Category Archives: ebook

Ebook for Senior and Developing Leaders Released

This complimentary ebook is for Senior & Developing Leaders who share our view that organisational success is created through enabling people to be the best they can be, was created from a selection of articles published on the OTM Academy from May 1st 2012 through to August 31st 2012.
The ebook includes articles to help you move from ‘good’ to ‘high’ performance.
Please feel free to join the OTM Academy – it’s free!

In the ebook you will discover:

* What ‘Truth to Power’ is and how it affects performance

* Why communicating via multiple channels matters

* How Virgin Australia handled a brand damaging event

* Why change management is an oxymoron

* How to use three steps to bring organisational values to life

* How to be free of problems within your business

* How to use five steps to connect strategy to action

*And much, much more!
Order this free ebook to download here.
Contributing authors include:

  • Gary Ryan
  • Ian Berry
Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com

Monash Pharmacy Student Development in Action eBook

Throughout 2012 I have had the pleasure to work with student Ambassadors from Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceautical Sciences.

The eBook provides evidence that Generations Y and Z do care about their community and displays the woderful passion of these students to make a positive difference to their community.

Please take a moment to view the output of their projects from start to finish.

Gary Ryan provides Student Development programs to several of Australia’s leading universities.

Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com

Insights for Senior & Developing Leaders ebook released

What Really Matters! Volume 4, Number 1, 2012 complimentary edition released.

What Really Matters! Volume 4, Number 1, 2012

This complimentary ebook is for Senior & Developing Leaders who share our view that organisational success is created through enabling people to be the best they can be, was created from a selection of articles published on the OTM Academy from January 1st 2012 through to April 30th 2012.
Please feel free to join the OTM Academy – it’s free!

In the ebook you will discover:

* Why you should know what is on your corporate website

* How to conduct ‘Meetings That Matter’

* How clutter detracts from your service levels

* A great opportunity that results from Changing What’s Normal

* How to use illustrations to create Conversations That Matter®

*Why you should use the What Makes People Tick personality profile tool
* Why thinking like a chicken is not useful if you are an eagle
* How four extraordinary women have inspired many other people to contribute to a higher purpose

*And much, much more!
Order this free ebook to download here.
Contributing authors include:

  • Gary Ryan
  • Ian Berry

    Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
    Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com

    Kindle version of ‘What Really Matters For Young Professionals!’ released today

    Today I have some exciting news to share with you.

    A Second Edition of What Really Matters For Young Professionals! How to master 15 practices to accelerate your career has just been released on Amazon Kindle.

    In the book you will discover:

    • How to capture your stories that reflect your employability
    • How to identify your personal values
    • Why behaving in an aligned manner with your organisation’s values matters
    • How to communicate effectively with email
    • Why Dee Hock, the founder of VISA International recommends developing Servant Leadership skills
    • Why having mentors in your life is crucial for personal and career success and how to find them
    • How to stop yourself from jumping to conclusions so that you communicate effectively in the workplace
    • What Systems Thinking is and how to use it throughout your career
    • And much, much more!

    Even more exciting is the price – just US$4.97.
    The timing is perfect for anyone who has just finished their university year or degree.

    However, the book isn’t just for people who are at the start of their career – seasoned professionals have found the content of the book extremely useful for helping them to do the little things that help them to continue their success.

    The book isn’t just for Kindle Readers either – if you have an iPad or other tablet you will easily access apps that will allow you to read your Kindle books on those devices.

    You can access your own Kindle version of What Really Matters For Young Professionals! here.

    More information regarding the book, including a short video can be accessed here.

    I am confident that you will find this version of the book even more value than the first. Enjoy!

    Til next time, please keep learning and be the best leader that you can be!

    Gary Ryan Founder – Organisations That Matter

    Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
    Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com

    What Really Matters! Volume 3, Number 3, 2011 ebook out now!

    This ebook is a compilation of key articles from the OTM Academy. The articles focus on developing senior and developing leaders who share our view that organisational success is created through enabling people to shine! Contributing authors include Gary Ryan, Ian Berry, Judith Haskins and Troy Simmonds. The ebook design was created by Janine Ripper. Please join the OTM Academy to access more resources.

    Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
    Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com

    What Really Matters! Volume 3, Number 2, 2011 ebook released

    What Really Matters! Volume 3, Number 2, 2011 is a collection of articles posted on the OTM Academy from April 1st to June 30th 2011.

    The articles are written for Senior and Developing Leaders who share our belief that organisational success is achieved through enabling people to achieve peak performance.

    Articles include:

    • I’m not normal and neither are you by Ian Berry
    • Rocket scientists beware – Good service is good business! by Gary Ryan
    • American Express discovered that their hiring processes matter – have you? by Gary Ryan
    • Self awareness and self reflection by Tanya Rutherford
    • Be a hero in your own home first by Ian Berry
    • New UK report highlights lack of employability by university graduates by Gary Ryan
    • Who is ‘The Customer’? By Gary Ryan
    • Thriving on the challenges of change by Ian Berry
    • Enabling environments – Taking ownership by Tanya Rutherford 
    • and many more


    You can download the ebook here.

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    Please share your comments regarding the ebook below.

    Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
    Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com

    What Really Matters! Volume 3, Number 1, 2011 ebook released

    Hi folks!

    Please access your free copy of the most recent addition to the What Really Matters! ebook series. Selected articles from January 1st 2011 through to March 31st 2011 have been included in this ebook.

    Please download your copy of What Really Matters! Volume 3, Number 1, 2011 here.

    Please send your feedback and suggestions for the next ebook in this series to feedback@orgsthatmatter.com .

    Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
    Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com

    Poke The Box Workbook by the Domino Project

    Much of the work that I do is in the area of helping people to create plans for success.

    This little workbook, created by the Domino Project to support Seth Godin’s new book, Poke the Box, acts as a terrific tool to help you to get started.

    Have look and download the workbook if you find it useful – I’m sure that you will!

    Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
    Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com

    What Really Matters! Volume 2, Number 4, 2010 ebook released

    What Really Matters! Volume 2, Number 4, 2010 is now released.

    This issue includes contributions from Tanya Rutherford and Alicia Curtis.

    The ebook is created from the top articles that have appeared on the OTM Academy during the period October 1st 2010 through to December 31st 2010.

    Topics include:

    • How to create the conditions for team members to maintain their motivation
    • The role of awareness in providing service excellence
    • Various ways to ensure a consistent and high level of service delivery
    • The link between listening and conversational skills
    • Identifying personal values
    • Workplace trust
    • Problem solving
    • Planning for 2011
    • and much, much more!

    As this is a free ebook you have permission to share it with others, providing you do not change or alter the ebook in any way.

    You can download the ebook here. 

    I encourage you to search the blog tags on this site for all the other free ebooks that are available for you.

    Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
    Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com

    Inspire 2011! ebook out now

    Congratulations and thank you to all our OTM Academy members who contributed to the creation of our first ever OTM Academy member created ebook – Inspire 2011!

    I’m confident that you will agree that after reading Inspire 2011! you will be bursting for 2011 to come along so that you can hit the ground running!

    Please note that the entries in this ebook are, for most people, their first written piece to be published, so a huge congratulations to each of them and thanks again for taking the time to make your submissions.

    The purpose of this ebook is for it to be shared, so please follow the instructions on page one and share it as broadly as possible.

    You can download Inspire 2011! here.

    Enjoy!

    Gary Ryan

    Gary Ryan enables individuals, teams and organisations to matter.
    Visit Gary at http://garyryans.com