, connect with, listen to, and include their employees and customers in the conversation surrounding the business. The Hero Factor discusses the importance of a strong company culture as the backbone of any successful business. Listeners will learn how to implement the traits that will help them become a hero entrepreneur, change their organization, live their values, and create a winning culture.

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?

Business today is up against a myriad of complexities - disruptive competition and technologies, volatile economic forces, and a complex and evolving work force. There is unending pressure to do more with less, deliver short-term goals while driving long-term sustainability, all while finding and retaining the top talent to get it done. Learning how to navigate these pressures is the difference between a thriving business and a dying one.

Successfully handing off the leadership baton to the next leader is essential to give our organization the best opportunity to thrive after our time of service. A smooth handoff requires meticulous planning and forethought. Yet most leaders put off even thinking about leadership transition until they are faced with a situation where they have no choice but to make a change. The results of not planning ahead can be devastating for both you and your beloved organization.

The Success Matrix takes a different approach than most business books, bracketing deep management insights with a fictional story to illustrate the power of the concepts described within. This unique combination provides a very accessible take on a complex subject. A fun, easy listen, but with serious impact in your business and your personal life.

Despite what the old adage says, the customer is not always right. Even companies that can seemingly do no wrong-like the coffeehouse giant Starbucks-have only recently started to figure this out.

Many people suffer from Nice Guy Syndrome - they're held back from higher levels of success by being too selfless at work. It's a tricky problem, because if you start to think that being nice is bad, it's easy to overcompensate with selfishness, intimidation, and intense aggression. The founders of Nice Guy Strategies teach that nice is not about being weak or soft - that you can hang on to your morals, compassion, and sincerity and still get ahead.

Leadership is a choice. You can choose to stay positive and in the moment, or you can let yourself be full of doubt and negativity. It takes as much energy to be frustrated as it does to be resourceful, and it’s hard to be both at the same time. We tend to think of leadership as flashing swords, generals on horseback, and Winston Churchill. For all the achievement billed as leadership, I believe real leadership goes deeper. I’ve learned that true leadership is to win from the middle.

Ce n’est pas parce qu’on réunit un groupe de personnes et qu’on leur dit qu’elles vont dorénavant travailler ensemble que ça produit nécessairement une véritable équipe. Un groupe de personnes, c’est un attroupement. S’ils s’apprécient, ils peuvent même avoir du plaisir à se côtoyer. Mais de là à en faire une équipe gagnante qui réussira à atteindre ses objectifs contre vents et marées, il y a un pas que vous apprendrez à franchir dans ce livre. Vous serez à même de constater ce que chaque carence peut coûter aux équipes les mieux intentionnées.

After more than 45 years of dedicated research, study, practice and education, the systematic approach developed by Kurt Krueger, founder of Success Systems International and internationally sought-after speaker and trainer, is finally available here. Here, you will find the philosophy, concepts, ancient practices, and modern technology proven to raise IQ and shatter ceilings to your peak energy and performance. Including a master's insights into yoga, nutrition, health and fitness, happiness, meditation, stress management, gratitude, and mindfulness.

A new model for productive teamwork that generates wealth. From instincts as ancient as our hunter and gatherer stages, men and women have worked in teams. But what have we really learned about these drives and desires in a lasting way? Does all of the selfishness and scandal in business and government today suggest we have spilt the special sauce of teamwork? Doing More With Teams explores what can be done to encourage a new form of competition so that organizations complete the challenges before them to drive growth and get results.