Weavre's bookshelf: relationships-personal-development en-US Thu, 28 Sep 2017 20:52:57 -0700 60 Weavre's bookshelf: relationships-personal-development 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Lost Art of the Great Speech (Everything You Need to Know to Write and Deliver a Great Speech)]]> 748880 272 Richard Dowis 1567316522 Weavre 5 3.77 1999 The Lost Art of the Great Speech (Everything You Need to Know to Write and Deliver a Great Speech)
author: Richard Dowis
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2000/01/01
date added: 2017/09/28
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
Wonderful advice, and fun to read.
]]> <![CDATA[Seven Things That Steal Your Joy: Overcoming the Obstacles to Your Happiness]]> 115276 256 Joyce Meyer 0446533513 Weavre 0
OST NON-FICTION ADULT STK 248.4 MEY]]> 4.20 2004 Seven Things That Steal Your Joy: Overcoming the Obstacles to Your Happiness
author: Joyce Meyer
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2004
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2008/12/31
shelves: to-read, relationships-personal-development, sorting, check-out-soon
review:
Stephanie labeled it one of her "all-time favorites," so I figured it must be good. :)

OST NON-FICTION ADULT STK 248.4 MEY
]]> <![CDATA[The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict]]> 2204915 Through an intriguing story of parents struggling with their troubled children and with their own personal problems, ""The Anatomy of Peace"" shows how to get past the preconceived ideas and self-justifying reactions that keep us from seeing the world clearly and dealing with it effectively. Yusuf al-Falah, an Arab, and Avi Rozen, a Jew, each lost his father at the hands of the other's ethnic cousins. As the story unfolds, we discover how they came together, how they help warring parents and children to come together, and how we too can find our way out of the struggles that weigh us down. The choice between peace and war lies within us. As one of the characters says, ""A solution to the inner war solves the outer war as well."" This book offers more than hope -- it shows how we can prevent the conflicts that cause so much pain in our lives and in the world.]]> 231 Arbinger Institute 1576755843 Weavre 0 4.35 2015 The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
author: Arbinger Institute
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2008/08/21
shelves: to-read, politics-issues-history, relationships-personal-development
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ]]> 26329
Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our “two minds”—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny.

Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors, which include self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy, add up to a different way of being smart—and they aren’t fixed at birth. Although shaped by childhood experiences, emotional intelligence can be nurtured and strengthened throughout our adulthood—with immediate benefits to our health, our relationships, and our work.

The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of Emotional Intelligence could not come at a better time—we spend so much of our time online, more and more jobs are becoming automated and digitized, and our children are picking up new technology faster than we ever imagined. With a new introduction from the author, the twenty-fifth-anniversary edition prepares readers, now more than ever, to reach their fullest potential and stand out from the pack with the help of EI.]]> 352 Daniel Goleman 055380491X Weavre 5 4.07 1995 Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
author: Daniel Goleman
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1995
rating: 5
read at: 2004/01/01
date added: 2008/07/16
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
This is a wonderful book. Thank you for reminding me of it, Michelle W. ... I hope you like it, too!
]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Happiness: A Handbook For Living]]> 238540 268 Dalai Lama XIV 0340750154 Weavre 4 4.13 1998 The Art of Happiness: A Handbook For Living
author: Dalai Lama XIV
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1998
rating: 4
read at: 2007/01/01
date added: 2008/07/14
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
Good, but repetitive ... our Meeting read this book together, and I liked the discussions this inspired rather more than I liked the book itself.
]]> Eat, Pray, Love 19501
Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be.

To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she embarked on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way—unexpectedly.

An intensely articulate and moving memoir of self-discovery, Eat, Pray, Love is about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society’s ideals. It is certain to touch anyone who has ever woken up to the unrelenting need for change.]]> 368 Elizabeth Gilbert 0143038419 Weavre 4 3.64 2006 Eat, Pray, Love
author: Elizabeth Gilbert
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2008/07/14
date added: 2008/07/14
shelves: relationships-personal-development, stories-from-different-cultures
review:
With so many recommendations, I had to read it. So, I did, and I enjoyed it. The book's stories are in turns funny, touching, pithy, and more; it was well worth reading.
]]> <![CDATA[Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute]]> 558941
Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute tells the story of a young manager whose attempts to turn his troubled company around through traditional top-down, command-and-control management are failing. Reluctantly, he contacts an expert in empowerment, even though he feels like he's already tried that approach. Step by step, the expert helps him understand why his past and present efforts have fallen short and figure out what he needs to do to create an empowered workforce. The process as it unfolds is complex, paradoxical, and counterintuitive—but well worth the effort.

