Great insights garnered from practical experience in the world of ...
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Great insights garnered from practical experience in the world of elementary and secondary education.  This book is not only beneficial to educators in schools, but corporate trainers too.  Your learners will thank you for following this model - and Flipped Learning will help you transfer your existing curriculum to this updated approach.
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I can say as a business owner there are many take aways from this book. Among the highlights:
  Leaders know they don't have it all figured out, and gain input from a broad range of constituents
  Strategy is part inspiration part perspiration
  To be best-in-class today requires constant reevaluation of a companys business model and value proposition
  Technology is impacting every industry. Today, companies must create end-to-end solutions that better serve customers
  In the war for talent, the conventional wisdom on how to attract and retain is kind of broken
Marc writes in a voice that challenges your thinking while providing truly practical tools. His approach deeply resonates.
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This book won't offer tons of new insight, but it offers practical and personal examples in an applicable way. Great read!
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This is a great book for thinking and acting practically when  starting your own business, especially in the field of natural body care. The author speaks from experience and has a successful  business that she started with fifteen dollars many years ago. She has many practical ideas and suggestions for the starting and maintaining of business.  I especially loved the interviews and spotlight she features of other success stories.
Wisdom demands that we learn from the success and failure of others. This book allows this in a very real way. I also like that she encouraged us to follow our intuition and dreams, and see even our failures as steppingstones to future success. There is also an emphasis on ethical and environmental business which is very important to me and she does a great job of explaining the reasons behind it.
My only negative comment would be that there is too much emphasis on spirit guides and such for my liking. I do, however, understand her reasoning.
Thank you for a practical, engaging book that focuses on our field of business specifically!
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5 stars, I'm only halfway through and the author Mr Wells has already covered some outstandingly insightful topics and tequniques.
I love the common sense approach to world building that defies procrastination and embraces the organic.
The Realm Apparent is applicable beyond creative writing; User experience designers and marketers take note!
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It's imperative that we as leaders rise to the challenge of learning how to engage with Millennials and to tap their huge reservoir of talent.  Their fresh insights, along with our deep experience, provide a formula for even greater success at both work and home.  The authors do a great job of translating excellent research into practical, rubber-meets-the-road practical insights.
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Dr. Pastin's book is an incredible journey through the ethical decision making process and provides the tools to effectively navigate the challenges of the corporate world with integrity.  Mark uses humor and real world examples to illustrate the nuances of ethical matters in a way that makes them simultaneously engaging and memorable. Enjoyable, witty, and highly applicable to daily life. I found this book to be an easy read that left me with practical skills to approach both common and complex ethical dilemmas in more sophisticated ways.
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I was hesitant to read this book based on the topic. Too often books on leadership can be dry and overly prescriptive. While this book did provide several ingredients, it was the authors voice, experiences, and personal anecdotes that were thoughtfully baked in that really made this read a true gem. I found myself highlighting and jotting down quotes and stopping frequently to ponder his thought-provoking and insightful questions embedded within each chapter. I know that I will be returning to this content throughout this coming year and really reviewing my own growth and experiences.

But it wasn't just the reflective component of this book that I relished it was the practical side too. Kelly did such a great job of including practical tips for maximizing meetings, solving problems and even introducing colleagues. This book has definitely set my GPS on the right course for empowered and reflective leadership in both my personal and professional life. Well done Kelly Croy!
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Steve does a really good job of sharing real world practical experience and observations of life in today's culture in a quick, concise, humorous style. Written in short chapters that have laser like focus, he provides a list of specific items that challenge the reader to grow and mature, and then concludes each chapter with a question intended to move the reader to act on the contents of the chapter. I'll be passing it on to my 20 something children.
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John Maxwell provides great insight into what it takes to get into the world of those you know personally, work with or may present. Looking back on my career I can see the value of how the things did work when used and how it would have been better if they were utilized at other times. If you're anything other than a hermit I would recommend this book highly.
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Face-to-face communications in any form - meeting, hallway conversation, formal presentation, etc. - involve much more than the words exchanged. The focus of this book is the "second conversation" of body language. We all know at some level that there is real value in understanding what is "said" via body language, and we have some sense that insights into body language would be useful to communicate effectively with others. After all, we are all participating in this exchange every day, subconsciously.

This book delves into this topic deeply and from multiple angles. The insights are based on social science, much of which has been updated recently and some of which debunks conventional wisdom in the area. While the practical application of these insights will prove challenging, even after having read the book, they are useful to ponder.

Also, Nick gives some very practical and more easily applicable advice in certain chapters. Specifically, Chapter 7 moves beyond body language and delves into structuring the content of your message to "synchronize minds" through storytelling. This chapter alone is worth the price of the book. It builds on Nick's earlier books on this topic and provides great guidance in this area.
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Casey shares with us critical, practical, actionable and powerful insights that lead to increased profits, performance and productivity as well as long-term healthy growth of an enterprise.

Having been a successful business owner, I have experienced first hand numerous benefits associated with having engaged employees as well have also experienced the losses and destruction that occurs when employees become disengaged.

Heck, in my own career, I myself personally have been both engaged and disengaged.  Believe me, engagement is far better.  In the book, Casey nails it, showing us what leads to disengagement.  But then he also goes onto show us how to increase engagement in a very practical way.

In my mind, this book is not just a nice to read but a MUST read.
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I really enjoyed the sharing of real practical situations .The sharing of ideas to confront the issues .Through these practical examples we find what we can relate to. I think the journey for mastering our minds is revealed and even if this is the first or last book of its kind. We each will be getter off having read it.
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I read this book in just a couple of days.  Great insights.  Lots of practical tips that I can use in my business.  I have now developed a few questions relating to each chapter and each month I sit with each of my staff and ask them the questions that relate to each Chapter heading and the content that is covered in the book.

This way I know that the content has got traction from the pages of the book to my employees.

If you have staff that deal with customers and they book appointments for your business then you need to have them read this book (immediately after you have read it).
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Practical, applicable leadership insights delivered in an easy to read way.
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Firestone quickly engages the reader into her insightful and practical approach to decision making in business and personal daily living. Although I am a lay person, I found the book to be very readable and understandable as she makes connections which apply to all professions and careers. "Even the Odds"  is based on four core tenets, which she writes about clearly and concisely.  Anyone who reads Firestone's book will benefit from her wealth of knowledge, expertise and success in the investment industry.
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Thank you Barry for this practical book that has challenged my thinking about leadership in many ways.  Your personal story brought the concepts to life and I am so grateful that you shared your journey for us all to learn from. I look forward to reading more of your work and learning from your next adventure!