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Maximise Your Career Potential

Self-Assessment Tests & Personal Development Plan

Level One: Individual

Level Two: Team Member

Level Three: Change Agent

Level Four: Manager

Level Five: Leader

Course

Career Accelerator

Book

Dave Cook's Maximise Your Career Potential
Available from Amazon UK

Surveys

Career Development Pulse Check

Level One: Individual

Lifelong Learning

See Unlocking Career Opportunities: The Power of Transferable Skills

See Learning effectively in the workplace while holding down a full-time job

Tony Buzan’s Use Your Head - See Read More, Retain More, Recall More
Available from Amazon UK

Task Management

Adam Alter’s Anatomy of a Breakthrough - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Active Listening

Mark Goulston's Just Listen - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Written Communication

See Introducing SPOR: Situation, Problem, Options, Recommendation

Barbara Minto's The Pyramid Principle - See Book Review
Available on Amazon UK

Presentation Skills

See Avoiding the Monotone: Harnessing the Power of Your Voice in Presentations

Personal Branding

See The Power of Skill Stacking

Level Two: Team Member

Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ - See Book Review
Available on Amazon UK

Cultural Awareness

See Case Study: McDonald's adapts on an international scale

Collaboration

Morten Hansen's Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Create Unity, and Reap Big Results - See Book Review
Available on Amazon UK

Attention To Detail

See Case Study: Starbucks regains its attention to detail

Influencing

Robert Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion - See Book Review
Available on Amazon UK

Mentoring

The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships by Lois J. Zachary and Lisa Z. Fain - See Book Review
Available on Amazon UK

Level Three: Change Agent

Problem-Solving

Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Business Analysis

See A Step-by-Step Guide to Documenting Your As-Is Business Processes

Project Management

See Why Agile Methodologies Are Beneficial Beyond IT: Insights for Businesses

Change Management

See The Vital Role of the Change Agent: Catalysing Transformation

Negotiation

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Coaching

John Whitmore's Coaching for Performance - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Level Four: Manager

People Management

See Strategic HR Practices and Their Benefits to an Organisation

See Understanding Belbin Team Roles: A Comprehensive Review

Marcus Buckingham's First Break All The Rules - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Financial Management

Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean by Karen Berman and Joe Knight - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Resource Management

See Understanding the Distinctions: Project Portfolio Management, Programme Management, and Project Management

Risk Management

See Effective Risk Assessment and Management in SMEs: A Comprehensive Guide

Performance Management

The Balanced Scorecard by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Continuous Improvement

See Driving Continuous Improvement Through Engaging KPIs and Performance Management

Level Five: Leader

Visionary Leadership

Move Fast and Fix Things by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Strategic Thinking

Richard Rumelt's Good Strategy Bad Strategy - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Business Transformation

Jim Collins' Good to Great - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Empowerment

Liz Wiseman's Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smart - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Innovation

See Understanding the Difference Between Innovation and Invention

See Case Study: BrewDog - Pioneering Product Innovation in the Craft Beer Industry

Product Development

See Unlocking Rapid Product Development with S.L.I.C.E.: A Guide to Bringing Ideas to Market

Miscellaneous

Career

See Navigating Career Choices: Finding the Right Path

Habits

James Clear’s Atomic Habits - See Book Review
Available from Amazon UK

Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - See Right Thing, Right Way, Right People
Available from Amazon UK

Self-Belief

Tony Robbin’s Unlimited Power - See See It, Believe It, Achieve It
Available from Amazon UK

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