RESOURCES TO FIND TACTICS TO USE IN DEVELOPING YOUR COMPETENCIES
Adaptability/Flexibility and Tolerance of Ambiguity
- 4 Ways to Build Your Tolerance of Ambiguity—and Your Global Career.
- AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For.
- Adaptability: The Art of Winning in an Age of Uncertainty.
- Six Ways to Thrive in Chaos.
- Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life.
Anger Management
- 15 Best Anger Management Books for 2021
- Control Anger Before It Controls You
- How To Be Resilient: 4 Steps To Happiness When Life Gets Hard.
- How To Get Rid Of Anger: 3 New Secrets From Neuroscience.
- This is How to Overcome Anger: 5 Powerful Secrets from Mindfulness.
Assertiveness (Self-Advocacy)
Attitude – Changing Your Attitude, Perspective, and Perceptions for the Better
- 4 Rituals To Keep You Happy All The Time
- Ancient Wisdom Reveals 7 Rituals That Will Make You Happy.
- Be Kinder to Yourself.
- Changing These 4 Beliefs Will Make You Surprisingly Happy.
- How To Deal With Anxiety, Tragedy Or Heartache – 4 Steps From Research.
- How to Deal with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) [+Turn It into JOMO – Joy of Missing Out]
- Silent Third-Person Self-Talk Facilitates Emotion Regulation.
- This Is How To Have Emotionally Intelligent Relationships: 4 Secrets.
- This Is The Most Insane Way To Be Smarter, Confident, and Resilient.
Change Management (also, Change, Leading Change)
- Change Management Process
- Developing Management Skills, 9th Edition, Chapter 10: Leading Positive Change.
- Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard.
- The 8-Step Process for Leading Change.
Coaching (also, Empowerment)
- 5 Tips for Picking an Awesome Mentor.
- Basic Concepts of Coaching Practices.
- Developing Management Skills, 9th Edition, Chapter 8:Empowering and Engaging Others.
- How do you find the best mentor for you?
Communication (See also the sections below titled: “Interpersonal Skills” (Making First Impressions; Meeting People; Relationship Interest)
- Developing Management Skills, 9th Edition, Chapter 4: Building Relationships by Communicating Supportively.
- These Are The Ten Rules You Need To Know To Communicate Effectively.
- This Is How To Have Emotionally Intelligent Relationships: 4 Secrets.
Conflict Management
- Developing Management Skills, 9th Edition, Chapter 7: Managing Conflict.
- Here’s The Secret To Communicating With Irrational, Angry Or Crazy People.
- How To Make Difficult Conversations Easy.
- How to Manage Conflict At Work.
- Managing Conflict.
Confidence (See also “Self-Confidence”)
- How to Not Take Things Personally.
- How to Be More Confident.
- How To Be More Confident: 3 Secrets Backed By Research.
- How To Be Smarter, Confident, and Resilient.
- How to Deal with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) [+Turn It into JOMO – Joy of Missing Out]
- Stoicism Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You Confident.
- Talking to Yourself Can Improve Performance.
- The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance.
- This Is The Most Insane Way To Be Smarter, Confident, and Resilient.
Creativity (also, Continual Learning; Exploration; Inquisitiveness)
- 5 Quick Things You Can Do Today to Boost Your Creativity.
- 9 Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Creativity.
- Capturing Creativity (focus halfway through the article in the section, “Four Techniques to Boost Creativity”).
- Creativity At Work: 6 Ways To Encourage Innovative Ideas.
- How To Be Creative: 6 Secrets Backed By Research.
- Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative.
- What is Creativity?
Curiosity
- Curiosity Is The Most Fun Way To Make Your Life Awesome.
- Seven Ways to Be More Curious.
- The Power of Curiosity: How to Have Real Conversations that create Collaboration, Innovation, and Understanding.
Decision Making
- Checklist: What 9 things can help you make better decisions?
- Harvard Business Review’s 10 Must-Reads on Making Smart Decisions.
- How to Become a Better Decision Maker.
- Judgment in Managerial Decision Making (8th Edition).
