BOOKS
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Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box
Author: The Arbinger Institute Using the story/parable format so popular these days, Leadership and Self-Deception takes a novel psychological approach to leadership. In this fictional tale an executive learns the great secret of leadership effectiveness: to get out of the self-deceptive box of narcissism and start connecting in empathic and respectful ways with others.. Without discounting the value of strong managerial direction, the story reasserts something we know but don't practice--that people are more likely to be enthusiastic and effective when they know we care about them |
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Leadership Chronicles of a Corporate Sage: Five Keys to Becoming a More Effective Leader
Author: Susan J. Bethanis Bethanis, a San Francisco-based executive coach, offers a show-don’t-tell glimpse into her work of shaping raw, by-the-book executives into kinder-and-gentler powerhouses. Rather than preaching, Bethanis uses a six-month series of sessions with "Max," a top executive whose leadership skills haven’t developed as quickly as his career, to illustrate the path to "corporate sagedom," a state that incorporates top business tactics, people skills, on-the-job know-how and some intangibles that, yes, a professional coach can teach. |
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Living a Life That Matters
Author: Harold S. Kushner Drawing on the stories of his own congregants, on literature, current events and, above all, on the Biblical story of Jacob, the worldly trickster who evolves into a man of God --Kushner addresses some of the most persistent dilemmas of the human condition. Persuasive and sympathetic, filled with humanity and warmth, Living a Life That Matters is a deeply rewarding book. |
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Managing the Generation Mix: From Urgency to Opportunity
Author: Bruce Tulgan The latest edition of Managing the Generation Mix is full of insight and advice for tackling the age-related challenges you face every day and maximizing the strengths of your age-diverse team members. Bruce Tulgan examines in-depth how to redefine the manager-employee relationship to achieve one major goal: Getting the best results for your organization while addressing the needs and demands of individual contributors. |
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My Stroke Of Insight
Author: Jill Bolte Taylor A brain scientist's journey from a debilitating stroke to full recovery becomes an inspiring exploration of human consciousness and its possibilities. My Stroke of Insight is both a valuable recovery guide for anyone touched by a brain injury, and an emotionally stirring testimony that deep internal peace truly is accessible to anyone, at any time. |
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values
Author: Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D. Do you hunger for skills to improve the quality of your relationships, to deepen your sense of personal empowerment or to simply communicate more effectively? Unfortunately, for centuries our culture has taught us to think and speak in ways that can actually perpetuate conflict, internal pain and even violence. Nonviolent Communication partners practical skills with a powerful consciousness and vocabulary to help you get what you want peacefully. In this internationally acclaimed text, Marshall Rosenberg offers insightful stories, anecdotes, practical exercises and role-plays that will dramatically change your approach to communication for the better. Discover how the language you use can strengthen your relationships, build trust, prevent conflicts and heal pain. Revolutionary, yet simple, NVC offers you the most effective tools to reduce violence and create peace in your life – one interaction at a time |
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Now, Discover Your Strengths: How to Build Your Strengths and the Strengths of Every Person in Your Organization
Author: Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton Effectively managing personnel--as well as one's own behaviour--is an extraordinarily complex task that, not surprisingly, has been the subject of countless books touting what each claims is the true path to success. Now, Discover Your Strengths proposes a unique approach: focusing on enhancing people's strengths rather than eliminating their weaknesses |
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Promoting Workplace Well-being: A Critical Approach
Author: Neil Thompson & John Bates, Editors Bringing together contributors from a wide range of disciplines, countries and perspectives this book provides a thought-provoking overview of the human dimension of the workplace. It covers workplace problems as well as potential solutions. Essential reading for anyone committed to making the workplace a humane and effective place. |
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Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It
Author: John C. Maxwell In this guidebook to reaching your dreams, New York Times best-selling author, John C. Maxwell shows you how to do the things needed to make your dream come true. Don’t leave your dream to chance. This book is a must-have and can make the difference between failure and success. |
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Slowing Down To The Speed Of Life
Author: Richard Carlson, Joseph Bailey Written by bestselling stress consultant and psychotherapist Dr. Richard Carlson (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff), this book advocates the cultivation of a personal mindfulness and "thought navigation" to foster a sense of mental calmness and increased creativity and productivity. With sage tips, Carlson recommends a "Psychology of Mind" approach that involves being fully present in each situation and not letting the attitudes of others ruin your day. |