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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Today s job market is tough; it s dog-eat-dog, ruthless and competitive. Preparation is essential if you want to get the edge. As psychometric testing becomes standard for blue-chip companies to one-man bands this For Dummies guide could mean the difference between success and failure. As the world of HR embraces psychometric testing, more and more people are faced with the daunting prospect of having to sit these mysterious exams. The tests have become the standard way in which employers judge abilities - your capacity to work with numbers, words and diagrams; your attainment - what you actually know; and your personality - how you're likely to act. Psychometric Testing For Dummies is the essential tool for being prepared and calm. The book takes readers step-by-step through each type of test, what to expect and how to prepare for them. It also offers over 850 sample questions to practice on. Psychometric Testing For Dummies makes these notoriously difficult and confusing tests easy.Psychometric Testing For Dummies includes:Understanding why psychometric tests are usedDetailed examination of numerical, verbal, technical and abstract testsFull explanation of personality testsHow to deal with feedbackOver 850 sample questions.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With Peter Drucker's five essential questions and the help of five of today's thought leaders, this little book will challenge readers to take a close look at the very heart of their organizations and what drives them. A tool for self-assessment and transformation, answering these five questions will fundamentally change the way you work, helping you lead your organization to an exceptional level of performance.PRAISE FOR The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization'The Leader to Leader Institute has done a great service in bringing us this monograph. Good leaders come up with answers, but great leaders ask the right questions-and this wonderful work helps all leaders do exactly that.'-Jim Collins, author, Good to Great and the Social Sectors'An amazing resource that can help even the most successful organizations become more successful!'-Marshall Goldsmith, author, What Got You Here Won't Get You There, winner of the Harold Longman Best Business Book of 2007'Peter Drucker's Five Most Important Questions continue to be the indispensable questions an organization must ask itself, regardless of size or sector, if it is determined to be an organization of the future.'-Kathy Cloninger, CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA'At a time when the need for more effective management and more ethical leadership is the moral equivalent of global warming, Drucker's common sense and courage should be modeled by everyone.'-Ira A. Jackson, dean, Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, and board member, The Drucker Institute'Nobody, not even Socrates, has ever asked better questions than Peter Drucker. All the personality, all the wisdom is here to make your work dramatically more effective.'-Bob Buford, author, Halftime and Finishing Well, and founding chairman, Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meteorology can seem like a black art with the meteorologist producing forecasts that seem to contradict what you are reading from the charts. The Sailor's Book of the Weather takes the confusion out of the forecasts and helps you answer, 'Why is that happening ' The Sailor's Book of the Weather introduces key principles that influence the weather and gives the sailor the tools to forecast from observations and make the most of the available information. Wind, clouds and knowledge of weather patterns and local conditions all contain ample hints to allow the informed mariner to accurately predict the weather.Illustrated with charts and over 100 beautiful photographs, this book is a must for anyone who ventures onto the water, whatever your vessel or experience. It should be carried aboard every boat and is essential reading whether you are on the water, in land, on the coast or venturing further afield.Simon Keeling is proud to be a self-confessed weather anorak. From the age of nine he dreamed of being a TV weatherman and in 1995 that dream came true when he became weatherman for GMTV. He has done stints on all the main UK networks, but now spends more time writing about the weather, running weather courses for TV weather presenters, pilots and sailors, as well as running his own weather company. He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and has a Master of Science Degree in Applied Meteorology&Climatology from the University of Birmingham.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat. The book explains the various options and materials with clear illustrations and photographs. An easy step-by-step guide, you will learn how to choose and fit equipment on cruising and racing yachts of all sizes before learning how to tune your rig to increase safety and achieve better performance. Hundreds of alternate configurations are examined and the bewildering array of lines is simply explained. Where calculations are used they are kept easy and straightforward. Whether you sail a gaff-rigged classic, a weekend cruiser or a high tech racer, this book contains everything you need and want to know about the mysterious art of boat rigging.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Packed with practical advice on equine first aid and alternative therapiesFrom foal to senior, give your horse a happy, healthy lifeWant to know the best ways to care for your horse This plain-English guide gives you all the latest information on equine nutrition and healthcare, explaining how your horse's body functions and how to keep it in good working order. You'll see how to perform checkups safely at home, spot the signs of illness, and help your horse age gracefully.Discover how to:\*Manage your horse's diet\*Identify, control, and prevent equine diseases\*Breed your horse\*Care for pregnant mares and newborns\*House and groom your horse.