THE JOURNEY MATTERS AS MUCH AS THE DESTINATION. Scrap the map and go full throttle. Most leadership books tell you how to set and achieve goals. This one is different. This one is written by a communications leader who’s as passionate about riding motorcycles as she is about running her business. Her name is Elise Mitchell, and she wants to tell you about her journey—from starting her own agency to building a world-class brand to enjoying the ride along the way. But mostly, she wants to talk to you about your journey... Ask yourself: WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO? Pick a destination. Not just for your career, but for your life. Answer this: HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET THERE? Look at the road ahead. Then plot your course. But be prepared for some major twists, turns, and detours. Most importantly: ARE YOU ENJOYING THE JOURNEY? If not, maybe you need to throw away the map. Restart your engine. And get ready for the ride of your life. Whether you’re just stepping into leadership an accomplished leader seeking something more, or simply stalled along the way, Mitchell’s refreshing approach to modern leadership will help you navigate the curves and pit stops on your own path to fulfillment. You don’t need a motorcycle. You just need to get revved up for the road ahead.

For all professionals and students who want to improve their prospects in business, this book prepares and positions them to build dream careers, giving them the education and guidance required to develop vital soft skills, and work remotely and independently. After establishing a foundation for solid professional communications on a personal level, it quickly opens doors to business insights and opportunities that are exciting, inspiring, and highly sustainable. Immersing readers into the key realms of business success and exploring the full spectrum of essential communications practices, they gain knowledge and trade skills of immense value, including: • The basics of positive, proactive, strategic communications for individuals and organizations • What it means to be a PR expert in the creative industry and to do great work • An introduction to essential business imperatives, with high-level instruction on creativity, strategy, leadership, management, marketing, and much more • Customer service and all it entails • Extensive exploration of the PR toolset and its application in real-world marketing scenarios This book brings home all instruction with sophisticated questions and challenges, ensuring readers have every opportunity to comprehend and grow, step by step.

This volume builds on Roger Darnell’s The Communications Consultant’s Foundation by providing insider knowledge gained over the past three decades atop the field of communications consulting, incorporating lessons learned serving businesses in the global creative industry. Going beyond the basics of a communications consulting business, this book parses and distills the knowledge of top business management luminaries, helping readers build and expand their expertise to heighten their opportunities, and maximize all aspects and phases of their businesses, from start-up through to succession. It discusses essential topics including: • The business of running a PR agency, with emphasis on landing clients and honing expertise to remain exceptional • Advanced PR practices including investor relations and strategic planning • Agency expansion, addressing growth and exit strategies Working PR professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and recent graduates will appreciate high-level insights from a seasoned business owner, as well as templates for proposals, campaign planning, and more. Read with The Communications Consultant’s Foundation or on its own, this book will lead readers on life-changing journeys and help a new generation of smart communicators take their professional pursuits to the highest levels.

Transform Your Vision: Lead with Impact Are you ready to elevate your leadership game and turn your vision into a tangible reality? The Leadership Mindset: Transforming Vision into Reality is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of effective leadership. This must-read book is designed for leaders at all stages who are driven to transform their mindset and achieve extraordinary results. Grab attention: In today's rapidly changing world, exceptional leadership isn't optional–it's essential. But what makes a leader truly remarkable? The Leadership Mindset dives deep into the psychological foundations and traits that differentiate successful leaders from the rest, setting you on a clear path to excellence. Generate interest: Construct a compelling vision and communicate it with clarity–these are the hallmarks of transformative leadership. Discover the secrets to crafting a vision that resonates, aligning strategic plans, and setting actionable goals. Dive into Chapter 2 and 3 for invaluable insights that turn your abstract ideas into concrete achievements. Create desire: Imagine leading a team that not only meets expectations but exceeds them. Learn how to recruit top talent, foster unparalleled collaboration, and cultivate resilience in the face of change. The tools in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 lay the groundwork for building effective, adaptive teams that thrive under your guidance. Drive action: This book is packed with actionable strategies and practical exercises. Enhance your emotional intelligence, master communication skills, and navigate conflict with finesse. Delve into innovation, maintain ethical standards, and continuously measure your leadership success. Chapter after chapter, you'll uncover holistic approaches to leading with integrity and impact. Don't settle for average. The Leadership Mindset: Transforming Vision into Reality is your roadmap to becoming the leader you've always aspired to be. Harness these cutting-edge insights and strategies to turn your vision into a lasting legacy.

