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Careers & Work
Tieger, Paul. Do What You Are. Little, Brown and Company, 1992.
Lowman, Rodney. Work Dysfunctions. American Psychological Association, 1993.
Rifkin, Jeremy. The End of Work. Putnam, 1995.

Personal Development
Burns, David. The Feeling Good Handbook. Penguin Plume, 1990.
Carson, Richard. Taming Your Gremlin. A Guide to Enjoying Yourself. Harper Perennial, 1983.
Csikszentmihaly, Mihaly.The Evolving Self. HarperPerennial, 1993.
Galbraith, James. Fear of Failure. Benchmark Books, 1993.
Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. Bantam, 1995.
Goleman, Daniel. Working with Emotional Intelligence. Bantam, 1998.
Hoff, Ron. I Can See You Naked. Andrews and McMeel, 1992.
Medley, Anthony. Sweaty Palms. Ten Speed Press, 1992.
Otterbourg, Robert. It’s Never Too Late. Barron’s Educational Series, 1992.
Pelletier, Kenneth. Sound Mind, Sound Body. Simon & Schuster, 1994.
Sawi, Beth. Coming Up for Air: how to Build a Balanced Life in a Workaholic World. Hyperion, 2000.

Job Search Tools
Figler, Howard. The Complete Job Search Handbook. Henry Holt, 1979.
Parker, Yana. The Damn Good Resume Guide. Ten Speed Press, 1993.
Kennedy Publications. The Directory of Executive Recruiters. 2003.
Frederickson, Valerie. Folio: Silicon Valley’s Comprehensive Job Search Guide. 2004

Change & Transition
Bridges, William. JobShift. Addison-Wesley, 1994.
Bridges, William. Transitions. Addison-Wesley, 1994.
Gerberg, Bob. An Easier Way to Change Jobs. Princeton/Masters, 1996.
Koltnow, Emily. Congratulations, You’ve Been Fired. Koltnow & Associates, 1995.
Lucht, John. Rites of Passage at $100,000 to $1 Million+: Your Insider’s Lifetime Guide to Executive Job-Changing and Faster Career Progress in the 21st Century. Viceroy, 2001.
Noer, David. Healing the Wounds. Jossey-Bass, 1993.
Noer, David M. Breaking Free: A Prescription for Personal and Organizational Change. Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Leadership Development
Benton, D.A. How to Think Like a CEO: The 22 Vital Traits You Need to Be the Person at the Top. Warner, 1998.
Benton, D.A. Lions Don’t Need To Roar. Warner Books, 1992.
Blanchard, Ken and Michael O’Connor. Managing by Values. Berrett-Koehler, 1997.
Clemens, John. The Classic Touch: Lessons in Leadership from Homer to Hemingway. McGraw Hill, 1999.Cooper, Robert K. and Ayman Sawaf. Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership & Organizations. Grosset/Putnam, 1997.
Farson, Richard. Management of the Absurd: Paradoxes in Leadership. Simon & Schuster, 1996.
Horton, Thomas R. The CEO Paradox. AMACOM, 1992.
Tzu, Sun II. The Art of War. Harper Collins, 1995.
Tzu, Sun II. The Lost Art of War. Harper Collins, 1996

Organizational Development
Caudron, Shari. “Succession Planning: Plan for an Unexpected Tomorrow,” Personnel Journal, September 30, 1996: 40-45.
Chawla, Sarita and Jon Renesch, ed. Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow’s Workplace. Productivity, 1995.
Edwards, Mark R. and Ann J. Ewen. 360o Feedback: The Powerful New Model for Employee Assessment & Performance Improvement. AMACOM, 1996.
Lombardo, Michael. Eight-eight Assignments for Development in Place: Enhancing the Developmental Challenge of Existing Jobs. Center for Creative Leadership, 1989.
Olmsted, Barney and Suzanne Smith. Creating a Flexible Workplace: How to Select and Manage Alternative Work Options. 2d ed. AMACOM, 1994.

Human Resources
Becker, Brian. The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy and Performance. Harvard Business School, 2001.
Fitz-Enz, Jac. The ROI for Human Capital: Measuring the Economic Value of Employee Performance. Amacom, 2000.
Fitz-Enz, Jac. A New Vision for HR: Defining the Human Resource Function by Its Results. Crisp. 1999
Hargrove, Robert. Masterful Coaching. Pfeiffer/Jossey-Bass, 1995.
Hendricks, William. Coaching, Mentoring and Managing. Career Press, 1996.
Robinson, Dana. Performance Consulting. Barrett-Koeler, 1995.
Ulrich, David. Human Resource Champions. Harvard Business School, 1997.
Witherspoon, Robert. Executive Coaching. Center for Creative Leadership, 1997.

Business Management
Christensen, Clayton M. The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. HarperBusiness, 2000.
Collins, James C. and Jerry I. Porras. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. HarperBusiness, 1997.
Haspeslagh, Philippe C. and David B. Jemison. Managing Acquisitions: Creating Value Through Corporate Renewal. Free Press, 1991.
Marks, Mitchell Lee and Philip H. Mirvis. Joining Forces: Making One Plus One Equal Three in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances. Jossey-Bass, 1998.
Montgomery, Cynthia A. and Michael E. Porter. Strategy: Seeking and Securing Competitive Advantage. Harvard Business School, 1991.
Morrison, Terri, et al. Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries. Adams Media, 1994.
Rock, Milton L., et al., ed. The Mergers & Acquisitions Handbook. 2d ed. McGraw-Hill, 1994.

Sales and Channel Development
Kahlsa, Mahan. Let’s Get Real or Let’s not Play. Franklin Covey, 1999.
Miller, Robert B., et al. Conceptual Selling: The Revolutionary System for Face-to-Face Selling Used by America’s Best Companies. Miller-Heiman, 1987.
Miller, Robert B., et al. Strategic Selling: The Unique Sales System Proven Successful by America’s Best Companies. Warner, 1988.

 

 
           
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