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This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of The LOST ART of COMMUNICATION, The Science of Being Understood.Communication is your ability to consistently produce excellent results by improving your oral, written, non-verbal, and active listening skills to produce clearer focus, build consensus, and eliminate misunderstandings.It's the 5th volume in a forty-book series of a comprehensive Success Training Program (see OTHER BOOKS).In business, Communication is a continuous process of transferring information between people within and outside a business intended to produce clearer focus, assist collaboration, build consensus, and ensure shared understanding.It also builds trust, relieves stress, reduces rumors, confusion, and misunderstandings, and gets things done!This is done by creating, sharing, listening, and understanding messages between members through written and verbal formats.How members communicate and operate within a business is vital to its success, ultimately improving productivity and profitability. Ed Murphy grew up in Western New York and considers himself lucky. From age 7, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: a Soldier. Three days after graduating High School, he joined the US Army and completed Basic and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, NJ.A year later, Ed became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1970, he graduated as a second Lieutenant, went to Airborne and Ranger School, and spent a year in Vietnam.Ten years later, Ed returned to West Point to teach Military Science and earned an MS from LIU in night school.During his two years as a Battalion Commander in West Germany, his greatest achievement was helping 1,400 soldiers begin their college education. He wanted to give them something of real value - something no one could ever take away.He retired a few years after the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm.For his second career, with a little help from Tony Robbins, he spent the next 21 years as an Executive Coach, working with hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix.After that, Ed retired again and decided to document everything he learned from those he admired most during his 50+ years in the US Military and Corporate America.Two years later, he began writing books for Amazon dedicated to providing best practices for achieving greater effectiveness and success in business. Currently, he's authored over 40 books on Amazon.Today, at 78, Ed considers himself blessed because he gets to live in Mesa, AZ, where there is no snow, ice, massive floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, or tsunamis.In his retirement, he enjoys the sunshine, writing, eating sushi, genealogy, and spending time with his best friend and wife, Diana. This series of books (or volumes) is about these ten core competencies of Leadership; what it takes to become a better Leader tomorrow than you are today, thus becoming absolutely essential to any employer.Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving/Decision-Making, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character-Building.If you're looking for a better way to enhance your professional career, this is the series for you.Stop wishing you were better and do something about it. Put an Executive Coach on your team today!

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of The LOST ART of AWARENESS, The Science of Knowing What is Going On.Awareness is your ability to consistently produce excellent results by recognizing and responding to your emotions, those of others, a changing situation, and the external environment.It's the 7th volume in a forty-book series of a comprehensive Success Training Program (see OTHER BOOKS).In business, Awareness demands an understanding of context, accurate assessments of the situation, and the ability to make sense of complex problems.Here are the types of awareness covered in this book:1. Self-awareness: Self-awareness is the ability to perceive, feel, or be conscious of your emotions, thoughts, feelings, intellect, instinct, and intuition.2. Organizational Awareness: Organizational awareness interprets a team's emotional state, relationship dynamics, and power structures. It's the ability to interact with a team and understand the subtleties that aren't spoken but are still there. Ed Murphy grew up in Western New York and considers himself lucky. From age 7, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: a Soldier. Three days after graduating High School, he joined the US Army and completed Basic and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, NJ.A year later, Ed became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1970, he graduated as a second Lieutenant, went to Airborne and Ranger School, and spent a year in Vietnam.Ten years later, Ed returned to West Point to teach Military Science and earned an MS from LIU in night school.During his two years as a Battalion Commander in West Germany, his greatest achievement was helping 1,400 soldiers begin their college education. He wanted to give them something of real value - something no one could ever take away.He retired a few years after the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm.For his second career, with a little help from Tony Robbins, he spent the next 21 years as an Executive Coach, working with hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix.After that, Ed retired again and decided to document everything he learned from those he admired most during his 50+ years in the US Military and Corporate America.Two years later, he began writing books for Amazon dedicated to providing best practices for achieving greater effectiveness and success in business. Currently, he's authored over 40 books on Amazon.Today, at 78, Ed considers himself blessed because he gets to live in Mesa, AZ, where there is no snow, ice, massive floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, or tsunamis.In his retirement, he enjoys the sunshine, writing, eating sushi, genealogy, and spending time with his best friend and wife, Diana. This series of books (or volumes) is about these ten core competencies of Leadership; what it takes to become a better Leader tomorrow than you are today, thus becoming absolutely essential to any employer.Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving/Decision-Making, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character-Building.If you're looking for a better way to enhance your professional career, this is the series for you.Stop wishing you were better and do something about it. Put an Executive Coach on your team today!

