Discover the secrets of upside-down management and doing the right thing with James Timpson's The Happy Index.
With over 2,000 locations across the UK and overseeing multiple operations daily for the past two decades, it’s fair to say that the CEO of the family-owned Timpson business knows a thing or two about running a successful company.
What makes James Timpson’s approach to collaboration, profit and success is simple: let the people you hire run your business.
That might seem like a simple concept to a CEO, manager or director but if you think about the hundreds of meetings, hours lost from your day by responding to emails, signing off on projects and more, you will notice that you are still working in a traditional, top-down mindset. Doing this means the team you work with only see themselves as a cog in the machine instead of the trusted, valued colleagues that they are.
The Happy Index is structured into lessons that will equip you and the people you work with tools and tactics to re-evaluate the ways you manage your business. Offering insight into the ways in which James has overseen the family business, he firmly believes that you will see the benefits of working with an upside-down mindset, not only for financial success but also your team’s wellbeing and happiness.
Really, though, it’s easy. Turn up on time. Trust your team. Do your work.
1:1s are arguably one of the most critical meeting types for the success of team members, managers, coaches, teams, and organizations. The best managers recognize that 1:1s are not an add-on to their role as a manager. Conducting 1:1s successfully are foundational to being a manager. At the same time, these meetings are the core of a direct report's experience and development at work, including how well they engage and attach to their role, perceive the effectiveness of their manager, and envision their future at the organization. Scouring the research and evidence collected over twenty years from managers and team members, and drawing on interviews with top leaders from some of the most respected companies in the world, Dr. Steven Rogelberg covers topics such as: why effective 1:1s are critical to your success and the success of your team; messaging and positioning 1:1s for maximum value; finding the correct 1:1 cadence and meeting length to maximize positive impact without over-meeting; managing the intricate balance of productivity-building, relationship-building, and employee development; how to personalize your 1:1 approach to fit you and your direct reports; and more.
Glad We Met will make managers and direct reports walk away from every 1:1 energized more than any other moment of their workweek and with enduring impact.
Eyes Up! is an inspiring guide to leading a richer, more successful life by expanding your vision to take in more of the world around you, and discover deeper purpose and meaning.
TJ Kostecky's Vision Training, a program that has empowered superstar soccer players around the world to make smarter decisions by expanding their field of vision, offers critical value to anyone who knows that so many life lessons are learned on the playing field.
In Eyes Up!, Kostecky lays the groundwork for you to shift your lens by focusing on the 5 Ps-Perceive, Process, Plan, Perform, and Persist. With that expanded perspective, you'll learn seven key principles to transform your life and the lives of others through your leadership: see the whole field; look, listen, learn; play the game the right way; make everyone around you better; discover the joy of the game; believe in the team; and see beyond the game.
By bringing Kostecky's Vision Training to bear on life beyond the field, this book coaches you through making small shifts in your perspective that have major impact, helping you recognize new and unique opportunities in all aspects of life leading to more career, family, and spiritual fulfillment.
High-performance psychologist Michael Gervais presents a groundbreaking guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential: our fear of people's opinions (FOPO).
FOPO shows up almost everywhere in our lives-and the consequences are great. When we let FOPO take control, we play it safe and small because we're afraid of what will happen on the other side of critique. When challenged, we surrender our viewpoint. We trade in authenticity for approval. We please rather than provoke. We chase the dreams of others rather than our own. But it doesn't have to be this way.
In The First Rule of Mastery, Michael Gervais shows us that the key to leading a high-performance life is to redirect our attention from the world outside us to the world inside us. He reveals the mental skills and practices we need to overcome FOPO-the same skills he's taught to the top performers in the world, including sports MVPs, world-renowned artists and musicians, and Fortune 100 leaders and teams. Filled with fascinating stories from the worlds of sports and business, leading-edge science, and insights from the frontier of human performance, The First Rule of Mastery is a much-needed wake-up call that when we give more value to other people's opinions than we do our own, we live life on their terms, not ours.
Provides a proven series of skills and techniques that anyone can use to make their relationships thrive
In this real-world guide, bestselling authors and international speakers Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram share their simple but powerful strategies for boosting your emotional intelligence and elevating your interpersonal communication skills. Step by step, you will learn to integrate Care, Celebration, Collaboration, Critique, and Clarification into your communication toolbox. Using one of these 5 Cs, you can verbally ask someone to respond in the way that you most want, and as a result, facilitate a successful interaction.
Written by the team that brought you The 100X Leader, The 5 Voices, and The 5 Gears, this must-have book will help you connect and communicate effectively with your team, your family, and your friends; define the parameters of a conversation from the outset to avoid any misunderstandings; understand the power dynamics of an interaction to eliminate the fear of honest conversation; offer constructive criticism without offending or disappointing the person on the other side; maximize your situational awareness and collaborate like a pro; and prevent communication attacks and restore healthy communication flow.
Job Interviewing For Dummies will teach you how to prepare for your next job interview, deal with tough questions, and gain the tools and skills to interview with confidence and poise. This book offers a structured, step-by-step approach for succeeding in virtual and in-person interviews. You'll find information, strategies, and examples to empower you to present your best self to potential employers. Learn how to anticipate and prepare for the most likely questions, regardless of your level or industry, and be prepared for anything-an interview on short notice, explaining gaps on your resume, changing careers, and beyond. With examples and stories from the interview trenches, this Dummies guide will help you breathe new life into your job search.
