Barb's Bookshelf

Winning At Human Relations is an easy-to-read, interactive book that will help you assess your skills and work toward improvement. If you are technically smart but "human-relations dumb." this book will teach you how to work with all kinds of people from co-workers to superiors. You will learn how to communicate more effectively, be objective, and develop cooperative relationships that will benefit everyone involved.  You will learn what causes damage to relationships, how to listen more effectively and recognize your vulnerabilities, and how to apply a step-by-step guide that will create a strategy to make you a winner at human relations.

Retaining Your Employees is an interactive book designed to enable businesses to find and keep employees in today’s competitive workplace. Using an easy to read format, this book assists you in creating a "hard-to-leave workplace" by teaching the "Respect, Recognition, and Reward" approach to employee satisfaction and retention. This "Crisp Fifty-Minute Book," is a learning tool filled with exercises, examples, and quizzes that help you measure and enhance your current environment. Retaining Your Employees is a valuable resource for businesses of all sizes.

Barb puts into words the simple unnoticed pleasures that we sometimes fail to celebrate. The book has many illustrations that make the WOW's come to life. This book will warm your heart, fill your soul with joy and laughter and give you the chance to reflect on days gone by and days to come.

A guide to help you understand and utilize a mentor to achieve your life goals. Barb's portion titled Slaying the Dragons, recalls an incident where she observes her mentor helping a man, whom neither of them knew. Her mentor showed the man how to deal with his fears and provided him information to work through his challenges.

A collection of over 100 stories on how flowers have touched many of our lives. Barb's story is the first one in book that tells how she started a new family tradition that is truly bittersweet. A great book for a gift.

Sherman’s provides you with the necessary tools to speak like a leader. Easy to read and great resource book that you will want to keep on your bookshelf.

Super booked filled with "Best Practice" ideas addressing many of your management questions.

An awesome book backed up by 25 years of data from over 1 million employees and 80,000 managers conducted by the Gallup Organization. Lots of valuable information.

An insightful book that will make you think about what you do to find and keep your employees.

The resource book for adding fun to the workplace. Written in short segments that you will make you want to use this book for many years to come.

This is the "how to book" on rewarding employees, fantastic ideas! Great examples from companies of all sizes around the country. A must have book for anyone who is serious about rewarding employees.

In Nelson's second book he continues his wonderful style of presenting practical ideas. A super book to read and to keep as a handy reference.

A great book to help you understand managing people. Full of practical applications for the workplace.

Glanz's approach to helping regenerate spirit in the workplace is captured in her very well written book that is filled with soiled principles and easy to implement ideas. A book to keep on your shelf for future reference.

Great suggestions. Tony Robbins writes about the book: "The potential for touching the lives of those around you is unlimited when you utilize Jerry Twentier's principles of Praise Power!"

A quick guide to answer many of your questions about managing Generation X. This book is filled with quizzes, case studies, and suggestions for your workplace.

It is remarkable how much wisdom can be packed into this easy to read book of less than 100 pages. A challenging journey for anyone who is experiencing change.

A great book that provides practical down-to-earth suggestions on how to implement great team building principals. Fun and easy to read.

An easy to read book that you can read in 1 hour, but don't be fooled. Mark's laser-like focus will help you sell more products and services.

A great book to help you coach yourself. This is a great book to help create possibilities for your self.

This is a practical guide for managers and team leaders to learn and develop their style of coaching that would be helpful to their employees. Great checklist and tips to help you become a better coach.

This book is part of the Briefcase series that makes this book easy to use for busy managers. Eye-catching icons and checklist are used to make guide the reader through the process of becoming a great coach.

Julie's book is a great pick-me-up book that can brighten a gloomy day. Full of true life experiences that will put a smile on your face and laughter in your heart.

A thought provoking book that makes you take a step back and look at your life. Makes a great gift.

A fun book filed with various activities and thought provoking questions to help you achieve the desired magical balance between your personal and professional life.

A long time favorite of mine has been Leman's birth order books. You'll laugh and think "ah-ha" while reading when you figure out who is doing what because of their birth order. Fascinating reading.

This book will take you on a magical ride filled with laughter and tears. Garrett tells about growing up through the voice of an orphaned child, a southern girl and an evolving woman. Her humorous approach will captivate you as you a gain a greater understanding of the importance of belonging and believing.

Julie’s second book is just an awesome as the first. It is a simple down-to-earth guidebook for having great days. Great gift!

I am a John Grisham fan. This was one of my delights on a recent vacation. For me his stories always seem to take an unexpected twist. This one was no different.