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Do It Now! by William Knaus If you want to get organized and avoid the traps that steal your time, this book offers sound solutions. I particularly like Knaus’ analysis of procrastination and his remedies for overcoming it. Did you know there are six “procrastination styles?” The book includes a self-test to help you determine where you may need make changes in how you manage your time. All Editions

Getting Things Done by David Allen More about productivity than procrastination, this book provides a very systematic approach to organization. Allen’s premise is simple: our ability to be productive is directly proportional to our ability to relax. He argues that only when our mind is clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve stress-free productivity and unleash our creative potential. All Editions

Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern The focus here is on your personal time management style. Morgenstern presents an original approach to the relationship we all have with time and shows how we can shape that relationship based on who we are, rather than on what some rule book says we should do. This books will help you create a time-management system that suits your individual needs. All Editions

A Daily Dose of the American Dream by Alan Elliot A daily devotional for success, this book offers one-page stories of ordinary people who achieved extraordinary success through ingenuity and hard work. There are lots of familiar names here: Henry Aaron, Warren Buffet, Dale Carnegie, Walt Disney, Bill Gates, Billy Graham, Mary Kay, Martin Luther King Jr., George Lucas, Theodore Roosevelt, Oprah Winfrey… you get the idea. All Editions

How to Work a Room by Susan RoAne Have you ever walked into a room full of strangers and felt uncomfortable? RoAne, who bills herself as the “Mingling Maven,” provides tools and techniques for savvy socializing in all situations so that you are comfortable in any room. She identifies the roadblocks that prevent us from meeting new people, developing new contacts and establishing connections that build personal and professional relationships. All Editions

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell This fascinating study of the dynamics of change really changed my thinking about how and why change occurs. Gladwell asserts that ideas, behavior, messages and products often spread like outbreaks of infectious disease. These “social epidemics” reach a point of critical mass — the tipping point — that causes an entire culture to lean in a new direction. All Editions

1001 Ways to Reward Employees by Bob Nelson Whether you manage a department, oversee a division, lead a company — or run a family business with just one employee — there’s an essential principle to follow that’s too often overlooked: What most motivates the people who work for you is recognition. This book is loaded with innovative ideas for ways to say thank you to the people who truly deserve it. All Editions

1001 Ways to Energize Employees by Bob Nelson Loaded with great ideas for building employee morale and unleashing employee potential, this book presents suggestions for increasing employee involvement and enthusiasm. Weaving together case studies, examples, suggestions and quotes from hundreds of America’s most energized businesses and business leaders, this book is a how-to for getting the best from everyone in the organization. All Editions

The Moral Compass by William Bennett I really like this collection of stories that inspire and instruct readers about right and wrong and good and bad through great works of literature and exemplary stories from history. Organized by the stages along life’s journey, The Moral Compass offers stories and poems that guide the reader through the ethical and spiritual challenges along the pathway of life. All Editions

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