Personal Growth

Personal Growth

 
Seeing Red Cars Goodrich, Laura Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2011 Personal Growth

Can heightened awareness, a focus on personal strengths, and intentional thinking create positive results? In Seeing Red Cars, author and consultant Laura Goodrich aims to prove that they can, and...

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Self-Made Me Burch, Geoff John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth

Why would an adult hand themselves over to be managed by someone else? That is the question posed by author Geoff Burch in his self-employment how-to book, Self-Made Me. According to Burch, working in...

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Smart Networking Lynch, Liz McGraw-Hill , 2009 Personal Growth, Relationships

Networking events make many people uncomfortable. In Smart Networking, author Liz Lynch confesses to feeling so small and overwhelmed at her first networking event that she only lasted five minutes....

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Smarts Martin, Chuck | Dawson, Peg | Guare, Richard AMACOM , 2007 Personal Growth

Why do certain tasks seem easier for some people than for others? Why do some individuals excel in one job and flounder in another? Why are personal weaknesses relatively stable and difficult to change?

In...

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Social Intelligence Albrecht, Karl Jossey-Bass , 2006 Human Resources, Major Works, Personal Growth, Relationships

Having pondered why some people with very high IQ scores fail miserably in their personal lives, Harvard professor Howard Gardner, concluded that the concept of “intelligence,” as a singular measure of competence,...

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Stand Up for Yourself Without Getting Fired Ballman, Donna Career Press , 2012 Personal Growth

Employment laws are complex. As a result, many people frequently interpret them incorrectly. Anyone involved in the workforce should have a strong understanding of their rights and responsibilities, which will benefit...

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StandOut Buckingham, Marcus Thomas Nelson, Inc. , 2011 Personal Growth, Productivity

In StandOut, Marcus Buckingham asserts that everyone has their own particular genius that is innate to their being. Buckingham explains that by understanding their strengths and learning how to apply...

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Stepping Up Izzo, John Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2012 Personal Growth, Productivity

In Stepping Up, executive coach and leadership speaker Dr. John Izzo describes how taking responsibility can improve lives, businesses, and relationships. The principles he introduces enable people to...

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Strengths Based Leadership Rath, Tom | Conchie, Barry Gallup, Inc. , 2008 Leadership, Personal Growth

In Strengths Based Leadership, Tom Rath and Barry Conchie discuss the importance of identifying one’s natural strengths and how they fit into the four domains of leadership: Executing, Influencing,...

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Strengths Finder 2.0 Rath, Tom Gallup Press , 2007 Personal Growth

It is a cultural norm to inspire children with the idea that they can be anything they want to be. The truth is, however, that every individual possesses both strengths and weaknesses that remain mostly consistent...

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