Work Meetings

Feel pressured to be a loud, charismatic boss to be a good leader? Discover the evidence-based system for leading with depth, not volume. Promoted into leadership, you now face a dilemma: try to become the assertive, extroverted leader everyone seems to expect, or risk being seen as passive and ineffective. This exhausting performance is a path to burnout, not breakthrough. In The Quiet Conviction, Dr. Alistair Vance—psychologist and leadership coach—provides the revolutionary alternative. This is the definitive guide for the introverted mind rising to leadership. You don’t need to ...

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Do people often misunderstand what you mean—even when you think you’re being clear? Clear communication is one of the most important skills at work, yet it’s rarely taught in a simple, practical way. The result? Confusion, repeated conversations, missed expectations, and unnecessary stress. How to Communicate Clearly at Work gives you a straightforward system to fix that. This practical guide shows you how to express your ideas clearly, speak with confidence, and ensure your message is understood the first time—whether you're in a meeting, writing a message, or having a difficult ...

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER “Everyone wants better meetings, but no one seems to know how—until now.” —Reid Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author and cofounder of LinkedIn “Warning: This read may save you countless hours.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author and...

Shares a series of mindfulness techniques and improv exercises with masks to suppress the ego, calm the mind, and allow spontaneous playfulness and spaciousness to arise from your deepest nature Draws on Buddhist philosophy to describe how and why the exercises work Woven throughout...

Many consider Evangeline Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of mismatched eyes - one bright blue, the other dark brown - Eva's world constantly rejects her. But Eva has two people she can rely on - Seth and Zach, two former orphans she now counts as brothers. Seeking justice against the man who destroyed his family, Logan Fowler arrives in 1880s Pecan Gap, Texas, to confront Zach Hamilton, the hardened criminal responsible for his father's death. Only instead of finding a solitary ruthless gambler, he discovers a man not much older than himself with an unusual family.

First Meetings is a collection of three novellas (plus the original "Ender's Game") that journey into the origins and the destiny of one Ender Wiggin.

It sounds so simple: Tell stories from your life, and people will remember your message. But when you get down to crafting one, there's nothing easy about it. Material for stories surrounds us. Yet few people are skilled at sharing personal anecdotes and even fewer know how to link them to professional goals. Whether you want to stand out in the interview process, add punch to a presentation, or make a compelling case for a new initiative, Let the Story Do the Work shows you how to mine your experience for simple narratives that convey who you are.

Even for experienced facilitators, putting together a two-hour workshop can be daunting. Where to start? What to include? How to engage the audience? How to create impact and positive results? Above all, how to do all this quickly and effectively? Drawing on years of experience designing and delivering workshops all over the world, Leanne Hughes' The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint gives you a formula to create sessions that hit the mark every time.

You know what you want to say. You just can’t get yourself to say it. You replay conversations in your head. You wait for the right moment. You second-guess your words before they ever leave your mouth. And when the moment passes, you’re left thinking, I should have said something. This book is not about becoming a different person. It’s about finally saying what you already know. Say It Clearly gives you a simple, practical approach to speaking with confidence at work—without overthinking, over-explaining, or waiting until you feel ready. You’ll learn how to move through ...

Brilliantly simple, actionable guidelines for success that any business leader can immediately implement. “Tom Peters' new book is a bundle of beautiful dynamite. While I've been a CEO for 30 years, I still learned much worth knowing from The Excellence Dividend. You will too.” —John C...

“With a quiet mind, clear, no thoughts, the subtle energy is there,” says French filmmaker Jean-Claude Lubtchansky, who guided the Gurdjieff Work worldwide from 2001 to 2020. In these 41 recollected talks, he speaks of awakening through becoming aware of “a sacred energy.” Perceiving it directly calls for “a very active attention, watchful for something very high from a different level: a radiance that touches everything.” “When I dwell in the awareness, unidentified with the contents of awareness, I am in the stillness which is always there... truly magical.” In the Preface...

From the acclaimed poet behind bone, an exploration of how we can meet our truest selves, the ones we've always been meant to become Yrsa Daley-Ward's words have resonated with hundreds of thousands of readers--through her books of poetry and memoir, bone and The Terrible; through her writing...

You’re not trying to “win” the argument— you’re trying not to say the thing that will haunt you later. In the middle of criticism, confrontation, or tense meetings, your body reacts before your mind catches up. Heat rises. Breath shortens. Words sharpen. And no amount of advice about “staying calm” helps once your nervous system has already grabbed the wheel. That’s why past techniques failed: they asked you to think your way out of a biological moment. Breathe Before You Speak is not a mindfulness book and not a communication manual. It’s a tactical guide for the exact ...

There are people that are born geniuses. Others of us struggle to learn and become smart while others can’t even fake being smart. This book was written so the not so smart of us and even the smart ones can use these tricks to appear that they are more intelligent than they really are. These are proven techniques that work whether you need to use them at work, during meetings, get together with friends, or even with family.

Welcome to a professional development book that absolutely should not count as professional development. If you have ever: reread an email five times before replying “Thanks.” attended a meeting about a meeting that scheduled another meeting carefully planned to begin work tomorrow opened a document to prepare to think about editing it felt exhausted despite accomplishing mostly emotional labor …then congratulations — you are already highly trained in modern productivity. This book is not about laziness. It is about the invisible effort surrounding work: the preparation, ...

Whether you're new to running meetings or a seasoned executive with no time to waste, leading effective (and even pleasant!) meetings is a must.

Most leaders build their philosophy from books, mentors, or MBA programs. I built mine from the wreckage of bad bosses and 2 AM production outages. For eighteen years, I worked in tech, writing code, architecting systems, and eventually becoming a CTO. I was also an atheist who wanted nothing to do with God, but I had a problem: I needed a way to lead people that actually worked. I needed a framework that could handle high-stakes crises, toxic employees, and million-dollar mistakes without destroying trust. So, through trial and error, I built one. Then, in 2023, everything changed. I ...

Meetings don't have to be a waste of time. When managed right, they are a powerful tool for solving problems, making decisions, exchanging ideas - and getting results fast. Based on years of experience in consulting for companies around the world, Brian Tracy has learned firsthand what works in meetings - and what doesn't. Now he reveals simple, proven ideas you can use to make meetings shorter, more effective, and more satisfying to everyone in attendance.

You don’t avoid speaking because you have nothing to say. You avoid it because speaking costs you something. Work presentations. Wedding toasts. Eulogies. Introductions. Panels. Meetings where all eyes turn toward you. For introverts, these moments aren’t about fear—they’re about exposure, energy, and aftermath. The Introverted Speaker is a practical guide for quiet people who are called upon to speak in real life—not on stages, not as performers, and not as extroverts-in-training. Written by Ashton I. Brooks, this book offers a calm, structured approach to speaking that respects ...