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Has your leadership and communication style kept up with the changing nature of work? Or are old-school ways limiting your results?New generations of employees expect to share ideas, get involved and be part of the conversation.They need trusting communication from leaders.Yet many leaders haven't caught up and are holding themselves and their teams back with a tellingapproach - depriving their business of the very ideas and solutions that could propel it forward.If you want to stand out as an innovative leader, encouraging ownership and lifting engagement, then it's time to examine your communication style.Trusting, not telling, is the way forward.With compelling insights and practical examples from many successful leaders, Switch walks you through four steps to powerful, trusting conversations that will build greater employee connection and lift your leadership.Like rocket fuel, these steps will ignite your impact and results. Are you ready to Switch?

B-Suite leaders are today's middle managers, the glue that holds organisations together, translating strategy into action and creating high performing workforces.Yet the B-Suite is stretched thin balancing the chaos of today's business landscape. They are too junior to be 'in the room', yet senior enough to be looked up to by their team. They are expected to provide information, decisions and direction and often have little to go on. It can be a frustrating space.Already experienced leaders, B-Suite development is often overlooked. Yet enabling these leaders to adjust to the new normal, and to have even greater impact is a huge win for any organization. Does that sound like you? Do you wish you could control the pace of work, have some space to think, and influence outcomes more easily?It's time to level up your leadership.This book shows you how, through ten practical tools to use on a daily basis. These will help you level up your B-Suite game and have greater impact. In here, you'll find Rebecca's hard-won learnings on the B-Suite pathway. They are the foundation of her Level Up program, designed for all B-Suiters who seek more impact but lack the confidence, influence or headspace to get it right.

AN INTER-DIMENSIONAL SCREAM THROUGH TIME AND SPACESerena O''Halloran moved with her family to the United States from Ireland when she was a teenager. Working in nursing and psychiatry, she lives a quiet but busy lifestyle. There is a secret about her past that is about to rise to the surface-a secret she had long forgotten.Eric Kirkpatrick lives with his daughter Stacey in Oregon; he is an anthropologist and cryptozoologist. In the course of his research into the sightings of the mysterious Sasquatch, he unearths something far more terrifying than he could have ever imagined. Serena and Eric are drawn together by tragic circumstances when Eric''s daughter is taken by a malevolent force in the dark woods of Klamath National Forest.With the appearance of a strange government agent, dark truths are disclosed, sending them on a journey that will change the pair forever. Serena and Eric must now fight against the dark forces, not only for their lives but also for the very survival of humanity.Can they trust the government agent, or will he lead them into eternal darkness with the rest of mankind?

When faced with losing sight, there are many ways to adapt and thrive. Accepting that blindness is a word not a sentence is the uplifting message of this book. The journey into blindness need not be terrifying. The author shares her heart-warming stories and helpful techniques which give the reader hope and courage.

Republic Earth's core argument is stark: the growing threat posed by authoritarianism, and the autocratic Shanghai Cooperation Organization, led by China and Russia, threatens the emergence of a new democratic global society in the 21st century.

In One Piece: A step-by-step guide to surviving change is for leaders who are either embarking on a change or in the midst of a change and looking for a head start on navigating it.

Emma McQueen busts through the 12 myths that limit womens' growth to reveal the truths. She shares practical, actionable, and real-world ideas and strategies to help women make better choices to light up their mindset, ignite their mojo and thrive.

A collection of memoirs by friends, comrades and colleagues of George Molnar from the 1950s to the 1990s. George Molnar's life encompassed academia, the public service, radical left politics and the Sydney Push. A man of many talents and passions, he gained an international reputation in fields as diverse as metaphysics and philately.

As sales professionals, we deal with much disappointment. Prospects don't call us back; meetings are cancelled; we don't get shortlisted; and we lose more deals than we win. Therefore, knowing how to persevere when things don't go our way is crucial.

One Saturday evening, the commandant of the Rowville internment camp, Captain Waterston, shot and killed a prisoner, Rodolfo Bartoli, who he claims was attempting to escape. Rodolfo, a young prisoner from Florence, had met a local girl whom he was hoping to marry one day.

