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With a combined fifty years of experience building, managing, advising, and troubleshooting teams, Jason Selk and Tom Bartow now reveal the common DNA that links the highest performing teams. It takes collective mental toughness to win, developed only through a clear understanding of your team. Great leaders don't overload their team; they manage expectations, creating a level of respect that is a catalyst for peak achievement.

Chris Voss' career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with bank robbers, terrorists, and international kidnappers. Revealing the skills that helped him to save lives, he reveals nine effective principles you can use to become more persuasive in your professional and personal life.

When leaders fail to respect the dignity of others, conflict and distrust ensue. Donna Hicks highlights three components of leading with dignity: what one must know in order to honor dignity and avoid violating it; what one must do to lead with dignity; and how one can create a culture of dignity in any organization, whether corporate, religious, governmental, health care, or beyond. Brimming with key research findings, real-life case studies, and workable recommendations, this book fills an important gap in our understanding of how best to be together in a conflict-ridden world.

Aujla presents the tried-and-tested steps to not only getting hired, but also the secrets to staying motivated and energized throughout the job hunting process. Filled with practical quick-step exercises, this book is designed so you can pick your path through the process, starting where it feels the most natural.

Updated and expanded: A new edition of the inspiring memoir by one of Canada's most unusual, successful and socially conscious businesspeople. "I am different. I have always been different. I grew up scared of being found out, scared of my natural inability to fit in, to conform, to look and sound and dress and behave 'normal.' I was always drawn to the different ones and I observed them with fascination-but the thought of being even a little bit like them mortified me.

Do More, Spend Less is the new road map to winning as a consumer. It's a game plan to get off the default path, turn the tables on the banks, airlines, hotels, cell phone companies and retailers and emerge victorious in the great game being played for your hard earned cash. Written by Brad Wilson, founder of BradsDeals.com, the largest editorial-driven deal website, the book provides tips, strategy and real-life examples of things he has personally done over the past 10 years as a professional bargain hunter.

Offers quick, accessible examples and clear guidelines about how to create an understanding between cultures.

"Leverage your authentic self into a valuable leadership strategy The Art of Authenticity is a guide to becoming a better leader by achieving your best self. All people bring different sides of themselves to various situations. This audiobook will show you how to broaden and deepen your effectiveness by presenting the most appropriate side of yourself. Dr. Karissa Thacker is the management psychologist called on by over two hundred Fortune 500 companies to work with high potential leaders.

"To grow your business in today's economy, you need a strong online presence. But what does that entail exactly' Marketing is no longer about mass-market advertising and outbound sales; it's about capturing demand - grabbing the attention of people already looking to make a purchase or acquire specific knowledge. To do that, your content needs to be at the top of Internet search results.

"Congratulations, you're a manager! Of course you have expertise in the field you're managing, but what about everything else' There's so much more to know! Whether you're a new or seasoned manager, your responsibilities can become overwhelming at times. There are days and new situations that will leave you feeling vulnerable. You don't know where to start or even what to ask! The Manager's Answer Book can help. In question-and-answer format, this easy-to-use guide provides information on many aspects of managing.