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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Live a full and active life with type 2 diabetes.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A luxury, keep-sake edition of an ancient Chinese scriptureThis ancient text, fundamental to Taoism, has become a source of inspiration and guidance for millions in modern society. It's focus on attunement, rather than mindless striving, offers an alternative to command-and-control leadership and a different way of seeing personal success - a position that has led to this ancient Chinese text becoming an internationally bestselling personal development guide. Now the text has been given a makeover and this deluxe, gift edition is set to become the market leader, following in the footsteps of the other bestselling Capstone Classic editions.Includes:\* Paints a picture of a person in full attunement\* Illustrates how fulfillment and peace, without struggle, can deliver to us what we need and desire\* An alternative way to view personal success\* A new introduction by Tom Butler Bowdon, the classic personal development expert.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your plain-English introduction to organisational behaviourOrganisational Behaviour (OB) is the study of how people, individuals, and groups act in organisations. Whether you're studying OB, or you just want a better understanding of people at work, Organisational Behaviour For Dummies gives you all the essentials for understanding this fascinating subject.Inside you'll find out about personality and individual differences, teams and groups, personnel selection and assessment, and health and well-being at work. You'll also find out how leaders lead, how motivators motivate, and how the modern workplace is changing and evolving.\* An easy-to-read introduction to organisational behaviour for business, management, and organisational psychology students\* A useful reference for managers\* A fascinating look at behaviour in the modern workplaceWhether you're a student of organisational behaviour, a manager, or a lifelong learner with an interest in human behaviour and psychology in the workplace, Organisational Behaviour For Dummies has you covered.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A no-nonsense guide to driving performance while still maintaining a great place to workLeadership Isn't For Cowards offers straightforward steps to leading courageously and practical tips for driving performance. Courageous leadership means toughening your approach by being rigorous in the application of your values through the company culture. It means confronting and challenging people, and not letting them get away with being less than you know they can be. The path to courageous leadership has six components: Accept Your Current Circumstances, Take Responsibility, Take Action, Acknowledge Progress, Commit to Lifelong Learning, and Kindle Relationships. These manageable steps include:\* Identify the area in your business or life where a gap exists between your current reality and your desired reality\* Align yourself with a person or a group of people who can commit to holding you accountable for closing the gap\* Make a specific commitment to the outcome(s) you want and assign dates to themWith courageous leadership, you'll create a culture and a mindset that encourages and demands excellence! Follow these steps to bring out the best in your employees and lead your company to significant success.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The ultimate guide for those starting out in trading--now better than ever!Illustrated with plenty of trading examples, sample trading plans, timely charts, tables and figures and insights from market experts from around the globe, Trading in a Nutshell, 4th Edition sets readers on the path to profitable trading. This updated and expanded edition of Stuart McPhee's bestseller is the perfect guide for anyone starting out in trading, and an excellent resource for experienced traders looking to expand their repertoires.\* Reviews, in depth, the financial markets and financial products, the risks associated with each, and how to trade them\* Shows how to tailor a trading approach best suited to each reader's personality, trading goals and risk tolerance\* Describes time-tested trading rules used by the most successful traders and explores the mindset and character traits of market winners with tips on how to cultivate them\* Clearly explains the basics of technical analysis, and provides expert advice on timing entry and exit decisions to maximise profits and minimise losses.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your one-stop guide to creating a winning business plan from scratchWhether you're starting a new business or growing an established one, you'll need a solid business plan to get you where you want to go. Revised for today's rocky economic climate, this edition of the UK's bestselling business plan guide gives you what you need to map out your business strategy and stay on course - including a complete sample plan that you can easily adapt for your business!