Wiley apr 2004 (71 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - No matter what your political persuasion, The One-Hour Activist is your guide to influencing lawmakers, candidates, and reporters. The One-Hour Activist reveals fifteen powerful, proven grassroots actions that persuade lawmakers and candidates to see things your way. Each action is designed to grab the attention of your representatives and build relationships that serve your issues over the long run. And each action takes less than an hour to complete, so you can make a difference without giving up your life! The One-Hour Activist is packed with insider advice from elected officials, professional organizers, lobbyists, and journalists who share state-of-the-art tips for getting your message across. Real-life examples of effective letters, e-mail, phone calls, public testimony, and news story pitches from concerned citizens just like you illustrate the actions.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Does that sound impossible In Organizing for the Spirit, organizing expert Sunny Schlenger demonstrates how the 'stuff' of our lives-the objects that fill our homes and offices, as well as how we manage our time (whether we are productive or procrastinating)-offers clues to what we really value in life. With simple and practical exercises, Sunny guides you through a step-by-step process to take stock of your life, clearly identify what really matters, and then use that clarity about values and priorities as a guide to organize both your physical environment and your time. The result is a life of meaning and harmony-in the office, the studio, the home, and beyond. Organizing for the Spirit is nothing less than a revolutionary guidebook for creating the life you were meant to live.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Demystify the sushi bar experience Stuffed with tips and tricks - you'll roll, press, and mold sushi like a pro! From rolling sushi properly to presenting it with pizzazz, this book has everything you need to know to impress your friends with homemade maki-sushi (rolls) and nigiri-sushi (individual pieces). You'll find over 55 recipes from Tuna Sushi Rice Balls to Rainbow Rolls, plus handy techniques to demystify the art of sushi making - and make it fun! Discover how to: \* Find the right equipment and ingredients \* Understand the special language of sushi \* Make fragrant sushi rice \* Prepare vegetarian and fish-free recipes \* Dish up sushi-friendly drinks and side dishes.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What is time How has our relationship to time changed through history and how does time structure our social lives In this lively introduction, Barbara Adam explores the changing ways in which time has been understood and how this knowledge is embedded in cultural practices. She takes the reader on a journey of discovery that extends from ancient mythology and classical philosophy to the contemporary social world of high-speed computer networks and globalized social relations.The book poses key questions about the nature of time, how it is conceptualized, what it means in practice and how the parameters set by nature have been transcended across the ages by the human quest for time know-how and control. It provides the reader with a good basis for understanding the role of time in contemporary social life.This book assumes no previous knowledge. Through its broad perspective and transdisciplinary approach it provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction for students and teachers across the social sciences.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this important new book, Geoffrey Ingham draws on neglected traditions in the social sciences to develop a theory of the 'social relation' of money.Genuinely multidisciplinary approach, based on a thorough knowledge of theories of money in the social sciencesAn original development of the neglected heterodox theories of moneyNew histories of the origins and development of forms of money and their social relations of production in different monetary systemsA radical interpretation of capitalism as a particular type of monetary system and the first sociological outline of the institutional structure of the social production of capitalist moneyA radical critique of recent writing on global e-money, the so-called 'end of money', and new monetary spaces such as the euro.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The ultimate job interview book! A systematic, foolproof way to generate offers. No job seeker should be without it.'-National Job Market'The programmed system works because it is a simple, practical, proven way to interview properly. Use it to win the interview and win the job!'-Mary Lyon, Associated Press'Allen's 'Q&A' interview approach eliminates the fear of the unknown, replaces it with the confidence of knowing what to expect, and trains the applicant to get job offers.'