Personal Growth

Personal Growth

 
Managers Caught in the Crunch Jenks, James M. | Zevnik, Brian L. P. Franklin Watts , 1989 Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

Prior to 1982, the position of most middle managers was very secure and nearly sacrosanct. Since then, however, thousands of managers have been dismissed. In fact, middle management seems targeted for termination and...

 
 
Managers as Mentors Bell, Chip R. Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2002 Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership Development, Management, Personal Growth

In the contemporary workplace, where the requirement for learning is constant, the traditional boss-subordinate relationship is rapidly becoming obsolete. The old authoritarian, patriarchal leader/manager model is...

 
 
Making a Difference by Being Yourself Huszczo, Gregory E. Davies-Black Publishing , 2009 Personal Growth, Relationships

For most of us, our sense of well-being is closely tied to whether or not we have a sense of purpose and of making a difference. Employees who feel they are simply part of a bureaucracy and unable to contribute to the...

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Make Your Brain Work Brann, Amy Kogan Page Limited , 2013 Personal Growth, Productivity

In Make Your Brain Work, Amy Brann draws on principles of neuroscience to explain how the brain works. Understanding how the brain functions can help people work more efficiently, productively, and...

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Make A Life, Not Just A Living Jenson, Ron Broadman & Holman Publishers , 2003 Business Strategy, Personal Growth

This book provides us with a healthy number of principles and wisdoms to live by, in order to be happy and truly make a life, especially in today's highly materially oriented world. These principles on how to live...

 
 
Love the Work You're With Whiteley, Richard C. Henry Holt and Company, Inc. , 2001 Human Resources, Innovation, Personal Growth, Productivity

Everyone is inspired by highly successful people who enjoy their work and do their jobs with verve and enthusiasm. However, the fear and uncertainty that can be created by ever-changing circumstances in the business...

 
 
Living for the Weekday Swindall, Clint John Wiley and Sons, Inc. , 2010 Management, Personal Growth, Productivity

In Living for the Weekday, Clint Swindall examines what causes employees to stare at the clock in anticipation of their days off, and offers strategies on how to boost their engagement and satisfaction...

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Lion Taming Katz, Steven L. SourceBooks, Inc. , 2004 Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth, Relationships

In Lion Taming, Steven Katz, former advisor to four U.S. senators and senior advisor to leaders and executives spanning the realms of business, non-profits, politics, and government, uses the analogy...

 
 
Likeonomics Bhargava, Rohit John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships

In Likeonomics, Rohit Bhargava asserts that the most trusted people and organizations always win. He offers the five principles of the TRUST formula of Likeonomics to solve what he calls the “modern...

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Leveraging The New Human Capital Burud, Sandra | Tumolo, Marie Davies-Black Publishing , 2004 Diversity, Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

According to Burud and Tumolo, people live and work differently today than they did in the past. Because employees no longer have the “invisible” support of the home-based partner who backed workers of the Industrial...

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