Leadership Agility is the master competency needed for sustained success in today’s complex, fast-paced business environment. Richly illustrated with stories based on original research and decades of work with clients, this groundbreaking book identifies five levels that leaders move through in developing their agility. Significantly, only 10% have mastered the level of agility needed for consistent effectiveness in our turbulent era of global competition. Written...

Ulysses S. Grant’s ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the Civil War and one of the most storied military expeditions in American history. The ultimate victory at Vicksburg effectively cut the Confederacy in two, gave control of the river to Union forces, and delivered a devastating blow from which the South never fully recovered. Editors Steven E. Woodworth and Charles D. Grear have assembled essays ...

Self-determination theory is grounded in the belief that people work best and are happiest when they feel that they are in control of their own lives. This invaluable book explains the ramifications of the theory and provides clinical examples to show that it can be used to motivate patients undergoing treatment for such physical or psychological issues as diabetes management, smoking cessation, post-traumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression.The first p...

Lieutenant Elgie Reynolds was a highly decorated and successful LAPD officer, but drinking took him down. In rehab, he learned he had been self-medicating bipolar disorder with alcohol. Now on medication and fresh from thirty days at rehab and three months on desk duty, Elgie is given a case of a prostitute murder. Cases that are notoriously hard to solve. Too many possible suspects and motives. But this turns out to be anything but common. Elgie notes that the knife wound pattern is unusu...

Cheated by her husband and left for dead, she’s not just surviving, she’s transforming…Once a scientist who believed only in the explainable, her life is irrevocably altered when her husband poisons her, choosing murder over divorce.Death, however, refuses to claim her. An experimental injection at her lab ignites a metamorphosis. She emerges, not merely alive but reborn, stronger and more powerful than ever.In a world where her ex has unleashed monstrous creations, sh...

Are you drawn to the divine? Do you yearn to connect with the energy that powers the universe?Dive into the rich lore of these majestic Orishas. Learn to cast spells to honor their essence, prepare the foods that delight them, and integrate their symbols into your home for a life filled with their blessings. Whether you are a practitioner, an enthusiast, or a curious soul, our comprehensive guide is your portal to deepening your understanding of these powerful deities.Take ad...