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The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

2016 Voice Arts Award Finalist

Coaching is an essential skill for leaders. But for most busy, overworked managers, coaching employees is done badly, or not at all. They’re just too busy, and it’s too hard to change.

But what if managers could coach their people in 10 minutes or less?

In Michael Bungay Stanier’s The Coaching Habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact.

Drawing on years of experience training more than 10,000 busy managers from around the globe in practical, everyday coaching skills, Bungay Stanier reveals how to unlock your peoples’ potential. He unpacks seven essential coaching questions to demonstrate how – by saying less and asking more – you can develop coaching methods that produce great results.

Get straight to the point in any conversation with The Kickstart Question
Stay on track during any interaction with The Awe Question
Save hours of time for yourself with The Lazy Question, and hours of time for others with The Strategic Question
Get to the heart of any interpersonal or external challenge with The Focus Question and The Foundation Question

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Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead – My Life Story

From Cecile Richards – the president of Planned Parenthood, daughter of the late Governor Ann Richards, featured speaker at the Women’s March on Washington, and “the heroine of the resistance” (Vogue) – comes a story about learning to lead and make change, based on a lifetime of fighting for women’s rights and social justice. 

Cecile Richards has been an activist since she was taken to the principal’s office in seventh grade for wearing an armband in protest of the Vietnam War. Richards had an extraordinary girlhood in ultra-conservative Texas, where her hell-raising parents – her civil rights attorney father and political activist mother – taught their kids to be troublemakers. In the Richards household, the “dinner table was never for eating – it was for sorting precinct lists.” 

She watched her mother, Ann, transform herself from a housewife to a force in American politics who made a name for herself as the straight-talking, truth-telling governor of Texas. But Richards also witnessed the pitfalls of public life that are unique to women, and the constant struggle to protect and expand equal rights – both exemplified by her marathon congressional testimony, where she held her own against hostile questions for five hours.

As a young woman, Richards worked as a labor organizer alongside women earning a minimum wage, and learned that those in power don’t give it up without a fight. Now, after years of advocacy, resistance, and progressive leadership, she shares her story for the first time – from the joy and heartbreak of activism to the challenges of raising kids, having a life, and making change, all at the same time. She shines a light on the people and lessons that have gotten her through good times and bad, and encourages listeners to take risks, make mistakes, and make trouble along the way. Richards has dedicated her life to taking on injustice, and her memoir will inspire listeners to hope and action. 

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She Wins: The Ultimate Guide for Women to Gain a Winning Mindset and Lead a Winning Lifestyle

She Wins is the ultimate guide for women, filled with valuable lessons, quotes and affirmations to gain a winning mindset and lead a winning lifestyle. For years, Empowerment Coach Andromeda Raheem, has toiled to empower women through online courses, conferences, workshops, and messages that spark hope and foster a winning disposition. She Wins was written from a desire to ensure that women have tools and strategies to evolve into the absolute best versions of themselves. She Wins is full of inspiration and information that will give women from all walks of life confidence to live boldly in purpose, walk fiercely in power, overcome losses, and become unstoppable in both their personal and professional lives. It’s time to win!

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We Lead (Ark Royal)

The conclusion to the third Ark Royal trilogy!

The Second Interstellar War – pitting humans and their Tadpole allies against an enigmatic alien empire – appears to have stalemated. Neither side can push through to the other’s core systems without risking substantial losses, neither side can gain a decisive advantage. But when a brilliant human scientist invents a way to jump across the stars without a gravity tramline, an opportunity arises to strike the enemy in their undefended rear. It is an opportunity that cannot be allowed to pass.

Now, HMS Vanguard and her crew – and the largest fleet ever assembled by the nations of Earth – heads out on a do-or-die mission to challenge their enemies to one final battle…and if they lose, they will never see home again.

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Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.

Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited a global conversation on courage, vulnerability, shame, and worthiness. Her pioneering work uncovered a profound truth: Vulnerability—the willingness to show up and be seen with no guarantee of outcome—is the only path to more love, belonging, creativity, and joy. But living a brave life is not always easy: We are, inevitably, going to stumble and fall.

It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject in Rising Strong. As a grounded theory researcher, Brown has listened as a range of people—from leaders in Fortune 500 companies and the military to artists, couples in long-term relationships, teachers, and parents—shared their stories of being brave, falling, and getting back up. She asked herself, What do these people with strong and loving relationships, leaders nurturing creativity, artists pushing innovation, and clergy walking with people through faith and mystery have in common? The answer was clear: They recognize the power of emotion and they’re not afraid to lean in to discomfort.

Walking into our stories of hurt can feel dangerous. But the process of regaining our footing in the midst of struggle is where our courage is tested and our values are forged. Our stories of struggle can be big ones, like the loss of a job or the end of a relationship, or smaller ones, like a conflict with a friend or colleague. Regardless of magnitude or circumstance, the rising strong process is the same: We reckon with our emotions and get curious about what we’re feeling; we rumble with our stories until we get to a place of truth; and we live this process, every day, until it becomes a practice and creates nothing short of a revolution in our lives. Rising strong after a fall is how we cultivate wholeheartedness. It’s the process, Brown writes, that teaches us the most about who we are.

