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Affiche du document A Simpler Way — A Simpler Way
Myron E. Rogers
2h05min15
Gestion et management
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167 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h05min.
Margaret J. Wheatley and coauthor Myron Kellner-Rogers explore the question: "How could we organize human endeavor if we developed different understandings of how life organizes itself?" They draw on the work of scientists, philosophers, poets, novelists, spiritual teachers, colleagues, audiences, and their own experience in search of new ways of understanding life and how organizing activities occur. A Simpler Way presents a profoundly different world view that can change how we live our lives and how we can create organizations that thrive. A Simpler Way explores fundamental new beliefs about organizations and life. Like Leadership and the New Science, this new book is rooted in science but breaks new ground by developing insights from literature, spiritual teachings, and direct experience. The authors challenge many assumptions about life, organizations, and change, while providing inspiration and guidance for readers on their own journey to a simpler way to organize their endeavors. The authors describe a new paradigm of life as self-organizing and coevolving, drawing on sources that support modern science but predate its findings by thousands of years. They examine five major themes-play, organization, self, emergence, and coherence-each grounded in both the science and philosophy of a world that knows how to organize itself. Each theme is explored in depth, and then applied to how we think about human organizations. The book begins and ends with photo essays, providing visual imagery that recalls readers to their own experience with a world that is creative, playful, and self-organizing. Written in a relaxed, poetic, and inviting style, the book welcomes the reader into this exploration of a new way of being in the world, one which can give us increased organizing capacity and effectiveness with less of the stress that plagues us now."We want life to be less arduous and more delightful. We want to be able to think differently about how to organize human activities." So begins A Simpler Way, an exploration of a radically different world view that will reshape how we think about organizing all human endeavor.Margaret J. Wheatley and coauthor Myron Kellner-Rogers explore the question: "How could we organize human endeavor if we developed different understandings of how life organizes itself?" They draw on the work of scientists, philosophers, poets, novelists, spiritual teachers, colleagues, audiences, and their own experience in search of new ways of understanding life and how organizing activities occur. A Simpler Way presents a profoundly different world view that can change how we live our lives and how we can create organizations that thrive.A Simpler Way explores fundamental new beliefs about organizations and life. Like Leadership and the New Science, this new book is rooted in science but breaks new ground by developing insights from literature, spiritual teachings, and direct experience. The authors challenge many assumptions about life, organizations, and change, while providing inspiration and guidance for readers on their own journey to a simpler way to organize their endeavors.The authors describe a new paradigm of life as self-organizing and coevolving, drawing on sources that support modern science but predate its findings by thousands of years. They examine five major themes-play, organization, self, emergence, and coherence-each grounded in both the science and philosophy of a world that knows how to organize itself. Each theme is explored in depth, and then applied to how we think about human organizations.The book begins and ends with photo essays, providing visual imagery that recalls readers to their own experience with a world that is creative, playful, and self-organizing. Written in a relaxed, poetic, and inviting style, the book welcomes the reader into this exploration of a new way of being in the world, one which can give us increased organizing capacity and effectiveness with less of the stress that plagues us now.Photo Essay An InvitationA Simpler WayPoetics by A. R. AmmonsPlay Organizing as PlayOrganization Organization as OrganizingSelf Selves OrganizingEmergenceEmerging OrganizationMotions of Coherence Photo Essay Notes BibliographyIndex Photo CreditsThe Authors

A Simpler Way
Myron E. Rogers
2h05min15
Gestion et management
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167 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h05min.
Margaret J. Wheatley and coauthor Myron Kellner-Rogers explore the question: "How could we organize human endeavor if we developed different understandings of how life organizes itself?" They draw on the work of scientists, philosophers, poets, novelists, spiritual teachers, colleagues, audiences, and their own experience in search of new ways of understanding life and how organizing activities occur. A Simpler Way presents a profoundly different world view that can change how we live our lives and how we can create organizations that thrive. A Simpler Way explores fundamental new beliefs about organizations and life. Like Leadership and the New Science, this new book is rooted in science but breaks new ground by developing insights from literature, spiritual teachings, and direct experience. The authors challenge many assumptions about life, organizations, and change, while providing inspiration and guidance for readers on their own journey to a simpler way to organize their endeavors. The authors describe a new paradigm of life as self-organizing and coevolving, drawing on sources that support modern science but predate its findings by thousands of years. They examine five major themes-play, organization, self, emergence, and coherence-each grounded in both the science and philosophy of a world that knows how to organize itself. Each theme is explored in depth, and then applied to how we think about human organizations. The book begins and ends with photo essays, providing visual imagery that recalls readers to their own experience with a world that is creative, playful, and self-organizing. Written in a relaxed, poetic, and inviting style, the book welcomes the reader into this exploration of a new way of being in the world, one which can give us increased organizing capacity and effectiveness with less of the stress that plagues us now."We want life to be less arduous and more delightful. We want to be able to think differently about how to organize human activities." So begins A Simpler Way, an exploration of a radically different world view that will reshape how we think about organizing all human endeavor.Margaret J. Wheatley and coauthor Myron Kellner-Rogers explore the question: "How could we organize human endeavor if we developed different understandings of how life organizes itself?" They draw on the work of scientists, philosophers, poets, novelists, spiritual teachers, colleagues, audiences, and their own experience in search of new ways of understanding life and how organizing activities occur. A Simpler Way presents a profoundly different world view that can change how we live our lives and how we can create organizations that thrive.A Simpler Way explores fundamental new beliefs about organizations and life. Like Leadership and the New Science, this new book is rooted in science but breaks new ground by developing insights from literature, spiritual teachings, and direct experience. The authors challenge many assumptions about life, organizations, and change, while providing inspiration and guidance for readers on their own journey to a simpler way to organize their endeavors.The authors describe a new paradigm of life as self-organizing and coevolving, drawing on sources that support modern science but predate its findings by thousands of years. They examine five major themes-play, organization, self, emergence, and coherence-each grounded in both the science and philosophy of a world that knows how to organize itself. Each theme is explored in depth, and then applied to how we think about human organizations.The book begins and ends with photo essays, providing visual imagery that recalls readers to their own experience with a world that is creative, playful, and self-organizing. Written in a relaxed, poetic, and inviting style, the book welcomes the reader into this exploration of a new way of being in the world, one which can give us increased organizing capacity and effectiveness with less of the stress that plagues us now.Photo Essay An InvitationA Simpler WayPoetics by A. R. AmmonsPlay Organizing as PlayOrganization Organization as OrganizingSelf Selves OrganizingEmergenceEmerging OrganizationMotions of Coherence Photo Essay Notes BibliographyIndex Photo CreditsThe Authors

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Affiche du document The Five Legends — The Five Legends
Anasazi Foundation
59min15
Développement personnel
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79 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 59min.
Drawing on 30 years of helping families, this profound fable by the Anasazi Foundation illustrates the true anguish of conflict and explains how we can end war within ourselves, within our families, and even between nations.Drawing on 30 years of helping families in-crisis, this profound fable by the Anasazi Foundation illustrates the anguish of conflict and shows how we can end war within ourselves, within families, and even between nations.The Five Legends tells the story of two estranged brothers, leaders of their people, who find themselves on an unexpected journey. Struggling against each other, they stumble and fall into a great and terrible canyon. Trapped, the two brothers are rescued by an old man—“the last of a people”—who offers to guide them out of the canyon if they agree to learn the five legends of peace. The brothers agree and begin a journey that may not only save themselves, but also their people.The brothers learn that to heal any conflict we must first look within ourselves. As this fable beautifully puts it, “War does not begin or end with armies and leaders. In truth, war begins and ends within each of us—within our hearts. When we choose to war with others, we turn our hearts away from them and blind ourselves to their light. …To have a heart at war is to invite war into your life.” The path to peace begins when we stop thinking about “me” and start thinking about “WE.”This poetic and moving allegory is written for all ages. Its message is both timeless and desperately needed for our own time

