Dawson, Peg.
Summary: The latest research in child development shows that many kids who have the brain and heart to succeed lack or lag behind in crucial "executive skills" -- the fundamental habits of mind required for getting organized, staying focused, and controlling impulses and emotions. Learn easy-to-follow steps to identify your child's strengths and weaknesses, use activities and techniques proven to boost...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC 2012
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Summary: "Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing. That's exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of twenty-five. She stared at a long list of challenges--from hiring to firing, from meeting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2019
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Summary: "Getting creative is one way to deal with hard feelings, such as anger or sadness. Kids can get creative in many different ways, such as making art, music, and even dance routines. This helps kids use their energy in a positive way and express how they feel. This book introduces kids to new ideas for getting creative to find their calm. Early readers will benefit from simple, effective language...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 155.4 MCAKhalilallah, Saniyyah
Summary: "With a toddler-sized hairbrush, a mirror hung at just the right height, and the step-by-step photos in I Did It Myself!, children aged 2 to 5 are on the path to mastering self-care skills. From getting dressed to washing hands, brushing teeth, and applying lotion, each activity fosters independence, builds concentration, helps develop motor skills, and encourages responsibility"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.4 KHAMcAneney, Caitie
Summary: "Mindful movement is a helpful skill for kids who deal with hard feelings. By connecting the mind and body through movement, kids can decrease stress and find their calm. This book introduces early readers to ideas for dealing with hard feelings through movements, such as yoga poses and mindful walking. Accessible language and bright photographs allow early readers to grasp an important coping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 613.7 MCAForgan, James W.
Contents: The big deal about executive functioning -- General support for executive functioning difficulties -- Holding back impulses -- Keeping information in working memory -- Shifting, being flexible and regulating emotion -- Focusing and self-monitoring -- Not just ordinary organizing -- Managing time -- Taking action -- Sustaining effort -- Planning/problem solving/goal setting/using critical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prufrock Press Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 FORBillhardt, Bjorn
Summary: "Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world. Now "The 12-Week MBA" offers an alternative way to learn business essentials, focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as a manager and business leader. "The 12-Week MBA"'s unique premise is that there is a core set of business skills that entrepreneurs and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 BILKhalilallah, Saniyyah
Summary: "Sweeping, scrubbing, dusting, and picking up are perfect hands-on activities for teaching toddlers to care for their environment, while also fostering independence and developing strong motor skills. Inspired by the Montessori curriculum, this colorful guide specially created for 2- to 5-year-olds, teaches practical life skills with step-by-step photos"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2022
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Summary: Everything we thought we knew about what it takes to get to the top is wrong. You must graduate from an elite college or business school. In fact, only 7 percent of the CEOs of today's companies went to a top school--and 8 percent didn't graduate from college at all. Given how cuthroat the competition to get to the corner office is, you can never suffer a career detour or make a major mistake....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 BOTCashman, Kevin
Summary: This classic bestseller by Kevin Cashman pioneered a holistic approach to leadership development: grow the whole person to grow the whole leader. The third edition turns leadership development inside out for a new generation of authentic, purpose-inspired leaders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BK Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 CASSeidman, William Henry.
Contents: Follow your stars to a brighter future -- Reach for your stars -- Discover and describe: the detective -- Transform for brilliance -- Motivate the rest to be like the best -- Own your own learning -- Learning to lead -- Distribute globally, act locally -- Experience a real-world executive program -- Unleash the suppressed energy of frontline managers -- Drive cultural change with individual...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3 SEIShumaker, Heather
Summary: Shumaker continues to overturn conventional parenting rules in this sequel to It's OK Not to Share. -- Heather Shumaker has sparked much discussion with her 'renegade rules for raising competent and compassionate kids.' In this follow-up book, she takes on new hot-button issues like banning homework, technology use, and skipping kindergarten. She helps parents help their kids develop important...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: "A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be "disabilities""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.9 SALShumaker, Heather
Summary: "When it comes to parenting, sometimes you have to trust your gut. With her first book, It's OK Not to Share, Heather Shumaker overturned all the conventional rules of parenting with her "renegade rules" for raising competent and compassionate kids. In It's Ok To Go Up the Slide, Shumaker takes on new hot-button issues with renegade rules such as: - Recess Is A Right - It's Ok Not To Kiss...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tarcher 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 SHUOtoshi, Kathryn
Summary: Little hands can do so many wonderful things: plant ideas; lift spirits; stretch imaginations. This colorful concept book rouses children to use their hands for the good and reach for their dreams.--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Dot Press 2015
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Summary: The bestselling author of unselfie explains why the old markers of accomplishment (grades, test scores) are no longer reliable predictors of success in the 21st century - and offers 7 teachable traits that will safeguard our kids for the future. Michele Borba has been a teacher, educational consultant, and parent for 40 years - and she's never been more worried than she is about this current...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 155.4 BORBorgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: "Readers will examine the history of ESP, mind reading, remote viewing, future seers and more before deciding for themselves!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 133.8 SPABerson, Alan S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 BERBrown, Brené
Summary: Leadership is not about titles, status, and power over people. A leader is anyone who holds herself or himself accountable for recognizing the potential in people and ideas and developing that potential. When we dare to lead, we don't pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don't see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 658.4 BROMiller, Scott
Summary: "From the organizational experts at FranklinCovey, an essential guide to becoming the great manager every team deserves"-- "If you're like the millions of people who've made the challenging but rewarding leap to first-time manager, you might not be sure what your next move is. What made you a successful employee won't necessarily make you a great manager, and the reality is that most people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 MILRamsey, Dave.
Summary: Offers advice on growing a business, including setting and attaining goals, time management, and operating debt free.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 RAMCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 RAMClifton, Jim.
Summary: Delves into the psychology of the entrepreneur and includes strategies and action items for building successful ventures, as well as access to an online test that measures readers' entrepreneurial potential.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallup Press 2014
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Summary: "Revised & expanded! Over 50 new games!"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gryphon House 2001