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In today's tumultuous business environment, managers want guidance in the form of a timely theme, a unique and memorable metaphor, and outside-the-box thinking. That's precisely what Corporate Canaries delivers. The book features five core chapters revealing five common business hazards, and each lesson is accompanied by a story based on the author's grandfather's work in the coal industry, as well as an applicable "canary warning" for each theme.

The business world as we knew it will never be the same again. And in this time of crisis, leaders are looking for the best guidance and direction they can find. Leadership in a Time of Crisis offers a wide range of thought on the present COVID-19 pandemic from some of the world’s most effective consultants in all areas of employee and customer growth and engagement - considering the ramifications on people, on the healthcare system, on local, national, and global economies, and on our businesses.

Vives en tiempos interesantes, que es otra manera de decir "caóticos", y si miras en retrospectiva verás que cada época ha sido interesante a su manera. Llámese la gran peste de Londres de 1665, la Revolución Industrial o la pandemia del covid-19, la historia te dice que la única constante es el cambio y que este mundo siempre va a necesitar de líderes que lo guíen. Hay muchos estilos para dirigir, pero pocas personas conocen y entienden cuáles son las características que se necesitan para hacerlo mejor que los demás.

In the event of a crisis, everyone looks to the leaders for direction. Ramesh Nair is a veteran of steering organizations through the ebbs and flows of economic upheaval including the daunting onslaught of Covid-19 and earlier the debilitating 2008 economic downturn. Doing Business in Uncertain Times is a groundbreaking book which offers a comprehensive exploration of the complexities and challenges faced during economic downturns.

The Simple Side of Financial Management Managing Finance Should Not Be Difficult, Boring or Scary Learn to understand some of the more complex aspects of financial management in a simpler context. If you are interested in understanding financial management in greater detail, but you are just not in the mood for those stale academic written, hard to understand, boring textbooks, then this book is just for you. If you are simply looking for additional information and wish to supplement your existing knowledge on financial management, well then this book is for you. For the sake of covering ...

If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty; still, some companies perform reliably and with excellence in spite of changing circumstances. Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times is about four essentials for getting great performance in good times and bad.

It is rare today for employees to stay with one organization for the long tenures that were the norm before the Great Recession. In fact, "job hopping" is the new norm, especially for Millennials. In The Boomerang Principle, companies learn how to leverage this fact rather than fear it. By engendering a lifetime of loyalty from former employees, leaders can see them "return" in the form of customers, partners, clients, advocates, contractors, and even returning employees.

As residents, we understand the burnout epidemic is driven by the system - but the system won't change overnight. This book can help you reduce stress and improve your performance with practical solutions that won't take years to implement or permission to start. Using best practices and evidence-based research, this step-by-step guide outlines a series of practical solutions proven to decrease burnout for those with no time, no money, and no power.

Tim Bottke delivers a provocative new perspective on digital business transformation—using research to get beyond the hype and uncover its real financial payback. You’ll find unique insights and guidance for managers, executives, board members, and investors as you navigate an immense array of strategic and operational choices, opportunities, and pitfalls. You’ll also learn to demystify digital strategy and technology buzzwords, better define the initial focal point and process of your firm’s digital transformation, and establish new ways of thinking in terms of value impacts.

With talented and dedicated people, any business can succeed. Without great people, every business will fail. Yet many managers recruit only when they have a job opening, often settling for those who are only “good enough”. Yet hiring the right people is an ongoing process, not a one-time activity. Unfortunately, many managers often hire those who are most like them instead of who are best suited for the open position. But great managers “hire slow, fire fast.” They interview effectively and check a candidate’s past performance before making an offer.

Tim Ferriss had it right: You can work with virtual assistants to escape the grind of 80-hour workweeks. Ferriss was ahead of his time in predicting how entrepreneurs would work today, and we have discovered that the benefits of the gig economy now extend to employees and business owners. You don’t have to quit your job to live a balanced life, re-skill, unlock new opportunities, or start that side hustle you can’t stop thinking about. You just need the Gig Mindset, and Paul Estes is here to help you adopt it.

In Moxie: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership, author John Baldoni uses concrete, tried-and-true steps to bring out the inner leader in everyone. For management and employees alike, Moxie provides a roadmap to inspire innovation and effective leadership. Whether you're already at the helm of your organization or still looking for a way up the ladder, Moxie is the leadership tool you can't do without.

We relentlessly pursue our self-interests as rational consumers, yet how often do we find lasting happiness or deep satisfaction? An Unselfish Perspective is a self-help book for self-help skeptics. It reveals our cultural assumptions about individuality and how these assumptions shape our perspectives and our world. It will inspire you to rethink your self-improvement goals and reimagine how to build that better you. As your listen, you will come to question your understanding of what self-knowledge is and what authenticity means.

In 2010, Tim Clark helped create Business Model Generation, a groundbreaking global bestseller on how enterprises deliver value customers. In 2012, Clark and partner Bruce Hazen followed up with Business Model You, pioneering the personal business model technique for individuals. In their new book, Clark and Hazen turn this sights on teams, showing managers how much better their enterprises function when individuals and teams know their role in creating value for customers.

From the New York Times best-selling author of SmartTribes and Rules for Renegades comes a potent set of neuroscience-based tools to empower your team in uncertain times.

Why is it that so many companies accept mediocre hiring results as the norm? The answer is simple. It doesn't occur to them that, in fact, there is a process that virtually guarantees hiring the right person every time. To repeat: There is a process that virtually guarantees hiring the right person every time. That's what Match is about. Based on author Dan Erling's experience with best practices from more than 1,000 companies, Match gives you a rock-solid, practical process for hiring.

Almost six weeks into the implementation of new strategies based on the consulting report, Bridget’s leadership team continued to hear rumblings from their direct reports. Sales continued to push back saying the way they were doing things was working fine, the company just needed to figure out how to fill their orders faster. Operations complained that they didn’t have time to implement these new procedures and keep up their current production levels. Customer service grumbled about customer complaints taking up too much of their time.

In A Bias for Action, Sumantra Ghoshal and Heike Bruch reveal that only 10 percent of managers act purposefully to get truly important work done. A Bias for Action shows that great managers produce results not by motivating others, but by engaging their own willpower through a powerful combination of energy and focus. Bruch and Ghoshal provide simple strategies for bolstering individual willpower and action-taking abilities, and explore ways to marshal the willpower of others to encourage collective action.

Everyone is busy. The pressure to get results in nonprofit organizations and churches is extreme. As a result, often projects and tasks are given full attention, while development and training of staff and volunteers are seen as secondary. In How Time-Crunched Leaders Develop Potential Leaders, author Christopher Scott provides six simple ways that busy leaders can develop the people they lead.

Be a Change Agent is a comprehensive examination of change leadership - the need for it, the qualities of change leaders, and the importance of having great change teams. In the first section of the book, Ola takes the listener through stories of fearless leaders and explores the veritas qualities that made them successful.