Helpful Links
Ted Talks
1) 6 mins Drew Dudley: Everyday Leadership: https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership?language=en
AND 12 mins Shawn Achor: The Happy secret to better work https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work?language=en
2) 18 mins Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action: https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action
3) 18 min Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong: How to grow as a person by realizing you don’t have to be right all the time. https://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong
4) 9 mins Julian Treasure: How to Speak so that People Want to Listen: https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_how_to_speak_so_that_people_want_to_listen
AND 4 mins Melissa Marshall: Talk Nerdy to Me- A message to scientists on presenting scientific ideas to a general audience: https://www.ted.com/talks/melissa_marshall_talk_nerdy_to_me
5) 21 mins Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are: How to grow in confidence and public speaking through body language choices. https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language=en
· Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend: Psychologist urges us to see stress in a positive light. https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend?language=en
· Alan Savory: How to fight desertification and revers climate change https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change
· Ray Archuleta: Soil Health Principles: An ecosystem approach to soil health and how to change the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uMPuF5oCPA
· How data from a crisis text line is saving lives: The talk also highlights the incredible value of having that text data as an incredible source of data mining. https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_lublin_the_heartbreaking_text_that_inspired_a_crisis_help_line?language=en
· Forget Wi-Fi. Meet the new Li-Fi Internet: Take a look at what the future of the Internet could look like. https://www.ted.com/talks/harald_haas_a_breakthrough_new_kind_of_wireless_internet?language=en
· Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume. http://www.ted.com/talks/regina_hartley_why_the_best_hire_might_not_have_the_perfect_resume
· How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done: http://www.ted.com/talks/yves_morieux_how_too_many_rules_at_work_keep_you_from_getting_things_done
· Why some of us don't have one true calling. http://www.ted.com/talks/emilie_wapnick_why_some_of_us_don_t_have_one_true_calling
Lending Library
Managers’ Forum Workgroup Lending Library
Location: Green Square, shelves just outside room 2103.
How to borrow: Contact Julie Woosley, Julie.woosley@ncdenr.gov or 919-707-8203
Titles in the Library:
| Author | Title | Publisher | Date | Focus | Checked out by – Name, Phone, Date |
1 | Buckingham, Marcus and Coffman, Curt | First, Break all the Rules [2 copies available] | Simon and Schuster | 1999 | Based on interviews with 80,000 managers in 400 companies. Recommended by MFWG member | |
2 | Fournies, Ferdinand F. | Why Employees Don’t Do What They’re Supposed To Do | Liberty Hall | 1988 | Why employees fail to do what they’re supposed to and what managers can do about it. Focus on “preventative management.” | |
3 | Grossman, Jack H. and Parkinson, J. Robert, PhD | Becoming a Successful Manager | McGraw-Hill | 2002 | Advice and skill-building exercises for new managers. | |
4 | Hunsaker, Phillip L. and Alessandra, Anthony J. | The Art of Managing People | Simon and Schuster | 1986 | Practical Strategies, guidelines, and techniques for developing a friendly yet productive working atmosphere that will benefit the organization and its people. | |
5 | Hunter, James C. | The Servant – A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership | Prima | 1998 | An easy read in story form about authority – not power –as the basis for true leadership. | |
6 | Joiner, Brian L. | Fourth Generation Management | McGraw Hill | 1994 | Builds on past techniques to create a concise focus on customer-defined quality, rapid learning, and team-spirited relationships. | |
7 | Maxwell, John C. | Developing the Leader Within You | Nelson Business | 1993 | The five levels of leadership; difference between management and leadership. | |
8 | Maxwell, John C. | The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – Follow them and they will follow you. | Nelson Business | 1998 | NY Times Business Bestseller on leadership. | |
9 | Topchik, Gary S. | Managing Workplace Negativity | Amacom | 2001 | Ways to deal with the 14 types of negative people. Tips on how to keep the “negativity virus” from spreading to your team or organization. | |
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