The Leadership Crash Course

With this concise self-improvement guide to leadership, readers can analyze their strengths and weaknesses with guidance on taking on new leadership roles, communicating change to employees, and disturbing the organizational culture to make things happen.

In a highly readable and engaging style, this paperback edition of Mark Shipman's classic book takes readers step-by-step through every aspect of disciplined and lucrative investing. Starting with the how and why of taking responsibility for your money, it goes on to describe specific investment strategies that Shipman has used himself with great success. In the second half of the book, the commodity markets are described in detail, an area he himself predicts as a major investment opportunity that could last well over a decade. Both those new to investing and those looking to brush up their skills will find sound and solid advice on: how long-term investing works; why investing is a mental game; how to develop a personal investment strategy and why you should invest in commodities. The Next Big Investment Boom will not only show you how to avoid making bad investments, but also how to make the right investments, at the right time, and make a significant amount of money.

A unique guide to one of the hottest topics in business today, designed for busy managers and executives who need to develop strong leadership skills - now.

From the podcast to the page, Lorenzo Flores—co-creator and co-host of the instant success Hacking Your Leadership—finally shares the philosophy that’s made him an authority in retail leadership and management. Vision, Clarity, Support: A Leadership Crash Course on the Three Pillars of Success meets all leaders where they stand today and propels them to the next level using the skills and resources that are already within their grasp. A quick reference ready to be implemented immediately, you’ll learn how to: Connect people. Celebrate the journey. Be on the same page. Build confidence. Create a team that’s empowered and respected. In return, you’ll see your work environment transform and begin emanating the credibility, productivity, and on-going success you’ve always envisioned. No corporate talk or memorizing acronyms, just real-life examples and thoughts from someone with twenty years of experience who has been through it all, made mistakes, learned lessons, found success, and wants to share their journey to help others. This is the book for leaders, by a leader.

'An outstanding contribution to the study of leadership, from an outstanding scientist, author and leader.' Lord Browne of Madingley Leadership books can be so boring. Most people buy them in airports, and fall asleep before they figure out what the author is trying to say. Crash Course takes a different approach. The heart of the book is 52 short essays, one for each week of the year, that you can read while you are having your cereal on Monday morning and put into practice that same day. Crash Course also has stories illustrating what Bernie Bulkin has learned through life experiences - jury service in a gang murder case, buying a first house, travelling to the Soviet Union, learning to ride a horse - and how you can do likewise. This is a book of successes and failures, good and bad leaders, skills that need to be learned and practised, as well as how to build a great career and a great company. There are lessons to help leaders at all levels, from frontline managers in their first leadership role to CEOs in companies both large and small. 'A treasure trove of practical wisdom ... Full of wit and insight' - Stephen Hall, McKinsey & Company 'The perfect "How To" book on effective leadership. Crash Course is worth hitting daily and is a must-read for leaders committed to best outcomes for themselves and for the organisations they lead' - Joshua Rudolph, Founding Partner, re.fresch 'If only all business books could be this interesting' - Nick Pennell, Chairman, Lavery/Pennell 'Crash Course is a great idea. Read it Monday, implement it Tuesday, make it your way of life by Friday, transform your company by the end of the year. A winner!' - Dorothy Griffiths, former Dean of the Business School, Imperial College London Born in a New Jersey farmhouse, educated on the streets of New York and at several fine universities, Bernie Bulkin is a keen observer of leadership style. Formerly Chief Scientist and a senior executive at BP, he has written and spoken extensively on how to improve skills, strategic thinking, business process and career trajectory. He is a Director of three companies and has served on six other corporate boards over the past decade, three of them as Chairman. Bernie Bulkin's radio broadcasts, Environment on the Edge, have been heard on VoiceAmerica and his blogs regularly appear in the Huffington Post and Guardian Sustainable Business.

The authors present a structured, easy-to-use way to improve managerial skills. They explain the key elements that make for effective management, then provide exercises and techniques to develop managerial skills.

This book is for new managers, first-time managers or managers who felt that they never really received the training they needed to succeed in their role. If you find being a manager challenging, stressful and tiring, this is the book for you. Taking on a management role can be exciting, exhilarating but also extremely challenging as everyone looks to you for all the answers. In The First Time Manager guide, we cover a crash course to help you get through the first 90 days and the first year in your new role. Learn how to love and excel in a Leadership position and set yourself on the right career path to larger and bigger roles. From understanding the expectations of you as a manager to developing and succeeding in the role, we'll give you the skills, systems and frameworks to perform as a first time manager. Whether you are working with a small team of two, to a team of fifty or more, this book will give you the foundations to look in the right areas and ask the right questions. With over 50% of managers failing in the first year of management, having the core areas you need to focus and build on will help you shortcut your Leadership potential and growth. Stand out as a first time manager. In this book you'll learn: Understanding your responsibilities as a manager How to have pay discussions When to know when to promote staff members What to do if someone gives you attitude How to build a high performing team How to work with managers across other teams Why you should need to build an engaged team How to hire the right people (and how to spot the wrong people) Al this and more is in The First Time Manager: Your Crash Course In Effective Leadership And Management. Learn the mistakes you should be avoiding and learn how to develop yourself from a manager to a Leader. Someone that your team will follow, look up to and respect.