LINKS TO SITES I’VE FOUND TO BE VALUABLE
If you’re a professional speaker, or want to be, you need to belong to the National Speakers Association. This is the only organization I’ve ever seen where your potential competition will help you improve your business. The NSA truly defines professionalism.
I struggled for years to understand basic economics until I discovered Dr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institute and Dr. Walter Williams of George Mason University. I highly encourage you to visit these sites and read some of their writings.
I stumbled on this site one day when I was looking for some information on teams. There is an amazing amount of information about one of the most difficult leadership challenges– building and leading teams.
If you need the occasional assist with the English language, and who doesn’t, go to this site. Its open most of the time on my computer. Dr. Jack Lynch is an associate professor of English at the Rutgers University Newark campus.
This is the website that goes with the book The Carrot Principle by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton. The site has some forms referenced in the book and a lot of other stuff to help you start a genuine recognition program. From the statistics cited in the book, I would conclude that a lot of leaders need to visit this site.
Harvard Business Publishing Videos
Thanks to my father for this one. This site is a collection of video interviews on a wide variety of business related topics.
This site is a little different but has a lot of good ideas about self-development. Good leaders must always remember to take a little time to take care of and develop themselves. This site has a lot of good ideas about how.
There are several sites that offer free books but I like this one best. Project Gutenberg has a fantastic collection of old books that are out of copyright and free to download and read. There are some limitations on use, depending on different factors that are explained on the site.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. If you haven’t already heard of TED, it is a conglomeration of short (18 min) videos of thought leaders presenting various topics. Caution: you can loose track of time on this site!
This site presents interviews with interesting people who have been successful in business. There are several categories and plenty of videos with some great ideas. The videos are professionally produced. The site is by the Hay Group.
I always advise leaders to be well rounded and The Teaching Company provides excellent tools to help in that endeavor. They offer numerous video and audio courses on a wide variety of subjects. The courses are all taught by college level professors who are experts in their fields and recognized for teaching excellence.
Gary Brose created this site to help further the study of motivation. This site has a broad collection of motivational study material and will provide sources to continue your leadership education. Full disclosure: Gary was kind enough to include one of my books.
Darren Johnson helps people understand how to declutter their lives and let go of stuff. Take a look at some good content. Full disclosure: Darren has included one of my articles on the site.
Disclaimer: These links are to sites I’ve found interesting and I provide them as a convenience to you. Neither I nor RLM Planning and Leadership LLC provide any endorsement of the site or any of it’s contents, nor do RLM Planning and Leadership LLC or I have any affilitate relationship with the sites or their owners.
