Personal Growth

Personal Growth

 
The Introverted Leader Kahnweiler,, Jennifer B. Berrett-Koehler , 2009 Leadership, Personal Growth

In an outgoing, Type-A business culture, the introvert may feel excluded, overlooked, and misunderstood. Reticence can be mistaken for reluctance, arrogance, or even lack of intelligence. These impressions can result...

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The Impulse Factor Tasler, Nick Fireside , 2008 Management, Personal Growth

In The Impulse Factor, Nick Tasler offers insight into what leads people to make decisions by drawing on research in genetics, psychology, politics, and even the animal kingdom. He states that there...

 
 
The Image of Success Vega, Lizandra AMACOM , 2010 Personal Growth

Lizandra Vega wrote The Image of Success, a detailed and practical guide to putting one’s best foot forward in the working world, to help others maximize their professional success. A certified image...

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The Hands-Off Manager Chandler, Steve | Black, Duabe Career Press, Inc. , 2007 Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

In The Hands-Off Manager, authors Steve Chandler and Duane Black explore ways to nurture success in the form of hands-off leadership that results in happy employees and increased productivity. The...

 
 
The Google Resume Laakmann McDowell, Gayle John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2011 Human Resources, Personal Growth

Many recent college graduates dream of the opportunity to work at a top tech company. But relatively few make the cut and get hired by firms like Apple, Microsoft, or Google. In The Google Resume,...

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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Lencioni, Patrick Jossey-Bass , 2002 Leadership, Major Works, Personal Growth, Teams

Team builders will, at one time or another, face the challenge of fostering group harmony in groups where there are inevitably going to be flaws due to human nature. According to author Patrick Lencioni, human beings...

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The Essential Phone Interview Handbook Bailo, Paul J. Career Press , 2011 Communication, Personal Growth

In today’s increasingly competitive job market, phone interviews have become a necessary step in the interviewing process. A phone interview is more than just a phone conversation with a potential employer; it is the...

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The Elements of Power Bacon, Terry R. AMACOM , 2011 Leadership, Personal Growth

In The Elements of Power, Terry R. Bacon explores the concept of power—what it is, where it comes from, how it is built, and how it is used to lead and influence others. Those who harness their power...

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The DNA of Leadership Glaser, Judith E. Adams Media , 2006 Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

In The DNA of Leadership, which follows her successful Creating WE, author Judith Glaser identifies the seven leadership practices that can re-shape an organization into a culture that...

 
 
The Critical Edge Weisinger, Hendrie Little, Brown & Company , 1990 Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

Criticism has its roots in philosophy and art. Coined by Aristotle, the word originally meant "able to discern or judge accordingly." Criticism was seen as an intellectual activity based on well-defined criteria,...

 
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