Jon Allen: 23 books

Many sophisticated investors will tell you it is neither necessary nor possible to time the market. In Why Most Investors Fail and Why You Dont Have To, author Michael Jon Allen shows you why they are wrong and then outlines an investment strategy that works. Allen, who bridges the gap between...

Why do some people seem to achieve so much more than others? In this programme you will learn how to use long term goals to give direction to your life, professionally and personally. You will be offered ways of setting short term and interim goals to fit into the context of your long term goals and...

In this book you will find the best of that wit - ripe plums of humour taken from Churchill's parliamentary replies and ripostes, prepared addresses, asides and off-the-cuff remarks - all revealing a trenchant sharpness of mind, fine appreciation of humour and devastating sense of fun.

In most work places now staff are organised into teams, making the team work effectively is an important part of the responsibilities of the team leader. In this programme we will consider strategies for developing a strong staff team, through having a common focus and through using the diverse strengths...

Whether you like it or not, as a manager you are a role model for your staff. So what sort of an example are you setting? In this programme you will find out what being a role model really means and how to consciously set the example in behaviour and attitudes. We will also consider how you can use role models yourself to improve the examples you set for others.

Change has become the constant at work, restructuring, new job responsibilities, new processes, we just seem to go from one to another. In this programme you will learn how to view change in a positive light and see it as an opportunity rather than a disruption. You will also learn how to help others...

All managers have responsibility for getting their message across effectively, whether it be in a formal or informal setting. In this programme you will find out how to ensure that you present information in such a way as to get your message across perfectly by preparing both your delivery and yourself to bring your audience with you.

As managers we have to make decisions all the time, it is always a concern that you might not make the right decision. In this programme we will consider how you can ensure that you have prepared well to enrich your decision making. How you can check out how well your decision will work beforehand and how to add in the extras that will help to make your right decision work.

Do you spend hours of your precious time in boring or ineffective meetings? In this programme, you will learn how to add to your preparation for meetings in a way that helps to make them more focused and effective. We will also look at ways of keeping meetings on track so everyone benefits and feels that meetings are no longer a waste of time.

Whether you are conducting a formal interview or just holding one to ones with your staff, you will want to get the best out of your interviewee. This programme will help you to set the right tone for an interview, ask the right questions and manage the process so that you get the results that you want.

In any job it is important to know how to motivate yourself and of course other people. In this programme we will look at some of the general patterns of motivation which apply to all of us. We will examine your personal motivating factors and how to use them and then look at how to apply the same principals to motivating others.

Every manager has to influence others, more so as we change from command and control management to a more empowered work force. In this programme you will explore the preparation and techniques which enable you to be a powerful and ethical influencer. You will add to that the skills for handling negotiations so that both sides feel they have gained and come to win, win.

Do you ever find that you have no energy, no enthusiasm for what you have to do next? In this programme you will discover how to keep control of your own physical and mental state so that you no longer think that how you feel depends on external circumstances. Just as athletes prepare for a sporting...

Do you wish that there were more hours in the day and wonder how you're going to fit everything in? in this programme we will explore how spending time planning can save you time. How being ready for whatever you have to do allows you to use your time more effectively and how to make time management...