This new edition dispels the notion that empowerment is a bygone fad. No matter what its name, the essential concept—that organizations can achieve extraordinary results by recognizing and taking advantage of the skills, experience, and knowledge already existing in the organization—will always be relevant. Although sometimes arduous, the journey to empowerment is well worth embarking on. In fact, unleashing the power of people in an organization may be the only way to continue to do business in a competitive, complicated marketplace.]]> 135 Kenneth H. Blanchard 1576751538 Weavre 5
Just ignore the typically inane plot, of course. Why do most management books seem to rely on the same weak fictional framework, as if we want to read about another manager-in-crisis who happens to find himself on a train with just the perfect guru?]]> 3.59 1996 Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute
author: Kenneth H. Blanchard
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.59
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 2003/01/01
date added: 2008/06/30
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
This book was an invaluable gift from a friend, the director of a successful, empowered organization. It's short, easy to read, and full of ideas worth slowing down to digest. Put it in action, and your workplace will be transformed. (It works well for families, too, btw.)

Just ignore the typically inane plot, of course. Why do most management books seem to rely on the same weak fictional framework, as if we want to read about another manager-in-crisis who happens to find himself on a train with just the perfect guru?
]]> <![CDATA[Fish: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results]]> 206309 Fish! the heroine, Mary Jane Ramirez, recently widowed and mother of two, is asked to engineer a turnaround of her company's troubled operations department, a group that authors Stephen Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen describe as a "toxic energy dump." Most reasonable heads would cut their losses and move on. Why bother with this bunch of losers? But the authors don't make it so easy for Mary Jane. Instead, she's left to sort out this mess with the help of head fishmonger Lonnie. Based on a bestselling corporate education video, Fish! aims to help employees find their way to a fun and happy workplace. While some may find the story line and prescriptions--such as "Choose Your Attitude," "Make Their Day," and "Be Present"--downright corny, others will find a good dose of worthwhile motivational management techniques. If you loved Who Moved My Cheese? then you'll find much to like here. And don't worry about Mary Jane and kids. Fish! has a happy ending for everyone. --Harry C. Edwards]]> 110 Stephen C. Lundin 0786866020 Weavre 5
I loved this book, and highly recommend it.]]> 3.93 1996 Fish: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
author: Stephen C. Lundin
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 2007/01/01
date added: 2008/06/30
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
Awesome customer service and an awesome work environment, even for seemingly not-awesome jobs? Absolutely!

I loved this book, and highly recommend it.
]]> <![CDATA[Whale Done!: The Power of Positive Relationships]]> 405647
Trong tác phẩm Whale done! - Sức mạnh của s� khích l�, Ken Blanchard đã đưa ra phương pháp khích l� những mặt tích cực đ� định hướng những hành vi chưa tốt của người khác. Đ� tăng hiệu qu� công việc cũng như cải thiện các mối quan h�, thay vì tạo ra những tình huống tiêu cực làm tinh thần người khác suy giảm, ông đã phát hiện ra phương pháp khích l�, động viên con người phát huy kh� năng, ý chí và s� tích cực trong ngôn t�, thái đ�, hành vi. Bằng những nghiên cứu, trải nghiệm và quá trình thâm nhập thực t� trong suốt mười năm, tác gi� đã đúc kết nên những kinh nghiệm quý báu và hữu ích: “Nếu ta m� lòng với mọi người bằng một thái đ� sống tích cực thì ta s� nhận lại được những kết qu� tích cực�, “Hãy nghĩ và đối x� với người khác theo cách mình muốn h� tr� thành�

Hãy luôn nh� rằng, cách nhìn và thái đ� đối x� tích cực của bạn với một người s� có tác dụng thay đổi người đó theo hướng tích cực, như bạn mong muốn. Chúc các bạn tìm thấy nhiều điều thú v� cho mình trong tập sách này.]]> 128 Kenneth H. Blanchard 074323538X Weavre 5
Fantastic book, with a typical easy-to-read weak plot that's not the point anyway.]]> 3.97 2000 Whale Done!: The Power of Positive Relationships
author: Kenneth H. Blanchard
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 2003/01/01
date added: 2008/06/30
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
If the Sea World trainers can convince those giant whales to perform unnatural stunts in front of noisily adoring fans, shouldn't it be possible to get your staff (or family, for that matter) to perform their tasks on time? Of course--and this book gives some great advice for how to achieve that.

