Science is on the verge of unlocking the mysteries of life. Will the knowledge mean the beginning of a new era, or the end of life as we know it?
"Up-and-coming professionals may have smarts, but they don’t have all the answers. Every day presents issues they’ve never had to consider before. They’ll be thankful for The Portable Mentor. This one-stop resource is jam-packed with hundreds of bite-sized tips and strategies for dealing with common yet critical concerns, from goal-setting, decision-making, and project management to self-…
Do you feel as though you never get enough time with your family and friends? Are you in a pattern in which you focus on one aspect of your life while neglecting another, only to shift your attention to the neglected area at the expense of other parts of your life? Today many people's work-lives are out of balance for financial reasons as well as the need to define oneself through one's work.
Whether you are a subject matter expert who occasionally takes on a training role or a trainer or subject matter expert who wants to build on already solid facilitation skills, Facilitation Basics will show you how to how to guide learners and meeting participants in a safe and supportive atmosphere. With its dozens of practical examples, worksheets, checklists, and other tools, this book focus…
Coaching Training focuses on helping coaches properly define their coaching roles and provides the skills needed for success. A wide range of activities fall under the label of coaching-guiding, teaching motivating, and mentoring-and this book is designed to train for one-on-one coaching situations. Find the best advice for choosing session content, sample workshop agendas, and step-by-step pre…
A foundation for assessing training opportunity to deliver relevant training that best addresses the needs of your organization. Needs Assessment Basics will teach you how to deliver training that aligns with the greater goals of your business and positions you as a strategic partner contributing to overall business success. A seven-phase needs assessment model will enable you to think organiz…
Knowing how to motivate employees is critical for an organization's ability to get results. When employees are not motivated properly, their productivity drops and key milestones and deadlines are missed. Motivation determines the direction of an employee's behavior (that is, what the employee chooses to do), the level of effort an employee puts into his or her work, and the level of persistenc…
Meetings are a precious resource: an expensive waste of people's time if run poorly and amazingly valuable and productive if run well. Yet many people and organizations hold meeting after meeting without knowing how to do so effectively or even what they want to accomplish. Harnessing a group's creativity and energy and directing it toward solving problems, generating new ideas, and moving big …