The Five Legends
Anasazi Foundation
59min15
Développement personnel
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79 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 59min.
Drawing on 30 years of helping families, this profound fable by the Anasazi Foundation illustrates the true anguish of conflict and explains how we can end war within ourselves, within our families, and even between nations.Drawing on 30 years of helping families in-crisis, this profound fable by the Anasazi Foundation illustrates the anguish of conflict and shows how we can end war within ourselves, within families, and even between nations.The Five Legends tells the story of two estranged brothers, leaders of their people, who find themselves on an unexpected journey. Struggling against each other, they stumble and fall into a great and terrible canyon. Trapped, the two brothers are rescued by an old man—“the last of a people”—who offers to guide them out of the canyon if they agree to learn the five legends of peace. The brothers agree and begin a journey that may not only save themselves, but also their people.The brothers learn that to heal any conflict we must first look within ourselves. As this fable beautifully puts it, “War does not begin or end with armies and leaders. In truth, war begins and ends within each of us—within our hearts. When we choose to war with others, we turn our hearts away from them and blind ourselves to their light. …To have a heart at war is to invite war into your life.” The path to peace begins when we stop thinking about “me” and start thinking about “WE.”This poetic and moving allegory is written for all ages. Its message is both timeless and desperately needed for our own time

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Affiche du document Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Workbook — Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Workbook
Andrea F. Lipton
40min30
Développement personnel
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54 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 40min.
Based on the bestseller Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, this workbook is a practical guide that helps readers ask the right questions for successful change. In the bestselling classic, Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Dr. Marilee Adams introduces Question Thinking, which shows how you can change your questions and your mindset for the most successful outcomes. This workbook puts those original ideas into action and makes them easy to implement. In this workbook you get to choose an area of your life that you want to improve and then apply the principles and practices of Question Thinking to experience the benefits of this system firsthand. At the center of this work is the Choice Map, which helps you recognize the likely impact of the questions you ask. This book provides tools, warm-up exercises, somatic practices, and learning scenarios that bring the practical applications of Question Thinking into your professional and personal life. Thoroughly engaging, it includes how the Question Thinking protocols can help you switch from a controlling Judger Mindset to a flexible Learner mindset and learn how to facilitate more effective meetings and conversations. Although this workbook can serve as a companion to the bestselling book, it has been designed to stand on its own. In the book, the fable's hero undergoes a transformative journey by using Question Thinking, and this workbook helps readers undergo a similar transformation.

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Workbook
Andrea F. Lipton
40min30
Développement personnel
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54 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 40min.
Based on the bestseller Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, this workbook is a practical guide that helps readers ask the right questions for successful change. In the bestselling classic, Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Dr. Marilee Adams introduces Question Thinking, which shows how you can change your questions and your mindset for the most successful outcomes. This workbook puts those original ideas into action and makes them easy to implement. In this workbook you get to choose an area of your life that you want to improve and then apply the principles and practices of Question Thinking to experience the benefits of this system firsthand. At the center of this work is the Choice Map, which helps you recognize the likely impact of the questions you ask. This book provides tools, warm-up exercises, somatic practices, and learning scenarios that bring the practical applications of Question Thinking into your professional and personal life. Thoroughly engaging, it includes how the Question Thinking protocols can help you switch from a controlling Judger Mindset to a flexible Learner mindset and learn how to facilitate more effective meetings and conversations. Although this workbook can serve as a companion to the bestselling book, it has been designed to stand on its own. In the book, the fable's hero undergoes a transformative journey by using Question Thinking, and this workbook helps readers undergo a similar transformation.

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Affiche du document Plunder and Blunder — Plunder and Blunder
Baker Dean
2h17min15
Economie
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183 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h17min.
For the second time this decade, the U.S. economy is sinking into a recession due to the collapse of a financial bubble. The most recent calamity will lead to a downturn deeper and longer than the stock market crash of 2001. Dean Baker’s Plunder and Blunder chronicles the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explains how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic—but completely predictable—market meltdowns. An expert guide to recent economic history, Baker offers policy prescriptions to help prevent similar financial disasters.For the second time this decade, the U.S. economy id sinking into a recession due to the collapse of a financial bubble. The most recent calamity will lead to a downturn deeper and longer than the stock market crash of 2001.Dean Baker's Plunder and Blunder chronicles the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explains how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic --but completely predictable --market meltdowns. An expert guide to recent economic history, Baker offers policy prescriptions to help prevent similar financial disasters.ForewordIntroduction1 How We Got Here 2 The Clinton Era and the Origins of the Stock Bubble 3 The Collapse of the Stock Bubble 4 The Beginnings of the Housing Bubble 5 The Final Collapse6 Beyond the Bubble Economy7 Learning from the BubblesNotes Glossary Acknowledgments Index About the Author

Plunder and Blunder
Baker Dean
2h17min15
Economie
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183 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h17min.
For the second time this decade, the U.S. economy is sinking into a recession due to the collapse of a financial bubble. The most recent calamity will lead to a downturn deeper and longer than the stock market crash of 2001. Dean Baker’s Plunder and Blunder chronicles the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explains how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic—but completely predictable—market meltdowns. An expert guide to recent economic history, Baker offers policy prescriptions to help prevent similar financial disasters.For the second time this decade, the U.S. economy id sinking into a recession due to the collapse of a financial bubble. The most recent calamity will lead to a downturn deeper and longer than the stock market crash of 2001.Dean Baker's Plunder and Blunder chronicles the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explains how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic --but completely predictable --market meltdowns. An expert guide to recent economic history, Baker offers policy prescriptions to help prevent similar financial disasters.ForewordIntroduction1 How We Got Here 2 The Clinton Era and the Origins of the Stock Bubble 3 The Collapse of the Stock Bubble 4 The Beginnings of the Housing Bubble 5 The Final Collapse6 Beyond the Bubble Economy7 Learning from the BubblesNotes Glossary Acknowledgments Index About the Author

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Affiche du document Be BIG — Be BIG
Judith Katz
1h12min45
Gestion et management
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97 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h13min.
From diversity experts Judith Katz and Frederick Miller comes an illustrated guide to being your full-sized self in a very large workplace-world, Be BIG.Too many people have decided that the safest way to get through life is to be small. They try not to attract attention to themselves, just tending their own safe little garden. They've decided it's too dangerous to think big, to speak out, to take risks. They might get shot down. Or look foolish. People will think they're just not good enough.But, particularly today, organizations need people to step up and be BIG. We need new ideas, new products, new processes. People have to bring more of themselves to the workplace, to contribute more, and to have a bigger impact on the success of the organization.This inspiring illustrated book challenges all of us to show up more fully as individuals and in our interactions with others and to find ways to be BIG together. In straightforward, incisive language, Judith Katz and Frederick Miller help us understand all of the many, sometimes subtle ways we make ourselves small. They show how we make others small as well and how these same attitudes can keep us from working together effectively. And they encourage us to nourish new attitudes that will make us, our coworkers, and our organizations bigger.Be BIG invites us to bring more of ourselves to each situation—whether working independently, with another individual, or with a group—so that we can do our best work together.Introduction: The Need to Be BIG Part 1: MEChapter 1 Being my small self Chapter 2 Being my BIG self Part 2: YOUChapter 3 Seeing YOU as small Chapter 4 Seeing YOU as BIG Part 3: WEChapter 5 Making ME and YOU small Chapter 6 Me and You BIG Together Conclusion: Daring to do Our Best Work TOGETHERAcknowledgments About the Authors

Be BIG
Judith Katz
1h12min45
Gestion et management
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97 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h13min.
From diversity experts Judith Katz and Frederick Miller comes an illustrated guide to being your full-sized self in a very large workplace-world, Be BIG.Too many people have decided that the safest way to get through life is to be small. They try not to attract attention to themselves, just tending their own safe little garden. They've decided it's too dangerous to think big, to speak out, to take risks. They might get shot down. Or look foolish. People will think they're just not good enough.But, particularly today, organizations need people to step up and be BIG. We need new ideas, new products, new processes. People have to bring more of themselves to the workplace, to contribute more, and to have a bigger impact on the success of the organization.This inspiring illustrated book challenges all of us to show up more fully as individuals and in our interactions with others and to find ways to be BIG together. In straightforward, incisive language, Judith Katz and Frederick Miller help us understand all of the many, sometimes subtle ways we make ourselves small. They show how we make others small as well and how these same attitudes can keep us from working together effectively. And they encourage us to nourish new attitudes that will make us, our coworkers, and our organizations bigger.Be BIG invites us to bring more of ourselves to each situation—whether working independently, with another individual, or with a group—so that we can do our best work together.Introduction: The Need to Be BIG Part 1: MEChapter 1 Being my small self Chapter 2 Being my BIG self Part 2: YOUChapter 3 Seeing YOU as small Chapter 4 Seeing YOU as BIG Part 3: WEChapter 5 Making ME and YOU small Chapter 6 Me and You BIG Together Conclusion: Daring to do Our Best Work TOGETHERAcknowledgments About the Authors

