This book uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed. In it the author challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. He begins with the real story of what happened...

"This Element is an excerpt from Touchdown!: achieving your greatness on the playing field of business (and life) (ISBN: 9780137019601) by Kevin Elko. Discover what you're carrying that's preventing you from achieving your goals--and learn how to leave it behind!"--Resource description page.

"Boost staff performance, improve retention, and build a great 21st Century team culture-popular Follow My Lead podcaster John Eades provides everything you need to be a world-class leader How are you currently leading? Is your current style to Manage, Rule, Please, Support, or Elevate? Building the Best challenges you to rethink what it means to be a leader today and gives you the tools to determine your current leadership style. Through a simple...

"There are moments when we achieve peak performance: an athlete plays a perfect game; a business has a quarter with once-in-a-lifetime profits. But these moments are often elusive, and for every amazing day, we may have a hundred ordinary and even unsatisfying days. Fulfillment doesn't come from isolated peak experiences, but rather from many consistent good days. So how do we sustain performance, while avoiding burnout and maintaining balance? ......

Explains what grit is, why it is important, and names a few important people who achieved their goals because they had grit.

"Many people assume that effective sales ability demands a unique personality and an aggressive attitude. It's not true, and Robert Herjavec is proof. Known as the 'Nice Shark' on the ABC's Emmy Award-winning hit show SHARK TANK, Robert Herjavec is loved by viewers, who respond to his affable nature. He has developed an honest and genuine approach to life and selling that has set him apart from his cut-throat colleagues, and rewarded him with a degree...

If you believe, you can do anything. Although well-meaning, these intended words of inspiration can make us feel like failures. The reality is that no matter how positive our outlook or how tenacious our approach, our dreams simply do not always come true--and there is nothing we can do about it. After multiple fertility treatments and years of hardship in her pursuit to have a child, Tracey Cleantis was forced to face this reality head-on. Yet, through...

"Today's leaders are in competition for the trust and confidence of those they lead more than ever before. Dempsey and Brafman assert that the nature of power is changing and should not be measured by degree of control alone. They offer principles for adaptation and bring them to life with examples from business, academia, government, and the military."--