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Leadership Is Overcoming the Natural is an attempt to see into the depths of the role of the leader, which is a fundamental and ancient element of our humanity. Authors Joe Judge and Michael D. Merrill, MD, outline the process of continually becoming your better self. In their view, becoming a leader is a decision, and not necessarily the fulfillment of a natural inclination or a promotion. The hardest part about that decision is that it will change your life, and there are things, and maybe even people, that you will need to leave behind. This must-read work distills their combined decades of wisdom and experience into 52 powerful maxims for any leader--or aspiring leader--to embrace

When Andrea Chuchvara began working as a gift wrap girl at Neiman Marcus during college, she had no idea she was laying the groundwork for a life-changing career in business. A literature major with her heart firmly set on academia, Andrea suddenly found herself knee-deep in spreadsheets, finding solutions to problems that no one knew existed. Those solutions did not go unnoticed, catapulting her onto an unexpected path that would lead her to her destiny. Leaving Shakespeare to wait in the wings, Andrea embraced her passion for teaching and creative arts to transform well-known companies and, in turn, her own life.InThe Balancing Act of Business: Mastering Eight Functional Areas of Business Success, Chuchvara shares eight functional areas that every leader should be well-versed in, along with the extraordinary stories of how she managed her way through them all by tapping into the innate skills she was always meant to share. From sales and marketing to people and culture, every area counts and requires a great leader who knows how to harness their unique, natural talents

DISCOVER THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OWNERS MAKE IN SELLING THEIR BUSINESS: A FAILURE TO PLANToo many smart business owners spend years building up a successful venture without dedicating any time to creating a succession plan. And then, one day, they decide that they've had enough. Maybe they're ready to retire. Maybe the family member who they thought would take over isn't interested. Maybe sales are lagging. Maybe sales are booming and they're struggling to keep up.Whatever the reason, they wake up one morning and recognize that they no longer want to run the business. And if they're like many owners, they place a call to an investment banker or business broker who advises them to sell. For some businesses, that decision to sell is the correct one.But for most of them, it's not. There's a better way. The Company You Keep discusses that better way, equipping you to identify the practical and rewarding solutions that make sense for your business and ensure that you accomplish all of your goals.

Finally, Financial Freedom! Gaining clarity about personal finances, taking financial ownership, and building a healthy relationship with money is hard, and the anxiety of tackling such could be holding you back. Author Chantel Bonneau will show you that hope is within reach; there is a way to enter into a healthy relationship with our finances, starting with discovering your FIN type. Everyone-the millennial, the single parent, the forty-year-old blue collar worker, or the late-fifties CEO-has a financial type, or FIN type, and it's never too late or too early to start working on your financial plan. You could be a ... ¿ DILIGENT SAVER-a budgeter who's extremely frugal ¿ IMPLEMENTER-a decision-maker and macro-thinker who wants a relevant, narrowed focus and appreciates knowledgeable guidance ¿ CAPABLE STUDENT-a novice when it comes to jargon; one who is fearful of making wrong decisions but is eager to learn ¿ HURDLER-a novice who is out of touch with their financial reality, and not numbers oriented ¿ ANALYTIC-a micro-thinker who is data-driven, detail-oriented, and a bit of a control freak In Finding your FINancial Type, you will discover which of five different FIN types you align with, empowering you to achieve good financial health just by being yourself.

The Last Business Book You'll Ever Read! Lack of clarity, accountability, and authority can impact your business in so many ways and the way you work might help you realize the strategy, or get in the way of it. Do you even know what the strategy really is, and how to get there? All of this confusion can be traced to a lack of managerial leadership: the art of managing managers. Julian Chapman addresses and cures the root causes of the pain we feel in organizations and creates great places to work. Under his leadership and counsel, companies of all sizes and across many sectors have unleashed the potential of their organizations. This pragmatic approach pulls no punches and shows you the ongoing path to a workplace where employees at all levels have clarity of role, purpose, accountabilities and authorities. It introduces the power of the Enlightened Leader and the Engaged Manager who confidently and continuously build their teams with an approach of authenticity, transformation and servitude. Chart your course and explore the system. The Managerial Leadership Journey shows you that a Great Place to work is not just possible, it's in your hands.

