BUSINESS AND INSTITUTIONAL BOOKS

Strengths Finder 2.0

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Rath, Tom

DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO BEST EVERY DAY?
Chances are, you don’ t. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths.
To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced StrengthsFinder in the 2001 management book "Now, Discover Your Strengths." The book ignited a global conversation, while StrengthsFinder helped millions discover their top five talents.
In "StrengthsFinder 2.0," Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular online assessment. With hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, "StrengthsFinder 2.0" will change the way you look at yourself— and the world— forever.
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY IN "STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0 "(using the access code included with each book)
• "The StrengthsFinder 2.0" assessment, fine-tuned to be faster and more accurate
• A Strengths Discovery and Action-Planning Guide featuring: A customized version of your top five theme report; 50 Ideas for Action for building on your top five themes; A strengths-based action plan for setting goals
• And much more on the "StrengthsFinder 2.0" website: A strengths community area; Resources, activities, and discussion guides; A strengths screensaver and program for creating display cards of your top five themes

ISBN-13: 9781595620156
ISBN-10: 159562015X
Publisher: Gallup Press
Date: February 2007
Page Count: 00175
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

Strengths Based Leadership

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Rath, Tom

From the authors of the bestselling "StrengthsFinder 2.0" comes a landmark study of great leaders, teams, and the reasons why people follow them.

Related Subjects:Books > Business & Economics > Leadership

ISBN-13: 9781595620255
ISBN-10: 1595620257
Publisher: Gallup Press
Date: January 2009
Page Count: 00266
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The Three Laws of Performance

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Zaffron, Steve

When a hurricane warning is announced, everyone's concerns and actions become focused on that expectation; the hurricane essentially becomes the future which people are "living into." Similarly, when an organization needs to transform or make the leap to a higher level, everyone involved should be "living into" the vision of the organization's new, improved future. But in the majority of organizations, the future people are living into is based on past performance and experience, and so major transformation is almost impossible.

Steve Zaffron is, CEO of Vanto Group which has helped hundreds of companies envision and effectively implement major change and performance improvement. Zaffron and Dave Logan outline this proven system for rallying all of an organization's employees around a new vision, and more importantly, making it stick. Their focus is on making such transformations permanent and repeatable, providing practical examples from Vanto Group's clients such as Apple, Lockheed Martin, Reebok, BHP-Billiton, Johnson & Johnson, Morgan Stanley, and many others.

Related Subjects:Books > Business & Economics > Leadership

ISBN-13: 9780470195598
ISBN-10: 0470195592
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Date: February 2009
Page Count: 00220
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

Outliers

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Gladwell, Malcolm

In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.

Brilliant and entertaining, OUTLIERS is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.

Related Subjects:Books > Psychology > Social Psychology

ISBN-13: 9780316017923
ISBN-10: 0316017922
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date: November 2008
Page Count: 00309
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Lencioni, Patrick M.

Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two bestselling books, "The Five Temptations of a CEO" and "The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive."

ISBN-13: 9780787960759
ISBN-10: 0787960756
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Date: April 2002
Page Count: 00240
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Maxwell, John C.

Maxwell combines insights learned from his 40-plus years of leadership successes and mistakes from the worlds of business, politics, sports, religion, and military conflict, in this revised edition of the "New York Times" bestseller.

Related Subjects:Books > Business & Economics > Leadership

ISBN-13: 9780785288374
ISBN-10: 0785288376
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Date: September 2007
Page Count: 00309
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The First Days of School

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Wong, Harry K.

The best-selling book ever on classroom management and teaching for student achievement with over 3.3 million copies sold. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied at any time of the year at any grade level, pre-K through college.

The book is used in thousands of school districts, in over 100 countries, and in over 2,000 college classrooms. It's practical, yet inspiring. But most important, it works

The new 4th edition includes updated research, photos, and more examples of "how-to" along with an implementation DVD, "Using THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL" featuring Chelonnda Seroyer.

This is the most requested book for what works in the classroom for teacher and student success.

