Travis Barker’s soul-baring memoir chronicles the highlights and lowlights of the renowned drummer’s art and his life, including the harrowing plane crash that nearly killed him and his traumatic road to recovery—a fascinating never-before-told-in-full story of personal reinvention grounded in musical salvation and fatherhood.
After breaking out as the acclaimed drummer of the multiplatinum punk band Blink-182, everything changed for Travis Barker. But the dark side of rock stardom took its toll: his marriage, chronicled for an MTV reality show, fell apart. Constant touring concealed a serious drug addiction. A reckoning did not truly come until he was forced to face mortality: His life nearly ended in a horrifying plane crash, and then his close friend, collaborator, and fellow crash survivor DJ AM died of an overdose.
In this blunt, driving memoir, Barker ruminates on rock stardom, fatherhood, death, loss, and redemption, sharing stories shaped by decades’ worth of hard-earned insights. His pulsating memoir is as energetic as his acclaimed beats. It brings to a close the first chapters of a well-lived life, inspiring readers to follow the rhythms of their own hearts and find meaning in their lives.

Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums

Edwards, Gavin

Barker, Travis

Humor & Entertainment

William Morrow

William Morrow Paperbacks

Can I Say

HARPER/COLLINS

Travis Barker: AUS/NZ/SA/MX

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

GINGKO PRESS INC^

The corporate ability to support innovation is no longer a competitive advantage. It is now considered a requirement in order to compete in an already saturated marketplace. Innovation no longer the exclusive domain of scientists and research & development enterprises but now includes medium and small business enterprises. The challenge facing these public and private businesses alike is to develop the competencies necessary to support innovation throughout the workplace. Plenty of leadership models are available to guide the modern business in the pursuit of team engagement, development, and inspiration but these often lack the drivers to build product and service innovations. Inspiration is not enough. Leadership innovation requires the infrastructure necessary to support innovation and a clear understanding of the barriers that limit its success. The following text supports this discussion beginning with a case example of failed leadership. This business case reviews the downfall of Enron and the 2001 Fiscal Crisis that resulted from the company's misguided leadership. The reader is provided with evidence and suggestions of what led to Enron's downfall but are ultimately supported to identify their own conclusions as they review the remainder of the text. The understanding of Enron's downfall, and the tools needed to avoid a similar fate, are further supported with the remaining sections. Beginning with "Leadership Considerations" the reader will explore issues and barriers that impact business leadership. The next section discusses "Innovation Considerations" with an emphasis on the core values, competencies, and purposes of business innovation. The third section provides a review of the "Situational Leadership Business Scorecard" for the reader to apply in their own business setting to support leadership innovation. Several templates are included. The fourth section provides a review of "Data Driven Considerations" and builds upon the previous section by providing additional tools to help plan, implement, and evaluate leadership innovation. The fifth and last section provides a review of "Financial Considerations" that can be taken into consideration when developing the business case for Leadership Innovation and evaluating the financial impact of the business initiatives. Travis Barker, MPA GCPM

A System's Thinking Approach to Volunteer Management: A Workbook

Business & Money

Processes & Infrastructure

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

A System's Thinking Approach to Leadership Innovation, 2nd ed.

Volunteering is a historical phenomenon beginning with faith-based organizations, advocacy and value-based initiatives, and efforts to give back to the community. These efforts have contributed to the welfare of others, to the growth of value-based systems, and the reinforcement of networks and community relationships. Volunteer management has benefited as a result of the many innovations occurring&nbsp;across the research, leadership, technology, and&nbsp;consulting industries. With these advances, volunteer management has become more precise, scalable, and efficient. The impact and breadth of volunteering models have increased as a result.&nbsp; The following course covers four primary areas in volunteer management: The first section discusses the role of volunteering in history and explains why this model continues to gain traction in society. The second section discusses how to build a volunteer management framework and the basic elements needed to sustain value alignment across different initiatives. The third section discusses the basics of volunteer management, often emphasizing the leadership models build upon Maslow's Hierarchy and the foundation strategies informed by Herzberg's hygiene factors. The fourth section discusses the business scorecard and data-driven approaches to volunteer and operations management. The earlier process focused sections are strengthened with this last section with an exploration of the business scorecard, emotional intelligence models, and the role of disruption in continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. For those in operations roles, the last section also provides access to the strategic plan generator available online.&nbsp;

A System's Thinking Approach to Volunteer Innovation Planning

A System's Thinking Approach to Workplace Diversity Innovation: Third Edition

Independently published

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