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Canadian inspirational business, leadership, and career development author, trainer and motivational keynote speaker, Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey has been letting his creativity flow in written form since the late 1970’s. As he moved into his career in professional speaking, his writing took a different, more helpful focus for his readers.
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Business and Personal Development
- Publish or Die by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S, CKD-Emeritus
- Are You a Green Thumb? by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- 10 steps to a better ‘ ___‘ business by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Read All The Books by Jim Rohn (pdf)
- Job Decisions in a Changing World by Janet Lapp, CSP, CPAE
- The 3 P's of Professional Relationships by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey,A/S, CKDE
- What You Don’t Know ‘Won’t’ Hurt You! by Debra Pestrak
- Managing the emotional impact of change by Kathy Jourdain
- Ever notice how often you get what you wish for? by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S (pdf)
- When you're the Top Dog by Jeff Mowatt, CSP
- Passion Pays by Ravi Tangri
- Model yourself after the best individuals by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- Unlock Your Business Potential by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Commit to Lifelong Learning to Achieve Professional Success by Debra Pestrak
- The Power of Success Teams by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Increase Your Success by Caterina Rhando
- Confidence about Credibility by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Three Keys to Greatness by Jim Rohn (pdf)
- Thriving on the Challenge of Change by Joe Bonura
Business and Personal Leadership
- A Leader by Anonymous
- Leadership, Creativity and Problem-solving by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Leadership Lessons from Everday Heroes by Patricia Fripp, CSP. CPAE
- Source Point! by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Refocusing: Seven steps on the journey from Success to Significance by Steven Tweed, CSP
- Embracing Change and Taking Risks Can Enhance Your Career by Debra Pestrak
- Leadership Skills are Changing by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Becoming a proactive leader by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- How To Restore A Damaged Trust by Janet Lapp, CSP, CPAE
- Seven Laws of Leadership by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Allowing setbacks to spur you on by Denis Waitely (pdf)
- Leadership Through Tough Times by John Pellowe
- Heart to Heart! by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Life is worthwhile, if you by Jim Rohn (pdf)
- Conducting a personal inventory of your knowlege resources by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- Penalty of Leadership - 1912 advertisement for Cadillac Motor Car Co.
- Leadership Lessons: Piloting in Turbulent Times by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- Leaders Invent Themselves by George Torok
- Fresh Start 2002 by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Winning Leadership Principles: Canada's Success in WWI by John Pellowe
- Chase your passion - not your pension! by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- The Leader's Choice: From Obligation to Opportunity by Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
- Take yourself to the top by Chris Widener (pdf)
- New Rules for the New Millennium by Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
- Why Leaders Fail by Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
- Mastering Change: The New Realities by Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
- Strategic Exec. by Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
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Business Planning and Management
- Change is a choice by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- 15 Powerful Ways to Grow Your Business This Year by Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE
- The World is Changing by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- The Corporate Costs of Stress by Kathy Jourdain
- Becoming an Employer of Choice by Roger Herman and Joyce Gioia
- Making your goals count this year by Jim Rohn (pdf)
- Guess what? There are people outside of North America... by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- CARE-ing for a Fast Growth Company by John Smithman
- The importance of a professional development plan by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Prevent Stress From Becoming Distress by Kathy Collard Miller
- What Makes 'You'-nique? by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Create your past by Chris Widener (pdf)
- 7 Keys to Creating a Customer Focused Culture by Jeff Mowatt, CSP
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- My Favourite Canadian by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey , A/S
- And now our Canadian Ambassador from Vancouver by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Anything to Declare by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Hey, You Must Know... by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
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Leadership and Business Coaching
- Building A Great Team - Getting Started by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- What Talks Louder Than Money? Try Coaching! by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
- Observing and Measuring Performance - Keys to Effective Coaching by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- The major key to your better future is you by Jim Rohn (pdf)
- 7 Ways To Capture Wisdom From Your Coach by Burt Dubin
- Six behaviours that increase self-esteem by Denis Waitley (pdf)
Creativity and Problem Solving
- Take Advantage of Opportunities by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Stop Struggling by Caterina Rhando
- Ideas that are Weird by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Making Profitable Lemonade from Lemons! by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- Mistakes, leverage for success by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- 5 keys to instilling innovation and creativity by James Feldman (pdf)