Australia is a country superbly organised to assist new immigrants and overseas business people wanting to relocate their business and staff to Australia. Before taking that huge step you need to know what to look for and where to find it.

DIGITAL is Everyone's Business: A Guide to Transition is your ultimate guide to digital. It's clear, concise and practical. If you are serious about evolving your business and growing your people, and you want to understand and be digital, this guide is your foundation.

It's been a terrible few days for Corey. His meeting in the bell tower of the boarding house with school bully Jaspar has ended disastrously and Corey now hides a terrible secret.

The story of an invisible tribe - hidden deep in the Brazilian rainforest. The story of the Light Society - which has vowed to rid the world of evil. The story of Lewis Watt - a boy destined to meet the forces head-on. And a letter that will change Lewis's life forever.

Fran's twin sister Carli has vanished. Everyone thinks she's run away. But they don't know what Fran knows. And they don't see what Fran sees... an unscheduled train in the dead of night with a sea of frightened, ghostly faces pressed against the windows of its carriages. Fran soon realises that her sister's life depends on her. But how will she ever find and enter the haunted land of shadows... and if she does, will she return?

"Humans are easy to control. Soon we cats may domesticate them." Another funny, heart-warming and insightful novel written in both cats' point of view following their journey in the Catland series.

'Andy McNeilly has written a humble, human and practical guide for anyone wanting to be "a good enough parent." As his "good enough father," I continue to be sustained by his generosity and our mutual connection. In this compact book, Andy offers simple and fun opportunities for families to explore and learn together, skills that will lead to a fuller and more satisfying life, for children and their parent.You'll be glad you read this book. I know I was.'Robert B McNeilly MBBS, CET, The Milton H Erickson Institute of Tasmania Have you noticed that some families seem to be like a happy party just walking along, and others are kind of tense and awkward? How some parents and kids seem to get along really well, and others are awkward and negative, reduced to just sharp commands to "hurry up" or "don't touch that." It's not that one kind of parent doesn't love their kids just as much or work just as hard to feed and clothe and care for them, but more that they may not have found ways to be close, have fun, and share good times. Connection with our kids isn't some mystical thing, it's made up of shared activities and memories, often not the expensive ones but just stuff that happened. Andy McNeilly realised early in his work as a primary teacher (and dad) that not all kids get along with their parents very well, and not all parents know what to do to have good times with their children. After all, what's the point of feeding, clothing and caring for kids if you still just don't get along, and they don't feel close to you and able to trust you. If they grow into teens, and then adults, who don't have much connection to you, and just drift away. How sad would that be?The secret that Andy is happy to share is that there are thousands of things you can do with your kids, which are fun and helpful to building a good relationship. Don't be daunted by that, or by the pages of this book, into feeling that's just too much. This is a RECIPE book. Just one tasty "meal" from the activities in here can give you a really great time. Half a dozen of those might be all you need for a year! And because our minds are good at knowing what works for us, just trust yourself to pick out one or two and make a start. You'll get your money's worth if even one of these ideas takes off with you and your children. Sometimes as a parent, you feel stuck. Stuck for what to do, or what to say, or how to act. It's a terrible feeling, knowing there is something wise or clever or helpful needed, and you just don't know what that is.These activities unstick you. You start to get more creative, and inventive, and get into a nice flow with your kids that spreads to other parts of your family's life. When I think back to my childhood sixty years ago (yes, shocking aye? And I look so YOUNG) I remember fun times with my mum or dad, doing stuff and feeling that the world and life were a wonderful place. Activities, conversations, projects, games, that are simple and may not even cost a cent.Have fun with this book! Dive in somewhere, grab an idea, and give it a go. WarmestSteve Biddulph

'Connect the Docs: A guide to getting industry partners, as an academic' helps shift your focus so you can present yourself as an expert when applying for grant-related research opportunities.

The impact of senior leaders at a global level is valued in the billions of dollars. Therefore, it's critical that leaders inspire their teams to future-proof their organizations in disruptive industries. Given the rapid rate of disruption and emerging competitors, Transformational Leadership is essential to survival.

