APPS FOR BETTER BUSINESS AND LIFE
BUSINESS
Calendly - for scheduling meetings and appointments
Blinkist - offers key lessons and explanations of best-selling nonfiction books in 15-minute formats
Evernote - helps prioritize and organize notes
Microsoft To Do - allows users to manage several projects and share work collaboratively
PERSONAL
IOS Outlook calendar – automatically creates a shared family calendar that permits all family members to see and schedule events
Fitbit App – tracks physical activity, workouts, sleep and more, and connects with others without a Fitbit tracker
iOS Health function – aids in motivation by monitoring and displaying daily physical activity
Microsoft To Do - helps with your to-do lists
Audible – allows you to listen to books without losing your place on any of your devices
RECOMMENDED READING & ADDITIONAL LEARNING
BOOKS
The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg & John David Mann
Never Eat Alone and Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi
Who’s Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships that Create Success– and Won’t Let You Fail by Keith Ferrazzi
Swim with the Sharks, Without Being Eaten Alive by Harvey Mackay
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Selling to Vito (The Very Important Top Officer) by Anthony Parinello
Analyzing Performance Problems by Robert F. Mager
Three Feet from Gold by Sharon L. Lechter and Greg S. Reid
The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching and Keeping the Best People by Bradford D. Smart, Ph.D.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey
We've Got to Start Meeting Like This: A Guide to Successful Meeting Management by Roger K. Mosvick and Robert B. Nelson
ADDITIONAL LEARNING
American Management Association (AMA), www.amanet.org
Suggested courses for staying on top in business:
Strategic Planning
Finance for non-financial managers
Public Speaking
Interpersonal Skills
Time Management
SUCCESS TESTING
PROFILE ASSESSMENTS:
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, myersbriggs.org
DISC, discprofile.com
SALES COMPETENCY TESTING:
Connectleader, connectleader.com
Wonderlic Test, samplewonderlictest.com