The organizations that survive in this century will have empowered members to be sensitive to competitive forces and to be externally driven to resolve problems on the spot. Only through such empowerment will businesses become fit enough to survive in their industries. Empowerment is a state of being where the employee has been given the resources to do the empowered job; and any disabling constraints have been removed. This book guides the reader up the ladder to successful empowerment while educating the reader on how to address each rung of the ladder that may be an obstacle or an opportunity. This book details how high empowerment interfaces with high motivation to create superb performance for the employee as well as the organization. How motivation becomes a by-product of empowerment, and then contributes to additional empowerment and job performance is detailed.

Crest the data wave with a deep cultural shift Winning with Data explores the cultural changes big data brings to business, and shows you how to adapt your organization to leverage data to maximum effect. Authors Tomasz Tunguz and Frank Bien draw on extensive background in big data, business intelligence, and business strategy to provide a blueprint for companies looking to move head-on into the data wave. Instrumentation is discussed in detail, but the core of the change is in the culture—this book provides sound guidance on building the type of organizational culture that creates and leverages data daily, in every aspect of the business. Real-world examples illustrate these important concepts at work: you'll learn how data helped Warby-Parker disrupt a $13 billion monopolized market, how ThredUp uses data to process more than 20 thousand items of clothing every day, how Venmo leverages data to build better products, how HubSpot empowers their salespeople to be more productive, and more. From decision making and strategy to shipping and sales, this book shows you how data makes better business. Big data has taken on buzzword status, but there is little real guidance for companies seeking everyday business data solutions. This book takes a deeper look at big data in business, and shows you how to shift internal culture ahead of the curve. Understand the changes a data culture brings to companies Instrument your company for maximum benefit Utilize data to optimize every aspect of your business Improve decision making and transform business strategy Big data is becoming the number-one topic in business, yet no one is asking the right questions. Leveraging the full power of data requires more than good IT—organization-wide buy-in is essential for long-term success. Winning with Data is the expert guide to making data work for your business, and your needs.

A leading authority on nonverbal communication shows you how to interpret clues to what others are thinking--a skill that leads to greater success at work, in relationships, and every aspect of life Court TV, the New York Police Department, and businesses across the country have turned to Marc Salem for his advice on non-verbal communication. Over three decades, Salem has developed an incredible program to uncover the hidden meaning in conversations, negotiations, and personal encounters. He has astounded audiences with his hit Broadway show Mind Games, where he is able to seemingly read perfect strangers' minds. Armed with this skill, Salem shows how anyone can understand and capitalize on a new kind of mental power. In The Six Keys to Unlock and Empower Your Mind, Salem shares his fascinating strategies for tapping the extraordinary powers of your mind. You'll learn how to: • Communicate meaning to impress and INFLUENCE others for optimum business performance and enhanced personal relationships • Pay ATTENTION to aspects of your world that you currently overlook, giving you invaluable focus, concentration, and decision-making sensitivity • Turn on and access your INTUITION in order to give you unique insight and problem-solving ability • READ others' non-verbal cues to tell truth from lies--an essential survival skill in love, work, even parenting Filled with exercises, brainteasers, and countless tools to get ahead in life, The Six Keys to Unlock and Empower Your Mind proves as endlessly entertaining as it is mind-expanding and life-transforming.

What is it about the top tech product companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix and Tesla that enables their record of consistent innovation? Most people think it’s because these companies are somehow able to find and attract a level of talent that makes this innovation possible. But the real advantage these companies have is not so much who they hire, but rather how they enable their people to work together to solve hard problems and create extraordinary products. As legendary Silicon Valley coach--and coach to the founders of several of today’s leading tech companies--Bill Campbell said, “Leadership is about recognizing that there's a greatness in everyone, and your job is to create an environment where that greatness can emerge.” The goal of EMPOWERED is to provide you, as a leader of product management, product design, or engineering, with everything you’ll need to create just such an environment. As partners at The Silicon Valley Product Group, Marty Cagan and Chris Jones have long worked to reveal the best practices of the most consistently innovative companies in the world. A natural companion to the bestseller INSPIRED, EMPOWERED tackles head-on the reason why most companies fail to truly leverage the potential of their people to innovate: product leadership. The book covers: what it means to be an empowered product team, and how this is different from the “feature teams” used by most companies to build technology products recruiting and coaching the members of product teams, first to competence, and then to reach their potential creating an inspiring product vision along with an insights-driven product strategy translating that strategy into action by empowering teams with specific objectives—problems to solve—rather than features to build redefining the relationship of the product teams to the rest of the company detailing the changes necessary to effectively and successfully transform your organization to truly empowered product teams EMPOWERED puts decades of lessons learned from the best leaders of the top technology companies in your hand as a guide. It shows you how to become the leader your team and company needs to not only survive but thrive.

In order to get power you have to give it away--one of the great yet seldom reconized paradoxes of the business world. As Diane Tracy demonstrates in her new book, when managers empower their employees, they gain real power for themselves. Through her Ten Principles for Empowering People, she shows: Why a clear definition of responsibility is the foundation of power How knowledge and information are critical to a person's power How people are empowered when they receive honest feedback on a consistent basis The paradoxical effect of giving workers permission to fail--and thereby sufficienct latitude to succeed Why respect for the individuals is the key to releasing one's personal power Particularly in turbulent times, empowerment is the key to maximizing productivity, maintaining employee morale, and meeting the long-term objectives of the company. Empowerment is the only way to create a win-win situation for the employee and the manager, the company and the customer.

We were all born as winners, have the same 24 hours a day and equal opportunities to either succeed or fail, Win or lose in life. You may ask the question, "So why does one succeed and another fail?" This book will answer your question; it will show you the secrets that empower one to win and succeed.

Wouldn't it be nice if someone laid out the basics that would help entrepreneurs run their businesses more smoothly and save them a lot of time, money and grief? This book does just that by focusing on concepts that will avoid costly time-consuming trial-and-error learning. The author guides readers through the challenges of running a business. Readers learn how generate more income, maximise profits, create client loyalty, develop autonomous employees and decrease stress levels. Drawing from years of experience as a business owner, the author offers insightful and authoritative advice that both fledgling entrepreneurs and more seasoned business people will find helpful and practical.