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We’re Speaking – The life lessons of Kamala Harris by Hitha Palepu
Key Takeaways: Part 1 (Your name and your multitudes are your power), Part 2 (Giving 100% of what you do and being proactive), Part 3 (Acting on your ambition), Part 4 (Focusing on your north stars and being brave), and Part 5 (Some Life Lessons)
HBR’s 10 must read – On Mental Toughness
Key takeaways: How Best Of The Best, Get Better And Better, Bounce Back From Adversity, Cognitive Fitness, Stress Can Be A Good Thing, Rebounding From Career Setbacks, Extreme Negotiations
No Hard Feelings: The secret power of embracing emotions at work by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duff
Key takeaways: Embracing Emotions At Work, Emotions At Work And Health, Emotions At Work And Motivation, Emotions At Work And Decision Making, Emotions At Work And Team, Emotions At Work And Culture
Make Time – How to focus on what matters every day by Jake Knapp and Jo
Key takeaways: Perfection is Distraction, Highlight, Laser, Energize, Reflect
Brining Out the Best In People: How to apply the astonishing power of positive reinforcement by Aubrey C. Daniels
Key takeaways: Influencing Behaviour, Resistance to Change, Positive and Negative Reinforcement, Grandma’s Law, Punishment never solves a problem, Why Measure?, Goals and Improvement
Let’s talk – Make effective feedback your superpower by Therese Huston
Key takeaways: Make effective feedback your superpower
Choose the Life You Want – The mindful way to happiness by Tal Ben Shahar
Key takeaways: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10
Kiss that frog by Brain Tracy and Christina Tracy Stein
Key takeaways: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Inspiring quotes from Brain Tracy
Change your questions, change your life, by Marilee Adams
Key takeaways: Question Thinking, Choice Map and Question Thinking, Switching Questions, Learner Teams, What can I do right to make best use of this time?, Inspiring quotes from Marilee Adams
Get out of your own way by Dave Hollis
Key takeaways: The lies we believe in (Part 1), The lies we believe in (Part 2), The lies we believe in (Part 3), The lies we believe in (Part 4), The things that helped
