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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Blah blah blah: What To Do When Words Don't Work

Roam, Dan. Blah blah blah: What To Do When Words Don't Work. New York: Penguin Group, 2011. Print.

Bullseye!

Schiemann, William and John H. Lingle. Bullseye!. New York: The Free Press, 1999. Print.

Each Human Spirit

Bobrowitz, Art. Each Human Spirit. Salem: Opal Creek Press, LLC, 2001. Print

First, Break All the Rules

Buckingham, Marcus and Curt Coffman. First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Print.

How To Conduct Your Own Survey Salant, Priscilla and Don A. Dillman. How To Conduct Your Own Survey. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994. Print.

Intelligent Business Alliances

Segil, Larraine. Intelligent Business Alliances. New York: Times Books, 1996. Print

Performance Management

Bacal, Robert. Performance Management. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Print.

Successful Team Building

Bennett, Dudley. Successful Team Building Through TA. New York: Amacom, 1980. Print.

The Back of the Napkin Roam, Dan. The Back of the Napkin. New York: Penguin Group, 2009. Print.
The Employee Handbook for Organizational Change Pritchett, Price and Ron Pound. The Employee Handbook for Organization Change. Dallas: Pritchett Publishing Co., 2008. Print.
The One Thing You Need to Know... Buckingham, Marcus. The One Thing You Need to Know... New York: Free Press, 2005. Print
The Servant Hunter, James C. The Servant. New York: Crown Business, 1998. Print.

 

COMMUNICATION

Bad E-mail Habits:  What Message Are You Sending?

Bad E-mail Habits:  What Message Are You Sending? Kansas City: Park University Enterprises, Inc., 2011. CD-ROM.

How To Work With People

Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center, Inc. How To Work With People:  Understanding Team Dynamics. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 2000. Print.

Invisible Rules:  Men, Women and Teams Heim, Pat. Invisible Rules:  Men, Women and Teams. San Jose: Cynosure Productions, KTEH Channel 54, Heim P. (Producers), 1996. DVD.

Learn To Listen

Dugger, Jim. Learn to Listen. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 1992. Print.

Lifescripts

Pollan, Stephen M. and Mark Levine. Lifescripts. Hoboken: Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004. Print.

Powerful Communication Skills

McKenna, Colleen. Powerful Communication Skills. Franklin Lakes: Career Press, 1998. Print.

The Assertive Advantage

Bower, Sharon Anthony. The Assertive Advantage:  A Guide to Healthy and Positive Communication. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 1994. Print.

The Definitive Book of Body Language Pease, Allan and Barbara Pease. The Definitive Book of Body Language.New York: Bantam Dell, 2004. Print.

The New Dynamic Communication Skills for Women

Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center, Inc. The New Dynamic Communication Skills for Women. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 2nd ed., 2000. Print.

The 9 Deadliest Sins of Communication Park University Enterprises, Inc. The 9 Deadliest Sins of Communication. Mission: CareerTrack, 2008. DVD-ROM.
What Every Body is Saying Navarro, Joe. What Every Body is Saying. New York: Harper Collins, 2008. Print.

Working Woman’s Communications Survival Guide

Siress, Ruth Herrman. Working Woman’s Communications Survival Guide. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1994. Print.

 

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

21 Ways to Diffuse Anger and Calm People Down

Staver, Michael. 21 Ways to Diffuse Anger and Calm People Down. Mission: CareerTrack, 2008. DVD-ROM. 2.

Dealing With Conflict and Anger

Heisberger, Jean Marie and William N. Hendricks. Dealing With Conflict and Anger. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 1996. Print.

Dealing With Conflict & Confrontation Park University Enterprises, Inc. Dealing With Conflict & Confrontation. Overland Park: Fred Pryor Seminars, 2005. DVD-ROM. 4.
Workplace Wars and How To End Them Kaye, Kenneth. Workplace Wars and How To End Them:  Turning Personal Conflicts Into Productive Teamwork. New York: Amacom, 1994. Print.

 

LEADERSHIP

Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value

George, Bill. Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. Print.

Coaching Skills for Managers: Increase Productivity; Boost Morale Progressive Business Publications. Coaching Skills for Managers: Increase Productivity; Boost Morale. Salt Lake City: CCI Conferencing, 2011. CD-ROM. 1.

Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies From a Life at Disney

Cockerell, Lee. Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies From a Life at Disney. New York: Doubleday, 2008. Print.

Journey Into Leadership X Office of Human Resources. Journey into Leadership X, Training & Organizational Effectiveness. Corvallis: OSU, 2011. Print.
Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader For Life Cashman, Kevin. Leadership From the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for Life. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008. Print.

Management Skills for New Managers & Supervisors

Park University Enterprises, Inc. Management Skills for New Managers & Supervisors. Overland Park: Fred Pryor Seminars, 2008. DVD-ROM. 2.

Think Like a Manager

Fritz, Roger. Think Like a Manager. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 2001. Print.

Transitioning from Staff to Supervisor

Transitioning from Staff to Supervisor. Kansas City: Park University Enterprises Inc., 2010. Audio CD.

    CD. ransitioning from Staff to Supervisor. Kansas City: Park University Enterprises Inc., 2010. Audio    CD.

