Smiths Alternative Bookshop
76 Alinga St Canberra City - in the Melbourne Building.
Phone: 02 6247 4459 Email: books@smithsbooks.com.au
You are welcome anytime to come to the shop and browse the books or contact us for more information.

Some titles may be out of stock by the time you order but we normally get them back in pretty quickly

This is a catalogue of some of the books purchased over a period of time by Rod Morrison, a Canberra based
guru on people and change and things like that.

 
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5-minute NLP by Boyes, Carolyn . Practise the skills and techniques of Neuro-Linguistic Programming in just five minutes a day with this handy, portable guide. By studying the way others achieve excellence and applying this thinking to your personal and professional life, it's possible to improve the way you communicate from day to day. $ 11.95

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A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses by Scott, Gini Graham . The sad fact is that the majority of people in the workforce have a less than perfect relationship with their supervisor, and many of them consider themselves to be working for "a bad boss". This book gives readers the guidance they need not just to survive, but to thrive, while reporting to someone incompetent, mean, unethical, or even worse. $ 24.95

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Appreciative Inquiry by Cooperrider, David L., Whitney, Diana . Introduces organisations to Appreciative Inquiry (AI) by the originators and leaders of the movement itself. This book offers an approach based on proven principles for unleashing people's creativity, knowledge and spirit toward a common purpose, that works because it acknowledges the prevailing attitudes toward change.  19.95

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Appreciative Inquiry Handbook by Cooperrider, David L., Whitney, Diana, Starvos, Jacqueline M. . This handbook contains everything needed to launch any kind of AI initiative. It provides background information on what AI is and how it works, and offers sample project plans, designs, agendas, course outlines, interview guidelines, participant worksheets, and a list of resources.  $ 110.00

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Clear Leadership by Bushe, Gervase R. . Combating what the author calls "interpersonal mush" - a dysfunction that stifles learning, hampers collaborative teamwork and closes down honest communication - this text details the skills that make partnership and leadership possible. $ 49.95

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Flight of the Buffalo by Belasco, James A., Stayer, Ralph C. . This is a book suggesting that the nature of management must change if a company is to survive the coming decades. It reveals how managers can be outmanoeuvred, how organizations can be more flexible and productive, why today's workers want more responsibility and how to be a successful manager. $ 27.95

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Frames of Mind by Gardner, Howard . Argues that everybody possesses at least seven intelligences - ranging from musical intelligence to the intelligence involved in understanding oneself - most of which have been overlooked in our testing society. This "Tenth Anniversary Edition" brings the theory up-to-date. $ 38.95

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Influencer by Patterson, Kerry, Grenny, Joseph, Maxfield, David, McMillan, Ron, Switzler, Al . Hardback - Whether your goal is to change minds, change markets, or change the world-anything is possible for an influencer.This work brings together the strategies of contemporary influence masters. Drawing from the skills of hundreds of successful influencers, it shares eight principles for changing behaviors. Fs $ 36.95

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Leadership and the New Science by Wheatley, Margaret J. . A guide to applying the new science to organisations, and our lives. This book shows how examples of non-linear networks and organizations are flourishing in the modern world. It presents examples like the E-bay, search engines and viral marketing works which are based on self-organising dynamics. $ 37.95

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Managing Up! by Dobson, Michael S., Dobson, Deborah Singer . This is a collection of ideas, strategies, and tactics to help the reader improve his or her work skills and advance his or her relationship with the boss, as well as others in management. $ 43.95

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Maslow on Management by Maslow, Abraham H. . This volume on human behaviour in the workplace, now completely updated, concerns the author's thoughts on management and organization, values and principles. $ 61.95

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Snakes in Suits by Babiak, Paul, Hare, Robert D. . Looks at exactly how psychopaths work in the corporate environment: what kind of companies attract them, how they negotiate the hiring process, and how they function day by day. This work reveals the subtle warning signs of psychopathic behaviour and shows how to protect yourself and your company before it's too late. Looks at exactly how psychopaths work in the corporate environment: what kind of companies attract them, how they negotiate the hiring process, and how they function day by day. This work reveals the subtle warning signs of psychopathic behaviour and shows how to protect yourself and your company before it's too late. $ 32.99

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The Networking Survival Guide by Darling, Diane . Helps you build your networking skills, gain confidence in your networking abilities, and make good things happen in your business, career, and life. This book helps you learn how to make networking your direct path to success. It walks you step by step through each phase of the networking process, and helps you find the right approach for you. $ 27.95

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You've Got Personality by McGuiness, Mary . Mary McGuiness was the person responsible for bringing the first publicly offered MBTI Accreditation Program to Australia in 1986. While delivering the 16 Types component of the accreditation program she has gained an in-depth understanding of each of the Types. It is an Australian Publication
$ 14.30

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