This solutions-focused guide dives deep into personal leadership skills, encourages readers to reflect and grow, and offers practical strategies for weaving the thread of intentionality throughout your daily leadership practice. From building capacity among your staff to finding courage within yourself, you will discover meaningful content that not only provides food for thought but also inspires action. Leaders in education will: Understand what it means to lead from within and develop a personal plan of action Explore the six core principles of leadership Access useful templates and tools that support both reflection and action Discover insights through reflection on their own personal journeys as leaders Gain strategies from other leaders in education for navigating both difficulties and successes Contents: Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Bravely Leading From Within Chapter 2: Leading Through Coaching Chapter 3: Leading Through Conflict and Challenge Chapter 4: Leading Change With Accountability Chapter 5: Going the Extra Mile (and Looking After Yourself) Chapter 6: Learning Always and From Everywhere Afterword References and Resources Index

Delivers the tools for a new generation of nurse leaders to forge innovative solutions for complex healthcare issues Authored by world-class innovators and leaders in evidence-based healthcare practice, this text delivers proven strategies for incorporating inventive leadership solutions into daily practice. It is the only such resource to include an accompanying skills-building handbook to help readers put key content into real-world practice. The second edition builds on the strengths of the first with six new chapters focusing on emotional intelligence and crucial conversations, leading in a virtual world, budgeting and the art of negotiation, putting leadership competencies into practice, learning from the frontlines, and building organizational wellness. It spotlights entrepreneurial thinking for nurses working in larger healthcare systems and private practice and includes examples of innovative solutions developed during COVID-19. The text also reflects current AACN Essentials and other national standards and competencies. The book differs from traditional academic texts by providing relatable content that is both practical and engaging. With the aim of stimulating readers to move beyond conventional thinking and behavior, it provides plentiful first-person accounts of successful healthcare leadership and innovation and step-by-step "how-tos" for productively applying concepts. A popular "Call to Action" feature provides practical exercises to help readers develop the skills addressed in each chapter. Motivational quotes, podcasts, learning objectives, review questions, and bulleted takeaway points provide additional opportunities for in-depth learning. An extensive instructor package includes PPTs, podcasts, and useful teaching strategies. New to the Second Edition: Six new chapters addressing emotional intelligence and crucial conversations, leading in a virtual world, budgeting and the art of negotiation, putting leadership competencies into practice, learning from the frontlines, and building organizational wellness Highlights entrepreneurial thinking for nurses in larger healthcare systems or private practice Includes examples of innovation solutions developed during COVID-19 Reflects updated AACN Essentials and other national standards and competencies A supplemental skills-building handbook helps learners put key content into real-world practice. Key Features: Delivers multiple real-world examples of leadership, innovation, and the entrepreneurial mindset with direct applicability to current nursing practice Provides accompanying skills-building handbook to help nurses put knowledge in to practice Includes motivational quotes to inspire and challenge readers Embeds "Calls to Action"---practical exercises to help readers develop specific skills related to chapter content---within each chapter Presents educational podcasts by world-class leaders Offers succinct takeaway points distilling key concepts in each chapter Includes learning objectives, review questions, bulleted takeaway points, and an extensive instructor package

Innovation Leadership in Practice provides a unique source of new insights on the role of innovation leadership and effective practices through conceptual models, empirical case studies, development interventions, and tools.

Developing Human Service Leaders is an empowering text for human services students that covers the skills and behaviors essential for leaders to manage themselves, their teams, and the organization. Using a unique coaching voice, author Deborah Harley-McClaskey follows a Reflection–Diagnosis–Prescription approach for leadership development with exercises built into the dialogue. The final chapter, Prognosis, offers a workbook-style exercise to help students make a personal change.

Leading Without Command offers practicing and aspiring leaders in business and other disciplines a new way to lead in a world defined by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. The compelling argument in this book is that leading through command, control, and deployment of raw positional power can no longer guarantee superior organizational performance on a sustainable basis. A new leadership model based on a humane perspective anchored on people-centred principles and supported by a set of appropriate skills and behaviours is put forward. This book is essential reading for anyone in a position of authority or influence over people and for anyone who needs to come to terms with the demands of a globally integrated and hypercompetitive world driven by digital technology, knowledge, and the redistribution of power from leaders to followers in organizations, nations, and societies.

Let your lifelong adventure begin today Lead Yourself to Success is your personal guidebook to greatness. Alan Chambers has led many expeditions to the North and South poles but you don't have to lead a national team or a multinational corporation to be successful, as long as you can lead yourself. The desire to learn is human nature, and lessons from those who have been where you want to go are extraordinary opportunities. You gain the insight and guidance you need to get there, and learn how to lead your own expedition down the path to success. Like any adventure, good preparation is key. You don't take off for the North pole on a whim, and you don't just leap into leadership without understanding the responsibilities it entails. This book shows you how to develop the leadership mindset to get wherever you want to go in life, trust your own judgement and come out on top of the world. Uncover your inner leadership potential Learn how others succeed Find the adventure in everyday life Lead yourself on an expedition to greatness Alan helps thousands of people every year unlock the door to higher performance. Every single one of those people was a leader waiting to happen, even if they didn't know it – but once they truly realised where their potential could take them, they became unstoppable. Let yourself become unstoppable with Lead Yourself to Success.