ISBN-13: 9780976423317
ISBN-10: 0976423316
Publisher: Harry K. Wong Publications
Date: February 2009
Page Count: 00352
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The Truth about You

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Buckingham, Marcus

World-renowned motivational speaker and strengths guru Marcus Buckingham gives the one secret to success.

For those heading out into the "real world" and those already entrenched in it, a similar life-sapping mantra is being repeated: It's not all about you! Employees are taught to put themselves aside and get plugged in to the mission of the organization, the goals of the company.

But Marcus Buckingham believes that a person's ability to succeed in life flies directly in the face of corporate thinking. His new book, The Truth About You, leads readers to true success by empowering them to make the crucial choice of putting themselves first by crafting a work life that plays to their strengths.

ISBN-13: 9781400202263
ISBN-10: 1400202264
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Date: September 2008
Page Count: 00110
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The Essential 55

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Clark, Ron

Clark writes with a warm, Southern friendliness. His cogent explanations about why he created his rules and his closing tips on dealing with parents and children offer plenty of ideas and much-needed support. "Clark's book is a handy blueprint for parents who want to equip their elementary and middle school children..."--"Time." (Education)

ISBN-13: 9780786888160
ISBN-10: 0786888164
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Date: July 2004
Page Count: 00224
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

A Whole New Mind

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Pink, Daniel H.

The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers-creative and holistic "right-brain" thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn't. Drawing on research from around the world, Pink outlines the six fundamentally human abilities that are absolute essentials for professional success and personal fulfillment-and reveals how to master them. "A Whole New Mind" takes readers to a daring new place, and a provocative and necessary new way of thinking about a future that's already here.

Related Subjects:Books > Business & Economics > Leadership

ISBN-13: 9781594481710
ISBN-10: 1594481717
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date: March 2006
Page Count: 00275
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

Schools of Fish!

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Strand, Philip

Related Subjects:Books > Education > Teaching Methods & Materials - General

ISBN-13: 9781401303006
ISBN-10: 1401303005
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Date: June 2006
Page Count: 00209
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The Organized Teacher

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Springer, Steve

Usable as a hands-on guide from the very first day of school, "The Organized Teacher "addresses the practical needs of firstyear teachers of grades K-8. It covers everything they need to know, from classroom management and school procedures to streamlined record keeping and state standards. The book includes helpful reproducible checklists and instructive illustrations, along with invaluable advice from experienced professionals.

ISBN-13: 9780071457071
ISBN-10: 0071457070
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Date: July 2005
Page Count: 00284
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

One Month to Live

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Shook, Kerry

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What if you only had one month to live? How would you make each day meaningful? How would you relate to others differently? What would you do to make the rest of your life "really" matter?

With eye-opening insights and soul-inspiring truths, "One Month to Live" will challenge you to embrace the life God has entrusted to you and you alone, and to live it out moment by moment with wholehearted authenticity, honesty, and integrity.

Each chapter overflows with inspiring quotations, colorful true stories, and questions for reflection. The four sections, which can be read over four weeks, help you examine the core areas inside you that long to be exercised and expressed: how you're made to live passionately, love boldly, learn from your mistakes, and leave a legacy that endures for generations after you're gone. Complete with uplifting action points, each of the thirty chapters-one per day in a life-changing month-offers you fresh strategies for overcoming habits that mire you in mediocrity.

Open yourself to the challenge of embracing your mortality and being empowered to live each day engaged in being fully alive.

Kerry Shook and his wife, Chris, founded Fellowship of The Woodlands in The Woodlands, Texas, with eight people in 1993. Now the church has grown to 14,000 in attendance each Sunday. Winner of the prestigious Church Health Award presented by Saddleback Church, Kerry and his church have been featured in numerous publications and media outlets. Kerrys sermons are televised each week across the country and around the world. Kerry and Chris are the parents of four children.

