Amacom: 564 books
Fail Fast or Win Big
The Start-Up Plan for Starting Now
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
With today’s marketplace changing at lightning speed, how can entrepreneurs spend the traditional several months perfecting their business plans and finding investors before finally launching their business? They can’t! Because the truth is, the longer they take to launch their company, the more...
Engaging Government Employees
Motivate and Inspire Your People to Achieve Superior Performance
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2013
You know firsthand that your government workers are not underworked, overpaid, or mindless clones just carrying out the morally compromised work that politicians forced through the pipeline. You are quite aware that these and other common stereotypes of public sector employees don’t apply to your...
Into the Storm
Lessons in Teamwork from the Treacherous Sydney to Hobart Ocean Race
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
In the face of turmoil and tragedy, a crew of “amateur” sailors piloted their tiny vessel--the AFR Midnight Rambler--through a treacherous storm in order to achieve victory in a world-renowned sailing competition. Their triumph--perhaps even their survival--owes itself to their astonishing commitment...
Business Confidential
Lessons for Corporate Success from Inside the CIA
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
A critical figure in America’s Cold War intelligence operations, Peter Earnest knows the surprising similarities between what the Central Intelligence Agency does to coordinate operations and protect the country and what any smart organization can do to protect its bottom line. Now, in this unprecedented...
The Leader's Guide to Speaking with Presence
How to Project Confidence, Conviction, and Authority
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
Your idea may be groundbreaking. The potential profits might be exhilarating. The time to act may be right now. But if you’re not able to craft and deliver a clear message that doesn’t lead the audience to gain your perspective as well, that can be the difference between your pitch being transformational...
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2007
Stories have tremendous power. They can persuade, promote empathy, and provoke action. Better than any other communication tool, stories explain who you are, what you want...and why it matters. In presentations, department meetings, over lunch-any place you make a case for new customers, more business,...
Secrets of Special Ops Leadership
Dare the Impossible -- Achieve the Extraordinary
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2005
Special Ops fighting forces like the Navy SEALS, Green Berets, and Delta Force accomplish impossible-seeming feats while up against extraordinary odds on every single mission. It takes great leadership skills to guide these teams to victory, and these same principles can be used just as effectively...
Career Courage
Discover Your Passion, Step Out of Your Comfort Zone, and Create the Success You Want
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
How has your answer changed since childhood to the often-asked question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” For most, the answers tend to begin with excited seven-year-olds confidently and excitedly screaming out things like, “A basketball player!” or “A fireman!” or “A cook!”...
by Thomas Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Filled with clear, concise guidance and quick, easily implemented techniques, Quick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers provides supervisors, managers, and team leaders the fun, proven activities they need to get idea-packed brainstorming sessions started, and keep them going. Author Brian...
I Got My Dream Job and So Can You
7 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Career After College
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
When he was only 21 years old, Pete Leibman landed his dream job working in the front office of the NBA’s Washington Wizards. He went on to become their number one salesperson for three straight seasons and was promoted to management in under two years. In this encouraging guidebook, Leibman shares...
Parenting with a Story
Real-Life Lessons in Character for Parents and Children to Share
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
“Play nice!” “Be kind!” “Don’t do that!” Every day, it seems half our conversations with young people is made up of commands dealing with character and niceties--all issues that need to be addressed and not ignored. But how is it working? Do you find yourself back at square one the next...
Lead with Humility
12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
In the years since his election to the highest position in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has breathed life into an aging institution, reinvigorated a global base, and created real hope for the future. His early accomplishments have been so remarkable that in 2014, Fortune magazine awarded the...
The Winning Factor
Inspire Gold-Medal Performance in Your Employees
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Drawing from his experience training both Olympic athletes and Fortune 500 executives, Peter Jensen explains how to apply world-class coaching practices to the everyday business realm and--most importantly--ignite for others the inner passion and resolve required to succeed. The Winning Factor does...
The Star Factor
Discover What Your Top Performers Do Differently--and Inspire a New Level of Greatness in All
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
As much as we may encourage our employees that they all have their own unique strengths that they need to embrace for the good of the business, the truth is a select few produce more, sell more, and flat-out deliver better results than anyone else. And many days, if we’re honest, we wish we had...