Imagine The Smile You Always Wanted Modern orthodontic technologies have made the process of moving teeth faster, more comfortable, and more convenient. There are even do-it-yourself treatments advertised on TV and the internet that some people are tempted to try to straighten their teeth. Patients themselves have also changed; only a few years ago, most orthodontic patients were children and adolescents. These days, many more adults are looking to have their teeth straightened. Yet one thing hasn't changed--the biology of the way teeth move. Yes, current treatment happens faster than ever before, but ensuring that teeth move correctly during treatment takes oversight by a trained and experienced orthodontist and team. That's something you don't get with do-it-yourself options. But with so much misinformation online, it's difficult to get the best answers. With Life Transformative Smiles: Orthodontic Treatments and Technologies for the Smile You've Only Imagined, Dr. Jep Paschal answers some of the questions most often heard at Paschal Orthodontics for those who are making an important decision about orthodontic treatment for themselves or their children.

Featuring guest chapters from some of the world's leading marketers, you'll learn what you're getting wrong with your copywriting and messaging, why your campaigns need a Big Idea, and how to build a list of raving fans to systematize your advertising.

It drives the cost and affordability of higher education. These evaluations determine whether graduates are ready to work, sustain our society, and hand down our culture. Start, Stop, or Grow? describes how to collect and interpret data on program markets and economics. It highlights common errors and how to x them. It recognizes that program evaluation still requires judgment and recommends a process that is inclusive, data-informed, and fast enough to keep up with changes in knowledge, technology, society, and the economy.This book gives academic leaders, trustees, and legislators a roadmap for wiser, more successful choices to ensure universities deliver the education required to advance knowledge and better our society.

Taking the Mystery Out of Marketing for Small BusinessesA Do-It-Yourself Guide to Creating a Realistic, Effective StrategyWith everything else businesses have to do for their customers, they also need to communicate with those customers to retain them and market their business to potential new customers. And in the digital age, there are dozens of new and ever-changing ways to accomplish those things. Who has time for it? Who even understands what needs to be done? But you must sustain and grow your business to be successful, so you need to market it. e mystery is: how?Author Jon Martinsen has guided hundreds of small- and medium-sized businesses through the countless and continual changes in media and marketing in the digital age. is book is a practical guide for those who want to get an easy-to-read insight into the basics of marketing today. It outlines a simple approach that any business owner can adopt to best reach their customers and prospects, making it possible for business owners to develop effective strategies for maintaining and growing their businesses.

Discover the Importance of Gentle End-of-Life Care for Your Loved OnesWell-informed patients and families have better hospice care experiences. But most people don¿t learn about hospice until they feel they have no other choice. Delaying that education means it¿s often too late to take advantage of the many benefits hospice care can offer. With The Hospice Handbook, Nurse Debbie wants to change all that. By empowering patients, families, and other caregivers with the tools they need to navigate the complicated world of hospice care, she hopes to improve hospice patients¿ quality of life dramatically.Employing her trademark love, compassion, and folksy humor, which comes from her own dear father, Pappy, who inspired her to open Serenity First Hospice Care in Richmond, Virginia, Nurse Debbie provides invaluable advice and crucial facts about the many facets of hospice, including interviews with vital members of the hospice care team. Through this thoughtful guide, Nurse Debbie hopes yoüll discover that the challenging road yoüre walking can not only be faced with confidence and comfort but also filled with many meaningful opportunities to celebrate life and love to the very end.

Your Six-Week Program for Healthier Living Heart disease is the number-one killer of women. Yet far too few women recognize its risks, and there are tremendous disparities in how women are diagnosed and treated. This book is your invitation to become heart smarter¿to combat statistics with knowledge and understanding.Leading cardiologists Drs. Jennifer Mieres and Stacey Rosen have revised their bestselling Heart Smart for Women for a new audience of readers, partnering with Lori Russo and Marissa Licata to add brand-new content designed to equip you with the insights and solutions to live better and feel better¿to take charge of your health. The book is centered around a six-week plan that has equipped countless women to become more knowledgeable about their hearts and take simple steps to improve the quality of their lives.Ninety percent of women have one or more risk factors for heart disease. But you can prevent or stop the spread of heart disease with targeted, smart actions designed to modify your risks and equip you to make healthier life choices. It's time to take control of your health. It's time to become heart smarter.

