You've discovered CreateSpace and want to publish your first book. Congratulations But how do you find out how to format your manuscript so that it will be accepted by the computers and, presumably, human editors at CreateSpace. Well you can pay a professional to format the book for you. Or, you can read this book and do it yourself. Written in plain, understandable terms by a nontechie, Formatting Tips gives you a step-by-step guide to preparing your masterpiece from the cover to the last page--and everything in-between. After publishing the physical book with CreateSpace, the author shows...

W. Edwards Deming's 11th Point for Management reads, "Eliminate management by objective. Eliminate management by numbers, numerical goals. Substitute leadership." Was Deming really repudiating one of Peter Drucker's most respected tools for leaders, Management by Objectives? Does this mean that goal-setting is an inappropriate leadership tool? John Sullivan argues that Deming did not mean the elimination of goal-setting as a leadership tool. What he was opposed to was the misuse and abuse of goal-setting by leaders who had little or no knowledge of the processes under study. Sullivan shows...

Do you have a long-term plan for your organization? Remember the Cheshire Cat's wisdom from Alice in Wonderland, "If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." Every leader needs a plan--not just for this year--but for the future. In Strategy and Plans, John Sullivan outlines a ten step process for completing a strategic assessment and then developing a long-term plan for organizational success. Using industry, not-for-profit, and biblical examples Sullivan guides the reader through development of Guiding Principles, long-range strategies, and implementing plans. This...