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Affiche du document Research in Organizations — Research in Organizations
Elwood F. Holton
6h00min45
Gestion et management
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481 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 6h1min.
Richard A. Swanson and Elwood F. Holton, leading scholars in the field, bring together contributions from more than twenty distinguished researchers from multiple disciplines to provide a comprehensive introductory textbook on organizational research.Designed for use by professors and students in graduate-level programs in business, management, organizational leadership, and human resource development, Research in Organizations teaches how to apply a range of methodolgies to the study of organizations. This comprehensive guide covers the theoretical foundations of various research methods, shows how to apply those methods in organizational settings, and examines the ethical conduct of research. It provides a holistic perspective, embracing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methodology approaches and illuminating them through numerous illustrative examples. ForewordAdvancing Research in Organizations through Learning Communities —ANDREW H. VAN DE VEN, University of MinnesotaPreface List of Figures List of TablesPART ONEResearch in Organizations1: The Challenge of Research in Organizations—RICHARD A. SWANSON, University of Minnesota2: The Process of Framing Research in Organizations —RICHARD A. SWANSON, University of MinnesotaPART TWOQuantitative Research Methods3: The Basics of Quantitative Research—ELWOOD F. HOLTON III AND MICHAEL F. BURNETT, Louisiana State University4: Sampling Strategies and Power Analysis —DAVID L. PASSMORE AND ROSE M. BAKER, The Pennsylvania State University5: Effects Sizes versus Statistical Significance —BRUCE THOMPSON, Texas A&M University and Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)6: Experimental and Quasi-experimental Designs —DARLENE RUSS-EFT, Oregon State University, and AMY L. HOOVER, Central Washington University7: Survey Research in Organizations—KENNETH R. BARTLETT, University of Minnesota8: Multivariate Research Methods —REID A. BATES, Louisiana State University9: Structural Equation Modeling: An Introduction to Basic Techniques and Advanced Issues—JENI L. BARNETTE and LARRY J. WILLIAMS, Virginia Commonwealth Universit10: Scale Development Principles and Practices—TIMOTHY R. HINKIN, Cornell University 11: Factor Analysis Methods—BAIYIN YANG, University of Minnesota 12: Meta-Analysis Methods—BAIYIN YANG, University of MinnesotaPART THREEQualitative Research Methods13: Content, Lived Experience, and Qualitative Research —YVONNA S. LINCOLN, Texas A&M University14: Analyzing Qualitative Data—WENDY E. A. RUONA, University of Georgia15: Grounded Theory Research Methods—CAROL D. HANSEN, Georgia State University16: Ethnographic Research Methods—PAMELA CRESPIN, CHRISTINE MILLER, and ALLEN W. BATTEAU, Wayne State University17: Historical Research Methods—MICHAEL ROWLINSON, Queen Mary, University of LondonPART FOURMixed Methods Research18: Mixed Methods Research: Developments, Debates, and Dilemmas—JOHN W. CRESWELL, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and J. DAVID CRESWELL, University of California–Los Angeles19: Case Study Research Methods —ANDREA D. ELLINGER, University of Illinois; KAREN E. WATKINS, University of Georgia; and VICTORIA J. MARSICK, Columbia University20: Theory Development Research Methods—RICHARD J. TORRACO, University of Nebraska21: Action Research Methods—LYLE YORKS, Columbia UniversityPART FIVEResearch Resources22: Using Journals and Databases in Research —THOMAS J. CHERMACK and DAVID L. PASSMORE, The Pennsylvania State University23: Managing an Effective and Ethical Research Project —MILES T. BRYANT, University of NebraskaName Index Subject Index About the Authors

Research in Organizations
Elwood F. Holton
6h00min45
Gestion et management
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481 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 6h1min.
Richard A. Swanson and Elwood F. Holton, leading scholars in the field, bring together contributions from more than twenty distinguished researchers from multiple disciplines to provide a comprehensive introductory textbook on organizational research.Designed for use by professors and students in graduate-level programs in business, management, organizational leadership, and human resource development, Research in Organizations teaches how to apply a range of methodolgies to the study of organizations. This comprehensive guide covers the theoretical foundations of various research methods, shows how to apply those methods in organizational settings, and examines the ethical conduct of research. It provides a holistic perspective, embracing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methodology approaches and illuminating them through numerous illustrative examples. ForewordAdvancing Research in Organizations through Learning Communities —ANDREW H. VAN DE VEN, University of MinnesotaPreface List of Figures List of TablesPART ONEResearch in Organizations1: The Challenge of Research in Organizations—RICHARD A. SWANSON, University of Minnesota2: The Process of Framing Research in Organizations —RICHARD A. SWANSON, University of MinnesotaPART TWOQuantitative Research Methods3: The Basics of Quantitative Research—ELWOOD F. HOLTON III AND MICHAEL F. BURNETT, Louisiana State University4: Sampling Strategies and Power Analysis —DAVID L. PASSMORE AND ROSE M. BAKER, The Pennsylvania State University5: Effects Sizes versus Statistical Significance —BRUCE THOMPSON, Texas A&M University and Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)6: Experimental and Quasi-experimental Designs —DARLENE RUSS-EFT, Oregon State University, and AMY L. HOOVER, Central Washington University7: Survey Research in Organizations—KENNETH R. BARTLETT, University of Minnesota8: Multivariate Research Methods —REID A. BATES, Louisiana State University9: Structural Equation Modeling: An Introduction to Basic Techniques and Advanced Issues—JENI L. BARNETTE and LARRY J. WILLIAMS, Virginia Commonwealth Universit10: Scale Development Principles and Practices—TIMOTHY R. HINKIN, Cornell University 11: Factor Analysis Methods—BAIYIN YANG, University of Minnesota 12: Meta-Analysis Methods—BAIYIN YANG, University of MinnesotaPART THREEQualitative Research Methods13: Content, Lived Experience, and Qualitative Research —YVONNA S. LINCOLN, Texas A&M University14: Analyzing Qualitative Data—WENDY E. A. RUONA, University of Georgia15: Grounded Theory Research Methods—CAROL D. HANSEN, Georgia State University16: Ethnographic Research Methods—PAMELA CRESPIN, CHRISTINE MILLER, and ALLEN W. BATTEAU, Wayne State University17: Historical Research Methods—MICHAEL ROWLINSON, Queen Mary, University of LondonPART FOURMixed Methods Research18: Mixed Methods Research: Developments, Debates, and Dilemmas—JOHN W. CRESWELL, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and J. DAVID CRESWELL, University of California–Los Angeles19: Case Study Research Methods —ANDREA D. ELLINGER, University of Illinois; KAREN E. WATKINS, University of Georgia; and VICTORIA J. MARSICK, Columbia University20: Theory Development Research Methods—RICHARD J. TORRACO, University of Nebraska21: Action Research Methods—LYLE YORKS, Columbia UniversityPART FIVEResearch Resources22: Using Journals and Databases in Research —THOMAS J. CHERMACK and DAVID L. PASSMORE, The Pennsylvania State University23: Managing an Effective and Ethical Research Project —MILES T. BRYANT, University of NebraskaName Index Subject Index About the Authors

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Affiche du document Marketing That Matters — Marketing That Matters
Eric Friedenwald-Fishman
2h42min45
Marketing et communication
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217 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h43min.
Award-winning marketers Chip Conley and Eric Friedenwald-Fishman prove that “marketing” is not a dirty word—it is key to advancing both the value and values of any business. They offer a thorough and practical guide to selling what you do, without selling-out who you are.Whether you're an entrepreneur building a new enterprise, the leader of an established socially responsible business, or a marketing professional at a Fortune 500 company who wants to make a difference, this "in-the-trenches" guide provides action steps for creating marketing programs that benefit your company and the world.Using real-life examples from Patagonia, General Mills, Clif Bar, and many other companies, Marketing That Matters shows how to define your company's mission, goals, and potential audience in ways that are flexible, creative, and true to your organization's core values. They offer ten practices to engage customers using innovative marketing techniques--from discovering how customers make decisions to building committed communities of customers, employees, and strategic partners who will spread the word about your company--and potentially change the world. Marketing that Matters is the definitive handbook to help you incorporate social responsibility as a core element in your company's marketing strategy.Letter from the Editor of the Social Venture Network SeriesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Marketing Matters1 Don't Fear Marketing Practice 1: Use Marketing as a Core Business Strategy2 Know Yourself Practice 2: Build Upon Your Mission3 What Is Your Definition of Success? Practice 3: Define Your Goals4 Know Your AudiencePractice 4: Be Aggressively Customer Centered5 Question Conventional WisdomPractice 5: Don't Limit Your Market6 What's Driving the Customer Decision? Practice 6: Communicate Value and Values7 Emotion Trumps Data Practice 7: Connect with the Heart First, Mind Second8 Build a Community Practice 8: Empower People as Messengers9 Walk the Talk Practice 9: Be Authentic and Transparent10 Use the Power of Your Voice to Change the WorldPractice 10: Leverage Marketing for Social ImpactEpilogue NotesIndex About Social Venture Network About the Authors

