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Learn how to leverage employee advocacy as a new channel to market and develop trusted brand messages with this expert blueprint.

Build an agile business through digital transformation more quickly and easily with this practical guide.

We often hear that 'nice guys finish last', but this is far from the truth. In reality, across a huge variety of situations, professions and time periods, the key elements of successful leadership are in fact a potent combination of listening to others, being generous with power, and mounting a proportionate defence.From preventing the details of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony leaking from any of the thousands of volunteers, to constructing the Empire State Building, to the Allied victory in the Second World War - THE ART OF FAIRNESS takes a selection of thrilling case studies from history and weaves a sparkling tapestry of lessons that demonstrate the surprising components of great leadership. As David Bodanis reveals with deft storytelling, while bad behaviour might seem like the quickest route to success, mastering the art of fairness is the most reliable, sustainable - and rewarding - path to integrity and influence.

When all is said and done, a lot more gets said than done. What is the antidote to this? Ruthless Consistency.According to Harvard Business Review, "most studies still show a 60-70% failure rate for organizational change projects-a statistic that has stayed constant from the 1970s to the present." Drawing on his 20+ years of experience as a strategy and execution consultant specializing in midsize companies, Michael Canic helps committed leaders drive the odds in their favor. In Ruthless Consistency, he identifies the three surprising reasons most strategic change initiatives fail:Leaders unwittingly send mixed messages that demotivate their people and undermine those initiatives.Leaders focus on what they do instead of what their people experience.Leaders are not as committed as they think they are or need to be.The book then introduces an intuitive yet comprehensive model for success. Simply put, leaders who develop the right focus, create the right environment, and build the right team-consistently-are leaders whose organizations win. Finally, it details each element of the model and offers ready-to-apply processes, practices, techniques, and tools to make it happen. It's a must-read for every leader who wants to implement change successfully.

Put down your phone! Filling your downtime scrolling through social media is a bad habit. Here are thousands (thousands!) of things you can do instead that will result in a more mindful, rich, creative, fun, and engaged life.

Provides a comprehensive and accessible guide for enterprises of all shapes and sizes to make the most of their people.

''The lessons and practices here will shift a sense of chaos to one of clarity and a mindset of fear to one of hope'' Margaret Heffernan, bestselling author of Wilful Blindness ___________________________________________________________________________________How often do you interrupt? How often do people interrupt you? Can you remember the last time someone listened to you all the way through your thinking?In a time when communication is more challenging than ever and relationships need to be nurtured, listening to one another could not be more important. In her new book, Nancy Kline, bestselling author of Time To Think, suggests that for us to radically improve our communication we should make the propmise ''I won''t interrupt you''. This promise matters because when we interrupt each other, we interrupt our thinking, and that interrupts the quality of everything we do. By making this promise to our colleagues and loved ones we can deepen our relationships, increase our productivity, and enjoy deeper, richer conversations. It may, in fact, be the most important promise we ever make. Nancy has spent the last three decades researching independent thought and the barriers that prevent us from thinking for ourselves. In this book she tells us the truth about the damage that interruption can cause, she shares case studies and stories from her work with clients, as well as simple ways we can improve our communication, and change our lives. ___________________________________________________________________________________''This generous, useful and important book is a delight to read and will fundamentally change the way you interact with people'' - Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler, authors of The Communication Book ''This timely and persuasive book shows us that the foundation for independent thinking is the promise to actually listen, without interruption, to what others have to say'' Cal Newport, bestselling author of Digital Minimalism

Examining the links between sustainable development, innovation strategy and the business model, this thought-provoking and timely book uses insightful case studies from mature and developing markets to demonstrate how sustainability needs to be at the core of every organization's strategy and innovation.

Born out of a decade of discussion and collaboration between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Laurens van den Muyzenberg, The Leader's Way represents the synthesis of East and West and provides an inspiring manifesto for business change.

