This book is about three challenges facing business today. First is the coming huge labor shortage as Baby Boomer Generation retires. For every 5 Boomers that retire, there will only be 4 Generation X or Yers to replace them. The second challenge is that Generations X and Y will be difficult to attract and retain because these generations: 1. Are not loyal to companies and do not trust management. 2. Demand balance between their personal and professional lives. 3. Do not fear losing a job. 4. Will quit when management or the work environment is not to their liking. These generations are not intimidated by management and will not put up with the management by fear techniques used in many companies today. If they are not treated with respect, provided with flexibility in hours and scheduling or do not like their manager, they will quickly leave. The third challenge is the fact the arrival of the information age has rendered the profit driven Bureaucratic Management System (which was created between 1850 and 1920) obsolete. It is inefficient and cumbersome when dealing with the issues of adaptability, teamwork, employee empowerment, productivity and innovation that are needed today’s business environment. For example, the Bureaucratic Management System is designed to resist change and maintain the status quo, but the need today is for rapid adaptability so that business can be responsive to the ever changing demands of the customer. Is there a solution for these challenges? The answer is emphatically YES! The solution is to overcome bureaucracy by transitioning to a new information-age purpose-driven business model and achieve extraordinary levels of productivity and financial success. See how over 50 companies have utilized the power of purpose to outperform their peers by a factor of 6 to 1!

NEW ENHANCED EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED This new and updated enhanced edition of the bestselling classic includes nine videos (27 minutes in duration) of Richard Leider, sharing stories from history and his own life about people living on purpose. To get a life, get a purpose! Purpose is fundamental and gives life meaning. It gives us the will not just to live but to live long and well. In this new edition of his bestselling classic, legendary personal coach Richard Leider offers brand-new tools and techniques for unlocking it. In the first four videos featured in this enhanced edition, Richard Leider brings perspective to big life questions like WHO Am I?, WHAT Is My Path?, HOW Do I Make It Work?, and WHERE Am I Going? to help readers unlock their purpose. In video interviews conducted by Colorado State Professor Rich Feller, Richard also explains why he chose to update the Power of Purpose now, what role purpose plays in life, what it would mean to live life over, and what it is that adults in transition seek. The text of third edition has been completely revised and updated. In addition to new stories, examples, and resources, it features four new chapters. “Purpose across the Ages” looks at how purpose can evolve during our lives. “The 24-Hour Purpose Retreat” includes seven mind-opening questions to help you unlock your purpose. “The Purpose Checkup” offers a new tool for periodically evaluating the health of your purpose. And in “Can Science Explain Purpose?” we learn what researchers are discovering about how an increased sense of purpose can improve our health, healing, happiness, longevity, and productivity. Purpose is an active expression of our values and our compassion for others—it makes us want to get up in the morning and add value to the world. Leider details a graceful, practical, and ultimately spiritual process for making it central to your life. This revitalized guide will help you integrate it into everything you do.

'Life-transforming' Susan Cain, author of Quiet Searching for happiness is overrated, learn to find meaning instead There is a persistent myth in our culture that in order to lead a fulfilling life we must pursue happiness at all times. In her groundbreaking work, Emily Esfahani Smith explains that it is actually the search for meaning that will bring fulfilment. She argues that meaning is all around us in vast untapped resources, and that the key is finding it in the right here, right now. Her inspiring TED Talk on the same topic has been viewed over a million times. To explore how we can change our lives for the better, she draws on the latest research in psychology, sociology, philosophy and neuroscience, as well as insights from figures in literature and history such as George Eliot, Viktor Frankl, Aristotle and the Buddha. She shows us how cultivating connections to others, identifying and working toward a purpose, telling stories about our place in the world, and seeking out mystery, can immeasurably deepen our lives. To do this she visits remarkable people and places, such as a tight-knit fishing village in the Chesapeake Bay, a dinner where young people gather to share their experiences of profound loss, and a drug kingpin who finds his purpose in helping people get fit. She explores how we might begin to build a culture that leaves space for introspection and awe, cultivates a sense of community, and imbues our lives with meaning.

We have been conditioned in a society where work primarily ensures survival and grants status. Vocation is not really an aspect worth thinking about in the current world of work. And even when we have clarity about what we burn for, what we really want to do, most people seeking their calling remain in the established model. Why do we so freely trade freedom and fulfilment for apparent security? Why have we lost our courage? Patrizia Patz's book provides answers. It explores the feasibility between desire and reality, provides attractive possibilities to get on the track of our passions and talents and to realise a good life - with a job that also pays the bills. For this to succeed, we need a new way of thinking and a little courage to leave the pre-drawn mainstream career path and expand our own comfort zone. The first steps are simple: get clear about what you like to do and what you are passionate about. Free yourself from expectations that you should live up to. Take courage and trust in the creative power that lies dormant within you.

Aligning Identity & Messaging to Business Purpose Written for business owners, start-ups, and entrepreneurs who are looking to remove communication barriers about their products, services, ideas, ventures, or businesses. This quick read sets the foundation for why you want to base all your business strategy and communication (vision, mission, company culture, values, sales, and marketing) on purpose. This book is the precursor to a larger "Building Brands on Purpose Workbook: A Guide for Small Business Owners" that takes you through step by step 8-exercise process of clarifying your purpose as a foundation for all your business messaging, marketing, sales and website copy. If you agree with what you read here, you will be certain the larger and more comprehensive Workbook is for you. All great brands have learned to speak in the motivational language of purpose to attract the right people for the right reasons. It starts by distilling a clear and concise message of purpose. It translates to establishing a captivating vision and mission to defining core values for a unified understanding. Once implemented, the purpose becomes contagious, permeates into the business model and results in a thriving culture of brand loyalty. It's not just about a logo, design, graphic design, advertising or marketing, but about congruency in identity and communicating the right visual and verbal message. Your logo and name are symbols for what you stand for and what your potential customer is going to receive. The more you connect with the emotions that drive behavior through your name, identity, logo, tagline, headlines, call to action and visual representation of that same emotion, the better you will connect with your customer. Like Hiring a Brand Strategist in Book Form This book and the followup book, "Branding on Purpose Workbook", will provide you with a solid foundation and a clear direction for your and any creative professionals (or business naming companies) you hire to develop your brand— the visual and verbal identity for your company. For Startups, this book (and the Workbook) will allow you to master the communication skills you need to overcome any misconceptions or misunderstanding that investors or venture capitalists may have about your idea.

Designed to be used as a prayer reminder, a prayer journal, and an activity journal to keep Christians on track with their prayers each day, this volume leads readers to focus on praying with purpose and power. (Practical Life)