Simba was full of emotion, saddened by his grandfather's death, yet full of joy after marrying the love of his life. He put Lailani and his family through enough in the past but needed to go on one final mission. He not only wanted to find who murdered his grandfather but figure out who was after him as well. Secrets begin to unravel that will not only have him on edge but question the loyalty of everyone around him. Who can he trust?Quincy is just as determined as Simba to find out who was responsible for the death of his mentor. He's also begun to look at everyone sideways and doesn't have confidence in anyone's loyalty. Melanie and his cousin, Brandon, warn him about getting involved. Against his better judgment, he does anyway. Before he knows it, things backfire and he's in a fight for his life. Will he be able to protect himself and his family from an unknown enemy?Vamp and Darian get on board with helping Simba and Quincy, but at the expense of betraying the trust of their loved ones. Keyani becomes suspicious of Vamp as he comes up with lie after lie to cover his involvement. Will she stick around or will she live? Darian also faces issues with Lauren, but he has even bigger problems when he becomes the informant. These four friends get caught up in proving their loyalty, but will they make it out alive?
The essential, data-driven blueprint to build trust in your organization. Did you know that trusted companies outperform their peers by up to 400%? That customers who trust a brand are 88% more likely to buy again? And that 79% of employees who trust their employer are more motivated to work (and less likely to leave)? The importance of trust is at an all-time high—just as our inclination to trust is at an all-time low. Building trust is your single greatest opportunity to create competitive advantage. With new data at its core, The Four Factors of Trust gives you practical guidance to measure and build trust in the relationships that matter the most—with your customers, workforce, and partners. Trust ultimately comes down to just Four Factors: Humanity, Capability, Transparency, and Reliability. These Four Factors make up Deloitte's HX TrustIDTM, a groundbreaking measurement tool poised to become the gold standard for evaluating organizational performance. Ashley Reichheld and Amelia Dunlop show how your organization can use HX TrustIDTM to measure, predict, and build trust to earn lifelong loyalty—and elevate the human experience with your customers, workforce, and partners. The Four Factors of Trust lays it all out in do-able parts so you can: Create better business outcomes by understanding how trust affects human behaviors Measure your company's trust score—revealing strengths, deficits, and opportunities to (re)build trust with key stakeholders Design actionable strategies to improve trust with your customers, workforce, and partners Build trust and earn loyalty through every business function from marketing to operations to talent experience With compelling stories from leading organizations—and practical applications in Marketing & Experience, Cybersecurity, HR, Sustainability (ESG), and Operations & Technology—The Four Factors of Trust will enable you to create the relationships you want to build, the organizations you want to belong to, and the world you want to live in.
Loyal 2 None By: Billi Lyon Loyal 2 None is about a young woman named Bootsie as she tries to find herself among her friends and lives in Detroit. She tries to discover true, lasting happiness and meaning in her life while trying to achieve her dreams. Learn with her that the only way for a woman to make it in life is to be loyal to herself first.
MACK IS BACK! His appetite for revenge is not limited by his imprisonment. Although he burned most of his bridges by killing the leader of the GSBS Boys, he has managed to form a new alliance. Mack has one mission in mind. Kill Gene. But not everything goes as planned. Gene refuses to go down alone. He's desperate enough to take a few friends with him. Sorry Drew. However, love and loyalty will make you do some strange things. Even if it means putting your brother in the crosshairs!