Fantastic book, with a typical easy-to-read weak plot that's not the point anyway.
]]> <![CDATA[A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men]]> 616564
Puberty encourages guilty alienation and fear. The result is that other boys often have a good deal of influence in the lives of younger adolescent friends, for better or for worse. A number of medical conditions have become almost common among adolescent boys, at least in part because of a lack of support. These range from simple depression, to trauma, to the elaborately named attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Experimentation with drugs and alcohol has become almost common, and these contribute to delinquency and sometimes even to suicide.
In A FINE YOUNG MAN Gurian establishes three major stages in a boy’s progress to transformation (the metabolic changes from ages nine to thirteen), determination (characterized by alternate aggression and withdrawal), and consolidation (indicated by determining and testing definitions of adult male behavior). He concludes by offering what he considers indications that the process of individuation has begun. He returns often to the worthwhile observation that what boys need at every stage of the process of maturing is consistent support from a variety of sources both within and outside of the family. It is this support that is too often lacking.]]> 320 Michael Gurian 0874779693 Weavre 5 3.90 1990 A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men
author: Michael Gurian
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1990
rating: 5
read at: 2001/01/01
date added: 2008/06/26
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
This amazing book provided a ton of insights and ideas that helped me be a better parent to an adolescent boy. I can't recommend it highly enough to do it justice.
]]> <![CDATA[Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls]]> 159760
Told in the brave, fearless, and honest voices of the girls themselves who are emerging from the chaos of adolescence, Reviving Ophelia is a call to arms, offering important tactics, empathy, and strength, and urging a change where young hearts can flourish again, and rediscover and reengage their sense of self.
]]> 293 Mary Pipher 1594481881 Weavre 5 A Fine Young Man helped me figure out how to parent my son, Reviving Ophelia greatly improved my understanding of how to parent my adolescent daughter. Another highly-recommended addition to any parent's bookshelf!]]> 3.89 1994 Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
author: Mary Pipher
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1994
rating: 5
read at: 2001/01/01
date added: 2008/06/26
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
Just as A Fine Young Man helped me figure out how to parent my son, Reviving Ophelia greatly improved my understanding of how to parent my adolescent daughter. Another highly-recommended addition to any parent's bookshelf!
]]> <![CDATA[Change Your Child's Behavior by Changing Yours: 13 New Tricks to Get Kids to Cooperate]]> 3465521
Two simple but powerful ideas stand behind this book's advice for coping with children's behavior you can change your child's behavior by changing the way you react to theirs; and you must accept that much of what unnerves parents is actually appropriate to the various stages of a child's development.

Change Your Child's Behavior by Changing Yours tackles thirteen particularly difficult situations that prompt most tugs-of-wills, including conflicts involving bedtime, dressing, eating, going places, shopping, and sibling rivalry. Each chapter opens with a section called "Sound Familiar?" that describes a scenario parents will quickly recognize. Authors Chernofsky and Gage then identify the development stage that is prompting the distressing behavior, help parents to relate the child's behavior in a somewhat parallel situation, and offer strategies for coping with and changing the situation for the better.]]> 208 Barbara Chernofsky 0517884631 Weavre 5 3.74 1996 Change Your Child's Behavior by Changing Yours: 13 New Tricks to Get Kids to Cooperate
author: Barbara Chernofsky
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 1996/01/01
date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
Excellent advice for parenting young kids ... wish it'd been around when my kids were a little younger! (We came in when the kids were on the older side of the advice offered.)
]]> <![CDATA[The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense]]> 133203 Learn how to detect the subtle "put-downs", insults and other verbal blows that almost everyone uses—parents and children, husbands and wives, teachers and students, and friends and lovers.

