Useful Tools

Browse this page for books, articles, tips, tools and techniques on professional and personal growth issues.

To learn more about the different kinds of coaching and consulting available to you or your organization, Meet Emily's ECCA colleagues at www.exe-coach.com/asso.htm and read their articles at www.exe-coach.com/arti.htm.

An excellent reference for work management processes and work space organization is The Personal Efficiency Program book by Kerry Gleeson, founder of the Institute for Business Technology (IBT).

My IBT and ECCA colleague Ira Chaleff has released a new edition of The Courageous Follower: Standing Up to and for Our Leaders. This is a significant contribution to the workplace no matter the environment. Ira integrates sound principles of human decency with enormous respect for human potential. The result is a practical approach to managing yourself and your leader especially when the stakes are high. Read this book NOW!!

There are three basic spheres of influence in our lives: self, home, and work. Ideally, we want to maintain balance in all of these areas simultaneously, but sometimes it seems impossible.

Think about your life right now. See the big picture? Is your life balanced or is it out of control?

If you're looking for ways to balance your personal needs with the needs of your business, consider Beyond Time Management, Business with Purpose. It is a step-by-step guide to the development of higher purposes in life and business.

If you get stuck while asking yourself what you really want, perhaps The Aladdin Factor is the book for you. Hundreds of examples and exercises get you moving past your obstacles to actually living out your dreams. Taking tips from this book will boost your self-esteem, plus you'll have fun seeing what happens when you take larger steps in life.

Career Weary?
Which Job Matches You? Take this career finder quiz, complements of America On Line, to discover which careers best fit your personality. Use the question-and-answer guide to create a list of ideal careers for you.

What's Your EQ at Work?
EQ, the social equivalent of IQ, is complex, in no small part because it depends on some pretty slippery variables--including your innate compatibility, or lack thereof, with the people who happen to be your co-workers. But if you want to get a rough idea of how your EQ stacks up, this quiz from Daniel Goleman, author of "Working With Emotional Intelligence," will help.

Check out Mind Tools, a site which helps you to "think" your way to an excellent life! For a dose or two of inspiration, pick up some Motivational Messages.