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Carey D. Lohrenz

Wall Street Journal Bestseller, and #1 Amazon Bestseller in Leadership
An F-14 fighter pilot’s top lessons for leading fearlessly–and bringing a team to peak performance
As an aviation pioneer, Carey D. Lohrenz learned what fearless leadership means in some of the most demanding and extreme environments imaginable: the cockpit of an F-14 and the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Here, her teams had to perform at their peak–or lives were on the line. Faltering leadership was simply unacceptable. Through these experiences, Lohrenz identified a fundamental truth: high-performing teams require fearless leaders.

Since leaving the Navy, she’s translated that lesson into a new field, helping top business leaders, from Fortune 500 executives to middle managers, supercharge performance in today’s competitive business environments. In Fearless Leadership, Lohrenz walks you through the three fundamentals of real fearlessness–courage, tenacity, and integrity–and then reveals fearless leadership in action, offering advice on how to set a bold vision, bring the team together (as wingmen, not Top Gun mavericks), execute effectively, and stay resilient through hard times.

Whether you’re stepping into your first leadership role or looking to get out of a longstanding rut, Fearless Leadership will act like your afterburner–rocketing you to ever-higher levels of performance.

Richard K Lee

This is a “How To Do It” book written by practitioners who have sat in the reader’s chair. Our Goal: Deliver the definitive book on innovation by walking through the 10-Step Value Innovation Process from start to finish using a down to earth, pragmatic approach. By defining how to deliver exceptional value to the most important customer in the value chain, all the time, every time, it enables Blue Ocean Strategy. The end result: sustainable, profitable growth. Throughout the book, case studies and examples are provided for companies the reader can relate to (e.g., ADM, Aplicare, Chevron, Dyson, Procter and Gamble, RE/MAX International, Samsung, Southwest Airlines, Terex Mining, Thermo King, Virgin Group, plus many more). Each of the tools is explained and examples provided. Each chapter ends with a “Next Steps” and “Takeaways” sections. Any organization of any size, whether its for profit or not-for-profit, whether it’s a manufacturing or services based company, a federal, state or local government agency, an association or charitable organization, a university, school or school board, can benefit from Mastering Value Innovation. As long as there’s a customer you can use Value Innovation methodology and tools. The target audiences are: CEO’s, COO’s, VPs, directors, managers and project leaders of publicly traded and privately held companies; deans and professors at universities and business schools; students; officials at the local, State and Federal government level; School board members and school districts; Staffs of not-for-profit organizations and Associations

Kathy Taberner & Kirsten Taberner Siggins

As leaders or parents (or both), navigating difficult conversations is part of our job description. How do we keep calm and achieve a productive outcome, all while keeping our relationships intact? The secret is curiosity. It’s the innovation-driving, emotion-calming skill that comes naturally to us as kids, but gets buried by our busy multitasking lifestyles. Good news! We just have to relearn what we already know! In the Power Of Curiosity, mother-daughter executive coaching team Kath Taberner & Kirsten Taberner Siggins give you both the skills and the method you need to stay curious and connected in every conversation. Learn how to be fully present in every conversations, even when distraction abound; the five listening choices you always have available, whether at home, work, or school; specific calming strategies to access when negative emotions run high; a step-by-step process to transform potential conflict into relationship-building opportunities. Imagine approaching even your most challenging conversations with a sense of calm and even excitement, confident you’ll achieve a win-win result and a stronger relationship than before. That is the power of curiosity.

Jones Loflin

Juggling Elephants is a wonderfully lighthearted guide for everyone who feels like they’re about to be squashed by all they have to do. It will help you better focus your time and energy, so you’ll be able to enjoy more of the things that are important to you. Above all, it will teach you how to run your circus instead of letting the circus run you.

Scott Hansen

Have you ever said to yourself, “if I could only find out how these other entrepreneurs go to be so successful, then I would be able to duplicate what they’ve done, and then ultimately have the success I’ve always wanted”. Throughout this book, you will be the opportunity to “peek behind the curtain” of 10 successful entrepreneurs to see what they did in order to build their successful business. You’ll read about their successes and failures, and what they did to get past their fears.

If you’re ready to take your life and business to new heights, and learn from other entrepreneurs who are having massive success, you owe it to yourself to grab a copy of Success Hackers

Atul Apte

The age of transformation is upon us. And for corporate IT departments, supporting and sustaining enterprise architecture requires a fundamentally new approach.

Transformative Enterprise Architecture has the solution. It presents a new methodology that boldly redefines the characteristics and competencies that every large-scale IT team must develop to function successfully. Topics include:

• Establishing a mature enterprise architecture system with an eye toward continuous improvement
• Ensuring the economic sustainability of IT infrastructure
• Staying agile in an era of uncertainty

Written especially for CIOs, CTOs, and other corporate stakeholders, Transformative Enterprise Architecture goes beyond frameworks, tools, processes, and patterns. It can help your organization survive and thrive in these times of rapid change, disruptive innovation, and intense competition.

Chuck Gumbert

General George S. Patton was legendary for his battle planning and strategy as well as his straightforward, no nonsense approach to all aspects of life. The General’s leadership principles are just what is needed to help solve the most pressing problems of today’s business world as it strives to Move Forward or Accelerate Performance. Chuck Gumbert has combined the lessons learned from his research into Patton’s leadership strategies with his own experiences, approach and toolkit that he has used to lead successful business turnarounds.

Scott Jordan

Imagine Bill Gates and Giorgio Armani started a business, then hired PT Barnum to promote it, and Larry David to tell the story. The result is this book. Since starting SCOTTeVEST in 2000 – my clothing business built around tech-enabled pockets – I’ve been featured in thousands of major press pieces, made millions of dollars and had the most memorable appearance of the entire ABC Shark Tank show. I started out as an unhappy lawyer, and I reinvented myself by pursuing my passions and mastering the art of passionate, personal promotion. This isn’t a how to business book, but entrepreneurs will learn a lot from my successes and failures about how to get the attention every business needs to stand above the competition. This isn’t fiction, but some of the stories might make you wonder if they are true. I assure you… they are. We’re going to turn the world of media upside down, shake it and see what falls out of its pockets. You will learn lots of ways to promote yourself and your business, if you have the fire. Welcome to my unauthorized autobiography.

Drew Neisser

Imagine how much you would learn if you could talk to 64 of the brightest minds in marketing. Now imagine if those conversations were focused on all the essential elements that go into being a top-notch chief marketing officer and organized into seven logical categories. Now you can stop imagining, and start reading The CMO’s Periodic Table, an essential resource for the modern marketer. Says best-selling author Joel Comm, “The CMO’s Periodic Table is like going to the best marketing buffet you could imagine. Each chapter is a delectable morsel of insightful commentary from some of the tastiest ‘chefs’ in the biz. Read it from cover to cover and you’ll be stuffed with insights you’ll be able to apply to just about any marketing challenge on your plate.”