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Here at last is a clear, easy-to-follow interpretation of the classic Chinese text The Art of War by Sun Tzu which incorporates modern business lessons to make this relevant and accessible to today's executive facing strategic and competitive challenges. For years, business schools and professional consultants have turned to Sun Tzu's 2,500-year-old Chinese text for its invaluable commentary on such topics as leadership, strategy, organization, competition and cooperation.

In The Storytelling Edge, the strategy minds behind Contently, the world renowned content marketing technology company, reveal their secrets that have helped award-winning brands to build relationships with millions of advocates and customers. Join as they dive into the neuroscience of storytelling, the elements of powerful stories, and methodologies to grow businesses through engaging and accountable content.

Unlock the leadership behaviors that make teams fight to keep you. Technical skills can open doors, but emotional intelligence is what keeps you—and your team—at the top. Emotional Intelligence Behaviors: Leadership’s Most Wanted delivers the essential habits and mindset shifts that turn good leaders into unforgettable ones. Written by leadership experts Todd Gilmore and Sandra Jessop, this book is part of the powerful Training and Development Series for Individuals and Teams—designed to help professionals master the real-world skills that drive lasting success.

The iconic Sydney to Hobart Race, a 723-mile deepwater challenge - often called the “Everest” of offshore ocean racing - is considered one of the toughest in the world. Unpredictable weather and seas make each race demanding, but in 1998, an unexpected “weather bomb” hit the fleet, creating 80-foot waves and 100-mile-per-hour winds. Many bigger, better-equipped boats tried to maneuver around the storm, but the crew of the AFR Midnight Rambler chose to head directly into its path.

Imagine standing in front of a room full of strangers—and feeling absolutely at ease with yourself and in command of what you have to say. Yes, you can end your fear of public speaking, teaches Lee Glickstein, and become a powerfully effective speaker at the same time. On Be Heard Now!, you...

Whatever your role, this easy-to-use guide will empower you to step up to the microphone, tell your story and make an impact. Theresa Miller has spent decades working as a journalist and now media trainer, coaching people across all industries – from CEOs and academics to climate campaigners...

In 90 Days to Level Up Your Teamwork, bestselling author Amy Edmondson teaches you how to become a better team player by focusing on a specific element of cooperative achievement each week. From overcoming barriers to creating psychological safety, this book walks you through exactly how to develop your teamwork skills, one step at a time.

Many people today are so dazzled by the long-term potential for artificial intelligence that they overlook the much clearer and more immediate potential for a new form of "collective intelligence": the intelligence of groups of people and computers working together. In Superminds, Thomas Malone explains what we need to do to take advantage of this potential. Groundbreaking and utterly fascinating, Superminds will change the way you work - both with others and with computers - for the better.

Survive and succeed at work, even if you’re dealing with toxic bosses or coworkers and walking away is not an option. Are you constantly walking on eggshells at work? Do you deal with gaslighting, mood swings, or coworkers who seem determined to tear you down? Have HR conversations, staying quiet, or venting to friends left you feeling stuck and unsupported? You are not alone. Many people are navigating hostile work environments without clear guidance. This audiobook is here to help.

> Talk Less, Say More is a revolutionary guide to 21st-century communication skills that will help you to be more influential and make things happen in our distracted, attention-deficit world. It's loaded with specific tips and takeaways to ensure that you're fully heard, clearly understood, and trigger positive responses in any business or social situation.

Stop overthinking and take your life back. Most people can’t stop overthinking. They replay every conversation, second-guess every decision, and exhaust themselves trying to predict every possible outcome. But you are different. You can learn how to step out of the mental loop and finally feel clear, calm, and in control. Learn to stop letting your mind run the show.

Consuming and performing the exercises in this book can transform individuals, teams, and organizations from undifferentiated sellers into high-performing experts who truly enable buyers, resulting in mutually successful outcomes that endure.

If you read (or listen to) nothing else on communication, listen to this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you speak more authentically, express your ideas with clarity and impact, and win over your audience. This book will...

Organizations have more data at their fingertips than ever, and their ability to put that data to productive use should be a key source of sustainable competitive advantage. Yet, business leaders looking to tap into a steady and manageable stream of "actionable insights" often, instead, get blasted with a deluge of dashboards, chart-filled slide decks, and opaque machine learning jargon that leaves them asking, "So what?" Analytics the Right Way is a guide for these leaders.

In the six lectures of How to Build and Maintain Trust in the Workplace, leadership coach Rachel Campagna will help you understand the importance of trust and how it works from a professional perspective. As you get a clearer picture of what trust entails and how it contributes to workplace success, you’ll also gain a greater appreciation for the importance of communication, consistency, and competence—the three Cs every effective team needs.

In The Pause Principle, renowned corporate communications expert Cynthia Kane reveals her tried-and-tested SOFTEN practice to better handle awkward, difficult, or tense conversations at work by breaking free of automatic reactions including shutting down, running away, yelling, or getting passive aggressive or defensive. In this book, listeners will learn how to regulate their bodily responses and emotions to arrive at peaceful and productive resolutions during even the most challenging moments at work.

Este libro te enseñará estrategias prácticas y creativas para refinar y mejorar tu memoria. Aprenderás técnicas eficaces sobre cómo mantener el cerebro en óptimas condiciones, la manera de superar el olvido y cómo conservar fácilmente los datos en tu mente para recuperarlos inmediatamente en cualquier momento.

How to Outsmart Office Politics is your manual for turning office politics into a career advantage instead of a career hazard. Written in clear, direct language, this book strips away corporate clichés and gives you the real playbook for navigating workplace power dynamics. Through practical strategies, sharp observations, and real-world examples, How to Outsmart Office Politics teaches you to move with precision instead of reacting blindly. You’ll learn to stop seeing office politics as a dirty game and start seeing it as a survival skill—one you can master with discipline and integrity.

This transformative course empowers project managers to lead with empathy and emotional intelligence, unlocking the potential for stronger team connections, improved stakeholder relationships, and outstanding project outcomes. Listeners will learn how to build trust, resolve conflicts, and communicate empathetically to create high-performing, motivated teams and align with stakeholder expectations. Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will: Develop core empathy skills to connect deeply with team members and stakeholders.

Communicating with Mastery provides listeners with a rich treasure trove of frameworks and tools for leadership communication as developed and taught over the past decade at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Designed for the business leader on the go, it provides you quick access to helpful approaches to vexing communication problems leaders face today in speaking and writing to various audiences.