Marketing That Matters
Eric Friedenwald-Fishman
2h42min45
Marketing et communication
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217 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h43min.
Award-winning marketers Chip Conley and Eric Friedenwald-Fishman prove that “marketing” is not a dirty word—it is key to advancing both the value and values of any business. They offer a thorough and practical guide to selling what you do, without selling-out who you are.Whether you're an entrepreneur building a new enterprise, the leader of an established socially responsible business, or a marketing professional at a Fortune 500 company who wants to make a difference, this "in-the-trenches" guide provides action steps for creating marketing programs that benefit your company and the world.Using real-life examples from Patagonia, General Mills, Clif Bar, and many other companies, Marketing That Matters shows how to define your company's mission, goals, and potential audience in ways that are flexible, creative, and true to your organization's core values. They offer ten practices to engage customers using innovative marketing techniques--from discovering how customers make decisions to building committed communities of customers, employees, and strategic partners who will spread the word about your company--and potentially change the world. Marketing that Matters is the definitive handbook to help you incorporate social responsibility as a core element in your company's marketing strategy.Letter from the Editor of the Social Venture Network SeriesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Marketing Matters1 Don't Fear Marketing Practice 1: Use Marketing as a Core Business Strategy2 Know Yourself Practice 2: Build Upon Your Mission3 What Is Your Definition of Success? Practice 3: Define Your Goals4 Know Your AudiencePractice 4: Be Aggressively Customer Centered5 Question Conventional WisdomPractice 5: Don't Limit Your Market6 What's Driving the Customer Decision? Practice 6: Communicate Value and Values7 Emotion Trumps Data Practice 7: Connect with the Heart First, Mind Second8 Build a Community Practice 8: Empower People as Messengers9 Walk the Talk Practice 9: Be Authentic and Transparent10 Use the Power of Your Voice to Change the WorldPractice 10: Leverage Marketing for Social ImpactEpilogue NotesIndex About Social Venture Network About the Authors

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Affiche du document Put Your Money Where Your Life Is — Put Your Money Where Your Life Is
Michael H. Shuman
1h29min15
Finances personnelles
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119 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h29min.
“As so many Americans feel powerless to confront a financial system designed to serve the few, Shuman offers us real choices: tools that align our lives with our values. That’s power. I love this highly readable, timely, surprising book.” —Frances Moore Lappé, author of Daring Democracy and Diet for a Small Planet“As so many Americans feel powerless to confront a financial system designed to serve the few, Shuman offers us real choices: tools that align our lives with our values. That's power. I love this highly readable, timely, surprising book.” —Frances Moore Lappé, author of Daring Democracy and Diet for a Small Planet Americans agree on very little these days, but red state conservatives and blue state progressives can agree on one critical point: Wall Street can no longer be trusted. Yet most of us continue to invest our money in the stocks and bonds of Fortune 500 companies, transferring our capital far from where we live and work. Local investing expert Michael Shuman offers another alternative. He shows how we can use two well-established—but rarely used—investment tools to keep our money close and get a return as good as or better than what we'd get investing in distant, indifferent corporations. Shuman explains the nuts and bolts of self-directed IRAs and solo 401(k)s and how they can be combined with other recently legalized local investing tools. He details how to set these accounts up, identify and evaluate a whole range of local investment opportunities, and make sure account holders stay on the right side of the law. While the book is written for people without a lot of investment experience—Shuman explains concepts like “liquidity” and “diversification” in simple terms—even if you're as experienced as Warren Buffett, this book will make you rethink everything you know about investing. With Shuman's expert advice, you can strengthen your investment portfolio and your community, neighborhoods, and schools at the same time!

Put Your Money Where Your Life Is
Michael H. Shuman
1h29min15
Finances personnelles
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119 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h29min.
“As so many Americans feel powerless to confront a financial system designed to serve the few, Shuman offers us real choices: tools that align our lives with our values. That’s power. I love this highly readable, timely, surprising book.” —Frances Moore Lappé, author of Daring Democracy and Diet for a Small Planet“As so many Americans feel powerless to confront a financial system designed to serve the few, Shuman offers us real choices: tools that align our lives with our values. That's power. I love this highly readable, timely, surprising book.” —Frances Moore Lappé, author of Daring Democracy and Diet for a Small Planet Americans agree on very little these days, but red state conservatives and blue state progressives can agree on one critical point: Wall Street can no longer be trusted. Yet most of us continue to invest our money in the stocks and bonds of Fortune 500 companies, transferring our capital far from where we live and work. Local investing expert Michael Shuman offers another alternative. He shows how we can use two well-established—but rarely used—investment tools to keep our money close and get a return as good as or better than what we'd get investing in distant, indifferent corporations. Shuman explains the nuts and bolts of self-directed IRAs and solo 401(k)s and how they can be combined with other recently legalized local investing tools. He details how to set these accounts up, identify and evaluate a whole range of local investment opportunities, and make sure account holders stay on the right side of the law. While the book is written for people without a lot of investment experience—Shuman explains concepts like “liquidity” and “diversification” in simple terms—even if you're as experienced as Warren Buffett, this book will make you rethink everything you know about investing. With Shuman's expert advice, you can strengthen your investment portfolio and your community, neighborhoods, and schools at the same time!

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Affiche du document Citizen Capitalism — Citizen Capitalism
Lynn A. Stout
1h13min30
Politique
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Top Cornell law professor Lynn Stout and her coauthors Tamara Belinfanti and Sergio Gramitto offer a visionary but practical proposal to provide a guaranteed minimum income—it not only avoids creating a new government program or increasing taxes, but also gives the entire citizenry more influence in the economy.Corporations have a huge influence on the life of every citizen—this book offers a visionary but practical plan to give every citizen a say in how corporations are run while also gaining some supplemental income. It lays out a clear approach that uses the mechanisms of the private market to hold corporations accountable to the public. This would happen through the creation of what the authors call the Universal Fund, a kind of national, democratic, mega mutual fund. Every American over eighteen would be entitled to a share and would participate in directing its share voting choices. Corporations and wealthy individuals would donate stocks, bonds, cash, or other assets to the fund just like they do to other philanthropic ventures now. The fund would pay out dividends to its citizen-shareholders that would grow as the fund grows. The Universal Fund is undoubtedly a big idea, but it is also eminently practical: it uses the tools of capitalism, not government, to give all citizens a direct influence on corporate actions. It would be a major institutional investor beholden not to a small elite group of stockholders pushing for short-term gain but to everyone. The fund would reward corporations that made sure their actions didn't harm people, communities, and the environment, and it would enable them to invest in innovations that would take more than a few months to pay off. Which is another reason corporations would donate to the fund—they could be freed from the constant pressure to maximize their quarterly share price and would essentially be subsidized for doing good. The authors demonstrate that our current economic rules force corporations to be shortsighted and even destructive because for most large investors, nothing matters but share price. The Universal Fund is designed to be a powerful positive balancing force, making the world a better place and the United States a better nation.