-Kimberly A. Hellyar, Director, Training Consultants InternationalWhat is a job interview anyway Is it an objective examination of your experience, skills, and work ethic Not quite. It's a screen test. You're the actor. In this bestselling guide, Jeff Allen, the world's leading authority on the interview process, shows you how getting hired depends almost completely on the 'actor factor.' If you know your lines, perfect your delivery, and dress for the part, you'll get hired. If you don't, you won't.In The Complete Q&A Job Interview Book, Jeff develops your own personalized interview script to prepare you in advance for any question that comes your way. Covering questions on everything from personal background to management ability and technological know-how, he gives you a fail-safe delivery format for responding the right way every time. This new edition has been updated to guide you through today's changing job market, and includes an entirely new chapter on dealing with the latest open-ended interrogation questions. If getting a job is playing a part, this is your starring role. Follow the director, and you'll be a superstar!; Jeder Arbeitsuchende sollte diesen Bestseller gelesen haben! So führen Sie ein Bewerbergespräch zum Erfolg, das heißt zu einem Angebot für Sie; so bereiten Sie sich auf alle möglichen Fragen vor, einschließlich Tests zur neuen Computertechnik und zum Internet; so stellen Sie selbst sinnvolle Fragen, ohne in eine der berühmten Fallen zu geraten. Dieses Buch nimmt auch Ungeübten die Angst von dem Bewerbergespräch.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Building the Bridge As You Walk On It tells the personal stories of people who have embraced deep change and inspired author Robert Quinn to take his concept one step further and develop a new model of leadership-'the fundamental state of leadership.' The exploration of this transformative state is at the very heart of the book. Quinn shows how anyone can enter the fundamental state of leadership by engaging in the eight practices that center on the theme of ever-increasing integrity-reflective action, authentic engagement, appreciative inquiry, grounded vision, adaptive confidence, detached interdependence, responsible freedom, and tough love. After each chapter, Quinn challenges you to assess yourself with respect to each practice and to formulate a strategy for personal growth.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There never has been a time when changes in taste, social outlook and lifestyle have been faster and more fundamental. Coolsearch shows that the revolution that is going on inside the workplace and that which is taking place in the marketplace are two sides of the same coin. Traditional divisions between work and play and between home and the office are being eroded. Twenties-somethings are using their mastery of new technology to transform product development, marketing and merchandising as consumers and ideas generation and decision making as workers.But how can older companies with deeper vested interests and complex hierachies keep in touch with the needs generated by the new generation Syrett and Lammiman show how street-wise market research, better use of technology, shorter decision making hierarchies, corporate venturing and bottom up leadership has helped a variety of seeming dinosaurs get abreast of the trends. Stories and case studies of companies such as IKEA, GMT, 3M, and L'Oreal and their championing the latest trends and thinking are throughout the book.Coolsearch draws on original research by the authors on how new ideas are inspired and shaped in organisations as well as on interviews with leading thinkers in innovation including London Business School's Costas Markides, Strategos's Gary Hamel and Insead's W Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - We have long been taught that emotions should be felt and expressed in carefully controlled ways, and then only in certain environments and at certain times. This is especially true when at work, particularly when managing others. It is considered terribly unprofessional to express emotion while on the job, and many of us believe that our biggest mistakes and regrets are due to our reactions at those times when our emotions get the better of us. David R. Caruso and Peter Salovey believe that this view of emotion is not correct. The emotion centers of the brain, they argue, are not relegated to a secondary place in our thinking and reasoning, but instead are an integral part of what it means to think, reason, and to be intelligent. In The Emotionally Intelligent Manager , they show that emotion is not just important, but absolutely necessary for us to make good decisions, take action to solve problems, cope with change, and succeed. The authors detail a practical four-part hierarchy of emotional skills: identifying emotions, using emotions to facilitate thinking, understanding emotions, and managing emotions-and show how we can measure, learn, and develop each skill and employ them in an integrated way to solve our most difficult work-related problems.