When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

In any business climate, real leaders prove themselves when the chips are down: when they are able to motivate a team to meet a tough deadline, when they can improve performance when budgets are cut, when they can inspire and encourage a team when they are behind deadline and running over budget.

In Thrive on Pressure, Graham Jones, Ph.D., a psychologist whose work has been published in Harvard Business Review, first shows readers the traits and mindsets they need to develop in order to become "real" leaders; the kind of leaders that do not crumble when things hit the fan.

Leadership, says author, leadership expert, and Harvard Professor Barbara Kellerman, "is all about what leaders should learn—but it is decidedly not, deliberately not, about what leadership education has lately come to look like."



Instead, Leadership is a concise yet expansive collection of great leadership literature that has stood the test of time. As Kellerman makes clear in her extensive, authoritative commentaries, every single selection has had, and continues to have, an impact on how and what we think about what it means to lead. And every single one has had an impact on leadership as an area of intellectual inquiry—as well as on the course of human history.



Barbara Kellerman is the James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, and Harvard Business Review, and she has appeared on CBS, NBC, NPR, and CNN. She is author and editor of many books on leadership, most recently Bad Leadership and Followership. Kellerman is ranked by Forbes.com as among the "Top 50 Business Thinkers" (2009), and by Leadership Excellence in the top 15 of 100 "best minds on leadership" (2008-2009).

We all know about the importance of eating right and getting exercise to keep our hearts in the best shape and to prevent heart attacks. We all know to wear sunscreen when we're outside to protect our skin and to fight against wrinkles. But what do we know about preventing memory loss, dementia, bewilderment, confusion and everything else associated with an aging brain?

We don't know enough, argues Dr. Paul David Nussbaum, a neuropsychologist with a specialization in memory loss and dementia. He has spent the last several years touring the country on behalf of insurance companies like MetLife and in conjunction with FitBrains.com to spread the word about the science of brain health and his comprehensive, 5-step program for people to strengthen their brains and to shield them against the aging process. Our brains can remain as strong and as sharp at seventy as they were by twenty by following Dr. Nussbaum's 5 essential steps to Save Your Brain.

For more information about Dr. Nussbaum, check out his website: http://www.paulnussbaum.com/

SEO expert, Duane Forrester, teaches you how to turn online visitors into PAYING CUSTOMERS!

You’ve gone through all steps of developing a powerful business presence on the Web-—but it’s only the first step. Now, you have to make sure your visitors hit the “Purchase” button . . . before they start clicking through to your competitor’s site.

Duane Forrester is the author of "Turn Clicks Into Customers," the highly practical guide for using all the online tools available for turning curious visitors into paying customers. Forrester reveals proven techniques for not only standing out in a crowded marketplace but for reaching customers who are most eager to buy your products or services.

He knows what works and what doesn’t for multiple online marketing strategies, including:
E-mail
Online searches
Internet advertising
Webinars
Videos
Social networking

In this BlogTalkRadio show, you’ll learn best practices for reaching more paying customers than ever before.

To learn more about Duane's books and read his blog, visit www.theonlinemarketingguy.com

Why should you worry about keeping workers happy in a time of rising unemployment? Because you can't afford not to. In an eye-opening survey of 10,000 employers in 43 states, the Best Places to Work are not only the most engaging work environments for employees—they are also the most efficient, productive, and successful.



In this show, learn what separates the "best" from the rest. Leigh Branham and Mark Hirschfeld, the authors of Re-Engage: How America's Best Places to Work Inspire Extra Effort Through Extraordinary Engagement, will summarize their findings into what creates a highly engaged workplace.



About the Authors:

Mark Hirschfeld has 20 years of experience in organizational consulting, executive coaching and development, business marketing and management. He consults with professionals globally, providing services in employee selection, management development, team building and surveying.



Leigh Branham has 30 years of experience in business, education and management consulting. Leigh is an author of three best-selling books; Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business,The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, and co-author of Re-Engage.