Citizen Capitalism
Lynn A. Stout
1h13min30
Politique
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Top Cornell law professor Lynn Stout and her coauthors Tamara Belinfanti and Sergio Gramitto offer a visionary but practical proposal to provide a guaranteed minimum income—it not only avoids creating a new government program or increasing taxes, but also gives the entire citizenry more influence in the economy.Corporations have a huge influence on the life of every citizen—this book offers a visionary but practical plan to give every citizen a say in how corporations are run while also gaining some supplemental income. It lays out a clear approach that uses the mechanisms of the private market to hold corporations accountable to the public. This would happen through the creation of what the authors call the Universal Fund, a kind of national, democratic, mega mutual fund. Every American over eighteen would be entitled to a share and would participate in directing its share voting choices. Corporations and wealthy individuals would donate stocks, bonds, cash, or other assets to the fund just like they do to other philanthropic ventures now. The fund would pay out dividends to its citizen-shareholders that would grow as the fund grows. The Universal Fund is undoubtedly a big idea, but it is also eminently practical: it uses the tools of capitalism, not government, to give all citizens a direct influence on corporate actions. It would be a major institutional investor beholden not to a small elite group of stockholders pushing for short-term gain but to everyone. The fund would reward corporations that made sure their actions didn't harm people, communities, and the environment, and it would enable them to invest in innovations that would take more than a few months to pay off. Which is another reason corporations would donate to the fund—they could be freed from the constant pressure to maximize their quarterly share price and would essentially be subsidized for doing good. The authors demonstrate that our current economic rules force corporations to be shortsighted and even destructive because for most large investors, nothing matters but share price. The Universal Fund is designed to be a powerful positive balancing force, making the world a better place and the United States a better nation.

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Affiche du document Crossing Boundaries — Crossing Boundaries
Aziz Abu Sarah
1h28min30
Développement personnel
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118 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h28min.
An essential strategy book for how to have transformative, sustainable, responsible travel experiences—starting at your own front door. Recognized Peacemaker and National Geographic Explorer Aziz Abu Sarah shows how, by crossing boundaries, we can heal our world from stereotypes, prejudice, and ignorance.An essential strategy book for how to have transformative, sustainable, responsible travel experiences—starting at your own front door. Recognized Peacemaker and National Geographic Explorer Aziz Abu Sarah shows how, by crossing boundaries, we can heal our world from stereotypes, prejudice, and ignorance. Whether you're planning future travels or exploring the diverse cultures in your own community, Crossing Boundaries provides strategies for growth and getting out of your comfort zone. Moving between inspirational stories, humorous anecdotes, and helpful conflict resolution tips, Abu Sarah guides you through having personal, meaningful experiences with people from different backgrounds. He sketches a vision of a kind of travel with the power to help heal the divides of a world polarized by seemingly intractable conflicts. Abu Sarah argues that transformative travel can start at home. He knows this firsthand: a former Palestinian radical, he shares his own moving story of creating connections across his divided hometown of Jerusalem, and of co-founding a tour agency with a Jewish American. Today, they direct Dual Narrative Tours, co-led by guides from different communities in countries like Israel and Palestine, Ireland and Northern Ireland, North and South Vietnam, and many others. Drawing on these experiences, Abu Sarah's book offers tips on how to meet people naturally and safely, design an inclusive itinerary, shop to support the local economy, deal with setbacks, and much more. A guide for going beyond museums and monuments, this book is for both the first-timer and seasoned veteran. Abu Sarah shows that if you put down your phone and strike up a conversation, you can break through the walls that separate people. You'll discover shared values, build lasting relationships, and realize that far more unites us than divides us.

Crossing Boundaries
Aziz Abu Sarah
1h28min30
Développement personnel
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An essential strategy book for how to have transformative, sustainable, responsible travel experiences—starting at your own front door. Recognized Peacemaker and National Geographic Explorer Aziz Abu Sarah shows how, by crossing boundaries, we can heal our world from stereotypes, prejudice, and ignorance.An essential strategy book for how to have transformative, sustainable, responsible travel experiences—starting at your own front door. Recognized Peacemaker and National Geographic Explorer Aziz Abu Sarah shows how, by crossing boundaries, we can heal our world from stereotypes, prejudice, and ignorance. Whether you're planning future travels or exploring the diverse cultures in your own community, Crossing Boundaries provides strategies for growth and getting out of your comfort zone. Moving between inspirational stories, humorous anecdotes, and helpful conflict resolution tips, Abu Sarah guides you through having personal, meaningful experiences with people from different backgrounds. He sketches a vision of a kind of travel with the power to help heal the divides of a world polarized by seemingly intractable conflicts. Abu Sarah argues that transformative travel can start at home. He knows this firsthand: a former Palestinian radical, he shares his own moving story of creating connections across his divided hometown of Jerusalem, and of co-founding a tour agency with a Jewish American. Today, they direct Dual Narrative Tours, co-led by guides from different communities in countries like Israel and Palestine, Ireland and Northern Ireland, North and South Vietnam, and many others. Drawing on these experiences, Abu Sarah's book offers tips on how to meet people naturally and safely, design an inclusive itinerary, shop to support the local economy, deal with setbacks, and much more. A guide for going beyond museums and monuments, this book is for both the first-timer and seasoned veteran. Abu Sarah shows that if you put down your phone and strike up a conversation, you can break through the walls that separate people. You'll discover shared values, build lasting relationships, and realize that far more unites us than divides us.

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Affiche du document Impact Networks — Impact Networks
David Ehrlichman
1h48min45
Gestion et management
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145 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h49min.
This practical guide shows how to facilitate collaboration among diverse individuals and organizations to navigate complexity and create change in our interconnected world.This practical guide shows how to facilitate collaboration among diverse individuals and organizations to navigate complexity and create change in our interconnected world.The social and environmental challenges we face today are not only complex, they are also systemic and structural and have no obvious solutions. They require diverse combinations of people, organizations, and sectors to coordinate actions and work together even when the way forward is unclear. Even so, collaborative efforts often fail because they attempt to navigate complexity with traditional strategic plans, created by hierarchies that ignore the way people naturally connect.By embracing a living-systems approach to organizing, impact networks bring people together to build relationships across boundaries; leverage the existing work, skills, and motivations of the group; and make progress amid unpredictable and ever-changing conditions. As a powerful and flexible organizing system that can span regions, organizations, and silos of all kinds, impact networks underlie some of the most impressive and large-scale efforts to create change across the globe. David Ehrlichman draws on his experience as a network builder; interviews with dozens of network leaders; and insights from the fields of network science, community building, and systems thinking to provide a clear process for creating and developing impact networks. Given the increasing complexity of our society and the issues we face, our ability to form, grow, and work through networks has never been more essential.PrefaceIntroduction Part One — Working Through NetworksChapter One: The Web of Change Networks for Impact Relationships: The Heart of Networks Chapter Two: The Network MindsetThe Hierarchical MindsetNetworks and Hierarchies, Together Making the Mindset Shift Chapter Three: Making Networks Work Primary Forms of Impact Networks Core Activities of Impact Networks Chapter Four: Network Leadership Network Leadership Roles Principles of Network Leadership Part Two — Cultivating Impact Networks Chapter Five: Clarify Purpose and Principles Catalyzing a New Network Finding Common Purpose Defining Shared Principles Chapter Six: Convene the People Inviting Co-creation Designing Meaningful Gatherings Facilitating Emergent Outcomes Chapter Seven: Cultivate Trust Weaving Connections Deepening Trust Holding Courageous Conversations Chapter Eight: Coordinate Actions Accelerating Flows Practicing Reciprocity Responding to Crisis Chapter Nine: Collaborate for Systems Change Making Sense of the System Creating Transformation Planting SequoiasChapter Ten: The Enabling InfrastructureOrganizing into Teams Bounding Participation Making Collective DecisionsEmbedding Evaluation Resourcing Networks ConclusionNotesGlossaryBibliographyAcknowledgementsIndexAbout the AuthorAbout Converge

