Work Success

Chris Guillebeau, the best-selling author of The $100 Start Up, has created a practical, actionable guide that can help you turn your passion into paychecks - whether within a traditional company or business, or by striking out on your own.

Conducting performance reviews can be stressful. But these conversations are critical to your employees' development, allowing you to formally communicate with them about their accomplishments relative to their goals. Performance Reviews guides you through the basics.

What is your one thing? The entrepreneur, thought leader, and best-selling author of Called to Create offers a refreshing invitation: stop trying to do it all so you can thrive in your unique, God-given work. In this thought-provoking audiobook, you’ll discover the exponential power of pursuing a singular craft. Through practical principles, Jordan Raynor provides straightforward steps for finding and thriving in your calling. He also highlights more than a dozen real-life examples of high-impact individuals who have chosen to focus on and excel in their unique gifting.

If you ever hold back from making changes or taking chances, Stop Playing Safe is for you. In this fully updated "post-pandemic" edition, Dr. Margie Warrell challenges you to "rethink risk" and back your boldest goals with braver action. Drawing on her diverse global experience working in coaching, psychology, and with trailblazing leaders such as Richard Branson and Bill Marriott, this book will empower you to master fear and "take the chance" when it matters most.

If you're sick and tired of feeling exhausted and overwhelmed, and desperately want to make a change, grab your copy of The Time Management Solution today. Reclaim control of your time. Optimize your daily schedule, get more done with less stress, and finally enjoy the healthy work-life balance you deserve!

This Weight Loss Guided Self-Hypnosis program was designed to assist the listener in gaining a positive body image, making healthy food choices, suppressing appetite, and getting motivated to exercise.

Once upon a time, people wrote fables featuring untrustworthy ravens, wicked wolves, insincere monkeys, and power-hungry lions. Told repeatedly through generations and spread throughout the world, classic stories abound in which noble heroes and heroines matched wits with these typically treacherous beasts. But what's that you say? You feel as though you're surrounded by just these sorts of characters at work? Well, you're not alone.

There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world”. Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does. You’ll learn what to say when coworkers push their work on you - then take credit for it; you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all”; you’re being micromanaged - or not being managed at all; and much more....

Are You Fully Charged? reveals the three keys that matter most for our daily well-being, as well as our engagement in our work. Drawing on the latest and most practical research from business, psychology, and economics, this audiobook focuses on changes we can make to create better days for ourselves and others.

In this inspiring guide to discovering a vocation that feeds your heart and soul, Askinosie describes his quest to discover more meaningful work - a search that led him to volunteering in the palliative care wing of a hospital, to a Trappist monastery where he became inspired by the monks' focus on "being" rather than "doing", and eventually traipsing through jungles across the globe in search of excellent cocoa bean farmers to make award-winning chocolate. Askinosie shares his hard-won insights into doing work that reflects one's values and purpose in life.

Drawing on her 18 years of experience working remotely, plus original interviews with managers, employees, and free agents who've perfected their remote routines, Laura Vanderkam shares strategies for productivity, creativity, and health in the new corner office.

Choosing a career path, or starting a new one, can be daunting. With so many possibilities, you may feel a little lost, asking: What do I want to do? What would I enjoy, be good at, or find meaningful? What am I qualified to do? How can I make enough money? How do I get from here to there? Join George Appling, passionpreneur, on a pathfinding quest to answer these questions and set actionable steps forward. Don’t Settle guides you to identify your ideal life, then reveals five different approaches to best achieve that life.

In recent years, remote work has become increasingly popular. With the global pandemic in 2020, many companies and employees were forced to quickly adapt to working from home. Working from home has numerous advantages, including greater flexibility, no commuting, and more control over your environment. However, it also presents some unique challenges. This audiobook is packed with practical tips and actionable advice for staying focused, motivated, and successful while working from home

Maynard Webb has always been the go-to guy when Silicon Valley companies have thorny problems. Whether revamping eBay's crashing servers (transforming their technology weaknesses into a competitive strength) or investing in emerging technology start-ups, Webb brings strategic and operational savvy to every issue and venture. In his first book, Webb brings this same focus to tackle outdated models of work, created a century ago, which no longer sync up with either individual or employers' needs.

Toastmasters, a name synonymous with public speaking, is dedicated to developing its members' communication and leadership skills. Now Distinguished Toastmaster Jeremey Donovan and Public Speaking World Champion Ryan Avery break down the winning speeches from Toastmasters' prestigious annual competition—providing you with tips and techniques guaranteed to improve your speaking, presentation, and communication skills. They also include a special section of insights and advice for listeners who aspire to become serious public speaking competitors.

Change your work - change your life! Does the thought of going to work fill you with dread or excitement? Work Quilting is all about using every one of your unique talents and skills to turn your dreams into reality. The work you do should be one that supplies you with a lifestyle of financial freedom, flexibility, and fun! The world of work is changing!

Tama Kieves knows a thing or two about dramatic changes. Tama left an unfulfilling life at a prestigious law firm to pursue her passion as a writer and inspirational speaker. Now, she dedicates her time to helping people face their fears, tackle uncertainty, and shift their mindset to achieve the extraordinary. Thriving Through Uncertainty proves that the moment your plans fall apart is precisely when your true destiny begins. With Tama's guidance, you can take hold of the blessings and opportunities hidden within uncertain transitional periods and begin to move forward.

Find out how to get organized, navigate technologies like portable communication devices and e-mail, run a no-nonsense meeting, juggle all the players in the new global business environment, and carve out more time to do what you really want to do. We all struggle to balance work life and personal life; this audiobook will help you work more quickly and efficiently, freeing time for you to fulfill your other duties as a parent, a spouse, or a friend.

We don’t typically think of experiences like illness, death, betrayal, job loss, burnout, or accidents as the doorway to a more fulfilling and beautiful life. Yet, if you know how to look at these challenges in a different light, they can be powerful opportunities to turn your life around—in small and large ways.

The way we do business is changing. Every day, we see new evidence that we've got to move away from the status quo that is burning out workers, enabling greed, and endangering our planet. Yet how do you develop the skills and practical tools to prioritize people, planet, and prosperity? With Shine: Ignite Your Inner Game to Lead Consciously at Work and in the World, Carley Hauck distills the research-based methods and game-changing skills she's brought to corporate settings such as LinkedIn, Pixar, Genentech, Clif Bar, and more.