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52 powerful habits, presented weekly, in a practical, no-fluff guide to help you become an extraordinary leader. Every one of us has the ability to become an extraordinary leader. All you need to do is apply your unique talents and turn them into regular habits. Weekly Habits for Extraordinary Leaders offers 52 lessons, one for each week of the year, with an insightful quote, an innovative idea and a question to help you develop your leadership skills. With practice, you’ll become a masterful leader that people look up to. In this book you’ll learn: How to identify small changes that ...

Effective Communication Effective communication is one of the most important skills we can acquire, no matter what profession we're involved in, Communication affects all aspects of our lives. Allan London speaks from over four decades of experience as a veteran firefighter to give you the basic principles of effective communication that have helped him throughout his career. At times, effective communication can mean the difference between life and death for a firefighter. Communication Skills are critically important for all master. London’s 12 principles of communication are the ...

RETALIATION is a first-person account about the danger of speaking out in the workplace. Amy Block Joy, a faculty member at a major public university and director of a federal program, knew what she had to do when she discovered apparent fraud at her university. Following university policy, she reported her suspicions to her supervisor. When her report was ignored, she blew the whistle, asking the university to take action. Her allegations of misuse of government funds were investigated and eventually substantiated by campus authorities. Eleven months later, when the fraud findings were ...

Commitment phobic Alaria Russell has just been fired. Again. Desperate for a job, she applies to be a nanny. Alaria hits it off with single dad Daymond Jones immediately over text message. He needs a nanny immediately. It seems there is no one left willing to watch his kids. He’s willing to pay top dollar. Alaria is relieved when Daymond invites her to meet him and the kids. Then the unexpected happens the moment Alaria meets the Jones family. 1. She doesn’t expect to be so attracted to her new boss. 2. She doesn’t expect his children to hate her. Alaria needed the money badly, so she...

Unearth the power of synergy with "Teamwork Unleashed" eBook — a comprehensive guide that explores the collaborative landscape in the modern world. This eBook is an ideal read for anyone aiming to tap into the transformative nature of effective collaboration and teamwork. "Teamwork Unleashed" dives deeply into the intricacies of collaboration, beginning with an insightful examination of its vital role in the contemporary workplace and shedding light on the immense benefits it brings forth. It doesn’t leave out the consequences of poor collaboration as well, underlining the need for ...

Let’s Get Civil – Expanded Leadership Guide (2025) A practical playbook for building trust, clarity, and accountability at work. Are workplace culture issues eroding your team’s trust, morale, or momentum? Are you tired of surface-level leadership advice that ignores the real power dynamics at play? Let’s Get Civil isn’t just a leadership book—it’s a culture repair toolkit for managers, HR leaders, DEI practitioners, executive coaches, and team facilitators who are ready to move beyond "nice" and into clarity-centered, trust-driven leadership. Inside, Dr. Martina Carroll-...

Seven Sexy Sins. One Mr. Sinful. Faith Hillman is in trouble. She’s writing an article on ways to spice up your love life for her popular blog, but she’s hit a major snag—she hasn’t experienced any of the Seven Sexy Sins on her list. Luckily, her brother’s best friend, Rusty Thorne, offers to help with her research. Having had a crush on him since the age of twelve, Faith agrees, on the proviso that he signs a contract keeping their short-term relationship a secret. Her brother once decked him for kissing her on her eighteenth birthday, so Rusty’s happy to concur. While they ...

Introducing the Modern Etiquette Guide – the ultimate how-to for navigating the complex world of modern-day manners! Have you ever found yourself in an awkward social situation and wondered what the proper etiquette was? Or perhaps you just want to brush up on your social skills to ensure that you are always putting your best foot forward. Look no further - this eBook is here to help. From attire to small talk to digital communication, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about modern etiquette. In Chapter 1, we dive into the importance of etiquette in today's ...

"Principles: How to Create a Principled Business Culture '' is an explanation and guide of the method and results used to establish the best working environment I experienced in my nearly forty year business career. Our small Chicago company, Outer Circle Products, changed its internal operations and culture from an ordinary business to a principled business. The entire staff determined our principles and the working guidelines associated with each of them in partnership with the owner and management team. We put them in place, then worked to establish our culture as our daily method of ...

When Lisa Marsh reluctantly agrees to serve Thanksgiving dinner at the local community center, she’s not prepared for the chaos that ensues. Between the lively teenagers, fiercely independent veterans, eccentric seniors, and one particularly gruff homeless man named Pete, the evening spirals into a disaster. But when her best friend dares her to do more, Lisa accepts the challenge: she’s going to help Pete turn his life around—whether he likes it or not. Her plan? Simple: clean him up (starting with a shave), find him a job, and make him respectable. Pete, however, has no interest in ...

