Harry Griffith

Emily Griffith

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Georgia

Daily Devotions to Bring Wholeness to Your Marriage

This book can strengthen marriages by encouraging communication between spouses who will spend time together daily with these insights from the Word.

This Love We Share

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W. Edwards Deming

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

In this book W. Edwards Deming details the system of transformation that underlies the 14 Points for Management presented in Out of the Crisis.

"... competition, we see now, is destructive. It would be better if everyone would work together as a system, with the aim for everybody to win. What we need is cooperation and transformation to a new style of management."

In this book W. Edwards Deming details the system of transformation that underlies the 14 Points for Management presented in Out of the Crisis. The system of profound knowledge, as it is called, consists of four parts: appreciation for a system, knowledge about variation, theory of knowledge, and psychology. Describing prevailing management style as a prison, Deming shows how a style based on cooperation rather than competition can help people develop joy in work and learning at the same time that it brings about long-term success in the market. Indicative of Deming's philosophy is his advice to abolish performance reviews on the job and grades in school.

Previously published by MIT-CAES

The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education

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Deming offers a theory of management based on his famous 14 Points for Management.

Out of the Crisis

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John C. Maxwell

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset

What can make the difference in your life today? How can two people with the same skills and abilities, in the same situation, end up with two totally different outcomes? Leadership expert John C. Maxwell says the difference maker is attitude. For those who have ever wondered what may be separating them from achieving the kind of personal and professional success they’ve always dreamt of, Dr. Maxwell has some words of insight: “Your attitude colors every aspect of your life. It is like the mind’s paintbrush.” In The Difference Maker, Maxwell shatters common myths about attitude—what it can do for you and what it can’t. Showing you how to overcome the five biggest attitude obstacles, Dr. Maxwell teaches the skills you need to make attitude your biggest asset. Most importantly, you’ll learn not only how to develop an attitude that will have a tremendous impact on career, family, and daily living, but also how to maintain that attitude for the rest of your life.

The Difference Maker

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Secret of Your Success Is Determined by Your Daily Agenda

Drawing from the text of the Business Week bestseller Today Matters, this condensed, revised edition boils down John C. Maxwell's 12 daily practices to their very essence, giving maximum impact in minimal time. Presented in a quick-read format, this version is designed to be read cover to cover in one sitting or taken in as brief lessons in a few spare minutes each day. It covers such topics as: -- Priorities -- Health -- Family -- Finances -- Values -- Growth Readers will learn how to make decisions on important matters and apply those decisions daily to put them on a path to more successful, productive, and fulfilling lives.

Make Today Count

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Some pages have underlined sentences. Otherwise book is in great condition

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Embrace Them and Empower Your Team

Discusses ways to build a winning team, making it work, and putting teamwork into practice.

The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork

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11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work

Explores the concept that success is a state of mind, identifying specific skills people need to turn their potential for success into results, and offering examples of different kinds of thinking in a range of situations. 200,000 first printing.

Thinking for a Change

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Zig Ziglar

Follow Them and People Will Follow You

John Maxwell reveals the leadership insights he has learned during the thirty-plus years of leadership successes he has had in business, politics, sports, religion, and military conflict.

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

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A couple highlights but otherwise in excellent condition

Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

A leadership primer for people who are not titled managers asserts that team members do not have to be primary leaders to make a significant impact in an organization, outlining specific principles that include strategies for leading peers and superiors.

The 360 Degree Leader

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The paper cover to the book has a wrinkle in it. Otherwise the book is in excellent condition. 

Discover the People Principles That Work for You Every Time

Tools to improve your existing relationships as well as begin new ones.

Winning with People

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Part of one page is underlined and the rest is in excellent condition

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Required reading for both developing and experienced leaders, this one-of-a-kind workbook companion to a leadership classic outlines the core leadership principles that will make you more effective, more influential, and more successful--wherever you are in your career.

If you've never read The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, you've been missing out on one of the best-selling leadership books of all time. In this companion workbook, leadership expert John C. Maxwell shares powerful insights gleaned from his forty-plus years of leadership success. Maxwell helps you:

 * Take your leadership skills to the next level
 * Discover life-changing principles of influence, empowerment, intuition, and legacy
 * Observe your own career and evaluate yourself, using an evaluation tool that reveals your leadership strengths and weaknesses
 * Learn from stories and observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports, the military, and non-profit organizations so you can transform as a leader 

Each of the twenty-one lessons contains the following sections:

 * Definition of the Law: Understand the law and how it operates 
 * Case Studies: Explore three primary cases--some positive, some negative--that reveal and illustrate the law.
 * Leadership Insight and Reflection: Draw important personal conclusions about the impact of this law on your life.
 * Taking Action: Assess yourself in this law and develop specific action steps to grow or make important changes.
 * Group Discussion Questions: Explore the core issues and share your insights through a guided discussion with your group.