\* Chart your course - assess the current state of your business and where you'd like to take it, and establish clear, achievable objectives\* Get to know your customers - learn the latest techniques for getting a better idea of who your customers are and what they want\* Scope out the competition - find out who your competitors are and what it'll take to get your share of the market pie (and theirs)\* Sort out your finances - construct a value chain, examine your cash flow and calculate a sensible budget\* Enter the Dragons' Den - convince bankers, investors, venture capitalists and other funding sources your business is a good investment\* Read the tea leaves - learn to decipher changing cultural, political and technological trends and to alter your strategies as neededOpen the book and find:\* Tips on developing a sure-fire business strategy\* How to set realistic objectives\* Forecasting and budgeting strategies\* Keys to writing a motivational mission statement\* How to decipher the latest consumer trends\* Advice on building your brand and brand loyalty\* Tips for seeing and seizing opportunities before the competition\* Ways to adapt your plan to economic changeLearn to:\* Prepare a watertight business strategy\* Assess the marketplace\* Devise a sensible forecast and budget.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A wry look at the golfing world, from the beloved cartoonists at The New YorkerA hilarious hole-in-one for golfers and cartoon-lovers alike, The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons, Second Edition brings together over a hundred classic images from across the magazine's eighty-plus-year history. Edited by Robert Mankoff, acclaimed cartoonist and cartoon editor at The New Yorker, and featuring work from legendary artists including Charles Addams, Roz Chast, Whitney Darrow Jr., Edward Koren, George Price, William Steig, and many others, the book is a side-splitting tribute to the game.\* Brings together over 100 golf-related cartoons by the best-loved cartoonists at The New Yorker\* Edited by the cartoonist and New Yorker cartoon editor Robert Mankoff\* Newly revised and updated to include coverage of the most recent developments in the golfing world, including Tiger Woods's troubles and more\* Features an introduction by Danny ShanahanA timeless anthology of the very best golf cartoons ever to grace the pages of America's favorite magazine, The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons captures the passion and the pain of the game.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Find your voice, and communicate with confidenceEver wondered why nobody hears you in meetings, or wished people would take you more seriously Or maybe you're unhappy with your accent, or you feel insecure about your high-pitched or monotonous voice Voice and Speaking Skills For Dummies will help you to discover the power of your voice, understand how it works, and use your voice like a professional whether in meetings, addressing an audience, or standing in front of a classroom. Take a deep breath, relax those vocal cords, and make your speech sparkle!We're not all planning to become politicians, or likely to address large audiences on a regular basis, but we all need to be able to communicate well to achieve success. Certain professions require a high level of vocal confidence, notably teachers and business leaders. As well as using body language effectively, we also rely on our voice to convey passion, exude enthusiasm, and command attention--and that's before we've considered the content of our words! A clear understanding of how your voice works, how to maximize its effectiveness, and ways to overcome voice 'gremlins' such as speaking too fast, stuttering, or sounding childish, is pivotal to enabling you to succeed, whatever the situation.\* Highlights the importance of your voice, explains how to use it effectively\* Gives you confidence in public speaking\* Helps you use your voice to make a great first impression in all aspects of your life\* Includes a CD with vocal exercises to help you communicate with confidence.Whether you're looking to improve your speaking skills for work or personal gain--or both--Voice and Speaking Skills For Dummies gives you everything you need to find your voice and communicate with confidence.Note: CD files are available to download when buying the Elektronisches Buch version.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A loving look at the old ball game, from the cartoonists at The New YorkerAmerica's national pastime engages fans and fanatics across the country and around the world. Across the magazine's eight decades, the artists at The New Yorker have captured the emotional essence of the game, and The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons, Second Edition brings an all-star lineup of cartooning greats together in one delightful collection.\* Collects over 100 drawings that present a playful view of the all-American sport\* Includes an introduction by Michael Crawford\* Features classic cartoons by New Yorker legends from Charles Addams to Jack ZieglerSelected by Robert Mankoff, acclaimed cartoonist and cartoon editor of The New Yorker, The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons is a home run for baseball fans of all ages.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Intelligent strategies for starting and growing a small business with minimal personal financial riskA comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs from one of the most successful business creators in recent years, The Reluctant Entrepreneur: Turning Dreams into Profits addresses the fears and misconceptions that many people have about starting their own businesses, walking prospective owners through the necessary decisions they need to make before even putting a business plan in place.Presenting solid, reliable strategies based on author Michael Masterson's own successful practices, and debunking some common illusions entrepreneurs have about their businesses, the book is a vital resource for anyone looking to avoid the pitfalls that threaten fledgling companies.