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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Create a safety net while you work out your major planIdentify critical IT systems, develop a long-range strategy, and train your peopleSome disasters get coverage on CNN -- some just create headaches for the affected organization. The right plan will get your business back on track quickly, whether you're hit by a tornado or a disgruntled employee with super hacking powers. Here's how to assess the situation, develop both short-term and long-term plans, and keep them updated.Discover how to:\*Select your disaster recovery team\*Conduct a Business Impact Analysis\*Determine risks\*Get management support\*Create appropriate plan documents\*Test your plan.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for The Emotionally Intelligent Team'The Emotionally Intelligent Team connects the dots between the task at hand, achieving and making a difference, and personal happiness. Imagine where humankind would be if every entity on the planet operated within a series of high-performing teams. Marcia Hughes and James Terrell show us that it's possible.'-Suzanne Kirk, senior vice president, Branch Service Center, Bank of the West'This masterful work offers a completely new perspective, bringing the power of emotional and social intelligence through engaging insights, exercises, and stories, to high-performance teamwork-creating the opportunity for potentially extraordinary results that are seamless, dynamic, and productive.'-Eileen Rogers, global director, Leadership Excellence Programs, Deloitte'We value teams at Medtronic so we know that this book will be a powerful tool in understanding and developing successful team behaviors.'-Michael Mihalczo and Walter Cooper, district managers, Medtronic CRDM'Marcia Hughes and James Terrell's latest book, The Emotionally Intelligent Team, is a must-read for every school district, business, and organization that wants to ensure high-functioning and productive teams.'-Linda Fabi, director of education, Waterloo Region District School Board'Marcia and James provide a good lens for the way people view others in a team environment. This insight, when combined with measuring one's own EQ through a test such as the Emotional Quotient inventory (EQ-i(r)), provides a powerful lever for improving team performance.'-Steven J. Stein, Ph.D., founder and CEO of MHS and coauthor of the bestseller, The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success, and author of Make Your Workplace Great: The 7 Keys to an Emotionally Intelligent Organization'The Emotionally Intelligent Team will help any team take practical steps toward greater collaboration and effectiveness.'-Brian Twillman, EPA training officer and organization development specialist, Office Executive Services, Office of the Administrator.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Whether you are renting out part of your home, or investing in a property, this guide to the constantly changing market and its laws will prove to be invaluable. Whether you've inherited a home you now need to rent or you're aiming to become a property tycoon, this friendly guide is your road map to success.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Understand the greatest military victories and the worst defeatsThe fun and easy way to trace America's military historyWant to know more about the military's role in U.S. history This straightforward guide takes you from the French and Indian War to the War in Iraq, explaining not only how the Armed Forces are organized and operate, but also how the military and warfare have shaped the country's society, politics, culture, and future.Discover how to:\* Why America goes to war\* Who serves in the armed forces and why\* How early wars shaped the U.S.\* America's involvement in the World Wars\* Key moments of great battles.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise For The Riddle'This book provides very clear insight into the way people have new ideas and suggests practical steps that can be used. The approach is different from the formal tools of lateral thinking but equally valid.'-Dr. Edward de Bono, originator of lateral thinking and founder of the World Academy for New Thinking'The Riddle is a remarkable gift cleverly wrapped in a must-read book. Razeghi thoughtfully awakens and immerses us in that 'eyes wide open, believing is seeing, blissfully ignorant' state of childhood so desperately needed in our world today. As innovation and creativity emerge from their awkward adolescence, The Riddle is not just a rite-of-passage surprise party for your brain but a compelling travel guide for your eager neurons and creative juices.'-Thomas Stat, relationship designer/innovation alchemist, IDEO'Every innovator in the world looks constantly for the Eureka moment. The Riddle is a must-read book for every problem solver to understand the creative process and to learn how to provoke Eureka moments continuously.'-Salvador Alva, president, PepsiCo Latin America Region Foods & Beverages'Razeghi has revealed that creativity is not only an art but a science and skill that anyone can learn. His numerous examples and fascinating anecdotes make this book a must-read for anyone-whether you are a CEO or a stock boy, physicist, or phys-ed teacher-who wants to problem-solve more effectively.'-Jonathan Greenblatt, founder, Ethos Water, and former vice president of Starbucks Coffee Company'Andrew Razeghi's Riddle is an easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide to improving your creativity. I learned how to approach a problem, how to look for solutions, and most important, how to inspire my very own Eureka moments. The book is rich in examples and the best thing of all: it is great fun to read.' -Urs Eberhard, executive vice president, Switzerland Tourism.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Have a home network Make it safer and more usefulShare your stuff, access it remotely, back it up, and play movies on your XboxWhat happens when your hard drive hiccups, or the kids accidentally let loose an unfriendly computer virus If you have Windows Home Server installed, your precious pictures and documents are still safe, and you can access them from anywhere. This friendly guide helps you get it up and running and shows you all its cool tricks!Discover how to:\*Choose and install Windows Home Server\*Set up users and use shared folders\*Share multimedia across your network\*Play music or video on your Xbox\*Set up automated backups.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Creating Success from the Inside Out shares the truly inspiring story of Ephren Taylor, one of the world's youngest-ever CEOs of a publicly traded company. At twenty-five, he has been a preacher, entrepreneur, business owner, and chairman and CEO. He launched his first business at twelve and was a millionaire at sixteen.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Teaching the Classics in the inclusive classroom.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Greek word sympotein means literally 'to drink together.' In the era of Socrates and Plato, the symposium was a central part of Greek culture: a gathering where men consumed wine freely and debated the issues of the day.Philosophers, wine critics, and winemakers share their passion for wine through well-crafted essays that explore wine's deeper meaning, nature, and significance. Wine & Philosophy offers a playfully fresh, insightful - and, at times, controversial - perspective on the philosophical dimensions of wine and wine appreciation.Joining Beer & Philosophy and Food & Philosophy in the 'Epicurean Trilogy,' the essays herein celebrate the ongoing relationship between wine and philosophical reflection, discussion, and debate.; Wine&Philosophy offers a collection of essays which explore a range of philosophical topics related to food; it joins Food&Philosophy and Beer&Philosophy in in the'Epicurean Trilogy.'Essays are organized thematically and written by philosophers, wine writers, and winemakers.Chapters include,'The Art&Culture of Wine';'Tasting&Talking about Wine';'Wine&Its Critics';'The Beauty of Wine';'The Metaphysics of Wine'; and'The Politics&Economics of Wine'Essays are accessible to a general audience while at the same time covering some serious philosophical groundIncorporates traditional areas of philosophical study, including philosophy of language, philosophy of perception, aesthetics, metaphysics, ethics and political philosophyA great complimentary text to any guided-tour visit to the Napa Valley or other wineries.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The newest edition of this classic book shows how anyone can align and integrate values, passions, and dreams for their communities and families into their giving plans. Inspired Philanthropy explains how to make a difference by creating giving and legacy plans, tells what questions to ask nonprofits, and spells out how to partner with advisors and nonprofit leaders for inspired outcomes. In addition to overall updates to statistics, the new edition includes a discussion of the implications of the Buffett gift to the Gates Foundation; new legacy planning tools; expanded resources on youth, giving circles, and communities of color; and key questions for advisors and donors. Additional resources are available on the enclosed CD-ROM.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Do you really think torture is acceptable in any circumstances.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Insightful and zesty, this engaging volume encourages readers to sample essays that appeal to their philosophical tastes. Organized thematically like an à la carte menu, the book opens with 'Food in Culture & