Attitude: Your Most Priceless Possession
Elwood N. Chapman
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1987)
This book explains how to examine your present attitude and gives techniques as to how to go about making your present attitude more positive. It discusses how a positive outlook will provide you with the courage to address problems and take action to resolve them before they get out of hand.
Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow: Discovering Your Right Livelihood
Marsha Sinetar
Dell Publishing, A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., New York, NY (1987)
This guide reassures those people who yearn for work that will express their particular creative abilities that if you do what you love, eventually the money will follow.
Effective Networking: Proven Techniques For Career Success
Venda Raye-Johnson
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1990)
The objective of this book is the development of a personal action plan that will help a reader understand, develop, and apply networking tools for career success.
Finding Your Purpose: A Guide To Personal Fulfillment
Barbara J. Braham
Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, CA (1991)
This book can help everyone find their purpose in life. Anyone who follows the process in this book will be better prepared to find a fulfilled lifestyle.
Finding Your Voice
Learning to Lead...Anywhere You Want to Make a Difference
Larraine R. Matusak
Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA (1997)
Credibility, empowerment, and collaboration are not just ideas for business and political leaders - they are concepts that ordinary citizens can grasp to bring out the leader within themselves and to affect positive social change at the grassroots level.
From Campus To Corporation
Dr. Stephen Strasser and Dr. John Sena
Career Press, Hawthorn, NJ (1990)
This book is written specifically for you. It is designed to help you understand and successfully manage the transition from student to employee and meet the numerous and varied demands of the workplace.
From Campus To Corporation and the Next Ten Years
Dr. Stephen Strasser and Dr. John Sena
Career Press, Hawthorn, NJ (1990)
While job and career transitions exist throughout our working lives, perhaps the greatest, most rapid, and probably most unexpected occur during the first ten years after graduation from high school or college.
Graduating To The 9 To 5 World
Jerry Bouchard
Impact Publications, Woodbridge, VA (1991)
This book will prepare you for what to expect in the 9-5 world after you have graduated from school . If you are like many other graduates, you are about to encounter numerous 9-5 shocks. Many will be disappointments while others will be important career challenges.
How To Manage Your Boss
Kristie Kennard
National Press Publications, A Division of Rockhurst College Continuing Education Center, Inc. Shawnee Mission, KS (1991)
Management is a two-way street and you know your boss manages you. What you may not know is that how you manage your boss can determine whether you succeed or not. Bosses can be your greatest allies; they can give you raises, promotions and the opportunity to succeed. Bosses can also make your life miserable by overworking you, denying you advancement and undermining you in every phase of your professional life. Which way it goes depends largely on how you manage the relationship.
How To Survive Your First 90 Days At A New Company
Paul Kaponya
A Career Press Book, Hawthorne, NJ (1990)
This book will lead you by the hand through the 90-Daymine-field, helping you make the decisions and choices that result in job and career success at any and every level.
How To Work A Room
Susan RoAne
- Warner Books, Inc., New York, NY (1988)
- Everyone knows that it's like to go to a party and feel left out, to get caught in awkward situations, or worse, to be too insecure to attend at all. From remembering names to planning a personal benefits list, Susan RoAne offers key secrets to perfecting social skills - to make your next entrance into any crowded room the one that could change your life.
If I'm In Charge Here Why Is Everybody Laughing?
David Campbell
Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC (1984)
This book explains how leaders can bring out the best in the people they work with. What are the best ways to overcome opposition? Why are friendships so special to people in charge? This book examines all of these questions and more. Campbell's call to us is a challenge; leadership is demanding, enriching and exhilarating. The author's words to us are well-advised: take charge, make things happen, have an impact on your world and get a heady taste of power.
