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Choosing Change

How Leaders and Organizations Drive Results One Person at a Time

by Susan Goldsworthy, Walter McFarland

In Choosing Change, ASTD Chairman Walter McFarland and leadership executive coach Susan Goldsworthy offer a proven model for not just facing inevitable change but also leveraging it as a tool for long-term success. If you want to lead change, you need to be open to change yourself.

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Focus

The Hidden Driver of Excellence

by Daniel Goleman

In Focus, Daniel Goleman uses cutting-edge research and findings to delve into the science of attention in all its varieties. He persuasively argues that now more than ever we must learn to sharpen our focus in order to contend with and thrive in a complex world.

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Platform

Get Noticed in a Noisy World

by Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt, former CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, shares the knowledge he has gained from creating an online following of hundreds of thousands by offering step-by-step plans for building your virtual stage.

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The Number

A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life

by Lee Eisenberg

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Millions of people in the United States are going to fall short of their retirement needs ... and not just in terms of money. It's not a topic many of these people are interested in discussing, as it may cause various levels of distress, even anxiety. However, the aversion to addressing retirement planning now sets up certain - and greater - worries later in life.

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Success Built to Last

Creating a Life That Matters

by Stewart Emery, Mark Thompson, Jerry Porras

Imagine discovering what successful people have in common, distilling it into a set of simple practices and using them to transform your company, your career and your life. Authored by three nationally acclaimed thought leaders in organizational development and self-improvement –– including Built to Last co-author Jerry Porras –– Success Built to Last challenges conventional wisdom at every step.

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Know-How

The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don't

by Ram Charan

This summary explores what every executive must know to manage today’s environmental challenges. Based on the authors’ years of experience and hundreds of interviews with corporate leaders around the world, the book shows how companies generate lasting value by building environmental thinking into their business strategies.

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The Art of the Long View

by Peter Schwartz

It’s possible to see into the future — and without a crystal ball. Learn to construct “scenarios” of what may happen in your business, with the help of a master futurist.

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