"Now this "classic in goal setting" (Mehmet C. Oz, MD) is back, reissued with a new introduction, a new cover, and a fresh new interior design! For the first time, the science of positive psychology meets the science of goal accomplishment! Comprehensive and evidence-based, Creating Your Best Life breaks new ground in revealing how happiness and success are interconnected. With dozens of interactive exercises and quizzes, it helps readers identify...

Ineffective branding and public relations have the potential to sink or sabotage any small business or mission-driven organization, but such organizations often think they simply can't afford PR. Jennifer R. Farmer shows that even cash-strapped organizations can build a robust PR apparatus on a shoestring budget-they just need to be credible, creative, responsive, and relentless (CCRR). Farmer's CCRR framework leverages tools everyone has access to,...

GET INSPIRED. GET EXCITED. GET RESULTS. A proven approach to corporate culture that's positively contagious You are about to enter a new era of leadership. With more competiton, more connectedness, and more opportunities than ever before, this exciting new era demands a workplace culture that is collaborative, productive, energized, and contagious. A culture that encourages extraordinary growth and innovation. A culture that starts with you-showing...

A worldwide leader in technical support, consulting, and training, the Oracle Corporation has produced many of the most successful consultants in the world today. Now, you can receive the same training-and master the same techniques-that have jump-started the careers of high-level consultants all across the globe. Learn how to: Gain and retain, the trust of your clients. Use your personal skills to generate steady revenue. Communicate better, smarter,...

Whether it's hiring employees or creating teams, the Perfect Phrases series has the tools for precise, effective communication in any situation. With Perfect Phrases books, you have all the phrases you need to get things done, right at your fingertips!

Diagnosed with a pediatric brain tumor, Patricia Walsh became blind at the age of five. As a teenager, she lost what little vision remained due to surgical complications, and the straight-A student began a downward spiral into depression and hopelessness. But Walsh eventually had an epiphany: if she didn't do something-and fast-she would doom herself to a life devoid of meaning. Today, Walsh is an award-winning computer engineer and champion para-triathlete....

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER The secret to business success? Get REAL and be HUMAN! As human beings, we are built to connect and form relationships. So, it should be no surprise that relationships must also translate into the workplace, where we spend most of our time! Companies that recognize this will retain the most productive, creative, and loyal employees, and invariably seize the competitive edge. The most successful leaders are those who...

Nearly all of today's major innovation workshops and programs call on organizations to drive innovation. What they miss is that innovation comes from the personal creativity of individuals. And creativity doesn't require an advanced education or technical skills-all employees can be creative. Often, all they lack is a fitting mindset and the right skills. The Creative Mindset brings how-to advice, tools, and techniques from two master innovators...

Our professional lives are full of situations outside of our control. A job interviewer asks a question out of left field. A coworker puts you on the spot in front of the boss. Your PowerPoint presentation crashes at a critical moment. Most people react to the unexpected with anxiety and unease. We get rattled, stumble over our words, and overthink the situation. Others, though, handle it with self-assurance and aplomb. They gain a sense of empowerment...

Positive leaders are able to dramatically expand their people's-and their own-capacity for excellence. And they accomplish this without enormous expenditures or huge heroic gestures. Here leading scholars-including Adam Grant, author of the bestselling Give and Take; positive organizational scholarship movement cofounders Kim Cameron and Robert Quinn; and thirteen more-describe how this is being done at companies such as Wells Fargo, Ford, Kelly Services,...