Work Development

Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven effective in a variety of school settings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples of lessons that succeed with male students, grouped thematically. Such themes include: Gaming, Motor Activities, Open Inquiry, Competition, Interactive Technology, and Performance/Role Play.

Find out how you can harness your positive thoughts to get everything you can imagine. How to get more of what you desire is simple, but only for a select few. Now you can use the same thinking as successful people, and by doing so you will see your results skyrocket! It's time to dream big. You can do it!

In an ideal world, our work lives would be completely fulfilling and intrinsically motivating. But what if you're stuck in a job and your heart isn't in it anymore? Or what if your company's mission seems unrelated to the work you do day in and day out? This book showcases the power of passion—and how you and your team can find it at work. This volume includes the work of Morten T. Hansen, Teresa M. Amabile, Scott A. Snook, and Nick Craig.

Never lose your focus again with these simple (yet powerful) mindset hacks...Do you constantly feel as though there are things that easily push you into distraction and wasting time? Do you tend to run away from certain activities and have now become a master at procrastination when it comes to the things that you don't like doing? With the right tools and techniques at your disposal, you can train your mindset to become so strong and laser-focused that getting things done in a timely manner will become second nature to you.

Do you sometimes feel like a fraud at work, despite years of training and experience? Do you feel like it's pure luck that people can’t see your incompetence? Are you worried that one day, people will find out that you’re really just faking it? If you answered a resounding yes to these questions, then you might be experiencing imposter syndrome.

This new edition of a classic is the go-to reference for anyone concerned with the developmental progress of preschool children. It provides the knowledge required for understanding children's developmental progress with age and within each developmental domain. Including new sections on atypical development for each of the core domains of development and additional material on the development of attention and self-regulation, this fifth edition integrates findings from the latest research throughout.

Once upon a time, people wrote fables featuring untrustworthy ravens, wicked wolves, insincere monkeys, and power-hungry lions. Told repeatedly through generations and spread throughout the world, classic stories abound in which noble heroes and heroines matched wits with these typically treacherous beasts. But what's that you say? You feel as though you're surrounded by just these sorts of characters at work? Well, you're not alone.

Results are what matter the most to you. You want to be a reliable producer of value in your chosen domain: whether it's your career, business, sports, studies, non-profit endeavors, or any other undertaking requiring intense focus. If that's you, Self-Disciplined Producer is for you. Written with high performers in mind, it's a concise guide covering the most effective techniques to improve your productivity.

In this fascinating and empowering book, King outlines the invisible barriers that hold women back at all stages of their careers, and provides readers with a clear set of takeaways to thrive despite the sexist workplace, as they fight for change from within. Gender equality is not about women, and it is not about men - it is about making workplaces work for everyone. Together, we can fix work, not women.

Taking a Career Break for Dummies shows you that a career break could be life-changing. Career breaks give us a chance to pause to identify opportunities and dreams, focus on the things we've been missing, and develop new skills.

This guide gives you the tools to handle life's annoyances with humor and dignity. Have you ever replayed a rude comment long after it happened? Wondering why someone’s snarky remark can derail your day? Are you struggling to stay composed when a colleague cuts you off mid-sentence or when a stranger’s glare feels like an attack?

Parent’s can be naive when it comes to their children’s legacy. So many think that their offspring will naturally connect to their personality and passion before they get sucked into a job. In this book, Lori Theriault guides parents in nurturing their children's potential—helping them pursue a meaningful career and living a regret-free life.

Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer this and other questions like: What does authenticity really mean at work? How do I disclose personal information without oversharing? In what ways can I overcome feelings of imposter syndrome? What should I do when who I am conflicts with those around me?

There’s a message getting a lot of airtime these days. It says to be successful, you have to step into the spotlight, climb the ladder, become the boss, or chase whatever version of success that’s been dangled in front of you.

The way we do business is changing. Every day, we see new evidence that we've got to move away from the status quo that is burning out workers, enabling greed, and endangering our planet. Yet how do you develop the skills and practical tools to prioritize people, planet, and prosperity? With Shine: Ignite Your Inner Game to Lead Consciously at Work and in the World, Carley Hauck distills the research-based methods and game-changing skills she's brought to corporate settings such as LinkedIn, Pixar, Genentech, Clif Bar, and more.

Burnout, just like a connection with purpose, is never a coincidence. If you want to have a job you love instead of one that diminishes you on a soul level, practice awareness about what you are thinking, your urges for action, and feelings that surface within you. Author and certified career coach Gina Calvano offers a new perspective on why you feel disconnected from your work and burned out by your job. She delivers fresh insights on how to replenish your energy and power, along with accessible ideas for healing from job burnout and getting onto a path to purpose.

This "Deep Sleep" guided self-hypnosis program was designed to assist the listener in getting to sleep and staying asleep, releasing worries, and achieving deeply relaxed states. Please note, the bodywork/drum journey chapter is better utilized prior to going to sleep, as a way to prepare the body and mind for sleep, as well as to release pent up stress energy. The hypnosis induction features isochronic tones which are a form of brainwave entrainment to help achieve deeper relaxation.

What if the very parts of yourself you’ve been trying to hide, fix, or escape are actually the key to your deepest transformation? Your wounds, self-doubt, and repeating negative cycles aren’t random, they're messages from your shadows, demanding to be heard. But most healing approaches fail because they separate personal growth from relationships. Until you address both, true rebirth remains out of reach.

Prosper mE is the gift that keeps on giving; with 35 universal laws containing insightful, practical steps to help you prosper in every area of your life with ease, this book will soon become your "go to" guide to creating your most prosperous life. You will learn how to manage your finances for optimum results, how to lean in and receive inspired inner knowing and guidance to success, plus gain unparalleled knowledge that will give you the keys you need to thrive in your day-to-day life.

In Good Girl Deprogramming, Michelle shines a light on the sinister nature, tactics and tricks of coercive control that not only program us to be Good Girls but keep us in that mindset for the years, decades, and generations that follow. With ferocity, empathy, and just enough humor to prevent the idea of being brainwashed by patriarchy too depressing, Michelle shares stories, facts and actionable advice that empowers women to break free from our own programming and rediscover who we truly are. Good Girl Deprogramming isn't just a book, it's a movement.