Leadership Time Management

Managers, organizations, and even whole societies repeatedly get trapped into solving the wrong problems. Errors can be traced to one fundamental flaw-misdirected thinking. Leading business professor Ian Mitroff asserts that the ability to spot the right problems, frame them correctly, and implement appropriate solutions is the true competitive edge of the successful and prosperous organization.

Whether it's the great American novel or a groundbreaking new app, many people want to create a Big Thing, but finding the motivation to get started, let alone complete the work, can be daunting. In The Big Thing, New York Times business writer and editor Phyllis Korkki combines real-life stories, science, and insights from her own experience to illuminate the factors that drive people to complete big creative projects - and the obstacles that threaten to derail success.

Marketers, technologists, and corporate leaders are looking for ways to more effectively connect consumers with their brand. Storyscapes introduces "storyscaping" as a way to create immersive experiences that solve the challenge of connecting brands and consumers. This book describes a powerful new approach to advertising and marketing for the digital age that involves using stories to design emotional and transactional experiences for customers, both online and offline.

Does it have to be this way? Can’t resist checking your smartphone or mobile device? Sure, all this connectivity keeps you in touch with your team and the office - but at what cost? In Sleeping with Your Smartphone, Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow reveals how you can disconnect and become more productive in the process. In fact, she shows that you can devote more time to your personal life and accomplish more at work. And the good news is that this doesn’t require an organizational makeover.

The Circle of Leadership: A Framework for Creating and Leveraging Culture is a hands-on approach towards understanding the power of culture and how leaders are responsible for harnessing it. In this audiobook, you will learn how to positively influence organizational culture through stories about some of the most influential leaders in their fields.

Bill Butterworth will make you laugh -- and learn while you're doing it! In the opening chapter of this powerful audiobook, Bill shares how, while running in a nightmarish 440-yard dash with his rotund body, he learned a great lesson: life is much more like a marathon than a sprint.

As a leader, It's your job to handle problems. But it may seem that the problems you’re facing today are more complicated and confusing than ever. If so, Sharon Seivert’s The Superpower of Balanced Leadership in Unbalanced Times is a must-listen. This audiobook will help you master 6 different powers that will change everything for you.

For many organizations, the word strategy conjures up endless ideas, concepts, and tools - while the intent is correct, the awful reality is most companies do not have a simple, common definition of strategy or a simple approach to make the big decisions. Too many PowerPoints, not enough one pagers that can be put into practice. The lack of a common approach to strategy frustrates executives, creates conflict where there is none, fast-tracks dubious alternatives, lengthens decision-making, and hampers the quality of the decisions that finally emerge.

In Fearless, Tim shows you how to be a dynamic leader and become unbreakable. Learn how to innovate throughout challenges, soar above the competition, and keep your team one step ahead in certain—and uncertain—times. This follow-up to the Amazon bestseller, Frictionless, is your resource for learning how to manage with facts, not feelings, ensuring that profit and success are always the end result.

The Stop Doing List gets you off the treadmill of unproductive, frenetic activity and sets you on the path toward growth. Running a business has never been easy, but today's nonstop 24/7/365 world makes moving forward more difficult than ever before. Plenty of resources can show you how to make lists, create schedules, and manage your time, but they all seem to expect your time to be 100 percent devoted to work - not only is that no way to live, it's no way to grow. Instead, try doing less.

J. J. Sutherland has the solution. In his international best seller Scrum, he introduced a simple, revolutionary tool to turbo-charge the output of every team. Based on decades of research and road-tested at the headquarters of Google and Amazon, the Scrum method transformed how a generation of leaders work - first in Silicon Valley, and then in boardrooms around the world.

Congratulations, the day has finally arrived! You’re officially a first-time manager! But the question is, what’s next? How will you manage a team who works great with each other, meeting all their goals and making every project a success? When trouble arises, what are the proven ways to manage conflict, meet tight deadlines, and still make sure your team feels valued? This book will share with you the proven tips and strategies to help you become an effective and stress-free manager, lead a super successful team, and keep your boss happy.

This book offers listeners a practical framework for navigating life's inevitable turning points, thresholds and transitions—at work, at home and in between. Drawing upon more than a decade of research and work with established and emerging leaders across the globe, leadership consultant, Joan P. Ball invites you to reimagine your relationship with uncertainty and recognize the creative potential that exists in the messy middle between life's inevitable What Now? Moments and what comes next.

In Not Your Job, you will discover a new approach to people management that is fast, easy, and will not dilute your influence in the business. You will also learn a new method to delegation, how to avoid micromanagement when things get hectic, and the secret to achieving the mindset of a winning, competition-ready business owner. Best of all, you will unlock a way to foster innovation organically—with little to no effort from you.

In today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, the ability to effectively manage projects has become a crucial skill for professionals across various industries. Whether you're leading a team, overseeing complex initiatives, or striving to deliver exceptional results, understanding and applying the principles of project management can make all the difference between success and failure.

Growing up in poverty-stricken rural South Carolina, Tim Mercer wasn’t exactly set up for entrepreneurial success. Despite the odds stacked against him, he would go on to found the technology consulting business Intelibox, growing the company to a multimillion-dollar business. But Bootstrapped Millionaire is not only the true rags-to-riches story of one man’s life; it’s also an inspirational guide to budding entrepreneurs hoping to reach similar heights.

The economy has made major leaps in the past decade. Have you made the leap along with it? Work is different for this new generation than it was in the past. Long-term careers are on the way out, and "gigs" - part-time, contract, or freelance work - are becoming more common. Whether you're in the midst of a career or just getting started, now is the time to prepare for changes headed your way.

Influence is like a super power. If you can move people, then you can move mountains. But sometimes it seems like the only way to gain influence is by becoming someone you’re not - by faking it ‘til you make it. Is it possible to stay authentic AND have more people listen when you speak, buy what you sell, and follow where you lead? Is it possible to be yourself...only better?

This book brings together the simple but powerful principles that you need to know to get your business moving, with minimal investment. Powerful Business Rules, Extraordinary Results is a handbook for start-ups and small- and medium-sized businesses on powerful principles to create and manage a successful business, all while being smarter and using the resources that you have.

Few of us will regret not having spent more time at the office upon reaching heaven's gate. Yet as we focus on making a good living, we often forget to make a life. Inspiring and eye-opening, this audio program proves that you can find work you really love and will help you create a livelihood that enriches both the world and yourself.