Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Decision Making & Problem Solving

This book takes a different approach to explaining management skills and how we accumulate the knowledge needed to become accomplished managers. By reviewing certain events in his life and how those events relate to management skills, the author establishes a connection that shows we begin to learn management skills at an
early age.

The author further explores how to draw on these life experiences to further motivation, augment management style and advance one's career.

Seit Jahrzehnten fuhren Sozialwissenschaftler und politisch interessierte Zeitgenossen einen Streit um die Typologie des Franco-Regimes in Spanien (1936/1939-1975). Die Brisanz des Themas liegt darin, dass es sich nicht nur um eine wissenschaftliche, sondern zugleich um eine politisch-ideologische Debatte handelt. Setzten die Diskutierenden den Franquismus zuerst mit Faschismus gleich, kamen (vor allem in der Phase des Kalten Krieges) alternative Charakterisierungen hinzu: Militardiktatur, Nationalkatholizismus, Autoritarismus oder konservative Entwicklungsdiktatur.

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The winning game plan for channeling fear into world-class performance

Fear comes in all forms, but one thing is always true: Fear is an obstacle to success. Every successful person has overcome fear.

Hailed as -the female Jerry Maguire- by CNN, top sports agent-turned-entrepreneur Molly Fletcher knows all about performing under pressure. Talent, skill, and endurance may be necessary ingredients to athletic achievement, but Fletcher zeroes in on the one common trait that drives elite individuals and teams to unparalleled success: a winning, fearless mindset....

13 Ways to Kill Your Community is lively, full of personality, conversational, breezy, succinct, and fun. One can imagine readers seeking out information on boosting their local community sighing dutifully as they seek out material and then being relieved and delighted when what they find turns out to be as entertaining as it is informative. The information provided is sometimes startling and often positively revelatory. The anecdotes and examples are delivered with wit and a little bit of a dishy factor. But underneath all the fun is a clear breadth of experience, and a no-nonsense,...

13 Ways to Kill Your Community is lively, full of personality, conversational, breezy, succinct, and fun. One can imagine readers seeking out information on boosting their local community sighing dutifully as they seek out material and then being relieved and delighted when what they find turns out to be as entertaining as it is informative. The information provided is sometimes startling and often positively revelatory. The anecdotes and examples are delivered with wit and a little bit of a dishy factor. But underneath all the fun is a clear breadth of experience, and a no-nonsense,...

Lateral thinking can help you transform your ability to generate ideas, unlock the creative potential of your team and make your organization more innovative. With a lively, energetic and practical approach, The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills will teach you dynamic, up-to-date techniques to unleash the creative energies of your people and show you how to put the techniques to work immediately. Lateral thinking can turn your organization around and make you a better leader.

In The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills, highly acclaimed...

If you work with engineers, EXPECT Leadership in Engineering is the Leadership Process for you. It is most helpful to those actively leading technical experts in a rapidly changing, highly interconnected company. The ideas will inspire you. The action packed stories, riveting scenarios and lively role plays will prepare you to fearlessly outwit any challenge.

Some would say that we're losing our social skills. They suggest that we're missing the human component to read a person's mood, understand their body language or be patient until the moment is right...

Finally A book about transport modelling which doesn't require any previous knowledge. "Transport modelling for a complete beginner" explains the basics of transport modelling in a simple language, with lots of silly drawings, and without using any mathematics. Click here to watch a 3-minute introductory video (or search for the book name on YouTube if the link doesn't show).

This book is aimed at transport planners, town planners, students in transport-related courses, policy advisors, economists, project managers, property developers, investors, politicians, journalists,...

This Leadership Journal for Technologists is essential because:

- Every technical guru will find themselves in a Moment of Truth when instantaneous leadership is required.

- IT teams perform best when they ask more questions and verbalize their ideas in a people friendly manner.

- Technical employees make great leaders when they follow a logical model for communication.

In our high tech world, TRUST is essential.

Target Audience:

If you are a technologist or work with technology teams,...

The Handbook of Investors' Behavior during Financial Crises provides fundamental information about investor behavior during turbulent periods, such the 2000 dot com crash and the 2008 global financial crisis. Contributors share the same behavioral finance tools and techniques while analyzing behaviors across a variety of market structures and asset classes. The volume provides novel insights about the influence and effects of regional differences in market design. Its distinctive approach to studies of financial crises is of key importance in our contemporary financial landscape,...