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of The LOST ART of ORGANIZING, The Science of Getting Your Act Together.Organizing is your ability to consistently produce excellent results by coordinating and scheduling all the human, physical, and financial resources needed to get things done the right way the first time.It's the 4th volume in a forty-book series of a comprehensive Success Training Program (see OTHER BOOKS).In business, Organizing is synchronizing and combining human, physical, and financial resources to consistently produce excellent results.It involves arranging and structuring the duties and responsibilities of team members, defining and grouping business activities, and establishing working relationships.It requires a clear chain of authority, a delegation of work, and efficient controls.Organizing is crucial for the success of any business because it enhances efficiency, reduces errors, and achieves goals, ultimately improving productivity and profitability.This is why becoming a more effective organizer is always in your best interest. Ed Murphy grew up in Western New York and considers himself lucky. From age 7, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: a Soldier. Three days after graduating High School, he joined the US Army and completed Basic and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, NJ.A year later, Ed became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1970, he graduated as a second Lieutenant, went to Airborne and Ranger School, and spent a year in Vietnam.Ten years later, Ed returned to West Point to teach Military Science and earned an MS from LIU in night school.During his two years as a Battalion Commander in West Germany, his greatest achievement was helping 1,400 soldiers begin their college education. He wanted to give them something of real value - something no one could ever take away.He retired a few years after the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm.For his second career, with a little help from Tony Robbins, he spent the next 21 years as an Executive Coach, working with hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix.After that, Ed retired again and decided to document everything he learned from those he admired most during his 50+ years in the US Military and Corporate America.Two years later, he began writing books for Amazon dedicated to providing best practices for achieving greater effectiveness and success in business. Currently, he's authored over 40 books on Amazon.Today, at 78, Ed considers himself blessed because he gets to live in Mesa, AZ, where there is no snow, ice, massive floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, or tsunamis.In his retirement, he enjoys the sunshine, writing, eating sushi, genealogy, and spending time with his best friend and wife, Diana. This series of books (or volumes) is about these ten core competencies of Leadership; what it takes to become a better Leader tomorrow than you are today, thus becoming absolutely essential to any employer.Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving/Decision-Making, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character-Building.If you're looking for a better way to enhance your professional career, this is the series for you.Stop wishing you were better and do something about it. Put an Executive Coach on your team today!

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of The LOST ART of MOTIVATION, The Science of Energizing Others.Motivation is your ability to consistently produce excellent results by energizing the invisible driving force in others that influences their behavior, improves their performance, and unleashes their potential.It's the 9th volume in a forty-book series of a comprehensive Success Training Program (see OTHER BOOKS).In business, Motivation is the driving force that keeps you going and comes from intrinsic (within) and extrinsic (external) sources.It provides the will to do what's necessary and aligns and elevates member drives to team goals. Motivating others requires an understanding of their needs and desires.The secret to your success is to have a profound dose of inspiration with a double dose of motivation. Ed Murphy grew up in Western New York and considers himself lucky. From age 7, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: a Soldier. Three days after graduating High School, he joined the US Army and completed Basic and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, NJ.A year later, Ed became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1970, he graduated as a second Lieutenant, went to Airborne and Ranger School, and spent a year in Vietnam.Ten years later, Ed returned to West Point to teach Military Science and earned an MS from LIU in night school.During his two years as a Battalion Commander in West Germany, his greatest achievement was helping 1,400 soldiers begin their college education. He wanted to give them something of real value - something no one could ever take away.He retired a few years after the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm.For his second career, with a little help from Tony Robbins, he spent the next 21 years as an Executive Coach, working with hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix.After that, Ed retired again and decided to document everything he learned from those he admired most during his 50+ years in the US Military and Corporate America.Two years later, he began writing books for Amazon dedicated to providing best practices for achieving greater effectiveness and success in business. Currently, he's authored over 40 books on Amazon.Today, at 78, Ed considers himself blessed because he gets to live in Mesa, AZ, where there is no snow, ice, massive floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, or tsunamis.In his retirement, he enjoys the sunshine, writing, eating sushi, genealogy, and spending time with his best friend and wife, Diana. This series of books (or volumes) is about these ten core competencies of Leadership; what it takes to become a better Leader tomorrow than you are today, thus becoming absolutely essential to any employer.Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving/Decision-Making, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character-Building.If you're looking for a better way to enhance your professional career, this is the series for you.Stop wishing you were better and do something about it. Put an Executive Coach on your team today!