Impact Networks
David Ehrlichman
1h48min45
Gestion et management
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145 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h49min.
This practical guide shows how to facilitate collaboration among diverse individuals and organizations to navigate complexity and create change in our interconnected world.This practical guide shows how to facilitate collaboration among diverse individuals and organizations to navigate complexity and create change in our interconnected world.The social and environmental challenges we face today are not only complex, they are also systemic and structural and have no obvious solutions. They require diverse combinations of people, organizations, and sectors to coordinate actions and work together even when the way forward is unclear. Even so, collaborative efforts often fail because they attempt to navigate complexity with traditional strategic plans, created by hierarchies that ignore the way people naturally connect.By embracing a living-systems approach to organizing, impact networks bring people together to build relationships across boundaries; leverage the existing work, skills, and motivations of the group; and make progress amid unpredictable and ever-changing conditions. As a powerful and flexible organizing system that can span regions, organizations, and silos of all kinds, impact networks underlie some of the most impressive and large-scale efforts to create change across the globe. David Ehrlichman draws on his experience as a network builder; interviews with dozens of network leaders; and insights from the fields of network science, community building, and systems thinking to provide a clear process for creating and developing impact networks. Given the increasing complexity of our society and the issues we face, our ability to form, grow, and work through networks has never been more essential.PrefaceIntroduction Part One — Working Through NetworksChapter One: The Web of Change Networks for Impact Relationships: The Heart of Networks Chapter Two: The Network MindsetThe Hierarchical MindsetNetworks and Hierarchies, Together Making the Mindset Shift Chapter Three: Making Networks Work Primary Forms of Impact Networks Core Activities of Impact Networks Chapter Four: Network Leadership Network Leadership Roles Principles of Network Leadership Part Two — Cultivating Impact Networks Chapter Five: Clarify Purpose and Principles Catalyzing a New Network Finding Common Purpose Defining Shared Principles Chapter Six: Convene the People Inviting Co-creation Designing Meaningful Gatherings Facilitating Emergent Outcomes Chapter Seven: Cultivate Trust Weaving Connections Deepening Trust Holding Courageous Conversations Chapter Eight: Coordinate Actions Accelerating Flows Practicing Reciprocity Responding to Crisis Chapter Nine: Collaborate for Systems Change Making Sense of the System Creating Transformation Planting SequoiasChapter Ten: The Enabling InfrastructureOrganizing into Teams Bounding Participation Making Collective DecisionsEmbedding Evaluation Resourcing Networks ConclusionNotesGlossaryBibliographyAcknowledgementsIndexAbout the AuthorAbout Converge

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Affiche du document The Age of Overwhelm — The Age of Overwhelm
Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
1h41min15
Sciences humaines et sociales
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Whether we are overwhelmed by work or school; our families or communities; caretaking for others or ourselves; or engagement in social justice, environmental advocacy, or civil service, just a few subtle shifts can help sustain us. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, bestselling author of Trauma Stewardship, shows us how by offering concrete strategies to help us mitigate harm, cultivate our ability to be decent and equitable, and act with integrity. The Age of Overwhelm aims to help ease our burden of overwhelm, restore our perspective, and give us strength to navigate what is yet to come.

The Age of Overwhelm
Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
1h41min15
Sciences humaines et sociales
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Whether we are overwhelmed by work or school; our families or communities; caretaking for others or ourselves; or engagement in social justice, environmental advocacy, or civil service, just a few subtle shifts can help sustain us. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, bestselling author of Trauma Stewardship, shows us how by offering concrete strategies to help us mitigate harm, cultivate our ability to be decent and equitable, and act with integrity. The Age of Overwhelm aims to help ease our burden of overwhelm, restore our perspective, and give us strength to navigate what is yet to come.

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Affiche du document Research in Organizations c.21 — Research in Organizations c.21
Richard A. Swanson
14min15
Gestion et management
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This material has been excerpted from Research in Organizations: Foundations and Methods of Inquiry edited by Richard A. Swanson and Elwood F. Holton

Research in Organizations c.21
Richard A. Swanson
14min15
Gestion et management
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This material has been excerpted from Research in Organizations: Foundations and Methods of Inquiry edited by Richard A. Swanson and Elwood F. Holton

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Affiche du document Skills for Career Success — Skills for Career Success
Elaine Biech
4h25min30
Emploi et carrières
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354 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 4h25min.
This career development tool kit is for people who want to take charge of their own professional futures.This career development tool kit is for people who want to take charge of their own professional futures.If you want to have a career that is meaningful and inspires you, you must prepare for it the same way you would a marathon—developing an overall training plan to carry you through to race day and beyond. This is especially important in today's unpredictable work world, where organizations are in a state of constant flux, and many have either eliminated their employee development programs or adopted a generic, one-size-fits-all approach.Skills for Career Success maps the strategies and skills you will need to take responsibility for your own future. It provides an overview of career development basics, including how to write an Individual Development Plan (IDP) that is practical and useful to you. The core of the book is an easy-to-navigate catalog of fifty-one critical skills, such as communicating clearly, adapting to situations, advocating for yourself, managing time, and selling your ideas. For each skill, there are actions you can take immediately, ongoing practices, and long-term goals. Beyond the skills, there is advice for keeping your career on track, mapping a path beyond your current job, overcoming personal roadblocks, finding your passion at work, and initiating talent conversations with your manager. There are also guidelines for managers who want to bring out the best in their people.

Skills for Career Success
Elaine Biech
4h25min30
Emploi et carrières
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This career development tool kit is for people who want to take charge of their own professional futures.This career development tool kit is for people who want to take charge of their own professional futures.If you want to have a career that is meaningful and inspires you, you must prepare for it the same way you would a marathon—developing an overall training plan to carry you through to race day and beyond. This is especially important in today's unpredictable work world, where organizations are in a state of constant flux, and many have either eliminated their employee development programs or adopted a generic, one-size-fits-all approach.Skills for Career Success maps the strategies and skills you will need to take responsibility for your own future. It provides an overview of career development basics, including how to write an Individual Development Plan (IDP) that is practical and useful to you. The core of the book is an easy-to-navigate catalog of fifty-one critical skills, such as communicating clearly, adapting to situations, advocating for yourself, managing time, and selling your ideas. For each skill, there are actions you can take immediately, ongoing practices, and long-term goals. Beyond the skills, there is advice for keeping your career on track, mapping a path beyond your current job, overcoming personal roadblocks, finding your passion at work, and initiating talent conversations with your manager. There are also guidelines for managers who want to bring out the best in their people.

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Affiche du document The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment — The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment
Thom Hartmann
1h21min45
Politique
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109 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h22min.
“In this precise primer on firearms practices and policies, progressive talk-show host Hartmann examines the history of routine gun usage and extreme gun violence and assesses the influence of gun ownership on contemporary political, economic, and social norms…A brief but powerful analysis of a searing national crisis.” —BooklistTaking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann examines how guns have played important roles throughout American history, from early European settlement to the Revolutionary War and Manifest Destiny, through the use of Slave Patrols in the Deep South (which became the “well-regulated militias” so debated in 1787), to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and recent school massacres. Looking at the present, Hartmann documents how inequality in America and the number of people killed in mass shootings have grown together over the last fifty years. Finally, he identifies a handful of common-sense and powerful solutions that would address the issue at different levels: from getting money out of politics to get the National Rifle Association out of lobbying, to passing laws that would treat gun ownership like car ownership (title, license, insurance), to addressing the social despair and economic inequality that drive violent crime and mass shootings.

The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment
Thom Hartmann
1h21min45
Politique
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“In this precise primer on firearms practices and policies, progressive talk-show host Hartmann examines the history of routine gun usage and extreme gun violence and assesses the influence of gun ownership on contemporary political, economic, and social norms…A brief but powerful analysis of a searing national crisis.” —BooklistTaking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann examines how guns have played important roles throughout American history, from early European settlement to the Revolutionary War and Manifest Destiny, through the use of Slave Patrols in the Deep South (which became the “well-regulated militias” so debated in 1787), to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and recent school massacres. Looking at the present, Hartmann documents how inequality in America and the number of people killed in mass shootings have grown together over the last fifty years. Finally, he identifies a handful of common-sense and powerful solutions that would address the issue at different levels: from getting money out of politics to get the National Rifle Association out of lobbying, to passing laws that would treat gun ownership like car ownership (title, license, insurance), to addressing the social despair and economic inequality that drive violent crime and mass shootings.

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Affiche du document Dare to Serve — Dare to Serve
Cheryl A Bachelder
1h18min45
Gestion et management
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105 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h19min.
The expanded and revised edition of Dare to Serve answers the question How do you transform an ailing company into an industry darling? Adopt servant leadership!The expanded and revised edition of Dare to Serve answers the question How do you transform an ailing company into an industry darling? Adopt servant leadership!In this updated edition of Dare to Serve, former Popeyes CEO Cheryl Bachelder shows that leading by serving is a rigorous and tough-minded approach that yields the best results. When she was named CEO of Popeyes in 2007, the stock price had slipped from $34 in 2002 to $13. The brand was stagnant, the team was discouraged, and the franchisees were just plain angry. Nine years later, restaurant sales were up 45 percent, restaurant profits had doubled, and the stock price was over $61. Servant leadership is sometimes derided as soft or ineffective, but this book confirms that challenging people to reach a daring destination, while treating them with dignity, creates the conditions for superior performance. The second edition of this bestselling book includes Bachelder's post-Popeyes observations and new examples of how you can switch your leadership from self to serve. Ever engaging and inspirational, Bachelder takes you firsthand through the transformation of Popeyes and shows how anyone, at any level can become a Dare-to-Serve leader.

