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Plan to Take On the World!

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:47:21 GMT

Plan to Take On the World!

By Roman Tsunder

Dream bigger. Rise higher. Take on the world.

Plan To Take On the World! is more than a book—it’s a spark that ignites possibility. Roman Tsunder, co-founder of the cultural movement PTTOW!, distills lessons from some of the world’s most iconic leaders, creators, and changemakers into an inspiring guide for unleashing your passion and purpose in your everyday work and life.

With Plan To Take On the World! as your map, you will embark on your own hero’s journey. You’ll uncover the source of your energy, align with what lights you up, and learn a framework you can return to anytime you feel stuck, off-track, or disconnected from your truth. It’s not always easy. But it’s always worth it. And this book is here to guide the way.

Through stories of visionaries, creatives, and influencers like Quincy Jones, Kelly Slater, Paris Hilton, among countless others, Tsunder reveals how bold ideas and resilient mindsets can transform not just personal lives but entire companies and communities. You will learn how to:

Reframe success so it’s not just about titles or trophies, but about alignment, clarity, and energy that drives you
Uncover your origin story and tap into the deeper motivation that fuels bold ideas
Transform fear into fuel, turning challenges and setbacks into the spark for growth
Expand your vision and impact by embracing collaboration, creativity, and the courage to think bigger
Walk away changed, with a repeatable framework you can return to anytime you feel stuck—moving from insight to real-world transformation

With its mix of practical exercises, unforgettable stories, and powerful invitations to think bigger, Plan To Take On the World! is a roadmap for leaders, teams, and organizations who want to bring more energy, creativity, and meaning to their current work and life.

Whether you’re a CEO recharging your company’s mission, a leader seeking to inspire your team, or an individual ready to discover purpose and joy in your life, this book is a roadmap to help you and your organization thrive.

It’s a call to ignite passion, align with purpose, and step boldly into the impossible—together.

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Tough Enough

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:24:53 GMT

Tough enough

By John Baird & Matt Hunter

From two experts on leadership, a no-nonsense guide for ambitious leaders to build great teams by embracing toughness—without sacrificing humanity

Some of today’s most successful companies are also infamous for their domineering leaders and toxic working environments. But you don’t have to compromise yourself or your people to drive your team to greatness.

In Tough Enough , leadership coaches John Baird and Matt Hunter argue that building a high-performing team requires a new form of toughness—not based on bullying and bravado, but rather pushing for exceptional results in a way that is firm, fair, and respectful. Drawing on decades of coaching top CEOs, elite founders, and ambitious leaders, Baird and Hunter break down seven specific habits that define the strongest, most effective leaders, from being clear about the company culture to strategically unleashing emotional thunder. They set the record straight on when to prioritize understanding and empathy, when it’s time to be direct—and, most importantly, how to do both at the same time. Their no-nonsense approach gives readers the tools to calibrate their toughness and compassion in a way that maximizes performance without sacrificing humanity.

With real-world stories, timeless principles, and scientific insight, Tough Enough is the practical playbook for building the next generation of great companies.

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The Confidence Habit

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:09:07 GMT

THE CONFIDENCE HABIT

By Cindra Kamphoff

Build unshakeable confidence with a proven system based on original research.

Break free from crippling self-doubt, readjust your mindset, and step into confidence—no matter the situation. As Dr. Cindra Kamphoff knows from working as a top sports and performance psychologist to business leaders and professional athletes, confidence isn’t an elusive trait reserved for the lucky few; it’s a skill that anyone can master. In The Confidence Habit, Dr. Kamphoff shows you how to build this skill through an actionable and a proven framework based on cutting-edge research in performance psychology, neuroscience, and positive psychology.

Here’s the truth: confidence isn’t about never experiencing doubt—it’s a skill you can learn. Dr. Kamphoff walks you through nineteen confidence-boosting strategies built from seven core practices and step-by-step methods that help you shift self-doubt into self-belief, transform fear into action, and create a rock-solid inner foundation. Each practice is a habit you build, while the tools are the techniques you use to implement them in real life.

You’ll get:

Insights from a national study on confidence
Lessons from Olympians, Fortune 500 leaders, and high performers Dr. Kamphoff has personally coached—including clients like the Minnesota Vikings, USA Track & Field, Target, and Verizon
A Confidence Assessment Tool, guided exercises and practical takeaways

The Confidence Habit is your practical guide to turning self-doubt into courage, fear into action, and potential into performance.

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The Imperfect CEO

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:53:57 GMT

THE IMPERFECT CEO

By Jim Brown

A compelling story that provides leaders with a practical framework to deepen their understanding of effective leadership and strengthen their company’s organizational health

In today’s rapidly changing workplace, the old leadership playbook no longer works. Command-and-control has given way to collaboration and connection. Leaders are expected not just to direct—but to cultivate cultures that engage, align, and thrive.

In the style of his previous bestselling book The Imperfect Board Member , Jim Brown returns with a powerful new narrative. Picking up the story of CEO David Slater—now twenty years further into his leadership journey—Brown reveals the real-world challenges of leading through complexity and change.

This fable highlights what many leaders face in today’s increasingly human workplace—where relationships, empathy, and trust matter as much as outcomes, even as technology reshapes how we work. It illustrates that a sustainable, high-performing organization is possible, and it begins with the evolution of leadership.

Alongside David, readers discover practical ways to apply the Ascent Model, four essential indicators of a healthy organization that Brown’s firm developed over three decades of advising boards and executive teams:

Collaborative Culture
Leadership Accountability
Strategic Momentum
Talent Magnetism

Blending story with strategy, The Imperfect CEO offers a proven path for CEOs, consultants, team leaders, and board members to elevate performance and transform culture.

This isn’t a book about perfection—it’s about progress. Organizational health isn’t an abstract ideal; it’s a discipline. One you can learn, apply, and master—to shape the future of your team, your company, and your leadership legacy.

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How to Live Authentically

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:13:52 GMT

How to live authentically

By Judd Shaw

Reclaim your life by reconnecting with the one person you've been avoiding: your true self.

When everything around you feels broken, the way out isn't to fix what's outside of you—It's to rediscover the truth within.

Attorney and storyteller Judd Shaw had the success most people dream of: a thriving law firm, a yacht, private clubs, his face on billboards across town. But beneath the surface, he was drowning in addiction, isolation, and despair. When an arrest landed him in jail and contemplating suicide, he discovered a profound truth that changed everything: the greatest pain doesn't come from what happens to us—it comes from being disconnected from who we really are.

Now, Judd shares a revolutionary path for transforming shame, loneliness, and self-doubt into courage, clarity, and connection. Rooted in trauma research and lived experience, the Connection CURE Framework offers a clear, compassionate roadmap back to yourself:

C - Connection : Recognize when you've abandoned your authentic self

U - Understand : Identify the patterns that keep you stuck in disconnection

R - Renew : Reclaim your true self through self-compassion and healthy boundaries

E - Expand : Create ripple effects of authenticity that transform every relationship

This isn't another clinical self-help manual written from a distance—it's a lifeline from someone who’s climbed out of the same holes you might be in today. Judd’s message is clear and hard-won: authenticity is your superpower, and How to Live Authentically offers the surprising cure for loneliness and disconnection you’ve been searching for.

You don't have to be "fixed" to be free. You just have to be real.

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A Matter of Hope

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:15:00 GMT

A MATTER OF HOPE

By Jim Bildner

In a world full of seemingly endless challenges, one human characteristic separates those who only see the world’s flaws from those who see its potential for change—and that characteristic is hope.

Drawing on two decades as the CEO of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK), one of the largest global venture-philanthropy foundations, and on the hard-won clarity that comes from profound personal loss, leader Jim Bildner provides a playbook on what it takes to turn hope into action, sharing inspiring stories of hope transforming lives and the ripple effect it can have on whole communities.

Grounded in real cases from hundreds of social enterprises reaching millions, Bildner weaves the psychology of optimism with intimate stories of individuals finding strength through vulnerability and lessons from social entrepreneurs changing the world.

A Matter of Hope is written for social entrepreneurs, funders, impact investors, nonprofit and philanthropic leaders and their boards, business leaders driving change, incubators and impact accelerators, faculty, and anyone who wants to make a difference in the world, in their community, and in their lives.

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The Mission Generation

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:57:30 GMT

THE MISSION GENERATION

By Arun Gupta + Thomas Fewer

The Mission Generation isn't defined by age―it's bound by conviction. This book offers a new blueprint for every age and stage, one that doesn't force you to choose between making money and finding meaning.

The old scripts are broken. The average person will now have four to six careers in their lifetime―not jobs, careers! Meanwhile, AI disruption, environmental crisis, political polarization, and geopolitical conflict are fracturing the institutions we once relied on. The ladder has collapsed. The 30-year plan doesn't exist anymore.

Whether you're a first-time job seeker, midlife pivoter, or legacy-minded leader, you're probably asking: Does my work matter? What am I really building? How can I keep contributing?

Inside The Mission Generation you'll discover:

The four forms of resistance blocking your path to meaningful work―and the specific strategies to move past them
Compass Capital: Six forms of capital (mission, trust, health, learning, experience, and financial) that compound even in uncertain times―your true competitive advantage when traditional credentials no longer guarantee security
The Mission Flywheel: A practical model for turning conviction into momentum through small, strategic actions that build on each other and create exponential impact over time
Real stories from Gen Z tech founders, Millennial innovators, Gen X career switchers, and Boomer legacy builders―proving that mission transcends age, background, and circumstance

The loss of career stability isn't a setback. It's your opportunity to design something better: careers that are impactful, rewarding, and built to adapt. When you join The Mission Generation, you stop asking "What should I do?" and start asking "What needs doing?" Because purpose isn’t a detour from achievement. It’s the compass.

This is the invitation: Reclaim your purpose. Rewrite success. Rebuild our future―together. The Mission Generation shows you how.

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Control

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:08:13 GMT

CONTROL

By Glen Galaich

An insider's view exposing the most urgent issue in US Big Giving―and how to address it

With Americans increasingly concerned about billionaires controlling our public funds and everyday lives, Glen Galaich―social impact expert, nonprofit leader, and Stupski Foundation CEO―delivers his personal conversion story from believing in strong, consolidated donor power to advocating for more community engagement in foundation funding decisions. In Control: Why Big Giving Falls Short , Galaich offers an incisive critique of the United States' approach to charitable Big Giving and its systems and culture that, he argues, encourage excessive donor control.

Most people don't realize (or don't want to talk about) why today $2 trillion in US charitable funds are essentially stockpiled by big donors and foundations too focused on growing endowments through for-profit investments rather than the timely, vital disbursement of these funds back to our communities and nonprofits.

