Personal Growth

Personal Growth

 
A Whole New Mind Pink, Daniel Riverhead , 2005 Human Resources, Major Works, Personal Growth

In A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink describes a new era already underway in the global economy - the Conceptual Age. Success in this new era calls for a set of skills and talents that have been largely...

 
 
Free Agent Nation Pink, Daniel H. Warner Books , 2001 Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Personal Growth

William Whyte’s “Organization Man”-“[The] ones of our middle class who have left home, spiritually as well as physically, to take the vows of organization life …who are the mind and soul of our great self-perpetuating...

 
 
Black Faces in White Places Pinkett, Randal | Robinson, Jeffrey | Patterson, Philana AMACOM , 2011 Diversity, Personal Growth

In Black Faces in White Places, Randal Pinkett and Jeffrey Robinson acknowledge that things have improved in America when it comes to race, but there is still progress to be made to leave a better...

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Success Built to Last Porras, Jerry | Emery, Stewart | Thompson, Mark Wharton School Publishing , 2007 Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth

People who make an impact doing what matters most to them have the potential for enduring success. Some of the world’s most enduringly successful people have become so by harvesting their failures and summoning the...

 
 
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Poundstone, William Little, Brown and Company , 2004 Business Strategy, Personal Growth

Have you ever been asked "Why are manhole covers round instead of square?" during a job interview? Or asked to answer other riddles and...

 
 
Happiness at Work Pryce-Jones, Jessica John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Human Resources, Personal Growth

The old saw says that money cannot buy happiness. But what about the reverse? Does happiness matter in the workplace? In Happiness at Work, Jessica Pryce-Jones demonstrates that happy employees are...

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Built to Learn Purington, Cliff | Butler, Chris | Gale, Sarah Fister AMACOM , 2003 Management, Personal Growth

In 1998, aerospace giant, Rockwell Collins, was representative of the outdated approach to organizational learning that existed throughout the business world. Its training program, budgeted for $17.3 million, was...

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Deep Change Quinn, Robert E. Jossey-Bass , 1996 Leadership, Personal Growth

At some point in their lives, many individuals get overwhelmed and disconnected. They feel that their lives lack meaning, and they realize they need to do something to alter their present situation but lack the...

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Building the Bridge As You Walk On It Quinn, Robert E. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2004 Change Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

"Building the Bridge as You Walk on It" is Robert Quinn’s final book in the trilogy focusing on personal change and organizational leadership that began with "Deep Change" in 1996. In "Deep Change," Quinn teaches that...

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The Art of Connecting Raines, Claire | Ewing, Lara AMACOM , 2006 Communication, Diversity, Personal Growth, Relationships

In every kind of business and in every industry, workplaces are becoming more diverse, which has important and challenging implications for communication and for relationship building. In The Art of Connecting...

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