The most effective leaders know how to express a persuasive vision and they have the people skills for others to eagerly follow. They also have a foundation of personal character which compels them to achieve positive results. The Leadership Compass: Mapping Your Leadership Direction explains how to effectively grow these skills for people that aspire to be their best. Using the 4Ps Leadership Compass Competency Model and the corresponding tools presented in this book, any person, in any position, can create and manage their ongoing leadership development. It is important that leaders be the best they can be in their profession and other parts of their life. Without competent leaders grounded in character, there are consequences to individuals, organizations, and even countries. People depend on leaders, and the success of any organization hinges on the qualities of their leaders. Every leader should have an understanding of their current state and a plan to improve. This book revolutionizes leadership development in that it: Applies to all leaders - successful, struggling, and aspiring. Provides a map and corresponding leadership tools for self-initiated development. Enhances other leadership development programs that may be part of the reader's ongoing activities. Provides direction specific to the reader's leadership needs, which creates focus. Provides real-life examples of excellence in each leadership competency. Gives recommendations and resources to improve in each competency which saves valuable time. If you desire the skills to successfully lead others, The Leadership Compass: Mapping Your Leadership Direction is THE book to begin your development journey.

Successful time management and achieving a good work-life balance are keys to your success. Do you feel frustrated because you never seem to have enough time to get everything done? Do you often take work home and rob time from your personal life to get things done? Is your day filled with "time wasters?" Do you procrastinate and avoid difficult tasks? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to improve your time management skills and behaviors. At one time or another we all have time management problems. Time Management - The SID Way is part of BenchMark Learning International's Self-Initiated Development Series. This workbook gives leaders the tools to effectively manage their time to get the important tasks completed, without having a negative impact on their work-life balance. This workbook includes: Review of the Self-Initiated Development (SID) Model Time Management Self Assessment to determine your strengths and weaknesses Coaches' Tips and Guidance Case Studies and Exercises Specific Development Recommendations based on your self-assessment results Development Plan Template to guide your development activities Takeaway Tools to help improve your time management skills and behaviors Coaches' Bookshelf for further reading recommendations Much, Much, More to help leaders be their best at time management and work-life balance Time Management - The SID Way is based on the 4P's Leadership Competency Model of 30 critical leadership competencies. The series gives leaders the tools and processes to manage and develop their professional skills and behaviors to achieve leadership effectiveness and success.

Ritz Carlton is famous for its customer focus while used car dealers often have a reputation for poor customer focus. All other organizations fall somewhere in between. Customer Focus - The SID Way is part of BenchMark Learning International's Self-Initiated Development Series. This workbook gives leaders the understanding and the tools to develop their customer-focus skills and behaviors. Every business and organization has customers - internal and external. Leaders are responsible for modeling excellent customer focus and the result of that customer experience determines the level of success achieved. Are you taking action to increase your customer focus effectiveness? This workbook includes: Introduction to the Self-Initiated Development (SID) Model Customer Focus Self Assessment to determine your strengths and weaknesses Coaches' Tips and Guidance section to help you improve customer-focus skills Case Studies with Exercises Specific Development Recommendations based on self-assessment results Development Plan Template for your use Coaches' Further Reading Recommendations Takeaway Tools to help you improve your customer-focus skills and behaviors Much, Much More to help leaders create a culture of excellent customer focus Customer Focus - The SID Way is based on the 4P's Leadership Competency Model of 30 crucial leadership competencies. The series gives leaders the tools and processes to manage and develop their professional skills and behaviors to further achieve their leadership effectiveness and success.