 This workbook isn't designed to be merely a theoretical exercise. It's meant to help you become a better leader. And while you can easily go through this study on your own, there's nothing more transformational than learning with other like-minded people. So, gather a group of any size and see what happens as you help each other become the kind of leaders that people want to follow.

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook

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D. Michael Abrashoff

Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy

The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, a ship armed with every cutting-edge system available, it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested with him, he realized he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve his ship. Within months he created a crew of confident and inspired problem-solvers eager to take the initiative and take responsibility for their actions. The slogan on board became "It's your ship," and Benfold was soon recognized far and wide as a model of naval efficiency. How did Abrashoff do it? Against the backdrop of today's United States Navy-Benfold was a key player in our Persian Gulf fleet-Abrashoff shares his secrets of successful management including: See the ship through the eyes of the crew: By soliciting a sailor's suggestions, Abrashoff drastically reduced tedious chores that provided little additional value. Communicate, communicate, communicate: The more Abrashoff communicated the plan, the better the crew's performance. His crew would eventually call him "Megaphone Mike," since they heard from him so often. Create discipline by focusing on purpose: Discipline skyrocketed when Abrashoff's crew believed that what they were doing was important. Listen aggressively: After learning that many sailors wanted to use the GI Bill, Abrashoff brought a test official aboard the ship-and held the SATs forty miles off the Iraqi coast. From achieving amazing cost savings to winning the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, Captain Abrashoff's extraordinary campaign sent shock waves through the U.S. Navy. It can help you change the course of your ship, no matter where your business battles are fought.

It's Your Ship

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Kim Scott

"I raced through RADICAL CANDOR--It’s thrilling to learn a framework that shows how to be both a better boss and a better colleague. RADICAL CANDOR is packed with illuminating truths, insightful advice, and practical suggestions, all illustrated with engaging (and often funny) stories from Kim Scott’s own experiences at places like Apple, Google, and various start-ups. Indispensable."--Gretchen Rubin author of NYT bestseller THE HAPPINESS PROJECT "Reading Radical Candor will help you build, lead, and inspire teams to do the best work of their lives. Kim Scott's insights--based on her experience, keen observational intelligence and analysis--will help you be a better leader and create a more effective organization."--Sheryl Sandberg author of the NYT bestseller LEAN IN "Kim Scott has a well-earned reputation as a kick-ass boss and a voice that CEOs take seriously. In this remarkable book, she draws on her extensive experience to provide clear and honest guidance on the fundamentals of leading others: how to give (and receive) feedback, how to make smart decisions, how to keep moving forward, and much more. If you manage people?whether it be 1 person or a 1,000--you need RADICAL CANDOR. Now."--Daniel Pink author of NYT bestseller DRIVE From the time we learn to speak, we’re told that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. When you become a manager, it’s your job to say it--and your obligation. Author Kim Scott was an executive at Google and then at Apple, where she developed a class on how to be a good boss. She has earned growing fame in recent years with her vital new approach to effective management, Radical Candor. Radical Candor is a simple idea: to be a good boss, you have to Care Personally at the same time that you Challenge Directly. When you challenge without caring it’s obnoxious aggression; when you care without challenging it’s ruinous empathy. When you do neither it’s manipulative insincerity. This simple framework can help you build better relationships at work, and fulfill your three key responsibilities as a leader: creating a culture of feedback (praise and criticism), building a cohesive team, and achieving results you’re all proud of. Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management, written for bosses and those who manage bosses. Taken from years of the author’s experience, and distilled clearly giving actionable lessons to the reader; it shows managers how to be successful while retaining their humanity, finding meaning in their job, and creating an environment where people both love their work and their colleagues.

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

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Paul R. Niven

Ben Lamorte

Excellent books on OKRs - what they are, how to use them. 

Driving Focus, Alignment, and Engagement with OKRs

Everything you need to implement Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) effectively Objectives and Key Results is the first full-fledged reference guide on Objectives and Key Results, a critical thinking framework designed to help organizations create value through focus, alignment, and better communication. Written by two leading OKRs consultants and researchers, this book provides a one-stop resource for organizations looking to quantify qualitative goals and ensure each team focuses their efforts to make measureable progress on their most important goals. You’ll learn how OKRs came to be and how leading companies use them every day to help teams and employees stretch their thinking about what’s possible, build their goal-setting muscles and achieve results that reflect their full potential. From the basic framework to a detailed dissection of best practices, this informative guide walks you through real-world implementations to help you get the most out of OKRs. OKRs help employees work together, focus effort, and drive the organization forward. Key results are used to define what it means to achieve broad, qualitative goals, and imperatives like “do it better” are transformed into clear, measureable markers. From the framework’s inception in the 1980s to its popularity in today’s hyper-competitive environment, OKRs make work more engaging and feature frequent feedback cycles that enable workers to see the progress they make at work each and every day. This book shows you everything you need to know to implement OKRs effectively. Understand the basics of OKRs and their day-to-day use Learn how to gain the executive support critical to a successful implementation Maintain an effective program with key assessment tips Tailor the OKRs framework to your organization’s needs Objectives and Key Results is your key resource for designing, planning, implementing, and maintaining your OKRs program for sustainable company-wide success.