At the suggestion of my family, I have set down in these pages some recollections from my life.I've long thought about writing the story of my life. Not because it was extraordinary but because in many ways it's been ordinary. An ordinary story of an Australian bloke. A bloke who grew up poor on a farm, although he didn't always know he was poor. A bloke who left the farm for the big smoke, and grew a family and a life for himself, well away from his roots.My grandchildren and great-grandchildren have no concept of my early life and I'd like to give them a feel for it. It's a time, like all others, that will never come again, but in so many ways it formed the life they are now leading. Families and genetics are funny things, they do influence who we are. Then there's the circumstances we experience that add to the story. I'm sure the kids now look at an elderly man who has lots of stories--some of which they may not believe, and some of which may seem improbable.I wish my own ancestors had written about their lives. I'd love to know more about them as people. I suspect I'd be saying, 'Wow, I do that too', or 'That might be why I...'I hope that one day, just one of my descendants will enjoy this story, identify with parts of it and perhaps learn some things from it, and then add their stories to it, taking up where I leave off. Because that's life and it's a great gift to be able to understand and feel connected to the past and the future.Many of the aspects of daily life as I was growing up have now gone forever. I was shaped by those times and the people surrounding me during different periods of my life and wanted to share some of those times and experiences.I promise that all of the recorded events actually happened to me, to the best that my memory recalls.

Do McDonald's use real eggs? Do they only hire children? How do you buy your own store? Michele Layet answers all these questions, and many more, by drawing on her own experiences as one of Australia's first female franchisees and also by enlisting the help of an eight-foot tall plastic clown.

Being an identical twin meant being treated as a pair not a person, until Julie set out to find her unique self.

Before you even contemplate leading others, you need to have the courage and curiosity to lead yourself first. Belinda has you "tuning-in" to leverage your leadership capacity by moving away from autopilot modes of operation through awareness and into abundance.

After studying economics, Vernon Routley spent most of his working life within the bureaucracy. Although initially appointed because of his economic qualifications, he spent most of his early career engaged in the administrative minutiae which characterises all large organisations. Ultimately rising through the ranks to the senior echelons of the Australian Commonwealth Public Service, he experienced at first hand the ongoing conflict between sound economic principles and short-term political expediency which bedevils all democratic societies. On reaching retirement age he was thankfully able to abandon this intellectually frustrating situation and to devote himself to outdoor interests mostly related to the environment and its conservation. His interest in economic affairs was revived by the Global Financial Crisis and in particular by the failure of conventional economic policies to reduce unemployment and underemployment. This has led him to question the basic assumptions underlying modern-day economic theory.

Grieving for my husband Michael after his suicide allowed past life traumas of disappearance, heartbreak and death to resurface. The compounding effect of grief helped with my struggle to make sense of the loss of missing Michael. My journey sent me on a path to explore whether grief is the price you pay for love and if sorrow is the price you pay for loss of love. Etching my silhouette and embracing vulnerability helped my discovery of the myth of closure as a step in the experience of grief. Could vulnerability be empowering and did self-knowledge present opportunities for enrichment and growth for a changed individual - with sorrow as a life partner? My career choice of Corrections (adult prisons) revealed the importance of a sense of belonging through connections with others, and acceptance of imperfections, as stepping stones for recovery and renewal. Some insights about living with aloneness may resonate with others where loss has crept into their lives. A sense of belonging through friendship and close connections in a kind and caring community has been my way forward. Reaction to loss of love is an individual journey. Vulnerability can be a strength and an opportunity to seek support. The author's career choice provided humbling insights that connections with others can give purpose and meaning in our lives. Accepting sorrow as a life partner is a way to cherish memories of loss. Closure, as a step in the grief process, is a myth. Mandatory reporting is needed to prevent access to guns. My grief has softened into sorrow that lives in a pocket in my body.

Dr. Irena Yashin-Shaw has cleverly captured the future of leadership in this ground-breaking book. She shows how creative and enterprising individuals - INTRAPRENEURS - are transforming their organisations from the inside out.

Brian Donovan has distilled many of the lessons from his successful career and executive coaching program into this book. It offers practical insights into how technical experts can make a successful transition to leadership. Use it to get an edge in the employment market as technology disruption increases the demand for game-changing leaders.