Everyone knows that physical fitness makes people look better and feel better. But what they don't know is the hidden benefit of physical fitness: it helps one's career. For years, The Cooper Wellness Program in Texas has taught high-level executives (including President Bush) the financial benefits of a fitness program. Now, Fit to Lead brings an eight-week, three-part fitness formula to the millions of Americans eager to prosper in the workplace, from entry-level to small business owners to high-powered executives. Based on proven, groundbreaking research and written under the authority of five leading experts, Fit to Lead:

• Provides insider tips from top-level executives, including extensive and exclusive insights from President George W. Bush
• Teaches readers that fitness improves job performance
• Presents a three-part fitness formula specifically designed for the fast-paced lifestyle
• Offers an eight-step self-leadership plan that applies standard business principles to fitness, helping those striving for success become their own personal trainers.

Surveys show that many Americans plan to start a fitness program within the next five years. Fit to Lead not only provides these individuals with an exercise plan; it offers a plan specifically designed for busy lifestyles everywhere.

This brief, inexpensive paperback on self-management is a guide for self-help that uses solid research and proven principles. Powerful advice and tools emphasize the following idea: first learn to lead yourself, and then you will be in a solid position to effectively lead others. Mastering Self Leadership explores methods for achieving personal goals using:

• self-assessment
• self-reward
• self-talk
• mental imagery
• teamthink
• and other cutting-edge concepts

An excellent resource for sales managers, department heads, team leaders, and others in leadership positions.

Now in it's third printing, Medicine for the Mind is a moving compilation of inspirational and motivational words designed to open the readers' mind to the infinite possibilities we all face. This collection of simple and compelling stories, poems and quotes will soothe the spirit and re-ignite the passion needed to realize the dreams and the true potential we all seek to find.

This book is intended for any course in Psychology, Business, or Communications.

"This is the kind of work that will draw you to past emotions...and find you turning pages for future ones." - Dale Brown, Former Head Basketball Coach at Lousiana State University

What employee wouldn't choose to work under management that pairs modern-day challenges with ancient wisdom, subsequently resulting in richer service and more humane workplace scenarios? Four authors (professors, speakers and consultants), whose own religious backgrounds (Jewish, Catholic and Protestant) are as diverse as the biblical characters they study, discuss incorporating biblical wisdom into the workplace.

At the book's core is the premise that the wisdom of Solomon is still relevant to problems faced in contemporary society. Wisdom as defined by the authors is twofold: practical wisdom characterized by the need to achieve a certain goal or end purpose, and transcendent wisdom, which is an internal, intuitive awareness honed by life experience.

The wisdom of Solomon, these authors assert, brings healthier and fuller expression to life (and work) as it embodies the traits of justice, integrity, compassion, courage and faith. From biblical accounts of Job's faith, David's courage, Ruth's compassion, Moses' integrity and Solomon's wisdom, readers learn how these personages faced obstacles similar to those today. Following each biblical account are rich summaries about current-day leaders who overcame professional hurdles by applying Solomon's wisdom to their particular circumstances.

Included are narratives of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas, former President Jimmy Carter and Semco CEO Ricardo Semler. The book presents sound reasons for applying ancient wisdom to the modern workplace, yet its tone is a bit too intellectually contemplative.

In the mad scramble to re-organize the workplace into teams, the manager's new role has been assiduously examined. Actual team members, however, have been asked to master a new set of skills and ways of working -- with no guidance whatsoever.

For Team Members Only supplies step-by-step guidelines and interactive exercises for boosting the skills they need. Readers learn about:

• TeamThink: pooling experiences to make effective, integrated decisions
• TeamLeadership: combining self-leadership with the ability to influence others
• TeamTalk: improving communications skills to create an open, productive, and conflict-free environment
• TeamWork: putting new roles in their historical context