If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You'll Probably End Up Somewhere Else
David Campbell
Tabor Publishing, Allen, Texas; Valencia, CA (1974)
This book is about personal growth and will help you find out what you want to do with your life and improve your relationships with family and friends. Dr. Campbell points out to readers the many paths to a satisfying successful life. This book will help you understand, appreciate and utilize the positive assets you have going for you. The more talents you develop, the more skills you acquire, the more doorways to opportunity will be open to you.
I Got The Job! (Win A Job Your Way)
Elwood N. Chapman
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1988)
This publication will introduce the critical building blocks (system) to conduct a successful job-finding expedition. Using the simple but sound process presented can help you find the best job available in the shortest period of time.
Influence without Authority
Allan R. Cohen & David L. Bradford
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY (1990)
This book helps you flourish and quickly advance in your work. It offers you powerful new techniques for cutting through interpersonal and interdepartmental barriers, and motivating people over whom you have no authority to lend you their support and share their valuable time and resources.
Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way
Jim Lundy
Berkeley Books, New York, NY (1991)
This no nonsense guide includes: questionnaires for testing your leadership qualities; ten commandments for maintaining good interpersonal relationships; laws of communications; checklists for outstanding leaders; plus much more. It clearly explains the basic elements of leadership and the qualities that distinguish true leaders from mere managers.
Leadership Secrets Of Attila The Hun
Wess Roberts, Ph.D.
Warner Books, Inc., New York, NY (1987)
This book reveals the leadership secrets of Attila the Hun, the man who centuries ago shaped an aimless band of mercenary tribal nomads into the undisputed rulers of the ancient world, and who today offers us timeless lessons in win-directed, take-charge management.
Major In Success
Patrick Combs
Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA (1994)
You can be as successful as you want. You can get your dream job and you can establish your ideal lifestyle. You'll see evidence for this throughout the pages of this book in the stories of ordinary students who have gone on to get their dream jobs because of a few good moves they made while they were still in school.
Managing Personal Change: A Primer For Today's World
Cynthia D. Scott, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Dennis T. Jaffe, Ph.D.
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1989)
We are all trying to understand and respond to the changes occurring in our work lives and in our personal lives. Most of us try to react to these changes in a positive and productive manner, but sometimes we feel overwhelmed and confused. The skills and strategies in this book will help you through the changes you face.
Megatrends 2000 Ten New Directions For The 1990's
John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
Avon Books, New York, NY (1990)
The purpose of this book is to identify and describe the most important trends of the 1990's. Conceived under the influence of the next millennium, these new megatrends are the gateways to the 21st century.
Office Management: A Productivity And Effectiveness Guide
Marilyn Manning, Ph.D.; Patricia Haddock
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1990)
This book will teach you about: your role as an office manager; personnel-related activities; establishing measurements and controls for the office; leadership and human relations skills development; the importance of good customer relations; how to deal with special problems.
Plan B: Protecting Your Career From The Winds Of Change
Elwood N. Chapman
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1988)
Because of this age of acquisitions, mergers, take-overs and downsizing, this is a must reading for anyone who is serious about staying in today's job market. This book discusses: life goals; the winds of change; the "seven step strategy"; misconceptions about having a Plan B; launching your plan; keeping the premiums paid on your Plan B career insurance policy.
Preparing For Your Interview
Diane Berk
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1990)
As a corporate recruiter and personnel manager, I've interviewed hundreds of individuals for a wide variety of positions and have seen many of them ask the wrong questions, look nervous, and seem to be unprepared. PREPARING FOR YOUR INTERVIEW was designed to give you an experienced interviewer's insider knowledge so that you can avoid mistakes.
Quality At Work: A Personal Guide To Professional Standards
Diane Bone, Rick Griggs
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1989)
Quality is a standard by which we judge our work. It measures whether we did what we set out to do and is the standard by which customers measure products or services. To establish quality guidelines, we must have a starting point and some no-nonsense criteria. a quality program must also be fun and rewarding to get enthusiastic support. QUALITY AT WORK makes a breakthrough by presenting the basics of quality in an easy-to-understand format designed to help management and employees establish and meet simple, effective quality standards.