- A Creativity Break For Your Team by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Get Playing to Get Creative by Michael Kerr, CSP
- So You Have A Problem...That's Great! by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Problems? Don’t Ignore the Nudges by George Torok
- Thunder-Thinking...When Lightning Strikes by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Power Decision Making by Caterina Rhando
- What If...? by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- A short course in decision-making by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
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Customer Service
- Customer Service Redefined by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Retaining Employees and Customers is a Family Affair by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- Customers have needs too by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- What do your best customers smell like? by George Torok
- Master...who is my customer? by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Want Good Service? Follow the golden rule by Rhonda Finniss, CSP
- The Seven 'Be-Attitudes' of Good Service by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Value-added Service Solutions by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- 7 Keys to Customer Service by Jeff Mowatt, CSP
- 10 Pitfalls of Customer Service by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Would you buy from yourself? by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Killing the 'termites' of BAD or ineffective Service by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Achieving Greatness: The 10 Practices of Exceptional Service by Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
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Employee Recruitment, Staffing, & Retention
- 7 Reasons to Hire A Professional Trainer, Facilitator or Speaker
- Aliens by Eric Chester, CSP, CPAE
- Students are and Excellent Resource by Roger Herman
- Five Steps to Fireproof Your Hiring Process by Deb Haggerty
- What to Ask Before You Hire by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
- The payback of investing in employees by Kathy Jourdain
- Staffing: Follow the K.I.S.S. Principle! by Deb Haggerty
- Ideas for Employee Retention by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- Employee Rentention: Your Key to Bottom Line Success Roger Herman
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Employee Training & Empowerment
- How to avoid training mistakes... by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- A Guide to the Care and Feeding of New Employees by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Uncovering Soul in the Workplace by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- When and Where to Meet by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- All life wishes to reward its benefactors by Jim Rohn (pdf)
- Building a values driven organization (part 1) by Ravi Tangri
- Building a values driven organization (part 2) by Ravi Tangri
- Let Your People Go by Patricia Katz
- Think like a farmer by Jim Rohn (pdf)
- How to Make Your Employees Look Good by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
- Qualities of an Effective Trainer by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- How to align goals and build relevance by Ravi Tangri
- Managed Care Takes On New Meaning Following 9-1-1 by Craig A. Harrison
- The Power of 'YES' by Al Borowski
- Encouraging your employees by Chris Widener (pdf)
- 21 Questions for Making Teamwork Work by Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
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General Interest
- How to Handle the Dream Killers in Your Life! by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- De-Stress Yourself by Audrey Pihulyk
- Aged to perfection by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- Keep Anger Out of Danger by Kathy Collard Miller
- One of Life's Great Lessons by Jim Rohn (pdf)
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Humour
- Canada, The world's Funniest Country, eh by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Sale by Scott Friedman, CSP
- Something to Laugh About by Audrey Pihulyk
- Managing to Have Fun by Michael Kerr, CSP
- Thirty Years of Comedy/Humor Writing - Some Lessons Learned by John Cantu
- Work in the Humor Place by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
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Marketing & Promotion
- Publicity Ideas You Can Use by Chuck and Joan Guild
- Integrity and Reliability are Great Marketing Strategies by Jeff Rubin
- Planning Your Public Relations by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Service and Teach to Reach by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- What do you say to a reporter? by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- More interviewing techniques by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey
- Attract More Customers Through Cross-Promotion by Kare Anderson with Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey
- PR Tips and Techniques by Marilyn Mobley
- Seven Success Ideas You Can Build On by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Beating the Big Boys by Janet Lapp, CSP, CPAE
- The Expert Advantage: How to be Recognized as an Expert in Your Field by Caterina Rhando
- How to Remodel Your Kitchen and Stay Married! Here's a marketing and customer service idea by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S, CKD-Emeritus
- The Power of Marketing Your Greatest Asset...You! by Rob Salisbury
- Writing an 'Effective' Press Release by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Tips on Marketing Success by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
- The day of the purple cow by Ravi Tangri
- Rules of the Game by Burt Dubin
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Motivational and Thought Provoking
- $20 shared by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Climb Higher by Chief Jim McGregor
- Each Life a Legacy by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Success 'IS' Everything by Jim Rohn (pdf)
- Re-Ignite Your Professional Passion by Caterina Rhando