Galaich introduces us to the system-wide "Mindset of Control" that allows continued, outsized influence of major donors over charitable assets legally and ethically no longer their money. He discusses how financial and legal systems, combined with outdated traditions, have given big donors a false sense of ownership over effectively public assets, and kept private foundations and donor-advised funds from comprehensively engaging communities. It's a role in the system that Galaich questions if many big donors even want to play.

Inside the book:

Revealing examples of how excessive donor control maintains an ineffective culture of Big Giving and limits community engagement
Storytelling that holds a mirror up to the sector’s behaviors, myths, and "fake rules" that impede social progress for working-class and perennially under-resourced communities
A rare peek into the inner workings of private foundations and how grantmaking decisions are made behind the closed doors of nontransparent institutions

Galaich says the good news is that we created this system, and we can change it. Control offers first steps toward a game-changing shift in this massive sector that affects everyone, showing new roles we can play and fairer mindsets. Challenging and principled, Control is essential reading for anyone interested in this country's socioeconomic trends or in changing our world.

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Generation Regeneration

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:13:41 GMT

Generation Regeneration

By Tony Cho

From one of America’s leading educators, a timeless approach for education that cultivates intelligent, happy, purposeful, and morally grounded young people.

In an era where concrete dominates and nature feels distant, regenerative placemaking is a movement transforming our cities and rekindling our connection to what truly matters. Generation Regeneration shows us how to rebuild balance between people, communities, and the planet.

Drawing from decades of lived experience, impact entrepreneur and visionary real estate developer Tony Cho introduces you to regenerative placemaking—a transformative approach that moves beyond sustainability toward systems that actively heal, uplift, and regenerate. Through this lens, cities become living ecosystems where community, nature, and culture work in harmony to create abundance for all.

This book equips policymakers, developers, cultural builders, and everyday citizens with the tools to reimagine urban life. You'll explore the three pillars of regenerative placemaking and learn how they can cultivate economic vitality, deepen human connection, and foster environments that nourish both people and the planet. Through real stories from pioneers on the front lines, you will discover that a regenerative future isn’t just possible—it’s already emerging.

Generation Regeneration is an invitation to become a co-creator of thriving, life-affirming cities for generations to come. Join the movement to help shape a world where humanity and nature flourish together.

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The Well-Educated Child

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:49:08 GMT

the well-educated child

By Dr. Deborah Kenny

From one of America’s leading educators, a timeless approach for education that cultivates intelligent, happy, purposeful, and morally grounded young people.

In The Well-Educated Child , Dr. Deborah Kenny offers an inspiring vision for American education.

Drawing on decades of experience in deeper learning practices that are now central to the national conversation, Kenny presents education as soul craft. To understand what a great education should look and feel like, Kenny takes us inside classrooms and describes the experience of students who are intrinsically motivated, challenged, gracious to one another, and inspired to learn.

With wit, wisdom, and warmth, Kenny illuminates how to educate children based on three concepts: quality thinking, ethical purpose, and a sense of agency. Her approach is both practical and deeply philosophical, drawing on classical literature and inviting students to think independently, seek knowledge, and discover who they are meant to become. At a time when parents and teachers are concerned about disengagement, declining curiosity, emotional disconnection, and digital distraction, The Well-Educated Child is a hopeful exposition of what education can and should be.

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Effective

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:51:31 GMT

Effective

By Melissa Swift

Navigate the weird, chaotic world of modern work, no matter your position

While there's no shortage of advice on being amazing or avoiding burnout, what if you simply want to get things done in a workplace that feels increasingly impossible? Effective is here to help you get your job done well without losing your mind. Drawing from up-to-date research and provocative interviews with employees across industries and levels, renowned people consultant Melissa Swift offers a positive, well-illuminated path through the dark forest of destabilizing workplace changes.

Effective provides readers with:

Strategies to triumph amid four trends making work tough today: work intensification, emotional inflection, hyper-transparency, and sheer chaos
Practical, research-backed approaches to improve their daily work life, from entry-level employees to CEOs
Tips for maintaining competence in a working world seemingly designed to make you feel incompetent
Insights on how to make sure your personal sources of effectiveness don’t get disrupted by technological change
Lessons to be learned from jobs where you simply cannot screw up, such as firefighters and air traffic controllers, and how to apply them to a corporate environment

Effective delivers useful content for every level of seniority, teaching readers a new paradigm-shifting approach to thrive in the modern world of work.

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Maintain

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:14:16 GMT

MAINTAIN

By Susan Peirce Thompson

Reaching your goal weight isn’t the finish line—it’s where the real journey begins.

New York Times best-selling author Susan Peirce Thompson, brain and cognitive scientist and founder of Bright Line Eating, teaches you the three identity shifts that will finally keep the weight off for good.

Conventional weight-loss programs, GLP-1s, gastric bypass, and fad diets aren't the magic bullets everyone hoped for. More often than not, people lose some weight, return to old eating patterns, and then promptly regain what they lost. With 85 percent of people getting off their GLP-1 medications within two years, a more lasting solution is needed. Why is losing weight—and keeping it off—so difficult?

Susan Peirce Thompson has the answer: three science-backed identity shifts that will promote lasting change at the deepest level and rewire your relationship with food, dieting, and yourself:

You are Someone Who Eats This Way. No more bargaining or food chatter. Design your Maintenance plan and embrace it to become devoted.
You are Someone Who Doesn't "Use" Food. No more eating your feelings. Explore your emotional triggers and develop life-changing skills to become resourced.
You are Someone Who has Moved On. No more tinkering with the last few pounds. Find peace, joy, and fulfillment in your new life and become liberated.

It's time to let go of the diet mentality and achieve long-term weight stability and freedom around food. Because maintenance isn't magic—it's a mindset.

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Cheers to Monday

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:01:49 GMT

CHEERS TO MONDAY

By Amy Leneker

A Simple 3-Step Method to Lead – and Live – with Less Stress and More Joy

What if the secret to less stress is just three simple steps?

If you’ve ever woken up on a Monday already exhausted – or spent Sunday night bracing yourself for the week ahead – the problem isn’t you. The problem is stress. And there’s a surprisingly simple way to break free.

Stress is embedded in today’s workplaces – disguised as drive, rewarded as resilience, and even praised as passion. But chronic stress isn’t a strength; it drains leaders, divides teams, and damages entire organizations.

Cheers to Monday is the joyful rebellion against stress and burnout you’ve been waiting for. In this transformative book, Amy Leneker – a former C-suite executive and now a trusted leadership advisor to Fortune 100 companies and public sector organizations – reveals a liberating truth: stress isn’t the price of success – it’s the thief that steals it. And she proves it with sharp wit, refreshing honesty, and laugh-out-loud stories. You’ll get the same coaching and science-backed strategies Amy shares in boardrooms, workshops, and conferences around the world.

Learn how to:

See stress differently – and finally break the cycle of exhaustion, overwhelm, and self-doubt
Sort stress into five clear categories – so you know exactly what to do with each one
Solve stress with a simple framework to reclaim your time, energy, and focus – at work and beyond
Celebrate the shift – because reducing stress isn’t just a wellness strategy, it’s a joy strategy…and much more.

Cheers to Monday isn’t just a book – it’s a movement to transform how you lead, live, and work. It’s for every leader quietly falling apart, every team crushing goals while getting crushed in the process, and every human who’s tired of pretending they’re “fine.” Whether you’re just starting your career, climbing the corporate ladder, or reflecting on the legacy you’ll leave behind, this book gives you three simple steps to finally break free from stress – and reclaim the life you were meant to live.

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The Unexpected CEO

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:17:30 GMT

The UNEXPECTED CEO

By SHIRIN BEHZADI

Shirin Behzadi began behind bulletproof glass at a gas station and ultimately led a billion-dollar company.

She escaped the revolution in Iran alone as a teen, arriving in Istanbul, and later Los Angeles, with just a suitcase and a bold dream: to one day lead a large company. While facing poverty, displacement, motherhood, and near-terminal illness, Shirin raised millions and built a billion-dollar enterprise. At every setback, she discovered resilience—transforming adversity into opportunity in business and life.

The Unexpected CEO shares Shirin’s powerful story and hard-earned wisdom. Part memoir, part practical guide, it shows how deep challenges can become stepping stones to possibility.

Readers will find tools for turning adversity into a superpower, strategies for leading with empathy, real insights into raising capital, and a blueprint for building a resilient, meaningful life.

This isn't a tale of overnight triumph—but rather steady strength, renewal, and the discovery that success is defined by who you become along the way.

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Intelligent Health

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:26:52 GMT

INTELLIGENT HEALTH

By Nasim Afsar, MD, MBA

An audacious vision and actionable roadmap to a future where your health is unified, intelligent, and truly yours.

Health is failing and care is fragmenting―and together they're bankrupting America. How do we break through today’s maze of silos and create a single, person-first system that actually delivers health? In Intelligent Health: The Movement to Unify Data, Harness AI, and Empower People to Thrive , physician-executive and global health strategist Dr. Nasim Afsar delivers a bold yet practical blueprint for transforming health and care. Drawing on nearly two decades of leadership at the highest levels―from serving as Chief Health Officer at Oracle to leading billion-dollar health systems―Dr. Afsar shows how we can move from today’s fragmented, reactive model to one that is personalized, predictive, preventive, and participatory.

Intelligent Health makes an uncompromising case that unifying all of your health data, applying intelligence to it, and owning it outright is no longer optional―it's essential to improving outcomes, lowering costs, and restoring humanity to care. Drawing on compelling stories, actionable strategies, and deep expertise―shaped by partnerships with White House and global health agencies as well as serving on healthcare technology boards―this book is both a blueprint for transformation and a rallying cry for consumers of health and care, innovators, investors, policymakers, and health and care leaders alike.

Inside you’ll discover:

Three unprecedented forces converging to rewrite the future of health and care
The reimagination of health and care through a unified, intelligent, consumer-owned platform
The impact and identity reckoning on the ecosystem―from app developers and wearables to retail, regulators, payers, pharma, and hospitals
How to mitigate critical challenges like trust, security, and environmental impacts that led to past failures

From consumers of health and care to industry leaders, Intelligent Health empowers you to convert data into powerful insights about the present and predictive intelligence for the future, putting you in charge of your health destiny. The movement starts now―because your health, your care, and our collective future can’t wait.

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Unlocking the Last 20%

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:17:57 GMT

UNLOCKING THE LAST 20%

By Tucker Hamilton

For all those standing at the 80% threshold of their capabilities and who suspect their full potential is within reach, a guide to the oft-hidden paths to reaching one’s utmost capacity and finally breaking through the barriers that hold you back from extraordinary achievement.

