As the 1950s dawned America was a colossus militarily, economically and culturally. It bestrode a globe it was doing so much to shape in its own image. But it had concerns; the threat of communism. And for the Movies and Radio there was another concern: the emerging rise of Television.For Radio, still in its golden age of mass audiences and star filled programmes, they had a handy solution with ‘The Big Show’. Its premise was simple but effective. Take 90 minutes of air-time and fi...

CHOICE POINTS: When You Have to Decide Which Way to Go. Every day of your life you are confronted with having to make decisions and take actions. Some of the choices lead to disappointment or failure, while other decisions will lead to satisfaction and success. Although you have the freedom to make your daily choices, you don't have the power to choose and control the results of your decisions and actions. This book represents a collection of concepts, principles, and ideas that a...

The revised edition of the self-published hit, offering powerful strategies to end procrastination.Why do we sabotage our own best intentions? How can we eliminate procrastination from our lives for good? Based on current psychological research and supplemented with clear strategies for change, this concise guide will help readers finally break free from self-destructive ideas and habits, and move into freedom and accomplishment. With numerous practical tips for ch...

Never miss another deadline!A proven method that defeats procrastination forever by conquering emotions, not time managementProcrastination is a serious and costly problem. And time management isn't the solution. Author William Knaus exposes the deep-rooted emotional and cognitive reasons we procrastinate and provides solutions to overcome it. Where other books offer time-management techniques and organizational tips as superficial fixes that don't work in t...

What Makes a Leader: Why Emotional Intelligence Matters presents Daniel Goleman’s ground-breaking, highly sought articles from the Harvard Business Review and other business journals in one volume.This often-cited, proven-effective material has become essential reading for leaders, coaches and educators committed to fostering stellar management, increasing performance, and driving innovation.This collection reflects the evolution of Dr. Goleman’s thinking about emo...

Learn to be Happier. Week by Week.In this week-by-week guided journal, Tal Ben-Shahar offers a full year'sworth of exercises to inspire happiness every day. Using the groundbreakingprinciples of positive psychology that he taught in his wildly popularcourse at Harvard University and that inspired his worldwide bestsellerHappier, Ben-Shahar has designed a series of tools and techniques toenable us all to find more pleasure and meaning in our lives.

From the author of Succeed and Focus, a quick and easy guide to motivating anyone – including yourself.There is no one-size-fits-all way to get people motivated. Anyone who tells you that you should do X to get the most out of your employees, your students, or even yourself, isn’t telling you that – at best – X only works for some of the people, some of the time. In this short guide Heidi Grant Halvorson identifies the eight different types of und...

What distinguishes great leaders? Exceptional leaders capture passion. They lead for real: from the heart, smart and focused on the future, and with a commitment to being their very best.As Annie McKee and Richard Boyatzis have shown in their bestselling books Primal Leadership and Resonant Leadership, they create resonance with others. Through resonance, leaders become attuned to the needs and dreams of people they lead. They create conditions where people can excel. They sustain ...

Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves’s "Emotional Intelligence" packs a lot of concepts into a short space; if it's been awhile since you read the book or if you just need a quick refresher, let us help. This study guide explains all the key concepts and people in the book, as well as gives a summary of what's learned in each chapter. This book is based off of the updated and expanded version. BookCap Study Guides do not contain text from the actual book, and are ...

Challenging Coaching is a real-world, timely and provocative book which provides a wake-up call to move beyond the limitations of traditional coaching. Based on the authors' extensive experience working at board and management levels, they suggest that for far too long coaching approaches have shied away from adopting a more challenging stance - a stance that can provoke greater performance and unlock deeper potential in business leaders and their teams.The authors detail ...

Your Perfect Right—the leading assertiveness guide with over 1.3 million copies sold—is now fully updated and revised. This indispensable guide to equal-relationship assertiveness is packed with step-by-step exercises, tips, and skills to help you express yourself effectively.Are you comfortable starting a conversation with strangers at a party? Do you sometimes feel ineffective in making your needs clear? Do you have difficulty saying no to persuasive peo...

This 24-page e-book contains 101 tips from the multiple-award winning book "Parenting without Stress: How to Raise Responsible Kids While Keeping a Life of Your Own." It is an excellent guide for quick reference. Being a parent can be rewarding and joyful, or it can be frustrating and stressful. Parenting is often fraught with emotional baggage and habits left over from your own childhood. Yet, it is possible to break free of such habits and offer your children guidance without blame or gu...