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During Lee Cockerell’s career at Disney as the senior operating executive of Walt Disney World Resorts, he led a team of 40,000 cast members (employees) and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, four theme parks, and two water parks. As you can imagine, Lee had to become a time-management expert, first as a means of survival and then as a way to help others make the best use of their time. The time-management secrets he developed have become one of his most requested corporate-training lectures and are now available to you in this tell-all audiobook.

You have the confidence to excel and shine in every social setting. All you need to do is unlock your inner rock star with everything that is shared in this audiobook. Just about anyone can start applying these strategies in his or her life right away.  

Most people believe that you are either born a great critical thinker or you aren't. But this is simply not the case. In this audiobook, you will discover the exact habits of the greatest critical thinkers and how we can apply their same mindsets, and how to solve even the most difficult problems. There is no better time to start the journey toward an improved quality of life. Start by developing a bulletproof critical mind today!

It would be so much easier to do great work if not for pointless bureaucracies, outdated technologies, and deeply irrational rules. These things are killing us. Frustrating? Hell, yes. But take heart. Today’s top performers are taking matters into their own hands: bypassing sacred structures, using forbidden tools, and ignoring silly corporate edicts. In other words, they are hacking work to increase their efficiency and job satisfaction.

Make Every Second Count goes beyond the usual time-management books to bring you a broad range of strategies and tactics dozens of proven methods to get more done in less time. You ll discover how to maximize your time by setting priorities, create useful schedules, and overcome procrastination, how to boost your energy level and productivity with proper diet, exercise, and sleep.

Project management is an essential skill for anyone who needs to get things done in any organisation, and is absolutely critical for anyone leading strategic change. In Lead Successful Projects, the Penguin Business Expert guide, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, introduces a simplified but strategic approach to project management developed over the last 20 years coaching executives, managers and MBAs. Learn how to break down your project into manageable elements, define smart goals and meet them in this concise and practical guide to project success.

Becoming the Boss is a brisk, tech-savvy success manual filled with real-world, actionable tips from an expert. Lindsey Pollak defines what Millennial generation leadership is and draws on original research, her own experience, and interviews with young managers and entrepreneurs to share the secrets of what makes them successful leaders - and shows young professionals how to rise in their own careers.

Nella società divisa di oggi, le opportunità di migliorare il proprio tenore di vita o di guadagnare di più sembrano sempre più scarse. Mentre alcuni si godono la vita, altri lavorano fino allo sfinimento e non guadagnano mai abbastanza. Questa situazione genera conflitti, scontri e scioperi che non lasciano spazio al dialogo. Ma cosa divide le persone in poveri e ricchi? In questo audiolibro, l’autore elenca 17 caratteristiche che hanno le persone ricche.

Many of us hold ourselves back because we firmly believe our abilities are finite. But what if our supposed limitations are just an illusion? In The Power of Your Potential, John Maxwell identifies and examines the 17 key capacities each of us possesses. Some we are born with, such as how we think or how we naturally relate to other people. The rest are choices, often unconscious, including our attitude or personal disciplines. All are expandable.

Unleash your leadership potential and become a successful manager with this comprehensive guide. This powerful book will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively lead and manage a successful team. From understanding your role as a manager to developing effective communication and motivation strategies, this book covers all the essential aspects of management.

The seemingly intractable problems we face today, says author Marty Neumeier, are symptoms of a more basic problem—our inability to deal with interconnected, nonlinear, amorphous challenges. Success in the post-industrial era asks that we move our thinking from the static, the linear, and the step-by-step to the dynamic, the holistic, and the creative. In this breathtaking vision of professional mastery, Neumeier presents five metaskills—feeling, seeing, dreaming, making, and learning—to help you reach your true potential in the creative workplace of the future.

Today, most business writing is email writing. We handle even our most important customer transactions, internal operations, and supplier partnerships solely by email. Yet many of us still struggle to write emails that get results. And we often are so overwhelmed by the sheer volume of emails that we feel as though we’re in email jail! How we handle email has a large impact on the trajectory of our career. Emails can build or destroy credibility, clarify or confuse situations for our coworkers and customers, and reduce or increase security risks and legal liabilities.

In any organization, good communication isn't just about resolving conflict. Good communication is an important elements in client relationships, profitability, team effectiveness, and employee engagement. Communication in the Workplace is the most comprehensive guide for interpersonal communication in the workplace for better productive environment, client relationships, team development, and employee engagement!

In this book you'll learn about the nine time-tested rules required to create a high-quality, highly engaging online training experience, and discover what it takes to successfully transfer in-person classrooms to live online classrooms. With the resources, tools, and rules found in The Learning Explosion, you will be the spark that ignites your virtual training.

Mind Tools for Managers helps new and experienced leaders develop the skills they need to be more effective in everything they do. It brings together the 100 most important leadership skills - as voted for by 15,000 managers and professionals worldwide - into a single volume, providing an easy-access solutions manual for people wanting to be the best manager they can be. Each chapter details a related group of skills, plus the tools you need to put ideas into practice.

Die Kraft der selbstbewussten Worte "Warum werde ich so oft unterbrochen? Warum fällt es mir schwer, mir Gehör zu verschaffen?" Viele Menschen, insbesondere Frauen, haben das Gefühl, ihre Möglichkeiten nicht auszuschöpfen, weil es ihnen im Job oft nicht gelingt, sich hörbar zu machen. Sei es aus Unsicherheit, Harmoniebedürftigkeit oder schlicht Bequemlichkeit. Stimmexpertin Monika Hein zeigt, wie Zurückhaltende konsequent für sich einstehen und Vorsichtige endlich gehört werden. Mithilfe von praktischen Übungen und Tipps werden innere Blockaden überwunden und die eigene Überzeugungskraft und Präsenz erarbeitet.

Authentic influence is about more than creating a strong initial connection - it's about sustaining professional relationships long after an agreement has been reached. Based on their commitment to listening, genuine engagement, and the pursuit of win-win outcomes, authors Mark Goulston and John Ullmen share a new method that business leaders can use to examine priorities, learn about the needs of key players, earn others' attention, motivate others to hear more, and add value with question and actions.

Decades of research demonstrates that we often have an over-inflated sense of self and are rarely as good as we believe. Perfectly Confident is the first book to bring together the best psychological and economic studies to explain exactly what confidence is, when it can be helpful, and when it can be destructive in our lives.

More time, stress relief, and relaxation: You want more time in your life. Time to spend with family, to achieve big goals, and to simply enjoy life. Yet the world we live in is busier and changing faster than ever before. More things compete for your time, and more distractions interrupt your day.

Work. Sleep. Fitness. Family. Friends. Pick Three. In an increasingly demanding world, we've been told that we can do everything - maintain friendships, devote ourselves to work, spend time with family, stay fit, and get enough sleep. We just need to learn to balance it all. Randi Zuckerberg doesn't believe in being well-balanced. We can't do it all every day, she contends, and trying to do so only leaves us frustrated and feeling inadequate. But we can succeed if we Pick Three.