You might find her website mindset.org and book Mindset helpful for both the family and business environments.
In 2010, I published this professional development article on my Dr. Brenda E. Abbey Biznik site. In this article , I pointed out the difference between Praise and Encouragement and how this would be helpful in building an entrepreneur's social intelligence assets.
I was excited to initially have my article picked for the Biznik Weekly Hot Article list and as of the SUMMER 2014 it remains popular for parents and business** having been read by over 6200 people.
You can read the entire article by visiting the link below.
I would welcome your thoughts.
http://biznik.com/articles/praise-versus-encouragement-applicable-business-lessons-from-a-special-educator?sms_ss=mailto&at_xt=4cee7bbc818ac510,0