- This Is How To Make Good Decisions: 4 Secrets Backed By Research.
- What are the Secrets to Making Better Decisions?
- Why Indecision Makes You Smarter.
Delegation
- 3 Elements of Delegation All Managers Should Know.
- 8 Steps to Delegate Tasks Effectively and Getting Work Done.
- How to Delegate Effectively: 9 Tips for Managers.
- If You Want It Done Right, You Don’t Have to Do It Yourself!: The Power of Effective Delegation.
- The Art of Delegation: Maximize Your Time, Leverage Others, and Instantly Increase Profits.
- The Busy Manager’s Guide to Delegation.
Electronic Devices (Managing Screen Time)
- 8 Tips to Reduce Screen Time for Adults
- 9 Easy Ways to Reduce Screen Time that Actually Work
- How to Do a Digital Detox in 2023: the Ultimate Guide
Emotional Intelligence
- Emotional Intelligence 2.0
- New Neuroscience Reveals 5 Secrets That Will Make You Emotionally Intelligent.
- This Is How To Increase Emotional Intelligence: 5 Powerful Secrets.
- This Is How To Have Emotionally Intelligent Relationships: 4 Secrets.
- This Is How To Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids: 5 Secrets From Research.
Emotional Resilience
- 3 Things The Most Resilient People Do Every Day.
- A Navy SEAL Explains 8 Secrets To Grit And Resilience.
- Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life.
- Emotional Habits: The 7 Things Resilient People Do Differently (And How They Can Help You Succeed in Business and Life).
- Emotional Resilience: How To Boost It With 10 Research-Backed Secrets.
- How To Be Resilient: 4 Steps To Happiness When Life Gets Hard.
- How To Be Resilient: 5 Steps To Success When Life Gets Hard.
- How To Be Resilient: 8 Steps To Success When Life Gets Hard.
- How To Be Smarter, Confident, and Resilient.
- How To Deal With Anxiety, Tragedy Or Heartache – 4 Steps From Research.
- The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of Life’s Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfections.
- This Is How To Be Resilient: 4 Secrets To Grit When Life Gets Hard.
- This Is How To Have Emotionally Intelligent Relationships: 4 Secrets.
- This Is The Most Insane Way To Be Smarter, Confident, and Resilient.
Empathy (also, Connecting; Emotional Sensitivity, Nonjudgmentalness; Positive Regard)
- The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life’s Most Essential Skill.
- The Power of Empathy: 3 Ways Empathy Can Improve Your Life.
- This Is How To Have Emotionally Intelligent Relationships: 4 Secrets.
- This Is The Most Surprising Way To Make Your Life Awesome.
Global Mindset
- A List of Tips from Dr. Mendenhall for Students on How to Get Started in Increasing Your Global Mindset.
- Developing Your Global Mindset: The Handbook for Successful Global Leaders.
- Wake Up! The World Is Calling: 11 Steps for A Global Mindset to Leverage Your Personal and Professional Life.
Goal Setting
- 5 New Secrets To Achieving Your Goals, Backed By Research
- Goal Setting 101: How to Achieve Everything You Want
- What are proven tips that will help you achieve your goals?
Foreign Language Learning
- 12 Rules for Learning Foreign Languages in Record Time.
- Hacking Language Learning: Benny Lewis at TEDxWarsaw.
- Babbel
- Beelinguapp – Learn languages through music and audiobooks.
- Duolingo
Grit (see “Emotional Resilience” above).
Habits – How to Change Bad Habits and Adopt Good Habits
- Discipline Equals Freedom: How to Develop Good Habits and Cultivate Self-Discipline.
- Emotional Habits: The 7 Things Resilient People Do Differently (And How They Can Help You Succeed in Business and Life).
- How to Deal with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) [+Turn It into JOMO – Joy of Missing Out]
- This Is How To Kill Bad Habits With Mindfulness.
- Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything.
Happiness
- 4 Lifehacks From Ancient Philosophers That Will Make You Happier.
- 4 Rituals To Keep You Happy All The Time.
- Here are the Things Proven to Make you Happier.