In these turbulent times, companies can be forced to pivot on a dime to meet new market challenges.But how do you know which move to make? How do you hit on the solution to what''s threatening your bottom line?Now, in RAPID Transformation: An Outcomes-Based Approach to Drive Results, CEO Ali Davachi draws from his decades of experience turning around companies to detail his innovative and proven system to creating positive change. In addition, Davachi walks the reader through common recurring obstacles that hold businesses back from effectively confronting new challenges-and shows them how to create meaningful transformation that''s both powerful and profitable.

Build a winning organization rooted in ten foundational principles that ensure you drive value for customers and for the business. Customer-centric companies put the customer at the center of all they do; they ensure that they make no decisions without first thinking of the customer and the impact that decision has on her. Annette Franz refers to this as putting the "customer" in customer experience, which means that companies are taking the time to understand who they are and then using that understanding to design a better experience for them. Too often, companies believe they know what''s best for the customer and design an experience based on inside-out thinking, only to end up creating frustration and dissatisfaction. Why? Because they haven''t really put the customer into the experience (design) at all. But what does it take to ensure that the entire company adopts this mindset, this culture? In Built to Win, learn about the ten critical principles that form the foundation for building such a culture. Build the business with these principles in mind, and you will build to win. Win for the customer, win for the business. 

Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership will help you find the perfect nonprofit job and guide you along the road to career success in the philanthropic sector. Learn more about each of the seven stops along the Path that will help you design the plan to achieve your goals. How can you better articulate your nonprofit leadership vision? On which of the ten essential leadership skills and experiences do you need to work? How can you curate the knowledge you need to learn more about your desired nonprofit sector? How can you assemble a personal board of directors to support your journey on the Path? Use this book as a guide to lead a nonprofit organization that will make an even greater impact on the communities it serves.

WHAT'S HOLDING YOU BACK FROM ACHIEVING YOUR DREAMS? Throughout our lives, we all hold certain ideas and beliefs about who we are and what we are capable of accomplishing. But where do these ideas come from? Who are we allowing to create our story? Most importantly, how can we build the courage and confidence to take back that narrative and start living out our dreams? Life can place significant barriers in front of us as we strive to fulfill our dreams. In Adversity Brings Balance, writer and businesswoman Aké Satia shares personal and professional lessons for overcoming those barriers and creating your own story-not only to change your life, but to change the world around you. These lessons serve as an inspiring guide for those looking to leap into a journey toward self-knowledge, courage, authentic growth, and ultimately freedom. What are you creating and where will your journey lead you?

A CALL TO ACTION: EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES THAT MATTER FOR BLACK CHILDREN Ongoing racial disparities in academic performance indicate that Black children need increased attention in after-school interventions. Dr. Perryman has dedicated her career to designing culturally relevant programs that move the discussion from failure to potential and hope for Black kids. In this book, she guides educators, school administrators, and social service directors through her ELEVATE! program''s detailed lesson plans, which provide a road map to engage children''s creativity, to teach children how to lift themselves and each other up, and to build community and harmony while providing continual motivation through music and affirmations.

When Passion Meets Opportunity, Success Is a "Natural" ...Eventually A philosopher once said, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Stephanie Blackwell puts it a little differently: Success is what happens when passion meets serendipity. You need passion and you also need the right opportunity. That's the magic formula. Still, success doesn't happen overnight. Serendipity or Passion? tells the tale of the growth of Aurora Products from a tiny backroom operation with four employees to a thriving, nationally known packager of all-natural foods with over 200 employees. It's not a book of business lessons; rather, it's a collection of stories with business lessons embedded in them. She hopes fellow entrepreneurs will gain value from her experiences, but most of all, she hopes everyone enjoys the ride¿as she has!

DON'T HESITATE TO THINK BIG Building a property management business is a great way to produce steady income; however, it isn't easy. Where do you start? How do you avoid pitfalls and overcome the roadblocks down the road? While property management can produce great rewards and results, proper planning and methodical preparation is key to achieving long-term success. Brandon Brittingham wrote Converting Units to Dollars: Elite Opts Property Management as a how-to guide on entering the property management business. With over a decade of experience as one of the top sellers on the Eastern Shore peninsula, Brandon breaks down the essential tools you'll need to hire the right people, tackle challenges head on, and extend your reach into ancillary businesses.

