Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know

by John C. Maxwell

Item Number: 1193

Book -- Unleash your leadership potential with this need-to-know guide, direct from the playbooks of America's most trusted leadership expert, John C. Maxwell.No matter who you are, you can lead--and lead well. That is the message New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell gives in this power-packed guidebook.The consummate leader offers a succinct and inspiring framework for enhancing the leadership abilities you already possess.In Leadership 101, Maxwell will teach you how to: Follow your vision and bring others with youProduce a lasting legacyGrow the loyalty of your followersMake continual investments in the quality of your leadershipIncrease your ability to influence othersDetermine your leadership "lid"Empower others through mentoringCreate a foundation of trustUse self-discipline to improve your character--and your resultsOne of the keys to successful leadership is applying the concepts that have made other leaders strong. Here's your opportunity to do just that. 

Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading

by John C. Maxwell

Item Number: 1553

Book -- Smart leaders learn from their own mistakes. Smarter leaders learn from other's mistakes and their successes.Bestselling author and leadership guru Dr. John C. Maxwell wants to help you become the smartest leader you can be by sharing Leadership Gold with you. After more than forty years of leading and teaching, Maxwell has mined the gold so you don't have to. Each gold nugget is contained in one of twenty-six chapters designed to be a six-month mentorship from the international leadership expert.A leader among leaders, Maxwell promised himself early in his career that he wouldn't write this book until he was sixty. Now, the time is finally here.In Leadership Gold, he shares valuable lessons such as: Don't send your sucks to eagle schoolPeople quit people, not companiesInfluence should be loaned but never givenWhen you get kicked in the rear, you know you're out in frontPeople will summarize your life in one sentence - pick it nowWith his signature style, Maxwell comes alongside like a mentor, candidly taking you through what feels like a one-on-one leadership program.?Each chapter contains detailed application exercises and a "Mentoring Moment" for leaders who desire to mentor others using the book.Leadership Gold offers the best of the best, the tried-and-true lessons that no one but Maxwell can share.

Life @ Work: Marketplace Success for People of Faith

by Thomas G. Addington, Stephen R. Graves, John C. Maxwell

Item Number: 1546

Book -- Authors John C. Maxwell, Stephen Graves, and Thomas Addington identify the basic tools followers of Jesus should always have in their work toolbox: Calling, Serving, Character, and Skill. People of faith need to be comfortable and intentional in two worlds--the world of the kingdom and the world of the commercial--blending and balancing their roles in each. In Life@Work, the authors explain how we, as Christians: know our work has purpose because we are serving a God whose purpose is bigger than us believe our work and life are part of His bigger plan (which) supplies an inner joy understand why we work and to listen to God about your profession. Listening to God must be experienced and is not something that can be simply described to those who don't understand God's word or His will. For those Christians feeling dissatisfied or unfulfilled with work, school, or life in general, this book is the perfect reading for them.

Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Item Number: 1052

Book -- In Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, renowned Christian minister, professor, and author of The Cost of Discipleship recounts his unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years in Germany. Giving practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and groups, Life Together is bread for all who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship.

Little Black Book of Connections: 6.5 Assets for Networking Your Way to Rich Relationships

by Jeffrey Gitomer

Item Number: 1127

Book -- People in all kinds of jobs, in big and small companies career builders, sales people, and aspiring executives will love this edgy, practical, and fun book In the spirit, style, and format of the bestselling Little Red Book of Selling, the country's #1 sales trainer, Jeffrey Gitomer, offers a fresh take on networking and connecting your way to success. The Little Black Book of Connections is based on the power of give value first. It's about how you can climb the ladder without stepping on people's backs. It's about how to earn the respect of a powerful mentor without begging. It's about how to build stronger relationships with customers, bosses, co-workers, vendors, friends, and family. It's about being in the same room with powerful people. It's about how to connect and how to not connect. It's about how to say the right things to the right people in the right circumstances to make the right impression. The book is small. The cover is classic black cloth. The four-color text graphics makes it attractive and easy to read the compelling content is easy to understand and implement.

Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude: How to Find, Build and Keep a Yes! Attitude for a Lifetime of Success & Happiness

by Jeffrey Gitomer

Item Number: 1155

Book -- Every person in the universe wants to hear YES Every business and sales winner wants to hear one word: YES Having and maintaining a YES Attitude that's powerful enough to help anyone achieve the impossible is possible. When you've got a YES Attitude, you assume everything will start with "YES " ...and you'll find a way to "YES " even when the first, second, and third answer you hear is "NO " You say you weren't born with a YES Attitude? No problem Jeffrey Gitomer will give you all the tools you need to build one and maintain it for a lifetime. As the world's #1 expert in selling (and the author of the best-sellers Little Red Book of Selling and The Sales Bible), Gitomer knows more about attitude than anyone alive today. Now he's brought those lessons together in a book you can read in one sitting... a book that'll change your life What makes this book for you? It's not just "inspiration": it's a complete, step-by-step, fully-integrated game plan for understanding and mastering your attitude. You'll learn the 7.5 specific things you can do to maintain your intensity, drive, and commitment... discover 20.5 "attitude gems" that capture the value of thousands of dollars of books and courses... learn how to overcome the 10.5 most dangerous "attitude busters"... then learn how to maintain your YES Attitude every day, for the rest of your life Don't just read this book once: study it, live it -- and win.

Little Green Book of Getting Your Way: How to Speak, Write, Present, Persuade, Influence, and Sell Your Point of View to Others

by Jeffrey Gitomer

Item Number: 1128

Book -- From the bestselling author of The Little Red Book of Selling... Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Green Book of Getting Your Way digs deep into the 9.5 elements that make persuasion, and getting your way, happen. By breaking down the elements, you will begin to understand, take action, become proficient, and then master the ability to persuade. Because persuasion occurs in so many different areas of life and business, Gitomer leads you from mental readiness to the principles of getting your way and the power that persuasion offers. He challenges you to prepare before you present, to prepare before you try to persuade. He demonstrates how to change a presentation into a performance and shows how this can be done in any environment. Because persuasion most often takes place in business, Gitomer puts special emphasis on the ability to write and sell persuasively. The Little Green Book of Getting Your Way will teach you to harmonize, not manipulate. It will teach you the power of engagement and it will show you how to inject humor into the persuasive process. Jeffrey brings the Benjamin Franklin quote If at first you don't succeed, try, try again to the Gitomer level of You only fail when you decide to quit, and ends by challenging you to think about excellence and eloquence. It will be up to you to take advantage of the opportunity and be the winner you have always wanted to be. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Little Red Book of Sales Answers: 99.5 Real World Answers That Make Sense, Make Sales, and Make Money

by Jeffrey Gitomer

Item Number: 1146

Book -- Salespeople need answers fast. Jeffrey Gitomer presents a practical, personal guide to knowing what to do when selling, how to do it and how to hit your results every time.

Living Well, Spending Less: Unstuffed Study Guide

by Ruth Soukup

Item Number: 1708

Book -- Two studies in one! In Living Well Spending Less and Unstuffed, popular blogger Ruth Soukop helps you redefine the good life and learn how to live it with biblical principles. In this 8-week study she offers up lots of practical steps on issues ranging from finances to clutter. If you feel stressed out or overwhelmed, this study will help you discover the way to a life rich in faith, family, friends - and a budget that balances with space to breathe. Through personal stories, biblical principles, and practical action plans, she will inspire you to make lasting changes to your personal goals while decluttering your mind and soul.