Most of us are under verbal attack everyday and often don't even realize it. In The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense you'll learn the skills you need to respond to all types of verbal attack. Specific strategies fro your defense include:

* Twelve rules of clear, effective interaction
* Recognition of five verbal modes--the Placator, Blamer, Distractor, Computer, and Leveler
* Tone of voice--make yours bolder and more assertive
* Alternative scripts--better approaches to common confrontation
* Body language--how it supports what you say
* and in special chapters directed to both men and women, the author explains how women have long been the verbal victims of men and what both sexes can do to break this destructive pattern

With numerous examples of verbal confrontations and a journal to help you keep track of your progress, The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense will give you the perception you need to deal confidently in any interaction.]]> 311 Suzette Haden Elgin 0880290307 Weavre 5 3.76 1980 The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense
author: Suzette Haden Elgin
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1980
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense for Business Success]]> 496057 287 Suzette Haden Elgin 0139210326 Weavre 5 3.17 1989 The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense for Business Success
author: Suzette Haden Elgin
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.17
book published: 1989
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Word on the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense]]> 431749 304 Suzette Haden Elgin 0135240832 Weavre 0 3.89 1987 The Last Word on the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense
author: Suzette Haden Elgin
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1987
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: to-read, relationships-personal-development
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]]> <![CDATA[More on the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense]]> 312767
Designed to help you defend yourself in any verbal context, More on the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense is your road map to becoming the cool, calm, and collected communicator you want to be.]]> 300 Suzette Haden Elgin 0671764357 Weavre 5 3.98 1983 More on the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense
author: Suzette Haden Elgin
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1983
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense at Work]]> 133200
Nationally recognized linguistics expert and author Suzette Haden Elgin applies her acclaimed techniques for combating verbal attacks to common workplace situations. Powerful yet unthreatening, her proven strategies will help you recognize and defend yourself from verbal abuse—everything from casual obscenities and racist or sexist language to sarcasm, cutting jokes, and subtle put-downs.

Richly illustrated with fully dramatizes scenarios and real-world examples, Dr. Elgin’s communication techniques will help you instantly take control of any verbal confrontation. You’ll also learn how to avoid “malpractice of the mouth� and sexual harassment; communicate sensitively and clearly with non-native English speakers; and project a strong, straightforward, and trustworthy image.

You’ll find tips for handling sensitive issues via email and voice mail, advice on meeting the communication challenges that face home-based and virtual businesses, and plenty of “workouts� placed throughout the book to give you valuable opportunities to practice your new skills.

The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense at Work is your roadmap through the potentially career-threatening minefields of workplace communication.]]> 340 Suzette Haden Elgin 0735200890 Weavre 5 3.77 1999 The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense at Work
author: Suzette Haden Elgin
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids]]> 1895806
Does your teenager fly into a rage when you ask a simplequestion?

Does your toddler wage the Battle of Bedtime each night?

Here's help from bestselling communications expert Suzette HadenElgin. As the mother of five and grandmother of nine, Dr. Elgin hasspent a lifetime talking with kids both personally andprofessionally. In this refreshingly direct and down-to-earth book,she shows you how to talk to your child about anything andeverything--positively, productively, and above all, peacefully.Her personal approach employs realistic parent/child scenarios anddialogues to illustrate how it is possible to have communicationwithout confrontation.

Her techniques will help
* Be a better listener
* Speak firmly, yet compassionately
* Spot early warning signs such as anger, sulking, and moodiness
* Handle a wide variety of problems, from bedtime and bathtimeencounters to more serious issues such as self-esteem, teenpregnancy, and drug abuse
* Give special attention to the needs of a technically savvy"cyberchild"]]> 208 Suzette Haden Elgin 0471039969 Weavre 5 3.76 1995 The Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids
author: Suzette Haden Elgin
name: Weavre
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1995
rating: 5
read at: 1996/01/01
date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
My well-worn copy of this amazing book will testify with its softly rumpled pages and nondescript stains to the essential role it played in raising my children. The advice is, in my experience, easy to understand, easy to apply, and absolutely right on target. I love this book so much that I used it as the primary text when I taught parenting sections to my GED and other students at Marywood--and they generally became big fans of the author, too.
]]> <![CDATA[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide]]> 783127 Being a teenager is both wonderful and challenging. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face. In an entertaining style, Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with their parents, and much more. In addition, this book is stuffed with cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens will engage teenagers unlike any other book.

An indispensable book for teens, as well as parents, grandparents, and any adult who influences young people, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is destined to become the last word on surviving and thriving as a teen and beyond.