Do you know how to create and operate an effective therapeutic environment? Creating, operating, and maintaining an effective therapeutic environment is an educational topic typically not found in the curriculum of an advanced degree in the field of mental health. Such lessons are learned in the "school of hard knocks"-long after the degree has been awarded. In this book, Jared Balmer, Mike Bulloch, and Kimball DeLaMare provide insights into the challenges of operating a variety of therapeutic milieus. In turn, they discuss ways to prevent or meet, head-on, a host of distractive forces in the milieu process. Drawing on their vast experience, the authors identify seven critical areas that must be considered when charged with operating a supportive milieu. The strength of their recommendations will support and improve the functioning of programs within the mental health field.

Everyone knows they should be exercising more, eating cleaner, and getting better sleep, but too often find themselves confused trying to navigate the maze that is the health and fitness industry. Injuries, fad diets, and the latest "quick fix" workout programs only add to the struggle. But what if there was a better way? A guide through the maze, filled with innovative ideas and a clear roadmap. What if we stopped defining our fitness goals by aesthetics and weight loss and focused instead on feeling better and living longer? Armed with a Master's in Sports Science and certified as an Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine, author Spencer Scalzitti has worked with some of the top influencers in the fitness industry. Spencer brings a wealth of firsthand experience and knowledge allowing him to lay out a vision of how fitness should really look and how, when done right, can make a lasting impact on every individual. Wherever you are in your fitness journey, Unprotected Sets will guide you to finding your perfect workout program and leave you with an overall healthier view of yourself.

The Funding Solution: A Guide to Hard Money Loans And Building Wealth Through Creative CapitalDiscover the joy of financial freedom through The FundingSolution: A Guide to Hard-Money Loans and Building Wealththrough Creative Lending.Before flipping his first property, Roger Becker knew almostnothing about real estate investing. He could see past thedilapidation of a house and, in great detail, conceptualizeits full potential. But he didn''t have a bunch of money lyingaround, so how could he actually buy it?From making sense of hard-money loans to finding theperfect partnership and learning when to pivot, The FundingSolution leads you through the same steps that the authorfound daunting so you can change your life as he has.

Ready to bust germs in their tracks? START HERE. Everybody's thinking about germs these days. The problem is, a lot of the information out there isn't very good. Germinator: The Germ Girl's Guide to Simple Solutions in a Germ-Filled World is the answer. This simple-yet-comprehensive guide includes just about everything you need to keep yourself and your family healthy and safe from bacteria, fungi, and viruses, including: ¿ how long germs live on surfaces, ¿the right chemicals and tools for infection prevention, ¿ the right (and wrong) way to clean your house, ¿how to stay germ-free in the outside world, ¿ tips for staying safe while traveling, ¿ and more!

Amazon Best Seller in Green Business & Environmental EconomicsSOMETIMES, A SIMPLE IDEA CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.Imagine a mechanism that harnesses the positive market forces of competitive advantage to reduce greenhouse gasses.Imagine an attribute that accurately indicates a product's carbon footprint so simply that a consumer can understand it at a glance.Imagine the competitive advantage products with low carbon footprints would have as consumers choose to purchase products that are better for the environment.Well, it's time to stop imagining. A mechanism is here that can accomplish all of this. In Decarbonize the World, Frank Dalene will introduce you to ICEMAN®- International Carbon Equivalent Mechanism Attributed to Neutrality-an innovative climate change solution which applies established sciences and protocols to calculate and communicate a product's carbon footprint.We all live on the same planet. We all breathe the same air. If we want to preserve this planet, this air, the time to act is now. And if we work together, we can, quite literally, save the world.

What¿s Your ¿ALL¿? We¿ve all been in those moments when we feel stuck. It feels like life is just happening to you. Even in those hardest moments, there are always opportunities to take control and navigate purposefully toward your goals. In Navigating Your Journey, author Vicki Updike shares her personal experiences and lessons learned as she continues to help women in their careers. No matter what your goals are, Updike meets you where you are and helps you see and take the next step in your journey to finding your ¿all.¿ This book does not attempt to define what it means to ¿have it all.¿ Rather, it encourages women to define their own, personal ¿all¿ and helps them achieve that goal.Your journey can only be defined by you. No one else can define it for you. Not society. Not a husband or partner. Not friends. Not the media. Not your networks. You are entirely up to you.