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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t

Finally in paperback: the New York Times bestseller by the acclaimed, bestselling author of Start With Why and Together is Better. Now with an expanded chapter and appendix on leading millennials, based on Simon Sinek’s viral video “Millenials in the workplace” (150+ million views).

Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations, great leaders create environments in which people naturally work together to do remarkable things.

In his work with organizations around the world, Simon Sinek noticed that some teams trust each other so deeply that they would literally put their lives on the line for each other. Other teams, no matter what incentives are offered, are doomed to infighting, fragmentation and failure. Why?

The answer became clear during a conversation with a Marine Corps general. “Officers eat last,” he said. Sinek watched as the most junior Marines ate first while the most senior Marines took their place at the back of the line. What’s symbolic in the chow hall is deadly serious on the battlefield: Great leaders sacrifice their own comfort–even their own survival–for the good of those in their care.
    
Too many workplaces are driven by cynicism, paranoia, and self-interest. But the best ones foster trust and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a “Circle of Safety” that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside.

Sinek illustrates his ideas with fascinating true stories that range from the military to big business, from government to investment banking.

Principles: Life and Work

#1 New York Times Bestseller

“Significant…The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving.” —The New York Times

Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.

In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years later, Bridgewater has made more money for its clients than any other hedge fund in history and grown into the fifth most important private company in the United States, according to Fortune magazine. Dalio himself has been named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Along the way, Dalio discovered a set of unique principles that have led to Bridgewater’s exceptionally effective culture, which he describes as “an idea meritocracy that strives to achieve meaningful work and meaningful relationships through radical transparency.” It is these principles, and not anything special about Dalio—who grew up an ordinary kid in a middle-class Long Island neighborhood—that he believes are the reason behind his success.

In Principles, Dalio shares what he’s learned over the course of his remarkable career. He argues that life, management, economics, and investing can all be systemized into rules and understood like machines. The book’s hundreds of practical lessons, which are built around his cornerstones of “radical truth” and “radical transparency,” include Dalio laying out the most effective ways for individuals and organizations to make decisions, approach challenges, and build strong teams. He also describes the innovative tools the firm uses to bring an idea meritocracy to life, such as creating “baseball cards” for all employees that distill their strengths and weaknesses, and employing computerized decision-making systems to make believability-weighted decisions. While the book brims with novel ideas for organizations and institutions, Principles also offers a clear, straightforward approach to decision-making that Dalio believes anyone can apply, no matter what they’re seeking to achieve.

Here, from a man who has been called both “the Steve Jobs of investing” and “the philosopher king of the financial universe” (CIO magazine), is a rare opportunity to gain proven advice unlike anything you’ll find in the conventional business press.

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential

Are there tried and true principles that are always certain to help a person grow? John Maxwell says the answer is yes. He has been passionate about personal development for over 50 years, and for the first time, he teaches everything he has gleaned about what it takes to reach our potential. In the way that only he can communicate, John teaches…

  • The Law of the Mirror: You Must See Value in Yourself to Add Value to Yourself
  • The Law of Awareness: You Must Know Yourself to Grow Yourself
  • The Law of Modeling: It’s Hard to Improve When You Have No One But Yourself to Follow
  • The Law of the Rubber Band: Growth Stops When You Lose the Tension Between Where You are and Where You Could Be
  • The Law of Contribution: Developing Yourself Enables You to Develop Others

This third and final audiobook in John Maxwell’s Laws series (following 2-million seller The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork) will help you become a lifelong learner whose potential keeps increasing and never gets “used up.”

Business Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships

A guide to putting cognitive diversity to work

Ever wonder what it is that makes two people click or clash? Or why some groups excel while others fumble? Or how you, as a leader, can make or break team potential?

Business Chemistry holds the answers. Based on extensive research and analytics, plus years of proven success in the field, the Business Chemistry framework provides a simple yet powerful way to identify meaningful differences between people’s working styles. Who seeks possibilities and who seeks stability? Who values challenge and who values connection? Business Chemistry will help you grasp where others are coming from, appreciate the value they bring, and determine what they need in order to excel. It offers practical ways to be more effective as an individual and as a leader.

Imagine you had a more in-depth understanding of yourself and why you thrive in some work environments and flounder in others. Suppose you had a clearer view on what to do about it so that you could always perform at your best.

Imagine you had more insight into what makes people tick and what ticks them off, how some interactions unlock potential while others shut people down. Suppose you could gain people’s trust, influence them, motivate them, and get the very most out of your work relationships.

Imagine you knew how to create a work environment where all types of people excel, even if they have conflicting perspectives, preferences and needs. Suppose you could activate the potential benefits of diversity on your teams and in your organizations, improving collaboration to achieve the group’s collective potential.

Business Chemistry offers all of this–you don’t have to leave it up to chance, and you shouldn’t. Let this book guide you in creating great chemistry!

Rise and Grind: Out-Perform, Out-Work, and Out-Hustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life

The New York Times best-selling author of The Power of Broke and “Shark” on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank explores how grit, persistence, and good old-fashioned hard work are the backbone of every successful business and individual, and inspires listeners to Rise and Grind their way the top.

Daymond John knows what it means to push yourself hard – and he also knows how spectacularly a killer work ethic can pay off. As a young man, he founded a modest line of clothing on a $40 budget by hand-sewing hats between his shifts at Red Lobster. Today, his brand FUBU has over $6 billion in sales.