Dare to Serve
Cheryl A Bachelder
1h18min45
Gestion et management
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The expanded and revised edition of Dare to Serve answers the question How do you transform an ailing company into an industry darling? Adopt servant leadership!The expanded and revised edition of Dare to Serve answers the question How do you transform an ailing company into an industry darling? Adopt servant leadership!In this updated edition of Dare to Serve, former Popeyes CEO Cheryl Bachelder shows that leading by serving is a rigorous and tough-minded approach that yields the best results. When she was named CEO of Popeyes in 2007, the stock price had slipped from $34 in 2002 to $13. The brand was stagnant, the team was discouraged, and the franchisees were just plain angry. Nine years later, restaurant sales were up 45 percent, restaurant profits had doubled, and the stock price was over $61. Servant leadership is sometimes derided as soft or ineffective, but this book confirms that challenging people to reach a daring destination, while treating them with dignity, creates the conditions for superior performance. The second edition of this bestselling book includes Bachelder's post-Popeyes observations and new examples of how you can switch your leadership from self to serve. Ever engaging and inspirational, Bachelder takes you firsthand through the transformation of Popeyes and shows how anyone, at any level can become a Dare-to-Serve leader.

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Affiche du document El corazón del liderazgo — El corazón del liderazgo
Miller Mark
55min30
Gestion et management
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74 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 55min.
What makes for a truly exceptional leader? Certainly, leaders need people skills, execution skills, a deep knowledge of industry trends, the ability to articulate a vision, and more—they must be competent—but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. What’s below the waterline? What’s deep inside the best leaders that makes them different?What makes for a truly exceptional leader? Certainly, leaders need people skills, execution skills, a deep knowledge of industry trends, the ability to articulate a vision, and more—they must be competent—but that's just the tip of the iceberg. What's below the waterline? What's deep inside the best leaders that makes them different? Mark Miller contends it is their leadership character. In this enlightening and entertaining business fable, young and ambitious leader Blake Brown goes on a journey to discover the five unique traits exhibited by exceptional leaders and how to cultivate them. This book shows us that leadership needn't be the purview of the few—it is within reach for millions around the world. The Heart of Leadership is a road map for every person who desires to make a difference in the lives of others and become a leader people want to follow. ¿Qué es lo que hace que un líder sea verdaderamente excepcional? Sin duda, los líderes necesitan don de gentes, habilidades de ejecución, un conocimiento profundo de las tendencias de la industria, y la capacidad de articular una visión; y más aún: deben ser competentes. Pero eso es sólo la punta del iceberg. ¿Qué hay debajo de la línea de flotación? ¿Qué se esconde dentro de los mejores líderes, que los hace diferentes? Mark Miller sostiene que es el carácter. En esta fábula empresarial, clarificadora y amena, el joven y ambicioso líder Blake Brown emprende un viaje para descubrir los cinco rasgos únicos que distinguen a los líderes excepcionales, y cómo cultivarlos. Este libro nos muestra que el liderazgo no tiene por qué ser la meta de unos pocos, sino que está al alcance de millones de personas de todo el mundo. El corazón del liderazgo es un mapa para todo aquel que desee marcar una diferencia en la vida de los demás y convertirse en un líder que la gente quiera seguir.

El corazón del liderazgo
Miller Mark
55min30
Gestion et management
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What makes for a truly exceptional leader? Certainly, leaders need people skills, execution skills, a deep knowledge of industry trends, the ability to articulate a vision, and more—they must be competent—but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. What’s below the waterline? What’s deep inside the best leaders that makes them different?What makes for a truly exceptional leader? Certainly, leaders need people skills, execution skills, a deep knowledge of industry trends, the ability to articulate a vision, and more—they must be competent—but that's just the tip of the iceberg. What's below the waterline? What's deep inside the best leaders that makes them different? Mark Miller contends it is their leadership character. In this enlightening and entertaining business fable, young and ambitious leader Blake Brown goes on a journey to discover the five unique traits exhibited by exceptional leaders and how to cultivate them. This book shows us that leadership needn't be the purview of the few—it is within reach for millions around the world. The Heart of Leadership is a road map for every person who desires to make a difference in the lives of others and become a leader people want to follow. ¿Qué es lo que hace que un líder sea verdaderamente excepcional? Sin duda, los líderes necesitan don de gentes, habilidades de ejecución, un conocimiento profundo de las tendencias de la industria, y la capacidad de articular una visión; y más aún: deben ser competentes. Pero eso es sólo la punta del iceberg. ¿Qué hay debajo de la línea de flotación? ¿Qué se esconde dentro de los mejores líderes, que los hace diferentes? Mark Miller sostiene que es el carácter. En esta fábula empresarial, clarificadora y amena, el joven y ambicioso líder Blake Brown emprende un viaje para descubrir los cinco rasgos únicos que distinguen a los líderes excepcionales, y cómo cultivarlos. Este libro nos muestra que el liderazgo no tiene por qué ser la meta de unos pocos, sino que está al alcance de millones de personas de todo el mundo. El corazón del liderazgo es un mapa para todo aquel que desee marcar una diferencia en la vida de los demás y convertirse en un líder que la gente quiera seguir.

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Affiche du document Making the Grades — Making the Grades
Todd Farley
3h18min00
Annales d’examens et concours
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264 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h18min.
Just as American educators, parents, and policymakers reconsider the No Child Left Behind Act and its heavy emphasis on standardized testing, Todd Farley’s Making the Grades raises questions about the validity of large-scale educational assessments. His behind-the-scenes account of the for-profit testing industry is provocative, hilarious, and instructive.In this alternately amusing and appalling exposé of the standardized test industry, fifteen-year veteran Todd Farley describes statisticians who make decisions about students without even looking at their test answers; state education officials willing to change the way tests are scored whenever they don't like the results; and massive, multi-national, for-profit testing companies who regularly opt for expediency and profit over the altruistic educational goals of teaching and learning. Although there are absurd moments--as when Farley and coworkers had to grade students based on how they described the taste of their favorite food-- the enormous importance of standardized tests in the post “No Child Left Behind” era make this no laughing matter. “This book is dynamite! The nice personal voice makes it utterly accessible and enticing, wholly apart from the terribly important ammunition it provides to those of us in the `testing wars' at national and local levels.”—Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequities Preface AcknowledgmentsPART 1 WAGE SLAVEChapter 1. SCORING MONKEY Chapter 2. NUMBERS Chapter 3. THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF Chapter 4. OFF TASKPART 2 MANAGEMENTChapter 5. TABLE LEADER Chapter 6. THE ORACLE OF PRINCETON Chapter 7. THE KING OF SCORINGChapter 8. A REAL JOBPART 3 RETIREMENTChapter 9. MY OWN PRIVATE HALLIBURTON Chapter 10. WORKING IN THEORY Chapter 11. WARM BODIESEpilogueIndex About the Author

Making the Grades
Todd Farley
3h18min00
Annales d’examens et concours
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Just as American educators, parents, and policymakers reconsider the No Child Left Behind Act and its heavy emphasis on standardized testing, Todd Farley’s Making the Grades raises questions about the validity of large-scale educational assessments. His behind-the-scenes account of the for-profit testing industry is provocative, hilarious, and instructive.In this alternately amusing and appalling exposé of the standardized test industry, fifteen-year veteran Todd Farley describes statisticians who make decisions about students without even looking at their test answers; state education officials willing to change the way tests are scored whenever they don't like the results; and massive, multi-national, for-profit testing companies who regularly opt for expediency and profit over the altruistic educational goals of teaching and learning. Although there are absurd moments--as when Farley and coworkers had to grade students based on how they described the taste of their favorite food-- the enormous importance of standardized tests in the post “No Child Left Behind” era make this no laughing matter. “This book is dynamite! The nice personal voice makes it utterly accessible and enticing, wholly apart from the terribly important ammunition it provides to those of us in the `testing wars' at national and local levels.”—Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequities Preface AcknowledgmentsPART 1 WAGE SLAVEChapter 1. SCORING MONKEY Chapter 2. NUMBERS Chapter 3. THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF Chapter 4. OFF TASKPART 2 MANAGEMENTChapter 5. TABLE LEADER Chapter 6. THE ORACLE OF PRINCETON Chapter 7. THE KING OF SCORINGChapter 8. A REAL JOBPART 3 RETIREMENTChapter 9. MY OWN PRIVATE HALLIBURTON Chapter 10. WORKING IN THEORY Chapter 11. WARM BODIESEpilogueIndex About the Author

