Recommended Listening...
What do you do to keep yourself consistently inspired and motivated?
Leadership Development has to be systematic & continuous……day in and day out…like breathing in and breathing out….This is the major Shift!
“Turn your automobile into a university on wheels” by Brian Tracy
“Listen to audio cassettes in your car. Turn your automobile into a university on wheels. Never let your wheels be turning without your audio cassette player on, pumping rich and valuable ideas into your mind. I've worked with countless people who have played my programs over and over and the programs of others, and they have found it absolutely amazing that later on when they were in a critical situation, the actual words, recommendations, advice, insights just popped into their mind and they didn't even realize that they were being programmed as they drove around. If you are a normal person who drives 25,000 miles a year, you probably sit in your car 500 to 1,000 hours a year. That 500 to 1,000 hours a year turned into learning time can make you one of the smartest and most competent people in your field today.”
Recommended Listening
Suggested in this order by Don Sardella
of the
Institute for Leadership Development
leadfromwithin@aol.com
Note: Many of these audiotape programs can be borrowed for free from your local library system (in some cases, via internet, from your region's library resources)
Leadership Development and Team Building:
“Principled-Centered Leadership” by Dr. Stephen R. Covey
“Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge” by Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus
“On Becoming a Leader” by Warren Bennis
“The Leadership Engine – How Winning Companies Build Leaders
at Every Level” by Noel M. Tichy and Eli Cohen
“How To Create Unstoppable People, Teams & Organizations” by Dr. Stephen R. Covey
Goal Setting and Achievement:
“Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don't” by Jim Collins
“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Dr. Stephen R. Covey
“Goals – How To Set Them, How To Reach Them” by Zig Ziglar
“Breaking the Success Barrier” by Brian Tracy
“Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill
“Personal Power II” by Anthony Robbins
“The Psychology of Winning” by Denis Waitley
Professional Sales, Service and Communications:
“The Psychology of Selling – The Art of Closing Sales” by Brain Tracy
“Advanced Selling Strategies” by Brian Tracy
“Sell Your Way to the Top” by Zig Ziglar
“The Secrets of Power Negotiating” by Roger Dawson
Effective Time and Life Management:
“First Things First” by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Dr. A. Roger Merrill and Dr. Rebecca R. Merrill
“How To Master Your Time” by Brian Tracy
“Confident Decision Making” by Roger Dawson
“Take Time for Your Life” by Cheryl Richardson
Personal Financial Growth:
“Getting Rich in America” by Brian Tracy
“Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert T. Kiyosaki
“The Richest Man in Babylon” by George S. Clason
Leadership for Nonprofit Organizations:
“Managing the Non-Profit Organization: Principles and Practices”
by Peter F. Drucker
Marriage and Family Development:
“Courtship After Marriage” by Zig Ziglar
“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families” by Dr. Stephen R. Covey
“How to Develop a Family Mission Statement” by Dr. Stephen R. Covey
“Building Family Relationships” by Dr. Stephen R. Covey
“Balancing Work and Family” by Dr. Stephen R. Covey
“Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family” Dr. Richard Carlson
Parenting:
“Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World” by Zig Ziglar.
“How To Build Your Child's Self-Esteem” by Denis Waitley
“The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents” by Deepak Chopra
“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” by Sean Covey
A final note: In most cases, these are audiotapes that I have listened to a number of times for the purposes of further immersion, assimilation and skill development through the process of spaced repetition.
For further information about any of these audiocassette learning programs, you can visit www.amazon.com, if you like, to read reviews, as well as what some of their listeners think and how they rated them.
Again, in many library systems, you can order (via their website or reference librarian) publications that they may have housed in other branch locations and then be made available through your local library.
This can both extend your “reach”, as well as give you a chance to freely review an audiocassette learning program and other library resources. On that basis, you can determine if you want to purchase the program(s) and utilize it a repeat listening reference source.
If you choose to purchase (either for yourself or for your centers, etc), I recommend choosing materials that you and your colleagues would listen to at least 6-8 times, to draw fuller value from your investment.
Many companies offer a 30 day money back guarantee, in the event you are not satisfied and you want either a refund or a credit. Probably the most well-known, longest running and the most comprehensive is the Nightingale-Conant Corporation. 800-525-9000 / www.nightingale.com.
For Dr. Stephen R. Covey's audio learning programs, it is best to visit www.franklincovey.com.
If you have any listening recommendations that you have heard and that you think are particularly relevant and useful, please let us know what the audio program is and why you think it is a worthy investment of time, energy and money. We whole-heartedly welcome your suggestions & we will most certainly research your recommendation(s).
Again, as a final note, we do not recommend any audiotape programs we have not personally listened to and have determined to be valuable.
Thank you!!!!
