books about: productive     books:       Rethinking Work: Are You Ready to Take Charge?6 reviews Cliff Hakim Davies-Black Publishing, 2007 Grab this book if you want work to be more than just a paycheck! Living in the Boston area, I had the good fortune to actually work with Cliff Hakim 6 years ago, as a client in his "Rethinking Work" consulting practice. I interviewed numerous career consultants in the area, but chose Cliff because his approach was passionate and holistic--so opposite the standard approach that is dishearteningly mechanical and market focused. That was one of the best ...             Making Meeting Productive: Participant's Guide (Self Development)6 reviews The Mescon Group Inc. South Western College Publishing, 1997 Cutting Through the Confusion about Performance Metrics Corporate senior executives are subjected to pressure for performance from many constituents - shareholders, customers, employees, governmental and regulatory authorities, rating agencies, board members, and securities analysts. And, since these are by definition high achieving individuals, some of the greatest pressure is from within. The existence of many constituents, many with conflicting ...             The American Dream vs. The Gospel of Wealth: The Fight for a Productive Middle-Class Economy4 reviews Yale University Press, 2006 Bill Moyers, Senator Hillary Clinton and Alan Blinder loved this book too. Bill Moyers said: "The American Dream vs. The Gospel of Wealth: The Fight for a Productive Middle-Class Economy is the most important book I've read in years. It is the clearest, most readable, most insightful, and most powerful account of how the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln's vision of government "of, by, and for the people" are being turned upside down. Garfinkle has sounded ...             Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking38 reviews Tim Hurson McGraw-Hill, 2007 How to increase the ROI of innovative thinking Tim Hurson explains that the premise of this book "is that success in our business, professional, and personal lives is less a matter of what we know than of how we think. If we can develop the thinking skills to generate more options and then evaluate those options more effectively, we can all live richer, fuller lives - and so can the people around us." The focus of the this book is on the ...             Creative Time Management for the New Millennium: Become More Productive & Still Have Time for Fun5 reviews Jan Yager Hannacroix Creek Books, 1999 Well organized, direct, and easy to follow! Without a doubt, this is the best book on time management I have read in a very long time. Dr. Yager's approach to the biggest challenge we all face each day is well organized, direct, and easy to follow. The book's opening chapter has a self-evaluation test consisting of five questions that will stimulate your brain and open your mind to new ideas for change. You will learn her 7 Principles ...             Make the Right Choice: Creating a Positive, Innovative and Productive Work Life19 reviews Joel Zeff Wiley, 2007 I loved this book..funny and very insightful It is a must read for business managers on how to improve communication within your teams and with co-workers. Very insightful for anyone who is looking for more out of life or their job. It is very cleverly written and Joel uses humor to bring key points home to the reader. Warning to people who will read this book in a public place, I laughed out loud.             The Compassionate Classroom: Relationship Based Teaching and Learning4 reviews Sura Hart, Victoria Kindle Hodson Puddledancer Press, 2004 The Tools for Transforming the Classroom I have worked in the field of education for over 25 years. I've been a classroom teacher, consultant, trainer, administrator, and state-level bureaucrat. For the last three years, I have been a professor in a teacher education program at a small state university in Pennsylvania. I have provided the above background so that my comments about The Compassionate Classroom may have credibility with ...             How To Say It Performance Reviews: Phrases and Strategies for Painless and Productive Performance Reviews ...5 reviews Meryl Runion, Janelle Brittain Prentice Hall Press, 2006 A must for all managers! This book could not have come at a better time. I was dreading the thought of writing my performance reviews until I read this book. It gave me insight into the importance of the process as well as some key phrases to use to make the writing of the review simple. I could not believe how smooth the review process was this year as a result. I wrote my reviews with confidence and it took me half ...             The Way of the Shepherd: 7 Ancient Secrets to Managing Productive People22 reviews Kevin Leman, William Pentak Zondervan, 2004 Great message and to the point Our executive team was asked to read this book and we each were given a chapter to present. I am by no means the fastest reader in the world, but I breezed through this in less than 2 hours. I believe the message and directions in this book are the true path of a leader. I have since passed on copies to the leaders in my deptment and have received nothing but positive feedback.             Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams78 reviews Tom; Lister, Timothy Demarco Dorset House, 1987 Important Read For Contrarian Reasons Much of this book is spent explaining what should be obvious to the best managers, but which corporate culture and priorities tend to work against. In general, the book looks more at typical mistakes than at recipes for success. At the same time, the advice is solid and they often provide data to back up their assertions. If I was a manager at a typical and mediocre corporation, I would not ...             