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A murder in peak tourist season is enough to halt the lifeblood of any beach town: Tourism. So when not one but two grisly murders threaten to wreck Mayor Jim Whitlow’s town, not to mention his political ambitions, he and Police Chief Naomi Robinson enlist the help of local residents and retired FBI agents Chris Gordon and Vic Thompson to help them catch the serial killer. But every clue seems to lead to more questions than answers. Outside help causes tension on the force, and Chris and Vic find themselves once again battling the inter-agency drama they thought they’d left behind.

Positive Leadership: The Game Changer at Work provides key research-based principles that will help you be a more effective leader. The first part of the book, “The Concept,” gathers some of the best positive psychology research available and reads like a Harvard Business Review article. The second part, “The Story,” is a leadership fable about a homeless, former business executive who attempts to climb back into society after a shocking body blow to his life. The research and the story together make a memorable read. Editorial Reviews and Endorsements key thought leaders: Marshall ...

FBI Inspector Nathaniel Croft and his team of agents get tapped personally by the FBI Director, Ann Greenburg, to solve a brutal murder at the FBI academy in Quantico, Virginia. The FBI team is pressured to arrest the murderer before the Commandant of the Marine Corps Senate Confirmation Committee hearing begins in 30 days.

Self-Leadership: Become the CEO of Your Own Career takes a unique approach to the self-improvement genre, delivering a wealth of practical advice through a blend of well-crafted fiction and a structured, in-depth analysis of the key concepts explored in the narrative, specifically professional development. Two logical sections, “The Story” and “The Lesson,” first introduce readers to a series of characters all grappling with questions of how to break out of their respective ruts and improve their lives. The characters are authentic and highly relatable, and readers will have no ...

Misfit Leadership is about leveraging your weirdness or nonconformity to improve performance and character. What happens when a dyslexic, ADHD, big-picture guy sneaks into the detail-oriented world of evidence collection, fingerprint analysis, and meticulous documentation of the FBI? On the one hand, when executing search warrants, the author had trouble finding stuff—often missing the bloody knife or the muddy footprints.

Leading Well: Becoming a Mindful Leader-Coach This book combines two powerful leadership concepts: Mindfulness and Coaching. Leaders who are mindful—fully present, not distracted by failures of the past or fears about the future—lead well. Leading in the moment and engaged with their teams, mindful leaders help those around them keep calm and focused, not anxious and distracted. And when mindful leaders adopt a leader-coach approach—asking questions to help others solve their own problems—their leadership power magnifies. Indeed, when leader-coaches apply the four P’s of coaching ...

All teams need a leader, and a high-performing team needs a great one. Derived from the research of our previous book, Leading Teams, this book is laser focused on the leader and develops a checklist for any organization choosing or evaluating a team leader.

Both a compilation of the latest team-based research and a compelling leadership case-study fable, Leading Teams is a unique resource for both seasoned and emerging leaders. Their comprehensive research is encapsulated in a single diagram—the Team Leadership Pyramid—which helps the reader visualize the different elements that are essential to team success.

Smile. Breathe. Listen: The 3 Mindful Acts for Leaders This book is for leaders at any level of the organization, who care about being the best leaders they can be. Written to be read in a one-hour, single sitting, this fast-read book focuses on the science around 3 mindful acts—smiling, breathing, and listening—which make leaders more fully present, aware, and thoughtful. Based on the science associated with these simple but powerful acts, this book explains how to execute each act. In fact, there are specific ways for leaders to smile, to breathe, and to listen. Written in clear and ...