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David Basarab
2h06min45
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169 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h7min.
A long-time leader, practitioner, and pioneer in evaluating training programs offers a powerful and proven new approach to challenging training topics: how to predict in advance whether training programs will produce the desired results and be cost-effective, track progress as the training programs are underway, and gather more useful information for evaluating what worked and didn’t work.At last, an answer to the question that has bedeviled trainers for decades. Predictive evaluation enables you to effectively and accurately forecast training's value to your company, measure against these predictions, establish indicators to track your progress, make midcourse corrections, and report the results in a language that business executives respond to and understand. Dave Basarab explains how to begin by identifying the specific goals and beliefs you want to instill in participants. The next step is to determine exactly what these will look like when put into action. Finally you develop quantifiable measures of how employees' adopting the target beliefs and goals will impact the business. A key strength of this process is that it is profoundly collaborative—supervisors and employees work together to establish standards for success each step of the way. A how-to guide filled with worksheets, examples, and other tools, Predictive Evaluation ensures that, rather than being regarded as an expense and an act of faith, training will be seen as an investment with a concrete payoff. ForewordPrefaceIntroduction: An Innovative Method of Training Evaluation1. The Predictive Evaluation Approach2. Predicting Training's Value3. Intention Evaluation4. Adoption Evaluation5. Impact Evaluation6. How to Get Started--Implementing Predictive EvaluationGlossaryNotesBibliography and Recommended ReadingsAcknowledgmentsIndexAbout the Author

Predictive Evaluation
David Basarab
2h06min45
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169 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h7min.
A long-time leader, practitioner, and pioneer in evaluating training programs offers a powerful and proven new approach to challenging training topics: how to predict in advance whether training programs will produce the desired results and be cost-effective, track progress as the training programs are underway, and gather more useful information for evaluating what worked and didn’t work.At last, an answer to the question that has bedeviled trainers for decades. Predictive evaluation enables you to effectively and accurately forecast training's value to your company, measure against these predictions, establish indicators to track your progress, make midcourse corrections, and report the results in a language that business executives respond to and understand. Dave Basarab explains how to begin by identifying the specific goals and beliefs you want to instill in participants. The next step is to determine exactly what these will look like when put into action. Finally you develop quantifiable measures of how employees' adopting the target beliefs and goals will impact the business. A key strength of this process is that it is profoundly collaborative—supervisors and employees work together to establish standards for success each step of the way. A how-to guide filled with worksheets, examples, and other tools, Predictive Evaluation ensures that, rather than being regarded as an expense and an act of faith, training will be seen as an investment with a concrete payoff. ForewordPrefaceIntroduction: An Innovative Method of Training Evaluation1. The Predictive Evaluation Approach2. Predicting Training's Value3. Intention Evaluation4. Adoption Evaluation5. Impact Evaluation6. How to Get Started--Implementing Predictive EvaluationGlossaryNotesBibliography and Recommended ReadingsAcknowledgmentsIndexAbout the Author

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Affiche du document Structured On-the-Job Training — Structured On-the-Job Training
Ronald Jacobs
3h54min45
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313 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h55min.
New edition of a classic text on structured on-the-job training (S-OJT)-completely revised throughout with four additional chapters Offers a comprehensive approach to designing, implementing, and evaluating S-OJT programs Based on 20 years of research and development in a range of organizations This revised and expanded edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, developing, and using structured on-the-job training in a variety of training situations and organizational contexts. Jacobs defines S-OJT and provides a rationale based on the need to develop high levels of employee competence, or expertise, in the workplace. He then describes a six-step process used to design and implement S-OJT programs. The emphasis here is how S-OJT can be used for managerial training, technical training, and awareness training. The chapters in the final section describe how S-OJT has been used to achieve organizational and societal goals. Included in this section are discussions regarding S-OJT as an organizational change strategy, quality management, cross-cultural aspects, and workforce development.Based on 20 years of research and development in a range of organizationsThis revised and expanded edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, developing, and using structured on-the-job training in a variety of training situations and organizational contexts. Jacobs defines S-OJT and provides a rationale based on the need to develop high levels of employee competence, or expertise, in the workplace. He then describes a six-step process used to design and implement S-OJT programs. The emphasis here is how S-OJT can be used for managerial training, technical training, and awareness training. The chapters in the final section describe how S-OJT has been used to achieve organizational and societal goals. Included in this section are discussions regarding S-OJT as an organizational change strategy, quality management, cross-cultural aspects, and workforce development.Preface PART ONE: MEETING THE DEMAND FOR EMPLOYEE EXPERTISEThe Challenge of Developing Employee ExpertiseA System View of Structured On-the-Job Training Training and Learning in the Work Setting PART TWO: STRUCTURED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROCESSDeciding Whether to Use Structured On-the- Job TrainingAnalyzing the Work to Be LearnedSelecting, Training, and Managing Employees to Deliver Structured On-the-Job TrainingPreparing the Structured On-the-Job Training ModulesGetting Ready to Deliver Structured On-the- Job TrainingPART 3: USING STRUCTURED ON-THE-JOB TRAININGDelivering Managerial, Technical, and Awareness Training Evaluating and Troubleshooting Structured On-the-Job Training ProgramsOrganizational Change and Structured On- the-Job TrainingGlobal Perspective of Structured On-the-Job Training Workforce Development and Structured On- the-Job Training Change Management Process and Issues in Using Structured On-the-Job TrainingConclusion: Developing a Culture of Expertise APPENDICESExcerpts from the Training within Industry Report Describing the Lens Grinder StudyS-OJT Trainer Evaluation FormTrainee Evaluation Form Sample S-OJT Module with Embedded Training Events References Index About the Author

Structured On-the-Job Training
Ronald Jacobs
3h54min45
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313 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h55min.
New edition of a classic text on structured on-the-job training (S-OJT)-completely revised throughout with four additional chapters Offers a comprehensive approach to designing, implementing, and evaluating S-OJT programs Based on 20 years of research and development in a range of organizations This revised and expanded edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, developing, and using structured on-the-job training in a variety of training situations and organizational contexts. Jacobs defines S-OJT and provides a rationale based on the need to develop high levels of employee competence, or expertise, in the workplace. He then describes a six-step process used to design and implement S-OJT programs. The emphasis here is how S-OJT can be used for managerial training, technical training, and awareness training. The chapters in the final section describe how S-OJT has been used to achieve organizational and societal goals. Included in this section are discussions regarding S-OJT as an organizational change strategy, quality management, cross-cultural aspects, and workforce development.Based on 20 years of research and development in a range of organizationsThis revised and expanded edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, developing, and using structured on-the-job training in a variety of training situations and organizational contexts. Jacobs defines S-OJT and provides a rationale based on the need to develop high levels of employee competence, or expertise, in the workplace. He then describes a six-step process used to design and implement S-OJT programs. The emphasis here is how S-OJT can be used for managerial training, technical training, and awareness training. The chapters in the final section describe how S-OJT has been used to achieve organizational and societal goals. Included in this section are discussions regarding S-OJT as an organizational change strategy, quality management, cross-cultural aspects, and workforce development.Preface PART ONE: MEETING THE DEMAND FOR EMPLOYEE EXPERTISEThe Challenge of Developing Employee ExpertiseA System View of Structured On-the-Job Training Training and Learning in the Work Setting PART TWO: STRUCTURED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROCESSDeciding Whether to Use Structured On-the- Job TrainingAnalyzing the Work to Be LearnedSelecting, Training, and Managing Employees to Deliver Structured On-the-Job TrainingPreparing the Structured On-the-Job Training ModulesGetting Ready to Deliver Structured On-the- Job TrainingPART 3: USING STRUCTURED ON-THE-JOB TRAININGDelivering Managerial, Technical, and Awareness Training Evaluating and Troubleshooting Structured On-the-Job Training ProgramsOrganizational Change and Structured On- the-Job TrainingGlobal Perspective of Structured On-the-Job Training Workforce Development and Structured On- the-Job Training Change Management Process and Issues in Using Structured On-the-Job TrainingConclusion: Developing a Culture of Expertise APPENDICESExcerpts from the Training within Industry Report Describing the Lens Grinder StudyS-OJT Trainer Evaluation FormTrainee Evaluation Form Sample S-OJT Module with Embedded Training Events References Index About the Author

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