Attention, Class!!! 16 Ways to Be a Smarter Teacher by Chuck Salter
What do great teachers do that you should be doing in your role as a leader? Click on the link above to read more. We consulted the people who know best: teachers themselves. All sorts of teachers. Some of them teach formally in classrooms. Some teach informally -- in their offices, during dinner, on the fly -- as they're running companies. Our experts have taught senior executives, software developers, sales reps, and MBA students, as well as middle-school students, musicians, surgeons, and other teachers. Good teaching, it turns out, is universal. Whether the topic is a new-product launch, social studies, or a triple bypass, the same principles -- and many of the same techniques -- apply.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. This is an excellent communication tool kit based on a series of workshops developed by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. Faber and Mazlish (coauthors of Siblings Without Rivalry) provide a step-by-step approach to improving relationships in your house. The "Reminder" pages, helpful cartoon illustrations, and excellent exercises will improve your ability as a parent to talk and problem-solve with your children.

The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon by Dr. David Elkind. With the first edition of The Hurried Child, David Elkind emerged as the voice of parenting reason, calling our attention to the crippling effects of hurrying our children through life. He showed that by blurring the boundaries of what is age appropriate, by expecting--or imposing--too much too soon, we force our kids to grow up too fast, to mimic adult sophistication while secretly yearning for innocence.