Recommended Resource List:
Thriving as a State Government Employee

Materials indicated by call numbers may be found on site using the State Library's Online Catalog. All other sources may be acquired using the State Library's Interlibrary Loan Services. To request materials, state government employees should use the Kentucky Government Employee Materials Request form. To apply for a library card, State Government Employees should complete the online application.

Audiobooks

• Covey, Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People [Sound cassettes] Niles, IL: Nightingale-Conant Corp, 1995. Call number: SR 158.4 Cove
• Goleman. Daniel. Working with Emotional Intelligence [Sound cassettes]. Newport Beach, CA: Books on Tape, 1998 Call number: SR 658.409019 Gole
• Smith, Hyrum W. Managing Personal Change [Sound cassettes]. Salt Lake City, UT: Franklin Covey, 1998. Call number: SR 158.1 Smit

 

Books

• Battle, Carl W. Smart Maneuvers: Taking Control of Your Career and Personal Success in the Information Age. New York: Allworth Press, 1994. Call number: 331.702 Batt
• Beattie, Melody. Choices: Taking Control of Your Life and Making it Matter. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2002. Call number: 170.44 Beat
• Birch, Paul & Clegg, Brian. Imagination Engineering: A Toolkit for Business Creativity. Washington, DC: Pitman, 1996. Call number: 658.409 Birc
• Brand, Nathaniel. Taking Responsibility: Self-reliance and the Accountable Life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Call number: 158.1 Bran
• Covey, Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Call number: 158.4 Cove
• DeMars, Nan. You Want Me to Do What?: When, Where, and How to Draw the Line at Work. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Call number: 174.4 DeMa
• Foster, Rick & Hicks, Greg. How We Choose to be Happy: The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy People -- Their Secrets, Their Stories. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. Call number: 158.1 Fost
• Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam, 1995. Call number: 152.4 Gole
• Harvey, Jerry B. The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books Associates, 1988. Call number: 658.00207 Harv
• Hinton, Thomas D. The Spirit of Service: How to Create a Customer-Focused Service Culture: A Customer Service Strategy for the New Decade and Beyond. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1991. Call number: 658.812 Hint
• Kidder, Rushworth M. How Good People Make Tough Choices: Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living. Call number: On Order
• Kouzes, James M. & Posner, Barry Z. The Leadership Challenge: How to Keep Getting Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1997. Call number: 658.4092 Kouz
• Kriegel, Robert & Brandt, David. Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers: Paradigm-Busting Strategies for Developing Change-Ready People and Organizations. New York: Warner Books, 1996. Call number: 658.4063 Krie
• McCann, Ron. The Joy of Service!: Bringing Service Excellence to the World Through Your Work. Stafford, TX: Service Information Source Publications, 1989. Call number: 658.812 McCa
• Meyerson, Debra E. Tempered Radicals: How People Use Difference to Inspire Change at Work. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2001. Call number: 658.406 Meye
• Miller, Dan. 48 Days to the Work You Love. Franklin, TN: Business Source, 2000. Call number: 650.14 Mill
• Peters, Thomas J. & Waterman, Robert H., Jr. In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies. New York: Warner Books, 1982. Call number: 658 Pete
• Von Oech, Roger. A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can be More Creative. New York: Warner Books, 1998. Call number: 153.35 VonO

 

Videos

• How to Become a Top Performer [Videorecording] LaJolla, Audio Video Campus, 1993.
• Do Unto Others [Videorecording]. Annenberg/CPB Project, 1988. Call number: VC1078
• Lou Holtz. Believe in Yourself [Videorecording]. Minneapolis, MN: Thaxton & Associates, 1983. Call number: VC170