Leadership is complicated.How do you become a great leader?Don't leave it to chance.The Leadership Map demystifies the subject and provides every leader with a comprehensive framework to create and grow a successful business. It covers all the key elements you need to understand and build a successful business; from creating your vision, to developing your people, to executing on your strategy.The book is brought to life through stories based on the author's knowledge and experience of working first-hand with CEOs of many businesses both large and small, private and public, national and international.Ian Windle is a pragmatist, not a theorist. The Leadership Map will bring clarity to your thinking and provide you with models, tools and techniques that will allow you to immediately put your ideas into action.

Do you try not to be late, but it just keeps happening?You are not alone - one in five people struggle to be on time, and would love to change their lateness habit. Until now it''s been a lonely battle, but in this trailblazing book Grace Pacie, a lifelong self-confessed ''Timebender'', reveals the surprising truth about why we are late - it''s not a personal failing, we are hard-wired that way. She explains not only when and why we are late, but also when and why we can be early; what is going on in our brains; and what we can do to fix it.Based on a potent fusion of psychology, self-help, and 10 years of researching fellow sufferers, this book shows us how we can make sure we arrive on time. Written with a light touch, and oodles of humour, Grace dissects our singular approach to time, and in a joyful reversal of conventional wisdom, also shows us the positive side of our timebending tendencies.Γ£ô FEATURES 41 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY KAREN TWEEDΓ£ô INCLUDES 20 TRIED AND TESTED TIPS TO GET YOU THERE ON TIME!

GET 150 POWERFUL LIFE COACHING QUESTIONS TODAY TO ADD TO YOUR COACHING SKILLS!The thing that separates good coaches from a great coaches, is the quality of questions they ask.This book is stacked with powerful, open-ended coaching questions for every type of coaching session.The Sections Include:Personal Growth QuestionsRelationship QuestionsFun-Based QuestionsHealth QuestionsCareer QuestionsMoney QuestionsPhysical Location QuestionsMaster Questions For ElaborationAnd More Coaching Questions!The author, Tim Hanson has been a certified life coach since 2004. Now, he is a trainer at the International Coaching Association, where he teaches thousands of students how to become better coaches.As the saying goes, "the quality of your life is determined by the quality of questions you ask.What Readers are Saying:"A book of powerhouse questions to ask a client which will focus his or her attention in areas which need important changes to be made. It''s long been established that asking the right question is key to changing conditions, and the author has made the task that much easier with the lists presented on these pages. Also read this as a self help, self analysis manual as the questions still apply when you ask yourself for the answers."

Retrospectives are indispensable for continuous learning and improvement in Lean, Agile, DevOps, and other contexts, but most of us have suffered through at least one retrospective that was a waste of time, or worse. Now, leading agile coach Aino Vonge Corry identifies 24 reasons that retrospectives fail and shows how to overcome each of them. Using the familiar patterns approach, Retrospectives Antipatterns introduces antipatterns related to structure, planning, people, distributed teams, and more. Corry shares traps shes encountered and mistakes shes made over more than a decade of leading retrospectives and then presents proven solutions. With her insights and guidance, you can run enjoyable retrospectives that deliver concrete improvements and real value--or at the very least recognise when you are making the same mistake as the author! Create a common language, actionable solutions, and proven plans for solving the retrospective problems youll encounter most often Recognise symptoms, assess tradeoffs, and refactor your current situation into something better Plan more effectively: decide who should attend and facilitate, when to schedule your retrospective, and how much time to set aside Handle people problems: deal with negativity, silence, distrust, disillusionment, loudmouths, and cultural differences Facilitate better virtual retrospectives, with tips for online retrospectives included in each antipattern

