Personal Growth

Personal Growth

 
When Talent Isn’t Enough Fischer, Kristen The Career Press , 2013 Business Strategy, Personal Growth, Productivity

When creative professionals become freelancers, starting part-time or full-time businesses of their own, talent is just one part of the equation. In  When Talent Isn’tnough, Kristen Fischer...

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StandOut Buckingham, Marcus Thomas Nelson, Inc. , 2011 Personal Growth, Productivity

In StandOut, Marcus Buckingham asserts that everyone has their own particular genius that is innate to their being. Buckingham explains that by understanding their strengths and learning how to apply...

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Make Your Brain Work Brann, Amy Kogan Page Limited , 2013 Personal Growth, Productivity

In Make Your Brain Work, Amy Brann draws on principles of neuroscience to explain how the brain works. Understanding how the brain functions can help people work more efficiently, productively, and...

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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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Professional Presence Stevens, Peggy Noe Greenleaf Book Group LLC , 2012 Personal Growth

The world is full of brands identified strongly with certain positive characteristics. In Professional Presence, Peggy Noe Stevens shows people how to create their own personal brands and associate...

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What’s Stopping You? Kelsey, Robert Capstone Publishing , 2012 Personal Growth

In What’s Stopping You?, Robert Kelsey warns that fear of failure can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. This common, yet rarely addressed condition alters behaviors in ways that make failure a...

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I’d Rather Be in Charge Beers, Charlotte Vanguard Press , 2012 Personal Growth

Leadership is a buzzword that means to guide, direct, or take charge. It is a journey of self knowledge, learning from the past, creating a self portrait, and being afraid, according to Charlotte Beers. As the first...

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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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More Time for You Tator, Rosemary | Latson, Alesia AMACOM , 2011 Personal Growth, Productivity, Relationships

In a world that bombards people with information every second of every day, it can be difficult to not feel overwhelmed and overstressed. In More Time for You, Rosemary Tator and Alesia Latson show...

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Pushback Rezvani, Selena Jossey-Bass , 2012 Communication, Personal Growth

Negotiation is an accepted and fundamental part of the business world, yet women initiate negotiations four times less often than men. The result is that women receive less of what they want and deserve: promotion...

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