ONE OF GREATER GOOD’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Praise for Rising Strong

“[Brené Brown’s] research and work have given us a new vocabulary, a way to talk with each other about the ideas and feelings and fears we’ve all had but haven’t quite known how to articulate. . . . Brené empowers us each to be a little more courageous.”—The Huffington Post

“With a fresh perspective that marries research and humor, Brown offers compassion while delivering thought-provoking ideas about relationships—with others and with oneself.”—Publishers Weekly

“It is inevitable—we will fall. We will fail. We will not know how to react or what to do. No matter how or when it happens, we will all have a choice—do we get up or not? Thankfully, Brené Brown is there with an outstretched arm to help us up.”—Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last

An Amazon Best Book of August 2015: You may be someone who looks at Rising Strong and says, “oh, that’s not really for me….” Translation: I don’t read or need that self-help stuff, give me a good novel and go away. But Brené Brown isn’t a spiritual guru, or someone who’s risen from the ashes to tell us how to live our lives. She’s a researcher. And Rising Strong isn’t some feel-good-get-over-it regimen; it’s more investigative reporting on the common denominators of people who whole-heartedly get back up and go another round after getting their asses handed to them in big and small ways. In her straightforward Texan voice, Brown sets the table for us to get curious about life’s sticky moments and invites us to serve ourselves a plate of what she’s learned in over a decade of research. I don’t know about you, but I’m not trying to be famous or come up with a cure that will change the world, I just want to live happily and keep getting back in the arena whether I’ve been rocked on my heels, knocked to my knees, or gone face down in the dirt. For my money, seeing how I can do that better is worth reading about. – Seira Wilson

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Lead With Success: Powerful Stories From Women That Will Help You Lead With Success

Business and Life Coach Sandylu Guerrero along with 7 other female entrepreneurs share their personal and career challenges and triumphs. Sandylu shares about her experience in being a victim of sexual abuse, the loss of her loved ones, divorce, miscarriages and suicidal thoughts. She shares how now she uses these challenges, lessons and training to forward herself and others. Her story along with the other women are about resilience, perseverance and empowerment. This is a must read.

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Leadership Multiplies Because REAL Leaders, Lead – The Journal: 365 Inspirational Leadership Quotes

365 Inspirational Quotes combined as a Journal will help you advance your leadership in knowledge and skill. As you reflect on what successful leaders have said you can then journal your thoughts, add your own quotes or leadership ideas. Using an incremental learning approach by using themed leadership subjects the leadership quotes focus your thinking and actions on building your leadership skills. Each month contains a monthly worksheet to help you summarize your journal thoughts and then turn them into leadership actions.

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Affirmations: 365 Positive Affirmations & Motivational Quotes That Will Lead You to Success and Wealth in Your Life: Master Your Mind & Your Life. (Volume 1)

Change Your Life Today With Some of the Best Positive Affirmations and Motivational Quotes to Give You the Kick start You Need! Affirmations are a proven tool that have turned people’s lives around, and it all starts with getting your mind right. Your mind is the foundation of you, and of any success and wealth you will achieve in your life. Many people suffer from pessimism and negative thinking about their lives, the people around them, the situations in their life, and especially negative thoughts and feelings about themselves. This is highly self-destructing and is the number 1 reason people fail to do what they want with their lives because they have convinced themselves that they can’t, and they are not good enough to deserve the good things that life has to offer. But that changes now. You are good enough, you are worthy, and you are definitely able to achieve much more success and wealth than you are aware of. Don’t continue to accept the life that society has given you. This book contains many motivational quotes from some of the most wealthy and successful people on earth, such as: Will Smith Richard Branson Kevin O’Leary from Shark Tank Michael Jordan Conor McGregor Arnold Schwarzenegger Denzel Washington Michael Phelps And more… Please do yourself this favor and join the road to success, wealth, and financial freedom that you’ve always dreamed about!

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American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way

In recent years, the world has learned just what is required to bravely serve America through SEAL Team Six. Now, for the first time, we hear from their commander.

As a 23-year veteran of the United States Navy SEAL Teams, Ryan Zinke received two Bronze Stars for battle valor, and eventually rose to command the elite members of SEAL Team Six. During his career, Zinke trained and commanded many of the men who would one day run the covert operations to hunt down Osama Bin Laden and save Captain Phillips (Maersk Alabama). He also served as mentor to now famous SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) and Chris Kyle (American Sniper).

Written with #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper, Scott McEwen, American Commander will offer readers the hard-hitting, no nonsense style the SEALs are known for.

When Zinke signs with the U.S. Navy he turns his sights on joining the ranks of the most elite fighting force, the SEALs. He eventually reaches the top of the SEAL Teams as an assault team commander at SEAL Team Six. Zinke shares what it takes to train and motivate the most celebrated group of warriors on earth and then send them into harm’s way. Through it, he shares his proven problem-solving approach: Situation, Mission, Execution, Command and Control, Logistics.

American Commander also covers Zinke’s experience in running for Montana’s sole seat in the United States Congress. Zinke’s passion for his country shines as he conveys his vision to revitalize American exceptionalism. Scott McEwen and Ryan Zinke take readers behind the scenes and into the heart of America’s most-feared fighting force. American Commander will inspire a new generation of leaders charged with restoring a bright future for our children’s children.