'An engaging, timely exploration of how to bring more wisdom into our work lives' Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals'This is exactly what we need right now!' Brené BrownDo you want to reinvent the second half of your career?------------------------------------------------------------Chip Conley ignites a bold, urgent conversation about age and ageism in the workplace, He liberates the term 'elder' fr...

Updated Edition: "Translates years of social science research into actionable guidelines for leaders who wish to make a positive difference in the world." —Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business SchoolPositive Leadership shows how to reach beyond ordinary success to achieve extraordinary effectiveness, spectacular results, and what Kim Cameron calls "positively deviant performance"—performance far above the norm....

What if an equation could help you understand and even master what you're experiencing right now?In this age of uncertainty, many people feel like they're clinging to a dinghy amidst a perfect storm. But successful entrepreneur Chip Conley has discovered that by using simple word equations, it's easy to build the grit, insight, stamina and joy that allow us to become our best, highest-functioning selves.Conley's equations are a simple yet profound way to help your emotions ...

Leadership isn’t broken—but much of what leaders are being asked to do today no longer fits the old ways they were taught to lead.Across boardrooms and executive teams, experienced leaders are feeling it: decisions that once felt grounded now feel forced; cultures that look successful on the surface feel brittle underneath. The demand to perform certainty has overtaken the space required for clarity.Be the Difference Now is written for leaders who can feel that mis...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Wisdom at Work, written and read by Chip Conley.'An engaging, timely exploration of how to bring more wisdom into our work lives' Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals'This is exactly what we need right now!' Brené BrownDo you want to reinvent the second half of your career?------------------------------------------------------------

Looking back to the ancient knowledge of the Indian scripture, the Upanishads, Ram Nidumolu finds the core philosophy of sustainable leadership that's needed today. In this remarkable book, he uses a powerful parable from these scriptures to create a business vision that our world desperately needs."There are two birds, two sweet friends, who dwell in the selfsame tree," says the Upanishads. The first bird, dwelling on the lower part of the tree, lives "in sorrow and anxiety." Unab...

After a long climb to the pinnacle of the hospitality industry, Chip Conley - CEO and founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality - was rocked to his foundation by a dramatic economic downturn. His company was suddenly undercapitalized and overexposed in the post-dot.com, post 9/11 economy. This desperate situation made Conley reaffirm his belief in psychologist Abraham Maslow's iconic concept of the Hierarchy of Needs and rely on Maslow's theory of human motivation to help his business flourish ...

Helping others is one of the most universal things that people do every day in their work and lives. Yet often this help is not helpful or is resented or refused. In this seminal book, a preeminent author and scholar analyzes the dynamics of helping relationships and shows how to provide help that is really helpful.

Plenty of research has been done on why companies go terribly wrong, but what makes companies go spectacularly right? That’s the question that Kim Cameron asked over a decade ago. Since then, Cameron and his colleagues have uncovered the principles and practices that set extraordinarily effective organizations apart from the merely successful. In his previous book Positive Leadership, Cameron identified four strategies that enable these organizations, and the individuals within them, to fl...