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There is no lack of available material and educational programs to teach you everything you ever wanted to know about "management". The bad news is that management isn't the same as leadership. Confusing management and leadership is easy. But management is how an order is carried out. Leadership is why the order was there in the first place. You want to be a leader. This book will show you how!
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School Books.......2007-01-22
I needed this book for a collage course. The book arrivied in good shape and on time. I have enjoyed working with Amazon and look foward to working with them in the future.
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Influence others more effectively through written and verbal communication. Exercises and examples help you understand your audience and influence them accordingly. Learn how to determine the responsiveness or resistance to ideas and how to change resistance into receptiveness.
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Humans, like other primates, are intensely social creatures. One of the main functions of our brains is to enable us to be as skilful in social interactions as we are in our interactions with the physical world. Any differences between human brains and those of our nearest relatives, the great apes, are likely to be linked to our unique achievements in social interaction and communication rather than our motor or perceptual skills. Unique to humans is the ability to mentalise (or mind read), that is to perceive and communicate mental states, such as beliefs and desires. A key problem facing neuroscience is to uncover the biological mechanisms underlying our ability to read other minds and to show how these mechanisms evolved. To solve this problem we need to do experiments in which people (or animals) interact with one another rather than behaving in isolation. Such experiments are now being conducted in increasing numbers and many of the leading exponents of such experiments have contributed to this volume. 'The Neuroscience of Social Interactions' will be an important step in uncovering the biological mechanisms underlying social interactions - undoubtedly one of the major programmes for neuroscience in the twenty-first century.
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A fundamental assumption in most of the literature on leadership is that a few will need to control the many. This assumption leads to a search for power but with an either/or mindset: if I have power, then others cannot have as much as me or they will be a threat. Organizations, when anxious, experience limited ability to learn and change. There is an alternative, paradoxical way to understand leadership. A leader is most effective not by controlling others but by defining himself/herself. It is critical for leaders to face their fears, challenge their assumptions and thus be able to change their self-perception. A Leadership Paradox outlines such an alternative view of leadership and provides a model for achieving differentiated leadership.
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Valuable Nuggets Inside for Change Agents.......2006-04-09
Robinson and Rose have written an interesting book that leaders and change agents should find valuable. There are examples and stories throughout that provide color on the theories put forth. While many of the concepts are straightforward and sometimes obvious, there is a theme on leader differentiation and emotional awareness/relationships that adds to the field.
While I must admit that I often find a cover to cover read of most business book boring (i.e., rampant redundancy) and challenging (i.e., not enough time as a technology executive), I found A Leadership Paradox "helped" me though with a layout and formula that allowed me to see the relevant points from each chapter and then determine if I wanted to dive deeper into a topic.
I recommend this book for those who want to understand all aspects of leadership in the complex business environments of today. For those looking for a discussion on how to create and lead change, it is a sound approach and contains nuggets of valuable insight sprinkled throughout.
A Leadership Paradox.......2006-02-08
Robinson and Rose have produced an interesting analysis of leadership characteristics they feel is necessary in these uncertain times. Following Senge's "Presence", the authors presume that many of same characteristics described in "Presence" and earlier works by Senge et.al, such as diversity, suspension, intention, etc., must be the focus of leaders as chaotic change becomes the norm.
While "Presence" focuses almost exclusively on the experiential, "Paradox" includes a historical and empirical approach that broadens its applicability for folks that approach problem solving within a scientific framework. "Paradox's" lexicon is more academic, however the citations within the books are rather vague in spots and some of the references that refer to multiple sources are too broad.
"Paradox" is a book that can be recommended for change masters that are looking for new and different metaphors to use in producing change in organizations. It is shorter than "Presence" but is a denser read. Whereas I have used "Presence" in undergraduate classes teaching sustainable leadership with great success, I would limit my use of "Paradox" to graduate level students.
Useful read.......2004-11-26
One of the best things about the book is that I could see myself in the learning model the authors describe. The authors suggest that if we are intentional with our actions and aware of our assumptions, we can learn to better define ourselves and then indirectly influence the people around us to help them make better decisions.
This is somewhat opposite of most leadership theories. I don't need to control others to make them do what I want. I can be an influence on them and still allow them to make their own decisions.
The book uses several interesting examples of what the authors call differentiated or defined leaders. From NBA basketball coach Phil Jackson to the demise of apartheid in South Africa as well as personal examples from the authors, the book is based on two years of research using the learning model in a Fortune 500 company. The last two chapters provide some anecdotal research about how they used this in the company and what the results were.
At times the writing is very theoretical, but with these examples, Robinson and Rose create an interesting case for leaders to loosen their grip and let go of control. Good read and worth the investment.
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- A legacy for all of eternity
- It challenged me to take "my game" of life up another notch
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- Profound...simple...powerful!
