Personal Growth

Personal Growth

 
One Up on Wall Street Lynch, Peter | Rothchild, John Simon & Schuster , 1989 Economics & Finance, Personal Growth

Personal preparation is what distinguishes the successful stock picker from the chronic loser. Defining your objectives and clarifying your attitudes are important first considerations. Logic is most helpful in picking...

 
 
The Accidental Salesperson Lytle, Chris AMACOM , 2012 Customer Focus, Personal Growth

Though people often come to sales accidently, success is not accidental. Chris Lytle asserts that people will benefit most from The Accidental Salesperson by intently applying the concepts immediately...

 
 
The Productive Narcissist Maccoby, Michael Broadway Books , 2003 Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

For our age of rapid social and economic change, author Michael Maccoby proposes a new paradigm of leadership, one that is based on a classic Freudian personality trait – narcissism. Challenging prevailing theories of...

 
 
Pushing the Envelope Mackay, Harvey Ballantine Books , 1999 Business Biographies, Personal Growth

Those who push the envelope are looking to maximize their advantage by finding the edge or angle. And, according to Harvey Mackay, that edge, or window of opportunity, is always there. In Pushing the Envelope...

 
 
The Time Trap Mackenzie, Alec | Nickerson, Pat Amacom , 2009 Management, Personal Growth, Productivity

Who has never felt the need for more hours in the day to accomplish what must be done? The struggle to use time effectively in the face of overwhelming daily demands has not diminished since the late Alec Mackenzie...

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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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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...

 
 
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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Work Your Strengths Martin, Chuck | Guare, Richard | Dawson, Peg AMACOM , 2010 Personal Growth

In Work Your Strengths, Chuck Martin, Richard Guare, and Peg Dawson have explored this concept of position and personality, and created a set of “executive skills.” This set of skills is found...

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Beyond the Babble Matha, Bob | Boehm, Macy Jossey-Bass , 2008 Business Strategy, Communication, Human Resources, Personal Growth

Communication is one of the most important tools leaders can use to focus their employees on understanding, embracing, and delivering a company’s strategy. However, most individuals reach positions of leadership...

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