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Live Your Dreams, Change the World
The Psychology of Personal Fulfillment for Women
Joanne H. Gavin, Ph.D., James Campbell Quick, Ph. D., David I. Gavin, Ph.D.
ISBN: 9781590563687
Book (Paperback)
American Mental Health Foundation Books
List Price: $20.00
6 x 9
192 pages
January 2013


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Too many women find their workplace life in conflict with other aspirations they may have. This jargon-free and practical book (with more than a dozen case studies and interviews with famous and successful women executives throughout the United States, such as Helen Thomas, Brooke Shields, Rebecca Chopp, and others) is an in-depth primer for women in the workplace to maximize their potential and fulfill their lives. The psychological insights contained herein will appeal to a wide audience.

Joanna H. Gavin is Associate Professor of Management at the Marist School of Management. Her publications can be found in Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Executive, Organizational Dynamics, Real Estate Law Journal and Applied Psychology. Dr. Gavin also co-authored: The Financial Times Guide to Executive Health.
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James Campbell Quick serves on the DOD's Defense Health Board, and as Vice President of the Clan Campbell Educational Foundation. His current research is on character and leadership with West Point (Center for the Army Profession and Ethic), executive well-being, and women's health with Joanne Gavin and funded by the American Mental Health Foundation. He teaches ethics, leadership, and preventive stress management(TM). Jim and his wife, the former Sheri Grimes Schember, are members of the Presidents' Club of Colgate University, the Chancellor's Council of The University of Texas System, the Carlisle Society and 1895 Society at UT Arlington. Jim is past president of the Great Southwest Rotary Club, where he and Sheri are Paul Harris Fellows, and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Arlington. Dr. Quick's first article was "Position Badminton" published in Badminton USA.
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David I. Gavin is Assistant Professor of Management at the Marist School of Management. He is the co-author of Melitski, J., Gavin, D. J., & Gavin, J. H. "Positive organizational behavior: Creating competitive advantages through the healthy use of technology," International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior and Melitski, J., Gavin, D. J., & Gavin, J. H." Technology Adoption and Organizational Culture in Public Organizations," International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior.
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Reviews:
Midwest Book Review, February 2013

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