Objectives and Key Results

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John Kotter

Holger Rathgeber

Changing and Succeeding under Any Conditions

"First published in the United States by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber under the title Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Adverse Conditions."

Our Iceberg Is Melting

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Simon Sinek

How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

The inspirational bestseller that ignited a movement and asked us to find our WHY Discover the book that is captivating millions on TikTok and that served as the basis for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time—with more than 56 million views and counting. Over a decade ago, Simon Sinek started a movement that inspired millions to demand purpose at work, to ask what was the WHY of their organization. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, and these ideas remain as relevant and timely as ever. START WITH WHY asks (and answers) the questions: why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over? People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with WHY. They realized that people won't truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they understand the WHY behind it. START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who have had the greatest influence in the world all think, act and communicate the same way—and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.

Start with Why

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Kevin Carroll

Find and Sustain Your Life's Work

A pocket-sized motivational guide from Kevin Carroll, one-man testament to the power of following a dream - or, as he puts it, 'finding your red rubber ball'. From an early age Carroll knew that he wanted to devote his life to sport but, injured in a football match to the point where he could no longer play, it seemed his dream was over. Undaunted, Carroll followed the red rubber ball into a position as head athletic trainer for a top basketball team. A delightful, colourful book illustrating his philosophy that true peace comes from courage and determination.

Rules of the Red Rubber Ball

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Bruce Warren Ollstein

The Competitor's Field Manual for Winning Against Any Opponent

Immortal military quotations down through the ages and amusing illustrations flavor Captain Ollstein's clear-headed packet of for-your-eyes-only instructions. Just don't let this document fall into enemy hands.

Combat Golf

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Kevin Leman

William Pentak

Some light highlights but otherwise great condition

7 Ancient Secrets to Managing Productive People

A businessman shares the seven secrets he learned long ago that, while ancient in origin, are applicable in today's fast-paced world.

Way of the Shepherd

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A practical guide for people in positions of responsibility 

Art of Leadership

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Jon Acuff

Give Yourself the Gift of Done

"While leading a thirty-day online course to help people work on their goals, [the author] learned something surprising: the most effective exercises were not those that pushed people to work harder. The ones that got people to the finish line did just the opposite--they took the pressure off. Why? Because the sneakiest obstacle to meeting your goals is not laziness, but perfectionism. We're our own worst critics, and if it looks like were not going to do something right, we prefer not to do it at all"--Amazon.com.

Finish

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Marcus Buckingham

... about Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success

Following the success of the landmark bestsellers First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham offers a dramatically new way to understand the art of success.

With over 1.6 million copies of First, Break All the Rules (co-authored with Curt Coffman) and Now, Discover Your Strengths (co-authored with Donald O. Clifton) in print, Cambridge-educated Buckingham is considered one of the most respected business authorities on the subject of management and leadership in the world. With The One Thing You Need to Know, he gives readers an invaluable course in outstanding achievement -- a guide to capturing the essence of the three most fundamental areas of professional activity.

Great managing, leading, and career success -- Buckingham draws on a wealth of applicable examples to reveal that a controlling insight lies at the heart of the three. Lose sight of this "one thing" and even the best efforts will be diminished or compromised. Readers will be eager to discover the surprisingly different answers to each of these rich and complex subjects. Each could be explained endlessly to detail their many facets, but Buckingham's great gift is his ability to cut through the mass of often-conflicting agendas and zero in on what matters most, without ever oversimplifying. As he observes, success comes to those who remain mindful of the core insight, understand all of its ramifications, and orient their decisions around it. Buckingham backs his arguments with authoritative research from a wide variety of sources, including his own research data and in-depth interviews with individuals at every level of an organization, from CEO's to hotel maids and stockboys.

In every way a groundbreaking book, The One Thing You Need to Know offers crucial performance and career lessons for business people at all career stages.

The One Thing You Need to Know

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Pat Williams

Becoming complete in the four crucial dimensions of manhood

Based on the story of Asher (I Chron 7:40), combines Biblical principals with contemporary stories in an imaginative narrative to show men how to become dynamically effective in the four crucial dimensions of manhood: family, God, warrior, leader.

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This Love We Share

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Make Today Count

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