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Navigating Change

In collaboration with the CSUMB Library Staff, the Employee Development team curated these titles for CSUMB Staff Professional Development. The titles in this collection support continued learning for Pearls of Wisdom, Professional Development Charts, and Instructor-Led Training provided by CSUMB and the CSU system.  There are physical copies as well as digital versions available. The Learning Lens library is on the first floor across from the checkout desk.

Check out the CSUMB Employee Development list for more information on available titles. Listed below are just some of the books that can be found on the Learning Library collection. Click the title link or cover image to check current availability.

What's on the Shelf

Value Cover Title Author/Publisher
Student-centeredness
book jacket cover - delivering knock your socks off service
 Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service Anderson, Kristin; Zemke, Ron
Student-centeredness
book jacket cover - exceptional customer service
 Exceptional Customer Service: Handle Customers with Skill and Confidence National Press Publications
Intellectual Curiosity
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 A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas Berger, Warren
Intellectual Curiosity
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 Now, Discover Your Strengths Buckingham, Marcus; Clifton, Donald O
Creativity and Innovation
book jacket cover - in praise of waisting time
 In Praise of Wasting Time Lightman, Alan P., author; Sun, Dola, illustrator
Creativity and Innovation
book jacket cover - organizing genius the secrets of creative collaboration
 Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration Bennis, Warren G; Biederman, Patricia Ward
Creativity and Innovation
book jacket cover - weird ideas that work
 Weird Ideas That Work: 11 1/2 Practices for Promoting, Managing, and Sustaining Innovation Sutton, Robert I
Integrity, Accountability and Mutual Respect
book jacket cover - crucial conversations
 Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High Patterson, Kerry
Integrity, Accountability and Mutual Respect
book jacket cover - the speed of trust
 The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything Covey, Stephen M. R; Merrill, Rebecca R
Integrity, Accountability and Mutual Respect
book jacket cover - wait I am working with who?
 Wait, I'm Working With Who?!?: The Essential Guide to Dealing With Difficult Coworkers, Annoying Managers, and Other Toxic Personalities Economy, Peter
Integrity, Accountability and Mutual Respect
book jacket cover - winning with accountability
 Winning with accountability: the secret language of high-performing organizations Evans, Henry J
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
book jacket cover - all are welcome
 All Are Welcome: How to Build a Real Workplace Culture of Inclusion That Delivers Results Owyoung, Cynthia
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
jacket cover - a sense of belonging
 A Sense of Belonging at Work: A Guide to Improving Well-Being and Performance Waller, Lee
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
jacket cover how to have difficult conversations about race
 How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond Christian, Kwame
Service and Civic Engagement
book jacket cover - good work how to build a career that makes a difference
 Good Work: How to Build a Career That Makes a Difference in the World Houde, Shannon
Health and Wellness
book jacket cover - deal with stress
 Deal With Stress: Improving Your Health Through Changing How You Work Bloomsbury Business
Health and Wellness
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 HBR Guide to Work-life Balance Harvard Business Review Press