Discovering Sustainable Growth
Books, e-books, and assessments that increase
your knowledge, with proven strategies, real stories
and personal insights to drive sustainable growth.
Published Books
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The Valuable Leader
$20.00Add to cartWe all learned the secrets to being a Valuable Leader long ago. We just didn’t know them at the time.
Do you lead your own life and business with purpose and good intent? Do you add true value to yourself and to others?
In The Valuable Leader, Velma Knowles relates her own experiences as a learner and a leader, as well as those of many others who influenced her to learn what it means to be a Valuable Leader. She uses real stories from real leaders to illustrate the seven characteristics that nearly all Valuable Leaders share. Many of the sources for the stories will surprise you.
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The Valuable Communicator
$20.00Add to cartMost effective communicators use more than just words to communicate and lead. They know how to connect and collaborate.
In The Valuable Communicator, Velma Knowles covers the essential behavioral characteristics that all effective leaders integrate habitually in their communication repertoire. The tools the Valuable Communicator applies in their daily interactions have little to do with writing or speaking, and everything to do with being an authentic and caring individual who leads with purpose.
Velma’s seven keys in this book are an easy read for both the seasoned and evolving communicator and leader. There is a Valuable Communicator in all of us. This book will help you discover and unlock the Valuable Communicator in you!
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Living Beyond Purpose
$20.00Add to cartSometimes it’s easy to feel like life has no purpose. Other times we can live without being fulfilled, regardless of how much we accomplish. There is a reason why and a solution to fill the void.
The contributing Authors in this book were brave enough to share their own stories and insights. They did this with the hope that other people, like you, would find something to take away. Something that would inspire you to seek to live beyond purpose. To understand that what you are going through does not define you, but can undoubtedly refine you.
Team Experience
Explore Your Leadership Potential:
Looking for a way to develop your leadership skills and the leadership skills of your team members?
An interactive experience:
Gain new insight into the perspectives of your peers and team members with this fun, interactive experience. Strengthen your leadership skills and trigger open discussions with honest feedback, so that you can breakdown silos, create greater collaboration, and build a culture of accountability.
Based on the principles of Dr. John Maxwell, The Leadership Experience is a team simulation that provides challenging scenarios to open the creative thinking of your leaders.
Plus: Receive a free Executive Summary for your team
Note: This experience is specific for your organization’s inhouse team. Maximum number of participants for each experience is 12.
Communicate in Your Style:
Wish you could reduce misunderstandings and build stronger relationships?
Receive an individual review of your unique communication preference and learn how you can flex your style to improve your connections.
Based on the DiSC Model of Human Behavior, you will leverage the insights from your personal assessment to build stronger relationships, reduce misunderstandings and get your voice heard.
Balance Your Work and Life:
Do you feel like you are missing out on something?
Find your balance by reviewing your level of satisfaction in 8 essential categories that impact your life and work. Enjoy more of what matters to you.
Based on the well-known, Wheel of Life Assessment, complete your individual analysis and pinpoint what balance means to you – at work and at home.
Understanding Your Value
Do you always feel like you have too much to do and never enough time?
Deepen your understanding of what is most important to you, and what factors drive your decision-making. Identify your top 5 core values to answer the questions who you are, what you treasure and what disappoints you?
The Personal Values Assessment is a simple tool that helps provide you with a wealth of information about why you do, what you do.
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