Personal Growth

Personal Growth

 
Divide or Conquer McLain Smith, Diana Portfolio , 2008 Business Strategy, Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth, Teams

Teams are only as strong as their weakest relationships. How well and how quickly they make decisions, inspire innovation, tackle performance problems, or learn from mistakes depends on the strength of the team. Since...

 
 
Success Under Stress Melnick, Sharon AMACOM , 2013 Personal Growth, Productivity

In today’s work environment, most people are faced with too much to do and too little time to accomplish everything. With a constant barrage of emails and texts and network access 24/7, stress has become the new normal...

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What Would Buddha Do at Work? Metcalf, Franz | Hateley, BJ Gallagher Ulysses Press , 2001 Personal Growth

Using the teachings of Buddha in real-world workplace situations, this little book of wisdom will inspire employees, employers, executives, and entrepreneurs alike with its practical answers to everyday problems...

 
 
The Self-Made Myth Miller, Brian | Lapham, Mike Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2012 Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth

In The Self-Made Myth, Brian Miller and Mike Lapham examine the widespread belief that successful people in America are “self-made,” with little outside help. While hard work, creativity, and sacrifice...

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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...

 
 
Get The Job You Want Even When There's No One Hiring Myers, Ford R. John Wiley & Sons, Inc , 2009 Business Strategy, Personal Growth

You can find a job in a bad economy - but not with conventional search strategies. To win a job now, you need a recession-proof plan. Get...

 
 
How To Stay Cool, Calm & Collected When the Pressure's On Newman, John E. AMACOM , 1992 Human Resources, Personal Growth

The American Institute of Stress reports that 66 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are stress-related. Whether we recognize it or not, most of us have an automatic this-is-how-I-deal-with-problems...

 
 
Egonomics Noltemeyer, Amity Simon & Schuster , 2007 Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

When people hear the word “ego,” they invariably think of negative characteristics. Self-centeredness, selfishness, and arrogance are some of the terms that typically come to mind. However, ego also has a positive...

 
 
Why Decisions Fail Nutt, Paul C. Berrett-Kohler , 2002 Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

In his 20 years of studying decisions, how they are made, what works, what fails, and why, Nutt s key finding is that despite the vast sums spent implementing decisions, organizations only realize benefits half of the...

 
 
Creating the Good Life O'Toole, James Rodale , 2005 Personal Growth, Social Responsibility

Five hundred years before the Christian Era, teacher and consultant, Aristotle, offered practical guidance that is just as applicable to thoughtful people in today's post-9/11 era as it was to the leaders of ancient...

 
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