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If you are a consultant, or ever use a consultant, this book is for you. The author draws on his 50+ years of consulting experience to share his secrets about the often irrational world of consulting. "This is a great book. Period! ...this advice is clearly applicable to more than just consulting; it is applicable to life in general." "The book is truly wonderful. A must have!" - Amazon reviews

More Secrets of Consulting is a sequel or extension to The Secrets of Consulting, but the two books may be read in either order. One reviewer said: "Just buy this book and improve your life. I add Mr. Weinberg to a short list of those authors and persons in my life that have made me a better person and provided some direction to the chaos of the universe."

In today's fast-paced startup world, the focus is often on speed and execution. But "Slow Down to Start Up" celebrates the importance of taking time - as part of work time - for reflection. Management of the entrepreneurial activity isn't a luxury; it's a necessity, especially in the fast-paced nature that governs the start-up ecosystem.

Para muitos que operam a liderança de estabelecimentos de alimentação, o “botar a mão na massa” é a regra. O foco na operação vem em primeiro lugar, até porque estamos de olho no estabelecimento, trabalhando com os colaboradores, e nossa atenção se volta aos clientes. No passado, esse modelo funcionava bem porque, de certa forma, o estabelecimento evoluía junto com a interação com os clientes, por meio do boca a boca, que era lento. Mas agora, no ambiente hiperconectado, a liderança do estabelecimento sofre com as vozes do ambiente externo: as vozes dos clientes e dos fornecedores, e também de uma liderança estratégica que, sutilmente, diz o que fazer, como fazer e quando fazer.

This is a book of interviews of people using clean language in their work and personal lives. It chronicles how they came across clean language and how its use has changed their lives. By reading it you will get a sense of the breadth of its impact, from equine therapists, to ISO 9000 auditors.

The book is currently available only through Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). We've raised over $4000 for the Louise Batz Patient Safety Foundation and will continue to donate 100% of proceeds.

Ein Nachschlagewerk, das Moderatoren und agile Quereinsteiger in die Lage versetzt, interaktive und erfolgreiche Community-Events mit Formaten wie Open Space, Lean Coffee und World Café zu moderieren.

This book explains the journey of a company becoming Agile end to end using framework-agnostic approach. The concepts such as leading organisational change, discovering product needs and delivering high quality products end to end using short stories and sample artefacts.

Do you want to be a (better) manager? Whether your answer is “yes,” or “no,” or “I don’t know,” this book is for you. If you don’t know, the book should help you decide—or help you do the right things while you postpone your decision. If your answer is “yes,” many of the book’s essays are designed to guide you successfully in that direction. And if your answer is “no,” many of the essays will show you how to avoid waking up one day to discover that somehow you have become a (worse) manager.

Explore the many facets and styles of leadership with the leaders of the Problem Solving Leadership workshop.

The missing manual for technical leadership in agile environments

Want to change something about yourself? Want to change something about your organization? Learn to become a change artist from people who have practiced change artistry for years.

With plenty of exercises for your personal retrospective toolbox, Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives will help you to become more proficient in doing retrospectives and to get more out of them - Foreword by Esther Derby, co-author of Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great.

This brief and engaging book can be of use to anyone who has to interact with other people. How to offer feedback when asked or hired to do so. Why feedback tells more about the giver than the receiver. How feedback is distorted or resisted by the receiver's point of view and defense mechanisms. And in dozens of enjoyable vignettes, how humans have struggled to understand each others' responses.

STOP REACTING TO NOISE. START RESPONDING TO SIGNALS.  Measures of Success shows business leaders how. Buy the eBook here and receive exclusive digital extras