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the past few years, the financial industry has undergone dynamic structural changes that have deeply affected the sales process. Bruised by market volatility, today's consumer is skeptical and demands more for less. A business needs fresh approaches to sell in today's tough marketplace. Here are the 22 Keys that can help any financial professional make more money, work less, and maximize his potential. Industry leaders James Benson and Paul Karasik combine their personal experience with the shared wisdom of the masters. Each key contains proven, actionable sales guidelines, including: - The four primary fears that could destroy a sale--and how to help prospects overcome them - The nine most effective strategic approaches to 'target marketing' success - Five guidelines for qualifying prospects more effectively - Sixty-five ways to snap a sales slump - Ten ways to get clients to sayyes - Four simple steps to generate new business with current clients - Five guidelines for overcoming objections - Six sample scripts to make closing ratios soar Whether a company has been in business for years or is just beginning, each key will unlock a new door on the path to sales success.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Since it was first published in 1980, From Generation to Generation has inspired thousands to pursue the unique challenges and rewards of Jewish genealogy. Far more engaging than a mere how-to reference guide, this landmark book is also part detective story and part spiritual quest. As Arthur Kurzweil takes you along on his own fascinating journey through his family's past, you'll learn about the tools, techniques, and the step-by-step process of Jewish genealogical research - including the most current information on using the Internet and the newly accessible archives of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. But even more, after reading this fully updated, revised, and beloved classic, you will undoubtedly be inspired to embark on a genealogical quest of your own.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In a culture that has lost touch with love, compassion, and meaning, how can parents be intentional about building a spiritual foundation for their children's development In looking to their own upbringing for guidance, parents often feel even more at a loss-they don't want to make the same mistakes their parents did, so they either become too strict, or they take a completely hands-off approach. A pastor, a teacher, and a mother, Karen Marie Yust offers a refreshing array of resources and provisions to guide and sustain parents and children on thier mutual journey. Drawn from a three-year study of children's spirituality, as well as the best in theological tradition and literature, Real Kids, Real Faith provides insight and a variety of helpful tips for nurturing children's spiritual and religious formation. Yust challenges the prevailing notion that children are unable to grasp religious concepts and encourages parents to recognize children as capable of authentic faith.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This highly original book introduces a fascinating new approach to yoga and Torah by combining the practice of classic yoga postures with traditional and mystical Jewish wisdom. Each chapter begins by presenting a central Jewish spiritual concept that engages readers of all faiths on a personal level. It offers an in-depth exploration of the concept, quoting and commenting on sacred Jewish texts from the Pentateuch (Five Books of Moses) and other sources. It then guides its readers with mastery and clarity through a meditation and a set of fundamental yoga postures--clearly illustrated by beautiful photographs--for both beginning and advanced yoga students. The Torah concept is actualized and experienced through the practice of these postures. Torah Yoga helps to heighten awareness of body, mind, and spirit it illuminates the heart of Jewish wisdom.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Marketing's undisputed doyen offers an unbeatable guide on what not to doAs the cost of marketing rises, its effectiveness is in decline. CEOs want a return on their marketing investment, but can't be sure their marketing efforts are even working. Truly, marketers have to shape up or watch their business go south. In this clear and comprehensive guide, renowned marketing expert Philip Kotler identifies the ten most common-and most damaging-mistakes marketers make, and how to avoid them. But these ten mistakes are much more than simple mess-ups; they're glaring deficiencies that prevent companies from succeeding in the marketplace. In Ten Deadly Marketing Sins, Kotler covers each sin in-depth in its own chapter and offers practical, proven guidance for reversing them. Marketers will learn how to stay market-focused and customer-driven, fully understand their customers, keep track of the competition, manage relationships with stakeholders, find new opportunities, develop effective marketing plans, strengthen product and service policies, build brands, get organized, and use technology to the fullest.Covering crucial topics every marketer must understand, Ten Deadly Marketing Sins is a must-have for anyone who want to remain competitive in an increasingly challenging marketplace. Packed with the kind of marketing wisdom only Kotler can provide, this is an indispensable resource for every company-and every marketer-who wants to develop better products, better marketing plans, and better customer relationships.Ten Deadly Marketing Sins is an unbeatable resource from the most respected thinker in modern marketing.Philip Kotler (Chicago, IL) is the S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the author of 15 books, including Marketing Insights from A to Z (0-471-26867-4) and Lateral Marketing (0-471-45516-4), both published by Wiley.