 

MOTIVATIONAL

100 Ways to Motivate Yourself

Chandler, Steve. 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself. Franklin Lakes: Career Press, Inc., 1996. Print.

Fish! Lundin, Stephen C., Harry Paul and John Christensen. Fish! New York: Hyperion, 2000. Print.

Managing to Have Fun

Weinstein, Matt. Managing to Have Fun. 1st ed. New York: Fireside, 1997. Print.

Motivation and Goal-Setting

Cairo, Jim. Motivation and Goal-Setting. 1st ed. Franklin Lakes: Career Press, 1998. Print.

You Are More Than Enough

Moreo, Judi. You Are More Than Enough. Las Vegas: Stephens Press, LLC, 2007. Print.

 

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

aha! Gotcha: Paradoxes to Puzzle and Delight Gardner, Martin. aha! Gotcha: Paradoxes to Puzzle and Delight. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1982. Print.

A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative

Von Oech, Roger. A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative. Stamford: US Game Systems, Inc., 1990. Print.

Being OK Just Isn’t Enough

Helmering, Doris Wild. Being OK Just Isn’t Enough. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 1996. Print.

First Things First

Covey, Stephen R., A. Roger Merrill and Rebecca R. Merrill. First Things First. New York: Fireside, 1997. Print.

How To Reach Your Pesonal Best Cohen, Gail. How To Reach Your Personal Best. Shawnee Mission: Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center, 2001. CD-ROM. 6.
Living the Seven Habits Covey, Stephen R., Living the Seven Habits: Stories of Courage and Inspiration. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Print.
Negaholics No More! Carter-Scott, Cherie. Negaholics No More!. Kansas City: National Press Publications, 2000. Print.
Organizational Management For Administrative Professionals ™ Exam Review Metcalf, Robert A. Organizational Management for Administrative Professionals ™ Exam Review. Logan: Metcalf Education Services, 2011/2012. CD.5.
Organizational Management For Administrative Professionals ™ Exam Review Metcalf, Robert A. Organizational Management for Administrative Professionals ™ Exam Review.  Logan: Metcalf Education Services, 2011/2012. Print.
Personal Tutorial For Administrative Professionals ™ Certification Review Metcalf, Robert A. Personal Tutorial For Administrative Professionals ™ Certification Review. Logan: Metcalf Education Services, 2011/2012. CD.16.
Personal Tutorial For Administrative Professionals ™ Certification Review Metcalf, Robert A. Personal Tutorial For Administrative Professionals ™ Certification Review.  Logan: Metcalf Education Services, Vol. 1, 2011/2012. Print.
Personal Tutorial For Administrative Professionals ™ Certification Review Metcalf, Robert A. Personal Tutorial For Administrative Professionals ™ Certification Review. Logan: Metcalf Education Services, Vol. 2, 2011/2012. Print.
Psychological Kinesiology:  Changing the Body's Beliefs Whisenant, William F. Psychological Kinesiology: Changing the Body's Beliefs. Austin: Monarch Butterfly Productions, 1994. Print.

Self-Discipline & Emotional Control

Park University Enterprises, Inc. Self-Discipline & Emotional Control. Mission: CareerTrack, 2008. DVD-ROM. 2.

Self-Esteem

McKay, Matthew and Patrick Fanning. Self-Esteem. 3rd ed. New Harbinger Publications, 2000. Print.

Stress Management

Charlesworth, Edward A. and Ronald G. Nathan. Stress Management. New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. Print.

The Memory System

Burg, Bob. The Memory System. 1st ed. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 1992. Print.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Covey, Stephen R. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic. New York: Fireside, 1990. Print.

Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future

Wheatley, Margaret J. Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2009. Print.

 

PRODUCTIVITY

Conquer the Brain Drain: 52 Ways to Pump Up Productivity

Moreo, Judi and Fiona Carmichael. Conquer the Brain Drain: 52 Ways to Pump Up Productivity. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 2002. Print.

Effective Training:  Systems, Strategies, and Practices Blanchard, P. Nick and James W. Thacker. Effective Training: Systems, Strategies, and Practices. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River: 2004. Print.

Getting Things Done

Allen, David. Getting Things Done. New York: Penguin Books, 2002. Print.

How to De-Junk Your Life

Dwyer, Dawn. How to De-Junk Your Life.  Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 1998. Print.

How to Overcome Disruptive Workstyle Differences

How to Overcome Disruptive Workstyle Differences. Kansas City: Park University Enterprises, Inc., 2010. Audio CD.

 

TIME MANAGEMENT

Business Letters For Busy People

Carey, John A., ed . Business Letters For Busy People. Franklin Lakes: CareerPress, Inc., 2002. Print.

How to Manage Multiple Projects, Meet Deadlines, & Achieve Objectives

Park University Enterprises, Inc. How to Manage Multiple Projects, Meet Deadlines, & Achieve Objectives. Overland Park: Fred Pryor Seminars, 1993. DVD-ROM. 1.

Prioritize, Organize-The Art of Getting it Done

Pickering, Peg. Prioritize, Organize-The Art of Getting it Done. 2nd ed. Shawnee Mission: National Press Publications, 2002. Print.