Recommended Resources:
WEBSITES
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- Educational Opportunity Association
- Emotional Intelligence Test (EQ Test)
- Ideas for Leaders
- Journal of Management
- KRW International
- Lions Club International
- Revolutionary Love Project
- Southern Management Association
- TalentSmart - Emotional Intelligence 2.0
- The International Society for Organizational Development and Change (ISODC)
- Trusted Family (Secure Communication & Document Management Solutions)
- WCI - Western Carolina Industries
- Women in Enterprising Families Initiative (WEFI)
- Workplace Bullying Institute
BOOKS
Recommended Leadership and Professional Development Publications & Resources:
Blind Spots | Bazerman & Tenbrunsel |
Emotional Agility : Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life | David, Susan PhD |
Find Out Who's Normal and Who's Not | Lieberman, David |
Integrity Works | Telford and Gostick |
Jerks at Work | Lloyd, Ken |
Leadership for Dummies | Loeb & Kindel |
Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) | Tavris & Aronson |
On Becoming a Leader | Bennis, Warren |
Return On Character : The Real Reason Leaders and Their Companies Win | Kiel, Fred |
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Covey, Stephen R. |
The 8th Habit : From Effectiveness to Greatness | Covey, Stephen R. |
The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander | Coloroso, Barbara |
The Career Manifesto : Discover Your Calling and Create an Extraordinary Life | Steib, Mike |
The Code of Trust : Five Rules to Lead and Succeed | Dreeke, Robin / Stauth, Cameron |
The First Book of Common-Sense Management | Tracy, Diane |
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team : A Leadership Fable | Lencioni, Patrick |
The Leadership Challenge | Kouzes. James / Posner, Barry |
The Speed of Trust : The One Thing That Changes Everything | Covey, Stephen R. |
Truth, Trust, and the Bottom Line | Tracy & Morin |
JOURNALS/ARTICLES
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Leadership:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Family Business Wisdom, Thoughts & Education Leading the Next Gen By Example: Constructive Family Relationships
- Has corruption given all of us willful blindness?
- How to Measure Your Family Business
- Management by Objectives (MBO) also known as Management by Results (MBR)
- Systems View: Management as a Whole
Professional Development:
- 10 Bad Habits You Must Eliminate From Your Daily Routine: Article
- 10 Harsh Lessons That Will Make You More Successful : Article
- 16 Life Lessons : Article
- Academy of Management Review (Academy of Management)
- Management Science
- Measuring the Return on Character : Article
- Sage Publication: Journal of Management
- The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World: Article
- The Living Well Index : Tool/Article
VIDEOS
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Leadership:
"5 Pillars of Effective Leadership" | Ari Zucker | TEDxGVSU
Aspire To Lead: PwC’s Series On Leadership and Gender Equality
Delegation - A Critical Leadership Skill : The Family Business Institute
Family Business Leadership : Family Business Central
Foundations of Family Business Leadership : Family Business Australia
Great Leadership Starts With Self-Leadership | Lars Sudmann | TEDxUCLouvain
How Leaders Can Increase Connection
Leadership in Practice: Self Assessment (Columbia Business School)
Lessons In Leadership - Bloomberg TV India Episode 2 - Family Businesses
Preparing the Next Generation to Lead the Family Business : GBSNOnline
The Qualities That Define a Leader
Professional Development:
3 Ways To Create a Work Culture That Brings Out the Best in Employees | Chris White | TEDxAtlanta
5 Keys to Success for the Strategic Leader : Columbia Business School
Creating An Employee Development Plan For Improved Employee Performance (Stephen Goldberg)
Effective Communication : The Family Business Institute
How Do You Measure Success of Your Learning and Development Program? (Tom Evans, PwC)
Incentivizing vs Motivating : The Family Business Institute
Professional Development: Leadership in the Workplace
What is Professional Development? What does Professional Development mean? : The Audiopedia