Related Subjects:Books > Religion > Christian Life - Personal Growth

ISBN-13: 9781400073795
ISBN-10: 1400073790
Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Date: February 2008
Page Count: 00226
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The Love Dare

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Kendrick, Stephen

The #1 "New York Times" best seller. More than 1.5 million copies in print. Now available in a heat-burnished, simulated leather, keepsake gift edition. Unconditional love is eagerly promised at weddings, but rarely practiced in real life. As a result, romantic hopes are often replaced with disappointment in the home. But it doesn't have to stay that way. "The Love Dare," as featured in the popular new movie Fireproof (from the makers of Facing the Giants), is a 40-day challenge for husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, "The Love Dare" is a journey you need to take. It's time to learn the keys to finding true intimacy and developing a dynamic marriage. Take the dare

ISBN-13: 9780805448658
ISBN-10: 0805448659
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Date: January 2009
Page Count: 00213
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

God Is My Coach

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Julian, Larry

Business leadership coach Larry Julian helps readers navigate "the gray zone"-those make or break moments of decision making that are filled with uncertainty. There are times when intellectual and business logic are tested beyond one's perceived limits, when important decisions have no correct answers and can only be made by a leap of faith. Our true greatness lies "within" the gray. Julian shows readers that, with God's guidance, uncertainty is the very catalyst for making wise, impactful decisions that shape destinies. We learn to live and lead in the context of uncertainty rather than becoming paralyzed by it. GOD IS MY COACH is the means to living a significant life and to leading others in an uncertain world.

ISBN-13: 9781599950488
ISBN-10: 1599950480
Publisher: Center Street
Date: January 2009
Page Count: 00207
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

3

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Lucado, Max

If 9/11 are the numbers of terror and despair, then 3: 16 are the numbers of hope. Best selling author Max Lucado leads readers through a word-by-word study of John 3: 16, the passage that he calls the "Hope Diamond" of scripture.

ISBN-13: 9780849901935
ISBN-10: 0849901936
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Date: September 2007
Page Count: 00219
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The Case for the Real Jesus

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Strobel, Lee

From college classrooms to bestselling books, the historic picture of Jesus is under an intellectual onslaught. This fierce attack on the traditional portrait of Christ has confused spiritual seekers and created doubt among many Christians--but can these radical new claims stand up to scrutiny?

ISBN-13: 9780310292012
ISBN-10: 0310292018
Publisher: Zondervan
Date: February 2009
Page Count: 00311
Reading Level: Ages 18 - UP

Uncommon

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Dungy, Tony

Super Bowl-winning coach and #1 "New York Times" best selling author Tony Dungy has had an unusual opportunity to reflect on what it takes to achieve significance. He is looked to by many as the epitome of the success and significance that is highly valued in our culture. He also works every day with young men who are trying to achieve significance through football and all that goes with a professional athletic career-such as money, power, and celebrity. Coach Dungy has had all that, but he passionately believes that there is a different path to significance, a path characterized by attitudes, ambitions, and allegiances that are all too rare but uncommonly rewarding. "Uncommon" reveals lessons on achieving significance that the coach has learned from his remarkable parents, his athletic and coaching career, his mentors, and his journey with God. A particular focus of the book: what it means to be a man of significance in a culture that is offering young men few positive role models.

ISBN-13: 9781414326818
ISBN-10: 1414326815
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Date: January 2009
Page Count: 00260
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

The Age of Speed

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Poscente, Vince

To succeed in today's ever-accelerating world, speed is the name of the game. Forget "slow and steady wins the race." The key to getting ahead is not fighting or hiding from speed, but embracing speed and using its power to your advantage. As Vince Poscente demonstrates in this rewarding and, yes, fast-paced book, speed has a unique ability to enrich your life. He empowers you to take control of your time, your tasks, your priorities, and your talents, and start making life everything you want it to be. Twenty new tips-exclusive to this paperback edition-show you how to:
- recognize the difference between repetitive chores and passionate pursuits, and assign the appropriate amount of time and energy to each
- mentally shatter the outdated idea that work, home, and leisure should be completely separate, and create a new, purpose-driven model of organizing your time
- discover how to control interruptions, including how and when to accept them-by learning when to multitask and when to focus
Speed provides amazing benefits-you become more conscious of how you spend your time, understand your authentic purpose, and find yourself more flexible and open to new opportunities. When you harness the power of speed, your life and work become less stressful, less busy, and more balanced. What are you waiting for?
Praise for "The Age of Speed":
"The "Age of Speed" is your bible to surf the speed tsunami that's overtaking business and life."
-Scott Cook, chairman and co-founder, Intuit
"Thought-provoking . . . It's time to make peace with the whoosh of your 24/7 lifestyle."
-"Time"
" Vince Poscente's] counterintuitive notion of embracing speed rather than copingwith it will change the way people live and work."
-Stephen M. R. Covey, author of "The Speed of Trust"

