Do you want to be more focused and have clear goals to pursue and attain? This book will show you how you can live ""on purpose.""

One of the most powerful 'do it yourself' books ever written". -- William G. Sharwell, AT&T

Robert K. Greenleaf has been a powerful voice in the dialogue to reshape management and leadership policy. He developed his theory of servant leadership while an executive at AT&T.

Whether you have recently been appointed as a group leader or are a battle-scarred veteran, you know that managing professional people is difficult! In this unique handbook, Patrick J. McKenna and David H. Maister argue that leaders will best enable their people to achieve peak performance not by managing them, not by leading them, but by inspiring them. The authors show you how to actually add value as a group leader or induce people to accept your guidance, even with intelligent professionals who are often free-agents accustomed to having automony to work on grueling assignments with little supervision. They also give advice on how to handle those oh-so-talented but oh-so-annoying professionals who exhibit attitude problems or are just exceedingly difficult to work with, when you need them but they tend to needle you.

The lessons and learnings presented here will give you insights and action tips to help you provoke and inspire your people to their full potential. Book jacket.

If your workplace feels like a battle zone and colleagues sometimes act like adversaries, you ore not alone. Today four generations glare at one another across the conference table, and the potential for conflict and confusion has never been greater. Traditionalist employees with their "heads down, onward and upward" attitude live out a work ethic shaped during the Great Depression. Eighty million Baby Boomers vacillate between their overwhelming need to succeed and their growing desire to slow down and enjoy life. Generation Xers try to prove themselves constantly yet dislike the image of being overly ambitious, disrespectful, and irreverent. Millennials, new to the workforce, mix savvy with social conscience and promise to further change the business landscape. This insightful book provides hands-on methods to close the generation gaps. With effective tools to recruit, retain, motivate, and manage each generation, you can now create teamwork, not war, in today's highperformance workplace . . . where at any age, productivity is what counts.

Active Training: A Handbook of Techniques, Designs, Case Examples, and Tips

by Mel Silberman

Since 1990, Mel Silberman' s classic book, "Active Training," has been a runaway best-seller for trainers at all levels and a popular text for university level courses in adult education and training. The active training method- which turns the spotlight away from the instructor and put the emphasis on the learner- has emerged over time as a proven and reliable method for enhancing involvement, learning, and change. The third edition of "Active Training," provides a thorough introduction to the core principles of active training  design and delivery and includes a wealth of examples, tips, and techniques. The book has been revised to reflect the latest trends in workforce training and key sections, such as assessment and evaluation, have been thoroughly updated. In addition, a  completely new chapter has been included to cover  the design  of active training for e-learning and online applications.

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Gladwell, Malcolm

"We have at our disposal one of the greatest vehicles for...community-building known to humankind--the one called education." --from the foreword by Parker Palmer "Connecting authentically and deeply with others across all dimensions of life enriches the human spirit. The sense of community resulting from such connections is a hallmark of a supportive campus environment, which we know is an important factor in enhancing student learning. The contributions to this book offer a vision we can work toward and provide instructive examples from different types of institutions to point the way." --George D. Kuh, chancellor's professor and director, National Survey of Student Engagement, Indiana University "Ernie Boyer was a giant in higher education. This book, a resource guide, focuses on one of his great loves--campus community. The book examines his contributions and offers a compelling agenda for action."
Arthur Levine, president, Teachers College, Columbia University

"This well-written and timely book draws on the lessons learned from five very different institutions as they attempted to address a major challenge to higher education-building effective campus communities. Practitioners will find this to be an invaluable resource and guide as they attempt to bring Ernie Boyer's vision to life on their campuses. A great tribute to one of America's leading educators!"
Charles C. Schroeder, professor of higher education, University of Missouri-Columbia

"There is no topic more important in higher education today than creating campus community. McDonald and his associates have indeed lived up to Ernest Boyer's legacy by presenting us with a remarkable set of campus models for us to admire. . . and emulate."
Yolanda T. Moses, president, American Association for Higher Education

"This book comes at an auspicious time of educational transformation. Like the Boyer Center, this book's fundamental priority in meeting today's challenging new realities is the discovery and creation of new forms of community."
Glen R. Bucher, executive director, the Boyer Center