Don’t settle . . . SUCCEED in the right career! This book is aimed at those stuck in an unsatisfying job, the wrong profession or an industry that just isn’t a fit. Switchers offers suggestions on how to get unstuck and land a new career that one is genuinely passionate about. Written by celebrated career coach and psychologist Dr. Dawn Graham, the book provides proven … [More]
Applied Empathy
Having built his career working with iconic brands and institutions such as General Electric, Google, Nike, Warby Parker, and also The United Nations and the Obama Administration, Michael Ventura offers entrepreneurs and executives a radical new business book and way forward. Empathy is not about being nice. It’s not about pity or sympathy either. It’s about understanding — … [More]
Never Lost Again
Never Lost Again chronicles the evolution of mapping technology — the “overnight success twenty years in the making.” Bill Kilday, the marketing director for Keyhole and Google Maps, was there from the earliest days, and offers a personal look behind the scenes at the tech and the minds developing it. But this book isn’t only a look back at the past; it is also a glimpse of … [More]
Off the Clock
Laura Vanderkam, the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, isn’t like other time-management gurus. She’s interested in the emotional and psychological side of the 168 hours everyone has each week. Her core message is that people have more time than they think they do, and they can feel less stressed while getting more done. With the right … [More]
Legacy in the Making
Most of us are familiar with the traditional way of looking at legacy: something preserved in the past. This book, however, celebrates an active, dynamic form of “modern legacy,” seen through the eyes of a select group of extraordinary men and women who are pursuing their enduring ambitions in the age of now. More than caretakers of the past, these modern legacy builders are … [More]
Gracious and Strong
From the first female executive vice president of Walmart Inc., Gracious and Strong reveals what it means to rise above the most uncertain leadership challenges and make essential hard-right decisions. We’ve all faced an unexpected left turn, the types of challenges that can be completely life-changing and put one in survival mode, causing one to question the core of who one … [More]
Leading Clarity
Leading Clarity offers a bold proposal that changes the trajectory of one’s business and leadership. Today’s business environment is more complex than at any time in history, with greater ambiguity, chaos and uncertainty. Too often, individuals and organizations become bogged down with competing priorities and the constant press of daily demands. This book provides a proven, … [More]
Selling Boldly
Selling Boldly presents a real-world handbook for boosting revenue and growing sales using the power of positive psychology. Time after time, research has shown that happy, confident, optimistic salespeople outperform the meek, unhappy ones. Positivity attracts positivity, and those who fear rejection tend to attract it in bulk. Fear underlies most poor sales performance, and … [More]
Managing Up
Managing Up is a guide to the most valuable “soft skill” one’s career has ever seen. It’s not about sucking up or brown-nosing; it’s about figuring out who one is, who one’s boss is, and finding where those meet. It’s about building real relationships with people who have influence over one’s career. This book offers strategies for developing these all-important connections and … [More]
Talent Without Borders
Talent is one of the most important strategic resources in the modern economy. It is the resource that creates economic growth through exceptional innovation, service and performance. But talent is scarce, and finding the right talent, in the right place and at the right time, is challenging. Talent is not distributed evenly within and across borders. Hence, generating a … [More]
CLICKSAND
CLICKSAND exposes how the online marketing industry is destroying millions of businesses in a greedy money grab. From the largest companies such as Google, Facebook and HubSpot to small agencies and consultants in every city and town, online marketers are convincing unsuspecting business owners that online marketing is a panacea that will solve all their sales and marketing … [More]
Selling to the C-Suite, Second Edition
How do the best salespeople become trusted advisors to top executives? How do they prepare the right message and get in front of the right influencers and decision-makers? How do they close major sales and establish loyalty for the long-term? The authors of this groundbreaking book took a novel approach to answer these questions by asking more than 500 senior decision-makers … [More]
Cracking the Code of Service
Mark Colgate, drawing from more than 20 years of experience teaching customer service courses, enlightens us that the age-old adage, “customer is king,” is actually incorrect. Colgate stresses that, instead, companies should pursue consistency to deliver the best service experience — for both customers and employees. Cracking the Code of Service is a book about the science, the … [More]
Rise and Grind
Daymond John knows what it means to push yourself hard — and he also knows how spectacularly a killer work ethic can pay off. As a young man, he founded a modest line of clothing on a $40 budget by hand-sewing hats between his shifts at Red Lobster. Today, his brand FUBU has more than $6 billion in sales. Convenient though it might be to believe there are shortcuts to the top, … [More]
Big Potential
In a world that thrives on competition and individual achievement, we are measuring and pursuing potential all wrong. By pursuing success in isolation — pushing others away as we push ourselves too hard — we are not just limiting our potential, we are becoming more stressed and disconnected than ever. In his highly anticipated follow-up to The Happiness Advantage, Achor reveals … [More]
Crushing It!
Four-time New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk offers new lessons and inspiration drawn from the experiences of dozens of influencers and entrepreneurs who rejected the predictable corporate path in favor of pursuing their dreams by building thriving businesses and extraordinary personal brands. In his 2009 international bestseller Crush It, Vaynerchuk insisted … [More]
Inspired
How do today’s most successful tech companies — Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Tesla — design, develop and deploy the products that have earned the love of literally billions of people around the world? Perhaps surprisingly, they do it very differently from the vast majority of tech companies. In INSPIRED, technology product management thought leader Marty Cagan provides … [More]
Disrupt!
Compiled by Springwise, the global innovation discovery engine, Disrupt! explains and highlights the best, most disruptive and most useful innovation ideas of the 21st century. The book shares which themes underpin their success and which ideas can best be used to drive creativity in the workplace, office or industry. Springwise has a huge online readership and a reputation as … [More]