In Unlocking the Last 20% , celebrated fighter test pilot and AI innovation leader Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton shares the framework that propelled him from high school dropout to commander of the military’s largest flight test organization. Drawing from his myriad experiences flying aircraft, leading combat missions, and pioneering autonomous aircraft systems, Hamilton unveils the crucial mindsets and actions that separate those who merely achieve from those who truly excel.

This essential resource delivers actionable strategies for professionals at all career stages seeking to transcend their current performance plateau. Whether you’re an established professional looking to break through career stagnation, or a young graduate building the foundation for future success, gain precise, actionable strategies to:

Develop visualization techniques that program your mind for breakthrough performance
Reflect on and help codify your purpose, laying the foundation of what success looks like
Identify and eliminate the hidden distractions preventing your final push to excellence
Apply the proven resilience framework that transforms setbacks into catalysts for unprecedented growth
Leverage collective wisdom and cutting-edge innovation to amplify your individual capabilities
Strike the precise balance between ambition and well-being that sustains long-term exceptional performance

This comprehensive guide doesn’t just inspire—it equips you with the practical tools to push beyond perceived limitations, establish meaningful success metrics aligned with your values, and catalyze breakthroughs in every aspect of your life. Through compelling personal narratives and practical insights, Unlocking the Last 20% is a mentor in book form, illustrating how visualization, purpose, preparation, balance, and resilience work in concert to unlock dormant capabilities.

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Untangling AI

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:02:02 GMT

UNTANGLING AI

By Matt Kesby

Put AI at the foundation of your organization with proven adoption strategies you can deploy immediately.

In Untangling AI: Driving Business Success Through Enterprise Automation and AI Agents, founder and Chief AI Officer at Multiplai Tech, Matt Kesby, delivers an incisive roadmap for business leaders interested in assessing where their companies stand in the AI adoption lifecycle and where they want to go. Kesby explains how to rethink your current operational model and how to replace traditional workflows with AI-powered decision-making and execution.

You'll discover insights and examples that demonstrate how to build the four key foundations of your organization's AI adoption plan: strategy, execution, people, and technology. You'll learn how to use agentic AI technology to run entire businesses processes and automate important parts of your operations. Untangling AI explains exactly how to create a leaner, more efficient, more effective firm by:

Generating a strategic AI roadmap with a High-Trust Communication campaign and prioritizing ethics, privacy, and security
Equipping your people to take advantage of AI capabilities with upskilling, critical thinking, and by providing psychological safety
Insightful discussions of how to identify automatable processes that are ideal for custom-built AI agents

Perfect for executives, managers, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders, Untangling AI: Driving Business Success Through Enterprise Automation and AI Agents is also an invaluable new resource for technical managers looking for practical AI-adoption strategies that work in the real-world.

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Wired on Wall Street

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:52:29 GMT

WIRED ON WALL STREET

By Tom Hardin

Thrilling tell-all of a prolific informant in the FBI’s largest insider trading investigation of a generation

Part financial crime thriller, part personal transformation story, and part redemption memoir, Wired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI’s Most Prolific Informants tells the riveting true story of Tom Hardin, a young hedge fund analyst turned FBI informant. Known as “Tipper X,” Tom wore a covert wire over 40 times, helping the FBI build more than 20 of the 80+ cases in Operation Perfect Hedge, the largest insider trading investigation in a generation. As the youngest professional caught in the sting, Tom navigated the psychological toll of betrayal, secrecy, and public disgrace. What followed was a powerful journey through shame, fatherhood, and ultimately, personal transformation.

In this gripping memoir, readers will explore:

Tom’s shocking first encounter with the FBI, when agents revealed chilling knowledge of his most private personal details
Tom’s high stakes game of psychological chess―wearing a wire for years including terrifying close calls
Tom’s redemptive journey from public disgrace to resilience, fatherhood, and rebuilding trust with his wife, whose love held strong when most marriages collapse

Wired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI’s Most Prolific Informants is a thrilling, entertaining read for anyone drawn to financial crime investigations, ethical dilemmas, and the possibility of personal redemption after crossing the line.

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The Peaceful Sleeper

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:21:16 GMT

THE PEACEFUL SLEEPER

By Christine Lawler, MS, LMFT

Straightforward, loving, science-based approach to teach your baby how to get a good night’s sleep

Written by renowned family therapist and sleep coach Chrissy Lawler, The Peaceful Sleeper offers an attachment-based, research-backed approach to baby sleep, ending the heated online debate of “sleep-training.” With the understanding that knowing how to help your baby get good sleep can be overwhelming given the loud, contradictory voices doling out advice, Lawler relies on a flexible and personalized approach to share solutions that work for you and your family.

Readers will find insights on how to:

Use clues from your baby, plus science, to determine the best approach to sleep, allowing you to get results (and more sleep!) as quickly and efficiently as possible
Cut through the noise of misinformation on controversial topics like the cry-it-out method
Rise above frustrating platitudes like “babies will be babies; just endure it until they’re older, and it might get better”
Manage sleep after sleep training, and navigate challenges like regressions, teething/illness, and schedule changes (like dropping naps)

The Peaceful Sleeper is a must-read resource for new and expecting parents who need trusted support to improve their baby’s sleep as well as their own sleep and mental health. The book is also invaluable for experienced parents who struggled with sleep with their older children during the newborn phase and are looking for a new approach to sleep training.

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Off the Ground

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:38:35 GMT

Off the Ground

By Case Lawrence

In 2011, Case Lawrence was facing financial ruin. His real estate business had collapsed in the wake of the Great Recession, and bankruptcy seemed inevitable. With a wife, six kids, and no clear path forward, he resigned himself to finding a traditional job—until a spontaneous trip to a California trampoline park changed everything.

What started as a simple curiosity turned into an obsession. Could he turn trampoline parks into a profitable business? Could he scale an industry that didn’t even exist yet? Armed with nothing but a lawyer’s skepticism, a failed entrepreneur’s hunger, and a family’s unwavering belief, Lawrence decided to take the leap.

The result? Sky Zone—a global entertainment empire with 300+ locations, millions of customers, and a billion-dollar valuation.

But success wasn’t instant. No investors. No blueprint. No proven market. Instead, there were lawsuits, a pandemic, and countless moments of doubt. In Off the Ground , Lawrence shares the raw, unfiltered truth about the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship—the setbacks, the pivots, and the victories that only come when you refuse to quit.

This book is more than a business memoir. It’s a blueprint for resilience, creativity, and surviving when the odds are stacked against you. Whether you’re a startup founder, a small business owner, or just someone looking for inspiration, Off the Ground will challenge you to think differently about courage, risk, and the unexpected opportunities that can change everything.

Key takeaways include:

Trends and principles driving the rapidly growing “experience economy”
Why failure is often the best setup for success
The key strategies behind scaling an unproven business model
How to innovate and lead in a new industry
What it really takes to survive as an entrepreneur

For fans of Shoe Dog by Phil Knight and The Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger, Off the Ground delivers an honest and gripping look at what it really takes to retain your values, your nerve, and your perspective as you build something from nothing.

Because success isn’t about avoiding failure. It’s about learning how to bounce back.

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Capital Evolution: The New American Economy

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:51:34 GMT

Capital Evoluti on: The New American Economy

By SETH LEVINE & ELIZABETH MACBRIDE

Business overtook government. Now what? The future of capitalism isn’t left or right—it’s forward.

In Capital Evolution: The New American Economy , Seth Levine and Elizabeth MacBride deliver a bold and timely reassessment of capitalism in America. Drawing on decades of experience in finance, journalism, and policy, Levine and MacBride argue that capitalism isn’t the problem—it’s the outdated neoliberal version we’ve been practicing that’s failing us. From the rise of populism to the growing disillusionment among younger generations, the signs of strain are everywhere. But Levine and MacBride reveal how a new consensus—what they call Dynamic Capitalism—is already taking shape, one that balances profit with purpose, empowers the middle class, and addresses the urgent challenges of inequality and climate change.

Through compelling stories of leaders like Jamie Dimon, Dan Schulman, Lisa Green Hall, and Larry Fink, Capital Evolution shows how businesses, governments, and individuals can work together to create an economy that works for everyone. This book is a call to action for pragmatic leaders, policymakers, and citizens alike to embrace change, rebuild trust, and ensure capitalism remains the most dynamic force for progress the world has ever known. The future of capitalism isn’t a choice between old ideologies—it’s about evolving to meet the needs of a new era.

Capital Evolution is a compelling look at the changes taking hold in America’s political system, information environment, and society, asking tough questions about the rising power of businesses in our economic system. Drawing on dozens of interviews with CEOs, academics, employees, and thought leaders, venture capitalist and author Seth Levine and journalist Elizabeth MacBride boldly challenge readers to take a hard look at our divisions and their impact on American economic supremacy.

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How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:25:09 GMT

How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One

By Mick Hunt

A powerful leadership instruction manual designed to help you bring out the best in your team members.

In How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership, entrepreneur, podcaster, and leader, Mick Hunt, delivers a deeply honest story about leadership that offers hands-on insights and actionable frameworks you can apply at your organization today. The author provides strategies that are tailor-made for modern leaders who are engaging with a diverse workforce.

After a powerful foreword by Les Brown, How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One marries proven leadership strategies forged in the real world with a fresh perspective on work that is inspiring and practical.

Inside the book:

A toolkit for modern leadership that leverages transparency, resilience, influence, listening, and vision
Powerful case studies of real-life leaders – including soldiers, corporate executives, and healthcare leaders – who have found ways to overcome common leadership strategies and achieved extraordinary outcomes
Strategies for addressing obstacles unique to leading a contemporary workforce

An exciting and inspiring new take on how to lead in the modern era, How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One is an essential resource for managers, executives, and other business leaders seeking an authentic, authoritative, and actionable playbook for the kind of leadership the world needs today.

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The Borderless Healthcare Revolution

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:52:30 GMT

The Borderless Healthcare Revolution

By Sarah Matt

Concrete, hands-on strategies for making healthcare more accessible for everyone.

The Borderless Healthcare Revolution: The Definitive Guide to Breaking Geographic Barriers Through Technology is your field guide to a future in which a clinic visit is never farther away than the nearest screen and a surgeon’s skill can cross oceans in real time. Drawing on two decades at the intersection of medicine and technology. including years as a senior leader at Oracle’s global health division, Dr Sarah Matt translates frontier-grade innovation into day-to-day practice for clinicians, health-system strategists, and policymakers who refuse to accept geography as destiny.

Inside you will find concrete playbooks rather than platitudes; every framework has been piloted in settings that range from Manhattan cath labs to Kenyan community clinics. You will also meet the patients and providers whose lived stories prove that digital transformation works only when it works for everyone.