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Media Center Discovery is a handy guide for you to use with your elementary and middle school students. They will learn to use the media center and develop the skills needed to access and use print, nonprint, and electronic library materials. The book contains an array of fun-filled and informative activities that support language arts and social studies courses in grades 5-8. Your students will learn by doing the book's activities, which are designed to foster critical thinking skills, literacy skills, and research ethics. The lessons presented in this easy-to-use book can be used in any sequence, and each activity is followed with an assessment or evaluation. For quick access and easy use the book is organized into eleven sections.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the world's most sought-after sales training and consulting experts reveals the strategies smart companies use to sell anything to anyoneThis book takes a new and relevant approach to sales from the perspective of both organizational and individual performance. Based on the author's broad-based personal experience working with over 2,000 sales organizations, it combines organizational guidelines, sales management strategies, how-to sales tips, and career guidance for sales executives, sales managers, and salespeople alike. Incorporating proprietary research, case studies, real-world examples, and practical information, this book will revolutionize the very way sales organizations sell.William (Bill) Brooks (Greensboro, NC) is the founder and CEO of The Brooks Group, an internationally recognized consulting firm whose clients have included General Motors, Chase Manhattan, Sara Lee, and Microsoft among thousands of others. He delivers more than 150 keynote speeches annually to sales organizations. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In The Skilled Negotiator Kathleen Reardon engagingly describes how to expand on negotiation strategies and develop language skills to enhance success in negotiation. The book is filled with real-life examples revealing how to detect subtleties in manner and speech that negotiation novices fail to notice. You'll learn how to identify the 'choice points' that occur during negotiations, how to influence and redirect the conversation to address what you need and ultimately get what you want. The author helps you: - Identify your negotiation style and its limitations - Use language strategically whether you're being subtle or direct - Recognize deception and manage it - Position and persuade artfully - Effectively negotiate one-on-one and in teams - Deal constructively with your own and others-heated emotions.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A top business consultant and speaker lights the path to a positive, productive work environmentWhat do the best leaders do to achieve greatness in the modern workplace that is muddled by fear, pressure for productivity, overwork Inspire! offers business leaders a clear vision of what a positive, productive, inspiring organization looks like in these challenging and chaotic times, and how to get there.The key to extraordinary long-term performance lies in a transformational commitment to inspiring people rather than motivating them. Lance Secretan's Higher Ground Leadership concepts have been widely used to increase profits and quality, slash staff turnover, and achieve record organizational and personal performance. Inspire! describes Lance's breakthrough thinking, often in the words of the pace-setting leaders who are implementing them and building legacies. Countless examples, stories, and case studies demonstrate the magic of these brilliant ideas.Six essential values form the foundation of positive, productive, and profitable organizations and a meaningful and fulfilling life-courage to begin the transformation; authenticity that lets people contribute all of themselves and excel; service that fosters a spirit of cooperation; truth-telling that builds trust and loyalty; love for others that leads to inspired results; and effectiveness, the attainment of results. Inspire! shows leaders in any organization how to foster these essential values that lead to personal and organizational greatness.Lance Secretan (Alton, Ontario, Canada) is one of the world's foremost thinkers on self-improvement and leadership. He is an author, award-winning columnist, philosopher, corporate coach, and a renowned public speaker and business consultant. He served as chairman of the Advisory Board of the 1997 Special Olympics World Winter Games and is also a former ambassador to the United Nations Environment Program.