"One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared"

Merlin Olsen, Football Player/Sports Broadcaster

A key to being successful is being prepared. The fast-paced world we live in is ever changing, that is why it is important to do your homework.

The Center for Creative Solutions wants you to stay competitive and have provided a resource page to help you do your homework. Let the Center for Creative Solutions put the information in a workable strategic plan.

Business/Organizational

• Ackoff, Russell. Creating the Corporate Future: Plan or Be Planned For. Wiley, 1981
• Brown, Shona & Eisenhardt, Kathleen. Competing on the Edge: Strategy as Structured Chaos. Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
• Collier, James, & Porras, Jerry. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. HarperBusiness 1997.
• Drucker, Peter. The Drucker Foundation Self-Assessment Tool: Participant Workbook. The Peter F. Drucker Foundation/Jossey-Bass, 1999.
• Drucker, Peter. The Drucker Foundation Self-Assessment Tool: Process Guide.
  The Peter F. Drucker Foundation/Jossey-Bass, 1999.
• Nadler, David. Champions of Change: How CEO's and Their Companies Are Mastering the Skills of Radical Change. Jossey/Bass, 1998.
• Schwartz, Peter. The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World. Doubleday, 1991.

Behavioral/Individual

• Berman Fortang, Laura. Take Yourself to the Top: The Secrets of America's #1 Career Coach. Warner Books, 1998.
• Carlson, Richard. Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective. New World Library, 1997.
• Covey, Stephen. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Power Lessons in Personal Change. Simon & Schuster, 1990.
• Loehr, James. Stress for Success: The Proven Program for Transforming Stress into Positive Energy at Work. Random House, 1997.
• McGraw, Phillip. Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters. Hyperion, 2000.
• Nierenberg, Gerald I. The Art of Creative Thinking. Barnes & Nobel, 1996.
• Robbins, Anthony. The Power to Succeed: Introducing the Four Master Lessons of Life!. Guthy-Renker, 1991.