- How to Be Happier Without Really Trying.
- How to Deal with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) [+Turn It into JOMO – Joy of Missing Out]
- How to Rest Effectively: 8 Practical Tips.
- Let Joy Find You: Happiness isn’t a destination; it’s something that finds you along the way.
- Morning Ritual: The 7 Steps That Will Make You Happy All Day.
- The 3-Step Evening Ritual That Will Make You Happy.
- The 8 Things The Happiest People Do Every Day.
- This is The #1 Ritual You Need To Do Every Day (To Maintain Happiness).
- This Is The Most Surprising Way To Make Your Life Awesome.
Humor (Importance of and how to develop)
- How To Develop a Sense of Humor
- Humor boosts your credibility at work (and that’s no joke)
- This Is The Most Fun Way To Make Your Life Awesome (How to Be Funnier)
Imposter Syndrome
- A Psychologist Explains How to Deal With Impostor Syndrome.
- How to Overcome the Impostor Phenomenon
- Imposter Syndrome’s Upside: Strong People Skills.
- This Is How To Overcome Impostor Syndrome: 4 Secrets From Research.
- Understanding and Combating Imposter Syndrome.
Interpersonal Skills – “Giving Feedback”
- Harvard Business Review Guide to Delivering Effective Feedback.
- How to Give Feedback Effectively
- Feedback Imperative: How to Give Everyday Feedback to Speed Up Your Team’s Success.
- Feedback Toolkit: 16 Tools for Better Communication in the Workplace (Second Edition).
- Strategies for More Inclusive and Effective Feedback
Interpersonal Skills – (“Listening”)
Interpersonal Skills – (“Making First Impressions”; “Meeting People”; “Relationship Interest”)
- 5 Secrets To Always Making A Good First Impression.
- How To Get People To Like You: 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior Expert.
- How To Make People Like You: 6 Science-Based Conversation Hacks.
- How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships.
- This Is How To Be Charming: 5 Secrets From Research.
Interpersonal Skills – “Trust” (also, Integrity)
- What are the 10 Best Ways to Build Trust in a Relationship?
- How To Get People To Treat You Right: The Science Behind Trust.
- Managing with a Conscience: How to Improve Performance Through Integrity, Trust, and Commitment.
- The Accountable Organization: Reclaiming Integrity, Restoring Trust.
Interviewing
- Google VP Says She Always Listens For These 6 Things During the Job Interview.
- How To Ace A Job Interview: 7 Research-Backed Tips.
- How To Make Your Next Job Interview A Success: 5 Secrets From Research.
- How To Prepare for an Interview in 11 Steps
- Job Interview Preparation Tips to Help You Stand Out (Wall Street Journal)
Mentoring/Mentors (see “Coaching” above)
Mindfulness
- Ancient Wisdom Reveals 7 Rituals That Will Make You Happy.
- Mindfulness: 5 Secrets To Making Your Mind Happy.
- How To Stop Worrying: 7 Powerful Secrets From Mindfulness.
- Neuroscience Of Mindfulness: How To Make Your Mind Happy.
- Three Mindfulness Rituals That Will Make You Happy.
- This Is How To Use Mindfulness To Make Better Decisions.
Motivation
- Developing Management Skills, 9th Edition, Chapter 6: Motivating Others.
- How To Be Motivated: 4 New Insights From Research.
- How To Motivate People – 4 Steps Backed By Science.
- Positive Energy: Here’s How You Can Increase It.
- Qualities Of A Leader: How To Go from “Good Manager” To “Great Leader.”
- The Best Way To Motivate People.
- The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy.
- This Is How To Never Be Bored Again: 4 Secrets From Research.
Negotiation
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In.
- 6 Hostage Negotiation Techniques That Will Get You What You Want.
- Hostage Negotiation: The Top FBI Hostage Negotiator Teaches You the 5 Secrets to Getting What You Want.
- This Is How To Change Someone’s Mind: 6 Secrets From Research.
- This Is The Quickest Way To Become An Expert Negotiator.
Networking
- Learn to Love Networking.