\* Packed with insights from an entrepreneur who has launched and sold dozens of business, presented in a lively and conversational style\* Some 600,000 new businesses are launched each year and with an uncertain economy, more and more people are looking for a stream of income separate from their 9 to 5 job\* Filled with highly applicable advice that budding and professional entrepreneurs can start using immediatelyEssential reading for small business owners and both first time and established entrepreneurs, The Reluctant Entrepreneur presents the smart strategies on starting and growing a small business that can make launching your own company a cinch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The authors of the classic Influence Without Authority explain the unique challenges of influencing powerful peopleLearn to overcome your difficulties with a boss who is uninterested in your concerns, or resistant to giving needed support. Or discover how to win the cooperation of senior managers who are hard to reach, and hard to sell on your ideas, products, or services. In their classic book, Influence Without Authority, Allan Cohen and David Bradford provided a universal model of how to influence someone you don't control. Influencing Up applies those ideas to problematic bosses and other powerful people, with sophisticated tactics for building partnerships with them.If you're afraid of retaliation or just unclear as to how to change a senior person's behavior, don't stay paralyzed. Influencing Up gives you the tools to bridge the power gap.\* Offers practical advice about how to turn your relationship with your boss into a partnership in which both parties benefit\* Explains what powerful people care about\* Shows how to overcome power gaps by developing more partner-like relationshipsLearn what a great partnership with your boss can do for your career--and your mental health!

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - GROWING UP IN POVERTY, every day is a battle with fear, stress, and anxiety. Mistakes, misreads, misplays, miscalculations: all can end in missed opportunities that may never come again. The struggles of the poor demand courage, stamina, constant re-ordering of priorities, and the need for winning strategies. Salespeople--from entry-level cold callers to wily veterans--suffer much the same anxieties but lack the street-smart skills that a deeply deprived childhood demands: adapt or die, while still having fun!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The key to unlocking the power of your mind.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How to raise kids who can handle the real worldToday's Generation iY (teens brought up with the Internet) and Homelanders (children born after 9/11) are overexposed to information at an earlier age than ever and paradoxically are underexposed to meaningful relationships and real-life experiences. Artificial Maturity addresses the problem of what to do when parents and teachers mistake children's superficial knowledge for real maturity. The book is filled with practical steps that adults can take to furnish the experiences kids need to balance their abilities with authentic maturity.\* Shows how to identify the problem of artificial maturity in Generation iY and Homelanders\* Reveals what to do to help children balance autonomy, responsibility, and information\* Includes a down-to-earth model for coaching and guiding youth to true maturityArtificial Maturity gives parents, teachers, and others who work with youth a manual for understanding and practicing the leadership kids so desperately need to mature in a healthy fashion.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Get what you want, every time!Imagine a world where you are offered every job you seek; every business venture you undertake is successful; and every potential customer you approach buys your product. Now imagine that all of this can be achieved--ethically and honestly. All you need is the help of one battle-tested guide, The Influence Game. Former Washington, D.C. lobbyist Stephanie Vance dispenses everything she's learned about effective (and, believe it or not, honest) persuasion. Learn how to apply this power to any situation by using D.C. insider influence strategies and applying a step-by-step, easy-to-understand process for success.\* Learn how to develop and articulate effective goals\* Structure both long and short-term persuasion efforts\* Identify and research primary and secondary audiences\* Crafting those all important personal storiesStephanie Vance has seen the influence game from every angle. Follow her lead to get past being heard to the real goal of being agreed with.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Have you ever been led by someone who cared for you like family, and dared you to achieve more than you ever thought possible for yourself, your organization, and even society Award-winning author of Hostage at the Table, George Kohlrieser, along with his co-authors Susan Goldsworthy and Duncan Coombe, explain how becoming a secure base leader releases extraordinary potential in others.Part of the Warren Bennis leadership series Care to Dare shows you how to become a Secure Base Leader so that you release your followers from the fears that get in the way of their performance. It shows you how you can unleash astonishing potential by building the trust, delivering the change, and inspiring the focus that underpins sustainable high performance.From extensive interviews with executives from all over the world, as well as from surveys with more than a thousand executives, the book reveals the nine characteristics that Secure Base Leaders display on a daily basis. The research shows that a primary difference between a successful leader and a failed leader is the presence or absence of secure bases in his or her life.Care to Dare will take you on a journey where you will discover your own secure bases, past and present, and determine how you can be a secure base for other people in your life at work and at home.