Improv Leadership

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on decision making in organizations, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. This eBook examines workplace decisions. First it analyzes factors that influence decision making including ethics, resources, quality, experience, bias, age, environment, polices, hierarchy, government, and economy. Then it evaluates the major types of decisions including routine, non-routine, strategic, tactical, and operational. Last, but certainly not least, it explores ideas and suggestions for improving ...

Unlock the power of Emotional Intelligence to lead with empathy, strengthen your relationships, and achieve success—even if you've spent years relying solely on intellectual abilities Are you a driven professional struggling to manage the relentless stress of demanding careers? Do you often find yourself falling short in fostering meaningful relationships or seeking a more effective leadership presence? Are concerns about balancing personal and professional life creating an emotional hurdle that’s holding you back from achieving your goals? If you answered “yes” to any of these ...

Every day, thousands of hidden and ignored problems frustrate workers and customers and, in turn, reduce profits. The key to finding and fixing these problems is to engage employees closest to the work and closest to the customer in new ways so they can contribute their ideas. This book provides rules that, if followed, will allow employees to harvest all the low hanging fruit - and some that is not so low hanging - that will grow earnings, make customers happier, and increase morale.

The Psychology of Leadership offers a revelatory fresh take on business leadership through the lens of groundbreaking research in positive, sports, and personality psychology. Witty, conversational, and personal, The Psychology of Leadership blends research, fascinating true stories, humor, and self-improvement advice to deliver simple yet powerful principles to master the mental game of leadership.

Discover the secret to becoming a person-focused manager and the leader who gets the best results! Bursting with quotes, anecdotes, and historical titbits, this audio version of the book offers a practical and out-of-the-box approach to a management style that works. Delving into real historical examples of what makes a good leader, along with how old lessons of leadership can be applied to our modern workforce, Tales of the Person-Focused Manager combines authentic advice with tons of engaging stories.

Improve your organization’s odds of succeeding with artificial intelligence. Managers struggle to determine whether they have the right people, knowledge, data, and tools to compete in a new business landscape―a landscape revolutionized by AI. Although most leaders ‘hope’ that they have the ‘right stuff’, hope is not a strategy. Organizations must critically assess where they are currently and what gaps they must fill to be competitive in this new environment. Through questionnaires and assessments covering eight critical dimensions, this book will help you build the foundation ...

2024 AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS - FINALIST IN THE BUSINESS-MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP CATEGORYJust as DNA shapes who we are biologically, your personal and professional DNA forms the core of your identity, capabilities, and potential. In Enhancing Your Leadership, Communication and Performance DNA, Denola Burton guides you through a transformative journey of self-development using the concept of DNA—Develop, Nurture and Achieve—as a framework for growth. This book provides practical strategies, real-life examples and actionable tools to help you unlock your fullest potential in leadership, ...

If you are a business owner who wants to be fast at their work and still do it efficiently and effectively, then Work Smarter, Not Harder: 9 Tips for Entrepreneurs to Improve Work Efficiency is for you. You will learn in this book that the secret to running a successful business is not just working harder, but working faster. The nine tips in this book have been a long-time practice of the author, a successful business owner. Your work life will get better, and your business will consequently experience exponential growth.

He traveled over two thousand miles to find her.... And yet she is firmly saying, "No, thank you" to raising her orphan cousins. Boston lawyer Reed Malloy cannot believe it. After an exhausting train ride west to a dusty Colorado town, he's not prepared for Miss Charlotte Sanborn, who wears her independence like a suit of armor, cloaks her identity behind her pen name, and flat out refuses to raise her kin!

In lively prose that is as engaging as it is illuminating, Dattner tells a host of true stories of those he has worked with - from the woman who was so scapegoated by her colleagues that she decided to quit, to the clueless boss who was too quick to blame his staff. He shares a wealth of insight from the study of human evolution and psychology to reveal the underlying reasons why people are so prone to blaming and credit-grabbing; it's not only human nature, it's found throughout the animal kingdom.

From #MeToo to #WeToo tackles these difficult conditions with sensitivity and insight to help male leaders transform negative interactions, challenging workplace dynamics, and dysfunctional teams into an environment that is highly productive, collaborative, supportive, and respectful of everyone–regardless of gender.

Organizations that provide opportunities for employees to playfully connect, bond, and build friendships see improvements in retention, engagement, and innovation. Intentional play at work creates a culture that benefits all employees’ physical and mental health and the company’s bottom line. It Pays to Play is a rich resource filled with ideas for play at work—whether in person, hybrid, or remote—and illustrates how the ROI from play is multifaceted and exponential. Learn the ways play can be easily and affordably implemented regardless of your industry.

Un mentor y entrenador de éxito, para más de 56 millonarios que lo acreditan como su mentor de negocios, comparte difíciles temporadas en su vida que rara vez ha compartido antes. Este libro no sólo habla del camino del autor desde una vida de dolor y esclavitud hacia la libertad, sino una verdad que está disponible para todos nosotros si decidimos creer y tener el coraje de soltar nuestra historia apestosa.

Der Gedanke an Meetings verursacht bei den meisten Managern und Mitarbeitern Bauchschmerzen. Aber sie sind nun mal ein unverzichtbarer Bestandteil der Arbeit. Anhand einer Leadership-Fabel, der dazugehörigen Theorie und praktischen Tipps zeigt Lencioni, wie Meetings von einer anstrengenden und nervenaufreibenden Angelegenheit zu produktiven, fesselnden und energiergeladenen Ereignissen werden können.

How to become a stronger leader and a better teammate. Whatever your role or job, you need to find the sweet spot where you can fit in with your team, yet still have the ability to express your true opinions in a way that will be heard and accepted. This book is about finding that sweet spot.

La inteligencia emocional (IE) es el arma secreta de los líderes extraordinarios. En esta guía transformadora, diseñada para supervisores que desean convertirse en superlíderes, descubrirás cómo aprovechar el poder de la IE para liderar con confianza, empatía e impacto. Este libro profundiza en los pilares fundamentales de la IE: autoconciencia, autorregulación, motivación, empatía y habilidades sociales, y te enseña a aplicarlos en situaciones reales de liderazgo.

Leadership Lessons is a book about how to improve organizational performance. The essays in this book are an accumulation of various projects that I have been involved in for more than a dozen years. The term projects spans quite a range of subject matter and purposes for their existence. The reality is that the central focus of all these essays is improving the ability to understand the dynamics at play that are impacting their organizations. The purpose is to help organizations and the people within them to be able to realize their individual and collective potential.

If you want to improve your odds of success in fighting, whether in boxing, MMA, traditional martial arts, or street fighting, then learning and implementing the principles found in this book is a necessary step. It's not a book of secret techniques that only Ninjas knew. It is a collection of the best principles from 35 years of pursuit in the pugilistic experience, backed by quotes from professional fighters of every dimension and era. Additionally, there is a wealth of deep knowledge to be learned from the pugilistic experience that can be applied to life. An experience that confronts ...

Unlock Your Full Potential with "Productivity Hack: How to Improve Your Time Management and Get More Done in Less Time" Are you constantly overwhelmed by an ever-growing to-do list? Do you find yourself wishing for more hours in the day? If so, "Productivity Hack" is your ultimate guide to reclaiming control over your time and achieving unprecedented productivity.

Many companies struggle with retaining employees and getting projects in on time. They hire the best, and before they know it, these individuals have left for different companies. Sometimes, it is for more money and, sometimes, not. It seems impossible to find an employee who has any loyalty any longer, and the problem just gets so much worse when unemployment rates are done.