Manage Your Development Resources And LinksThis section contains a list of manage your development resources and links to support the Happy Manager site. For your ease of use we have categorised these into: Essential Reading and Further Reading for manage your development resources. Essential Reading
7 Habits of Highly Effective People , By Stephen R. Covey.
Broadly recognised as one of the most influential books of its kind. In this seminal work, Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. The book outlines a step process of seven habits which together build an integrated approach to your personal development.
The book is a comprehensive read which does make you think and has plenty for you to apply and test in your own work and wider life.
The seven habits are:
Take time out to read this book, or to listen to the audio version of The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People . This is a good example of what Covey calls "sharpening the saw". If it's some time since you have read the book, it may well be worth reading again. If you're thinking of reading it for the first time then there's plenty in the book to make you think and challenge you.
A must for any manage your development resources.
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness , By Stephen R. Covey.
Did Covey forget or miss a habit from his best selling book "7 Habits"? Well not exactly. The eight habit is more like a means to take the 7 habits and then to create something of significance. Covey believes there is a great yearning, in both individuals and organizations, to discover their true "voice," to matter, to make a difference, to find greatness. The 8th Habit can help you acquire a new mindset and the tools, a new habit, to help you find your voice and your passion. When you do that, you feel more fulfilled and engaged with the world around you and, consequently, with your role in that world. Our article
"Do what you love"
echoes some of the emphasis and direction of "the 8th Habit".
Go, Put Your Strengths to Work: Six Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance , By Marcus Buckingham.
At the Happy Manager site we have placed significant emphasis on building from strengths, both personal and organisational, and why we are recommending this book in our "manager you development resources" section. Marcus Buckingham's book provides a practical way for you to think through your strengths and compliments other approaches such as Seligman's strength test in his book "Authentic Happiness" which we recommend in our happiness resources page.
Marcus Buckingham's book answers the question: How can you actually apply your strengths for maximum success at work? Research data show that most people do not come close to making full use of their assets at work -- in fact, only 17 percent of the workforce believe they use all of their strengths on the job.
The book proposes six steps:
As part of the book's program you'll take an online Strengths Engagement Track.
Along with Buckingham's earlier book: First, Break All The Rules , this forms a very readable and practical way to think about your strengths and for you to manage the development of your own resources.
The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be , Jack Canfield with Janet Switzer.
This is a book packed with advice, guidance, quotations and stories aimed at increasing your confidence, tackling daily challenges, living with passion and purpose, and realizing your ambitions. Canfield claims that the book is not merely a collection of good ideas, but a book which spells out the 64 timeless principles used by successful men and women throughout history. The Success Principles is a positive book with much good advice, not least that "you should drop out of the “Ain’t It Awful” Club and instead surround yourself with success, positive and nurturing people". "The Success Principles" will make you think of what is possible and ask yourself why not? 
Emotional Intelligence , By Daniel Goleman.
This is another significane book to add to your manage your development resources. There was a time when IQ was considered the leading determinant of success. In this fascinating book, based on brain and behavioral research, Daniel Goleman argues that our IQ-idolizing view of intelligence is far too narrow. Instead, Goleman makes the case for "emotional intelligence" being the strongest indicator of human success. He defines emotional intelligence in terms of self-awareness, altruism, personal motivation, empathy, and the ability to love and be loved by friends, partners, and family members. People who possess high emotional intelligence are the people who truly succeed in work as well as play, building flourishing careers and lasting, meaningful relationships. Because emotional intelligence isn't fixed at birth, Goleman outlines how adults as well as parents of young children can sow the seeds.
The Fifth Discipline , By Peter Senge.
Peter Senge, founder of the Center for Organizational Learning at MIT's Sloan School of Management, experienced an epiphany while meditating one morning back in the fall of 1987. That was the day he first saw the possibilities of a "learning organization" that used "systems thinking" as the primary tenet of a revolutionary management philosophy. He advanced the concept into this primer, originally released in 1990, written for those interested in integrating his philosophy into their corporate culture.
The Fifth Discipline is structured around five disciplines:
Senge developed ideas from different disciplines, to propose an approach to developing learning organisations. the debate is still in full flow, as organisations sense that is indeed what is needed. It is an excellent read with much still to challenge and to discover. The concpet of a learning organisation remains a hot topic and "The Fifth Discipline" still has much to say on the matter. Well worth considering for your own "manage your development resources." Further Reading
Another possible book to consider in this manage your development resources section could be The Road Less Travelled (Arrow New-Age) , by M. Scott Peck. The Road Less Travelled, published in 1978, didn't really make many sales until around 1980, Peck started to promote the book through a lecture tour and reviews which he personally sought from relevant publications. It was five years after its publication that it ecame a best seller. This story in itself is of note and not that dissimilar from Jack Canfield's journey to success. The book is a description of the attributes that make for a fulfilled human being, based largely on his insights as a psychiatrist and a person.Peck covers discipline, love, growth and religion and finishes with grace. From the Manage your Development Resources page you can either return to the other resources page by following the link below, or return to the Career Builders: Manage Your Development pages by clicking on the second link below
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