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The Servant Leader: How to Build a Creative Team, Develop Great Morale, and Improve Bottom-Line Performance

10 reviews
James A. Autry

Three Rivers Press, 2004

Servant Leadership "Must-Read"
James Autry's (2001) book is essential reading for the servant-leader and servant-led who are looking for practical tools to change organizational culture. The book was arranged in four major sections: "A Foundation of Character and Vision" (pp. 1-36); Servant as Manager: The Everyday Nuts and Bolts" (pp. 37-98); The Harsh Realities of Organizational Life" (pp. 99-154); and "Finding the Balance" ...

The Skinny on Willpower: How to Develop Self Discipline

5 reviews
Jim Randel

Clover Leaf Publishing, LLC, 2008

Excellent... the Real Deal
The Skinny on Willpower is an excellent book for anyone seeking the techniques required to achieve ambitous goals and self improvement without the time to read dozens of books. Randel has done all of the homework for the reader and has crammed volumes of knowledge in addition to his own ideas into a one hour read that is always relevant and straight to the point. The book is a "goal-setters" must ...

Applied Strategic Planning: How to Develop a Plan That Really Works

9 reviews
Leonard Goodstein, Timothy Nolan, ...

McGraw-Hill, 1993

Applied Strategic Planning by Leonard D Goodstein, Timothy M
In Applied Strategic Planning, the authors give a comprehensive step-by-step guide to conducting applied strategic planning. They clearly demonstrate organisations' need for strategic planning. The book is different from other strategic planning models in some significant ways. The major differences are in the values scan, organisational culture, strategic business modelling and integrating ...

Better IEPs How to Develop Legally Correct and Educationally Useful Programs

11 reviews
Barbara D. Bateman, Mary Anne Linden

IEP Resources, Attainment Company, 2006

IEP GOALS
This book should be required reading for every parent who has a child on an IEP. Assessment generates services and IEP goals, and goals inform the parent whether the services are remediating the child. Schools must follow the Law (IDEA) on how to write goals, yet, poorly written IEP goals is one of the biggest non-compliance areas. If a child's progress can not be objectively measured by ...

The National Board Certification Workbook, Second Edition: How to Develop Your Portfolio and Prepare for the ...

8 reviews
Adrienne Mack-Kirschner

Heinemann, 2005

National Boards
Upon completing Pre-Candidacy classes for National Boards, I realized that I needed more precise information. This book was very helpful in pointing me in the right direction for my certification.

Stock Investing For Dummies

32 reviews
Paul Mladjenovic

For Dummies, 2009

A Really, really Good Book!
I usually am not too fond of these "dummy books" but this one has really, really been done right! This is a book that will take a beginner value investor right up to making smart choices in stock investing. Paul Mladjenovic (the author) has given us one of the finest books on the stock market, and stock investing that I have read and I've got most. For the beginner, or the person who has been ...

Coaching and Mentoring: How to Develop Top Talent and Achieve Stronger Performance (Harvard Business ...

2 reviews
Harvard Business School Press

Harvard Business School Press, 2004

Coach your employees to success
Everyone would agree that organizations are only as good as their employees. Still, many companies have not established a formal coaching and mentoring system to develop their most promising talent. Moreover, these companies do not capitalize on the vast knowledge and experience that veteran employees can pass down. Like the other useful books in the Harvard Business Essentials series, this ...

How to Develop Self-Confidence And Influence People By Public Speaking

13 reviews
Dale Carnegie

Pocket, 1991

great help. Important information
I read this book before I did a presentation of my book to THE LOS ANGELES ATAXIA SUPPORT GROUP. It helped me a lot, and gave me the confidence that I needed to display my book in an oral book presentation. I will go over a few of the key points of this wonderful book by Dale Carnegie, Inc., and why the information was what I needed to hear. -In order to be a good public speaker you must have a ...

How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers (4th Edition)

13 reviews
Dorothy M. Campbell, Pamela Bondi Cignetti, ...

Allyn & Bacon, 2006

Great Book
I am using this book for a class. It is very good, has a lot of information to assit me. If you're looking to make a porfolio this is the book to get. Of course Amazon got me this book on time. I love using amazon for all my books.

Speed Training : How to Develop Your Maximum Speed for Martial Arts

18 reviews
Loren W. Christensen

Paladin Press, 1996

Awesome Book
I recommend this book to any martial arts student that feels like they have plateaued on speed. The relaxation methods really work and the speed drills are fun and really make a difference. Buy this book, read it cover to cover and use the authors techniques to make yourself faster than you ever thought possible.