- Cowboys and Communications by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- A Positive Attitude - Not an Option! by Rhonda Finniss, CSP
- Dad, You're Still My Hero by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Staying Motivated to Stay on Top by Caterina Rhando
- Dark Contrasts by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- It Won't Be The Same Without You, Mom by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Thanks Mom by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- The Power Of One by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- 13 Steps by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S (pdf)
Presentation and Communication Skills
- 3 Keys to Successful Speeches by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Training, Facilitation and Keynotes by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- On How to Present to a Board by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
- Reference Links by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- A Baker's Dozen - 'From the Field' by Max Dixon
- Keys to Successful Speeches by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Watch What You Don't Say by Patricia Ball, CSP, CPAE
- Body Talk by Michael Kerr, CSP
- Speaking for Success by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- What Hollywood Taught Me - 7 Ways to Become a Star by Patricia Fripp, CSP
- Adding Pizzazz and Power by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Speaking for Success by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- 10 Little-known, rarely discussed, highly effective presentation techniques by Marjorie Brodie, CSP
- The power of the tongue by Chris Widener (pdf)
- Getting your competitive edge by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S (pdf)
- Communication: It's a Contract by Helen Wilkie
- Listening is of the Essence by Deb Haggerty
- Mastering the Message by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Applying the 3 R's by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- The Power of Pause by George Torok
- Crafting Your Message by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Pushing the Right Buttons with Your 'Elevator' speech by Craig A. Harrison
- Communication Basics by Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey, A/S
- Interpersonal Communication by Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey, A/S
- Communication is really a part of the ‘sales’ process by Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey, A/S
- Taking your body with you when you speak by Max Dixon
- Sailing the Seven C's of effective writing by Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey, A/S
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Priority, Time, and Self-Management
- The 3 P's of Personal and Professional Productivity by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Be Here Now by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- Priorities by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- To Do or Not To Do by Scott Friedman, CSP
- Carpe Momento - Seize the Moment! by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Brainpower for the Overwhelmed by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- Observing the Speed Limits by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Getting Real About Workload by Patricia Katz
- Nine things that are more important than capital by Jim Rohn (pdf)
- Overcoming the tendancy to procrastinate by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- Using the leverage of Technology to Get More Done by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Getting in Control by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- Balance your workload by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- Secrets of a Procrastinator - It's about time! by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- The Art of Balancing An Unequal Life by Eileen McDargh, CSP
- The 3 P's of Personal and Professional Productivity by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- I Can See Clearly Now by Patricia Katz
- Converting Filler Time to Foundation Time by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Procrastination...I'll get to it! by Rhonda Finniss, CSP
- How Much Is Your Time Really Worth? by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Value based decisions by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
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Sales & Negotiation
- Communication Is Really A Part Of The 'Sales Process' by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Put Pizzazz into your Personal Presentation by Marjorie Brody, CSP
- Low Economy - Big Opportunity by John Smithman
- Mistakes Made by New Sales Staff Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- 21 Ways to Increase Sales This Year by Jim Cathcart , CSP, CPAE
- Creating Time to Sell Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey
- You Can't Sell Anything If You Can't Sell Yourself by Marjorie Brodie, CSP
- Live by the Motto... by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- What You Should Know About Selling to the Opposite Gender by Patricia Ball, CSP
- Phrases that Pay by Jeff Mowatt, CSP
- Act Like A Lamb...Sell Like a Lion by Rob Salisbury
- Overcome the fear of rejection by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- Take the Chill Out of Cold Calls by Craig A. Harrison
- Take Your PAL With You on ALL Sales Calls by Marjorie Brodie, CSP
- Basic Principles That Make You a Smarter Negotiator by Roger Dawson, CSP
- Principles On Power Negotiating Techniques Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- Unethical Negotiating Gambits and How to Protect Yourself Against Them by Roger Dawson, CSP
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Technology, Internet, and E-Business
- Using the leverage of technology to get more done by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, A/S
- E-Mail Netiquettes and the IRS / Many Happy Returns by Al Borowski
- Personal Presence on the World Wide Web by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- Technology - The People Factor by Ruth Laroche
- Constantly upgrade your computer literacy by Denis Waitley (pdf)
- Seven Steps to a Web Presence by Paul Holmes
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