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Your Signature Work: Creating Excellence and Influencing Others at Work
Dianna Booher
Manufacturer: Tyndale House Publishers
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Your Signature Work expands on the concept of doing your personal best at work so that it reflects your goals, values, beliefs, and faith. As you strive for excellence, you'll influence others in your workplace. Dianna says that even if you feel trapped in a dissatisfying job or a seemingly insignificant career, your work matters to God, and your attitude can make all the difference in how you view your job. When you do find your true calling, your work will be a source of satisfaction and fulfillment--and you will be proud to sign your name to it.
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A legacy for all of eternity.......2005-07-19
I thoroughly enjoyed the lessons I learned from "Your Signature Work." It is a concise, focused and practical correlation of issues and interests that seem important today to those issues and interests that will leave a legacy for all of eternity. Thank you for your insight.
It challenged me to take "my game" of life up another notch.......2004-09-19
"A great book that motivates you to reflect on your current life and challenges you to be and do better. It made me wonder what people at my funeral would say to each other about me and the inpact I had on them, others, my profession and my community. It challenged me to take "my game" of life up another notch to live my life in a way that I can be proud of my signature work."
Best Seller.......2004-09-13
A few minutes with this book and you will recognize the wisdom of the author and her beautiful writing style. Should be a best seller in the secular and religious categories. You're gonna love it!
Exceptional/Practical/Introspective Challenge for Excellence.......2004-08-15
Dianna Booher challenges the reader to perfecting their 'Signature Work' as a means of service and influcence personally, and professionaly. Excellent!!
Profound...simple...powerful!.......2004-08-15
Dianna Booher has written a classic. Relating our work to the game of basketball, Booher uses metaphors that makes her points simple to understand, yet profound to integrate in our lives. The result is a powerful book that transcends the multitude of "self help" books that clutter the marketplace. Booher's work is a book about excellence and influence that will become an excellent influence on your life...as it has been on mine. Buy it...read it..grow your life with it.
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Influencing Others
Mel Silberman , and
Freda Hansburg
Manufacturer: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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This digital document is an article from Education, published by Thomson Gale on December 22, 2005. The length of the article is 5777 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Analysis of factors influencing negative attitude toward teacher education in Nigeria.
Author: S.E. Aduwa Ogiegbaen
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Education (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 126
Issue: 2
Page: 292(12)
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Win-Win negotiating.......2002-01-26
The term "Win-Win" has become an every day buzz word. I read Gerard's book nearly thirty years ago when the term was really something new. He actually coined the phrase "Everybody Wins." Virtually the same concept.
His examples are creative and pertain to real life situations. It is good to read a book by someone who has actually been there and done that. His other books are quite informative also. ;-)
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This digital document is an article from International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 5282 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Contemporary public policy influencing children and families: "compassionate" social provision OR the regulation of "others"?
Author: Gaile S. Cannella
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International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 7
Page: 81(13)
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The Houston Job Bank (Houston Jobbank)
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The Adams JobBank series has been the leading series of employment directories since 1980. The entire series contains 4,000 employer listings of companies in all industries, with up-to-date information including:
Company profiles
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1998 Houston Jobbank (Job Bank Series)
Manufacturer: Adams Media Corp
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- 20 Years, $1,000 a month, 12% interest, yields $999,999
- Not Too Bad
- Worth the price, and more
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Debt No More: How to Get Totally Out of Debt Including Your Mortgage
Carolyn J. White
Manufacturer: Clifton House Pubsg, LLC
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The first complete personal money management guide dedicated solely to debt elimination.
• Contains the financial forms necessary to take the reader's life back from creditors.
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20 Years, $1,000 a month, 12% interest, yields $999,999.......2007-06-19
"You can pay off your debts and your mortgage in 5-10 years." During the next five to ten years, you will need to stop spending and make the decision to have "No more debt". Emotionally ignite yourself and believe you can be debt free. You will need to get each member of the family to believe in the vision of debt free and help encourage them to accomplish this goal by rewarding them to stop wasting money and buying at a discount. Be a contratrian moving against the trend, "the more we make, the more we spend" and transform it too "the more we make, the more we invest." 9% of the population will retire with an income of 50k. Make it a goal to own your car and home. Typically, once your income stops, you have 90 days before the bank wants to foreclose. Suppose a home cost 165k for the initial purchase and the borrower of the loan makes 17 years of payments totalling 165k then loses his job and is forced into bankruptcy and foreclosure proceedings. The bank ignores the fact that the borrower has made 165k worth of payments, eliminates most of the equity in the home by offering "auction prices", takes possession of the home, and resells it for a profit. The bank wins through the monthly interest/principal payments and the resell and financing of the home to a new borrower. The author lost her home worth $1.4 million, 14,000 sq ft, and received $5k. She became angry and decided too become debt free.
