Apparently some of the best leadership ideas can be wrung from stand-up comedians--that is if you believe Roger Edward Jones, a management coach who has dabbled in stand-up and subsequently become inspired to add to the ever-growing mountain of books on management self-help.
Under the famed rule of Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, the concept of society was disregarded as something that bred dependency and inhibited wealth creation, and this philosophy led to the privatization of several industries and an increasing emphasis on empowering self-help and financial independence among citizens.
Visitors to the site have access to a variety of services, including online publications, information on support and self-help groups, and links to government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
Inexplicably, we transfer this illogical message to our investing lives, taking out-sized bets on flaky stocks, following crackpot self-help promoters or simply staying far too long in assets that clearly have run their course.
But what my former pastor too often failed to understand is that embarking on a program of self-help also requires a belief that society can change.
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On the other hand, self-help books are perfect for the Kindle.
Well, as the media has played a larger role in the dissemination of medical information, and as practicing physicians in general have become busier and not always reachable, America has turned to doctors on TV who are always reachable, in part as a result of a rich network of social media and websites which provide consumers advice and self-help on a myriad of common medical conditions.
E-books on the iPad may help give the world of self-publishing a boost, authors and consultants say.
While members say they've lost weight, quit smoking and have more energy, Mahlum believes they're also learning important life skills such as discipline and goal-setting that can help them get on the road to self-sufficiency.
While self-help books on the brain tend to focus on improving memory or mood, "The Emotional Life of Your Brain, " written with science journalist Sharon Begley, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, makes the case that we can reprogram our brains to help shed negativity and lead a better and more productive life.
This is a guest post by my writing partner Deb McAlister, a longer version with more self-help ideas appears on her personal blog.
In his new book, the author and self-help guru focuses on fitness regimes that produce the fastest results with the least amount of work.
It is run by and centred on a network of women's self-help groups (SHG) and linked to a government school and a local development resource centre.
Sure, both programs started with altruistic intentions, but the built-in goal of self-financing helped the Timberland alliance stay on track, and that will help ensure the long-term success of the project.
It was pragmatic and self-deterministic, not reliant on outside help.
Mr. Kearney says he went on a "journey of self-discovery" with the help of a psychologist.
The wrong approach is all too obvious on many of those corporate websites that offer self-service help.
Self-help books are perfect for storing on the Kindle and toting around.
The whole sorry spectacle turns out to be a kind of self-help fairy tale, an illustrated lecture on finding the inner child.
First, you would be doing yourself a favor by performing a self-assessment on what skills or information you have that can help to build your credibility.
Indeed, except for a few tv loudmouths and self-help salesmen, there's nobody on the list whose day job is to interpret real events. (We dropped a category for public speakers this year--that's why you don't see Bill Clinton--because it's such a static roster.) No matter: Click here to enjoy the names and faces as useful data points of a personality-obsessed era.
If you feel the need to get organized, here's a self-help regimen to get you started, based on the steps many pros take with new clients. 1.
That will help you build your self-esteem and focus on your skills and values.
One of the key objectives of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is to help countries improve their self-assessment capability by building on existing strengths and experiences.
The device of choice for IT is the one on which nobody calls them for help, so the best of these platforms will be self-service enabled.
It turned out to be partly a self-help book, partly a management manual, and partly a treatise on the principles of natural selection as they apply to business.
He gets his laughs, but Tony's self-irony has been replaced by the star's self-comment, and it doesn't help that the writing often depends on glib banter, the most conspicuous example of which is an extended set piece in small-town Tennessee.
We've also been keeping an eye on self-driving cars this week, like Ford's new Traffic Jam Assist technology, which could help ease congestion and improve the flow of traffic.
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