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The times demand a new style of leadership. Employees today are highly trained and independent-they can offer much more to an enterprise than simply their obedience. And with the relationship between worker and organization constantly changing, no one person will likely be able to lead alone. Creating Leaderful Organizations presents a paradigm of leadership tailored to our times, one that is based on mutual-rather than heroic-leadership.

It is not merely consultative, with leaders graciously allowing followers to participate in leadership, nor is it a stewardship approach in which the leader occasionally steps aside to allow others to take over temporarily. It is a revolutionary new approach that transforms leadership from an individual property to a collective responsibility. Raelin details how "leaderful" practice can accomplish the critical processes of leadership more effectively than any existing approach. And using actual examples from leading-edge organizations, he offers practical guidance for assessing your own and others' leaderful predisposition, preparing for leaderful practice, distributing leadership roles, and dealing with resistance to change.

Personal presence is difficult to define but easy to recognize. People with presence carry themselves in a way that turns heads. When they talk, people listen. When they ask, people answer. When they lead, people follow. Personal presence can help you get a date, a mate, a job, or a sale. It can help you lead a meeting, a movement, or an organization.

Presence is not something you're born with—anyone can learn these skills, habits, and traits. Award-winning speaker and consultant Dianna Booher shows how to master dozens of small and significant things that work together to convey presence. She details how body language, manners, and even your surroundings enhance credibility and build rapport. You'll learn to use voice and language to demonstrate competence, deliver clear and memorable messages, and master emotions. You'll learn to think strategically, organize ideas coherently, and convey to others genuine interest, integrity, respect, and reliability.

Take her self-assessment to measure your progress. With Dianna Booher's expert, entertaining advice, you can have the same kind of influence as the most successful CEOs, celebrities, and civic leaders.

"Personal presence is difficult to define but easy to recognize. People with presence carry themselves in a way that turns heads. When they talk, people listen. When they ask, people answer. When they lead, people follow. Personal presence can help you get a date, a mate, a job, or a sale. It can help you lead a meeting, a movement, or an organization. Presence is not something you’re born with—anyone can learn these skills, habits, and traits. Award-winning speaker and consultant Dianna Booher shows how to master dozens of small and significant things that work together to convey presence. She details how body language, manners, and even your surroundings enhance credibility and build rapport. You’ll learn to use voice and language to demonstrate competence, deliver clear and memorable messages, and master emotions. You’ll learn to think strategically, organize ideas coherently, and convey to others genuine interest, integrity, respect, and reliability. Take her self-assessment to measure your progress. With Dianna Booher’s expert, entertaining advice, you can have the same kind of influence as the most successful CEOs, celebrities, and civic leaders. "

Bestselling author (Communicate with Confidence!, over 160,000 copies sold) Dianna Booher takes the mystery out of creating the “Personal Presence” that is central to everyone's success in leading, persuading, and selling to others. She gives specific and practical guidance for learning to look, talk, think, and act with presence.

Privatization has been on the right-wing agenda for years. Health care, schools, Social Security, public lands, the military, prisons-all are considered fair game. Through stories, analysis, impassioned argument-even song lyrics-Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich show that corporations are, by their very nature, unable to fulfill effectively what have traditionally been the responsibilities of government. They make a powerful case that the market is not the measure of all things, and that a vital public sector is an indispensable component of a healthy democracy.

Privatization has been on the right-wing agenda for years. Health care, schools, Social Security, public lands, the military, prisons-all are considered fair game. Through stories, analysis, impassioned argument-even song lyrics-Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich show that corporations are, by their very nature, unable to fulfill effectively what have traditionally been the responsibilities of government. They make a powerful case that the market is not the measure of all things, and that a vital public sector is an indispensable component of a healthy democracy.

A revealing and practical guide to community organizing that pulls together the accumulated lessons, strategies, and secrets from Si Kahn's 44 years of experience at the forefront of many civil rights, labor rights, and other social justice battles.

Crossing Boundaries is a transformative travel book about how meaningful encounters across cultures can change the way we see the world—and one another.

Drawing from Aziz Abu Sarah’s journey from a former Palestinian radical in Jerusalem to a globally recognized peacebuilder and National Geographic explorer, this book shows how travel can become a practice of empathy, dialogue, and human connection. Its central idea is powerful and accessible: Transformative, responsible travel does not have to start overseas. It can begin in your own neighborhood, with the choice to step beyond familiarity and meet people different from yourself.

Blending memoir, cultural insight, conflict resolution, and practical travel strategy, Abu Sarah reframes travel as more than sightseeing. He invites readers to move beyond museums, monuments, and surface-level itineraries in order to experience communities through conversation, curiosity, and mutual respect. Through stories shaped by Jerusalem, Israel and Palestine, Ireland and Northern Ireland, Vietnam, and other places marked by division, Crossing Boundaries explores how travel can challenge stereotypes, reduce prejudice, and create lasting relationships rooted in dignity and understanding.