What is the bottom line? Suppose 45 years of income with a total income of $2,250,000, Less Total Taxes Paid of $1,187,685, Less Mortgage and Interest $315,929, Less Automobile costs - $615,929, leaves $416,386 of money for your family. After 45 years of work you have $416,386 left less other expenses, such as, medical & dental, insurance, food and clothing, utilities, furniture, gifts, and vacation/entertainment, school and college, investment for retirement, child car, and repair on home & auto. Most people retire with less than 100k.
Break the chain of debt: 1. Get rid of credit card debt. For each dollar paid it will cost $4 to repay and 20 years. CC debt and medical emergencies are the number one destroyer of middle class wealth and stablity. 2. Don't buy new. Offer $500 above dealer trade in value for a car. Let friends and relatives know you will be interested in buying their car when they are ready to trade up. Automobile leasing is a cash drain and only makes sense for businesses which can take a tax credit. 3. Insure for 5-7 times your income. The rule of thumb for Insurance is "raise your deductibles" according to risk. 4. Make future payments on your mortgage. Here is where I disagree. Invest your money and then payoff your mortgage with the investments in one swoop. Let the money work for you outside the banking system. 5. Eliminate unnecessary spending and invest the money. Be a predator on spending waste. 6. Increase your income: 1. get a second job 2. create a business, turn your hobby into a money making venture. 3. sell cars, have yard sells, liquidate excessive items 4. reduce eating out and costly recreation/entertainment. 5. Stop impulsive spending - Stay away from bargain sales and marketing media. 6. Put a chart on your refrigator that tracks all the spending. Implement an family open books policy that shows where all the expenses when. Let family members provide feedback and ideas to improve the financial health of the family. Let family member critique the expense ledgers. Make the decision of overcome the spending temptation. 7. Become a thrift spender: buy older cars, clip coupons, attend auctions, look for things at yard sales, buy wholesale, join discount buying organizations, shop at consignment shops, buy only at end-of-season, and buy discount travel.
Other resources: Money Harmony: Resolving Money conflicts in Your Life; Overcoming Overspending, A winning plan for spenders; The money Drunk; 1001 ways to cut your expenses; Great buys for People over 50; Penny Pinching: How to Lower your Everyday Expenses without Lower your Standard of Living; The underground shopper; The Wholesale-by-Mail Catalog; Wholesale Guide to Buying Furniture.
"If it's going to be, its up to me". "The choice is yours!"
Not Too Bad.......2004-01-18
This book isn't too bad. It doesn't cover anything revolutionary, but it does a good job of covering some of the basics of getting out of debt. It's an easy read and goes fairly quick. If you want to read it I'd suggest picking it up at the library rather than buying it. One pitfall it does have is that the author could have left her anti-government and political propaganda out of it, that was a bit annoying.
Worth the price, and more.......2000-04-02
Contrary to the preceding opinion from Alabama, this book is a good buy. It tells how to get rid of all your debt in the shortest possible timeframe, saving thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. It even gives a few examples of ways to decrease expenses so that you can use the difference to accelerate repayment of your debts. Following the advice in the book, I expect to be completely out of debt (over $140k, including the mortgage) within 5 years and expect to retire (comfortably) at least seven years earlier than I had anticipated. (P.S. -- I don't make six figures and have a young child.)
The only thing I would change is that the author tells you where to go to find the "best" credit cards. Is there really such a thing? Getting another credit card will, over time, put far too many people back to square one. If you keep in mind that if you can't buy something for cash, that means you can't afford it -- this book can take you the rest of the way.
If you think this book is useless you're probably looking for an easy way out of debt (expecting an inheritance?).
ONLY COMMON SENSE.......2000-02-22
THIS BOOK COVERS MATERIAL ALREADY KNOWN TO ALL READERS OVER THE AGE OF 16. DOES NOT FORMULATE OR DISCUSS ANY PRATICAL PLAN FOR DEBT REDUCTION
inspiring.......1999-09-28
I have read many books about getting out of debt. Most of them have approx the same theories. I gathered two valuable pieces of information from this book. The first one was about how to go about paying off the mortgage and the second was how to prioritize your credit card bills to pay off. Inspiring!
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Tyson: From Farm to Market (University of Arkansas Press Series in Business History, Vol 2)
Marvin Schwartz
Manufacturer: University of Arkansas Press
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- Managing Meetings: How to Prepare, How to Take Part & How to Follow Up Effectively (How to Books. Business Basics)
- Mastering Business English: How to Sharpen Up Your Communication Skills at Work (How to)
- Moral Panics and the Media
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- Pitman Business English 2: Secretarial:Teacher's Key
- Pocket Guide to Technical Communication (4th Edition)
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