Convenient though it might be to believe that you can shortcut your way to the top, says John, the truth is that if you want to get and stay ahead, you need to put in the work. You need to out-think, out-hustle, and out-perform everyone around you. You’ve got to rise and grind every day.

In the anticipated follow-up to the best-selling The Power of Broke, Daymond takes an up close look at the hard-charging routines and winning secrets of individuals who have risen to the challenges in their lives and grinded their way to the very tops of their fields. Along the way, he also reveals how grit and persistence both helped him overcome the obstacles he has faced in life and ultimately fueled his success.

Business Boutique: A Woman’s Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves

There is a movement of women stepping into their God-given gifts to make money doing what they love. If you’re ready to join them, this is your handbook that will take the ideas in your head and the dream in your heart and turn them into action.
* Help you create a step-by-step, customized plan to start and grow your business
* Show you how to manage your time so you can have a business and life that you love
* Explain overwhelming business stuff like pricing, taxes, and budgeting in simple terms
* Teach you how to use marketing to reach the right people in the right way

Scary Fast: 7 Advanced Hacks to Boost Your Productivity 1,000x

Already read the top-10 motivational, time management, and productivity books on Amazon? Ready to go Faster? Using personal stories to illustrate mind-bending principles, Scary Fast weaves together the author’s unique storytelling style and his atypical productivity skills into an unforgettable ride of self-improvement & personal growth. Eminently practical, it includes 13 Basic Skills to help you get started!

Brian has been one of my pivotal influences in critical thinking about life goals, and how to get from point A to point B, while maintaining health, sanity and thriving relationships with those close to me…[i]t’s important to know how to use the tools and time we have both efficiently and effectively to make the life we live matter – to us and to others, Brian has helped me do that.

JOEY LANGLOIS
Songwriter, Producer, WhatIfElephants.com

It took productivity gurus like Brian Stegner to help me embrace a more productive, more minimalistic lifestyle…Why work 80 hours when you can slash that by 3, all the while living a fuller life focused on the essentials? Brian has helped me rethink business, and I now help companies around the world doing just that…

SEBASTIEN LEDUC
Managing Partner, EspressoCoaching.com

If I think about it…I realize that most of the productivity skills I have developed over the last seven years have come as a result of Brian Stegner’s work…You would do well to devour this book and implement these principles into your life as fast as you can…

DWIGHT BERNIER
Director for Acts 29 Canada; Author of ONE: A Gospel Guide to Pre-Marriage Counseling

If you want to do something well and you want to do it quickly, see how Brian Stegner is doing it…I have watched Brian Stegner do significantly more than most people with seemingly less effort. He knows how to do many things well, to do them quickly, and somehow he continues to increase his efficiency. Brian is someone I’d turn to for help in a range of subjects, but efficiency in execution of tasks more than any other.

MIKE GOCKLEY
Director of Leadership Development, Church 21

Brian has never, in my experience with him, failed to deliver exactly what was asked on-time and almost always much better than I asked. When you ask him how he does it, he simply smiles his bearded all-knowing smile. Here are some of his ninja secrets of executing quickly and efficiently.

DAVE LONG
Continuous Improvement Manager in a Forbes Global 2000 Company

Brian’s easily the most efficient person I’ve ever met…I’ve seen him solve problems with quick, creative solutions nearly as many times as I’ve seen him meditate on something for a couple of days and come back with a brilliant plan to optimize workflow. If anybody knows how to hack life and make it run smoother, it’s Brian Stegner.

TOM ZALATNAI
Executive Producer, UpfordNetwork.com

One of the best experiences I had while living in Montreal was meeting Brian. His friendship, wisdom, and observing firsthand the sheer volume of creative work he accomplishes on a daily basis left an indelible impression in my life…The approach and concepts Brian has shared with me over the years have been invaluable to my profession as a Program Manager as well as my personal life.

EMILIO RIVERA
Program Manager in the Aerospace & Manufacturing Industries

If you’re looking to move your business, non-profit, or life goals into warp-speed without burning out look no further! Brian has mastered the art of a productive life without the nasty side-effects. I have benefited from his life hacks for years and now, in his newest book, so can you.

ANDY STEIGER
Founder & Director of Apologetics Canada; Author of Thinking?: Answering Life’s Five Biggest Questions

The Best Quotes Book: 555 Daily Inspirational and Motivational Quotes by Famous People: Business Motivation, Book 1

The Best Quotes Book: 555 Daily Inspirational and Motivational Quotes by Famous People is an invaluable tool for business leaders, coaches, writers, public speakers, or anyone who wishes to improve their communication skills, motivate, and inspire people.

Over 365 quotes in this audiobook selected by the authors for every occasion, including:

  • inspirational quotes
  • motivational quotes
  • life quotes
  • funny quotes
  • famous quotes
  • relationship quotes
  • happiness quotes
  • friendship quotes
  • daily motivational quotes
  • best quotes
  • motivational gifts

As the day begins, so you spent it. Listen to this audiobook every morning to maintain motivation and enthusiasm.

“A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.” (Brendan Behan)

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection

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“True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.” Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives—experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging.

Brown argues that we’re experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, “True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that’s rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it’s easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it’s a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It’s a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts.” Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, “The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it’s the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand.”