At its heart, Crossing Boundaries offers a vision of travel as a tool for healing in a polarized world. Abu Sarah shows readers how to make travel more intentional, inclusive, and transformative by helping them

• meet people naturally and safely;
• design inclusive, community-centered itineraries;
• support local economies through conscious spending;
• navigate discomfort, misunderstanding, and setbacks with empathy;
• move beyond stereotypes and inherited assumptions;
• build authentic cross-cultural relationships;
• practice responsible, sustainable, values-driven travel; and
• discover shared humanity across political, religious, and social divides.

Perfect for readers interested in purposeful travel, cultural immersion, peacebuilding, ethical tourism, social impact, and personal growth, this book speaks to both first-time travelers and experienced explorers who want deeper, more human-centered journeys. It will especially resonate with readers looking for books about intercultural dialogue, sustainable travel, belonging, reconciliation, and shared humanity.

Crossing Boundaries is a transformative travel book about how meaningful encounters across cultures can change the way we see the world—and one another.

Drawing from Aziz Abu Sarah’s journey from a former Palestinian radical in Jerusalem to a globally recognized peacebuilder and National Geographic explorer, this book shows how travel can become a practice of empathy, dialogue, and human connection. Its central idea is powerful and accessible: Transformative, responsible travel does not have to start overseas. It can begin in your own neighborhood, with the choice to step beyond familiarity and meet people different from yourself.

Blending memoir, cultural insight, conflict resolution, and practical travel strategy, Abu Sarah reframes travel as more than sightseeing. He invites readers to move beyond museums, monuments, and surface-level itineraries in order to experience communities through conversation, curiosity, and mutual respect. Through stories shaped by Jerusalem, Israel and Palestine, Ireland and Northern Ireland, Vietnam, and other places marked by division, Crossing Boundaries explores how travel can challenge stereotypes, reduce prejudice, and create lasting relationships rooted in dignity and understanding.

At its heart, Crossing Boundaries offers a vision of travel as a tool for healing in a polarized world. Abu Sarah shows readers how to make travel more intentional, inclusive, and transformative by helping them

• meet people naturally and safely;
• design inclusive, community-centered itineraries;
• support local economies through conscious spending;
• navigate discomfort, misunderstanding, and setbacks with empathy;
• move beyond stereotypes and inherited assumptions;
• build authentic cross-cultural relationships;
• practice responsible, sustainable, values-driven travel; and
• discover shared humanity across political, religious, and social divides.

Perfect for readers interested in purposeful travel, cultural immersion, peacebuilding, ethical tourism, social impact, and personal growth, this book speaks to both first-time travelers and experienced explorers who want deeper, more human-centered journeys. It will especially resonate with readers looking for books about intercultural dialogue, sustainable travel, belonging, reconciliation, and shared humanity.

Crossing Boundaries is a transformative travel book about how meaningful encounters across cultures can change the way we see the world—and one another.

Drawing from Aziz Abu Sarah’s journey from a former Palestinian radical in Jerusalem to a globally recognized peacebuilder and National Geographic explorer, this book shows how travel can become a practice of empathy, dialogue, and human connection. Its central idea is powerful and accessible: Transformative, responsible travel does not have to start overseas. It can begin in your own neighborhood, with the choice to step beyond familiarity and meet people different from yourself.

Blending memoir, cultural insight, conflict resolution, and practical travel strategy, Abu Sarah reframes travel as more than sightseeing. He invites readers to move beyond museums, monuments, and surface-level itineraries in order to experience communities through conversation, curiosity, and mutual respect. Through stories shaped by Jerusalem, Israel and Palestine, Ireland and Northern Ireland, Vietnam, and other places marked by division, Crossing Boundaries explores how travel can challenge stereotypes, reduce prejudice, and create lasting relationships rooted in dignity and understanding.

At its heart, Crossing Boundaries offers a vision of travel as a tool for healing in a polarized world. Abu Sarah shows readers how to make travel more intentional, inclusive, and transformative by helping them

• meet people naturally and safely;
• design inclusive, community-centered itineraries;
• support local economies through conscious spending;
• navigate discomfort, misunderstanding, and setbacks with empathy;
• move beyond stereotypes and inherited assumptions;
• build authentic cross-cultural relationships;
• practice responsible, sustainable, values-driven travel; and
• discover shared humanity across political, religious, and social divides.

Perfect for readers interested in purposeful travel, cultural immersion, peacebuilding, ethical tourism, social impact, and personal growth, this book speaks to both first-time travelers and experienced explorers who want deeper, more human-centered journeys. It will especially resonate with readers looking for books about intercultural dialogue, sustainable travel, belonging, reconciliation, and shared humanity.

Is Social Security really going bust, and what does that mean to me? If I hire an immigrant, am I hurting a native-born worker? Why does the stock market go up when employment declines? Should I give that homeless guy a buck? What's a “living wage”? How much can presidents really affect economic outcomes? What does the Federal Reserve Bank really do? And when the pundits say the economy's doing so well, why do I still feel so squeezed?

If you'd like some straight answers, premier economist Jared Bernstein is here to help. In Crunch he responds to dozens of questions he has fielded from working Americans, questions that directly relate to the bottom-line, dollars-and-cents concerns of real people. Chances are if there's a stumper you've always wanted to ask an economist, it's solved in this book.

