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The Staver Leadership Audit

We all have blind spots.

Helping your people succeed is the calling of a leader. To do that, you need a solid leadership development plan in place. The first step? Take a good look at where you are starting from so you can get to where you want to go.

In just 10 questions, our Leadership Audit will:

Evaluate your overall leadership development process
Highlight where you’re winning–and where you’re not
Offer a step-by-step guide to making incremental improvements

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Navigating Crazy

Navigating Crazy is built on a single, uncomfortable idea: most of what people call stress, overwhelm, or dissatisfaction is the friction between misaligned expectations and the refusal to accept circumstances as they are. Acceptance is not approval. It is not resignation. It is the discipline of seeing what’s actually in front of you so you can act on it instead of arguing with it.

Inside, you’ll learn:

Why most self-help fails – it treats the symptom and ignores the source
How to tell the difference between acceptance and approval, and why confusing the two keeps you stuck
A practical framework for naming what is, deciding what’s yours to change, and letting go of what isn’t

Highly recommend! The Author gives practical strategies to navigate the noise and distractions that we all face every day. He provides meaningful insights that apply to both personal and professional development. “Getting clear about your values is not a weekend exercise. It’s a lifelong practice of honest examination.” This book will stay with you. Read it!

I really enjoyed this book because it deals with real-life issues and struggles. The author offers practical advice for dealing with difficult situations. A lot of other books deal with positive thinking, but this book helps me come up with practical solutions to problems that arise.

Navigating Crazy is incredibly relevant to the world we’re living in today. Mike combines practical insight with real-life examples that help us better understand what’s happening around us and gives us tools we can actually use to navigate it.

I've loved Mike Staver's work for a long time. This book did not disappoint. If you want to protect your peace of mind at both work and home, I highly recommend Navigating Crazy! It's filled with common sense strategies, easy-to-implement strategies that will help you become more successful.

Mike is straightforward and challenging. He wrote this book from the standpoint of the leader he challenges you to become. He does not apologize for asking you to look at yourself in the mirror and be honest about the reflection. Unlike other leadership books I've read that talk about strategy or conflict resolution, Mike talks directly to you and asks you if you can really handle the job.

Mike Staver's book should be "table stakes" for any new manager or aspiring leader. His straightforward approach to leadership is authentic and transparent. He deals with the way the world is and not the way you want it to be. The messaging, guidance and examples can all be put into practice tomorrow. Read this book and then wish you could go back a year to deliver outcomes that will re-define you in business and your personal life.

Great advice and stories based on real-life leadership examples. I found it particularly helpful during this uncertain time. This book is a great resource for leaders challenged to make decisions that will impact their teams and customers during the healthcare crisis.

Leadership Isn't for Cowards

We all want to lead well. Leadership Isn’t For Cowards offers straightforward, practical advice for leaders who want to live courageously, drive performance in the workplace and develop a positive company culture. Learn how to confront others, challenge them and inspire them to become the person they know they can be.

Do You Know How to Shut Up?

As a leader, the best place to be is firmly outside your comfort zone. In Do You Know How to Shut Up?, Mike shares 52 unapologetically honest life lessons that will push you to look at your life and organization in revolutionary ways–and yes, make you a little uncomfortable. Turns out meaningful growth comes from trying new things and even setting goals that scare you.

A fantastic resource to enrich your personal and professional life.... Mikes book contains practical suggestions to keep our personal & professional energies in perspective. The content is direct and to the point without 300 additional pages of fluff. This book is a fantastic reference guide to help maintain life in a positive momentum.

This is one of the best "self-help" books I have ever read. Mike does a great job of getting right to the meat of the subject without all of the fluff I usually find in other self-help books… I consider the book almost a "daily devotional" for any one in leadership, business, government, education, or anyone who wants to better themselves. Beware however, Mike gets right to the core of the issue so only read the book if you truly want to improve yourself!

As a friend of mine would say, this is a "quick and dirty" (in the most positive sense!!) instructional guide on how to handle all sorts of communication issues. I chose to purchase this book because it has the how-to's and succinct steps to handle the situation...not like some books that merely describe the issue without any action steps.

Harrison Assessment

To ensure you hire, develop, promote, and retain top talent efficiently and cost effectively, The Staver Group offers this cutting-edge assessment tools to help with:

Talent selection
Individual development
Team development

Mike Staver: Helping Leaders Perform Better

You can’t show up for others until you show up for yourself.

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