What you will learn:

The tech that already moves care without moving patients, telemedicine, remote surgery, ambient AI, and how adoption curves exploded after 2020, with more than three quarters of US hospitals now running telehealth programs
Human-centered design tactics that translate pixels into trust, from inclusive language pivots to offline-first apps that respect bandwidth deserts
A five-pillar access audit that flags physical, financial, cultural, digital, and trust barriers in any market, plus scorecards to track progress
Strategy checklists forged during Dr Matt’s tenure at Oracle for aligning payers, regulators, and vendors around sustainable reimbursement models
Future-readiness briefs on robotics and mixed-reality training at a moment when the surgical robotics market is projected to triple by 2031

Whether you lead a rural health network, build digital products, or craft policy, The Borderless Healthcare Revolution: The Definitive Guide to Breaking Geographic Barriers Through Technology gives you the tools to expand access today and blueprint the borderless systems of tomorrow. Read it; then use it to deliver care that travels at the speed of need.

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An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Freedom

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:52:29 GMT

An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Freedom

By Mark rampolla

Break free from the pressure to succeed and claim the freedom to live and lead your way with this bold, actionable playbook from the founder of ZICO and GroundForce Capital.

Entrepreneurs start businesses to be their own bosses, but if the job you made for yourself feels more like a grind than a labor of love, it’s time to abandon someone else’s vision of success so you can achieve professional and personal freedom.

Mark Rampolla thought he knew what he wanted when he started ZICO Coconut Water: success and then freedom. But even after selling the company to Coca-Cola for over $200 million, he still felt bound by unconscious conditioning, limiting beliefs, outdated dreams, and the relentless hustle culture of entrepreneurship.

Through deep personal work—and by guiding hundreds of other entrepreneurs and leaders—Mark discovered a new path to access and sustain true freedom, even while running multiple businesses. He developed a system of seven actionable steps to build his dreams, redefine success for himself, and be present in every day of his journey. It led to more freedom than he ever imagined possible and, surprisingly, even greater success. And now, he wants that for you. Not someday. Now.

What if freedom isn’t something you earn at the end, but something you can begin with and carry with you every step of the way? It’s time to live your best life—one that’s richer, freer, and more fulfilling than anything you’ve dared to imagine. It’s time for An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Freedom.

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Greatness Code

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:52:26 GMT

Greatness Code

By Alan Guarino

Unlock the qualities of success and reach your full potential using this effective guide from leadership and career development expert Alan C. Guarino.

Your personal greatness objective is self-defined. For each of us, the definition of success and the journey to achieve it is different. Yet, no matter how talented or driven you are, your ability to achieve greatness is significantly influenced by many factors outside of your control. Leadership sets the tone―defining not just what they think success looks like, but also how you are expected to show up, collaborate, and grow.

Greatness Code: The Formula Behind Unstoppable Success shows how to achieve your personal and career related goals. As Vice Chairman of Korn Ferry and the founder of Cornell International, Inc., Guarino devised a formula for success from thousands of data points over decades, helping people achieve their goals. Anyone who achieves their own greatness gets there by applying their social capital and building on five critical qualities:

Persistence
Stamina
Courage
Resilience
Passion

Your personally defined goal of greatness is achievable for almost anyone using this formula. In addition, Greatness Code provides scientific research and real-life examples that show how to advance at every career stage. It's time for you to gain the edge that these tools can give you. It's time to crack the Greatness Code.

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Mission Driven

Wed, 21 May 2025 13:06:57 GMT

Mission Driven

By Mike Hayes

Former Navy SEAL commander, White House Fellow, and nonprofit and business leader Mike Hayes offers an inspiring playbook for understanding and achieving your most rewarding and purposeful life.

Mission-Driven offers a practical guide for seekers at transition points: young people, recent graduates, professionals shifting to new roles, or people shifting to find new balance in their lives. It is divided into two sections: The Long Game (figuring out who you want to be, how you define success, and what kind of impact you’re looking to have in your own life and the world) and The Short Game (moving readers from the who to the how, taking the learnings they’ve gathered in the first half of the book and applying them toward building their lives and finding their next great opportunities).

Its lessons include:
·Not What You Want To Be, But Who You Want to Be
·The Most Powerful Secret I Know: Helping Others Helps Us More
·Getting Comfortable Making Decisions
·Finding Enough In The Ways You Spend Your Time

Whether someone is at the beginning of their journey or, at any stage, looking for more, Mission-Driven is roadmap for discovering what drives you, and a playbook for translating those drives into opportunitie. it is a book to help us satisfy our ambitions and our souls, filled with the smart, empathetic guidance.

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The Last Book Written by a Human

Wed, 14 May 2025 19:04:53 GMT

The Last Book Written by a Human

By Jeff Burningham

In The Last Book Written by a Human , tech entrepreneur Jeff Burningham delivers a profound and urgent exploration of what it truly means to be human in the age of AI—challenging us to embrace wisdom, love, and deep human connection as we navigate an uncertain future alongside machines.

What does it mean to be human?

At a time when AI is rapidly changing the way we live, work, and think, this may be the biggest question we face.

In The Last Book Written by a Human , tech entrepreneur and investor Jeff Burningham wrestles with the fundamental questions of existence, the future role of artificial intelligence in society, and the increasingly complex union between humanity and its creations.

With raw honesty, Burningham shares his personal story from Mormon missionary and Bishop to successful entrepreneur to his gubernatorial run and beyond, offering reflections on our otherworldly potential and uncertain future in the age of AI. His call to action is clear: As machines become smarter, we must become wiser.

You will discover:

How the rise of AI is forcing humanity to confront fundamental questions about consciousness, intelligence, and what it means to be truly human.

Why the development of AI must be guided by love, wisdom, and compassion.

How to navigate relationships in the future, ensuring we maintain genuine human connection alongside increasingly synthetic ones.

The importance of reforming institutions—religious, governmental, and business—to support human flourishing.

The cosmic necessity of mastering your life as a human being , rather than a human doing .

This book is a wake-up call for our species to evolve beyond our unconscious patterns, false beliefs, and outdated systems in order to thrive in the age of AI.

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Unfolded

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:16:09 GMT

UNFOLDED

By Brian & Linda Schubring

A provocative allegory to help individuals and leaders develop a sense of their true identity, permission to dream, and courage to transform.

An allegory about an origami crane's dream of becoming a paper plane, Unfolded imparts a philosophy and strategy to help leaders meet their full potential, cultivate better relationships, and grow their leadership capacity. Through purposeful storytelling, the book encourages readers to join a journey of transformation, self-acceptance, and expression, helping them unpack their identity and build confidence in themselves.

Readers will learn how to look within to navigate their lives and about the importance of understanding the internal map of their life story, lived experiences, lessons learned, and shaping relationships. This book gives readers permission to dream and shows readers how to:

Work with your feelings of self-doubt, fear, shame, guilt, and judgment when taking the next step forward
See play as practice in disguise, and trying as intentional practice
Track stories, maps, creases, folds, and dreams to look at your life and learn something important

Unfolded is a critical business book empowering individuals and leaders to begin a discussion on personal wellbeing and professional influence, and help their people understand how meaningful relationships and lived experiences are shaping how they show up on their teams, their families, and in the world.

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Every Purchase Matters

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 21:14:44 GMT

EVERY PURCHASE MATTERS

By PAUL RICE

From the founder and CEO of Fair Trade USA, a critical account of the past, present, and future of conscious capitalism—the change it has wrought in the world and the potential it still has to confront our greatest challenges.

We all have the power to change the world through the products we buy. This simple premise has driven the growth of the conscious consumer movement for decades. Indeed, what started with a handful of niche sustainability brands has exploded into the mainstream with labels like Organic, Non-GMO, and Fair Trade Certified now adorning products in major retailers across the country.

Yet the true promise of ethical sourcing and conscious consumerism has not been fully realized. Paul Rice has dedicated his career to helping consumers and businesses embrace the power they have to protect the environment and improve the lives of farmers and workers on the far side of our global supply chains.

In Every Purchase Matters , Rice reveals the untold story of the Fair Trade movement and its significance for us all. Calling on the close relationships he cultivated over the last forty years with the pioneers of ethical sourcing—CEOs, activists, grassroots farmer leaders, and consumer advocates—Rice gives voice to the visionaries and practitioners who are making sustainable business the new normal. These protagonists share successes and failures, lessons learned, and their extraordinary impact in communities around the world. Their stories illuminate how sustainability is good not only for people and planet but also for business.

Whether you’re a consumer, a business leader, or an investor, Every Purchase Matters offers a rich and persuasive case for conscious capitalism—the change it has brought and the potential it still has to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.

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Undisrupted

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:34:44 GMT

Undisrupted: Leadership Essentials on Business Transformation, Profitability and Future Readiness

By Ian Khan

Ready your organization for the future―regardless of what it may bring―with one of the world's foremost business strategists

In Undisrupted: Leadership Essentials on Creating a Future-Ready Organiztion, Ian Khan, a distinguished futurist, filmmaker, and author delivers a compelling message that challenges the conventional approach to future-proofing businesses with technology, offering a fresh, comprehensive strategy for thriving in an uncertain future.

In the book, Khan introduces the innovative Future Readiness Score™, a tool developed through his extensive research and experience with over 750 organizations. This score assesses a company's ability to adapt to unforeseeable changes, preparing them to handle both challenges and opportunities. The book elaborates on the seven pillars of future readiness―Engagement, Learning, Collaboration, People, Culture, Innovation, and Execution―demonstrating how to safeguard your company against adverse events and capitalize on positive ones.

You'll also discover:

The proprietary Future Readiness Score™ to evaluate and enhance organizational adaptability
Practical insights into the seven pillars of future readiness for robust business strategy
Strategies to not only withstand negative events but also harness positive opportunities

Undisrupted an essential guide for business leaders, including managers, executives, entrepreneurs, and strategists. It is also invaluable for consultants serving various businesses. This book is a crucial resource for anyone aiming to navigate and succeed in the ever-evolving business landscape of tomorrow.

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Scale Passion

brian@bookhighlight.com (Brian Morrison) — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:38:34 GMT

Scale Passion: Igniting Purpose, Driving Impact

By Rob Craven

We’ve been duped into believing a number of unhelpful notions about starting and leading a successful company, not least of all that profit and purpose are mutually exclusive. Rob Craven believes that we can evolve toward a better kind of capitalism.

Infuse purpose and passion into all parts of your company so that as your business grows and flourishes, so does your impact.

Scaling a business is a straightforward endeavor—grow and expand your company while maintaining efficiency and profitability. Impact-minded leaders need a field guide for generating both economic value and contributing to societal well-being.

