"YOUR INNER EDGE"

At age ten, Bradley Gallagher began writing letters to famous Americans asking them what they believe are the keys to success in life. As the project grew from a few interesting letters to more than 300 responses, each containing tips for success for young people from the perspectives of leaders in politics, law, business, journalism, education, entertainment, and athletics, Bradley made the decision to share these letters with other young people in Tips from the Top: Advice for a Young Person from 125 of America's Most Successful People. He sought each respondent's permission to include his or her letter in this book, with all profits from publication to be used to fund college scholarships for the children of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency personnel.

Tips from the Top also contains each respondent's biography. The collective scope of these biographies demonstrates that success can be achieved regardless of one's beginning in life. The recommendations contained in these letters could be invaluable for a young person as he contemplates his future path in life.

The most critical tool needed to increase your potential, performance and promotability

In a world moving at breakneck speed, with constant and complex changes, people need to adapt to the changing conditions to succeed. More specifically, they need The Skill. This book offers readers the chance to learn and apply a proven methodology for managing challenges such as personal change, new jobs, stretch assignments and global postings.

Based on Les Woller’s highly successful four-step process that has been applied effectively by thousands in businesses, governments, and in personal lives, “The Skill” is a method that fosters increased learning and adaptability.

The lessons learned and detailed in this book evolved from Les’ 25 years of experience where he recognized that many struggled with times of change. A significant number operated on “autopilot,” where they behaved in unthinking, habitual ways to problems and opportunities. They quickly fell into comfortable, but ineffective routines. Over the years Les developed a simple methodology to help them switch off autopilot and begin to effectively adapt to situations.

This book explains the four steps in the ARTT of “The Skill”, which people need to take - becoming more self-Aware, Reflecting on why they do what they do, Targeting situations and Trying new behaviors in these situations.

This book is essential for individuals, teams and organizations who want to enhance their performance, accelerate their promotability and increase their potential. It is an easy to use process for anybody. As the marketplace becomes more competitive and complex, the winners will be those with “the Skill” who can learn and adapt.

The most critical tool needed to increase your potential, performance and promotability

In a world moving at breakneck speed, with constant and complex changes, people need to adapt to the changing conditions to succeed. More specifically, they need The Skill. This book offers readers the chance to learn and apply a proven methodology for managing challenges such as personal change, new jobs, stretch assignments and global postings.

Based on Les Woller’s highly successful four-step process that has been applied effectively by thousands in businesses, governments, and in personal lives, “The Skill” is a method that fosters increased learning and adaptability.

The lessons learned and detailed in this book evolved from Les’ 25 years of experience where he recognized that many struggled with times of change. A significant number operated on “autopilot,” where they behaved in unthinking, habitual ways to problems and opportunities. They quickly fell into comfortable, but ineffective routines. Over the years Les developed a simple methodology to help them switch off autopilot and begin to effectively adapt to situations.

This book explains the four steps in the ARTT of “The Skill”, which people need to take - becoming more self-Aware, Reflecting on why they do what they do, Targeting situations and Trying new behaviors in these situations.

This book is essential for individuals, teams and organizations who want to enhance their performance, accelerate their promotability and increase their potential. It is an easy to use process for anybody. As the marketplace becomes more competitive and complex, the winners will be those with “the Skill” who can learn and adapt.

Executives and managers work hard to be effective. Then what? Some find that they want something more: to work with greater meaning; to be more fulfilled; happier with their work; or simply a better leader.

David Peck, president of Leadership Unleashed, an executive coaching and management consulting firm, presents over 100 powerful one-paragraph leadership tools in "Beyond Effective: Practices in Self-aware Leadership" for those wanting to take the next step as executives and leaders.

Self-awareness is the key ingredient to go beyond simply being effective. In fact, great leadership begins not with the outside world, but with the person you see in the mirror. Your beliefs lead to feelings, beliefs and feelings lead to your actions, and those actions lead to your results. The bottom line of this book: Change your beliefs for the better, and better results must follow.

THIS BOOK GIVES YOU:

• New ways to take your core leadership abilities to the next level
• Powerful techniques for leading your people
• Innovative insights for guiding your organization
• Practical ways to turn large and small challenges into wins
• Refreshing practices in self-awareness that translate into results

Executives and managers work hard to be effective. Then what? Some find that they want something more: to work with greater meaning; to be more fulfilled; happier with their work; or simply a better leader.

David Peck, president of Leadership Unleashed, an executive coaching and management consulting firm, presents over 100 powerful one-paragraph leadership tools in "Beyond Effective: Practices in Self-aware Leadership" for those wanting to take the next step as executives and leaders.

Self-awareness is the key ingredient to go beyond simply being effective. In fact, great leadership begins not with the outside world, but with the person you see in the mirror. Your beliefs lead to feelings, beliefs and feelings lead to your actions, and those actions lead to your results. The bottom line of this book: Change your beliefs for the better, and better results must follow.

