Personal Growth & Emotional Intelligence
This collection focuses on summaries on the following topics:
- Personal Growth
- Emotional Intelligence
- Interpersonal Skills
There are over 20 summaries in this collection, with at least one new summary added each month. This collection is ideal for professionals seeking to enhance their personal development and professional maturity. Click here to see the current titles in the Personal Growth & Emotional Intelligence collection.
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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...
Over a long and innovative career in business, Kevin Cashman has concluded that deep, ongoing, calm reflection—what he calls “pause”—is essential for success in both work and life. The Pause Principle...
There are more women than ever entering the top echelons of management, but that does not mean it has become easier to advance. In fact, career-transition consultant Emily Bennington has found that ambitious women...
Worry can adversely impact people’s daily lives and the lives of those around them. In How Not to Worry, Paul McGee explores why worry is such a significant part of people’s lives. He exposes some of...
In Quitter, Jon Acuff challenges the idea that work is just what people do to finance the rest of their lives. Rife with personal anecdotes and pop-culture references, and aimed at readers in their 20s...
Brian Tracy’s Reinvention unlocks the secrets to achieving true happiness and success. The process begins when individuals wipe out the unsatisfying elements of the present, recognize their singular...
In Fast Track Networking, Lucy Rosen and Claudia Gryvatz Copquin offer ideas that are primarily, but not exclusively, designed to help women move quickly into the business world. They share guidance on...
In No Excuses! Brian Tracy dispels the notion that talent and chance are responsible for success and instead presents compelling support for his theory that self-discipline is the key to being...
Employment laws are complex. As a result, many people frequently interpret them incorrectly. Anyone involved in the workforce should have a strong understanding of their rights and responsibilities, which will benefit...
Too many people spend their work days busy with tasks that are not important to them or their organization. Michael Bungay Stanier wrote Do More Great Work for those people who want to move beyond busy...
In Earn What You’re Really Worth, Brian Tracy argues that by using care, planning, goal-setting, and written exercises, people can thrive in even the toughest of economies. In order to do so, people...
In The Optimism Bias, Tali Sharot examines ways in which the human brain deceives its owner—to the owner’s advantage. Normal people misperceive their surroundings, choose to delay pleasure but...
In Disaster Proof Your Career, Patrick Forsyth acts as a personal coach on how to build a successful career. He draws on many years of experience as a business consultant and trainer to offer insights...
Most everyone feels stressed, frustrated, or out of control at work or at home at some point. In Be the Hero, Noah Blumenthal challenges people to transform self-defeating thoughts and victim behaviors...
Today there is growing recognition that “soft skills” make a difference in a company’s performance, and that the emotional health of employees has a quantifiable impact on an organization. In Emotional Fitness...
Psychologists believe that the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on the quality of their lives. Negative mental attitudes or mindsets are one of the biggest obstacles that prevent individuals from...
In Stepping Up, executive coach and leadership speaker Dr. John Izzo describes how taking responsibility can improve lives, businesses, and relationships. The principles he introduces enable people to...
In How to Be Great at the Stuff You Hate, author Nick Davies aims to help readers face a crucial fact: most people in sales hate the actual act of selling. In general, the act of selling someone on a...
In Your Best Just Got Better, executive coach and author Jason W. Womack presents actionable strategies to help managers, employees, and entrepreneurs alike in their quest to make lasting, sustainable...
In SuperCompetent, Laura Stack details the six keys to attaining super competent status: activity, availability, attention, accessibility, accountability, and attitude. Becoming super competent...
In Leading with Emotional Intelligence, Reldan S. Nadler presents a handbook filled with real-life examples and step-by-step strategies to raise Emotional Intelligence and help leaders coach their...
In The Power of Reputation, public relations leader Chris Komisarjevsky explains how to build and leverage character, communication, and trust. In every facet of life, a good reputation is among our...
In No Fear of Failure, Gary Burnison uncovers the traits that anchor effective leaders through candid conversations with well-known leaders in business, government, military, education, and sports....
In Put Your Dream to the Test, John C. Maxwell describes ten questions that people must answer in order to realize their dreams. Maxwell defines a dream as “an inspiring picture of the future that...
Extraordinary individuals perform well and inspire others, but nobody becomes extraordinary by themselves. The task of leaders is to enable the development of those entrusted to them, inspiring them to become the...
In The Synthesis Effect, Dr. John McGrail shows how people who are suffering from stress, depression, anxiety or other forms of unhappiness can heal themselves by understanding and marshalling their...
In The Upside of Irrationality, Dan Ariely draws on his background in behavioral economics to examine irrational human behavior and how it affects decision making in the workplace and in human...
In Confidence at Work, Ros Taylor shows employees how to achieve a high level of confidence, win promotions, and become a leader that others want to follow. In today’s challenging marketplace, with...
The idea that “life is stressful” is a common myth based on a faulty interpretation of the nature of stress. While stress is very real, people often misjudge where stress really comes from and what can be done about it...
Many people believe that permanently changing their habits is difficult, if not impossible. However, through behavior change, it is possible to significantly improve results in many different areas of life. In ...
It is often assumed that great sales people are naturals. But in Act Like a Sales Pro, author Julie Hansen asserts that what is seen as natural talent is actually the result of years of hard work and...
In Driven, Razi Imam introduces the concept of Junoon, an ancient Arabic/Persian term that describes the obsession to achieve an impossible goal infused with a super-human level of motivation. The...