Cultivating rough ground: Getting neglected plots productive (Self-sufficient living)4 reviews Keith Wills Thorsons, 1978 A towering rollercoaster of a book!!! A towering rollercoaster of a book, epic in scope and daring in its narrative, this lavishly illustrated text is a boone to any gardeners bookshelf. I await further works by this talented old author with bated breath.             Game Plan for a More Profitable and Productive Law Firm: Thinking like a business, creating daily guidelines, ...2 reviews Deborah L Avaro iUniverse, Inc., 2007 Fantastic book for law firms! Easy read with lots of good information for everyone. Really nothing else like it at the bookstore. Definitely buying several copies to pass around.             The Great Kettlebell Handbook2 reviews James Talo Productive Fitness Pub, 2008 Excellent introduction to KB exercises I've been a powerlifter for many years (use dumbbells occasionally too) and recently have become interested in kettlebells and how they work the body uniquely. This handbook is small, sturdy, and handy (fits easily into your workout bag) and is a thorough and excellent introduction to kettlebell exercising. I found that it describes the basic movements and forms in reasonable detail and also ...             Productive Procrastination: Make it Work For You Not Against You2 reviews Kerul Kassel Echelon Press Publishing, 2007 Gave me new perspectives--really helpful! I have thoroughly enjoyed (and benefitted from) the perspective on procrastination that I received from Kerul Kassel's book, "Productive Procrastination". I was first intrigued by the title. Once I delved into the book, I was more intrigued by the content. As I pile more and more "things that HAVE to get done" on my plate, it is easy to start putting off tasks and then start focusing more on ...             Social style/management style : developing productive work relationships4 reviews Robert Bolton, Dorothy Grover Bolton A Newer Version of This Book Exists First of all, my rating is biased--I'm the son and colleague of the authors. But the purpose of this "review" isn't to promote the book. It is to let you know that the publisher, AMACOM, has published a newer, more accessible edition of this book entitled "People Styles at Work." That book was originally planned to replace "Social Style/Management Style," but both remain in print. My personal ...             How To Get The Best Advertising From Your Agency: The Guide to Quickly Building a Productive Team2 reviews Nancy L. Salz Mcgraw-Hill College, 1998 Brilliant! Amazing how it described our day-to-day concerns. I read this book because a former colleague recommended it. We were having problems dealing with our advertising agency--especially its creative people. My company would make what looked like a simple request, but we just could not get the results we wanted or expected. It's simply uncanny how accurately Ms. Salz describes the advertiser-agency relationship as my company has learned to ...             Great Baseball Drills: A Baffled Parent's Guide3 reviews Jim Garland International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2002 Exactly what I needed! I'm going to be managing a Little League team this year, and I haven't done it before. I've found many helpful books but "The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Baseball Drills" is exactly what I've been needing. This book helps show how to format a practice so that it keeps moving, maximizing your time, while keeping things fun and simple. I have bookmarks and yellow highlighter all over the ...             The Ultimate Weight Training Journal2 reviews Michael Jespersen Productive Fitness Pub, 2008 The Ultimate Weight Training Journal The Ultimate Weight Training Journal is the best log book for weight training that I have seen. It includes ample room for writing in your workout routine in addition to other pertinent information. Furthermore, the beginning of the book has sample weight training routines and descriptions of quite a number of exercises with pictures....             Leader effectiveness training, L.E.T: The no-lose way to release the productive potential of people4 reviews Thomas Gordon Wyden Books, 1977 One of the best on leadership - a classic. Dr. Gordon's pioneering book "Group-Centered Leadership" was published in 1955. Later he wrote best selling "Parent Effectiveness Training," highly praised Teacher Effectivess Training and this leadership book. I still believe Gordon is one of the most influential thinkers on the topic of working well with others. His "No-Lose" method was later re-invented as the "Win-Win" method of problem ...             Back in Control: How to Stay Sane, Productive, and Inspired in Your Career Transition (Culture Tools Series) Diane G. Wilson Sentient Publications, 2004 With over fifteen years of experience Diane Wilson shows that you can manage the mental and emotional underpinnings of transition to your benefit. She puts you back in control with actions that increase emotional balance, confidence, intuition, energy, and productivity. After reading this book, you'll view transition as an opportunity instead of a formidable chore.              search for books advertising, classroom, compassionate, cultivating, developing, development, effectiveness, guidelines, innovative, innovator, kettlebell, management, middle-class, millennium, neglected, participant, peopleware, performance, potential, processes, procrastination, productive, profitable, relationship, relationships, rethinking, self-sufficient, strategies, sufficient, transition books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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