Part 1 For some, trust, love, and loyalty is a matter of perspective. To others, it's a way of life... After a lifelong friendship, Lailani and Simba are finally getting married. They've faced many obstacles together, but right when Lailani thinks everything is calm, they're faced with more problems. A blast from the past threatens to ruin the life they built together and thought they'd always have. Lailani and Simba promised to hold on and never let each other go, but will their loyalty be tested yet again? Exactly how far will they go to protect their peace and their union? Melanie and Quincy have gone through the storm and rain together, including facing the death of their first child. They were once a couple who had everything and thought they'd be together forever, but trust issues got in the way. Circumstances in life brought them together again, but not as a couple. They seem to have a love-hate thing going on, but is it to only cover the true feelings they still have for each other? Unfortunately, more trust issues arise and it can affect everything, including their ability to participate in Simba and Lailani's wedding together. Lauren has done well getting her life back on track after overcoming a drug addiction and doing a bid in prison. However, one of her weaknesses has always been making hasty decisions involving relationships. She finds herself struggling with her feelings for Darian and not allowing them to put her back at square one. She's a woman in love, but she also has too much to lose if things go wrong. She's faced with a decision between letting love win or giving in to other people's demands on how she should live her life. Charisma is a single mother who wants three important things: trust, love, and loyalty. While that's not too much for her to ask, she seems to break the code of all three. She's fortunate to have Vamp step up and help her raise a child that's not his, but she still has feelings for him. In an effort to break up his relationship with Keyani, she hooks up with his enemy, thinking that'll make him come back to her. She has a lot more growing up to do and her friends Lailani, Melanie, and Lauren aren't afraid to let her know that. Will she take heed before she finds herself involved in a dangerous situation? These four friends have formed an amazing sisterhood, but their drama is thick and their issues with trust, love, and loyalty can impact something they all care about; Simba and Lailani's wedding. Part 2 Loyalty is everything. Betrayal is the ultimate sin... Simba has to put his life and freedom on the line as he goes on one final mission to find out who crashed his wedding and wants to take him out. He's determined to get to the bottom of things once and for all so he can live at peace with his new wife, Lailani, and their children. Secrets begin to unravel that will not only have him on edge but question the loyalty of everyone around him. Who can he trust? Quincy is just as determined as Simba to find out who was responsible for wreaking havoc in their lives. Like Simba, he's also begun to look at everyone sideways and doesn't have confidence in anyone's loyalty. Melanie and his cousin, Brandon, warn him about getting involved. Against his better judgment, he does anyway. Before he knows it, things backfire and he's in a fight for his life. Will he be able to protect himself and his family from an unknown enemy? Vamp and Darian get on board with helping Simba and Quincy, but at the expense of betraying the trust of their loved ones. Keyani becomes suspicious of Vamp as he comes up with lie after lie to cover his involvement. Will she stick around or will she leave? Darian also faces issues with Lauren, but he has even bigger problems of his own. These four friends get caught up in proving their loyalty, but will it be the death of them?
WELCOME TO NEW ENGLAND MIZERY AND PROJEKT UNIFY LEGIONS WITH EVERY INTENTION OF DOMINATING A COLD- BLOODED DRUG TRADE. SOLDIERS SACRIFICE THEIR FREEDOM AND LIVES PLEDGING DEVOTION TO THE UNKNOWNS BLACK FLAG. WILL THEY SUCCED? DIRTY SEX, BLOOD MONEY, UNEXPECTED MURDERS, COOPERATING WITNESSES, AND DISLOYALTY PLAY AS WEIGHTY FACTORS. DO BESTFRIENDS BECOME STRANGERS? OR DOES THE BROTHERHOOD UPHOLD AN UNBREAKABLE ONENESS? FBI AGENTS ARE IN HOT PURSUIT SEEKING INDICTMENTS FOR THE RICO ACT, MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND MONEY- LAUDERING. AND INDEFECTIBLE OPERATION METAMORPHOSES INTO A CORRUPTED BLACK MARK.
One of the most influential schools of classical philosophy, stoicism emerged in the third century BCE and later grew in popularity through the work of proponents such as Seneca and Epictetus. This informative introductory volume provides an overview and brief history of the stoicism movement.
A broad treatment of politics and society in Britain by the Chief Rabbi of the Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. Sacks proposes a new politics of responsibility in which all portions of society have a part to play - a politics not of interest but of involvement - and hope.
Whether you’re newly together and eager to make it work or a longtime couple looking to strengthen and deepen your bond, Eight Dates offers a program of how, why, and when to have eight basic conversations with your partner that can result in a lifetime of love. “Happily ever after” is not by chance, it’s by choice– the choice each person in a relationship makes to remain open, remain curious, and, most of all, to keep talking to one another. From award-winning marriage researcher and bestselling author Dr. John Gottman and fellow researcher Julie Gottman, Eight Dates offers an ingenious and simple-to-implement approach to effective relationship communication. Here are the subjects that every serious couple should discuss: Trust. Family. Sex and intimacy. Dealing with conflict. Work and money. Dreams, and more. And here is how to talk about them—how to broach subjects that are difficult or embarrassing, how to be brave enough to say what you really feel. There are also suggestions for where and when to go on each date—book your favorite romantic restaurant for the Sex & Intimacy conversation (and maybe go to a yoga or dance class beforehand). There are questionnaires, innovative exercises, real-life case studies, and skills to master, including the Four Skills of Intimate Conversation and the Art of Listening. Because making love last is not about having a certain feeling—it’s about both of you being active and involved.
