Management & Leadership

No matter who you’re talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how you communicate.

For over 60 years the rock-solid, time-tested advice in this audiobook has carried thousands of now-famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives....

A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom or at home.

Two U.S. Navy SEAL officers demonstrate how to apply powerful battlefield leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.

Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic room. Eleven years later, EMP was named the best restaurant in the world. How did Guidara pull off this unprecedented transformation?

Stephen R. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has been a top seller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology....

Too many workplaces are driven by cynicism, paranoia, and self-interest. But the best ones foster trust and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a "Circle of Safety" that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside....

Come inside a jury room as one juror leads a starkly divided room to consensus. Join a young CIA officer as he recruits a reluctant foreign agent....

When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power....

Here is Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life....

A blueprint for transforming good companies into great ones, from the author of the bestselling Built to Last.

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was....

In keeping with the parable style, Patrick Lencioni begins by telling the fable of a woman who...

Now, in this life-changing guide, handcrafted by the author over a rigorous four-year period, you will discover the early-rising habit that has helped so many accomplish epic results while upgrading their happiness, helpfulness, and feelings of aliveness....

An urgent warning about the American economy from Ray Dalio, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles.

Strengthen the key components of your business, overcome obstacles, and achieve success through the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS).

The inspiring, life-changing bestseller updated for its 15th anniversary with a new foreword by the author.

Brené Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give us meaning. She found that leaders all ask the same question: How do you cultivate braver leaders and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? Dare to Lead answers this....

America's expert on leadership helps listeners change their attitudes and beliefs about failure, so they can make positive changes in their lives and achieve their full potential....

World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset....

From the creator of Valuetainment, the number-one YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” in business today, comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious professional goals....

The idea is simple: You don't have to choose between being a pushover and a jerk. Using Radical Candor - avoiding the perils of Obnoxious Aggression, Manipulative Insincerity, and Ruinous Empathy - you can be kind and clear at the same time....

HarperCollins and John C. Maxwell are celebrating the milestone anniversary of Maxwell’s New York Times bestselling book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, with the publication of a revised and updated 25th anniversary edition....

One of the best-known motivational guides in history, Dale Carnegie’s groundbreaking book has sold tens of millions of copies, been translated into almost every known language, and has helped countless people succeed....

#1 New York Times bestselling author Admiral McRaven tells stories from his life and career that illustrate the principles of effective leadership during times of crisis.

How Countries Go Broke also shows how these debt problems are related to the other forces—political within countries, geopolitical between countries, natural (droughts, floods, and pandemics), and technological (most importantly, AI)—that together are causing what Dalio calls the “Overall Big Cycle” changes in the world order. By listening this audiobook, you will improve your understanding of what’s happening now and what to do about it.

In this new Jon Gordon fable The 7 Commitments of Great Teams, Tim is struggling to lead his team at work: projects are falling flat, morale is low, and his leadership ability is in question from higher-ups. In a moment of heartbreak, he talks to his old college coach, who is on his deathbed, and is reminded of a simple yet perspective-shifting adage from the past: "teammates are forever."

The Law of Success in 16 Lessons was initially published in 1928 as a multi-volume correspondence course. According to Hill, the work was commissioned at the request of Andrew Carnegie, at the conclusion of a multi-day interview with Hill. It was allegedly based upon interviews with over 100 American millionaires, including self-made industrial giants such as: Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, over 500 of the most successful people of the planet across nearly 20 years.

In Digital Impact: The Human Element of AI-Driven Transformation, Steve Lucas, a three-time CEO, discusses how organizations can integrate and automate systems to create incredible outcomes that benefit people. Lucas explains how this becomes possible when businesses solve the ubiquitous problems of digital fragmentation and data complexity, which have become even more pressing with the rise of artificial intelligence.

Océano Azul, océano rojo de W. Chan Kim y Renée Mauborgne es un volumen de la colección «Harvard Business Review», que reúne las ideas esenciales para el profesional y la empresa de hoy por los autores de referencia.

You can build a home service business that is profitable EVERY month of the year. Offseasons will keep you poor. I hate offseasons. I used to waste $100,000 every winter. I didn't know how to generate leads during the slow months. My revenue dropped. My profits went negative. I had to lay off all my employees! This book fixes that problem. This book contains the playbooks that took me from sleeping in my office closet to owning a business that generates $50,000,000+ per year. When I started my lawn care business, I had no systems. This almost cost me my life in a workplace accident.

Through his deeply relatable stories and his witty and disarming voice, John Wang offers a bold, moving, insightful, and practical guide. Big Asian Energy aims to teach listeners to identify their authentic strengths and values, and to finally break through societal barriers.

Since the start of this century, businesses have confronted a series of extreme and constant disruptions, including technological upheavals, a pandemic, and a global financial crisis. As a result, today’s leaders, from startup founders to the managers of global giants, face unprecedented pressures from their bosses, investors, customers, peers, suppliers, and employees. For many, it’s a recipe for disaster. Part of the problem is that these challenges, while acutely felt, are rarely articulated in a way that makes them graspable and actionable.

In The Joy of Poker, Jason Su breaks down why the traditional tenets of mindset coaching and sports psychology are not only ineffective at dealing with these issues, but in most cases are the actual cause of them.

