Program Strategy

In an era where strategic agility is paramount, the ability to master portfolio management has become not just an asset but a necessity for organizations striving for success. "Mastering Portfolio Management: A Practical Guide to Strategy Execution and Value Realization" delves into the intricacies of aligning project portfolios with overarching business strategies, providing readers with actionable insights that can transform their approach to value delivery. This book addresses a critical gap in the literature by offering a pragmatic framework for navigating the complexities of strategy ...

In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives.

You walk into a restaurant and get an immediate sense that you should leave. You are about to step onto an elevator with a stranger, and something stops you. You interview a potential new employee who has the résumé to do the job, but something tells you not to offer the position. These scenarios all represent "left of bang", the moments before something bad happens.

A health and fitness expert and New York Times bestselling author of The Primal Blueprint and The Keto Reset Diet shares the secret to "intermittent eating". Are you sick and tired of struggling through regimented diets that work for a minute and then become unsustainable? Are you confused about...

Liddell Hart stressed movement, flexibility, surprise. He saw that in most military campaigns dislocation of the enemy's psychological and physical balance is prelude to victory. This dislocation results from a strategic indirect approach. Reflect for a moment on the results of direct confrontation (trench war in World War I) versus indirect dislocation (Blitzkreig in World II). Liddell Hart is also tonic for business and political planning: Just change the vocabulary and his concepts fit. 

AI for Practical Project, Program, and Change Management is a practical guide for leaders, PMOs, project managers, program managers, change leaders, CIOs, consultants, and transformation teams who want to use AI without weakening delivery discipline. AI can summarize meetings, draft project reports, compare schedules, analyze risks, prepare documentation, detect weak signals, and support executive reporting. But AI does not replace ownership, judgment, governance, stakeholder management, testing, adoption, benefits realization, or accountability. This book explains how to apply AI across ...

Unleash the Power of Customer Experience: Create a Winning Program Are you ready to take your organization's customer experience (CX) to the next level? In this thrilling guide, you'll discover the tools and strategies to build an unstoppable CX management program that propels your business from good to great. Step into the role of a daring leader equipped with the knowledge to craft a top-performing CX program that adds tangible value and agility and sets your business apart from the competition. Say goodbye to obsessing over surveys and scores and instead focus on intentional business ...

What if your next race didn’t just get you fitter for one day… but rewired your body and mind for lifelong performance? You’ve seen HYROX all over your feed—sleds, runs, lunges, ski ergs—and you’re intrigued. But between the heavy-looking stations, the unfamiliar format, and the fear of “blowing up” halfway through, it’s easier to keep saying “maybe next season” and stick to the same old training routine. Meanwhile, your workouts feel stale, your progress has stalled, and your fitness doesn’t quite match the strong, capable, athletic person you want to be. You want a...

30 Days to Reduce Stress is a 30-day mindfulness program designed to help you examine stress, become more aware of the thoughts, feelings, and patterns that contribute to it, and develop a more present and observant approach to everyday experiences. Each day introduces a different mindfulness exercise or lesson, giving you a simple, structured practice to explore for approximately 15–30 minutes. Inside, you'll find: 30 days of mindfulness exercises and lessons exploring stress, pressure, worry, distraction, and related thought patterns Daily reflection and self-observation practices ...

AI has moved from experimentation to the center of organizational strategy, yet most leaders still struggle to answer the most important questions: Where do we start? What should we build? How do we ensure AI is safe, responsible, and aligned with our mission? This book gives managers the clarity, structure, and practical tools they need to lead AI adoption with confidence. It begins with the real challenge—AI is no longer a technical problem but a managerial one—and provides a step‑by‑step roadmap for turning ambition into execution. Inside this book, readers will learn how to: •...