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of The LOST ART of DELEGATING, The Science of Empowerment!Delegating is your ability to consistently produce excellent results by enabling others to act on your behalf to get more done than you ever could on your own.It's the 2d volume in a forty-book series of a comprehensive Success Training Program (see OTHER BOOKS).In business, Delegation grants or transfers your authority to another (or team member) to get things done.Delegation empowers team members to act independently, make decisions, and use the right resources to accomplish their assignments.However, if done right, your act of Delegation isn't abdication because you're still responsible and accountable for your team member's acts or omissions in carrying out their assignments.5% of delegating involves asking someone to perform a task by a certain time. The other 95% involves following up to ensure it gets done. Ed Murphy grew up in Western New York and considers himself lucky. From age 7, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: a Soldier. Three days after graduating High School, he joined the US Army and completed Basic and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, NJ.A year later, Ed became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1970, he graduated as a second Lieutenant, went to Airborne and Ranger School, and spent a year in Vietnam.Ten years later, Ed returned to West Point to teach Military Science and earned an MS from LIU in night school.During his two years as a Battalion Commander in West Germany, his greatest achievement was helping 1,400 soldiers begin their college education. He wanted to give them something of real value - something no one could ever take away.He retired a few years after the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm.For his second career, with a little help from Tony Robbins, he spent the next 21 years as an Executive Coach, working with hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix.After that, Ed retired again and decided to document everything he learned from those he admired most during his 50+ years in the US Military and Corporate America.Two years later, he began writing books for Amazon dedicated to providing best practices for achieving greater effectiveness and success in business. Currently, he's authored over 40 books on Amazon.Today, at 78, Ed considers himself blessed because he gets to live in Mesa, AZ, where there is no snow, ice, massive floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, or tsunamis.In his retirement, he enjoys the sunshine, writing, eating sushi, genealogy, and spending time with his best friend and wife, Diana. This series of books (or volumes) is about these ten core competencies of Leadership; what it takes to become a better Leader tomorrow than you are today, thus becoming absolutely essential to any employer.Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving/Decision-Making, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character-Building.If you're looking for a better way to enhance your professional career, this is the series for you.Stop wishing you were better and do something about it. Put an Executive Coach on your team today!

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of The LOST ART of PROBLEM-SOLVING, The Science of Overcoming Obstacles.Problem-Solving is your ability to consistently produce excellent results by anticipating problems, determining their cause, and selecting the best solution from competing alternativesIt's the 6th volume in a forty-book series of a comprehensive Success Training Program (see OTHER BOOKS).In business, Problem-Solving is your ability to anticipate problems or to resolve them as soon as they're identified.Note: Decision-making (Chapters 7-10, and Appendix E) is the fifth of the eight steps in the Problem-Solving Process (or PSP).The beauty of the Problem-Solving Process (or PSP) is that it removes the emotions normally associated with bad problem-solving, which means deciding on an impulse or emotion and justifying it later with logic.It's designed to be used when there are three or more valid options from which to choose. Ed Murphy grew up in Western New York and considers himself lucky. From age 7, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: a Soldier. Three days after graduating High School, he joined the US Army and completed Basic and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, NJ.A year later, Ed became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1970, he graduated as a second Lieutenant, went to Airborne and Ranger School, and spent a year in Vietnam.Ten years later, Ed returned to West Point to teach Military Science and earned an MS from LIU in night school.During his two years as a Battalion Commander in West Germany, his greatest achievement was helping 1,400 soldiers begin their college education. He wanted to give them something of real value - something no one could ever take away.He retired a few years after the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm.For his second career, with a little help from Tony Robbins, he spent the next 21 years as an Executive Coach, working with hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix.After that, Ed retired again and decided to document everything he learned from those he admired most during his 50+ years in the US Military and Corporate America.Two years later, he began writing books for Amazon dedicated to providing best practices for achieving greater effectiveness and success in business. Currently, he's authored over 40 books on Amazon.Today, at 78, Ed considers himself blessed because he gets to live in Mesa, AZ, where there is no snow, ice, massive floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, or tsunamis.In his retirement, he enjoys the sunshine, writing, eating sushi, genealogy, and spending time with his best friend and wife, Diana. This series of books (or volumes) is about these ten core competencies of Leadership; what it takes to become a better Leader tomorrow than you are today, thus becoming absolutely essential to any employer.Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving/Decision-Making, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character-Building.If you're looking for a better way to enhance your professional career, this is the series for you.Stop wishing you were better and do something about it. Put an Executive Coach on your team today!

