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For decades, talented people have tolerated old-school leaders who put results before respect, toxic company cultures, and workplaces that suck. But those days are over, and if leaders want to attract and retain the best employees, it's time for them to create work cultures where good comes first. The problem is that because the corporate world has too often been driven primarily by results, we seldom ask leaders to change their work cultures. Even if we did, most leaders don't know how. This book provides the actionable inspiration and practical direction needed to make that change happen. In Good Comes First, S. Chris Edmonds and Mark S. Babbitt go beyond theoretical advice, using their combined fifty years of experience to present proven strategies for creating purposeful, positive, and productive work cultures. Cultures where good comes first for employees, customers, leaders, and stakeholders--and where improved business outcomes quickly follow. After listening to this book, you will see that when done right, change is not only possible--it's practical, powerful, and profitable. And you will realize that you are the right person, at the right time, to make that change happen.

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Mark S. Babbitt is president of WorqIQ, a consultancy focused on transforming leadership, building good comes first company cultures, and developing Workplace Intelligence (WQ). Mark is also the founder and CEO of YouTern, a community focused on helping young careerists get their first or next internship or job. He has worked with companies from IBM to faith-based nonprofits and Silicon Valley startups. Mark is coauthor of A World Gone Social: How Companies Must Adapt to Survive. In addition, he has contributed to Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and many other publications. Mark is an in-demand speaker and was named a Top 100 Leadership Speaker by Inc. magazine. S. Chris Edmonds is a speaker, author, and executive consultant who helps senior leaders create and sustain purposeful, positive, productive work cultures. After leading successful teams for fifteen years, Chris started his company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990. He also served for twenty-four years as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies. Chris has worked with companies such as V Starr Interiors, EleVen by Venus Williams, World Kitchen, and Five Below. He is the author of The Culture Engine, plus five other books. Included in Inc. magazine's 100 Top Leadership Speakers, Chris is an in-demand presenter and was a featured speaker at South by Southwest. S. Chris Edmonds is a speaker, author, and executive consultant who helps senior leaders create and sustain purposeful, positive, productive work cultures. After leading successful teams for fifteen years, Chris started his company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990. He also served for twenty-four years as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies. Chris has worked with companies such as V Starr Interiors, EleVen by Venus Williams, World Kitchen, and Five Below. He is the author of The Culture Engine, plus five other books. Included in Inc. magazine's 100 Top Leadership Speakers, Chris is an in-demand presenter and was a featured speaker at South by Southwest. Mark S. Babbitt is president of WorqIQ, a consultancy focused on transforming leadership, building good comes first company cultures, and developing Workplace Intelligence (WQ). Mark is also the founder and CEO of YouTern, a community focused on helping young careerists get their first or next internship or job. He has worked with companies from IBM to faith-based nonprofits and Silicon Valley startups. Mark is coauthor of A World Gone Social: How Companies Must Adapt to Survive. In addition, he has contributed to Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and many other publications. Mark is an in-demand speaker and was named a Top 100 Leadership Speaker by Inc. magazine. Venus Williams became a professional tennis player at age fourteen, beating the player ranked number fifty in the world in her first match. The first African American to reach number one as a professional in either the men's or women's game, Williams continues to appear at the very top of the professional rankings. In addition, she graduated cum laude with a degree in fashion design from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and went on to partner with national retail chain Steve & Barry's to launch her athletic and casual clothing line. A multiple Grand Slam singles champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist, Williams resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Venus Williams became a professional tennis player at age fourteen, beating the player ranked number fifty in the world in her first match. The first African American to reach number one as a professional in either the men's or women's game, Williams continues to appear at the very top of the professional rankings. In addition, she graduated cum laude with a degree in fashion design from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and went on to partner with national retail chain Steve & Barry's to launch her athletic and casual clothing line. A multiple Grand Slam singles champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist, Williams resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Mike Lenz has been a professional voice talent for over ten years, working with clients on audiobook narration, audio coursebooks, eLearning projects, corporate and web-based videos, and commercials. When he's not recording for clients, he enjoys hosting a local TV talk show and interviewing amazing and inspiring people from all areas of the voice-over industry on the Mike Lenz Voice-Over Podcast on iTunes.

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