Behavior Change

This book explores and answers 101 dilemmas that we encounter at work, with topics that include time management, goal-setting, conflict, job dissatisfaction, unemployment, and even workplace trysts. The authors emphasize practical learning and coping, not esoteric insights or metaphysics, applying concrete solutions from Buddhist teachings to real problems in easily digestible chunks.

A toolkit of proven strategies and practices for building capacity and creating transformation. Recent years have seen a proliferation of information on how to make change in business, in social and environmental movements, and on a more personal scale. But, even with all this attention, two out of three change efforts fail to achieve their desired result. How can you make your own effort buck this trend?

In Lifeboat, Maggie Craddock uses the stories of the survivors of the Titanic as a metaphor for hardworking professionals today facing uncertainty. They are swimming in waters jarred by sudden waves of downsizing, management shakeups, company mergers, dried-up funding, scandals, and probably a shark or two. The experiences of Titanic survivors, Craddock shows, offer lessons for a transformative workplace approach, one that recognizes that “every man for himself” does not work long-term.

Los catalizadores eliminan los obstáculos y reducen las barreras para el cambio. En lugar de preguntar: “¿Cómo podría cambiar la opinión de alguien?”, proponen preguntas diferentes: “¿Por qué no han cambiado ya?” En este libro aprenderás cómo los catalizadores consiguen cambiar la opinión de los demás en las situaciones más difíciles: cómo los negociadores de rehenes consiguen que la gente salga con las manos en alto, cómo los vendedores consiguen que los nuevos productos se pongan de moda y cómo los líderes transforman la cultura organizativa.

Lisa Gable, turnaround mastermind, offers a clear-headed, straightforward method for getting you back on track. For more than 30 years, Lisa Gable has been called to turn around failing organizations and solve seemingly intractable problems. From Silicon Valley to Washington DC, she’s seen it all. Over time, she has learned that the key to course-correct when things go south is applying the discipline of process engineering with diplomacy and humanity, taking care of relationships, and forging strong partnerships.

Take Your Shoes Off First is a fast and entertaining listen that illustrates how easy it is to limit what is possible in your life - without knowing you are doing it. You will be pulled into a thought-provoking story about an executive who finds a better path forward through a challenging situation by embracing one simple idea. As he learns to see himself and the world more clearly, you will be inspired to do the same.

This is a book that will truly change one’s life if the information learned is applied. There will be a step-by-step process on exactly what to do for a 30-90 day period with goal setting. The information in the book was compiled by years and years of study of public figures such as Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield, Joe Vitale, Napoleon Hill, John Assaraf, and etc.