- Gain the poise you need to own the interview room (or the video chat)
- Brush up on your interview skills if you haven't done this in a while
- Come prepared with impressive answers and questions to ask
- Overcome common challenges like resume gaps
This book is for anyone interested in finding a new job or helping others in their job search. With Job Interviewing For Dummies, be prepared to hear 'yes' more often!
Resilience is not a given. You need a strategy.
Leaders and business professionals handle grueling hours and exceed high expectations. They are undaunted by challenges and embrace opportunities for growth. They assume they are resilient.
But given enough demands, anyone can burn out. This makes logical sense, yet you likely still think it could never be you. You are fabulous and at risk of burning out.
Resilience is not an innate character trait. Whether you’re in a leadership role or working as part of a team, you need to implement strategies that build and nurture resilience. You need a resilience plan.
Award-winning mental health expert Marie-Hélène Pelletier draws on her clinical practice and extensive knowledge in therapeutics and business practices to explore how resilience is the best defense against burnout and how everyone can build it in themselves—not with a one-size-fits-all plan but with strategies to help you create a custom plan.
Pelletier uses relatable stories and activities to bring her concepts into context. By working through the exercises in this practical guide, you will have a goal-oriented, custom strategy with the knowledge to implement and sustain it, to protect your health and success into the future.
Sales success begins with yourself.
You can’t sell without listening to your customers—and yourself. In Listen to Sell, sales coaches Mike Esterday and Derek Roberts draw on their decades of industry experience to reveal the conversations, mindset, and skillset needed to amplify your sales confidence and bring purpose back to your customer relationships.
As executives at the Nashville-based Integrity Solutions, Esterday and Roberts have crafted a proprietary sales coaching program that has helped clients in 130 countries and multiple industries, from financial services to manufacturing to healthcare. Their unique sales philosophy is rooted in a values-based, customer-centered approach, where authentic business relationships matter above all else.
With self-analysis exercises and customized strategies, you’ll learn how your mindset—which encompasses your attitude, what you believe about yourself, and the confidence you have to succeed—is the foundation of top sales performance. You’ll then learn how to hone your skillset—the daily tools and tactics that make or break sales—by creating a personal sales plan and taking action in your immediate environment and beyond. In addition to real-world success stories demonstrating the concepts’ practical application, each chapter ends with a Coaching Corner segment that supports your growth.
If you’re a sales executive, manager, or rep who has hit a plateau or who just doesn’t think they’re cut out for sales, this book is your breakthrough.
A guidebook for developing your leadership and networking skills through golf
Access to the game of golf opens doors to business opportunities for professional development and builds leadership skills. Unfortunately, this access has often been limited to those with club memberships or experience with the game-those privy to the rules, both spoken and unspoken.
FairWays to Leadership teaches both advanced and novice golfers how to navigate a round of golf using six key leadership traits-curiosity, adaptability, empowerment, integrity, mindfulness, and strategy-at various leadership moments on the golf course. Listeners learn how to play the game and how to develop leadership skills and expand business networks through the interaction that golf provides.
Listeners will be better equipped to advance their professional careers by practicing the strategies and techniques revealed in FairWays to Leadership. The book can also be used as a resource in corporate leadership training and in diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Embark on a Life-Changing, Scientifically Proven fast track to Happiness—in Only Minutes a Day!
Tame anxiety, manage stress, overcome depression, change careers—and more. Success is living life on your terms, and no one knows this better than the ultimate freedom-fighter Coco Chanel.
- Do you feel like something is holding you back from the true success you know you're capable of?
- Are you confused or conflicted about what success means to you?
- Do you feel the pressure to succeed but don't know how to achieve it on your own terms?
Inspired by success stories of extraordinary artists like Coco Chanel, The Art of Success: How Extraordinary Artists Can Help You Succeed in Business and Life is the 8-step blueprint to true success for your relationships, your bank account, your body, and your soul.
In The Art of Success, Amazon #1 bestselling author and success expert Cassandra Gaisford (BCA, Dip Psych) reveals dozens of insights based on survey research, her personal achievements and her professional success as an award-winning artist, bestselling author, and former holistic therapist.
The Art of Success answers the question: How can you create success on your own terms and live a happier life? Gaisford shows us that being successful is not just about money. It's also about health, happiness, close relationships, living a meaningful life, and enjoying life's journey.
Expanding upon the ground-breaking work in her previous bestsellers Mid-Life Career Rescue and How to Find Your Passion and Purpose, Gaisford explores the tension every person faces in an effort to blend the inspired life with a practical path to success.
Say YES to happiness NOW! It's never too late to follow your joy and to live a life you love.
Your brand is unique. Your website content should be, too.
Many businesses believe they know what sets their brand apart from the competition, only to discover they aren't connecting with their audience. With Content is King as your guide, you'll uncover your accurate Unique Value Proposition, so you can reach the customer-base that's been searching for you. Learn to craft quality, authentic content that converts window-shoppers into returning customers.
In an increasingly digital age, website content is the pinnacle launch pad that prompts your audience to act. Establish your brand values, determine the needs of your niche audience, and curate a website that highlights the exclusive opportunities only you can offer with Content is King as your go-to handbook.
Discover how to: build your content marketing strategy from scratch; define your Unique Value Proposition and tell your own story; navigate Search Engine Optimization and direct high-volume traffic to your platform; and discern your buyer's journey to customize and enhance your patron's experience.
Take your content to new heights with top-grade editorial, today!