Let Scale Passion be your companion on the journey to building a company whose social impact differentiates you from the competition, drives exceptional employee engagement, and becomes a prized asset for your stakeholders and investors.

CEO, investor, consultant, and founder of ScalePassion Rob Craven empowers you to leverage your organizations as a force for good by showing you how to:

Elevate your leadership by tapping into your personal purpose, passion, and power
Scale your purpose and passion by building an impact-minded company/team
Inspire an ever-widening circle of customers, investors, and community stakeholders

Organized around his father’s three most important principles for living—be bold as hell, always do it right, and always make a difference—Craven’s guidance is a mentorship-in-your-pocket resource for cultivating your superpowers as a leader.

Scale Passion offers a proven, practical method for building a successful, impact-minded organization and achieving your change-the-world goals, featuring inspiring stories of leaders who are doing just that.

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Hollywood Virgin

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:18:23 GMT

Hollywood Virgin: Breaking Into and Out of Show Business

By JASON FELTS

Just when everything seems fake, Hollywood Virgin by Jason Felts offers refreshing honesty in his personal story of how he fell in and out of love with the hustle of Hollywood, discovered a mentor in Sir Richard Branson, accelerated his career at Virgin, and struggled in his own personal journey to authenticity and fulfillment.

Lance Bass, singer of N’Sync and entrepreneur, had this to say about Hollywood Virgin :

“Felts captivates, detailing a (not always first class) journey filled with aspiration, struggle, self-awareness and super success. A masterclass in perseverance and authenticity in an industry that often lacks both. A must-read for anyone looking to blaze their own trail and keep it real.”

An advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, Jason Felts works with schools, colleges, and communities to empower everyone to embrace their unique strengths and abilities and stay true to their own authentic selves.

Please consider a tax-deductible donation here through WorthyBooks to join Jason Felts in fighting book banning nationwide by sending copies of Hollywood Virgin to public libraries across the country.

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Zen and the Art of Digital Transformation

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:09:39 GMT

Zen and the Art of Digital Transformation

By Sara Teitelman, MPH

Learn practical methods for reducing technology overload and related employee burnout at your organization

In Zen and the Art of Digital Transformation: Leading a Mindful Redesign of the Digital Enterprise , veteran digital transformation consultant, Sara Teitelman, MPH, shares her proven process for improving the state of an organization’s enterprise technology in ways that boost employee happiness and productivity. Grounded in best practices from human-centered design, knowledge management, and change management, these methods will help organizations of all sizes assess the performance of their digital tools and develop a phased plan of action for decluttering their digital landscape and realizing the full value of their IT investments. Importantly, it is these same actions that will position organizations to make best use of the growing collection of highly sophisticated, AI-driven capabilities that will soon be part of every workplace.

Case studies and downloadable templates developed over hundreds of successful client projects are included to help readers immediately put the concepts presented to work. In this book, readers will learn how to:

Assess the current state of their enterprise technology and uncover the ways that it is hindering productivity and employee satisfaction
Quantify and reduce IT spend on recurring software subscriptions
Address IT system overlap and duplication to streamline business processes and reduce user confusion
Provide employees with clear guidelines and training on use of their enterprise digital tools
Involve people from across the organization in technology decision-making to reduce inter-departmental friction and uncover synergies

The antidote to an issue plaguing nearly every modern enterprise, Zen and the Art of Digital Transformation is an essential guide for all business leaders, executives, and managers seeking to tame their enterprise IT landscape and pave the way to higher employee satisfaction and a healthier bottom line.

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Essential

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:02:55 GMT

ESSENTIAL

By Christie Smith, PhD, and Kelly monahan, phd

Discover and embrace the future of human-powered leadership

In an era where the foundational elements of business are being disrupted, Essential: How Distributed Teams, Generative AI, and Global Shifts are Creating a New Human-Powered Leadership emerges as a crucial guide for leaders navigating the profound changes reshaping industries and markets worldwide. This book, penned by a team of seasoned business and leadership strategists, offers a radical and necessary perspective on management transformation, emphasizing the importance of human-centered leadership in meeting the full potential of the technology age.

The authors explain how to:

Unlock radical management transformation, demonstrating how to lead with humanity at the forefront, addressing changing attitudes about labor, management, and organizational goals in a way that fosters growth and innovation
Adapt to the new business landscape, leveraging insights about managing distributed teams and incorporating emerging technologies like generative AI without losing the essence of your organization's talent and skills
Achieve immediate, impactful change with realistic strategies and actionable techniques backed by thousands of hours of original research and practical experience
Improve the way we live by revolutionizing the way we work

Essential is not just a book; it's a roadmap for 21st-century leaders facing existential challenges in a rapidly evolving global market. Perfect for managers, executives, directors, founders, entrepreneurs, and any business leader aiming to steer their organization towards success in a transformed landscape, this book provides the tools and insights needed to lead with conviction and humanity.

Whether you're looking to redefine your leadership approach, adapt to the transformed market, or leave a lasting legacy, this book offers a compelling case for why now is the time for a leadership reinvention. Dive into this essential resource and begin your journey towards leading with greater impact and humanity in the business world of today and tomorrow.

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Job Moves

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:28:03 GMT

JOB MOVes

By Ethan Bernstein, Michael B. Horn, and Bob Moesta

Three innovators offer a road-tested framework for career development that helps anyone make real progress on their path when they switch jobs.

Each year, an estimated 1 billion people switch jobs worldwide. A lucky few stumble into the role of their dreams, but hundreds of millions are disappointed. What if, when looking for a job, we could make more informed choices to better select the opportunity we seize? What if the power to move along our career paths lies with each of us, as opposed to hiring managers or the market?

According to the “Jobs to Be Done” theory of product design—customers don’t simply buy products; they recruit them to do specific jobs that solve a problem. Job Moves adopts this model to view jobs as positions we “hire” to help us make progress in our lives and careers. Based on research conducted with over a thousand professionals at all stages of their careers, Ethan Bernstein, Michael B. Horn, and Bob Moesta find that this notion bears out no matter your age, stage, or trajectory.

Key to this new, universal approach is understanding our priorities at the specific moment when we make each move. This team has created a process to help individuals identify the current circumstances driving them to look for new opportunities, the experiences they hope to gain in a new job, what tradeoffs they’ll gladly make in return, and how to learn-before-switching if a new job will deliver. The result encourages job seekers to look beyond a title or company for a more holistic view and ask not what you can do in a job, but what a potential job can do for you.

Full of useful activities and tools, Job Moves offers the timeless framework of our generation to help anyone create a career that will be happier and more fulfilling.

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Restoring Our Sanity Online

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:21:24 GMT

RESTORING OUR SANITY ONLINE

By Mark Weinstein

Help Bring Restoring Our Sanity Online to Public Libraries Nationwide

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Donate a Copy: Purchase a copy to be distributed to libraries nationwide during publication week.
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Why Libraries?

Libraries are more than just buildings—they are community hubs that provide access to knowledge, culture, and resources for all. By placing Restoring Our Sanity Online on their shelves, you’ll help ensure that it reaches readers who might not otherwise have access to it.

“This is a must-read for anyone concerned with where we are today and looking for a better path forward."

―Steve Wozniak, Co-founder, Apple Inc.

"Mark Weinstein presents a new paradigm for the web and social media that empowers users, protects democracy, and eliminates surveillance capitalism. This is a vital read."

―Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the Web

Big Tech is driving us, our kids, and society mad. In the nick of time, Restoring Our Sanity Online presents the bold, revolutionary framework for an epic reboot. What would social media look like if it nourished our critical thinking, mental health, privacy, civil discourse, and democracy? Is that even possible?

Restoring Our Sanity Online is the entertaining, informative, and frequently jaw-dropping social reset by Mark Weinstein, contemporary tech leader, privacy expert, and one of the visionary inventors of social networking.

This book is for all of us. Casual and heavy users of social media, parents, teachers, students, techies, entrepreneurs, investors, and elected officials. Restoring Our Sanity Online is the catapult to an exciting, enriching, and authentic future. Readers will embark on a captivating journey leading to an inspiring and actionable reinvention.

The book’s explorations include:

Empowering You―Social Media User, Content Creator
In The Crosshairs: Privacy And Anonymity
Saving Our Kids From The Abyss
Surprise! Social Media Can Be Good For Your Mental Health
Is AI The High-Tech Tattletale In Your Social Experience?
Lifting The Veil On Bots And Trolls
Facts, Opinions, Lies―Who Decides?
Web3 Is Here―What The Heck Is It?
Is There A Better Way?

Join us in making Restoring Our Sanity Online accessible to readers everywhere by donating a copy to libraries nationwide. Your contribution is tax-deductible and will help inspire countless readers.

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Keep Telling Yourself

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:28:11 GMT

keep telling yourself

By chad sanschagRin

Shift your story and create a life of abundance.

Do you suspect you’re capable of more but keep settling for less? Take a journey of self-love and personal growth that puts you back in control of your story and catapults you into the success you’ve been convinced is beyond reach.

Too often our inner critic fabricates stories that undervalue our capabilities or make us question where we’re going and why. The things we keep telling ourselves eventually start to feel true and even inevitable—as if we’re destined to live within the confines of that story for the rest of our lives.

Sought-after speaker and executive coach Chad Sanschagrin teaches that “you find what you focus on,” and he’s shown millions in search of a better life how to write a better story by focusing on who they want to become instead of what they want to achieve.

Learn to apply SHIFT—See How I Find Truth—to reclaim your personal narrative and produce a truer reflection of who you are and who you want to be. To do so, you’ll enact key mindset shifts, moving from:

Worthless to worthy
Lack to abundance
Doubt to faith
Indifference to respect and love

The ultimate goal of shifting your thinking is to uncover “Cannonball moments”—those times when you don’t have to wonder why you bother with everything you do or worry about what comes next because you glimpse the significance of it all in the arc of your life.

No matter how you most want to be better—whether as a parent, spouse, leader, or all that and more— Keep Telling Yourself shows you the power of the stories we tell ourselves and how to rewrite yours to realize your full potential.

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What Lights You Up?

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:18:13 GMT

What lights you up?

By Mary Olson-menzel

llluminate Your Path and Take the Next Big Step in Your Career

Whether you're an industry veteran pivoting between fields, a stay-at-home parent just rejoining the workforce, or a college student trying to find their footing, this heartfelt, actionable, and authentic book covers everything you need to know about getting results in the modern world of work and is full of insightful, real-life stories of success that inspire the reader to take action in their own life.

