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  The Softer Side of Leadership -...

  Eugene B. Habecker, Marylou...

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  Many who lead or who aspire to lead rightly champion the importance of hard skills. These are skills that are informed by quantitative measurement and analytical thinking, among others. Knowing the numbers, embracing leadership tasks, and implementing the right strategies are important but no longer enough to be an effective leader. Indeed, the best of the leadership literature consistently emphasizes the importance of soft skills as this quote illustrates: "The capabilities required of top leaders include new and often 'softer' skills that are rarely explicitly recognized or fostered in the corporate world." (Harvard Business Review, July-August, 2022, p.42)
  In The Softer Side of Leadership, Dr. Habecker, who spent 35 consecutive years as a CEO of two universities and one large NYC non-profit, makes the case for the integration of soft skills into every aspect of the leader's personal life and the organizational agenda. He draws from his own experience, that of other international colleagues, the leadership literature, and from the Scriptures.
  The first part of the book focuses on the soft skills that help to continuously fuel the healthy development of the leader's spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional foundations. The second part focuses on the skills that drive organizational effectiveness and contribute to healthier cultures. Each chapter includes "The Chapter Idea" summary and a practical application: "Putting the Idea to Work."
  The essential idea of the book is this: As readers develop their soft skill competencies, including the skills, behaviors, practices, and disciplines presented in The Softer Side of Leadership, and combine them with their hard skill competencies, they will be better equipped to be more effective as leaders which will likely result in both healthier personal lives and healthier organizations.

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  Be a Sequoia Not a Bonsai - The...

  Nicolas Darveau-Garneau

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  Whether you work at a Fortune 500 giant, a startup, or a nonprofit, Be a Sequoia, Not a Bonsai gives you the playbook to grow profits (or donations) much faster, while delighting customers. 
  Nicolas Darveau-Garneau, Google’s former Chief Evangelist, has advised senior executives at more than a thousand companies. He discovered that the fastest-growing 5% all followed the same seven principles. And he saw that the executives who mastered these principles rapidly advanced their careers. 
  This book contains a step-by-step guide and hundreds of case studies. For example, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital increased online fundraising 46% in a single year, expanding lifesaving cancer treatments to sixty countries. Invisalign added $7 billion in market value while competitors faltered. Surex Insurance quadrupled profits by acquiring more valuable customers. Asbury Automotive Group became the first dealership group to sell cars entirely online, driving a 33% jump in profits and a 30% rise in customer satisfaction at a time when competitors were stagnant. Pandora Jewelry increased advertising-driven in-store sales by 200% and total sales 77% simply by shifting how it measured marketing success. 
  The best part? These breakthroughs don’t require acquisitions, billion-dollar tech investments, or years of product development. They come from simple, low-risk experiments you can test right now, moves that cost little but pay off big. 
  In Be a Sequoia, Not a Bonsai, you’ll learn how to:Maximize profitable growth by tracking the right metrics, not vanity metricsAcquire the most valuable customers, not just the most customersDramatically increase customer lifetime value with practical, scalable strategiesStrengthen your brand with modern, profit-driven branding approachesDeliver a customer experience your competitors can’t matchBuild a culture of rapid testing and innovation that keeps you ahead 
    
  “Be a Sequoia, Not a Bonsai is a groundbreaking book. Nicolas Darveau-Garneau has distilled thousands of CEO and CMO meetings into a playbook every ambitious leader needs to read—and, more importantly, put into practice every day.” — Jasper Malcolmson, Head of Growth at Gusto and Robinhood 
  Figures can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.  
   

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  Transforming Our Economy With...

  Faye Cox, John Fullerton

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  In this 2025 conversation with Justine Willis Toms, John Fullerton and Faye Cox explore the shift from traditional economic metrics like GDP to regenerative economics, emphasizing interconnectedness and living systems. Fullerton and Cox discuss the need to move from extractive to exchange-based economies, highlighting the importance of right relationships and resilience over efficiency. 
   John Fullerton is the founder and president of Capital Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming finance and economics to serve life and the planet through “Regenerative Economics”. In 2001, he walked away from a two-decade career at JPMorgan, where he served as Managing Director and oversaw capital markets, derivatives, and investment businesses globally, including acting as Chief Investment Officer for Lab Morgan. LLC. Now, besides his work at Capital Institute, Fullerton is a member of the Club of Rome and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Savory Institute, dedicated to regenerating the World’s Grasslands. He’s the author of several books including: Regenerative Economics: Revolutionary Thinking for a World in Crisis (2025 New Society Publishers)] 
  Faye Cox is the founder of Hourbooks Press, a small independent publisher that creates short books—each designed to be read in about an hour. Hourbooks is dedicated to sharing essential knowledge that fosters positive change in the world. Cox has a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Oxford, and has two decades of leadership roles in systems change design. 
   John Fullerton and Faye Cox are collaborators on Regenerative Economics: Creating Conditions for Health & Abundance on a Living Planet. (Hourbooks Press 2025) 
  Interview Date: 10/3/2025   

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  More Human - How the Power of AI...

  Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline...

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  AI has the potential to transform leadership and the human experience of work—or to lead us into an automated and uninspiring work reality. Which one will it be? 
   
   
   
  Humans have always been good at inventing tools that change the way we live and work—though not always good at adapting to those changes. Consider how the internet has given us instant access to gigabytes of data and yet has made us more distracted. Or how social media has enabled us to be more connected than ever, and yet it can also alienate or isolate us. Will the power of AI create a new era of robotic, impersonal efficiency, or will it catalyze a renaissance, redefining leadership and the world of work? 
   
   
   
  So far, that question has mostly prompted a wave of anxiety about the disappearance of jobs and the loss of humanness in our work lives. But as Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter show in this essential book, that's a very limited perspective on the impact of AI, leaving out a crucial point: AI has the power to transform leadership for the better—the key is in how leaders use it. 
   
   
   
  With deep insight and rigorous research, More Human will help leaders navigate our AI-enabled future.

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  The Ultimate House Flipping and...

  Frank Eberstadt

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  Build real wealth through real estate-even if you’re broke, busy, or totally new to investing-with two beginner-friendly strategies anyone can follow. 
  If you’ve been putting off real estate investing because it feels out of reach, too expensive, too risky, or too confusing, you’re not alone.  
  Many beginners feel the same way. But the truth is, you don’t need a fortune or a finance degree to get started. All you need is the right plan. 
  Flipping houses and using the BRRRR method (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) are two of the most practical ways to build wealth. 
  As millionaire industrialist Andrew Carnegie once said, “Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.”  
  This book will walk you through everything you need to know, step by step, so you can take action with clarity and confidence, not confusion. 
  Inside, you will discover:A comprehensive explanation on how flipping and BRRRR actually work—featuring thorough yet easy information even absolute beginners will understandHow to pick the strategy that fits you best—with real-life comparisons and a no-pressure decision guide to help you figure it out fastBudget-friendly ways to break into the market when money is tight—see exactly how beginners are pulling off profitable deals on shoestring budgetsWhere to find properties with real potential—and how to spot the duds before they drain your walletWhat it really takes to rehab a property without going broke—with smart budgeting tips, cost-saving strategies, and the biggest renovation mistakes to avoidA powerful look at Airbnb as a rental income booster—find out when short-term rentals are worth it, what to expect in terms of effort and earnings, and how to automate the process to save time

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  Demystifying IT - The Language...

  Bhopi Dhall, Saurajit Kanungo

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  What You Need to Know About IT, 
  In One Concise Package 
   
  Demystifying IT has been hailed as the one book about information technology that leaders of midsized companies should read. Given the importance of IT in today’s world, it might also be the most timely and valuable business book of any kind to be published recently. 
   
  The co-authors are masters of leveraging IT for creating sustainable competitive advantages for businesses. They’ve been at it for decades, solving problems that defied other experts, and leading digitization projects which have boosted client companies into new realms of growth and profit. Their core messages in a nutshell are these: Executives on the “business side” of a firm do not have to understand the complex details of information technology. What’s crucial is to grasp the powerful business leverage that digital tech, in its various forms, can provide. 
   
  Demystifying IT offers a simple diagnostic chart for gauging where your company stands in this race. Then it delivers a roadmap for moving up the scale, step by step. The case stories are about midsized companies the authors have worked with, in industries from retail banking to smart manufacturing. These vividly told stories illustrate the many kinds of opportunities that modern IT can present — along with basic principles and best practices for getting the most bang per buck invested in IT. 
   
  Last but far from least, Demystifying IT lays out a series of practical steps toward solving a fundamental problem: how to get the business and IT sides of a company working in harmony. Technology is a human creation. Harnessing its powers for business requires human collaboration. This book’s authors are two humans who can help you find a promising path into the future.

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