At this stage, we only have book recomendations that are available for purchase on FishPond – one of Australia’s leading book stores.
Book of the Month – January 2012
A Pink Slip is a Gift: How Losing a Job Could Be the Best Thing That Could Happen To You
Getting a pink slip sounds like bad news until you realize that it’s actually an opportunity in disguise. Now is the time to regroup, reinvent yourself, and open your eyes to a whole new world of possibilities because the job market as we know it is gone. Innovation expert and motivational speaker Julie Austin explains why a pink slip is your ticket to the next level of adventure in your life. She explains how her own pick slip years ago became the opportunity of a lifetime and how yours can be…..read more
December 2011
1 – 40 Tried and Trusted Ways to Become More Productive at Work, by Rough Guider
Every work environment is different and every person has a different set of pressures exerted upon them at work and by themselves.
As a result, think carefully about which recommendations would be most impactful for you. In this book is a list of ways to become more productive and reflects the experiences the author has gained in the work environment over the last 25 years…..read more
November 2011
“The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz
Everything we do is based on agreements we have made – agreements with ourselves, with other people, with life. But the most important agreements are the ones we make with ourselves. In these agreements we tell ourselves who we are, how to behave, what is possible, what is impossible. One single agreement is not such a problem, but we have many agreements that come from fear, deplete our energy, and diminish our self-worth. In these agreements we tell ourselves who we are, how to behave, what is possible, what is impossible….read more
October, 2011
“How to Get What You Want…..Without Having to Ask” by Richard Templar
Tired of not getting what you want? In How to Get What You Want…Without Having to Ask, best-selling author Richard Templar brings his inimitable originality, imagination, wisdom, and straight talk to the challenges of negotiation, persuasion, and influence. You’ll find 100 clever, simple, pain-free ways to get people to happily say “yes” to you… practical principles and strategies covering a wide range of work and life situations. Discover how to get what you want without saying a word… and, for those rare occasions when you have to ask, find the techniques and words that get the job…..read more
September 2011
“Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant”, by Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne
Kim and Mauborgne’s blue ocean metaphor elegantly summarizes their vision of the kind of expanding, competitor-free markets that innovative companies can navigate. Unlike “red oceans,” which are well explored and crowded with competitors, “blue oceans” represent “untapped market space” and the “opportunity for highly profitable growth.” The only reason more big companies don’t set sail for them, they suggest, is that…..read more
August 2011
“21st Time Management for Busy Managers” by Michael Erwin
People are busier today than ever before. So most people need a time management approach that works in the 21st Century.
The Life-Time Mastery System is a unique time management system that has been proven to work in today’s overloaded, busy world.
Click here to read more….
July 2011
“1001 Best Things Ever Said About Work” by Ernie Zelinski
“It is a good thing for an education man,” declared Winston Churchill, “to read books of quotations’. Anatole France advised, “When things has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it”. Not to be outdone, George Bernard Shaw once remarked, “I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversations.”
This book has it all: Wisdom, Ridicule, irony, Sarcasm, Paradox, Nonsense, Comedy, Mockery, Social Commentary, Valuable insight. All told, you have in your possession the 1001 best things ever said about work and the workplace.
Click here to read this month’s ebook
June 2011
“10 Cash Flow Strategies for a Successful Business” by Scott Richards
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May 2011
“Create Your First Website by 3.45pm This Afternoon” by Chris Farrell
This book was created and written by Chris Farrell, who began Internet marketing in February of 2008. Within six months, he was experiencing his first $250 per day day. Within nine months, he had his first $1,000 per day day (all figures are verifiable). Chris is now a full-time Internet Marketer and Product Developer. Are you constantly thinking that you want to make money online? Would you like to be taught exactly how to create a website? Do you see the massive opportunity, but do not know what to actually do next? Discover what to do next in this FREE, ready for download eBook. Read more….
April, 2011
“A Plumb in the Syrup”, by Daniel Herzner
This book has been very carefully written based on the authors 20+ years of general business and entrepreneurial experience. What makes this book different is it does not provide a road map to success. It is not just another “how to” book. This book recognizes your unique individuality and provides truths, suggestions and observations you can use to become successful however you might define the word “success” for yourself. Never let anyone else define the word success for you; you can only define it for yourself. Click here to view this book.
March 2011
52 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE YOUR WORK – A WEEK AT A TIME
You can speed through this book in thirty minutes. But that is not its purpose. Too often we hear about people complaining about work, work life, colleagues and work related problems and challenges. The fact that we spend a lot of time at work means it has the potential to dictate how we feel throughout the day, months or year. How often do we reflect and act upon what we can change?
Download this FREE e-Book, and discover how to set aside one day per week toward learning 52 new ways to improve yourself and your work. Then simply reap the rewards in the year to come. Download it today!
February 2011
REWORK
The perfect book for anyone who’s ever dreamed of doing it on their own.
Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and people stuck in day jobs who want to get out will all find valuable inspiration and guidance in these pages.
It’s time to rework work. Purchase Today
December 2010,
SECRETS OF GREATNESS
Behind every great business leader is the story of how they got there, the breakthrough decisions they made, the lessons they learned, and the mentors who guided them. From the editors of “Fortune” magazine comes “Secrets of Greatness”, which captures the advice, wisdom and guiding principles that today’s top CEO’s and entrepreneurs live by in their careers and personal lives.
Hear from the biggest names in business such as Jack Welch, Andy Grove, Peter Drucker, Meg Whitman, Michael Dell and others, as they recount: the best advice they ever got; how they make great decisions; how they work effectively; how they run their teams; and, how they started up their companies. “Secrets of Greatness” is filled with fascinating anecdotes, personal stories, and valuable lessons from many of the most recognized and respected business leaders.
Based on their experiences and the key gems of wisdom they learned from friends, family, mentors and colleagues, “The Secrets of Greatness” is a valuable resource for people looking for success in business and in life.
December 2011