Inspired by renowned executive coach, business advisor, and speaker Mary Olson-Menzel's highly effective MVP 360 Coaching program, this book delivers insight on topics like:

Developing and telling your own highly individualistic story to get noticed and hired
Getting results from LinkedIn, social media, and personal branding
Rocking the interview, negotiating the offer, and landing the job
Staying on a path to vibrant success in your first three months at a new job―and for the rest of your life

What Lights You Up? is an essential guide and roadmap for everyone and anyone seeking direction in their career journey. Filled with highly effective tips, tricks, and strategies, this book will help readers transition from where they are now into a fulfilling and meaningful new career and beyond.

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Raising Resilience

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:10:14 GMT

Raising Resilience

By Tovah Klein

An expert on child development and the author of How Toddlers Thrive presents a new approach for parents to help children and teens build resilience and flourish in an unpredictable world.

Global pandemics. Social and political unrest. School shootings. These are some of the destabilizing realities occurring in our children’s lives and threatening their wellbeing. While mental health disorders are on the rise among young people, there is good news that has not yet been reflected in the headlines: the negative consequences of these events can be mitigated. Though it seems counterintuitive, adversity can actually make our children more resilient. The key is parental involvement and attunement.

Dr. Tovah Klein has devoted her professional life to helping children thrive in the face of everday uncertainty, as well as devastating events. A child psychologist specializing in the effects of population-wide trauma who has worked with children and families in the wake of 9/11, the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and other catastrophic events, Dr. Klein uses clinical data to reveal how, even in times of grave fear and uncertainty, parents can offset and even avoid damage that could derail their children’s future.

Raising Resilience offers parents five strategies that show children how to develop the inner resources to face adversity, adjust, and thrive, instead of falter and break down. Drawing on research on trauma and its impact on emotional and intellectual development, including her own findings, Dr. Klein offers a lifeline for every family contending with life’s many stresses and traumas—from the most devastating to the most commonplace, including peer conflicts, divorce, moving, academic struggles, and larger national events.

Wise and hopeful, this essential guide shows how hardship offers the possibilities for life-long strength—with the right support in place. Raising Resilience provides parents with practical guidance for instilling in their children the emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility, and social know-how they need to manage life’s challenges, build the resources to bounce back, and create a lasting capacity for happiness. Accessible, compassionate, and authoritative, it is a timely resource that shows parents how to raise children who are motivated, resourceful, caring, and resilient—all of what’s needed in an ever-changing world.

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Likeable Badass

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:04:01 GMT

LIKEABLE BADASS

By Alison Fragale, phd

Behavioral scientist Alison Fragale offers powerful new insights and a practical playbook for women to advance in any workplace, full of tips, tricks, and strategies to help secure that elusive corner office.

Over decades of research, speaking engagements, and mentorship, psychologist and professor Alison Fragale encountered recurring questions from high powered and early career women alike: How do women thread the needle of kindness and competence in the workplace? How can women earn credit for their accomplishments, negotiate better, and navigate complex office politics without losing the goodwill of their peers?

Fragale investigated and determined that many women's workplace issues boil down to what psychologists call status: the perception of them by others. No amount of power-- no degree, title, or paycheck-- will raise a woman's workplace stature unless it also affects how others see her. Acknowledging this roadblock, Fragale pulls back the curtain on how we can change how others see us by developing our standing as a "likeable badass." By cultivating perceptions of warmth and assertiveness, women can achieve the kind of reputation that leads to a seat at the table and a fulfilling career path.

Likeable Badass is equal parts behavioral science and life hacks, weaving together rigorous research with actionable advice and impactful stories from a diverse array of women. This is a warm, heartening book written for women, their allies, and anyone who struggles to rise, and wants evidence-based, practical strategies for success, served with a side of inspiration and humor.

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The Mac & Cheese Millionaire

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:03:26 GMT

THE MAC & CHEESE MILLIONAIRE

By Erin Wade

A captivating tale about what it takes as a small business owner to build a meaningful company from the ground up, falling in love with your work along the way

In The Mac & Cheese Millionaire: Building a Better Business by Thinking Outside the Box, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and culinary innovator Erin Wade shares her inspiring and often hilarious journey of leaving her corporate lawyer job to open a hit mac and cheese restaurant, taking you through the challenges and victories that paved her path to success. By sharing the lessons that helped her sell millions of dollars in cheesy carbs, she delivers the tools you need to create change and surpass all your expectations.

This book isn't just a personal narrative; it's a masterclass in redefining what it means to love your work. Because while her journey started out of a love of mac and cheese, Wade found that what she ultimately fell in love with―was business. What follows is the story of starting a small business, all of the ensuing trials and tribulations, and ultimately building a unique, feminist work culture that helped transform the restaurant industry.

You'll also find:

Funny and inspiring personal anecdotes that illustrate the power of tapping into your own singular brand of leadership
Strategies for creating a one-of-a-kind work culture based on greater meaning, purpose, and connection
Tools to embrace a feminine leadership style that offer an enduring competitive advantage to entrepreneurs

With leadership takeaways for businesses of all sizes, The Mac & Cheese Millionaire is an essential read for small business owners, professional women, aspiring entrepreneurs, and, of course, comfort food-lovers. Wade's story demonstrates how blending passion, innovation, and a bit of culinary magic can lead to unparalleled success. Whether you're dreaming of launching your own venture or seeking to infuse your current role with more meaning and joy, let this book be your guide to transforming your professional life.

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Experiencing the American Dream

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:46:20 GMT

EXPERIENCING THE AMERICAN DREAM

By MARK MATSON

Your financial future is too important to leave to chance. Find purpose for your money and freedom for yourself and family.

Experiencing The American Dream: How to Invest Your Time, Energy, and Money to Create an Extraordinary Life is a compelling book with clear, potentially life-altering truths about economics and investing. As you read it, you’ll engage in a profound exploration of your family’s financial future.

Unlike any financial training on the market, this is your opportunity to discover what investing really is, how it works, and how it can fulfill your purpose for life. You will have the opportunity to alter your relationship to money and investing in a way that leaves you, and those you care about, powerfully pursuing your dreams.

If you’re committed to creating a life of freedom for you and those you love, you can benefit from what Experiencing The American Dream has to teach you. It’s a breakthrough in financial education, backed by Nobel Prize winning research, designed to provide you with the tools to cultivate your financial future.

Taking this journey will teach you as much about yourself as it will about the world of investing—don’t wait. Start Experiencing the American Dream now.

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Ageless Aging

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:47:08 GMT

AGELESS AGING

By Maddy Dychtwald

Ageless Aging presents a pioneering new way for women to feel youthful, energetic, and vital while gaining wisdom, resilience, and experience. It provides a holistic action plan based on leading science that helps women take advantage of the scientific, medical, psychological, and spiritual tools, tips, and advice available to them as they thrive in the second half of life. Sections include cutting-edge information on the body—fitness, food as medicine, sleep, and hormones—and the science of living longer. It explains the truth about the body’s role in the recipe for longevity, debunks long-held myths around healthcare and health products, and presents the relatively new concept of “precovery.”

With invaluable input and insider information from the top experts across many disciplines, Ageless Aging will answer how you can:

Make use of your longevity bonus years with maximum impact and purpose
Learn the truth about your hormones and their impact on ageless aging
Clear up the confusion about nutrition and supplementation
Supercharge your immunity and find more energy in every day
Take steps to potentially prevent or delay cognitive decline
Explore key strategies for improving your sleep
Successfully navigate the healthcare system
Fight back against youth-obsessed culture that conspires against women in particular
Create more financial freedom and security for a longer, better life

Women want and deserve these answers. Maddy Dychtwald—the co-founder of Age Wave , long considered the leading think tank on aging, longevity, and retirement issues—wrote Ageless Aging to ensure that women have the most modern and scientifically accurate information so we can all live better longer.

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All In Her Head

christian@bookhighlight.com (Christian Tysklind) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:22:20 GMT

ALL IN HER HEAD

By Dr. Elizabeth Comen, M.D.

For as long as medicine has been a practice, women's bodies have been treated like objects to be practiced on: examined and ignored, idealized and sexualized, shamed, subjugated, mutilated, and dismissed. The history of women’s healthcare is a story in which women themselves have too often been voiceless—a narrative instead written from the perspective of men who styled themselves as authorities on the female of the species, yet uninformed by women’s own voices, thoughts, fears, pain and experiences. The result is a cultural and societal legacy that continues to shape the (mis)treatment and care of women.

While the modern age has seen significant advancements in the medical field, the notion that female bodies are flawed inversions of the male ideal lingers on—as do the pervasive societal stigmas and lingering ignorance that shape women’s health and relationships with their own bodies.

Memorial Sloan Kettering oncologist and medical historian Dr. Elizabeth Comen draws back the curtain on the collective medical history of women to reintroduce us to our whole bodies—how they work, the actual doctors and patients whose perspectives and experiences laid the foundation for today’s medical thought, and the many oversights that still remain unaddressed. With a physician’s knowledge and empathy, Dr. Comen follows the road map of the eleven organ systems to share unique and untold stories, drawing upon medical texts and journals, interviews with expert physicians, as well as her own experience treating thousands of women.

Empowering women to better understand ourselves and advocate for care that prioritizes healthy and joyful lives— for us and generations to come— All in Her Head is written with humor, wisdom, and deep scientific and cultural insight. Eye-opening, sometimes enraging, yet always captivating, this shared memoir of women’s medical history is an essential contribution to a holistic understanding and much-needed reclaiming of women’s history and bodies.

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red helicopter

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:37:00 GMT

red helicopter

By James Rhee

In kindergarten, James Rhee received a toy red helicopter after a simple act of kindness—the innocent generosity of sharing his lunch. Nearly four decades later, the lessons from this small gift helped him develop a human-centered framework for business and personal success.

Rhee, a Korean American man with no prior background as CEO, unexpectedly took the helm of Ashley Stewart, an iconic company predominantly employing and serving Black women. The world bet against him, but Rhee trusted his instincts to identify, measure, and unleash the intangible goodwill at the company’s core, a decision which ultimately multiplied its fortunes several times over. Inspired by the values his dying immigrant parents instilled in him, he knew that a radically different—yet familiar—approach was required to lead this twice-bankrupt company from the jaws of liquidation to transcendent success.

Anyone can apply this refreshingly intuitive approach to change—at work
and at home. All it takes is combining the power of kindness with a little math. James Rhee is a high school teacher and Harvard Law graduate who became a private equity investor and unexpected CEO. He bridges math with emotions by marrying capital with purpose. His transformational leadership has been recognized by leading civic and business organizations. James teaches at Howard University, MIT Sloan School of Management, and Duke University School of Law.

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Rise Above the Story

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:30:46 GMT

RISE ABOVE THE STORY

By Karena Kilcoyne

The definitive guidebook on how to triumph over trauma.

