Career Crisis

Are you feeling lost or stuck in your career? For 18 to 25 year olds struggling with uncertainty, the challenges are unprecedented. AI disruption, social media pressures, economic instability, and post-COVID isolation have created a perfect storm. You're stressed out and searching for clarity. Drawing on new research and real stories from fellow students and young professionals, ICF-certified career coach Scott Doyne offers more than just another book of advice.

Neither Washington DC, Wall Street, Mexico, China, the Feds, nor the media are the cause of our problems - nor are they the cure. What happens after all the bogeymen have been vanquished? What if opposing the incompetence of the European Union, the biases of the American media, the corruption of crony capitalism, the arrogance of political power brokers, and allegedly unfair global trade deals is not enough? The key to American prosperity in this new era of populism is for moral people to make responsibility matter again by renewing personal virtue.

Leading Through Crisis is a practical guide for business leaders who want to thrive in uncertainty. Blending the timeless wisdom of Stoic philosophy with modern insights from Emotional Intelligence and Ethical Negotiation, this book offers a powerful toolkit for navigating high-stakes challenges with calm, confidence, and integrity.

THE TOP SELLING FIRST-TIME MANAGER SERIES HAS SOLD OVER 500,000 COPIES Every manager must be prepared to face tough situations that management training never warned them about. This is the go-to resource for handling everything from a disruption in workflow to managing a hostile workplace, and...

A set of three talks given by Dr. Hawkins. Dr. Hawkins explains the difference between sex and making love. He presents sex as an expression of the energy of aliveness and the joy of being. He discusses sex and spiritual conflict, along with guilt, religion, programming, and social belief systems. He describes low-energy and high-energy sex, how to overcome impotence and lack of response, and how to transcend desire so that one is not at the effect of it.

If you’re a man of a certain age you’ll know there comes a point in life when getting a sports car and over-analysing your contribution to society sounds like a really good idea. With a good job in sales and marketing and a nice house in Manchester that he shared with his wife and kids, John...

The purpose of this study was to explore, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, what leadership characteristics leaders perceive to be effective in leading their organizations through times of chaotic change.

A short, simple and instantly effective guide to feeling better no matter what life throws at you. With levels of fear and anxiety now running sky high, try these simple meditations, exercises and rituals to counteract your negative self-talk, soothe yourself into peace and calm, and ride the wave of each challenging emotion instead of being overwhelmed. Let Michael James guide you in using this period of enforced lockdown and seclusion to embed the good habits that will support your best life yet.

Most leaders excel when times are stable. But when supply chains rupture overnight, cash evaporates in weeks, or talent bolts in days, the familiar playbook collapses. In combat medicine, the first three minutes decide life or death. In business, the same urgency applies: act on the wrong threat—or act too late—and your company may not recover. In Stop the Bleed, combat medic turned executive introduces the MARCH Protocol for Business. This battle-tested framework twill help you lead through chaos with clarity.

Mid-career crises are on the rise. It’s no wonder: working lives are getting longer, 'jobs for life' are a thing of the past, and there’s more opportunity than ever before to change role, companies or careers. As a result, more people are questioning whether their work is truly serving them – in emotional, spiritual, and practical terms. Yet mid-career crises can also become the springboard to finding greater meaningfulness at work, resulting in huge psychological and performance benefits.

From Gaza to the White House, she carried the stories of people the world tried to forget. Raised in Palestine, Nadia Bilbassy grew up in a place where beauty and hardship existed side by side—where family, memory, and resilience were woven into daily life, even as conflict pressed in from all...

A tender slice-of-life story blending wit, heart and community with giving life –and love – a second chance! The last thing Steph expected in her forties was to be reinventing everything. Divorced, suddenly unemployed and juggling single parenthood, she’s learning that starting over is...

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems globally faced unprecedented challenges and uncertainties. For medical leaders, the practice of patient care quickly evolved into a high-stakes crisis management task. As the director of a medical group in Texas, I found myself in an unexpected but critical leadership role, embraced with a deep sense of responsibility towards my patients, team, and community. My team and I delivered care during one of the most demanding periods in modern healthcare history.

In Crisis Through the Door, Dr. Eric S. Plummer, a chief of police, public safety strategist, and author of the acclaimed Crisis at the Top, turns his focus from leadership failures at the top to the critical, often overlooked mistakes made at the front door of the profession: hiring and early culture formation. With decades of experience leading public safety agencies in higher education and municipal environments, Dr. Plummer exposes the hidden risks that come with poor hiring decisions, rushed onboarding, and a lack of accountability during probationary periods.

Ontdek strategieën van tien experts om een crisis te overleven en toekomstige problemen te voorkomen. Met praktische maatregelen voor elke onderneming om zich voor te bereiden op onvermijdelijke uitdagingen.

Cincuenta casos de crisis examinados minuciosamente, desde accidentes fatales, desastres ecológicos, contaminación de alimentos, colapso de servicios e imputaciones de fraude hasta ataques informáticos, protestas ciudadanas, prensa adversa, redes hostiles y amenazas regulatorias. Todo un amplio y variado repertorio de situaciones que personas y directivos enfrentaron en el mundo real, de las que en unos casos salieron airosos y en otros no salieron. Si para algo sirven las crisis pasadas, es para aprender.

Sooner or later, we all get the call that changes everything. Day 2 is what comes next. Sometimes it arrives as a phone ringing in the middle of the night. Sometimes as an email, a diagnosis, a conversation we didn’t see coming. Sometimes it’s an inner voice that grows louder until we can no...

Are you one of millions of people losing regular income? Do you need to start earning money from home and spending it wisely? Do you want to know why most of the 57 million US freelancers do not want to return to nine-to-five jobs? Have you ever dreamed to become a successful entrepreneur? Online livelihoods are a growing industry (15 percent in 2019), and in this audiobook, I’ll show you how you can create a sustainable income by working online and save thousands a year.

Whether you are forced to negotiate a high-pressure business deal or confront an angry family member, within the chapters of this book you will learn how to manage your emotions and quickly process information during stressful situations. You will learn how to effectively read your counterparts and how to decipher their words and body language. This book will properly prepare you for conflict and how to effectively use these skills in multiple real-world situations.

In today’s polycrisis world—where pandemics, political instability, online outrage, and fractured supply chains collide—business as usual is a recipe for failure. Responsible Management in Crisis breaks through the noise with gripping, real-world case studies of a dozen leaders who faced extraordinary pressure and made one defining choice: to lead with principle or retreat into safety.