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The first-ever biography of the man who created America's most famous whiskeyBorn in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in 1850, Jack Daniel became a legendary moonshiner at age 15 before launching a legitimate distillery ten years later. By the time he died in 1911, he was an American legend-and his Old No. 7 Tennessee sipping whiskey was an international sensation, the winner of gold medals at the St. Louis World's Fair and the Liege International Exposition in Belgium. Blood and Whiskey captures Daniel's indomitable rise in the rough-edged world of the nineteenth-century whiskey trade-and shows how his commitment to quality (his whiskey was always charcoal-filtered) and his flair for marketing and packaging (he launched his distinctive square bottle in 189-5) helped create one of America's most venerable and recognizable brands.Peter Krass (Hanover, NH) is the author of Carnegie (0-471-46883-5), cited by Barron's as the 'definitive' biography and selected by Library Journal as one of the best biography/business books of 2002.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Since it was first published more than twenty-five years ago, Asking Questions has become a classic guide for designing questionnaires¾the most widely used method for collecting information about people s attitudes and behavior. An essential tool for market researchers advertisers, pollsters, and social scientists, this thoroughly updated and definitive work combines time-proven techniques with the most current research, findings, and methods. The book presents a cognitive approach to questionnaire design and includes timely information on the Internet and electronic resources. Comprehensive and concise, Asking Questions can be used to design questionnaires for any subject area, whether administered by telephone, online, mail, in groups, or face-to-face. The book describes the design process from start to finish and is filled with illustrative examples from actual surveys.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Edward Fry has the uncanny as well as canny (choose your word) ability to take a complex concept in this case vocabulary and present it in a form useful to students and teachers.' Allen Berger, Heckert Professor of Reading and Writing, Miami University 'The Vocabulary Teacher s Book of Lists will serve as an invaluable reference tool to any instructor involved in teaching English or designing project work. The content spans the grades from 4th up to college and is characteristic of Edward Fry s contribution to be both comprehensive and creative.' Pat Costigan, learning consultant, Bordentown Regional School District, New Jersey 'Teachers who want to mix test-prep with life-success-prep will welcome The Vocabulary Teacher s Book of Lists as an easy-to-use resource for lively lessons. They ll enjoy the wry humor of Dr. Edward Fry s teaching suggestions as he marries word work to wordplay.' Lee Mountain, professor, curriculum and instruction, College of Education, University of Houston The Vocabulary Teacher s Book of Lists offers content for literally hundreds of vocabulary improvement lessons for elementary and secondary teachers, self-improving adults, home schoolers, and students studying for their SATs. While there are dozens of shorter high interest lists of words, the core of the book is based on Latin and Greek roots and prefixes. But the largest list is Homophones. In fact it is one of the largest lists of homophones you will ever use. This list, like many others, is appropriate for spelling lessons or writer s reference as well as vocabulary improvement.There are two dozen teaching methods in the Methods chapter and teaching suggestions to help improve reading and writing are scattered throughout the book. The lessons can be as short as a word-a-day or as long as a school year. The range of difficulty can go from upper elementary to college freshman classes, and be as diverse as adult education to English language learners.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Finance for Strategic Decision Making demystifies and clarifies for non-financial executives the basics of financial analysis. It shows how they can make important financial decisions that can critically enhance their institution's ability to respond to competitive challenges, undertake new projects, overcome financial setbacks, and most importantly, create shareholder value. Written by M. P. Narayanan and Vikram K. Nanda--two of the country's leading authorities on financial strategy--this book offers a practical guide for using financial analysis to enhance strategicdecision making. The book includes a coherent framework that outlines practical and intellectually sound guidance for executives who must make strategic decisions. Finance for Strategic Decision Making\* Explains the role of finance in corporate strategy\* Offers guidance on resource allocation decisions\* Explores how to determine the right balance of debt and equity capital to maximize firm value\* Demonstrates how to use payout policy as a strategic tool\* Clarifies if a merger, acquisition, or divestiture is in the best interest of an organization\* Shows how to manage riskReveals how to measure value created and the effectiveness of upper level management.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Balanced scorecard is a widely recognised and accepted performance measurement tool that is currently used in thousands of organisations around the world. This book will help to implement the organisations' balanced scorecard strategies into action by defining performance objectives, measures, and targets in four linked and balanced perspectives: Financial, Customer, Internal Process, and Employee Learning and Growth.