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The book provides concise summaries of books on various business topics in 3 sentences or less: 1) Voice of Influence teaches how to communicate powerfully and inspire others through authentic vocal expression and understanding people. 2) Be Your Own Boss covers all aspects of starting a solo business, including managing resources, finances, and maintaining a work-life balance. 3) Pixie Dust II tells stories from leading change experiences to teach practical solutions like addressing burnout and communicating change effectively.
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- 1. Title Synopsis of book Voice of Influence: how to get people to listen Leading voice coach Judy Apps shows you how to awaken the energy of your authentic voice to speak from head, heart, gut and soul. Bringing together knowledge from voice training, NLP, Aikido, Alexander Technique, Bioenergetics, Feldenkrais and other mind-body work, she gives you the means to reach people at a deeper level where you'll motivate and inspire. Through this journey of discovery, you will literally `you're your voice` in all sense of the phrase. Learn how to: · Speak more powerfully and influentially · Communication from the whole of you and reach people at a deeper level · Find your true voice rather than just speaking with expression · Understand other people better through the sound of their voice Judy Apps has spent many years unravelling the secrets of how great leaders inspire others, and now runs open creative programs and coaches leaders in major corporations in voice and communication. Be your own boss From weighing up the pros and cons of jumping ship in the first place to establishing and maintaining a successful solo enterprise, this book is all you need to make the leap to working alone. All aspects of setting up a new business are covered including: - managing resources, time, clients etc. - establishing good working practices and maintaining a desirable work/life balance for those who choose to work from home. - getting the financial aspects right - one of the biggest pitfalls in going it alone. - being a 'five to niner' - building up a business in your spare time while still employed. Practical examples of best (and worst) practices are provided, gleaned from interviews with dozens of people from across the globe who are successful solo workers. Be your own Boss contains hundreds of relevant examples and genuine, tried and tested tips and practices which really work. Pixie Dust II: a tale of leading change Pixie Dust II is a tale of performance management and change in the woodland community of Ten-Tree Wood. It consists of a series of stories all about leading change, which the author has experienced during his career and learned painful and salutary lessons. They include the very valued individual, who is facing self-imposed burn out - a more common problem than many of us care to admit. There is a story about a group who decide to challenge the establishment. Another story considers real performance contribution and how change should be introduced when it is found that we are doing the wrong things really well. Sound familiar? Finally, there is a story of how we communicate change. Do we do what we have always done or is it time to communicate through our organisations' invisible culture; and before you say anything, you will have one! The stories are supported by doctoral research from Dr Andy Bibby, the leading expert in leading organisational change. Pixie Dust II is a series of practical management solutions to leading change. The book will take about an hour to read and a lifetime to be grateful. Run your own business Running your own business can be a daunting, challenging and sometimes stressful experience, but also one of the most rewarding. This book expertly guides you through the principles of running a successful business. Crammed with practical advice - from assessing pro's and cons, to motivating yourself and adopting effective practices, it will prove invaluable as you tackle one of the biggest adventures of your life. Having run many types of business, worked with 300 clients, and won 35 awards for creativity and effectiveness, leading troubleshooter, Kevin Duncan expertly guides you through the principles of running a successful business. 24 Carat BOLD: The Standard for REAL Thought Leaders Mindy Gibbins-Klein is best known as founder of The Book Midwife® and co-founder and director of Ecademy Press. Her clients have successfully written and published more than 300 books and hundreds of bold and opinionated articles, positioning themselves as real thought leaders in their field. http://www.bookmidwife.com She has an impressive client portfolio, including BBC Apprentice finalist Claire Young. She has also recently been featured on The Book Channel http://www.thebookchannel.tv/mindy-gibbins-klein.html
- 2. For a video testimonial click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZMNd_bBszQ Mindy is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker and is a regular contributor to the business press on a variety of subjects, with an emphasis on turning business leaders into REAL thought leaders. rEvolution: How to thrive in crazy times We have reached a turning point in our development as a species. In the coming decades we face hugely significant global challenges. For many of us these seem like crazy times to be living in, with the speed of change accelerating faster than ever. 150 years after Charles Darwin invented the concept of natural selection, Bill Lucas argues that the rules of evolution are changing. To thrive in our current crazy world we need a new kind of "mind-ware". Specifically we need to develop our adaptive intelligence. rEvolution describes some of the steps you can take - the new rules of change - at home, and at work to survive and thrive. An essential addition to the bookshelf of all thoughtful questioning members of the species! Bill Lucas is Chairman of the UK's Talent Foundation, Co-Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning at the University of Winchester and a bestselling author Your Total Coach: 50 ideas for inspiring personal and professional growth Coaching in business is now the fastest growing sector within training and development. Keith Nelson is unwavering in his determination to prove that excellent coaching will help ambitious business leaders realise their full potential by maximising the potential of everyone around them. In Your Total Coach, Keith shows how to not only be efficient manager but also an effective leader that can successfully motivate and inspire. These inspirational techniques can also be applied outside the corporate world to achieve personal goals. Change Bring it On Change is inevitable in any business but it is almost always resisted from within. As a management consultant Keely Nugent frequently witnesses the hurdles organisations face when implementing change within the business. Over the years she has also observed this same inflexibility in horses being prepared for international competitions. Change: Bring it on! builds on tried and tested techniques and emotional engagement used in the training of horses and applies these theories to the world of business. From the Happy Sheet to the Bottom Line - Solving the Return on Investment Challenge Our book: Sets the scene for the need to develop a positive ROI culture across organisations and highlights the need to shift from a faith based culture around the effects of training to an evidence base. . Details 8 of our case studies highlighting the approach taken around evaluating leadership and coaching programmes. ROI figures total £583, 600 savings from a £167,625 investment & range from saving of £162,500 against a £16, 000 investment to a £85,000 saving against a £10,000 investment. The case studies will provide an excellent framework for others to copy. Highlights the essential steps required to implement a ROI methodology across the organisation and includes a range of different approaches relevant to different stakeholders. Provides information on our new unique web based system ODISSYTM which will transform Organisational Development and be available for organisations to independently make ROI an efficient and manageable process for them.