If you read (or listen to) nothing else on building a high-performing team from within, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you communicate more effectively, cultivate trust, build a learning and risk-taking culture, and transform your team from one of high potentials to one of high performers.

In The Science of Wealth, Health, and Greatness, Wallace D. Wattles delivers three transformative works that laid the foundation for the modern self-help movement. First published in the early 1900s, Wattles' teachings have empowered generations to reclaim their power, create abundance, restore vitality, and live with purpose.

Having leverage—in the form of intelligence, charm, beauty, money, status, or insider knowledge—often gives you an advantage in an interaction. When it doesn’t, or when you don’t have any, people often turn to tricks and schemes that run the risk of damaging personal relationships. In The Upper Hand human behavioral scientist and sought-after speaker, advisor, and coach Dr. Abbie Maroño shows you how to influence people and situations in your favor with skill and integrity—and without the need for leverage or coercion.

Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Malhotra identifies three broad approaches for breaking deadlocks and resolving conflicts, and draws out scores of actionable lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of fascinating real-life negotiations, including drafting of the US Constitution, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and NHL, and beating the odds in complex business situations.

Employees who buy into a company’s purpose and goals are the key to driving sustainable bottom-line improvements. Here’s how to get lots of them.

Sky's the Limit tells the inspirational tale of John P. Calamos, Sr., an American trailblazer, self-made success story, and living legend in the world of investing. Each chapter contains stories and business lessons he learned along the way. From a stock boy in his parents' grocery store in Chicago's west side, to 400+ combat missions in Vietnam, to launching his own firm which now has upwards of $35 billion in assets, John's career and the extreme success he's enjoyed through that career have been built on taking risks and being resilient.

For over 500 years, The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli has been one of the most influential—and controversial—works ever written on leadership, politics, and human nature. This Complete Edition brings Machiavelli’s insights to today’s listener with a faithful line-by-line modernization that keeps the original tone, structure, and message fully intact. Designed to be both accessible and authentic, this edition allows modern listeners to engage directly with Machiavelli’s ideas—without the barriers of outdated language or dense phrasing.

In Stop Selling & Start Leading, you'll discover that the very same behaviors that make leaders more effective also work to make sellers more effective, too. This critical shift in the selling mind-set, and in the sales role itself, is the key to boosting your overall sales effectiveness.

Lorsque le légendaire coach Dan Sullivan enseigne à ses entrepreneurs qu’il est exponentiellement plus facile d’atteindre une croissance de x10 que de viser une croissance de x2, nombre d’entre eux se grattent la tête, incrédules, pensant qu’une croissance de x10 signifie 10 fois plus de travail et de difficultés. Dan les aide à comprendre que c’est tout le contraire : x10 ne signifie pas en faire plus et, en fait, exige même d’en faire moins.

Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management – including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management – have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends – such as Beyond Certainty and The Second Curve – has changed the way we view society. In his new book, Handy, looking back over a rich and varied life, shares the lessons he has learned along the way. What things really matter? What daily worries should we learn to treat as unimportant? How do we become more accepting of ourselves and of those around us?

Living Real is your wake-up call. In this powerful, practical guide, Camille Preston, Ph.D., introduces how to reconnect with yourself, rewrite outdated narratives, and redefine what a meaningful life looks like.

Crucibles: History's Most Formidable Rites of Passage explores fourteen elite organizations, with a special emphasis on the onerous trials designed to cull initiates from aspirants. It analyzes the underlying commonalities of such trials, describing how they work, why people are willing to subject themselves to such rigors, and how such tests benefit or harm the organizations that require them.

An assumption nearly everyone makes is that the best a teacher can hope for is to get most of their students to learn the concept they are teaching. In fact, in the segment of education that prepares people specifically for work (CTE, apprenticeships, and corporate training), many instructors believe that a 70-80 percent success rate is satisfactory. But based on his nearly forty years of experience preparing thousands of workplace instructors, Dr. Johnson believes we can obtain a 100 percent success rate.

En este nuevo libro, Jon Gordon, autor de los exitosos "Prohibido quejarse" o "El bus de la energía", entre otros, recopila toda su experiencia en trabajar con innumerable cantidad de quipos y destila las enseñanzas que eso le ha dejado. En esta ocasión no ha acudido a una historia como en sus anteriores libros, sino que se trata de un breve y práctico ensayo, fácil de poner en práctica para cualquiera que tenga que dirigir o trabajar en equipo.

Unlock your leadership potential and shatter the glass ceiling with these 7 essential skills, even if you've doubted your abilities for years. Are you driven by the desire for authentic leadership in male-dominated industries but feel overwhelmed by imposter syndrome? Are you eager to overcome workplace biases and lead your team confidently, all while staying true to your core values and maintaining a healthy work-life balance? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you're in the right place. Many female leaders share your ambitions and challenges.

Be Honest. Be Curious. Be Flexible. What if the biggest obstacle to your success is something you can't even see? Intellectual humility, intellectual curiosity and cognitive flexibility can transform the way you lead, think and grow. In Blindspotting, award-winning leadership expert Dr Kirstin Ferguson reveals how the best leaders aren't those with all the answers - they're the ones who can say, 'I don't know . . . yet.'