You can look perfect. You can have the career, the style, the smile, and the relationship that others envy. And still, you can be living in silence, breaking a little more each day.Behind too many polished appearances lies a truth that few dare to speak. Emotional abuse does not always leave bruises. Sometimes it hides behind love. Behind luxury. Behind the person who claims to care for you the most.In A Prison in High Heels, Michelle Lapointe exposes the painful t...

Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered where you went?The confident, radiant woman who used to believe in herself. The one who dreamed boldly and moved with purpose. Somewhere between heartbreak, survival, and sacrifice, she got buried beneath pain, fear, and the pressure to hold everything together.The Power Reset is your wake-up call.It is not another motivational book filled with clichés or false promises. It is a guide fo...

Comeback Code is the guide every woman needs when life forces her to start over. Whether you are rebuilding after heartbreak, betrayal, failure, or a season that broke your confidence, this book gives you the clarity and strength to rise again with purpose. Your comeback is not accidental. It is intentional, strategic, and deeply personal. This book shows you exactly how to create it.Michelle Lapointe speaks directly to the woman who has carried too much, stayed si...

Today’s global knowledge economy requires individuals and companies alike to quickly adapt to new tools and strategies. To remain competitive, both must continually seek out the latest advancements and developments, and upgrade their skillsets accordingly. In the United States, however, support for ongoing education lags far behind other developed nations, creating a crippling skills gap between the workforce and industries in the US and its global competitors.In a country that has been mu...

Preparing Principals for a Changing World provides a hands-on resource for creating and implementing effective policies and programs for developing expert school leaders. Written by acclaimed author and educator Linda Darling-Hammond and experts Debra Meyerson, Michelle LaPointe, and Margaret Terry Orr, this important book examines the characteristics of successful educational leadership programs and offers concrete recommendations to improve programs nationwide.In a study...

We can't prevent our children from going through difficult life experiences. Sometimes the cookie crumbles, and we are left trying to clean up the metaphorical mess. Crummy Conversations offers the Courage to Communicate Model, a practical and effective guide for talking with children about life's 5 Big Ds: Death, Divorce, Diagnosis, Departure, and Disaster.Using humor and real-life situations, Surtees writes for everyday parents, educators, and professionals trying to do their bes...

Are you a K–8 principal ready to implement the PLC at Work™ process? Two experienced practitioners show you how to explore the critical components needed to lay the foundation of a PLC, including how to develop a structure that supports collaborative teams, how to focus on effective monitoring strategies, how to reflect on your communication effectiveness, and more.

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats. His enduring passion, deep practical experience, and analytical metho...

Completely revised and expanded, the ultimate guide to starting—and keeping—an active and effective volunteer programDrawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is the only guide you need for establishing and maintaining an active and effective volunteer program. Written by nonprofit leader Tracy Connors, this handy reference offers practical guidance on suc...

Providing both practical advice, tools, and case examples, Employee Engagement translates best practices, ideas, and concepts into concrete and practical steps that will change the level of engagement in any organization.Explores the meaning of engagement and how engagement differs significantly from other important yet related concepts like satisfaction and commitmentDiscusses what it means to create a culture of engagementProvid...

What Steven J. Stein found out about creating and sustaining great workplacesThe proprietary and cutting-edge research carried out by the author led to outcomes that shed new light on management practice and strategy. The 7 Keys presented in this book, when implemented, will produce immediate results and long-term enhanced performance.You will be privy to what the author has learned about the changing workplace and the role leaders play in maximizing their ...

HANDBOOK of IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN THE WORKPLACEVolume 2: Selecting and Implementing Performance InterventionsIn this groundbreaking volume, leading practitioners and scholars from around the world provide an authoritative review of the most up-to-date information available on performance interventions, all presented within a holistic framework that helps ensure the accomplishment of significant results.Addressing more than 30 performance interven...