In Rise Above the Story , Karena shares with raw vulnerability how she rose above her stories of abandonment, worthlessness, and shame. With her three-part, evidence-based formula she’ll show you how to stop your negative mind chatter, rid yourself of shame, and finally love yourself once and for all.

She’ll teach you how to:

Acknowledge your story. Objectively reframe your story by understanding how your brain works and why it creates our negative inner dialogue when we experience trauma. (Spoiler alert! It’s wired for survival.)
Release your story. Discover how your story took over your life by unearthing your repressed fear and shame and find the power in forgiving others and yourself.
Rise above your story. Explore how your hardships can serve you and learn how to finally love yourself unconditionally.

You’ll learn how to let go of your past by embracing every beautiful, imperfect piece of yourself—no matter what your story looks like.

Rising above your story will empower you to live the life of your dreams. Karena’s beautifully simple, yet powerful, formula offers emotional freedom and unfettered joy when you’re ready to embrace the vibrant, worthy, and lovable person you truly are.

Your past doesn’t define you— you do. It’s time to rise above your story and live the authentic life you deserve.

Copies of Rise Above the Story will be donated to U.S. public libraries across the country.

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Lead Through Anything

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 19:06:29 GMT

LEAD THROUGH ANYTHING

BY DUSTIN SEALE & ED MANFRE

The logical, inspirational, and simplified approach you need to lead through unprecedented chaos—and help your teams and organizations thrive

In today’s world of near-constant disruption, every leader faces a slew of conflicting demands involving employees of different generations, cultures, and age groups; one of history’s tightest labor markets; and never-ending geopolitical, climate, financial, and health challenges.

Lead Through Anything provides simple, tested and actionable strategies to help you continually level-up your impact as an individual, manager, and leader. It walks you through the process of developing a leadership mentality that balances three key elements to achieve sustainable success:

Purpose: Create and share a vision that motivates collective achievements and aspirations
Vitality: Generate a high level of connection and trust within your teams and organization
Agility: Inspire and empower yourself and others to continuously learn and improve

Lead Through Anything focuses on a wide variety of skills, such as aligning people and energy to a common cause, building effective teams and helping them work together more selflessly, establishing positive confidence more often in oneself and others, increasing engagement and retaining top talent, and shaping a positive, impact-driven organizational culture.

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Strategic

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:39:59 GMT

Strategic

BY RICH HORWATH

Master the four disciplines of strategic fitness essential to executive performance

In Strategic, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rich Horwath delivers an incisive roadmap to help leaders at all levels think, plan, and act strategically to navigate every bu siness challenge they face. The book offers business leaders a proven framework―the Strategic Fitness System―containing dozens of tools, techniques, and checklists to confidently master every area of the business, from designing market-winning strategies to shaping the organization’s culture.

The practical content will help executives in any industry improve what research has shown to be the most important leadership factor to an organization’s future success―strategic competence―and use this skill to transform complexity to clarity in charting their strategic direction. The book features:

A common language for strategy and business planning
Practical tools for developing the four dimensions of executive fitness key to advancing the company’s growth: strategy, leadership, organization, and communication
Techniques for designing enduring competitive advantage and frameworks for creating innovative new value for customers
Methods for evolving the business model to transform the trajectory of the business
The Strategic Quotient (SQ)―a validated assessment of an executive’s strategic thinking, planning, and execution

With practical tools and dozens of real-world examples, readers of Strategic will immediately be able to set direction, create advantage, and achieve executive excellence. Be more than tactical―be Strategic.

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Know What Matters

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:39:57 GMT

KNOW WHAT MATTERS

BY RON SHAICH

Ron Shaich, founder and former CEO of Panera Bread, shares the lessons he learned from a lifetime of asking what really matters and then making the transformations necessary to bring what really matters to life.

Shaich is a business visionary who has been part of building three iconic restaurant brands: Au Bon Pain, Panera Bread, and now Cava. Along the way, he developed "fast casual," a $100 billion–plus segment of the industry. Now he reveals what he learned about entrepreneurship, running large enterprises, business transformation, and life itself. He illustrates these lessons with his experiences turning a 400-square-foot cookie store into 2,400 restaurants with $5 billion in revenue, delivering annual investor returns of 25 percent over two decades, and outperforming both Starbucks and Chipotle. How did Shaich succeed repeatedly in such a notoriously tough industry? By discovering today what will matter tomorrow and never hesitating to undertake sweeping transformations in order to get the job done.

Shaich offers clear-headed lessons for the entire life cycle of an enterprise, from bootstrapping a startup to going public to managing large companies to selling a business. And the relevance of his message doesn't end in the boardroom. He challenges readers to grapple with how the business impacts life, sharing his own struggles and setbacks with as much candor as he describes his successes.

Telling yourself the truth, knowing what really matters, and getting it done is the path to creating and sustaining a meaningful life, a market-leading business, and even a healthier society. Shaich's reflections are sometimes practical ("Make smart bets"), sometimes philosophical ("Conduct an annual pre-mortem"), often challenging ("You don't own the business, the business owns you"), and always incisive ("You take the money, I'll take control."). Know What Matters is a powerful guide to building transformative businesses while leading a life you respect and leaving a positive impact on the world.

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Venture Meets Mission

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:39:37 GMT

VENTURE MEETS MISSION

By Arun Gupta, Gerard G eorge, and Thomas J. Fewer

The world is facing dramatic geopolitical, environmental, and technological shifts. Venture Meets Mission argues that if Business, Government, and Society come together, rebuild trust, and collaborate, we have a generational opportunity to address societal challenges―climate change, cybersecurity, disease outbreaks, food insecurity and education. The book explains, with hope and passion, how our existing entrepreneurial ecosystem, with the ideals of democracy, can be the foundation for a new mission-driven capitalism.

The good news is the components of this problem-solving ecosystem already exist. The authors explain what is required to join people, purpose, and profit together for world-changing impact―starting with rebuilding trust among Business, Government, and Society. The authors draw on their leadership experience with Silicon Valley innovation, venture capital, and work at the highest levels of the federal government. The book tells engaging stories of successful entrepreneurs, with diverse perspectives and intersectional experiences, who combine mission and venture to solve critical societal problems.

This book seeks to inspire a generation of students, young professionals, and entrepreneurial executives to pursue mission-driven ventures that can make the world a better place. Venture Meets Mission also explains why and how forward-thinking government officials and policy makers can harness private sector entrepreneurship and innovation to solve society's problems.

Donate copies of the book Venture Meets Mission to educate and inspire the HBCU students driving innovation and entrepreneurship forward for the next generation.

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The Growth Leader

Tue, 16 May 2023 19:06:14 GMT

The Growth Leader

BY SCOTT K. EDINGER

Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue.

However you define business growth—total revenue, net income, margin expansion, number of products and services, or customer loyalty—sustained and strategic growth requires an organization to do more than sell by simply communicating the value of its products or services. It must create value in the way it sells by delivering a compelling experience that adds value beyond the product itself. As a leader, it’s your job to build and guide that experience.

The Growth Leader reveals how top executives create profitable growth through the intersection of strategy, leadership, and sales. With a clear strategy, inspiring leadership, and aligned sales, powerful leaders understand that true competitive advantage doesn’t come from innovation alone, but belongs to companies that use their sales organization to add and create value. In this leadership guide, you’ll learn how to ensure growth strategy is aligned at every level of the company, from boardroom initiatives to daily customer interaction.

Bestselling leadership author and business growth consultant Scott K. Edinger helps CEOs and leaders intentionally and strategically engage with the customer experience to differentiate, innovate, cultivate loyalty, and grow. With this growth strategy mindset, your teams will know what they’re supposed to be doing, have the skills to accomplish their work at a high level, and be properly supported by systems, process, and environment. But they can only do all this if you lead them. Are you ready to be a Growth Leader?

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The Power of Wonder

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:30:35 GMT

The Power of Wonder

BY MONICA C. PARKER

An eye-opening journey through the magical, yet surprisingly little-understood, human emotion that is wonder.

From the first tickle of curiosity to an unexpected shift in how we perceive the world, there isn’t a person who hasn’t experienced wonder, and yet the why and how of this profoundly beneficial emotion is only just beginning to be scientifically examined. This inspiring book from thought leader Monica Parker explores the power of wonder to transform the way we learn, develop new ideas, drive social change, and ultimately become better humans.

The Power of Wonder takes readers on a multidisciplinary journey through psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, literature, and business to share some of the surprising secrets behind the mechanics of wonder and guides readers in bringing more of it into their lives. From art and architecture, to love and sex, to sleep and psychedelics, you will learn about the elements and elicitors of wonder, and how it can transform our bodies and brains. Whether it’s taking a daily “wonder walk” or discovering a new absorbing intellectual pursuit, this book shows us how to become more wonderprone and reconnect with a reverence for the world and all the magic in it.

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Breaking Through

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:30:27 GMT

Breaking Through

BY SALLY SUSMAN

Pfizer's celebrated communications leader, Sally Susman, reveals how we can break through all the noise and conventional thinking to get our message across and make positive change.

A global pandemic. A roller-coaster economy. Political tensions ready to ignite, and common civility at an all-time low. For leaders, the pressures and the stakes could not be higher. And in such a stormy, often dangerous world, communications can no longer be considered a soft skill. The ability to lead and drive the public conversation is a rock-hard competency.

In this wise and inspiring book, Sally Susman, the renowned head of corporate affairs at global biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer, tells the fascinating story of how the multinational managed the massive communications challenge that came with Covid and the race to produce an effective vaccine. Just as crucial as creating the vaccine itself was the task of winning people's hearts and minds, and Susman highlights the principles that enabled her to break through, connect, and help move people forward, not only at Pfizer but over a stellar career. She shows how clarifying and channeling your intention is an essential first step: What are you trying to say? She illustrates how, in order to be effective, leaders need to muster the courage for candor; and how, in order to connect, they must both disarm with humility and delight with humor. As a gay, married woman, she talks forthrightly about the challenges and opportunities of embracing who you are, both at home and in the workplace.

Susman's stories will draw you in with their warmth, humor, and humanity and will enlighten and motivate you with their insight and passion. Breaking Through is essential reading for any leader as they face the daunting challenge of communicating in our noisy, turbulent world.

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The Voltage Effect

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:15:14 GMT

The Voltage Effect

BY JOHN A. LIST

“Scale” has become a favored buzzword in the startup world. But scale isn't just about accumulating more users or capturing more market share. It's about whether an idea that takes hold in a small group can do the same in a much larger one—whether you’re growing a small business, rolling out a diversity and inclusion program, or delivering billions of doses of a vaccine.

Translating an idea into widespread impact, says University of Chicago economist John A. List, depends on one thing only: whether it can achieve “high voltage”—the ability to be replicated at scale.