In the 20th century humanity consumed products faster than ever, but this way of living is no longer sustainable. This new and important book shows how technological advances are driving forms of 'collaborative consumption' which will change forever the ways in which we interact both with businesses and with each other.The average lawn mower is used for four hours a year. The average power drill is used for only twenty minutes in its entire lifespan. The average car is unused for 22 hours a day, and even when it is being there are normally three empty seats. Surely there must be a way to get the benefit out of things like mowers, drills and even cars, without having to carry the huge up-front costs of ownership?There is indeed. Collaborative consumption is not just a buzzword, it is a new win-win way of life. This insightful and thought-provoking new book by Rachel Rogers and Roo Botsman is an important and fast-moving survey of the dramatic changes we are seeing in the way we consume products.Many of us are familiar with freecycle, eBay, couchsurfing and Zipcar. But these are just the beginning of a new phenomenon. Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers have interviewed business leaders and opinion formers around the world to draw together the many strands of Collaborative Consumption into a coherent and challenging argument to show that the way we did business and consumersism in the 20th century is not the way we will do it in the 21st century.

8 Lektionen aus der Zukunft der ArbeitTag für Tag werden erwachsene Menschen am Arbeitsplatz wie Kinder behandelt. Bürokratie und Machtspiele prägen den Alltag, einige Wenige bestimmen, wie die Mehrheit zu arbeiten hat. Die Folge: 85 Prozent der Angestellten leisten höchstens Dienst nach Vorschrift, ein Drittel sieht keinen Sinn im Job. Das kostet viele Nerven und noch mehr Geld. Muss das so sein?Joost Minnaar und Pim de Morree kündigten ihre Jobs, um als Unternehmens-Rebellen um die Welt zu ziehen und herauszufinden, wie die fortschrittlichsten Firmen funktionieren. In diesem Buch zeigen sie eindrücklich: Es geht auch anders. Arbeit darf, ja soll Spaß machen. Wenn Angestellte mehr Freiraum haben und ihre Arbeit als Beitrag zu einer wichtigen Sache verstehen, leisten sie mehr und machen die Organisation erfolgreicher.Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle Rebellen, welche die Arbeitswelt verbessern wollen - ganz egal, ob sie Führungsverantwortung tragen oder die Unternehmenskultur "von unten" verändern wollen. Tauchen Sie mit den Corporate Rebels in die Arbeitswelt der Zukunft ein und erfahren Sie, wie wenig Vorschriften und Kontrolle es braucht, wenn alle mitgestalten und entscheiden können.

A new book from a leading scholar in the field that examines gender and leadership today and explores practical steps organizations can take in order to level the playing field.

Written by a team of internationally renowned scholars, this is a comprehensive overview of the practical implications for organizations that manage international employees, and individuals who are currently or aspiring expatriates. For postgraduate, MBA and EMBA students, as well as practitioners, such as HR managers and global mobility managers.

Build a cohesive and high-performing virtual team with this fantastic resource full of actionable advice and practical tipsEngaging Virtual Meetings: Openers, Games, and Activities for Communication, Morale, and Trust offers concrete strategies and practical tips for bringing teams together across the digital divide. While many struggle to build teams in a virtual environment, accomplished author John Chen has found ways to create team cohesion, promote engagement, and increase virtual participation. In Engaging Virtual Meetings, he shares these methods with you, and also:* Describes virtual tools for promoting effective teamwork, like the Participant Map* Teaches you to optimize your teleconference setup for ideal audio and video* Illustrates ways to apply these methods in any virtual environment, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and more* Explores how to debrief your participants to improve your methods over timePerfect for anyone working in or with the increasingly prevalent virtual environment, Engaging Virtual Meetings is a great addition to the bookshelves of anyone interested in how to create and build engagement in team settings of all kinds.

Professional Coaching for Agilists is for all agile practitioners who want to add Professional Coaching to their toolkits. Leading Agile coaches Damon Poole and Gillian Lee address all aspects of professional agile coaching, from coaching agreements through accountability. Their methodology-independent guidance can help you succeed as a coach in any environment, at all levels: individual, team, and organizational.

Research-based text presenting concepts, theories and their practical applications in the maritime transport industry, supported by insightful case studies.