]]> 268 Sean Covey 0684856093 Weavre 5 4.04 1997 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
author: Sean Covey
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1997
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
Giving this book to my son was a really, really good idea!
]]> <![CDATA[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Personal Workbook]]> 2250 192 Stephen R. Covey 0743250974 Weavre 4 4.25 2003 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Personal Workbook
author: Stephen R. Covey
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
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]]> <![CDATA[The 8th Habit Personal Workbook: Strategies to Take You from Effectiveness to Greatness]]> 44680
From Stephen R. Covey, bestselling author of The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, comes the accompanying personal workbook that will help you further realize the power of this new habit. The world has changed dramatically since Covey's classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was published. The challenges we all face in our relationships, families, professional lives and communities are of an entirely new order of magnitude. In order to thrive in what Covey calls the new Knowledge Worker Age, we need to build on and move beyond effectiveness—to greatness. Accessing the higher reaches of human genius and motivation in today's reality requires a whole new habit.

The questionnaires, tests, self-assessments, and other exercises in this workbook provide a hands-on approach to developing the mind-set, skill-set and tool-set for achieving greatness in the Knowledge Worker Age. The 8th Habit will transform the way you think about yourself and your purpose in life, about your organization and about humankind.]]> 272 Stephen R. Covey 0743293193 Weavre 4 4.09 2006 The 8th Habit Personal Workbook: Strategies to Take You from Effectiveness to Greatness
author: Stephen R. Covey
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
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]]> Principle-Centered Leadership 44644 336 Stephen R. Covey 0671792806 Weavre 5 4.12 Principle-Centered Leadership
author: Stephen R. Covey
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.12
book published:
rating: 5
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date added: 2008/06/17
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]]> <![CDATA[The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness (The Covey Habits Series)]]> 1044141
Thói quen th� 8 giúp giải quyết các nghịch lý mà chúng ta thường gặp, chẳng hạn như:

- Con người luôn mong muốn có những mối quan h� tốt đẹp và s� bình an trong tâm hồn, nhưng cũng không muốn t� b� lối sống và các thói quen của mình.

- Các mối quan h� được xây dựng dựa trên s� tin cậy, nhưng hầu hết mọi người đều nghĩ v� cái “tôi� của mình nhiều hơn � tôi muốn, tôi cần, tôi có quyền.

- Các nhà quản tr� muốn chi phí thấp nhưng hiệu qu� cao, còn nhân viên của h� thì muốn làm ít nhưng nhận nhiều.

- Hoạt động của các công ty tuân theo các quy luật kinh t� th� trường; nhưng t� chức của h� thì vận hành theo các quy luật văn hoá.

- Xã hội vận hành theo các giá tr� được đa s� thừa nhận, nhưng hầu như chúng ta luôn l� thuộc vào những quy tắc và quy luật không th� phá v� của t� nhiên.

Thói quen th� 8 chắc chắn nâng tầm tư duy của chúng ta v� chính mình cũng như mục đích sống của bản thân và s� mạng của t� chức. Có th� nói rằng, 7 thói quen giúp bạn đạt đến Hiệu qu� và thói quen th� 8 hướng bạn tiến thẳng đến s� vĩ đại.]]> 432 Stephen R. Covey 0743287932 Weavre 5 4.03 2010 The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness (The Covey Habits Series)
author: Stephen R. Covey
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
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]]> <![CDATA[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change]]> 36072 372 Stephen R. Covey 0743269519 Weavre 5 4.16 1989 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
author: Stephen R. Covey
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1989
rating: 5
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date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
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]]> <![CDATA[Marriage Fitness: 4 Steps to Building & Maintaining Phenomenal Love]]> 64159 191 Mort Fertel 0974448001 Weavre 5
The advice in here is strong enough to help a marriage weather a rocky point, but don't wait for that to read it and put its suggestions to use! It's written as a way to build a strong, incredible partnership in the context of any relationship, and it works--really.

And, while it's written for traditional couples, it was pretty simple to adapt while reading and apply it to my own same-sex relationship. In fact, it's fairly easy to apply the basic concepts to building better relationships with children and other family members, too.

I wish I could give this book a thousand stars!]]> 4.02 2004 Marriage Fitness: 4 Steps to Building & Maintaining Phenomenal Love
author: Mort Fertel
name: Weavre
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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date added: 2008/06/17
shelves: relationships-personal-development
review:
This wonderful little book is worth its weight in gold ... platinum ... gasoline, even!

The advice in here is strong enough to help a marriage weather a rocky point, but don't wait for that to read it and put its suggestions to use! It's written as a way to build a strong, incredible partnership in the context of any relationship, and it works--really.

And, while it's written for traditional couples, it was pretty simple to adapt while reading and apply it to my own same-sex relationship. In fact, it's fairly easy to apply the basic concepts to building better relationships with children and other family members, too.

I wish I could give this book a thousand stars!
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