Real Leadership

Bigger Than Business: Real-World Stories of Business Owners Living Their Purpose brings you eight inspiring and thought-provoking stories of Christian business owners from six continents living out the purpose for which God created them in their unique business settings. Through their transparent, true-life stories and the wisdom they convey, you will become better equipped to fully and effectively serve God right where you are - in and through the business that God has entrusted to you, thereby fulfilling the purpose for which God created you.

The rules of business are changing dramatically. The Aspen Institute’s Judy Samuelson describes the profound shifts in attitudes and mindsets that are redefining our notions of what constitutes business success.

In your 20s, you expect to finally live life on your own terms. But it can seem like the world won't cooperate. Roommates drive you crazy, entry-level jobs frustrate you, and even a dream job can take over your nights and weekends, leaving you feeling like you're running hard but going nowhere. Jason Ryan Dorsey helps you turn this coming-of-age crisis into opportunity. He shows you the big secret of the real world: that you don't realize how much control you have over your life until you use it.

Real estate can be daunting. In fact, it can be downright confusing. However, you may shift your perspective into thinking that since real estate is not commonly understood, maybe there is a lot of opportunity to win. Once you do that, the entire game changes. As a man who is an advocate of the sports world, I associate real estate with sports quite a bit. It's all a game. And the one who plays it the best will win when it really matters. This book will be your playbook on how to turn real estate into a cash machine, into a W, into gold.

Mike Desormeaux's Wealth Won't Wait is your handbook to tried, true, and proven financial wealth-building through investing in real estate. This book teaches proven, reliable, in-the-trenches real estate investing to help you escape the nine to five, regain your freedom, and live in abundance. For living more and working less, this book is the blueprint. Wealth Won’t Wait is your ultimate guide to real estate investing, creating passive income for life, and finding the right investment for you!

En un mundo donde abunda la falta de motivación y la información vacía y exagerada, Keila arroja luz desde su experiencia al narrar siete relatos reales e inspiradores, acerca de cómo ha logrado hazañas que algunos consideran imposibles.

Learn step by step how to wholesale houses in any city in the US. The tips, strategies, flow charts and systems included in this book have been time tested for over 10 years. You won't need a down payment or a large check to get started wholesaling houses in the next 30 days.

Always Leave an Airman Behind: A Real Story of Surviving the Air Force Crab Leadership Culture is a story about one airman's journey from being poor and homeless to becoming an international top performer. The story details the journey of this airman as he climbs the ranks and discovers the leadership lapses that are prevalent in the service that created a toxic culture of retribution, bullying, and pettiness that is a contributing factor to the growing military and veteran suicide epidemic.

The lessons you learn in this book will be able to translate into all areas of life, including but not limited to your relationships with others, your business life, and your personal life. Discover the secrets to cultivating a positive mindset that fuels both business growth and personal happiness. Get ready to unlock your path to prosperity!

In this hysterical, astute book, HR industry expert Jim Dunn explores how humor can improve our professional environments and personal development by exploring questions like: How is humor a superpower for fostering collaborative environments? Are funny employees more effective? How can laughter turn crisis into connection and opportunity? How can instituting a culture of levity shape team dynamics and improve job satisfaction?

"Green Horizons: From Lawn to Legacy" is a compelling step-by-step guide wrapped in an inspiring narrative about Ben, a laid-off corporate worker who transforms his life by building a successful landscaping business. This book is more than just a story—it’s a practical roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs, especially those looking to start and grow a business in the landscaping industry. Each chapter focuses on key milestones in Ben’s journey, offering actionable insights and detailed strategies that listeners can apply to their own ventures.

Bob Roberts Jr. shows how present-day disciples of Jesus can find in their daily work the resources they need to transform the world for Christ. Roberts explains how ordinary Christians can embrace a kingdom perspective and watch their global connections become opportunities for fulfilling Jesus' Great Commission.

Faking it till you make it doesn't work - at least, not long enough to build a sustainable business. This book by a CEO and public relations expert shows how authentic leadership eliminates the need for shortcuts that sabotage success.

Armed with empirical evidence from the provocative studies he leads around the globe, Wagner guides you through the new realities of what it takes to get the highest levels of intensity from people in a more mercenary, skeptical, and wired work world. He explains how elements such as individualization, fearlessness, transparency, recognition, and coolness are reciprocated with loyalty, productivity, innovation, and - inescapably - corporate reputation.

What if you could interview top Christian women leaders and ask their advice on how to be successful (eternally significant) and glorify God with your work? Threads of Wisdom documents the journeys and best advice of 10 women that lead marketplace and non-profit organizations, in their own words.

Organizations are forever pouring creative energy into their branding strategies, tweaking their logos and websites, and building identities that range from warm and fuzzy to ultracool and edgy. But many forget that a brand, at its heart, is a promise to deliver results. If your brand experience fails to live up to that promise, customers will take their business elsewhere. Brand Real is a unique business strategy guide for making a brand’s promise stand up at every customer touchpoint.

If you have ever said these words “the struggle is real”, then I can guarantee you can relate to the stories and learn from the lessons this author shares. Like many young excited entrepreneurs, Erica “Ms. Precious” McGee jumped into the world of entrepreneurship headfirst at the young age of 21 years old. She figured she could swim, so what's the worst that could happen? Learn how she turned the fear of failure into her success. Sometimes you can't win for losing and you can't win until you lose.

Michelle Moore is a powerful voice championing a unique brand of unapologetic, yet compassionate activism for positive change in race, gender and social bias found in business, sport, government and education. In Real Wins, she uses her own experience in sport and leadership, as well as interviews with world-class athletes and leaders, to challenge stereotypes and tired assumptions and show anyone who feels held back by the colour of their skin, the shape of their body or their social background, how to create their own winning formula and to succeed on their own terms.

After writing the first book about why Lean and Six Sigma practitioners should volunteer their skills to help nonprofits, I wanted to give more tangible and real-life examples of how these tools and techniques can be applied. I've reached out to friends and colleagues who are already volunteering their time, and asked them to write a chapter for this first volume, called Lessons Learned from the Gemba.

“Fake it till you make it.” The old adage may be a hallmark of our personal and professional lives, but the truth is inauthenticity leads to dissatisfaction and disaster. To be happy, successful, and sustainable, you need to be genuine and be yourself. Years of working in public relations, along with her personal experiences, have shown Anna Crowe that authenticity is the most important skill in business, today.