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RESOURCES | BOOK REVIEWS | PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS Crucial Conversations (Tools for talking when stakes are high) The 8th Habit (From Effectiveness to Greatness) Crucial Conversations (Tools for talking when stakes are high) We have all found ourselves at some point having a 'crucial' (very important, emotionally charged) conversation and wishing we knew what to say to help it progress in the right direction. This book will prepare you for your future 'crucial conversations' so you will never feel out of your depth again! You will learn how to approach and handle the conversations so that you and the other participants feel acknowledged, valued and safe to speak openly and honestly. You will learn the tools to guide these emotionally charged situations to a successful landing. This is a 'must read' for anyone involved in conversing with loved ones, colleagues or people in general! If you talk, you can benefit from this book.
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Eat That Frog In 'Eat That Frog' Brian Tracy tackles the issues associated with effective personal time management head on. He presents the three vital rules of decision, discipline and determination and leaves no stone unturned as he encourages the reader to be honest and finally tackle the reasons that prevent them being as effective as they might be. This is a powerful book, that will leave you feeling motivated to get on with your life, eagerly searching out the frogs to eat so that you can get on with your day! BACK TO THE TOP
Emotional Intelligence A thorough introduction to the topic of Emotional Intelligence. Goleman defines Emotional Intelligence in terms of self-awareness, altruism, personal motivation, empathy and the ability to love and be loved by friends, partners and family members. He presents the case that IQ is not the best measure of human intelligence, but that Emotional Intelligence is more appropriate as our emotions play a far greater role in the quality of our thoughts, decision making and interactions with others and therefore are a more suitable predictor for individual success. He explains that different people will naturally have differing levels of Emotional Intelligence and that the differences can be noticed already in children of toddler age. Goleman suggests that people who possess high Emotional Intelligence are the people who truly succeed at work as well as play, building flourishing careers and lasting, meaningful relationships. He identifies the personal qualities that are common to people who excel in different areas of their lives and shows the routes to developing these.
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Feel the Fear and Do It anyway Do you allow your anxieties about something that may not happen in the future stop you from moving forwards today? This book will help you understand your fears, where they come from and how they can benefit you. It will help you turn your fear into confidence so that you can move forwards and tackle the situations you have previously shied away from. The title says it all. It won't stop the feelings of fear, but in understanding them it will help you control them. This book will guide you to control your fears and to use them in a positive action orientated way, rather than their controlling you and preventing you from being all that you can be. So if fears are holding you back from achievements, give this book a go, you will be pleasantly surprised!
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First Things First What are the most important things in your life? Do they get as much care, emphasis and attention as you'd like to give them? This wonderful book addresses the challenges of modern living. It recognises that we need to integrate our personal and professional lives in order that we can get a balance and so be confident we are achieving what is important to us. It will help you identify what is truly important in your life, both in the long and the short term, and to incorporate simple positive steps to help you honour what is important to you and not just react to what is urgent. Far from traditional 'be more efficient' time-management books, Covey encourages you to look at your time totally differently. Through this book he can help you lead a life of rewarding relationships, achievements, effectiveness and balance.
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Things First
Get Everything Done and Still Have Time To Play This is an essential read for anyone who struggles with managing their time. Forster suggests that actually 'time' can't be managed but we can manage what we do with our attention, and it is this that he focuses on. He presents a comprehensive critique of the well-known time management techniques and then challenges the reader to take responsibility for their own attention and to decide how best they should and could use this powerful force. He identifies the areas of resistance that anyone who has struggled to manage time will recognise, and suggests ways for handling these. Forster challenges the reader to take better control of their mental strength as this will be the key to better management of their lives.
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Everything Done and Still Have Time To Play
NLP and the New Manager This comprehensive book enables the manager to capture the essence of excellence and to raise the quality and success of all their interactions with others. It covers many of the non-negotiable aspects of effective management including 360° management, giving and receiving feedback, managing resources, delegating, communicating, measuring progress and dealing with the unexpected. It is a solid and practical introduction to NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) tailored to the needs of the manager.
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NLP Workbook This concise workbook demystifies NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and makes the tools and techniques of this science accessible to the reader. It covers all the main principles and presuppositions and guides the reader through straightforward exercises so that they can benefit from the approaches straight away. Some of the topics covered are: rapport and trust, changing emotional states, visualisation, negotiation skills, mental rehearsal, the language of the conscious and unconscious, and coaching. This is a practical book that translates the theory through the reader into results. If you want to learn how to make lasting changes in your life through NLP, this book is for you. BACK TO THE TOP
Speak and Get Results This gem is a 'must read' for all those who would like to be properly listened to and heard when they speak. It will help you to develop your unique communication style incorporating the three basic qualities of natural speakers: authority, energy and audience awareness. It deals with how to handle stress, speaking without fear, projecting the image that you want and making the most of your vocal range. As well as communication style, it helps you prepare the content of your messages in a way that they are likely to be understood correctly. So if you feel that your messages are often misunderstood and people don't listen - then it's time to take responsibility, cultivate the style that you want and learn how to deliver messages so that the listeners can't help but hear them!
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change This was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. There are good reasons that it has stood the test of time – at least seven of them! The seven habits that Covey presents will enable to reader to achieve true success encompassing a balance of personal and professional effectiveness. Before you can adopt the seven habits you'll need to accomplish what Covey calls a 'paradigm shift' – the ability to be able to perceive situations differently; once you can see things differently you will think about them differently and therefore behave differently as a consequence. The book is peppered with anecdotes from both family situations and business challenges which facilitate a greater understanding of the concepts presented. This book will continue to stand the test of time as it was probably the inspiration for many of the personal development books on the market today. click to buy now - the 7 Habits of highly effective people The 8th Habit (From Effectiveness to Greatness) Stephen R. Covey ISBN 0-7432-0682-7 Unfortunately 7 Habits are no longer enough! In the 15 years since his original book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” was published the world moved on and Covey realised that we needed an 8th Habit to bring us in with a chance of being all that we can be! Covey talks about us living in the ‘Knowledge Worker Age’ and to thrive and excel, how we must strive for "fulfillment, passionate execution and significant contribution." The 8th Habit requires us to “find our voice and inspire others to find theirs." He sees the eighth habit "as the answer to the soul's yearning for greatness, the organization's imperative for significance and superior results, and humanity's search for its voice." He encourages us to express our own voices through "…cultivating the highest manifestations of these human intelligences - vision, discipline, passion and conscience." Once a person discovers and expresses their own voice, the next step in achieving greatness is to inspire others to find and express their voice. The book presents as being quite theoretical, yet it is interwoven with many practical approaches and techniques to help the reader on their journey towards greatness. This is a thoughtful and considered addition to Covey’s current collection of recommended ‘Habits’.
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8th Habit (From Effectiveness to Greatness)
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