100 Best Business Books as Basis for IDP

Using this list as the basis for my current Individual Development Plan.
http://100bestbiz.com/more-on-the-100-best/

Categories

1. You
2. Leadership
3. Strategy
4. Sales and Marketing
5. Rules and Scorekeeping
6. Management
7. Biographies
8. Entrepreneurship
9. Narratives
10. Innovation and Creativity
11. Big Ideas
12. Takeaways

Coaching Certificate > Module 1, Lesson 1

American Society for Training and Development: Education Programs
Coaching
Two-Day Workshop
Facilitator: Erica Nelson

> Coaching is not stand-alone. In the middle of this 8-part oval is coordination and buy-in. A systems coaching approach includes:

1. Performance Appraisals
2. Career Development
3. Mentoring
4. Coaching
5. Recruitment
6. Consulting
7. Organization and Development Structure
8. Training

> There is a difference between coaching talent and coaching performance.
> The Five-Step WLP Coaching Model...pending

Going to Graduate School, Part 2

The acceptance letter arrived in the mail recently. I start Sat Jan 15, 2011.

Used Books Stores in Broward Area #1

Today I called the Book Rack on Commercial Blvd. I didn't like the guy on the phone so I didn't go and I probably won't. Admittedly, I was skewed by the reviews that I read on the internet.

Went to Big Apple Books. Drove far. Different concept. They buy a book from you for either $0.50 or $1. You pay $2.50 for any book. Eh. Not worth the drive but I did find two books that I had not seen before, one of which I have really been wanting (First Break All the Rules).

Nixed Renting Audiobooks. Using Library Instead.

• Nixed the idea of renting audiobooks for now. Learned to determine which audio books are available on CD through the online Broward County Library website. Saves money.
• I've decided to use the 100 Best Business Books list as a guideline for my IDP. I have indexed and highlighted the book to learned how it was organized. I began reading the summaries from back to front. There are 12 categories of books. Separate entry on that.
• Based on the summaries, I made decisions on which books I was interested or uninterested in. This saves me money because I found that I was buying, even if it was at a used book store, books that I have no intention of reading within the next year. While I'm sure there is much wisdom in Katherine Graham's Personal History, I'm just not up for it.
• There was a pattern in the books I found myself interested in. I realized that I could simply mark almost entire categories as "uninterested."
• I assigned an InterestLevel to the books I currently own that I tagged as "interested." Strangely, my scale doesn't really adhere to Likert. 0=uninterested, 1=urgent and important 2=not urgent and important 3=not urgent and not important.

What I've learned from this process: We want. We need. We end up with whichever the Universe's decides; the Universe usually decides on a curveball.

IDP > What courses/workshops/seminars do I want to take?

What courses/workshops/seminars do I want to take? What is my budget for these? Note: Art of Storytelling Workshop through the public library.
Which books/periodicals/e-zines do I want to read? Note: big fan of the 100 Best Business Books.
How do I want to make networking a part of my IDP? Who in my field is worth following?
Should I plan for some ride-alongs or shadowing? Who do I want to be like?
What outreach efforts should I make? What groups should I join who are devoted my topics?