Michael Wakefield

It may be human nature to resist change--particularly when it's delivered as a hardship, disappointment, or rejection. But by developing resiliency managers can not only survive change, but also learn, grow, and thrive in it. In fact, for leaders, developing resiliency is critical. Resiliency helps managers deal with the pressures and uncertainties of being in charge in organizations today. This guidebook defines resiliency, explains why it's important, and describes how you can develop your own store of resiliency. It focuses on nine developmental components that, taken together, create a sense of resiliency and increase your ability to handle the unknown and to view change--whether from disappointment or success--as an opportunity for development.

This is the participant workbook for the One Day - Leading Through Transitions workshop. During the workshop, you will be given the tools to evaluate what's working, what's not working, and what's missing. This grounded, real learning experience will give you the confidence to meet the demands of both managing the business and leading your people.

Find out how to talk to anyone and get over your social anxiety with these two books from best-selling author, Michael Wakefield. What if you could finally know what to say in any situation and conquer your fear of talking to others? Imagine having the BEST books to help guide you along the way to becoming a better version of yourself. These two books will show you how you can finally get over your anxiety and start to live the life you always wanted. Grounded in scientific literature, these two books give you a holistic approach to bettering your social life as well as improving your interactions with others, and learning how to do so with honest and authentic actions. In Book 1: Social Anxiety: The Comprehensive Guide to Conquer Shyness and Overcome Social Phobia, you will learn: -Strategies that you can begin to implement immediately to overcome fear of approaching others -How you will no longer have the excuse of "not knowing what to say" -Different lifestyle changes that you can make to better manage and conquer social anxiety -Detailed and easy-to-follow plans to guide you in dealing with social anxiety -And much more In Book 2: Small Talk: The Definitive Guide to Talking to Anyone in Any Situation, you will learn: -How small talk can improve your daily interactions and how it can enhance your life -Ways that you can improve your small talk skills, and how the strategies offered in this book can make that happen -Real-life examples of how to engage in small talk in numerous situations -Things that you should not do when engaging in small talk -Helpful theories surrounding small talk that are backed by scientific research

Many people find themselves confused with how small talk can positively affect their everyday life. Some people even despise small talk, dismissing it as nothing more than a fa ade, an over-the-top exchange of politeness. Learning the strategies of small talk in this book will dramatically change your social life for the better. Small Talk: The Definitive Guide to Talking to Anyone in Any Situation navigates readers through the complex interactive form of social discourse known as small talk. Many people struggle with small talk. Quite a few despise it. This book breaks down and examines the many different components that make up small talk. In this book, you will find: How small talk can improve your daily interactions and how it can enhance your life Ways that you can improve your small talk skills, and how the strategies offered in this book can make that happen Real-life examples of how to engage in small talk in numerous situations Things that you should not do when engaging in small talk Helpful theories surrounding small talk that are backed by scientific research Small talk provides people with rewarding social experiences. As such, improved small talk conversations correlates with higher levels of happiness, causes people to bond, and invites the possibility for deeper levels of connection. People use small talk as a way to establish commonalities and familiarize themselves with one another, thus making future interaction more comfortable and desirable. This book contains advice for ensuring that your small talk conversations will lead to positive outcomes for yourself in particular and to a happier and more fulfilling life in general. Curious to learn more? Get your copy of the book today

Are you burdened with too much reading and too little time? What most of us wouldn't give for just one more hour in the day, right? No worries Learning the strategies of speed reading in this book can drastically improve your reading AND comprehension skills With just a little patience and practice, your reading pace can be increased by 300 percent or more. There's no need to sacrifice comprehension for speed, either. Applying the speed reading techniques in this book will open hours of time each week, alleviating the guilt you feel for failing to address that stack of business articles and unanswered emails. Discover how you can train yourself to read and understand twice the material in half the time. Learning has never been more fun and efficient than when practicing the skill of speed reading. Explore a whole new world, and create more personal and professional opportunities by applying all the brain-boosting exercises offered within these pages. Optimize every reading moment by mastering some basic skills like scanning, skimming, and summarizing. In no time you'll be replacing poor reading habits with easy-to-establish ones that help to guide and expand your field of vision. At the same time, learn how improving your reading skills can motivate you to reach success in other endeavors. By practicing the skills involved in speed reading, you'll establish innovative behaviors designed to improve your focus, memory, and overall health. Reasons to Make This Book an Essential Tool for Learning Speed Reading: -Introduces strategies in an easy-to-understand manner -Enables you to move from the "why" to the "how" you should learn the skills -Thoroughly describes the reasoning behind every exercise -Teaches you to elevate comprehension while increasing speed -Identifies the bad habits that prohibit reading at a faster pace Added Benefits of Speed Reading: Discover How You Can Improve Overall Health and Well-being through Speed Reading -Learn to improve focus and enhance memory -Experience the affects speed reading strategies can have on the aging process -Increases motivation to achieve greater successes in other areas of your life -Encourages you to be more curious and creative -Teaches you tolerance and acceptance of other cultures and beliefs

This full color poster (17" x 22") is perfect for displaying during a Leading Through Transitions Workshop or can be used as a leave-behind prize for participants. This handy reminder visual feature the Authentic Leadership Paradox Wheel, a practical tool for assessing and applying the authors' principles of transition leadership.