The Charge by Brendon Burchard
The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive by Brendon Burchard is a look at how to activate one’s drives to get things done and make changes in life. Burchard’s message emphasizes the need to understand the basics of the human experience so that you can accelerate your personal growth. Burchard breaks the Human Drives down into two groups of 5. The first 5, he calls the Baseline Drives and says that these are the drives that will begin to propel you toward change. The second 5 he calls the Forward Drives and are designed to move you further in your...
Read MoreCracking the New Job Market
The new economy has proven challenging in many ways for the consumer and the business owner. I can’t think of any area more affected, however, than those individuals in the job market — those individuals either looking for a job or trying to make a change in their current job. R. William Holland’s new book, Cracking the New Job Market; The 7 Rules for Getting Hired in Any Economy is an important book to read today. I find it relevant in two major ways. First and foremost, Holland reinforces that an individual today must look forward and out, not concentrate or focus on...
Read MorePerfect Phrases Series from McGraw-Hill
In 2002, McGraw Hill kicked off its Perfect Phrases Series with Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews. Since then, they have published a total of 54 books and eBooks by a variety of experts and authors. This helpful series provides the reader with language for effective communication around a wide range of critical topics that are relevant to supervisors, managers and leaders in the workplace. Some examples of the books available include: Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews Perfect Phrases for Setting Performance Goals Perfect Phrases...
Read MoreFierce Conversations
If you are looking for a book which spells out how to have conversations that will have the most impact, look no farther than Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott. Scott takes the reader on a journey of discovery helping us to find the best way to have those conversations that so many of us would rather run from than face head on. At first glance, the title can be a bit off-putting as it implies a level of passion that many of us are not comfortable approaching. Yet, her use of the word is clearly a deliberate attempt to get people thinking about stepping up and having a...
Read MoreWHY CEO’S FAIL: The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb To The Top – And How to Manage Them
WHY CEO’S FAIL: The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb To The Top – And How to Manage Them Authors: David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo Why CEO’s Fail is a quick and engaging read for anyone interested in understanding why their efforts as a leader (not just as CEO!) are not as effective as they’d expected. As the subtitle indicates, the book focuses on “The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb To The Top – and How To Manage Them.” The authors, David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo, describe many well-known leaders whose careers have come crashing down and then explore...
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