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We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard. As a leader, you will face numerous obstacles, negativity, and tests. There will be times when it seems as if everything in the world is conspiring against you and your vision seems more like a fantasy than a reality. That's why positive leadership is essential! Positive leadership is not about fake positivity. It is the real stuff that makes great leaders great.

This is an audiobook for busy people. If you want less on your plate and more for your life and career, tune in to the #1 Wall Street Journal best seller, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results. The ONE Thing will bring your life and your work into focus. Authors Gary Keller and Jay Papasan teach you the tricks to cut through the clutter, achieve better results in less time, dial down stress, and master what matters to you.

Strategic thinking has become a core competency for business leaders globally. Overused and under-defined, the term is often used interchangeably with other strategic management terms. This book delineates and defines strategic thinking as an advanced, conceptual cognitive capability, focusing on the nonlinear, divergent, a-rational, and informal nature of strategic thinking. This unique and practical book is an original primer of how successful strategists learn to think strategically.

Leadership can be learned: New evidence from neuroscience clearly points to ways that leaders can significantly improve how they engage with and motivate others. This book provides leaders and managers with an accessible guide to practical, effective actions, based on neuroscience.

Brought to you by Penguin. All of us hit a wall sometimes, in our life and in our jobs. What is getting in the way of your ability to make progress and do good work? We’re accustomed to thinking that we can only pivot in response to an emergency or an existential threat. This book is about how...

- Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Leaders by General Stanley McChrystal, Jeff Eggers and Jason Mangone, read by Paul Michael. The bestselling author of Team of Teams dismantles the Great Man theory of leadership, by profiling leaders whose real stories defy their legends. In Leaders...

Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and money on low performers, while high performers aren't getting the necessary resources, development opportunities, or rewards. In The Differentiated Workforce, the authors expand on their previous books, The HR Scorecard and The Workforce Scorecard, and recommend that you manage your workforce like a portfolio - with disproportionate investments in the jobs that create the most wealth. 

Combining his unique satire and sense of humor with remarkable true stories from every corner of the corporate world, you’ll join award-winning author and corporate leader A.D. Napier as he takes you on a witty and eye-opening journey into the realms of corporate BS, recounting both the brilliant and the baffling experiences he’s had working with Fortune 500 companies.

Organizations rarely fail suddenly. They fail quietly. Meetings become safer than honest. Accountability fades. Leaders delay difficult conversations. Performance declines but slowly enough that no one acts in time. The Quiet Collapse explains how healthy organizations begin deteriorating long before results show it, why leaders often miss the warning signs, and how to intervene before culture, trust, and performance erode beyond repair. This audiobook is for leaders, managers, HR professionals, and anyone responsible for people and performance.

Success in small business rarely comes from one big breakthrough. More often, it comes from the business owner habit of making better decisions, following through consistently, and focusing on the work that actually drives results. This book shows small business owners how to build daily operating habits that reduce wasted time, sharpen priorities, and create more control in the middle of real-world business pressure.

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Hosted by Utsav Bhatt, author of Alt-Consulting: What Comes After the End of Strategy Consulting as We Knew It, this series explores the structural shifts reshaping the world of strategy and consulting. From the impact of AI on advisory work to the decline of traditional leverage models, from outcome-driven partnerships to new forms of boutique and platform-based consulting, each episode unpacks what is changing and why it matters.Through focused monologues and conversations with operators, founders, and industry insiders, Alt-Consulting Conversations provides a candid, practitioner-led ...

Nick Ledger dissects friction as the hidden force behind business success and failure, exploring when resistance destroys value and when it creates it. From org chart design to deliberate pauses that change behavior, each episode reveals the strategic art of managing friction across organizations, products, and psychology. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Join Maverick "Mav" Ryder as he unpacks uplift as a leadership philosophy, revealing how the most impactful leaders create environments where people, teams, and communities rise together. Through exploration of key traits, culture-building strategies, and servant leadership practices, discover purpose-driven leadership that elevates everyone around you. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Host Ezra Wade examines response as a leadership discipline—the critical gap between stimulus and reaction where character is forged. Each episode explores how leaders' responses build or erode trust, shape culture, and reveal their true nature through the sacred pause, consistency, and listening. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Strong leadership is a crucial ingredient when it comes to running a not-for-profit organisation. Take Me To Your Board harnesses the ten Not-for-profit Governance Principles outlined by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and applies them to real-world situations. This show is not just for board members or people who aspire to sit on a board; it's for everyone who wants to find out more about how to run organisations effectively.Hosted by Bridget Delaney and Cameron Allen from TasCOSS each episode deals with one of the principles and features high profile guests who have ...

Join host Maverick "Mav" Ryder as he explores transformative guidance through conversations on mentorship, parenting, and leadership. Discover why the best guides ask powerful questions, provide steady presence, and help others find their own path. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Citylight Church's mission is to "Declare and Demonstrate the Good News of Jesus". Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, we meet every Sunday at 10am. For more information, visit our website at citylightwinnipeg.com

In When Excellence Fades, discover the cautionary tale of a once-thriving service organization that loses its way. As focus shifts from cultural richness to cost-cutting, excellence unravels. This powerful first installment in 'The Excellence' series explores how great organizations begin to fade—and how they might find their way back.

Executive Thought Partner with Dr. Daniel Freeman is a podcast for leaders navigating pressure, politics, and consequential decisions. Through thoughtful conversations and sharp reflection, the show helps nonprofit and higher education leaders think clearly, lead steadily, and make better decisions in environments where the stakes are high and safe spaces for honest processing are rare.