River Grove Books: 103 books
All Hands
The Evolution of a Volunteer-Powered Disaster Response Organization
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
David Campbell's personal and professional life changed course in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004. A chance remark to a friend about the tragedy led his companion to reveal that he had dined, just a week prior to the tsunami, on a hotel patio where everyone had been killed....
Exonerated
A Brief and Dangerous Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
The story of a man who stood for something and the woman he loved
Falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, James Woodard served more than twenty-seven years in prison. In April 2008, James became the seventeenth man exonerated by DNA evidence in Dallas County. The same day he was granted...
by John Hawkins
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Practical Advice for Living in the Real World John Hawkins’s book 101 Things All Young Adults Should Know is filled with lessons that newly minted adults need in order to get the most out of life. Gleaned from a lifetime of trial, error, and writing it down, Hawkins provides advice everyone can...
The Giving Prescription
A Personal Plan for Healing Through Helping
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2014
A compassionate guide to healing from trauma through the power of giving back.
If you’ve suffered a loss or trauma—perhaps a life-changing illness, the death of a loved one, or a sexual assault—you probably feel that life as you know it has changed forever. You’re dealing with intense,...
Dispatches from the Heart
Transplanting One Heart and Transforming Many Others
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
**You Go Nowhere by Accident **
Then Ed asked me, “So, David, what happens if the new heart doesn’t start?”
Well, the new heart started, and the story goes on. Ed is eternally grateful to his donor and the family of his donor. But the best part of the story is the story itself....
The Feedback Imperative
How to Give Everyday Feedback to Speed Up Your Team's Success
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
See faster results through everyday feedback.
The Feedback Imperative: How to Give Everyday Feedback to Speed Up Your Team’s Success reveals the hidden reasons why giving feedback to employees can be so difficult and yet so urgently needed in today’s workplace, and provides the definitive...
Three Word Meetings
A Simple Strategy to Engage, Inspire, and Empower Your Team
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Maximize Your Team Meetings Creating great sales meetings week in and week out is challenging, but in Three Word Meetings, Lisa Thal helps provide some fun and interesting options to get your sales team motivated and inspired. By providing a full year of simple three-word topics that can be discussed...
Game the Plan
Every Sales Rep's Dream; Every CFO's Nightmare
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Create an incentive compensation plan knowing it will be gamed
Tired of the reality that within five minutes of announcing an incentive plan someone on your sales team starts to find ways to game the plan? THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT! By gaming, sales reps are trying to achieve the goals...
by Terri L. Orbuch
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Contrary to what you’ve been told, keeping a marriage successful does NOT take hard work! All it takes is making a few small changes over time.
**If you’re feeling your good marriage is starting to show a little wear, zero in on those imperfections, right?**WRONG! Focus on what’s going well!...
C.A.R.E. Leadership
8 Principles That Will Transform the Culture of Your Business and Unleash the Full Potential of Your Team
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Your manual to building and leading a culture of C.A.R.E.
The ten van Stralen brothers built The Grounds Guys, their landscape management company, from the ground up. By establishing a “culture of C.A.R.E.” as the centerpiece of the organization, the brothers have experienced tremendous...
The Human Factor to Profitability
Building a People-Centered Culture for Long-Term Success
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Building a People-Centered Culture for Long-Term Success The Human Factor to Profitability: Building a People-Centered Culture for Long-Term Success explores the unique factors of organizational culture and climate that highlight the role and value of employees in any organization. People spend most...
One Red Paperclip
How To Trade a Red Paperclip For a House
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Meet Kyle MacDonald. He has one red paperclip and one big dream.
And he can write. Only problem is he’s between jobs, and his girlfriend is supporting him. Now is the time for Kyle MacDonald to get creative. And that is where this amazing story begins. Kyle takes his paperclip and puts an...
Zombies Ate My Business
How to Keep Your Traditional Business from Becoming One of the Undead
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
The thing about zombies is you don’t know them when you see them.
They’re invisible; but don’t be fooled. As they walk unnoticed through the halls of your small business, they’re doing a number—a negative number—on your bottom line. They slow productivity, treat your customers rudely,...
Building High-Performance Local Governments
Case Studies in Leadership at All Levels
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Don’t permit your organization to be lulled into complacency after recovering from a tough recession.
Explore what’s necessary to improve the performance of your organization, including the development of leaders at all levels who will use their full capabilities to boost collective results....