Join us for an exclusive interview with Rebecca Shambaugh as she discusses her latest book, Leadership Secrets of Hillary Clinton. Few understand better than Hillary Clinton what it's like to fight uphill battles. Yet, despite her uncanny tendency to draw fire, she has achieved remarkable success, working her way up from first lady to U.S. Secretary of State. How did she do this? By fully leveraging her brilliant and unique leadership skills, Leadership Secrets of Hillary Clinton examines Clinton's leadership techniques and explains how to get results by putting them to work in your own environment. Rebecca Shambaugh breaks down Clinton's powerful leadership style into easy-to-understand parts, each of which is imperative for successfully leading an organization through periods of intense change.

Ask Hillary Clinton and she'll tell you that being a great leader isn't about winning or losing. It's about stepping back, scrutinizing your environment, and having the courage to reinvent yourself along the way. Clinton's savvy and strategic leadership approach spelled out in Leadership Secrets of Hillary Clinton is exactly what business leaders need to succeed today.

Rebecca Shambaugh is founder and
CEO of Shambaugh Leadership, a
global consultancy with such clients
as IBM, The Brookings Institution,
Marriot, Microsoft, and other large
companies. She is the author of It’s
Not a Glass Ceiling, It’s a Sticky Floor.

In SURVIVING THE TOXIC WORKPLACE, business consultant, radio show host, and psychotherapist Dr. Linnda Durré teaches workers how to put a stop to toxic workplace behavior using S.E.S.S.I.O.N.: the Situation, Explanation, and Solution System in Overcoming Nuisances. Using examples of 79 specific “Staff Infections™,” or destructive work personalities, Durré helps readers identify and diagnose toxic behavior, understand why it occurs, and deal with it through direct conversation with the offender. Readers will learn the seven effective communication techniques for dealing with different conflict styles, as well as what to do next and additional resources to turn to when more than a one-on-one conversation is required. Whether dealing with “Frannie the Flatterer,” “Dick the Dictator,” or “Bobby the Boss’s Relative,” SURVIVING THE TOXIC WORKPLACE empowers employees to take matters into their own hands, deal with dissension effectively, and create an environment in which they can thrive.

www.survivingthetoxicworkplace.com

In their new book, OWN THE ROOM: Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage, and Get Results, skilled corporate communication experts David Booth and Deborah Shames, offer a method of persuasive speaking that goes beyond the do’s and don’ts of public speaking. They deliver a proven way to differentiate your services and become industry leaders—from team presenting and closing important deals to delivering news to shareholders. Listen in on October 1 to discover how persuasive communication can boost your company's bottom line. http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071628592

Donna Fenn, author of "Upstarts!" interviews Ben Kaufman, one of the featured GenY entrepreneurs from her just-released book. Generation Y is creating startups at an unprecedented rate, and their approach to business is unlike anything you’ve seen. The generation described by the media as spoiled, entitled, even narcissistic, is proving these notions false every day. Inspired by the rock-star entrepreneurs of previous generations and driven by a burning desire to control their own destinies, GenY is rewriting the entrepreneurial playbook one cool startup at a time.

Inc. magazine writer Donna Fenn interviewed more than 150 young CEOs for her book. While upstarts are motivated by similar aspirations of past generations, their way of doing business is radically different—and it’s changing the way everyone must do business now.

Donna Fenn examines and analyzes this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal eight critical lessons every entrepreneur and marketer must learn. Fenn introduces a generation of entrepreneurs that is highly collaborative and team-oriented. It’s quick and alert when it comes to new technologies. It’s hell-bent on changing the world. And it’s totally impatient with outmoded business models.

The sooner you adapt to the new way of business, the greater chance you have to grow and profit in the years ahead.

Join us for a one-on-one interview with Donna and Ben Kaufman, CEO of Kluster.

Join us as we speak with Dave Ulrich and Jon Younger co authors of HR Transformation.

“HR can only transform organizations if it transforms HR. This book shows us how. HR Transformation would have been important in the past-it is critical now! We are entering a new world. HR Transformation can help our organizations thrive in the midst of uncertainty.”
-Marshall Goldsmith, author of the Wall Street Journal bestsellers What Got You Here Won't Get You There and Succession: Are You Ready?