Personal development

The number one reason cited in exit interviews for an employee resigning is 'my manager.' Most managers and executives not only aren't aware of this obvious problem, but probably wouldn't know what to do about it if they did. Today's employees do not respond to the old hands-on, militaristic management styles.

We live in difficult, stressful times. You've read books and done workshops, but you still have to face so many stubborn obstacles. Yet it's often our pain and dissatisfaction that push us to seek a more conscious life.

Do you feel there is more to reality than what your five senses reveal? Are emotions controlling the quality of your life? Do you avoid uncomfortable feelings or suppress past trauma? You may have been taught that emotions aren't logical and, therefore, can't be trusted. That happiness depends on suppressing or avoiding “negative” feelings.

When I grow up I want to be a musician, an football player, a CEO, a …. How's that childhood dream working out? Most of us learn to discard our “outlandish” childhood dreams as we mature. It's part of growing up, right? Not for Edwin Sprague, who is committed to fulfilling all of his dreams - including playing for the New York Jets, making a fortune and publishing a book…this book.

There are 80 million members of the Millennial generation. Each year more than 1.5 million of them enter the working world with little to no idea of how to succeed. While companies spend millions of dollars a year scrambling to learn more about them and adapt their work cultures to fit this generation, there are remarkably few resources dedicated to teaching these young people the traits and ...

THE CEO CODE shows how to develop the attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviour required to master leadership and build a great company. This practical book shows you how to design your own programme of development and create a masterpiece, personally and professionally. It is based on the wisdom gained from more than 30 years of business experience.

In FRUGAL ISN'T CHEAP, Clare Levison serves up practical financial advice with a side of southern charm. Filled with real stories, it will challenge you to change the way you think about money. Her message is deceptively simple and clear: it's cool to be smart about your money; it's stylish to be sensible rather than overindulgent; financial stability is more glamorous than extravagance.

Being fooled or conned can happen to anyone. It doesn't matter how intelligent, old, rich or famous you are. Whether you have been scammed in business, swindled out of money, betrayed by a friend, relative or colleague or cheated on by a spouse, rest assured you are not alone. The world is full of these most toxic people - liars.

THE ESSENTIAL JOB INTERVIEW HANDBOOK will help job seekers prepare effectively for interviews and become familiar with different types of interview questions and styles of interviews. A unique feature of this book is the multiple answers it provides for each question, rated good, better and best. You'll learn what makes a winning answer and understand the strategy behind it.

A small business is not just a scaled-down version of a big one. In fact, some of the strategies that work well for larger companies may actually be completely irrelevant for smaller firms. SMALL BUSINESS FOR BIG THINKERS offers unconventional but, proven, strategies to run a better small business.

Credit card expert, Beverly Harzog, shares how she went from being a credit card disaster to a credit card diva. When Beverly got out of college, she spent the next 10 years racking up debt on seven credit cards. Credit card limits, she believed, were merely "guidelines", certainly not anything to be taken seriously, especially if she was in dire need of a new pair of shoes.

In today's increasingly interconnected world, virtual meetings have become a staple of business practice. Unsurprisingly, so has the digital interview. Physical distance between potential employers and job-seekers is no longer the impediment it once was for face-to-face engagement.

Your online identity is quickly becoming more crucial to your personal and professional success than in-person communications. But most of us don't understand this digital Wild West and the dangers that lurk around every corner. Most of us are unaware of the digital bread crumbs that we leave behind with every post and how easy it is for a person with malicious intent to harm us.

Most of the 2.5 million men and women who were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan received no education in personal finance during their service. Now these veterans are making the transition to civilian life with little knowledge of how to manage their money.

STEALING THE CORNER OFFICE is mandatory reading for smart, hardworking managers who always wonder why their seemingly incompetent superiors are so successful. It is a unique collection of controversial, but highly effective, tactics for middle managers and aspiring executives who want learn the real secrets for moving up the corporate ladder.

Most companies around the globe clearly believe that people should have the opportunity to achieve as much as their initiative and native talent can justify, but too many managers still lack the wherewithal to effectively groom junior employees who have the potential to climb the corporate ladder. The support of a mentor is an integral part of any effort to maximise someone's full potential.

To get the truth from someone, you need two sets of skills. The first are the interpersonal skills necessary to get the facts. But the second group of skills is equally if not more important: they enable you to assess whether the facts actually fit together - whether they are true - and identify the emotions that shaped them.

“What I see when I look into the eyes and hearts of the people who serve is joy. My invitation to you is to join them on compassionate careers.” —Archbishop Desmond Tutu Many young people today are seeking something more - purpose, meaning, a cause. COMPASSIONATE CAREERS is filled with examples of people who have meaningful jobs in cause-focused organisations.

Lena wrote YOU'RE LYING! because no matter what your profession or life circumstances, you need the skills to take control of a situation, detect deception and reveal the truth. While you probably won't ever have to interrogate a detainee who doesn't want to tell you about an upcoming terrorist attack - as Lena has - YOU'RE LYING!

If you're in credit-card debt and you're tired of being told that all you need to do is give up your daily latte - and cut up all your credit cards - this is the book for you. Former credit junkie Beverly Harzog racked up thousands of dollars in credit-card debt during a decade of overspending.