How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week: 52 Proven Ways to Enhance Your Memory Skills

1 review
Dominic O'Brien

Duncan Baird, 2006

Lots of different techniques to try
Pretty good introductin to Mnemonic techniques. He describes some of the sytems he uses, starting with the simpler techniques. Covers memorizing all kinds of thing from numbers to names to dates. Not a lot of detail on some, but a great book to get started with. I've gotten some improvement from it.

Mental Resilience: The Power of Clarity: How to Develop the Focus of a Warrior and the Peace of a Monk

6 reviews
Kamal Sarma

New World Library, 2008

Mental Resilience
Meditation has been a regular part of my daily routine for quite some time. I find that through this practice, I am far more calm, centered, and productive. In taking just a little time out from the chaos of my day, I realize that a lot of the worries that I fixate on aren't really all that important to who I am, how I live my life, or in loving those around me. Even in the midst of my most ...

The 8 Traits Of Champion Golfers: How To Develop The Mental Game Of A Pro

6 reviews
Deborah Graham, Jon Stabler

Simon & Schuster, 2000

golf instuction for the next century
this is instruction for the future. the pro or scratch am can't compete without this edge. the answers to why we play the way we do are no longer a mystery, buy the book!

Top Performance: How to Develop Excellence in Yourself and Others

3 reviews
Zig, Ziglar, Krish, Dhanam, ...

Revell, 2004

Excellant Book
We gave this book as a gift. Ity was well received. The shipper and shipping time was excelalnt. Books arrived in excellant condition.

The Way Life Works: The Science Lover's Illustrated Guide to How Life Grows, Develops, Reproduces, and Gets ...

12 reviews
Mahlon Hoagland, Bert Dodson

Three Rivers Press, 1998

Absoultely Inspirational and enlightening
This book is a masterpiece. It opens up your eyes and your imagination in such a fation, you will understand many concepts that otherwise an ordinary person like myself couldnt put together sciencewise. Thanks so much to the Authors. Big talent.

The Emotionally Intelligent Manager: How to Develop and Use the Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership

37 reviews
David R. Caruso, Peter Salovey

Jossey-Bass, 2004

Tact, Poise & Encouragement
This selection reflected tact, poise, and encouragement: great tact in pulling together corporate and academic disciplines, poise (in the Emotional Intelligence with which it was written), and Encouragement -- particularly for anyone who learned of the MSCEIT and how this assessment could reflect Emotional Intelligence ability. However, after reading the reviews on this site, it's obvious that ...

Sport Riding Techniques: How To Develop Real World Skills for Speed, Safety, and Confidence on the Street and ...

50 reviews
Nick Ienatsch

David Bull Publishing, 2003

A must read
I have read many sportbiking books over the last several years. So far, this is the absolutely the best. I actually read it every winter, becuase there are things that any level rider can pick up. As you progress in your skills, more things about what he writes begin to click and make sense. Overall, I think this a must read for any sportbike rider, especially if you are new to sportbike ...

Maximizing Your Effectiveness: How to Discover and Develop Your Divine Design

4 reviews
Aubrey, Malphurs

Baker Books, 2006

Many great resources rolled into one for beginning ministry!
Malphurs' book, Maximizing Your Effectiveness, has been one of the greatest books I've read as a seminary student thus far. If you've felt a call of God on your life to participate in ministry on any level, this book will set you on a course for sure success. It's a great resource for gaining a knowledge of who you are in Christ, what your God-given talents and abilieties are, and how they come ...

If It Is To Be It's Up To Me : How to Develop the Attitude of a Winner and Become a Leader (Personal ...

1 review
Thomas B. Smith

Possibility Press, 2001

weLEAD Book Review by the Editor of leadingtoday.org
Author Thomas B. Smith has a personal success story to tell. It is the story of his life and the values that have served him well. If It Is To Be It's Up To Me is a classic self-help book. The main focus of the book is the powerful impact that attitude has in every area of your life. Smith grew up in a large struggling family that taught him the importance of honesty, responsibility, commitment ...

Character Matters: How to Help Our Children Develop Good Judgment, Integrity, and Other Essential Virtues

8 reviews
Thomas Lickona

Touchstone, 2004

Please read this book!
I wish this book would be required reading for every school administrator, teacher, and parent. I have been a public school educator for 25 years. I am also a parent and a grandparent. I found this book to be extremely refreshing in a time where "No Child Left Behind" has taken us too far in the wrong direction. Yes, we want to set high academic expectations for our children and yes, we do ...

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