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Get to know Australia's fiercest, most dangerous and most amazing wildlife. Includes first aid tips and what to do in an emergency!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Planning how to pass your estate on doesn't have to mean complications, legal jargon and huge bills. Wills, Probate and Inheritance Tax For Dummies, 2nd Editiontakes you through the process step-by-step and gives you all the information you need to ensure that your affairs are left in good order. It shows you how to plan and write your will, minimise the stress of probate, and ensure that your nearest and dearest are protected from a large inheritance tax bill.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Written for those who are trying to nurture authentic faith communities and for those who have struggled to retain their faith, The Tangible Kingdom offers theological answers and real-life stories that demonstrate how the best ancient church practices can re-emerge in today's culture, through any church of any size. In this remarkable book, Hugh Halter and Matt Smay 'two missional leaders and church planters' outline an innovative model for creating thriving grass-roots faith communities.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Get down to business with these online office toolsCreate documents and spreadsheets, keep your calendar, use Gmail, and moreThere's more than one way to do office stuff. Google Apps are Web-based, low-cost (or free!) office productivity tools that do everything those big guys do, and you can access them from any computer with an Internet connection. This book boosts your 'app-titude' with the lowdown on choosing, setting up, and using them for work and play.Discover how to:\*Choose among the different editions\*Register a new domain\*Use Gmail and Google Talk\*Create and collaborate on documents\*Import events into your calendar\*Build cool presentations.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for COACHING SALESPEOPLE INTO SALES CHAMPIONS'I see tremendous value for anyone who reads this book. If you embrace Keith's philosophy around coaching, you can certainly expect to win in all areas of your life, while making a profound and measurable impact on your salespeople's performance and attitude.'--Dr. Denis Waitley, bestselling author of The Seeds of Greatness and The Psychology of Winning'There is no other single activity to boost sales that works better than sales coaching and this book is the best ever written on how to do it well.'--Brian Tracy, author of Getting Rich Your Own Way'Fluffless! Rosen continues to give practical, A-to-Z how-to advice. After you read it, simply do it!'--Anthony Parinello, author of Selling to VITO'Keith has done a tremendous job outlining the importance of coaching versus managing. Implementing Keith's playbook will drive the development of high-performance salespeople and superior results.'--Kelly Carioti, Vice President, Specialty and Self-Service Retail, PepsiCo'Where most books on sales management are filled with biased ideology and abstract concepts, Keith Rosen's book is refreshingly practical. It contains concrete steps on what to coach, how to coach, and how to bring out people's hidden talents without resentment or frustration. This is clearly the best book on sales coaching I've seen in a decade.'--Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder and Publisher of Selling Power'This is a book that will truly take entire sales organizations to the next level. Keith is spot on, and his approach to accountability in the coaching process is what so many salespeople and sales managers are missing.'--Tom Ziglar, CEO, Ziglar, Inc.'To lead is to serve and to truly serve is to coach. In Keith Rosen's brilliant book, you'll not only learn how to create a winning culture and a competitive advantage for your team through coaching but also how to create and leave a legacy that you'll be proud of.'--Vince Thompson, author of Ignited.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - WHY + HOW = WOW!Some business books ask why. Others tell you how. Uniquely and powerfully, Re-energizing The Corporation explains why you must lead change and how to do it.Jonas Ridderstråle, co-author of the international bestseller Funky Business and one of the world's most influential business gurus, provides a vibrant and energizing take on the world of today and tomorrow. Mark Wilcox, backed by 25 years of frontline business experience in some of the world's best known corporations, offers a uniquely practical approach to turning ideas into to action and making change a reality. Together, they blend ideas, cases, models and practical examples into a framework that enables you to master the art of making positive change happen.The first time Jonas and Mark worked with a group of executives, more than 200 projects resulted, over 250 million euros were saved and made as managers began to take responsibility for their own challenges. Now, they have teamed up to provide their own potent blueprint for re-energizing your organization.Re-energizing The Corporation is built on the groundbreaking 3e leadership model which makes sense of the three Es of Envisioning, Engaging and Executing. By understanding and following the model, you will be able to create compelling pictures of the future of your organization; build a following of individuals committed to getting the vision into reality; and maximize team performance to deliver on your dream.Change is a fact of life. It's inescapable. The choice is yours: reduce or produce change. In truth, there's only one choice.Re-energizing the Corporation aims to shake organizations out of their all too common torpor. It will help those leaders who know they need to change to become the surprise-shockers of their industries by re-energizing themselves and their teams.Over the last 100 years, far too many companies have been killed by management. Now, Re-energizing the Corporation gives you the power to prosper by presenting the new principles for defibrillating the corporate body. As a leader you determine the heartbeat of your business. Flat line organizations don't attract, retain and capitalize on talent. Re-energized ones do.