THIS BOOK GIVES YOU:

• New ways to take your core leadership abilities to the next level
• Powerful techniques for leading your people
• Innovative insights for guiding your organization
• Practical ways to turn large and small challenges into wins
• Refreshing practices in self-awareness that translate into results

En su c—modo y f‡cil de leer estilo conversacional, Barbara B. Bergstrom se–ala la v’a para que el empresario sabio culmine su meta cumbre. Su sentido de humor polvoreado por todo su libro, refleja la ruta perfecta para comprender exactamente lo que conlleva ganar un asiento en el sal—n conferencial para todo ejecutivo aspirante. Este gu’a tiene todo desde protocolo sin-gŽnero contempor‡neo (sin igual a la gracia social que se te ense–— en casa) hasta las destrezas en el comedor necesarias para navegar una cena ejecutiva. "Un almuerzo de negocios no es simplemente comer," dice Bergstrom , entrenadora y especialista en etiqueta. "Hasta lo que llevas proyecta mucho de tu presencia ejecutiva en los Estados Unidos y en el exterior." El profesionalismo es un componente vital para el Žxito como negociante, siendo part’cipe de una reuni—n ejecutiva, conversando por telŽfono, dando una oratoria o presentaci—n, o al dar la mano a alguien. Tienes que aprender las reglas del juego y jugarlas mejor que tu competencia para as’ ganar. Entre la alta competencia en el ‡mbito de negocios, la gerencia equipara los buenos modales con capacidad y malos modales con incompetencia, aunque fuese durante una entrevista para posiciones a nivel principiante. Si vas en rumbo al sal—n conferencial, tienes que crear deseo para clientes, socios y colegas querer hacer negocio contigo, basado en respeto mutuo y civilidad. Sin saber y practicar los pasos cuidadosamente delineados en Bound for the Boardroom, encontrar‡s que la puerta al sal—n de conferencias est‡ cerrado para ti, y la llave tirada. Bienvenido al "mundo real", donde nunca sabes lo que otros saben y no tœ.

Tired of being a restaurant manager? Do you love the restaurant business but feel you have so much more to offer if you were promoted to a higher level. Do you want to positively impact many more customers and team members in a multi-site Area Management, Training or HR role? Do you want to make more money and have more control of your schedule? The author, Tony Petrucci, made it from Restaurant Manager to Area Manager to HR Vice President for a Fortune 500 company.

Move Up From Restaurant Manager to Multi-Site Careers is a complete Career Advancement guide that shows you how to achieve a life changing opportunity in Area Management, Training or HR. Move Up describes the rewarding careers in these areas of multi-site leadership. It describes a detailed model of what makes a great multi-site leader. It provides a roadmap to obtain the needed skills for promotion, develop a personal marketing plan, build a high impact resume and develop world class interviewing skills to help you land the opportunity of your dreams.

The authors have dedicated their careers to helping restaurant managers succeed in moving up or out of the restaurant business. Their website, restaurantmovement.com, has a host of affordable products for the restaurant manager to help them succeed as well as a free, fun and informative newsletter called the "Underground Restaurant".

You Can Be Great On Your Feet is a promise kept for those who read the book. "Take it to work, take it to bed, and take it to heart." Within this compact, down to earth, in your face paperback is the experiment and wisdom of a corporate spokesman who represented Fortune 50 firms throughout the USA and Europe and had faced hundreds of audiences ranging form physicians to philosophers and everything in between. He has coached over 200 top executives in speaking techniques and thousands of sales executives in making presentations.

You won't find Alan Clement's radical common sense approach to speaking in a textbook. He deals in reality. He has been there, and he fills the pages with techniques that work. Get ready to accept the fact that the most effective presentations at major meetings, for example, should be no longer than 10 minutes, followed by a 15 minute Q&A. That include the CEO's talk (no one is allowed to make a speech).

The book provides an opportunity for companies to improve the bottom line by improving the communicating skills of its people in place. That represents a 45% saving just sitting there waiting, because studies show that employees in the typical workplace are misinterpreting one another for more than half the time. No accident that the best way to improve their communicating is to show them how to be great on their feet.

Clement points out that most of us gather stuff to impress the audience rather than relate to the audience. The good presentation starts with the audience point of view, he states. Their objective determines what we say and how we say it.

Talk the talk is popular expression and also a good way to start your preparation. The smart speaker visualizes one person who reflects the audience objective and speaks to her or him, maybe in the car on the way to work with the pocket tape recorder asking it in strange idea? We're ending up in the spoken-word medium; why not start there?

This little book is filled with ideas that at first may strike us as strange, but on reflection make perfect sense. They were borne out of experience.

The reader will be treated to a series or original techniques, as evidence by the chapter titles, such as: Making Meetings Make Sense, Deck the Slide Deck, the Q&A is the Hammer, Reinforcing with Visuals, Making Sense of Humor, and Listening to Send a Message.

Take this book to work, or take it to bed, but take it to heart and see how quickly You Can Be Great On Your Feet.