Doc writes to Erika and Larissa,
>Goleman, Daniel. Emotional intelligence. NY: Bantam, 1995. ISBN:
>053309503X
This is a wonderful book. I found it fascinating and helpful. It caused me
to think more broadly and deeply about human emotion. It also provided
some real practical steps to controling my emotions. I the book had been
written years ago, and that I had read it years ago.
>Hillman, James. The soul^Rs code: in search of character and calling. NY:
>Random, 1996. ISBN: 0679445226
Another wonderful book.
>Oshry, Barry. Seeing systems: unlocking the mysteries of organizational
>life. San Francisco: Berret-Koehler, 1995. ISBN: 1881052990
Here is a book that is a must read for people at every level of an
organization. Not only does it reveal some pretty powerful realities, it
does in a fascinating and enjoyable way. Oshry isn't your typical writer!
I found myself smiling more than once as Oshry made plain what I was
sensing but couldn't define in my own work life.
>Whyte, David. The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the preservation of the soul
>in corporate America. NY: Doubleday, 1994. ISBN: 0385484186
OK this is the most powerful book on the topic at hand that I've ever
read. It shook my world! It made clear so much of what I had experienced,
or was experiencing! And it's eloquence is unmatched in a day when
technical writing dominates business literature. (Ok so I have a real
proclivity for poetry, and hence a natural attraction to the book.) Just a
warning, the book goes deep, so deep that some I know who I've recommended
it to "just don't get it," and put it away. But for me it was a burst of
sunshine that brought warmth and clarity to my life! (It inspired me to by
Beowulf in it's entirety. There's a peice of literature!)
Doc, I'm a bit surprised by the fact that you listed Men are from Mars,
Women are from Venus. I have only read part of the book, at the request of
my ex-wife, and found it to be very stereotypical. Could you explain why
you listed the book, and how it has benefited you professionally?
Another book I have found helpful is "Love is a Choice," but I can't
remember it's authors. The book is at home, and I'm at work. It was the
first time in my life that I saw how the patterns of behavior I learned at
home were influencing my behavior at work. It was a painful reading it,
but the benefit has exceeded the pain.
And another wonderful book is "The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem," by
Nathaniel Branden.
For what it's worth. . .
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