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Kellogg on Advertising & MediaMarketing faces serious and disruptive changes, including the loss of mass audiences, the decline of broadcast television advertising, and the increased role of online advertising. But the changing world of advertising and media is also full of exciting new ways to reach consumers. Based on the latest research and contributions from world-renowned Kellogg marketing professors, plus insights from leading executives, Kellogg on Advertising and Media explains how marketers can effectively advertise in the new reality. You'll hear from star faculty and industry-leading practitioners including:\*Bobby Calder and Edward Malthouse on the impact of brand and media engagement\*Claudio Marcus (Visible World) on digital technology and customized advertising\*Michael Schreiber (NBC Universal) on interactive television and the future of TV advertising\*James Webster on new trends in audience measurement\*Scott Berg (Hewlett-Packard) on advertising in the new media world\*Angela Lee on advertising strategy and the unconscious mind\*Julie Roehm, formerly of Wal-Mart, on marketing innovation and organizational change\*Richard Kolsky and Bobby Calder on integrating advertising and media content\*Clarke Caywood on the future of public relations\*James Newcomb (Boeing) on linking sales to marketing in B-to-B companies\*Michelle Roehm and Alice Tybout on crisis management and damage control\*Daniel Diermeier on company reputation and monitoring the media\*Charles Spinosa, David LeBrocquy (Vision Consulting), and Bobby Calder on using employee communication with customers to support an advertising strategy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume is an interdisciplinary interrogation of the concept of British 'informal empire' in Latin America. It builds upon recent advances in the historiography of imperialism and studies of the nineteenth-century modern world, most obviously the work of Ann Stoler, Catherine Hall and C.A. Bayly. Combining a comparative perspective with the juxtaposition of political economy, cultural history, gendered and postcolonial approaches, and by proposing and debating alternative explanatory models, the book breathes new life into the flagging concept of 'informal empire'. It illuminates the study of British imperialism, from which Latin America is usually conspicuous only by its absence, and provides a broad and sound basis for interpreting the complex processes of nation-building and state-formation in Latin America. The book includes essays by scholars who have been shaping the debate for several decades, alongside work by a younger generation of researchers keen to re-conceptualise and re-assess the roles of capital, commerce and culture in shaping informal empire.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Over the last 30 years, 'gender' has gained both official status within development institutions and become a recognised field of research and scholarly enquiry. This book explores how bowdlerised and impoverished representations of gender relations have simultaneously come to be embedded in development policy and practice. 'Gender myths' and 'feminist fables' abound: women are more likely to care for the environment; are better at working together; are less corrupt; have a seemingly infinite capacity to survive. In tracing the ways in which language and images of development are related to practice, the papers in this collection provide a nuanced account of the politics of knowledge production. They also interrogate the implications for feminist engagement with development, arguing that struggles for interpretive power are not only important for their own sake, but also for the implications they have for women's lives worldwide.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bridge the Online-Offline Chasm and Achieve Measurable SuccessNo longer can the offline remain separate from the online. Integrated, customer-centric, cross-channel marketing campaigns persuade customers to act, provide greater ROI, and ultimately improve your organization's bottom line.This must-have guide synthesizes the successful methods and metrics that online, direct, and brand marketers have employed for years so that you can develop, implement, and measure successful cross-channel campaigns. Multichannel marketing expert Akin Arikan takes you from customer acquisition to customer relationship management with strategic advice, effective case studies, and proven metrics. Learn how to:\*Develop better marketing programs and get the data to prove it\*Tap into the secrets of online, direct, and brand marketers\*Apply proven techniques to build loyalty and grow lifetime value\*Create actionable customer profiles to determine the best sales opportunities\*Optimize online-offline advertising programs to get the best ROI\*Measure online and offline lift in your marketing programs\*Select the right metrics for your specific needs--from online to direct to brand marketing, and more\*Collect measurements and report on customer behavior across channels.