Bernstein is fed up with “Darth Vaders with PhDs” who use their supposed expertise to intimidate average citizens and turn economics into a tool for the rich and powerful. In the pages of Crunch, Bernstein lays bare the dark secret of economics: it's not an objective scientific discipline. It's a set of decisions about the best way to organize our society to produce and distribute resources and opportunities. And we all can, and must, participate in these decisions. “America is a democracy,” he writes. “And in a democracy all of us, not just the elites and their scholarly shock troops, get to weigh in on biggies like this.”

Our economy will be only as fair as we can make it. In this lively and irreverent tour through everyday economic mysteries, Bernstein helps us decode economic ”analysis,” navigate through murky ethical quandaries, and make sound economic decisions that reflect our deepest aspirations for ourselves, our families, and our country.

Is Social Security really going bust, and what does that mean to me? If I hire an immigrant, am I hurting a native-born worker? Why does the stock market go up when employment declines? Should I give that homeless guy a buck? What’s a “living wage”? How much can presidents really affect economic outcomes? What does the Federal Reserve Bank really do? And even when some pundits say the economy’s sound, why do I still feel so squeezed? If you’d like some straight answers, premier economist Jared Bernstein is here to help. In Crunch he responds to dozens of questions he has fielded from working Americans, questions that directly relate to the bottom-line, dollars-and-cents concerns of real people. Chances are if there’s a stumper you’ve always wanted to ask an economist, it’s solved in this book. Bernstein is fed up with “Darth Vaders with PhDs” who use their supposed expertise to intimidate average citizens and turn economics into a tool for the rich and powerful. In the pages of Crunch, Bernstein lays bare the dark secret of economics: it’s not an objective scientific discipline. It’s a set of decisions about the best way to organize our society to produce and distribute resources and opportunities. And we all can, and must, participate in these decisions. “America is a democracy,” he writes. “And in a democracy all of us, not just the elites and their scholarly shock troops, get to weigh in on biggies like this.” To not weigh in, Bernstein insists, is a profoundly political act, one with damaging consequences. Our economy will be only as fair as we can make it. In this lively and irreverent tour through everyday economic mysteries, Bernstein helps us decode economic “analysis,” navigate through murky ethical quandaries, and make sound economicdecisions that reflect our deepest aspirations for ourselves, our families, and our country.

In this lively and irreverent tour through everyday economic mysteries, premier economist Jared Bernstein helps readers decode economic "analysis", navigate through murky ethical quandaries, and make sound economic decisions that reflect their deepest aspirations for themselves, their families, and their country.

Be Your Best Under Pressure!

Learn how elite athletes like Michael Jordan, Sandy Cofax, Tom Glavin, and Pedro Martinez, deal with pressure. In his 15 years as a major league pitching coach, with "Moneyball" Oakland A's, NY Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles, Rick Peterson has coached Hall of Famers, Cy Young winners, and many other elite athletes. In this book, he and bestselling author and leadership expert, Judd Hoekstra make this skill available to everyone. From an insider's perspective, learn how you too can become a Crunch Time performer and perform your best in all situations. With fascinating behind-the-scenes examples from some of the top names in sports and business, Rick and Judd offer six powerful reframing strategies to help you see a pressure situation with a new perspective so that it shifts from a threat that can make you panic to an opportunity for you to shine. With a Forward by "Money Ball”, Billy Beane, EVP, Oakland Athletics.

Be Your Best Under Pressure!

Learn how elite athletes like Michael Jordan, Sandy Cofax, Tom Glavin, and Pedro Martinez, deal with pressure. In his 15 years as a major league pitching coach, with "Moneyball" Oakland A's, NY Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles, Rick Peterson has coached Hall of Famers, Cy Young winners, and many other elite athletes. In this book, he and bestselling author and leadership expert, Judd Hoekstra make this skill available to everyone. From an insider's perspective, learn how you too can become a Crunch Time performer and perform your best in all situations. With fascinating behind-the-scenes examples from some of the top names in sports and business, Rick and Judd offer six powerful reframing strategies to help you see a pressure situation with a new perspective so that it shifts from a threat that can make you panic to an opportunity for you to shine. With a Forward by "Money Ball”, Billy Beane, EVP, Oakland Athletics.

High-pressure situations can make us panic-but if we can change our perspective, what seemed impossible can suddenly become doable. Legendary pitching coach Rick Peterson is a master at this kind of reframing. He and bestselling author and leadership expert, Judd Hoekstra make this skill available to everyone.


Everybody faces high-pressure situations, and in today's fast-paced, hypercompetitive world it's arguably worse than ever. But ace pitching coach Rick Peterson and organization and leadership expert Judd Hoekstra say our ineffective response to pressure often causes us to perform far below our capabilities.

Peterson has less than a minute to help a struggling athlete performing in front of millions and flip from butterflies to boldness. His breakthrough is to use “reframing” to recast any situation from a perceived threat or crisis to a positive opportunity. Using dozens of stories from his long career, he and Hoekstra offer six different ways anyone can get a new perspective that will keep them from striking out when the heat's on. These techniques are explicitly made applicable far beyond the pitching mound-anyone can learn to outthink their brains with the power of reframing.