- 10 Networking Tips That Will Make You A Success.
- How to Network: 17 Tips for Shy People
- “Taking the Work Out of Networking” An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count.”
Optimism
- Begin with Yes.
- How To Be Optimistic: 4 Steps Backed By Research.
- Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life.
- Talking to Yourself Can Improve Performance.
- This Is The Most Insane Way To Be Smarter, More Confident, and More Resilient.
- This Is The Most Surprising Way To Make Your Life Awesome.
Perfectionism
- How To Overcome Perfectionism: 4 Secrets From Research.
- How To Overcome Perfectionism (Anxiety Canada).
- Perfectionism: Self-Help Resources.
- Progress, Not Perfection: The Beginner’s Guide to Overcoming Your Perfectionism.
Power – (also, Office Politics)
- Checklist: The 5 Secrets to Winning at Office Politics.
- Developing Management Skills, 9th Edition, Chapter 5: Gaining Power and Influence.
- Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t.
- Secrets to Winning at Office Politics: How to Achieve Your Goals and Increase Your Influence at Work.
Procrastination
- 5 Weird (But Effective) Ways You Can Conquer Chronic Procrastination.
- Discipline Equals Freedom: How to Develop Good Habits and Cultivate Self-Discipline.
- How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done – 5 Expert Tips.
- It’s About Time!: The Six Styles of Procrastination and How to Overcome Them.
- Still Procrastinating: The No-Regrets Guide to Getting It Done.
- The Ten Minute Rule of Productivity.
- This Is How To Stop Checking Your Phone: 5 Secrets From Research.
Problem-Solving
- 4 Steps To Solve Any Problem At Work.
- Hostage Negotiation Techniques That Will Get You What You Want.
- Introduction to Problem-Solving Skills
- To quickly and creatively solve a problem, should you give it to someone else?
Public Speaking (also, Presentation Skills; Speeches)
- How To Overcome Fear Of Public Speaking And Give A Great Presentation.
- Presentation Techniques: 6 Secrets To Giving Amazing Presentations.
- Steal the Show: From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches.
- Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds.
- To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking, Stop Thinking About Yourself.
Relationship Interest (See above: “Interpersonal Skills – (Making First Impressions; Meeting People; Relationship Interest)
Resilience (See “Emotional Resilience” above)
Self-Awareness
- 5 Ways to Become More Self-Aware.
- Developing Management Skills, 9th Edition, Chapter 1: Developing Self-Awareness.
- The Importance of Self-Awareness, and How to Become More Self-Aware.
- This Is The Most Surprising Way To Make Your Life Awesome.
- What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It).
Self-Confidence
- Confidence: How to Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs and Achieve Your Goals.
- How To Be More Confident: 5 Research-Backed Methods.
- How To Be More Confident: 3 Secrets Backed By Research.
- Talking to Yourself Can Improve Performance.
- The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance.
- The Power of Self-Confidence: Become Unstoppable, Irresistible, and Unafraid in Every Area of Your Life.
- This Is The Most Insane Way To Be Smarter, More Confident, and More Resilient.
- Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are.
Self Talk
- Be Kinder to Yourself.
- How to Tame Your Inner Voice
- Silent Third-Person Self-Talk Facilitates Emotion Regulation.
- This Is How To Have Emotionally Intelligent Relationships: 4 Secrets.
- This Is The Most Insane Way To Be Smarter, More Confident, and More Resilient.
Sleep
- Getting a Good Night’s Sleep: FAQ and Resources
- National Sleep Foundation
- Sleep Hygiene: Tips to Sleep Better & Be More Productive
Stress Reduction – General
- 4 Rituals To Keep You Happy All The Time.
- 12 Ways To Easily Eliminate Stress.
- Developing Management Skills, 9th Edition, Chapter 2: Managing Stress and Well-Being.
- How to Rest Effectively: 8 Practical Tips.
- Singing Reduces Stress
- The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living.
- The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook.
- This Is The Most Surprising Way To Make Your Life Awesome.
Stress Reduction – Exercise
- Fitness Basics – Mayo Clinic.
