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The Peter Principle and Employee Engagement

I was talking with an HR Professional last night about the unfortunate practice of promoting people into positions for which they are not suited as a reward for good performance, the impact of this practice on employee engagement, and the potential negative effect on performance.

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Remembering 9/11

On Tuesday, 9/11/2007, I was at my monthly Long Island Coaching Alliance meeting and our current president, Lynn Engeholm, mentioned observing a moment of silence in memory of 9/11 and the events of six years ago.

I must say, I was stunned at the realization that it has been six years since the attacks. I was working in New York City that day and, like many, will always remember that sunny Tuesday morning and the uncertain days that followed.

A few nights later, I decided to watch the 9/11 documentary DVD shot by Jules and Gedeon Naudet, the French brothers who had intended to capture the story of a rookie NYC firefighter, only to capture the events of 9/11 as they unfolded in downtown Manhattan.

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Leadership Resources

  • "Emotional Intelligence," Daniel Goleman
  • "Lincoln on Leadership," Donald T. Phillips
  • "First, Break All The Rules," Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
  • "The First 90 Days," Michael Watkins
  • "Developing the Leaders Around Us," John C. Maxwell
  • “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership,” John C. Maxwell
  • "The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day,” John C. Maxwell
  • "The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life," Laurie Beth Jones
  • "What Got You Here Won’t Get You There," Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter

Success Resources

Time Management Resources

  • "No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs," Dan Kennedy
  • "Getting Things Done," David Allen
  • "To Do … Doing … Done!" Snead & Wycoff
  • "The 10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management," Hyrum W. Smith

Business Resources

  • "The E-Myth Revisited," Michael Gerber
  • "Guerilla Marketing," Jay Conrad Levinson
  • "How to Master the Art of Selling," Tom Hopkins
  • "Purple Cow," Seth Godin
  • "Good to Great," Jim Colllins
  • "Blue Ocean Strategy," W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne
  • "How They Started," David Lester
  • "Steal These Ideas," Steve Cone
  • "The Creative Business Guide to Running a Graphic Design Business," Cameron S. Foote
  • "Play to Win," Larry & Hersch Wilson
  • “Get Clients Now,” CJ Hayden
  • "Sell Your Business Your Way," Rick Rickertsen with Robert Gunther
  • "The Starbucks Experience," Joseph Michelli

Career Resources

  • "Getting from College to Career," Lindsey Pollak
  • The Career Development Team (visit http://www.cdteam.com/index.html)
  • "Do What You Are," Tieger & Barron-Tieger
  • "What Colour is My Parachute," Richard Nelson Bolles
  • "Who Moved My Cheese?" Dr. Spencer Johnson
  • "Never Eat Alone," Keith Ferrazzi
  • "Up is not the Only Way," Beverly Kaye
  • "Now Discover Your Strengths," Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton
  • “The Inner Game of Work,” Timothy Gallwey

Spiritual Resources

Financial Resources

  • "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," Robert Kiyosaki
  • "The Millionaire Next Door," Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D. & William D. Danko, Ph.D.
  • "The Millionaire Mind," Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D.
  • "Think & Grow Rich," Napoleon Hill
  • "The Little Book that Beats the Market," Joel Greenblatt

Creativity Resources

  • "The War of Art," Steven Pressfield
  • "The Path of Least Resistance," Robert Fritz
  • "The Artist’s Way," Julia Cameron