Quality Interviewing
Robert B. Maddux
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1986)
Although resumes, recommendations and applications are important, the interview is the most critical element in the selection process. It may last no longer that twenty or thirty minutes, yet it is the best means available to obtain the information you need from an applicant. As interviewer, your job is to gather facts, solicit opinions and form impressions in order to predict the performance of the individual you select for the position you are seeking to fill. It is not an overstatement to say that interviewing controls the ultimate success of an organization because it determines the level of talent within it.
Real World 101: How To Find A Job, Get Ahead, Do It Now, And Love It!
James Calano, Jeff Salzman
Warner Books, New York, NY (1982)
This book will teach you how to break into the professional world, how to contribute the most by getting most out of yourself, how to work with other professionals, and some tips for handling the most tangible result of success: money.
Self-Empowerment Getting What You Want From Life
Sam R. Lloyd, Tina Berthelot
Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, CA (1992)
As training consultants, the authors interest in this areas has helped them to understand the complexities of teaching people to empower others. Having worked with thousands of people in every kind and size of organization in ten countries has convinced us that only self-empowered people are good at empowering others! Those who struggle most with the idea of empowering others are individuals who lack something in their own sense of empowerment. People who are trusting, self-confident, positive in their outlook and effective in their relationships most naturally empower others.
Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Oraganizations
Bryan W. Barry
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul, MI (1997)
Using this new and improved workbook, a person can become a more effective problem solver, build teamwork, influence others, stimulate forward thinking, and survie even when t hings are at their worst. Samples and example goal setting plans are provided.
Starting Your New Business: A Guide For Entrepreneurs
Charles L. Martin, Ph.D.
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1988)
The objective of this book is to help a reader think through all of the critical issues before charging ahead to set up a new business. It contains several hundred questions that, if answered honestly, will assist with a decision of whether or not to start a business.
Structured Experiences, the Boxed Set Volumes 1 - 10 and Reference Guide
J. William Pfeiffer and John E. Jones
Pfeiffer & Co., San Diego, CA (1992)
The Handbook of Structured Experiences and the Annuals off the HRD professional access to many useful materials. Each of the ten handbooks offers twenty-four useful structured experiences or training designs. The twenty-one annuals present not only structured experiences but also instruments, lectures, theory and practice (or professional development) papers, and resources that constitute valuable additions to the professional's repertoire.
Study Skills Strategies: Your Guide To Critical Thinking
Elaine Lengefeld
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1986)
A vast majority of students do not learn effective study skills. As a result, they never achieve their potential in an academic program. For academic advisors, retention and support programs, orientation staff, and students, STUDY SKILLS STRATEGIES is a refreshing, time-saving, and inexpensive method to acquire quality study skills.
Success In The Real World: Method To The Madness
John R. Jell
Technomic Publishing Co., Inc. Lancaster, PA (1997)
The author tells a personal story about common sense action plans and real world applications that will help prepare any student or young adult for a successful career.
Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive
Harvey Mackay
Ballantine Books, A Division of Random House, Inc., New York, NY (1988)
With this handbook written by self-made millionaire, Harvey Mackay , you will learn to: outsell by getting appointments with people who absolutely, positively do not want to see you, and then making them glad they said "yes"; out manage by arming yourself with information on prospects, customers, and competitors that the CIA would envy using a system called the "Mackay 66."; out motivate by using insights to help yourself or your kids join the ranks of America's one million millionaires.; out negotiate by knowing when to "smile and say no" and when to "smile and say yes."
The 100 Best Companies To Work For In America
Robert Levering, Milton Moskowitz, and Michael Katz
- Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, MA (1984)
- This book is a book for anyone in business. For job hunters it's an invaluable guide to what it's like to work at America's best employers. For managers and business people, the book reveals fascinating and useful information about the management style, philosophy, and prospects for the future at 100 of the nation's most innovative firms.
