Resources

As this community grows, I would like to hold this space to list some of the tools, blogs, websites, books and services that support our personal and business lives.  I hope you’ll submit your questions, leave your comments and suggestions so that this can be an ever-evolving list of ideas to facilitate our growth and effectiveness.  Oh yes…let’s not forget the FUN factor!  If you have a FUN item to add to this resource list, I am eager for those ideas as well…  Let’s get started!

Articles ~ Books ~ Posts ~ Downloads ~ Websites  (by topic)

BOOKS ~ recent reads…

• Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard ~Chip Heath, Dan Heath
• Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life ~ Todd Kashdan
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us ~ Daniel H. Pink
• Made To Stick ~ Chip Heath, Dan Heath
• Being Strategic:  Plan for Success; Out-think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change ~ Erika Andersen
• Crucial Conversations:  Tools for talking when stakes are high ~ Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler
• Five Dysfunctions of a Team ~ Patrick Lencioni
• Change Your Questions, Change Your Life ~ Marilee Adams, Ph.D.
• Getting Things Done ~ David Allen
• Making it All Work - Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life ~ David Allen

DELEGATION

• Ten Steps to Successful Delegation ~ Wisewolf Consulting blog post 5/27/09
• What, why and how of delegating
• Leadership – Delegating Responsibility
• Successful Delegation
• Delegating to Employees
• Eight ways Micro-Managers Can Cure Themselves

LEADERSHIP

Blogs:

• Mary Jo Asmus ~ Aspire Collaborative Services LLC, Leadership Solutions
• Susan Mazza ~ Random Acts of Leadership; Everyday Leadership Through Everyday Actions
• Wally Bock ~ Three Star Leadership Blog

Articles:

• Leadership – Tips for Motivators
• Avoid Mistakes That Plague New Leaders: An Interview with Warren Bennis

TECHNOLOGY

• Net Docs ~ Online document management where you can organize and store all your organization’s documents in one secure location in the cloud.
• 80+ Online Resources for the Digital Enterprise ~ Toolbox to help develop and optimize your Web site ~ WebMama.com Inc.
• Real-Time Web Conferencing ~ An independent guide to software & services enabling real-time communication
• TimeTrade ~ Online Personal scheduling solution
• Copytalk ~ voice to text service (fee)
• WordzXpressed ~ voice to text service (fee)
• Skype ~ VOIP free online calling, chats, conference calls, and more!
• WordPress.com ~ a free online blogging site
• WordPress.org ~ another online blogging site

PUBLICATIONS -Resources for Financial Advisors

• Technology Tools for Today Newsletter  (formerly Virtual Office News) ~ David Drucker and Joel Bruckenstein
• Inside Information ~ Bob Veres

BLOGS

• Back Office Advisor ~ excellent practice management blog for financial advisory firms
• FP Pad ~ Your source for technology insights in the financial planning community, by Bill Winterberg, CFP®

Coaches, Consultants, Colleagues and Collaborators

• Ginny Hudgens ~ Back Office Advisor
• Diane MacPhee ~ DMAC Consulting Services
• James Butler ~ Painless Business
• Anastacia Brice ~ Coach, President & Chief Visionary Officer of AssistU
• Marie Swift ~ Principal, Impact Communications, Inc.
• David Lawrence ~ AIF^®, RFC^®, ChFE^® President,  The Efficient Practice, LLC