Leadership and motivation Books

The professionalisation of sports coaching has demanded higher standards of leadership in order to improve performance and effectiveness. This book focuses on leadership in sports coaching, exploring key concepts and principles underpinned by a...

Straightforward relationship advice from a coach with 25 years of experience.Building Bridges Through Relationship, Introducing the Enneagram takes my best insights from a life time of helping people and 25 years of coaching to reduce drama, stress,...

Most organizations are hierarchical, social, political, competitive, and…frustrating! Get a running head start on the competition and learn what it takes to succeed in this environment. Many young people enter social, business, non-profit, or other...

A unique primer for business, Love and Profit offers clear, direct and compassionate guidance, dealing situation by situation with the most difficult decisions every manager must inevitably face -- from motivating high achievers to letting nonproductive...

Public Sector Volunteer Management: Best Practices and Challenges adds to the understanding of how management practices may affect retention of volunteers.

Trust in the leadership of many governments, institutions and businesses around the world is at an all-time low. Too many leaders have an unquenchable thirst for power or market domination and pursue those agendas at the expense of ethics. This book...

Everyone, from those starting out in their first real jobs to experienced leaders in the senior ranks of organisations, have moments - days, months, years even - when they question their ability to face challenges, when their confidence feels threatened...

NOTE: Previously published as Nourish Your Soul 3-in-1 Collection  This is not said lightly-this boxset WILL change your life.  ·      Do you feel like your life is going...

Hey creative leader and changemaker! Let's grab a cup of tea and dig into why you get scattered and exhausted sometimes.  What to do about it? Let me share something fun, effective and different...

Should and Shouldn't. These two words have defined so much of my life. I'm guessing that's true for most people. This is my story of wrestling with the expectations that come with those two words. Letting Go of Should is part memoir, part leadership, and...

It all comes down to character…the person we truly are.  Your character determines everything – your ambition, your leadership abilities, the way you relate to other people.  Due to the differences in character, some people...

For many organizations, the way in which projects are managed is a fundamental factor in how well they can prosper in today's marketplace. Unfortunately, the current solutions available to companies for managing projects are proving to be increasingly...

Many publications and articles promote the significant benefits or value that a procurement team can bring to an organisation. Few explore how benefits were secured, whether they were one-off or delivered consistently over time, the nature of strategies...

Seasoned motivators Ken Blanchard and Don Shula share five proven secrets to helping others excel.

Leaders face unprecedented levels of uncertainty, complexity, and global challenges. Uncertainty can produce stress, and prolonged stress can lead to burnout. Equipping leaders with strategies on how to proactively increase their wellbeing and neutralize...

Duty First is a penetrating account of a year inside one of America's premier schools for leadership -- the United States Military Academy -- as it celebrates the bicentennial of its founding. Ed Ruggero, a former West Point cadet and professor, takes an...

In this companion to Attitude Is Everything, mega-successful motivational speaker Keith Harrell gives you practicall, step-by-step guidance on putting a good attitude to work in order to get ahead in life. Keith Harrell has taken his place among the...

This book combines management theory with ethical theory on a chapter by chapter, topic by topic basis. The volume bridges the theoretical, empirical and practical gap between management and ethics. It will be of interest to a cross disciplinary group of...

Revitalising leadership connects leadership theory and practice with context. It argues that the universal prescriptions favoured by most leadership scholars ignore the reality that context always matters in leadership practice - and so it should matter...

Forget the rest. Learn to sell like the best. Better leads, solid presentations, and a more versatile closing strategy are all great for boosting B2B sales.

This is not said lightly-this boxset WILL help you to be happy no matter what. Do you struggle to get out of bed each morning?Do you feel anxious, stressed and overwhelmed every single day?Have you got a fairly decent life... and still feel...

"Serving Two Masters?" provides practical insight and sound advice for anyone who has wrestled with the integration of faith and work. In 51 short essays, Bill Pollard challenges us to do far better than "balance" or "juggle" our personal, spiritual, and...

Reflecting the increased attention to gender and women in the field of employment relations, there is now a growing international literature on women and trade unions. The interest in women as trade unionists arises partly from the fact that women...

Leadership is vital to creativity and successful innovation in groups and organizations; leadership is however seldom studied in the academic literature as a creativity driver. One reason for the lack of attention paid to leadership's effect on...

When it comes to digital innovation, much research has been done with regard to the optimization of teams, but little attention has been given to leadership structures. This book presents a comprehensive research background on innovation leadership and...

Genetic and environmental variations make fundamental differences in all of our characters. This inventive new book analyses how these distinctions, if understood, can enable leaders as different as Ghandi and Margaret Thatcher to be influential in their...

Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to every complete an IRONMAN triathlon, inspires others to achieve their goals by getting better 1% at a time.

Are you a business owner who, as your business has grown has had  to learn to lead a team? Or have you been promoted to a leadership role and thought ‘What now?’ You haven’t received any training, there’s little support and...

Practicing business with a conscience leaves no sector untouched. It trickles into how we treat our employees; approach our work in general; address stakeholders; engage in accounting, financial, and production management practices; implement and manage...

The book offers an in-depth analysis of the challenges of establishing authority within collaborative efforts. It introduces the concept of cumulative authority, arguing that communicating authority effectively is key to the creation and success of...

Pharmaceuticals constitute a relatively small share of the total Health Care expenditure in most developed economies, and yet they play a critical role in the ongoing debate over how best to advance, improve, and afford Health Care. Despite this, and...

This book is about a new strategic leader - one who, inspired by General Systems Theory (GST), envisions an organization in which people and groups work together interdependently across organizational divides to reach a shared, rewarding future. ...

Managing Sustainability is a comprehensive guide to governing, leading, and managing a successful sustainability-focused business.Being a socially and environmentally responsible business is a worthy goal for many people; however, turning the goal...