The Art Of Mingling
Jeanne Martinet
- St. Martins Press, New York, NY (1992)
- Does the idea of talking to a lot of people you don't know make you weak in the knees? You may be suffering from minglephobia - a secret fear of parties. The Art Of Mingling will show you how to overcome your fears, meet new people with charm and confidence, and achieve social success at every kind of party - business or pleasure. Filled with dozens of simple techniques, tricks, lines, and maneuvers.
The College Experience: Your First Thirty Days On Campus
Elwood N. Chapman
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1990)
This book is written in a positive, interactive style that makes it ideal as a self-study book or a classroom text. It covers both academic and emotional issues, including how to prepare for and take exams, how to read your professors, effective time management, and choosing a career.
The Fifty-Minute Career Discovery Program
Elwood N. Chapman
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1988)
This publication will introduce the critical building blocks of how to conduct an effective career search. Using the simple but sound system presented can make dramatic changes in one's life and future happiness.
The First-Time Manager
Loren B. Belker
AMACOM, New York, NY (1993)
An updated and enlarged edition of the guide that's helped thousands of managers handle their new responsibilities. This book explains how to: build confidence in yourself and your staff; manage time and stress; lead or participate more effectively at meetings; improve your writing, listening, and public speaking skills; motivate and counsel employees and conduct performance appraisals; see the "big picture" so you don't get lost in the details; maintain a sense of humor; manage problem employees; cope with an unreasonable boss; deal with issues of company loyalty.
The Management Skills Builder: Self-Directed Learning Strategies For Career Development
Ralph S. Hambrick
Praeger Publishers, New York, NY (1991)
This book is intended to increase awareness of the need for management skills among intelligent and dedicated professionals and to suggest ideas about how these skills may be acquired, further developed, and honed. Strategies for the development of each skill are provided, along with a resource list of recommended books, videos, and other learning aids.
The 1993 What Color Is Your Parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles
Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA (1993)
This is one of the most beneficial self-help books. This book contains detailed directions for finding a new career, specific suggestions for improving one's job search and a special section on the relationship between the self and the choice of work.
What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School
Mark H. McCormack
Bantam Books, New York, NY (1984)
"In fairness to the Harvard Business School, what they don't teach you is what they can't teach you. Business demands innovation. There is a constant need to feel around the fringes, to test the edges, but business schools, out of necessity, are condemned to teach the past. My main purpose in writing this book is to fill in many of the gaps - the gaps between a business school education and the street knowledge that comes from the day-to-day experience of running a business and managing people." - Mark H. McCormack
Winning At Human Relations: How To Keep From Victimizing Yourself
Elwood N. Chapman
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1989)
This positive book explains the importance of developing strong human relationships at work and provides methods to build and maintain them and also describes how to avoid self-victimization, even when others are responsible for conflicts. The emphasis is on how to build mutually rewarding (i.e., "win-win") relationships.
Workplace 2000 The Revolution Reshaping American Business
Jose H. Boyett and Henry P. Conn
Plume, an imprint of New American Library,(1992)
This is an excellent, invaluable book. It is doubtful that you will find anywhere a clearer explanation of the depth and breadth of change reshaping American business.
You Don't Have To Go Home From Work Exhausted
Ann McGee-Cooper
Bantam Books, New York, NY (1992)
Plug into this action resource and discover how to recharge your batteries at a moment's notice. This practical, one-of-a-kind program is based on fascinating new research-from brain science to stress reduction-and has been tested extensively by the author's leading corporate clients. Open to any page and you'll find a wealth of creative ideas and strategies that can help turn your life around.
Your First Thirty Days: Building A Professional Image In A New Job
Elwood N. Chapman
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1990)
This book was designed to help new employees make a more successful and complete adjustment to their environment. The book is based on a proven systematic program for self-development that focuses on personal productivity.