\* Explains what balanced scorecard is and addresses the challenges and solutions for its implementation.\* Addresses the concerns of the mid to small corporation as well as the emerging business\* Each chapter provides tips and techniques as well as real world examples.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The complete, untold story of McKinsey & Co.'s founding fatherThis is the authoritative and insightful account of Marvin Bower, who helped found McKinsey & Co. in 1939 and served as managing director of the firm from 1950 to 1967, and of how Bower, an attorney, took a concept known as industrial engineering and transformed it into what we now know as management consulting. As Dick Cavanagh, now CEO of the Conference Board, said, Bower 'didn't just preach values, he practiced them. . . . He was a teacher as well as a leader.'Elizabeth Haas Edersheim (Pelham Manor, NY) founded New York Consulting Partners, Inc., and was the managing director for 13 years until the firm was bought. She is now a strategic advisor to a number of companies. Edersheim spent nearly a year working with Marvin Bower on this book, and the manuscript was completed shortly before his death.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Troy Waugh-'the rainmakers' rainmaker'-has provided a well-designed blueprint for selling professional services that skillfully draws upon his more than thirty years in the field. This practical, highly focused guide to the selling process can help our firms achieve sales successes measured not only by effort but also by bottom-line results.'-Howard B. Allenberg, vice chairman and CIO, BDO Seidman, LLP Finally, peerless focus on how to break into all aspects of the selling process and the currents of relationship and buyer development. Learn how to build your personal and firm business more successfully. Covers the process of relationship and buyer development. Provides proven strategies from hundreds of the world's successful firms. Order your copy today.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - David Kiley-author of Getting the Bugs Out -goes inside BMW to find out how the fabled German automaker does what it does so well. He reveals the business philosophy and practices that make BMW more than just another carmaker, and the unsurpassed quality that makes their cars more than just 'automobiles.' Kiley also tells the fascinating story of the extremely powerful, secretive, and relatively unknown family that runs it.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Art and Science of Interpreting Market Research Evidence offers a complete account of the way today's researchers interpret evidence and apply it to decision making. David Smith and Jonathan Fletcher show how to assess your current deciphering processes, and present an innovative framework integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches for analysing complex data-sets. With its holistic approach to interpretation and its 10-step process for making it work in practice, this book will equip you with a deep understanding of data analysis and ultimately improve your judgment to produce better business decisions.'This is modern commercial research, where the mind of the researcher is finally acknowledged as admissible data. Prior knowledge, pragmatism, experience are all robust grist to the 'holistic' research mill. A must-read for anyone getting to grips with 21st century market research.' Virginia Valentine, Semiotic Solutions.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the revised second edition of the bestselling guide to grantseeking, author and activist Andy Robinson walks you through the challenges of incorporating grants into a complete fundraising program, using grant proposals as organizing plans, designing fundable projects, building proposals piece by piece, and fostering effective communication with funders who support the activist community. This updated edition keeps pace with the changing times and contains all new budgets and model proposals, interviews with funders from the grassroots community and timely information about grantseeking on the Internet.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is the world's premier institution devoted exclusively to leadership research and education. For more than three decades, CCL has worked with hundreds of thousands of executives to create practical models, tools, and publications for the development of effective leaders and organizations. This important collection is drawn from CCL's long-running publication Leadership in Action. The guide examines the skills that youneed to successfully give and receive feedback, make use of coaching, work with difference,deal with change, achieve work-life balance, and address the larger issue of expanding theleadership capacity of your organization.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work provides a guide to how economics can be used to manage scarcity of resources in health services. It outlines the principles of economics in a non-technical manner, before going on to address the issues of how to apply the principles in day to day health services management.…