30 Days to Quit Smoking is a 30-day mindfulness program designed to help you examine your relationship with smoking, including cravings, habits, thoughts, attachments, and patterns that can influence the urge to smoke, while developing a more present and observant approach to your experience. Each day introduces a different mindfulness exercise or lesson, giving you a simple, structured practice to explore for approximately 15–30 minutes. Inside, you'll find: 30 days of mindfulness exercises and lessons exploring cravings, habits, triggers, attachment, emotional reactions, and related ...

You're not a bad golfer. You're just playing the wrong game. Every weekend, you watch your score creep past 100—again. You've tried new clubs, watched YouTube videos, and taken lessons that promised to "fix your swing." Nothing works. Why? Because breaking 100 isn't about perfecting your backswing. It's about making smarter decisions with the game you already have. Breaking 100 in 30 Days is the no-BS strategy guide that finally makes sense. No swing overhauls. No technical jargon. Just a proven system that turns bogey golf into your new normal—in one month. Inside, you'll discover: ✓...

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 audiobook provides a one-stop resource for organizations looking to quantify qualitative 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.

30 Days to Stop Apologizing is a 30-day mindfulness program designed to help you examine your tendency to apologize, become more aware of the thoughts and beliefs behind it, and develop a more present and observant approach to how you communicate and respond to others. Each day introduces a different mindfulness exercise or lesson, giving you a simple, structured practice to explore for approximately 15–30 minutes. Inside, you'll find: 30 days of mindfulness exercises and lessons exploring apologizing, people-pleasing, self-judgment, and related thought patterns Daily reflection and self-...

New to pickleball—or tired of losing games you should be winning? Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, but most players never move beyond the basics. They keep making the same mistakes, missing easy shots, and wondering why they’re stuck at the same level. This book changes that. In Pickleball Mastery, you’ll learn how to play smarter, improve faster, and gain the confidence to compete—whether you’re just starting out or ready to take your game to the next level. ✅ Inside This Book, You’ll Discover: The fundamentals most players think they know—but...

Your employer bills you at $180 an hour. You take home $35. You've done the math on the drive home. More than once. You know the gap between what the company charges for your work and what lands in your account is not a paycheck — it's a business case. You just haven't figured out how to capture it. This book is how you capture it. Here's the uncomfortable truth about the HVAC trade: No trade school teaches you how to price a job. No EPA 608 prep covers cash flow management. Your journeyman certification never mentions what customers are actually worth over ten years. You were trained to ...

***GET THE EBOOK VERSION FOR FREE WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE PAPERBACK*** Let's face it, the world isn't the nicest place out there. There are a lot of people out there that mean to cause us harm. That's why we train martial arts in the first place right? There is also another reason; one that lies dormant in the background until suddenly it becomes relevant when we need it. Once this happens, we are now aware that our training has changed the way we think as well! This two-part short book series I have written to help you fast track the way you see what martial arts training can do for you, not...

Why Targeting Everyone is Costing You Everything Stop Casting Wide Nets. Start Landing Real Deals. Still trying to hit revenue goals by blasting generic campaigns to massive lists? That’s not marketing—that’s wishful thinking. In today’s B2B world, focus wins. The Account Based Marketing Strategy is your roadmap to building precision-targeted campaigns that drive real pipeline from your most valuable accounts. Whether you're a startup marketer, an enterprise ABM lead, or a sales leader tired of cold outreach flops—this book shows you how to align marketing and sales around revenue...

If you’re aiming for GIAC GSLC, you already know the problem: the exam expects leadership-level understanding, but your calendar expects you to be everywhere at once. GSLC For Busy People is written for professionals who need a focused path that respects work demands, family time, and limited study windows. This book helps you build the kind of security-leadership reasoning the exam looks for: clear governance choices, defensible risk decisions, useful metrics, and practical program execution. You won’t find hype or shortcuts here. You’ll find a structured way to learn, review, and ...

Boost your personal finances and improve your buying power by optimizing your credit! Credit 101 is the ultimate beginner guide to understanding your credit, cutting through the confusion, and presenting the ins and outs of building, boosting, and repairing credit in a straightforward...