ISBN-13: 9780345506191
ISBN-10: 0345506197
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date: August 2008
Page Count: 00241
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

You've Gotta Have Heart

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Wheeler, Cass

For organizations in the social sector to be truly effective, they must stay relevant and, above all, stay true to their mission. For the past twenty-six years, Cass Wheeler has ensured that the American Heart Association has fulfilled its calling to save lives and educate the public about heart disease by adopting some of the same strategies used in the for-profit sector. Using examples of some of the most lauded organizations including the American Heart Association, The American Cancer Society, and The Girl Scouts of America, as well as many others, Wheeler reveals the leadership skills that will help employees, volunteers, and board members excel at their jobs, become good role models, and build a more visionary, creative, and disciplined nonprofit organization.

ISBN-13: 9780814409909
ISBN-10: 0814409903
Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
Date: January 2009
Page Count: 00232
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

How to Volunteer Like a Pro

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Hancock, Jim

Being a volunteer youth worker can be exciting, intimidating, fulfilling, and challenging, and until now, there was no "manual" on how to be a volunteer in a youth ministry. How to Volunteer Like a Pro offers practical help and indispensable insights that will make your experience as a volunteer youth worker valuable and rewarding for you and your students.

ISBN-13: 9780310287766
ISBN-10: 0310287766
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Date: January 2009
Page Count: 00144
Reading Level: Ages 18 - UP

How Starbucks Saved My Life

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Gill, Michael Gates

Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it allaand was finally redeemed by his new job, and his twenty-eight-year-old boss, at Starbucks.
In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Having gone from power lunches to scrubbing toilets, from being served to serving, Michael was a true fish out of water.
But fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes to what living well really looks like. The two seem to have nothing in common: She is a young African American, the daughter of a drug addict; he is used to being the boss but reports to "her" now. For the first time in his life he experiences being a member of a minority trying hard to survive in a challenging new job. He learns the value of hard work and humility, as well as what it truly means to respect another person.
Behind the scenes at one of Americaas most intriguing businesses, an inspiring friendship is born, a family begins to heal, and, thanks to his unlikely mentor, Michael Gill at last experiences a sense of self-worth and happiness he has never known before.

ISBN-13: 9781592404049
ISBN-10: 1592404049
Publisher: Gotham Books
Date: September 2008
Page Count: 00268
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

Social Intelligence

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Albrecht, Karl

Karl Albrecht defines social intelligence (SI) as the ability to get along well with others while winning their cooperation. SI is a combination of sensitivity to the needs and interests of others, sometimes called your "social radar," an attitude of generosity and consideration, and a set of practical skills for interacting successfully with people in any setting. "Social Intelligence" provides a highly accessible and comprehensive model for describing, assessing, and developing social intelligence at a personal level. This book is filled with intriguing concepts, enlightening examples, stories, cases, situational strategies, and a self-assessment tool - all designed to help you learn to navigate social situations more successfully.

ISBN-13: 9780470444344
ISBN-10: 0470444347
Publisher: Pfeiffer & Company
Date: February 2009
Page Count: 00289
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

Three Cups of Tea

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:01 CST

By: Mortenson, Greg

Books-A-Million May 2009 Teen Book Club Selection

This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller "Three Cups of Tea" has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present. Includes new photos and illustrations, as well as a special interview by Gregas twelve-year-old daughter, Amira, who has traveled with her father as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program for children.

ISBN-13: 9780142414125
ISBN-10: 0142414123
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date: January 2009
Page Count: 00209
Reading Level: Ages 12 - 17