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet African american women of science and invention from the early years to modern Times.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Establish trust with your team by developing a clear decision-making strategyDo you have the opportunity to focus on each decision you make Chances are, you don't. All too often, our choices are rushed and relationships are strained by not thinking clearly or communicating properly.We are all responsible for our own productivity. To be a strong leader, our challenge is to find creative ways to be productive and speak with influence. In Leadership by Choice, author Eric Papp looks at key strategies for leaders to excel not just through ability and smarts but connecting with others and establishing strong decision-making skills. The best leaders develop a system for reflecting on ideas and hold themselves accountable for their choices. Leadership by Choice provides you with applicable ideas in an entertaining manner with stories and pictures for all the areas in which you lead.Loaded with actionable strategies and compelling ideas, Leadership by Choice offers a new road map for becoming a leader people want to follow.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Are you sick of watching your hard-earned funds slip away Can you taste trading success but just don't know how to achieve it Do you want to discover how to trade consistently and profitably.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The riotous world of the classroom, captured by the cartoonists at The New YorkerThe New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons, Second Edition is a hilarious compilation of cartoons that capture the joy, terror, excitement, anxiety, fun, and bedlam that teachers experience every day, as seen through the eyes of The New Yorker's best-loved cartoonists.A wonderful collection from some of the best and brightest artists in the world, The New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons takes a wry look into the classroom--at the students, at their devoted and demanding parents, and, especially, at the teachers in the thick of things.\* Includes more than 100 hilarious cartoons\* Updated edition reflects recent changes in the world of education\* Features an introduction by Lee LorenzCompiled by Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker and creator of more than eight hundred cartoons published in the magazine, The New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons is a perfect gift for teachers, and an encyclopedia of laughs for us all.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Are you a visual learner Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something -- and skip the long-winded explanations If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 160 Photoshop CS6 tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Photoshop CS6 in no time.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tap into the powerful techniques of professional actors and great communicatorsThe Pin Drop Principle is a step-by-step master class for anyone wishing to become a more confident and credible communicator. Lewis and Mills believe all business professionals ought to deliver their message in such an engaging way that one could literally hear a pin drop when they speak. The secret to doing so comes from an unusual world: professional acting. By activating 'objective' and 'intention'--the main tools of actors (and great communicators)--business people can give their messages meaning and relevance, so the recipients walk away knowing why the message is important and what is in it for them.\* Empowers business professionals with performance-based delivery techniques--from storytelling to vocal dynamics--essential to becoming a great communicator\* Written for anyone wishing to engage listeners, establish instant credibility, influence key decision makers, and create a positive lasting impression\* Based on the Pinnacle Method, one of the most popular and groundbreaking communication skills training methodsThe Pin Drop Principle is an accessible resource for anyone who routinely needs to present ideas to large or small groups, convey feedback effectively, conduct difficult conversations, and persuade others.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Businesses can do well by doing good -- Kotler, Hessekiel, and Lee show you how!Marketing guru Philip Kotler, cause marketing authority David Hessekiel, and social marketing expert Nancy Lee have teamed up to create a guide rich with actionable advice on integrating marketing and corporate social initiatives into your broader business goals.Businesspeople who mix cause and commerce are often portrayed as either opportunistic corporate 'causewashers' cynically exploiting nonprofits, or visionary social entrepreneurs for whom conducting trade is just a necessary evil in their quest to create a better world. Marketing and corporate social initiatives requires a delicate balancing act between generating financial and social dividends. Good Works is a book for business builders, not a Corporate Social Responsibility treatise. It is for capitalists with the hearts and smarts to generate positive social impacts and bottom-line business results.Good Works is rich with actionable advice on integrating marketing and corporate social initiatives into your broader business goals.