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of The LOST ART of Followership, The Hidden Half of Leadership.Followership is your ability to consistently produce excellent results by adding greater value to those who helped you produce those results - especially your boss.It's the 1st volume in a forty-book series of a comprehensive Success Training Program (see OTHER BOOKS).In business, Followership is your ability to take direction well, get behind a goal, be part of a team, and deliver what's expected.You may not realize that Followership is the most important core competency of the ten.Because if you fail to add value to your boss, follow his instructions, or meet his expectations, you'll be looking for a new job. Ed Murphy grew up in Western New York and considers himself lucky. From age 7, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: a Soldier. Three days after graduating High School, he joined the US Army and completed Basic and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, NJ.A year later, Ed became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1970, he graduated as a second Lieutenant, went to Airborne and Ranger School, and spent a year in Vietnam.Ten years later, Ed returned to West Point to teach Military Science and earned an MS from LIU in night school.During his two years as a Battalion Commander in West Germany, his greatest achievement was helping 1,400 soldiers begin their college education. He wanted to give them something of real value - something no one could ever take away.He retired a few years after the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm.For his second career, with a little help from Tony Robbins, he spent the next 21 years as an Executive Coach, working with hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix.After that, Ed retired again and decided to document everything he learned from those he admired most during his 50+ years in the US Military and Corporate America.Two years later, he began writing books for Amazon dedicated to providing best practices for achieving greater effectiveness and success in business. Currently, he's authored over 40 books on Amazon.Today, at 78, Ed considers himself blessed because he gets to live in Mesa, AZ, where there is no snow, ice, massive floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, or tsunamis.In his retirement, he enjoys the sunshine, writing, eating sushi, genealogy, and spending time with his best friend and wife, Diana. This series of books (or volumes) is about these ten core competencies of Leadership; what it takes to become a better Leader tomorrow than you are today, thus becoming absolutely essential to any employer.Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving/Decision-Making, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character-Building.If you're looking for a better way to enhance your professional career, this is the series for you.Stop wishing you were better and do something about it. Put an Executive Coach on your team today!

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of The LOST ART of PLANNING, The Science of Anticipating the Future.Planning is your ability to consistently produce excellent results by bringing the future into the present, giving you the best chance of influencing the outcome.It's the 3rd volume in a forty-book series of a comprehensive Success Training Program (see OTHER BOOKS).In business, Planning is a basic requirement for any organization's survival, growth, and success. It's about thinking before the action takes place.It involves logical thinking and rational decision-making.Planning helps you analyze the present condition and chart a course to attain the desired future end state.It also provides direction, reduces risk, reduces overlapping and wasteful activities, promotes innovation and creativity, sets objectives, and develops courses of action for better decision-making.Planning helps you decide what, when, and how things must be done and who will do it.It involves logic, imagination, and the ability to visualize the desired result and the steps necessary to achieve it.Simply stated, planning helps you decide in advance what to do and how to do it. Ed Murphy grew up in Western New York and considers himself lucky. From age 7, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: a Soldier. Three days after graduating High School, he joined the US Army and completed Basic and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, NJ.A year later, Ed became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1970, he graduated as a second Lieutenant, went to Airborne and Ranger School, and spent a year in Vietnam.Ten years later, Ed returned to West Point to teach Military Science and earned an MS from LIU in night school.During his two years as a Battalion Commander in West Germany, his greatest achievement was helping 1,400 soldiers begin their college education. He wanted to give them something of real value - something no one could ever take away.He retired a few years after the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm.For his second career, with a little help from Tony Robbins, he spent the next 21 years as an Executive Coach, working with hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix.After that, Ed retired again and decided to document everything he learned from those he admired most during his 50+ years in the US Military and Corporate America.Two years later, he began writing books for Amazon dedicated to providing best practices for achieving greater effectiveness and success in business. Currently, he's authored over 40 books on Amazon.Today, at 78, Ed considers himself blessed because he gets to live in Mesa, AZ, where there is no snow, ice, massive floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, or tsunamis.In his retirement, he enjoys the sunshine, writing, eating sushi, genealogy, and spending time with his best friend and wife, Diana. This series of books (or volumes) is about these ten core competencies of Leadership; what it takes to become a better Leader tomorrow than you are today, thus becoming absolutely essential to any employer.Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving/Decision-Making, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character-Building.If you're looking for a better way to enhance your professional career, this is the series for you.Stop wishing you were better and do something about it. Put an Executive Coach on your team today!