What does it mean in practice to be a values-based leader? When faced with real situations, how can you be your best self and create best teams—while also being a best partner with customers and vendors, a best investment for your stakeholders, and a best citizen making a difference in the world? It's a tall order, but these are the expectations for world-class organizations today. In his bestselling book From Values to Action, Harry Kraemer showed how self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence, and genuine humility are the traits of today's most effective leaders. In Becoming the Best, his highly anticipated follow-up, Kraemer reveals how, in practical terms, anyone can apply these principles to become a values-based leader and to help create values-based organizations. Drawing on his own experiences as the former CEO and chairman of Baxter International, as well as those of other notable leaders and organizations, Kraemer lays out a pathway for understanding the principles and putting them into practice, showing specifically, how to: Use self-reflection to become your "best self" as you lead yourself and others more effectively Create a "best team" that understands and appreciates what they're doing, and why Forge "best partnerships" through win/win collaboration with vendors and customers that enhance the end user's experience Support the mission, vision, and values of the organization to generate returns that distinguish a "best investment" Make a difference in the world beyond the organization by becoming a "best citizen" Powerful case studies from Campbell's Soup, Ernst & Young, Target, Northern Trust, and many others demonstrate the four principles of values-based leadership in action and show how thinking beyond the corporation can trigger positive outcomes for both the company and the world. Regardless of level or job title, individuals can make a difference in their organization and beyond by embodying the essential traits of a great leader. Becoming the Best offers a definitive, actionable guide to show anyone how to apply in practice the principles of values-based leadership personally and professionally, making it an indispensable manual for the new wave of better leaders. All of Harry’s proceeds from the book sales are donated to the One Acre Fund in Africa.

Struggling to Live Your Best Life? This breakthrough book shows those who feel overwhelmed of just unable to find balance how to move closer to this elusive and vitally important goal. Virtually everyone struggles to stay balanced and carve out time for the things that are most important to them, a task that is increasingly difficult in today's frenetic world. In The Balance Equation: Find Your Formula for Living Your Best Life, authors Rob Fiance and Stuart Rosenblum offer a simple but comprehensive program for balancing the four life categories of self, health, relationships, and money. Thier proprietary cncept called Micro-movesTM - making small changes that immediatley begin addressing problem areas - helps readers achieve their priorites and begin living their best lives without a huge distuption or drain of time. Complete with exercises and case studies, The Balance EquationTM helps those who are ready to live their best lives take action and develop their own personal formula for doing exactly that. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will receive a portion of the proceeds of each book. Reviews: I've already embraced the concept of "micro-moves," tiny activities that take almost no time at all. Such as, "meditate for one minute." I'm not a meditating-type person, but for only one minute? Yeah, I can do that! - Julie Mayerson Brown, author of top-selling contemporary women's fiction novels. I have just read “The Balance Equation” and I realized how the principles outlined would have been so useful to me when I was high ranking executive at a major movie studio. In that kind of position it was almost necessary to be consumed by my job and therefore sacrificing and short changing so many other aspects of my life. The ideas put forth in the book would have helped my live in a much more healthy, happy and self satisfying manner! -Barry London, Vice Chairman of Paramount Pictures (retired) Our limited definition of success has created a culture of rudderless ambition. The Balance Equation is an invaluable resource; a paradigm shift that trades antiquated notions of success and guides us to truly examine our lives so we can discover new definitions that include not only greater wealth, but also optimum health, peace of mind, meaning, purpose, and service to others. -Alan Watt - founder of L.A. Writers' Lab and bestselling author of The 90-Day Novel

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The prescriptive follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Dream Manager. One of the major issues in our lives today is work-life balance. Everyone wants it; no one has it. But Matthew Kelly believes that work- life balance was a mistake from the start. Because we don't really want balance. We want satisfaction. Kelly lays out the system he uses with his clients, his team, and himself to find deep, long-term satisfaction both personally and professionally. He introduces us to the three philosophies of our age that are dragging us down. He shows us how to cultivate the energy that will give us enough battery power for everything we need and want to do. And finally, in five clear steps, he shows us how to use his Personal & Professional Satisfaction System to establish and honor our biggest priorities, even if we spend a lot more time on some of the lesser ones.

As he did for his previous books, My Greatest Day in NASCAR and My Greatest Day in Golf, sports journalist Bob McCullough has crisscrossed the country interviewing legendary football players who are in the Hall of Fame for My Greatest Day in Football. In addition to asking about their greatest day, McCullough has expanded these interviews to include thoughts on their greatest college day, greatest opponent, and greatest teammate. The players include: Chuck Bednarik *Bobby Bell *Raymond Berry *Terry Bradshaw *Willie Davis *Frank Gifford *Bud Grant *Bob Griese *Jack Ham *Michael Haynes *Sam Huff *John Henry Johnson *Sonny Jurgenson *Leroy Kelly *Paul Krause *Steve Largent *John Mackey *Wellington Mara *Gino Marchetti * Bill Parcells *Pete Pihos *Lawrence Taylor *Gale Sayers *Bob St. Clair *Jan Stenerud *Don Shula *Bart Starr *Jim Taylor *YA Tittle *Paul Warfield With first-hand accounts from so many football greats, My Greatest Day in Football is the perfect gift for football fans everywhere.

Are you seeking more balance in your life? Is there an aspect of your life you'd like to change and don't know where to start? Join author and speaker Michael Thomas Sunnarborg, Ambassador of Goodwill, as he guides you through 21 themes designed to help you find better balance in your mind, body, and spirit regardless of where you're at in life. Learn more at: 21daystobetterbalance.com

An Appalachian summer walks the line between toxic and intoxicating in this debut novel about first loves, broken hearts, and moonshine. Luisa "Lulu" Mendez has just finished her final year of high school in a small Virginia town, determined to move on and leave her job at the local junkyard behind. So when her father loses her college tuition money, Lulu needs a new ticket out. Desperate for funds, she cooks up the (illegal) plan to make and sell moonshine with her friends. Quickly realizing they're out of their depth, they turn to Mason, a local boy who's always seemed like a dead end. As Mason guides Lulu through the secret world of moonshine, it looks like her plan might actually work. But can she leave town before she loses everything? My Best Everything is Lulu's letter to Mason--but is it a love letter, an apology, or a good-bye?