\* Makes the case that purpose-driven marketing has moved from a nice-to-do to a must-do for businesses\* Explains how to balance social and business goals\* Author Philip Kotler is one of the world's leading authorities on marketing; David Hessekiel is founder and President of Cause Marketing Forum, the world's leading information source on how to do well by doing good; Nancy Lee is a corporate social marketing expert, and has coauthored books on social marketing with Philip KotlerWith Good Works, you'll find that you can generate significant resources for your cause while achieving financial success.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Conquer the complexities of this open source statistical languageR is fast becoming the de facto standard for statistical computing and analysis in science, business, engineering, and related fields. This book examines this complex language using simple statistical examples, showing how R operates in a user-friendly context. Both students and workers in fields that require extensive statistical analysis will find this book helpful as they learn to use R for simple summary statistics, hypothesis testing, creating graphs, regression, and much more. It covers formula notation, complex statistics, manipulating data and extracting components, and rudimentary programming.\* R, the open source statistical language increasingly used to handle statistics and produces publication-quality graphs, is notoriously complex\* This book makes R easier to understand through the use of simple statistical examples, teaching the necessary elements in the context in which R is actually used\* Covers getting started with R and using it for simple summary statistics, hypothesis testing, and graphs\* Shows how to use R for formula notation, complex statistics, manipulating data, extracting components, and regression\* Provides beginning programming instruction for those who want to write their own scriptsBeginning R offers anyone who needs to perform statistical analysis the information necessary to use R with confidence.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the eighteenth volume in an annual series in which leading economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy.\* Examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developments at the national level\* The 2011 issue analyses global trade policy in areas such as Malaysia, West Africa and China\* Includes a review of antidumping, safeguards and countervailing duties from 1990-2009\* Includes chapters exploring WTO issues, and a special section on agricultural trading issues\* Provides up-to-date assessments of the World Trade Organization's current Trade Policy Reviews\* A vital resource for researchers, analysts and policy-advisors interested in trade policy and other open economy issues.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Learn to design games for tablets from a renowned game designer!Eager to start designing games for tablets but not sure where to start Look no further! Gaming guru Scott Rogers has his finger on the pulse of tablet game design and is willing to impart his wisdom and secrets for designing exciting and successful games. As the creator of such venerable games as God of War, the SpongeBob Squarepants series, and Pac-Man World, to name a few, Rogers writes from personal experience and in this unique book, he hands you the tools to create your own tablet games for the iPad, Android tablets, Nintendo DS, and other touchscreen systems.\* Covers the entire tablet game creation process, placing a special focus on the intricacies and pitfalls of touch-screen game design\* Explores the details and features of tablet game systems and shows you how to develop marketable ideas as well as market your own games\* Offers an honest take on what perils and pitfalls await you during a game's pre-production, production, and post-production stages\* Features interviews with established tablet game developers that serve to inspire you as you start to make your own tablet game designSwipe This! presents you with an in-depth analysis of popular tablet games and delivers a road map for getting started with tablet game design.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In today's world, only the smartest survive. The competitive landscape is littered with graves of well-known firms whose revenues, profits and stock prices rose for decades until they suddenly imploded.In fast-changing business environments, firms must adapt their strategies and innovate to remain at the top. But many successful firms fail to do so. Instead, they succumb to inertia, hesitate, or stick blindly to their old strategies, until it is too late.The ability to adapt to change is a measure of intelligence; so why do firms demonstrate such low Strategic IQ What causes inertia and why is it so deadly How can leaders help their firms to act more intelligently This book identifies the key sources of inertia - strategic, structural and huma - and provides practical advice on how they can be overcome to create smarter corporations. It is both a wake-up call for successful firms and a lifeline for firms struggling to succeed.To successful firms - beware! You may already be dead!To struggling firms - have hope! It is possible to pass powerful competitors by raising your strategic, structural and human IQ.Praise for Strategic IQ'Hard-hitting and stimulating, Wells' thesis carries a robust message that should make business leaders the world over sit up and think.' Archie Norman, Chairman of ITV, UK'Wells makes a compelling case for dramatic change.' Ron Sargent, CEO of Staples, USA.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Provides an analysis of the voting climate and it approaches American elections from technological, legal, and historical perspectives. This title examines the ways Americans vote, gauging how inaccurate, unreliable, and insecure our voting systems are.