You can't sell it outside if you can't sell it inside.You want maximum business performance? Look under the hood and you’ll find your employee culture: it is the power that drives the enterprise engine. To harness that rumbling power you’ve got to solve the mystery of what an employee culture actually is, how it operates and how to move it forward. These are the keys that this book will put right in your hands.Renowned business culture expert Stan Slap know...

#3 New York Times Advice/How-To Bestseller #7 Wall Street Journal Nonfiction Bestseller"This book is game changing in a way I have never seen in a business book. I learned about myself and gained new insights into the work I've been doing for thirty years. It is a spectacular read." – John Riccitiello, CEO, Electronic ArtsThis is not a management book. This is a book for managers.Ever have the feeling that no matte...

You can't sell it outside if you can't sell it insideYou want maximum business performance? Look under the hood and you’ll find your employee culture: it is the power that drives the enterprise engine. To harness that rumbling power you’ve got to solve the mystery of what an employee culture actually is, how it operates and how to move it forward. These are the keys that this book will put right in your hands.Renowned business culture expert Stan Slap knows the difference b...

The stories about Stan Slap are so remarkable that they seem like myths: He brought a room full of top-level Microsoft managers to tears, leaving them cheering "I'm hurting, too!" After a single speech at Patagonia, the company asked him to join its board of directors. One CEO described him as "Stephen Covey meets Nine Inch Nails." All this from a man who never graduated from business school, college, or even high school.Bury My Heart at Conference Room B harnesses the awe...

"An intensely smart, insanely readable, and eminently practical guide to boosting our effectiveness." — New York Times– bestselling author Daniel H. PinkBased upon his weekly Harvard Business Review columns, Peter Bregman's eighteen Minutes clearly shows how busy people can cut through all the daily clutter and distractions and find a way to focus on those key items which are truly the top priorities in o...

Whether its selling your companys product in the boardroom or selling yourself on eating healthy, everything in life canand shouldbe treated as a sale. And as sales expert Grant Cardone explains, knowing the principles of selling is a prerequisite for success of any kind.In Sell or Be Sold, Cardone breaks down the techniques and approaches necessary to master the art of selling in any avenue. You will learn how to handle rejection, turn around negative situations, shorten ...

The bestselling authors of the classic Difficult Conversations teach us how to turn evaluations, advice, criticisms, and coaching into productive listening and learningWe swim in an ocean of feedback. Bosses, colleagues, customers—but also family, friends, and in-laws—they all have “suggestions” for our performance, parenting, or appearance. We know that feedback is essential for healthy relationships and professional development—but we dread it and often ...

What would you like to change in your life? Be more focused at work? Communicate more effectively? Find work-life balance? Make smarter decisions? Be more patient with your team or family? Have greater self-confidence? Less stress? Just . . . be happier?Often, the biggest obstacle to change lies in our most deeply ingrained habits: those automatic thought processes that operate outside our consciousness, and yet have a profound impact on our behav...

Management guru Jill Geisler has coached countless men and women who want to build their leadership skills, help employees do their best work, and make workplaces happy and successful. In WORK HAPPY, she provides a practical, step-by-step guide, based on real-world experience, respected research, and lessons that will transform managers and their teams. It's a workshop-in-a-book, designed to produce positive, immediate and lasting results.Whether the reader is an experienced manage...

This "lively" New York Times–bestselling book "is worth the time of anyone trying to set him or herself apart in an ever-more competitive job market" ( Publishers Weekly).You already know how you see the world.But do you know how the world sees you?How is your personality most likely to impress and influence the person sitting on the other side of the desk or boardroom?Once you know what makes you valuable to others, you're...

Did you know that asking a new kind of question can immediately change your life?One morning in 1997, college student Noah St. John was in the shower when he asked himself a question that changed his life: Why are we trying to change our lives saying statements we don’t believe . . . when the human mind responds automatically to something even more powerful?That’s when he invented the stunningly simple yet amazingly effective metho...

One of the fastest paths to success is starting a new project like a business, blog, book or some other creative endeavor. Side projects can result in extra income, greater fulfillment and even a more enjoyable career. If you aren't creating something in your spare time, you aren't reaching your full potential.Unfortunately, most people can't find the time, energy or correct life priorities to start and complete creative side projects. They keep putting off planning these projects,...