When a disabled man with a past finds himself falling for a troubled rich girl, both their futures are on the line… LELAND Ten years ago, an accident altered my life and forever changed me. Some days are harder than others, but my job as the director of a nonprofit fills me with purpose. Then I meet a fun-loving redhead at work and suddenly getting out of bed each morning is easier. I’d love nothing more than to get her into my bed on a permanant basis, but what could I offer a woman that has it all when many consider me half a man? Winning Her Over is a steamy & sweet, opposites ...

The remote work revolution is here. Even before COVID-19 created the largest remote work experiment in history, the business world was already gravitating toward virtual workplaces. Suddenly organisations as big as Twitter are learning that their employees don’t need an office in order to get great results. How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace shows how to stay productive, feel like part of a team and make the most of remote working.

Bro codes, billionaires, and a bathroom fairy godmother—hold on to your tiaras! Nine years ago, Isabella P. Chance met her Fairy Godmother in a bathroom during her disastrous high school prom. She was promised an epic comeback for her ten-year reunion. Fast forward nine and a half years, and her Fairy Godmother returns to fulfill that promise—with a billionaire-sized caveat. Enter Chandler Roman, the Grinch of Manhattan. He’s been hired to clean house at Naked Runway, and Isabella's position is on the chopping block. Not coincidentally, he's the godson of her Fairy Godmother, who has ...

You Are Meant to Rise, Lead, & Shine in Your Brilliance Unapologetically!Between your self-doubts, imposter syndrome, fears, and the systemic biases that make it significantly harder for women to lead, you may have convinced yourself that you don't have what it takes. Perhaps you've resigned yourself to dimming your light, playing small, and not believing in your greatest professional aspirations. With It’s Your Time to Shine Girl, walk through Natalie Jobity’s twelve steps to unveiling the leader within you, where you’ll get the tools, advice, and championing your soul has been ...

She needed a fiancé to seal the deal. He was the charming chaos next door. Chloe Larson is brilliant, driven, and this close to landing her dream VP of Marketing job. She's shattered every target and exceeded every KPI. There's just one tiny, utterly absurd hurdle: her eccentric, family-values-obsessed boss wants to meet the partners—the "support systems"—of his candidates at the annual leadership retreat. Problem? Chloe's only serious relationship is with her career. Solution? A desperate, last-minute proposal to her annoying-but-handsome neighbor, Liam O'Connell. He's a freelance ...

I make the rules, and rule number one? Don’t bang a bandmate. Ever. Managing Criminal Records, the nation’s hottest rock band, is enough to drive anyone insane--and right now, I’m hanging on by a thread. So when Bronson Isaacs, our brooding, dirty-talking drummer, offers me a way to let off some steam--no strings attached--I can’t say no. But one night between lifelong best friends quickly turns into our little secret. The more we fall into bed together, the harder it gets to pretend our friends-with-benefits arrangement isn’t turning into something so much more. Falling for ...

Her past tested her faith; his love could restore it. Jennifer Hart has found her calling as a pediatric nurse in Nashville, Tennessee. After years of struggling with her appearance and self-worth, she’s finally in a place of peace—content with her faith, her work, and friendships. And just because her friends are happily married, dating is the last thing on her mind. Especially when it comes to Manny Petropoulos, her best friend’s shy, rather nerdy younger brother who's one of the hospital’s IT specialists. As Manny assists with a hospital-wide software upgrade which brings him ...

I’m a single dad, not the prodigal son. And that gorgeous, sunny blonde? She’s just an employee. GABE: When Dad needs help running our family resort at Calypso Key, I can’t say no. So I bring my daughter home to raise where I grew up. Except the resort is worse off than I expected. Still, I understand business. Women… not so much. And after my divorce, I don’t believe in love. Then I meet new divemaster April Desmond. She was hired before I came back. I have one job—to cut costs everywhere I can. I try to deny the attraction. After all, I might have to fire her. But that sheet ...

A dangerous vendetta, a curvy nanny, and the mafia king who will stop at nothing to protect her… Luca Romano is a ruthless mafia enforcer—not a family man. Yet when his brother is tragically killed, he becomes a father overnight. Struggling to balance his thirst for revenge and his newfound responsibility, Luca turns to the only solution he can think of—hiring a nanny. But he never expected the nanny to be all compassionate innocence wrapped up in a sinfully curvy package. She's beautiful, irresistible, and absolutely infuriating. Dana is sassy, independent, and knows exactly how to ...

Mistaking my new boss for a pervert and flipping him over in public is definitely not how I pictured my first day. As an undercover FBI agent, my job is to protect Archer Stone, the grumpy, infuriating billionaire CEO caught in a deadly corruption case. He’s arrogant, demanding, and completely off-limits—and I’m supposed to keep it that way. Yet, every heated argument pulls us closer, fueling a desire I can’t control. His touch is a temptation I can't afford, yet I crave it more every second we’re together. One kiss, and everything could fall apart—my focus, my mission, and the ...