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Video: Missed It? Watch Interview with Carolyn Carpeneti and Taking Flight: Mastering Executive Function

What should we do when our children struggle academically? Should we let them fail so they’ll learn from their mistakes and do better next time? Perhaps. But what if they lack the organizational tools to succeed? Carolyn Carpeneti’s son had effectively coped with learning differences through high school and was…

BookTribJune 16, 2016

Better Self Business Miscellany

Author Alan C. Fox: Why Positive Reinforcement is (almost) Always Better Than Negative

Years ago, a University of Southern California professor who was teaching a psychology class I was sitting in on taught me an important lesson about human behavior. He suggested that positive reinforcement is a more effective way of getting people to do what you want than negative reinforcement. “What?!?!?!” I…

BookTrib Guest AuthorApril 19, 2016

Nonfiction

Mixology & Movies: The Perfect Drink for Your Favorite Flicks

I have been blessed with offspring and 11 nieces and nephews—12 if you count my honorary niece. I’m looking forward to their holiday merriment and flying wrapping paper but when December 26 rolls around I’m going to desperately need some grownup recreation. This means movie night with adult beverages and…

JeriAnn GellerDecember 17, 2015

Business Nonfiction

Jeffrey Pfeffer on Leadership: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time

In a world full of books, webinars, sensitivity training, TED Talks and employee retreats, you’d think that by now, we’d have gotten the hang of leadership. Jeffrey Pfeffer Not so, says bestselling author and noted Stanford business school management expert Jeffrey Pfeffer. Surveys from far and wide tell us that…

Michael RuscoeDecember 3, 2015

Business Nonfiction

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Ann Arnof Fishman and Marketing to Millennial Women

Yes I can, I am, and I will! This can-do attitude of millennials (Gen Ys)--those born between 1982 and 2000--is redefining the image of the American woman, whether they're employees or customers. Millennial women are confident, strong, bursting with ideas, tech savvy, and champion multi-taskers. They influence every aspect of…

BookTribOctober 19, 2015

Business Nonfiction

The Extraordinary Power of Treating Your Employees Well

I don’t know when it happened, but at some point, “the bottom line” took over American business. It became the all-important end-all and be-all of existence. It became the god that American companies worshiped above everything else. It wasn’t always like that. At one time, people mattered. Companies invested themselves…

Michael RuscoeOctober 8, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Exclusive! Miya Tokumitsu on Why “Do What You Love” is Misleading

Miya Tokumitsu never imagined when she wrote the article, “In the Name of Love” for JacobinMag.com that it would be picked up by Slate and quickly become an internet sensation. Since then, Tokumitsu has written DO WHAT YOU LOVE and Other Lies About Success and Happiness (Regan Arts, August 2015) in…

Beth WaskoOctober 5, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

‘Life is Good’ Book Wants You to Enjoy the Ride

It may be the quintessential American success story. But for entrepreneurs, clothing manufacturers and authors Bert and John Jacobs, their business plan, their brand and their very lifestyle boils down to three simple words: Life is Good. Bert & John Jacobs With those three words, the Jacobs brothers stumbled upon…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 25, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

CEO Learned Life Lessons From Growing Up on the Farm

But it was on a farm — a pig farm, to be exact — that Doug Tieman learned many of the lessons that helped him achieve his dream of becoming a CEO by age 40. And now, Tieman is sharing those lessons in his new book, Flying Over the…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 16, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Elle Luna Finds True Calling at the Crossroads of Should and Must

Each one of us has struggled at some time or another to find our “true calling.” Some of us struggle with that every day. We’re standing, in the words of author Elle Luna, at the crossroads between what we should do (what we feel we ought to be doing, what…

Michael RuscoeAugust 22, 2015

Business Nonfiction

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Fran Tarkenton, veteran entrepreneur and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback

We're thrilled to welcome Fran Tarkenton for a #BTLiveChat this month! Tarkenton is a veteran entrepreneur and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. He is the founder of Tarkenton Companies and the Tarkenton Institute, which is focused on entrepreneurial education and development. As…

BookTribJune 4, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Video: Missed It? Interview with Marshall Goldsmith about his new book, Triggers

Don’t miss world-recognized executive coach Marshall Goldsmith on BookTrib Friday, May 29 at 2 p.m. EST. In his new book he explains that the key to personal and professional growth is understanding your environment and the psychological triggers that can throw us for a loop. We don’t realize how many…

BookTribMay 17, 2015

Business Miscellany

Dear Bosses: Yelling at your employees doesn’t work

As an employer, you want your employees to be happy and successful. In point of fact, you NEED them to be happy and successful. But nobody is perfect and your workers are bound to make mistakes. How you respond is critical, and you will find that certain approaches work better…

Ben S. DutkaMay 14, 2015

Better Self Business Miscellany

Video: Missed It? Interview with Kate White—New York Times bestselling author share her secrets on BookTrib

Kate White—New York Times bestselling author, former editor in chief of Cosmopolitan, and frequent speaker on success and leadership—shares her secrets in this witty, straight-talking new career guide for women. I Shouldn't Be Telling You This gives you all the secrets you need to become a success, go even bigger with it, and…

BookTribMay 7, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Live interview with Alka Dhillon, who presents today’s women with The OM Factor, a unique program to fulfillment

How can successful women flourish when they’re caught in a never-ending battle of seemingly conflicting interests: ambitions to pursue demanding careers, dedication to home and family, desire for intellectual self-improvement, and yearning for fulfillment of emotional and spiritual needs? Alka Dhillon presents today’s women with a unique program to integrate the disparate aspects…

BookTribMay 2, 2015

Video: Missed It? Watch Interview with Carolyn Carpeneti and Taking Flight: Mastering Executive Function

Author Alan C. Fox: Why Positive Reinforcement is (almost) Always Better Than Negative

Mixology & Movies: The Perfect Drink for Your Favorite Flicks

Jeffrey Pfeffer on Leadership: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Ann Arnof Fishman and Marketing to Millennial Women

The Extraordinary Power of Treating Your Employees Well

Exclusive! Miya Tokumitsu on Why “Do What You Love” is Misleading

‘Life is Good’ Book Wants You to Enjoy the Ride

CEO Learned Life Lessons From Growing Up on the Farm

Elle Luna Finds True Calling at the Crossroads of Should and Must

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Fran Tarkenton, veteran entrepreneur and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback

Video: Missed It? Interview with Marshall Goldsmith about his new book, Triggers

Dear Bosses: Yelling at your employees doesn’t work

Video: Missed It? Interview with Kate White—New York Times bestselling author share her secrets on BookTrib

Live interview with Alka Dhillon, who presents today’s women with The OM Factor, a unique program to fulfillment

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