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Leaders don't just need to know about leadership -- leaders need to embody the capacity to lead in the midst of ambiguity and complexity. Developed bythe Strozzi Institute in Northern California, the concept of embodied leadership is derived from somatic coaching, a unique approach that brings the body forward as an advocate in creating a place for change and transformation. It brings together language, action, feeling and meaning and is based on the idea that the mind and body are inextricably linked: to develop one, a person must cultivate the other.
"Embodied Leadership" deconstructs...

Relationships: Nothing But The Truth" - you haven't heard it quite like this before TracyMac has been a successful relationship, self-discovery and personal development coach for over a decade. She brings her signature style, along with some of her most cherished relationships, talking about true experiences from many perspectives - openly and honestly: -Friendships -Marriage & Dating -Divorce -God -Money -Sex -Spirituality -Church & Religion -Business -Abuse Sharing unique and intriguing stories and conversations, from the provocative and controversial, to the seemingly ordinary and...

MOST US CORPORATE INITIATIVES FAIL
A recent survey of over 50 senior executives, most with decades of leadership experience in US-based corporations, revealed the following shocking opinions:

• Less than one-third of corporate initiatives had a significant impact lasting more than 18 months.
• Most employees had no understanding of the business purpose of these corporate initiatives.
• Only a small minority of employees knew what was expected of them to carry out the initiatives.
• Very few employees were committed to the corporate initiatives.

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Throughout this journey Carl Senne shares with you the formula he discovered in 2008 to infinite wealth. Unlike many self-help books that claim to offer a philosophy of personal achievement simply by meditation, Carl includes the Top Producer's action steps "I AM PRODUCTION," in addition to the mindset of what it takes to become a millionaire in free enterprise. Carl also shares his life experience as he walks you through a series of breakthroughs assisting you to overcome your limiting beliefs and achieve your life's purpose. Transformation Gold is a Must Read book that all entrepreneurs and...

In AGAINST THE GRAIN, Bill Courtney shares his convictions on the fundamental tenets of character, commitment, service, leadership, civility, and others that, in his decades of success as an entrepreneur and educator, have proven to be the keys to a winning and meaningful life and career. Each chapter tells the story of one of these tenets through compelling anecdotes of the colorful characters in Bill's life, leading to a deeper understand of the meaning of each and how to employee these fundamentals in all aspects of one's life. Against the Grain intertwines inspiring and thought-provoking...

Improve your life, where everything s not made up and the points do matter. Drew Carey s show Whose Line Is It Anyway? has turned improvisational comedy into a pop culture phenomenon. But improv is more than just laughs it s a valuable training tool that will make you a more effective business professional. Inside, you will discover how to: Replace negative phrases like Yes, but... with successful terms like Yes, and... Park your agenda and really hear your client out. By listening to understand, you can adapt to their ideas and produce a more positive outcome. Grow your client relationships...

Why do smart people do stupid things at work?

Welcome to the idea of functional stupidity.

Functional stupidity can be catastrophic. It can cause organisational collapse, financial meltdown and technical disaster. And there are countless, more everyday examples of organisations accepting the dubious, the absurd and the downright idiotic, from unsustainable management fads to the cult of leadership or an over-reliance on brand and image. And yet a dose of stupidity can be useful and produce good, short-term results: it can nurture harmony, encourage people to get on with the job and...

We know where we are with a fairy story. There is a cast of predictable characters, the hero or heroine is submitted to terrible trials, cruelty, and injustice but in the end the baddies get their comeuppance, good triumphs, and everyone lives happily ever after. In this book Manfred Kets de Vries, one of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of leadership, and a pioneering practitioner in the field of psychodynamic executive coaching, draws on the format of traditional fairy tales and tells us five stories that dramatize five key themes of dysfunctional leadership. The...

America's Leading Authority on Emerging Leadership, Rae Majors-Wildman went in the trenches to research and interview companies listed on Forbe's Best Places to Work to discover what makes their business different. In this book, you will learn the strategies and techniques that they use to not only build a hugely profitable company, but also create a winning entrepreneur culture that attracts and retain top talent and loyal raving fan customers who act as their marketplace evangelist. This book is for the leader who wants to align their values to make a greater impact and create a business...

Championship is the key differentiator between women who achieve leadership roles and those who don't. This book examines the reasons why championing works and why it is so important for female executive development in particular, and provides a user-friendly guide to develop workplace champions for female leaders in any organization

Visionary business leader Greg Brenneman has written the 21st-century companion to Stephen Covey s classic "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People."Like Covey before him, Brenneman believes that true business success and personal fulfillment are two sides of the same coin. The techniques that will grow your business will also help you achieve a rich, purposeful, and integrated life.In "Right Away and All At Once," Brenneman takes what he s learned from turning around or tuning up many businesses including Continental Airlines and Burger King and distills it into a simple, clear, 5-step...

This is the definitive introduction to coaching and mentoring, written by an experienced and multidisciplinary team. Taking you all the way through from the emerging theory to informed practice, the book covers:

- Skills, purposes and outcomes of coaching and mentoring processes

- The many settings in which they take place - public, private and voluntary

- Coaching and mentoring's evidence base and how it is assessed

- The professionalization of coaching and mentoring and a move towards integration.

Supported by a wide range of case studies, activities, further...

Coaching is more than simply learning a process and set of skills. Exceptional coaches draw on their professional experience, knowledge of organizationally relevant topics, strong helping skills, coaching-specific competencies, and most important, their ability to use their own intuition in the service of the client. "Becoming an Exceptional Executive Coach" is the first book that brings all of these elements together to guide readers in developing their own personal model of coaching. The book begins with the foundation for executive coaching: definitions, competencies, and topics. Readers...

This is a fully revised and updated second edition of the successful Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring, also incorporating the best bits of its sister text Further Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring.

The book presents a comprehensive and critical overview of the wide range of tools and techniques available to coaches and mentors. With a strong academic underpinning, it explores a wide range of approaches, and provides techniques both for use with clients and to support professional development of the coach or mentor. Key features include:

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This is a fully revised and updated second edition of the successful Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring, also incorporating the best bits of its sister text Further Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring.

The book presents a comprehensive and critical overview of the wide range of tools and techniques available to coaches and mentors. With a strong academic underpinning, it explores a wide range of approaches, and provides techniques both for use with clients and to support professional development of the coach or mentor. Key features include:

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Hank Hoppin never fully appreciated it as it was happening, but he reaped the rewards of mentorship throughout his life.

His father died when Hank was twelve years old, and his mother began mentoring him-reminding him that Dad would not be happy, if still alive, to witness the boy's misbehavior. She also kept him busy with a paper route to teach him the value of hard work.

Once he entered the professional ranks, he was mentored by others and enjoyed twenty-five years of success as district manager at one of America's leading pharmaceutical companies.

He traces what...

Hank Hoppin never fully appreciated it as it was happening, but he reaped the rewards of mentorship throughout his life.

His father died when Hank was twelve years old, and his mother began mentoring him-reminding him that Dad would not be happy, if still alive, to witness the boy's misbehavior. She also kept him busy with a paper route to teach him the value of hard work.

Once he entered the professional ranks, he was mentored by others and enjoyed twenty-five years of success as district manager at one of America's leading pharmaceutical companies.

He traces what...