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Was Socrates really the saintly figure he became for later philosophy Why is it doubtful that Descartes ever really uttered, 'I think, therefore I am' And what did Sartre ever have against waiters, anyway The history of philosophy is filled with great tales - many of them fictions, misrepresentations, falsehoods, lies and fibs. Or are they just misstatements, prevarications, and narratives not entirely based on fact In the true spirit of a broad philosophical debate, Philosophical Tales dips a toe into the great sea of philosophy to collect, deconstruct, and relate many of history's great - and not so great - philosophical tales.Enlightening and entertaining, Philosophical Tales examines a few of the fascinating biographical details of history's greatest philosophers (alas, mostly men) and highlights their contributions to the field. By applying the true philosophical approach to philosophy itself, the text provides us with a refreshing 'alternative history' of philosophy.But why should someone want to know that Kant rolled himself three times in his sheets each night before sleeping, that Schopenhauer pushed a poor old lady down the stairs, or Marx spent as much time on beer and women as he did in the British Library By examining the seeming trivialities of philosophers' lives - and skewering a few cherished myths along the way - Philosophical Tales provides us with illuminating insights that will encourage a more active, critical way of thinking. Blaise Pascal may have put it best when he said, 'To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise For What's the Secret 'In a world of ever-increasing mediocrity, real customer service and relationship buildingare the keys to competitive differentiation. DiJulius's work is a blueprint to helping businesses exceed customer expectations.'-John Maguire, COO, Panera Bread'It's no secret that DiJulius helps companies go above and beyond mundane services to stage truly compelling experiences. His real-world, down-in-the-trenches perspective in What's the Secret is sure to help many managers create an enduring legacy of being the very best they can be.'-James H. Gilmore, coauthor of Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want'DiJulius has an amazing ability to offer clarity and simplicity to the message of creating world-class service. This book offers a road map to creating superior service in any industry.'-Nance Hastings, Vice President, Field Education andTalent Development, Estée Lauder'Given the general uniform quality of global products and services, the primary way firms differentiate themselves and drive exceptional margins is through outstanding customer service-secret service! DiJulius's book provides the kind of practical simplicity and depth it takes to achieve industry-dominating customer service. I know, because we've exposed thousands of business owners to DiJulius's approach and results match the promises.'-Verne Harnish, founder, Entrepreneurs' Organization; CEO, Gazelles, Inc.;and author, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits'In this fast-changing global world, DiJulius has been able to simplify the game of service. People's tastes and time constraints have rapidly changed, but the desire for personalized human contact still remains the overwhelming factor in winning.'-John Rolfs, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton'What's the Secret delves even farther into the customer service experience and, more importantly, explains how to focus the entire organization on this one key element to all business success. DiJulius has once again delivered a fine addition to any business library.'-Maggie Hardy Magerko, owner and President, 84 Lumber Company.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Fundamental Index(R) approach is a straightforward concept that weights companies in an indexed portfolio by their current economic scale, rather than by the value of their shares outstanding. In effect, this method shifts the frame of reference for investing from a market-centric view of the world--weighting companies according to how large the market thinks a company will become in the future, and prepays for today--to an economy-centric view--mirroring the current look of the economy. The authors demonstrate that this puts you in a better position to capture considerable profits along the way.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Talent'Ed Lawler, a pioneer in unveiling the importance of human capital, shows how top-performing companies make people their competitive advantage and challenges us all to take current best practices to the next level.'-Bob Eckert, chairman and CEO, Mattel, Inc.'Ed Lawler's operative phrase, 'obsessed with talent,' is the cornerstone of this book. When competitive improvement demands differentiation via human endeavors in technology, innovation, and service, individuals and collective talent deliver results. There is art and science to having the right talent at the right time for any and all circumstances. Ed has articulated the mindset, methodologies, and practices that ensure success.'-John D. Hofmeister, president, Shell Oil Company'Lawler's Talent is a must-read. It shows how to develop leaders at all levels who are smarter and more competitive every day. He provides us with a practical guide to building human-centric, winning organizations.'-Noel Tichy, coauthor (with Warren Bennis) of Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls, and professor, Ross School of Business, the University of Michigan'Talent does a terrific job of examining the fundamental question about human capital-centric organizations: Do highly talented people build highly effective organizations, or vice versa This book shows us why the answer is 'yes' and 'yes'!'-Ian Ziskin, corporate vice president, and chief human resource and administrative officer, Northrupp Grumman Corporation.