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Healing the world for our BIPOC children by healing the children we once were.In this memoir and call to action, Fazal documents the challenges of growing up as a young man of mixed Mexican and Indian Muslim heritage in the all-consuming whiteness of Portland, Oregon. From suffering merciless taunting about his name, to dodging gangs of white supremacists on the city streets, to feeling split between two unknown heritages in the divorce of his...

You can't change people. But you can change the world.The pace of change has picked up and will continue to do so. The future is requiring us to get ourselves and others engaged in change rapidly. In Spark Action, internationally acclaimed speaker, entrepreneur, and advisor Gregg Brown unlocks why people aren't motivated to act on our ideas and shares insights and strategies to spark positive change in our organizations and communities.With a ...

It's time to forget everything you think you know about selling.Winning new customers is the number one challenge 80 percent of entrepreneurs face-and a big reason half of small businesses fail within five years. In Buyer First, Carole Mahoney-who once struggled to pay bills and is now a top sales coach and influencer-says the reason so many of us are bad at selling is, well, we think selling is bad.In the "book my clients have been asking me ...

If you listen, they will speakWe know the impacts of poor leadership: lackluster performance, missed opportunities, deleterious cultures, and, in some cases, disaster. While these issues are all too common, leaders also possess an immense opportunity. They can create a speak-up culture, one in which people feel it is both safe and worth it to share their ideas, concerns, disagreements, and even mistakes-all for the betterment of the organizati...

Is your own self-reflection holding you back? Open The Mirrored DoorYou're waiting to interview for your dream job, but instead of striding in with confidence, you catch your reflection in the boardroom door. Do I deserve to be here? Have I done enough? Will they respect me? Everyone has heard of the glass ceiling-the see-through barrier that blocks women from climbing the corporate ladder-but Ellen Taaffe knows the problem is more personal, a...

The essential guide for every patient and familyThe doctor's office called. It's not good news. What comes next? When you are diagnosed with a life-changing illness, the feelings of helplessness, anger, and sadness can be overwhelming. While your diagnosis cannot be changed, the way you experience your illness can. In Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest, Dr. Seow and Dr. Winemaker have combined their decades of palliative care research and ex...

In the mid-1880s, Johnny Lind, a teenager from Pond Mills, Ontario, struck out for adventure and wealth. After a decade working as a railroader in the United States, Johnny headed north, to Yukon and Alaska, and he was mining gold nearby when the Klondike Gold Rush began.As a "sourdough, " albeit an unsung one-the nickname for miners who had survived an entire winter in the North-Lind's story goes largely unrecognized in the lore of the era, h...

Don't burn out-stand out.Do you find yourself striving for big goals but running on fumes? Are you ever stuck in the frustrating cycle of overworking and under-living? Do you love the work you do-or at least used to-but feel overwhelmed by it?When it comes to work and our relationship with it, something has to change. This doesn't mean you need to bound out of bed every day in love with your work, nor do you need to settle for dragging yoursel...

Stories of today, celebrating 150 years.Why We Serve is a collection of stories from interviews with 150 RCMP Members from every province and territory across Canada. These stories are featured alongside photographs in a full-colour coffee table book to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Is your company a departure organization or a destination workplace?Finding, keeping, and motivating employees is harder than ever. Amid record-setting turnover and staffing shortages across industries, competition for candidates is fierce.How do you find employees that stay, take on challenging work, and deliver outstanding products and services? How do you keep your best employees from leaving?Answer: Employalty.There is a massive recalibrat...

Harness the transformative power of chaosWhen you are facing exponential change or uncertainty at work or at home, it can seem unique to you and overwhelming, but the truth about chaos is that it isn't personal, and it doesn't have to be negative.In Positive Chaos, award-winning keynote speaker, author, and executive coach Dan Thurmon helps you better understand the true nature of chaos, including the positive aspects that you can harness to l...

Imagine the full continuum of "the good life" we seek to achieve, with oneness with God is at one end and ageless skin at the otherHow do we begin working towards living the good life when the global landscape is ever changing? What even is the good life anymore? We could try to sift out the philosophical and spiritual components of one-but where do a clean house, remembering teacher gifts at the holidays, working under a mediocre boss with un...

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The secret to work relationships that sing from a top thought-leader in coachingHave you ever had the experience of working with someone and they just didn't "get" you? They do all the things that wind you up, put you off and drive you nuts.And have you ever worked with someone and you just didn't "get" them? You couldn't figure out what made them tick, and you know you were underwhelming as a manager and leader for them.Of course, you have. W...

An identity that spans the globe.In this astonishing memoir, Graci Harkema revisits her experience growing up as an adoptee from the Congo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She traces her path to claiming and living her own story, becoming a successful consultant on diversity, equity and inclusion, racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, and women in business. Born amid civil unrest in a mud hut in the Congo and weighing a mere three pounds, Harkema was lef...

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Learn to avoid common leadership decision-making trapsDespite what you may think, all top leaders make mistakes, simply because they are human. In fact, the more senior and successful they are, the more susceptible they are to making errors-because as confidence increases, hubris often does as well. But, as Constance Direickx demonstrates, this doesn't have to be your fate. In Meta Leadership, Dierickx draws on a vast body of research from psy...

What does it mean to be nourished?Nothing could be more basic than food. However, food is only one part of the concept of nourishment, but it has consumed our focus and eclipsed something far more critical for thriving-connection. We have lost sight of the fact that feeding our families is about human relationship and emotional well-being.In Nourished, developmental and relational clinical counsellor Dr. Deborah MacNamara shows us how feeding ...

Don't burn out-stand out.Do you find yourself striving for big goals but running on fumes? Are you ever stuck in the frustrating cycle of overworking and under-living? Do you love the work you do-or at least used to-but feel overwhelmed by it?When it comes to work and our relationship with it, something has to change. This doesn't mean you need to bound out of bed every day in love with your work, nor do you need to settle for dragging yoursel...