Personal Growth

Personal Growth

 
Mindset Dweck, Carol S. Random House , 2006 Personal Growth, Productivity

According to Carol S. Dweck, one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation, there are two main belief systems, or mindsets, that people can possess: fixed and growth. These mindsets strongly...

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Work with Passion in Midlife and Beyond Anderson, Nancy New World Library , 2010 Personal Growth

Nancy Anderson’s book Work with Passion in Midlife and Beyond presents a simple process for reshaping your life both inside and outside the workplace. Her seven-step process for change begins by eliminating layers of...

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Getting to Resolution Levine, Stewart Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2009 Communication, Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth, Relationships

In traditional models of conflict resolution, disagreeing parties are pitted against one another in a highly adversarial win/lose scenario. According to Stewart Levine, author of Getting to Resolution...

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The Secret Language of Business Hogan, Kevin John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Communication, Personal Growth

Nonverbal communication affects and influences all aspects of daily life, and its impact is widely overlooked. Successful professionals must be able to interpret the nonverbal signals everyone displays. In business,...

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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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10 Steps to Successful Sales Lambert, Brian ASTD Press , 2010 Customer Focus, Personal Growth

Sales is among the oldest and most conflicted professions on earth — at once reviled and revered, valued for its promise of heavy paychecks and prestigious career paths, maligned for its loose ethics, and made...

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How Seidman, Dov John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

Krazy George Henderson, on an October day in 1981 at Oakland Stadium, invented the sweep of crowd enthusiasm now known as the Wave. His seemingly trivial feat of coordinating humans to work together toward a common...

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Igniting the Third Factor Jensen, Peter Performance Coaching Inc. , 2008 Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

Research indicates that coaching can increase performance much more than skill-focused job training alone. Most leaders, however, never learn the basic principles of successful coaching, why they are important, or how...

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Leadership from the Inside Out Cashman, Kevin Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2008 Leadership, Personal Growth

In 1998, Kevin Cashman first published Leadership from the Inside Out, a breakthrough bestseller, connecting personal growth and leadership effectiveness. Since then, the book has been integrated into...

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Developing Exemplary Performance One Person at a Time Sabbag, Michael Davies-Black Publishing , 2009 Human Resources, Leadership Development, Personal Growth, Productivity

When it comes to performance development, many leaders are happy to accept work that is merely “satisfactory.” But what if each employee could be developed into an exemplary performer, executing their duties at a level...

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