- This Is The Best Way To Motivate Yourself To Exercise: 4 Proven Secrets.
- Why are Both Exercise and Religion so Good at Increasing Happiness?
- Why Walking Makes You a Better Worker.
- Would You Feel Better If You Were Walking in Nature Right Now?
Stress Reduction – Immediate; Tactics to Use in the Moment of Stress
- 59 Seconds: Change Your Life in Under a Minute.
- New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Easy Rituals That Will Make You Stress-Free.
- Singing Reduces Stress
- Stop Your Anxiety Now!
Stress Reduction – Meditation (also, Breathing)
- Box Breathing Technique.
- Breathe Well, Be Well: A Program to Relieve Stress, Anxiety, Asthma, Hypertension, Migraine, and Other Disorders for Better Health.
- How to Rest Effectively: 8 Practical Tips.
- Neuroscience Of Meditation: How To Make Your Mind Awesome.
Stress Reduction – How to Stop Worrying
- Ancient Wisdom Reveals 7 Rituals That Will Make You Happy.
- How To Deal With Anxiety, Tragedy Or Heartache – 4 Steps From Research.
- How to Deal with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) [+Turn It into JOMO – Joy of Missing Out]
- How To Stop Worrying: 7 Powerful Secrets From Mindfulness.
- How To Stop Worrying – Part 2.
- This Is The Most Surprising Way To Make Your Life Awesome.
Systems Thinking
- Systems Thinking for Business: Capitalize on Structures Hidden in Plain Sight.
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer.
Teams (also, Teamwork; Leading Teams)
- 40% Of Your Team’s Effort Is Wasted. These 4 Methods Get Results.
- How To Adopt A Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach Through ‘Yes, And’ Thinking.
- Developing Management Skills, 9th Edition, Chapter 9: Building Effective Teams and Teamwork.
- Steps to Building an Effective Team
Time Management (see also, “Procrastination” above)
- 4 Things The Most Organized People Do Every Day.
- 6 Things The Most Organized People Do Every Day.
- 10 Practical Ways to Improve Time Management Skills.
- 14 Tips for a Student Mom: Ways to Study Successfully & Stay Sane.
- Here’s The Schedule Very Successful People Follow Every Day.
- How The Most Successful People Manage Their Time.
- How To Be Efficient: Dan Ariely’s 6 New Secrets To Managing Your Time.
- How To Manage Your Time: 5 Secrets Backed By Research.
- The Ten Minute Rule of Productivity.
Time Management – Managing Emails
- 10 Ways to Manage Your Email Inbox—According to People Who Get 100+ Emails a Day.
- 11 Simple Tips to Effective Email Management.
- 23 Email Management Best Practices and Tips.
- Managing Email Effectively: Strategies for Taming Your Inbox.
Tolerance of Ambiguity (see “Adaptability/Flexibility” above)
Trust (Integrity)
- How To Get People To Treat You Right: The Science Behind Trust.
- Managing with a Conscience: How to Improve Performance Through Integrity, Trust, and Commitment.
- What are the 10 best ways to build trust in a relationship?
- What are the 10 Best Ways to Build Trust in a Relationship?
- The Accountable Organization: Reclaiming Integrity, Restoring Trust.
Work-Life Balance
- 6 Tips For Better Work-Life Balance
- Are You Making The Most Out Of Life? Here’s How You Can.
- How To Achieve Work-Life Balance In 5 Steps.
- How to Rest Effectively: 8 Practical Tips.
- The Importance of Work-Life Balance
Worrying – How to Stop Worrying
- Ancient Wisdom Reveals 7 Rituals That Will Make You Happy.
- How To Be Calm: 3 Secrets From A Bomb Disposal Expert.
- How To Deal With Anxiety, Tragedy or Heartache – 4 Steps From Research.
- How to Deal with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) [+Turn It into JOMO – Joy of Missing Out]
- How To Stop Worrying: 7 Powerful Secrets From Mindfulness.
- How To Stop Worrying – Part 2.
- This Is The Most Surprising Way To Make Your Life Awesome.