Personal Growth

Personal Growth

 
Failing Forward Maxwell, John C. Thomas Nelson Publishers , 2000 Business Strategy, Personal Growth

Failing forward tells you how to look at life's setbacks and learn from your mistakes. If you haven't failed at anything, it means you haven't really...

 
 
World Wise Denslow, Lanie 2006 Diversity, Global Business, Personal Growth

At the heart of the world economy, business professionals are striving to communicate across different cultural heritages and experiences. However if these professionals do not understand the range of values, attitudes...

 
 
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?

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What Got You Here Won't Get You There Goldsmith, Marshall | Reiter, Mark Hyperion Books , 2007 Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

There are some leaders who go through life without the need for a career roadmap. Marshall Goldsmith describes these people as “grounded” and as “role models and heroes.” Goldsmith sees his role as helping successful...

 
 
Talent IQ Murphy, Emmett C. Adams Media , 2007 Human Resources, Personal Growth

Sustained organizational success relies on the ability to recruit and retain the best talent. At the same time, skillful management of top talent can determine the success or failure of that individual’s career. The...

 
 
The Adversity Advantage Stoltz, Paul G. | Weihenmayer, Erik Simon & Schuster , 2006 Human Resources, Personal Growth

In The Adversity Advantage, authors Paul Stoltz and Erik Weihenmayer use the metaphor of the Seven Summits to represent the inspiration and challenge inherent in harnessing adversity. At each Summit,...

 
 
Go Put Your Strengths to Work Buckingham, Marcus The Free Press , 2007 Human Resources, Personal Growth

Beginning with First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham posited the idea that, because excellence is not the opposite of failure, all that can be learned from mistakes are the...

 
 
The Opt-Out Revolt Mainiero, Lisa A. | Sullivan, Sherry E. Davies-Black Publishing , 2007 Human Resources, Personal Growth

More and more highly talented employees – particularly women – are leaving the traditional workforce in a trend termed the “opt-out” phenomenon. Some of these individuals pursue careers outside traditional corporate...

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The Leadership Challenge, 4th Edition Kouzes, James M. | Posner, Barry Z. Jossey-Bass , 2007 Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

The Leadership Challenge, one of the best-selling leadership books of all time, is considered by many as the most trusted source on becoming a better leader. With this fourth edition, James M. Kouzes...

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Motivating the "What's In It For Me?" Workforce Marston, Cam 2007 Diversity, Human Resources, Personal Growth

No matter who you are, it seems, your place in the generational chain dictates not only how you work, but how disconnected you are from all other groups - older and younger. Though one might say that this is simply the...

 
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