In The Voltage Effect, List explains that scalable ideas share a common set of attributes, while any number of attributes can doom an unscalable idea. Drawing on his original research, as well as fascinating examples from the realms of business, policymaking, education, and public health, he identifies five measurable vital signs that a scalable idea must possess, and offers proven strategies for avoiding voltage drops and engineering voltage gains. You’ll learn:

How celebrity chef Jamie Oliver expanded his restaurant empire by focusing on scalable “ingredients” (until it collapsed because talent doesn’t scale )

Why the failure to detect false positives early on caused the Reagan-era drug-prevention program to backfire at scale
How governments could deliver more services to more citizens if they focused on the last dollar spent
How one education center leveraged positive spillovers to narrow the achievement gap across the entire community
Why the right set of incentives, applied at scale , can boost voter turnout, increase clean energy use, encourage patients to consistently take their prescribed medication, and more.

By understanding the science of scaling, we can drive change in our schools, workplaces, communities, and society at large. Because a better world can only be built at scale.

The 5 Week Leadership Challenge

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:36:23 GMT

The 5 Week Leadership Challenge

BY PATRICK R. LEDDIN

Develop and expand your innate leadership abilities through daily exercises and challenges designed to help you grow into the leader you want to be and prepare you or the job you were made to have.

A recent Harvard Business Review article outlining a study of over 17,000 leaders found that although, on average, people begin to supervise others at age 30, most do not start to receive formal leadership training until their forties. Don't wait for training that doesn't come until it's too late. The Five-Week Leadership Challenge is an invaluable guide to help any aspiring leader begin a daily practice of exercises and challenges designed to develop and expand your innate leadership ability as quickly as possible.

Patrick Leddin has served as a U.S. Army airborne, infantry, and ranger-qualified officer, founded and ran successful businesses, and trained thousands of leaders. In The Five-Week Leadership Challenge, Leddin shows you how to quickly build standout leadership skills so that when the next opportunity comes along, you're the only person for the job.

The Five-Week Leadership Challenge:

Includes 35 daily challenges designed to quickly develop standout leadership skills.
Outlines the leadership habits you can practice regularly that get you noticed—and promoted, based on Leddin's experience training and consulting thousands of leaders all over the world.
Encourages you to share your completion of the leadership challenge on social media to exponentially expand your networking opportunities and receive bonus content and access to additional author tools.

Roadmap to a Brighter Future

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:32:38 GMT

Roadmap to a Brighter Future

BY PAUL A. LAUDICINA

America's best days should still lie ahead. Here’s the realistic and definitive path to get us there.

The future doesn’t just happen. It’s a choice that we can and must help determine. But as our deeply divided nation reels from converging crises and seemingly intractable discord, where do we begin when the stakes are unfathomably high?

With multiple possible futures before us, Americans need to understand the specific consequences of our immediate choices, seize the opportunity to renew the nation's promise, and set the stage to benefit current and future generations. If we chart our course correctly, we can emerge from our current troubles with a brighter future in reach of all Americans.

Based on decades of expertise in envisioning and articulating policy options, Paul Laudicina lays out four vastly different visions for America's future. In Roadmap to a Brighter Future , he outlines why the best version of America will only come about if the correct actions are taken now—and outlines the ten steps needed to decisively tackle our most pervasive problems and address critical priorities.

Laudicina, who led one of the world's most-respected management consultancies and has worked as a longtime senior advisor to Joe Biden, also integrates the uncensored views and fresh ideas of dozens of the world's leading thinkers, CEOs, scientists, government leaders, and innovators, to show why optimism about the United States is not only warranted, but crucial.

The Unspoken Rules

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:29:17 GMT

The Unspoken Rules

BY GORICK NG

You've landed a job. Now what?

No one tells you how to navigate your first day in a new role. No one tells you how to take ownership, manage expectations, or handle workplace politics. No one tells you how to get promoted.

The answers to these professional unknowns lie in the unspoken rules—the certain ways of doing things that managers expect but don't explain and that top performers do but don't realize.

The problem is, these rules aren't taught in school. Instead, they get passed down over dinner or from mentor to mentee, making for an unlevel playing field, with the insiders getting ahead and the outsiders stumbling along through trial and error.

Until now.

In this practical guide, Gorick Ng, a first-generation college student and Harvard career adviser, demystifies the unspoken rules of work. Ng distills the wisdom he has gathered from over five hundred interviews with professionals across industries and job types about the biggest mistakes people make at work. Loaded with frameworks, checklists, and talking points, the book provides concrete strategies you can apply immediately to your own situation and will help you navigate inevitable questions, such as:

How do I manage my time in the face of conflicting priorities?
How do I build relationships when I'm working remotely?
How do I ask for help without looking incompetent or lazy?

The Unspoken Rules is the only book you need to perform your best, stand out from your peers, and set yourself up for a fulfilling career.

The Science and Technology of Growing Young

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:26:23 GMT

The Science and Technology of Growing Young

BY SERGEY YOUNG

The prospect of living to 200 years old isn’t science fiction anymore. A leader in the emerging field of longevity offers his perspective on what cutting-edge breakthroughs are on the horizon, as well as the practical steps we can take now to live healthily to 100 and beyond.

In The Science and Technology of Growing Young , industry investor and insider Sergey Young demystifies the longevity landscape, cutting through the hype and showing readers what they can do now to live better for longer, and offering a look into the exciting possibilities that await us.

By viewing aging as a condition that can be cured, we can dramatically revolutionize the field of longevity and make it accessible for everyone.

Chasing Failure

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:25:14 GMT

Chasing Failure

BY RYAN LEAK

We all have something we’d love to do, but often our fear of failure outweighs the potential of our destiny. But what if we found out that failure could actually help us succeed?

In Chasing Failure, Ryan Leak shares the science behind why people are afraid to fail, mixing in real-life stories and adding practical steps to help us intentionally chase failure in order to embrace the opportunities that come with it. Everyone fails in life—but if you’re willing to learn, improve, and grow because of your failures, you are already on the road to success.

As a motivational speaker, whether addressing people in corporations, churches, or youth events, Ryan has a message of hope: failure is right around the corner, so be brave enough to chase it! The good life is on the other side, and as he says, “God promises to be with you always, even through the failure.”

Packed with wisdom, specific strategies, and a key takeaway included at the end of each chapter, Chasing Failure will help you:

Explore whether your dream idea is worth pursuing
Count the cost and create an action plan for your idea
Learn how to effectively deal with criticism
Understand how to embrace failure and learn how it can propel you

By blending personal stories, get-up-and-go encouragement, and practical step-by-step advice, Ryan Leak will show you how chasing failure could be the quickest way to success.

Under The Naga Tail

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:54:31 GMT

Under the Naga Tail

BY MAE BUNSENG TAING & JAMES TAING

A courageous and poignant memoir of one young man's daring escape from Cambodia's genocidal regime .

Forced from his home by the Khmer Rouge, teenager Mae Taing struggles to endure years of backbreaking work, constant starvation, and ruthless cruelty from his captors--supposed freedom fighters who turned against their own people. Mae risks torture and death to escape into the dark tropical jungles, trekking across a relentless wilderness crawling with soldiers.

When Mae is able to overcome unthinkable odds in the hopes of reuniting with his family, fate takes a cruel turn as he flees war-torn Cambodia. He becomes trapped as a refugee with thousands of others on the ancient temple mountain, Preah Vihear, a place surrounded by countless deadly landmines. Caught up in the terror once more, it is only his willpower to survive and dreams of a better country that give Mae the strength to face the dangers ahead.

This gripping and inspiring memoir, written with Mae's son, James, is not merely an incredible story of survival, but a testament to the human spirit's capacity in us all to endure and prevail in spite of great adversity. Under the Naga Tail will find its place among the most epic true stories of personal triumph.

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The Tao of the Side Hustle

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:51:09 GMT

The Tao of the Side Hustle

BY DON HYUN KIOLBASSA

Your pay isn't keeping up with the cost of living. Student debt weighs you down. Job opportunities just aren't there, and you feel like you're falling farther and farther behind. Maybe it's time to look beyond a traditional job and get ahead through a side hustle.

In The Tao of the Side Hustle , martial arts champion and serial side hustler Don Hyun Kiolbassa applies principles of Wushu Kung Fu—the Chinese art of war—to provide a detailed framework for starting and growing your own venture.

Don shares this martial arts wisdom, blends Buddhist Martial Arts stories with strategic business, tax and legal principles, and explains how anyone interested in a side hustle or small business can follow in his footsteps.

If you know you want something better—a stronger financial picture, a better job, more control over your life—The Tao of the Side Hustle is your playbook for making it happen.

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The Toolbox

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:51:01 GMT

The Toolbox

BY JACOB HAROLD

Transform your corner of the world with strategies from a social change visionary

In The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact , celebrated nonprofit executive Jacob Harold delivers an expert guide to doing good in the 21st century. In the book, you'll explore nine tools that have driven world-shaking social movements and billion-dollar businesses—tools that can work just as well for a farmers market or fire department or small business.

The author describes each of the tools—including storytelling, mathematical modeling, and design thinking—in a stand-alone chapter, intertwining each with a consistent narrative and full-color visual structure.

Readers will also find:

A consistent focus and emphasis on the work of social good and how it can be applied in any business, government agency, or nonprofit organization
Dozens of poems, photos, equations, diagrams, and stories to illustrate and enrich of the core ideas of the book.
A fulsome, three-chapter introduction offering an a crash course in the basics of social impact strategy in the 21st century
A comprehensive strategic playbook for contributing to the shared work of building a better world

An essential blueprint for anyone interested in improving the world around them, The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact is an incisive strategic guide that will prove to be indispensable for everyone who seeks to collaboratively build something better.

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From Scratch

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From Scratch

BY DAVID MOSCOW & JON MOSCOW

David Moscow, the creator and star of the hit series From Scratch, takes us on an exploration of our planet’s complex and interconnected food supply, showing us where our food comes from and why it matters in his new book of global culinary adventures.

In an effort to help us reconnect with the food that sustains our lives, David Moscow has spent four years going around the world, meeting with rock-star chefs, and sourcing ingredients within local food ecosystems. Moscow takes us on deep dives (sometimes literally) with fisherfolk, farmers, scientists, community activists, historians, hunters, and more, bringing back stories of the communities, workers, and environments involved—some thriving, some in jeopardy, all interconnected with food.

The result is this travel journal that marvels in the world around us while simultaneously examining the environmental issues, cultural concerns, and overlooked histories intertwined with the food we eat to survive and thrive. Through the people who harvest, hunt, fish, and forage each day, we come to understand today’s reality and tomorrow’s risks and possibilities.

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