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In Better, Simpler Strategy, Harvard Business School professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee provides executives with a simple tool to cut through technological complexity and market uncertainties. The Value Stick, based on proven economic mechanics, is an extraordinarily powerful tool that helps executives decide where to focus their attention and how to deepen their firm's competitive advantage. 

Jenni Romaniuk's latest book is about brand health tracking, one of the biggest (and most costly) sources of insights about brand performance and inputs into brand strategy that marketers engage in. But yet most trackers were designed pre-How Brands Grow, and so suffer from being not fit for purpose to provide insights to managers looking to grow their brands.

The chaos of everyday business forces people into an exhausting, ineffective, seemingly never-ending cycle of work-arounds, firefighting, and Whac-a-Mole. The irritatingly urgent crowds out the lastingly important. There has to be a better way. And there is: the game-changing discipline of dynamic work design improves productivity, reduces costs, and increases efficiency, ensuring that all parts of a company can work in concert. It has been used in organizations around the world to close the gap between results promised and results delivered.

We all have so much going on. We all worry about things - money, deadlines. With all this buzzing around in our heads it's often a nightmare trying to concentrate on one thing. What if someone could show you how to empty your mind of all the noise? Jamie Smart, state-of-mind specialist, can do just that - with Clarity he will show you how to get real clarity of thought. You'll learn how to clear your mind and become less stressed and more productive - and as a result, more confident in your abilities. 

We spend the majority of our lives making decisions, both big and small. Yet, even though our success is largely determined by the choices that we make, very few of us are equipped with useful decision-making skills. Because of this, we often approach our choices tentatively, or even fearfully, and avoid giving them the time and thought required to put our best foot forward.

As a manager you have to make decisions - from daily choices about team priorities to deciding which long-term innovation projects to pursue. But most decisions don't have a clear-cut answer, and assessing the alternatives and the risks involved can be overwhelming. You need a smarter approach to making the best choice possible. The HBR Guide to Making Better Decisions provides practical tips and advice to help you identify the problem, evaluate your alternatives, select the right path forward, and follow through successfully.

An open position on your team presents both a challenge and an opportunity. You need to understand what skills and capabilities will add value now and in the future, all while juggling the hiring process with the day-to-day demands of your job as a manager. The HBR Guide to Better Recruiting and Hiring provides the practical tips, research, stories, and advice you need to successfully attract, identify, and hire people whose values, competencies, and potential align with your team and your organization.

As a motivational speaker and coach, one question that Jeff Keller often gets asked is 'What separates successful people from everyone else?' His answer is an overwhelming stress on the 'right attitude'. In fact, it always boils down to what Jeff popularly refers to as the 'winning attitude'. No...

J. J. Sutherland has the solution. In his international best seller Scrum, he introduced a simple, revolutionary tool to turbo-charge the output of every team. Based on decades of research and road-tested at the headquarters of Google and Amazon, the Scrum method transformed how a generation of leaders work - first in Silicon Valley, and then in boardrooms around the world.

For the Better is the podcast for those working to affect change within their team, organization, or community.

tell me a better Story ist ein Podcast über Storytelling, Content und Social Media Management in einer Welt, in der alle senden, aber wenige wirklich hängen bleiben.Und es ist ein Talk unter Freunden. Rebecca und Tommy sprechen nicht wie ein Lehrbuch, sondern wie sie im echten Leben miteinander quatschen: mit Szenen aus dem Alltag, Beobachtungen aus der Kommunikationspraxis und dem Blick hinter die Mechanik von Plattformen, Formaten und Trends.Für alle, die sich nicht entscheiden können zwischen: Neues hören, Inspiration finden und unterhalten werden.

Say It Better with Lasada PippenEvery leader, educator, and professional has a message. The question is, are they saying it in a way that actually lands?In this limited series, communication coach and keynote speaker Lasada Pippen sits down with industry leaders for real, unfiltered conversations about the role communication plays in their success. From the boardroom to the classroom, from managing teams to navigating family, how do the best in the business say it better?Each episode pulls back the curtain on the moments that mattered, the words that changed the room, and the lessons learned ...

What do you do at work when a hundred crises seem to be happening at the same time? Do you pick just one priority or try to put out every fire? How can you stay composed, figure out what really matters, and act decisively? When former U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Brandon Webb transitioned to civilian...

Managing Priorities is your guide to prioritizing anything-anytime and anywhere. Harry Max digs into the best practices for prioritization at Apple, DreamWorks, NASA, Adobe, Google, Microsoft, and beyond, and brings them together in a single, practical method that you can apply step by step.

Welcome to Bina: A Better Together Podcast, created by the students and staff of Contra Costa Midrasha. This series is all about bringing Jewish teens and elders together to share stories, ask honest questions, and learn from one another across generations and life experiences. Each episode features a meaningful conversation about Jewish identity, heritage, belonging, purpose, resilience, and community. Through personal stories and shared reflection, Bina empowers our community’s youth in exploring the wisdom that comes with lived experience and the fresh perspective that comes through the ...

Build Better Teams is a team building podcast designed for HR leaders, executives, managers, and event planners who want to create stronger collaboration, clearer strategy, and more engaged teams.If you are a team manager, organizational development professional, or leader responsible for leadership retreats, team building workshops, workplace culture engagement, or strategic planning sessions, this is the podcast for you.Hosted by Shannon Russell, a strategic leadership and team facilitator certified in LEGO® Serious Play®, this team building podcast explores innovative, hands-on, practical...

Animal services is in a time of rapid growth and transition. More and Better Leaders are needed to see animal services through to it's next chapter of lifesaving.

Status won’t change your life...but service will. Join Stacey Chillemi and founder-turned-advisor Rich Lyons to help you sell with integrity, lead with courage, and love like it matters—at work and at home.From scaling LYONSCG to a nine-figure Capgemini acquisition to teaching emotional intelligence, Rich brings real stories, proven playbooks, and rapid-fire tactics you can use today.Build the person → grow the business → strengthen the marriage. Let’s go!

Build Better is a podcast about how real operators think when the stakes are high. Hosted by Matt Vetter, the show explores leadership, standards, accountability, and decision-making in construction, development, and business. No hype. No shortcuts. Just real conversations about building better companies, teams, and outcomes.

Imagine if you could learn anything. How would your life change if you could learn more quickly and retain knowledge more easily? Recent advances in cognitive science offer fascinating ways to increase your learning at any age. This informative audio course reveals proven strategies that can immediately improve your short- and long-term memory.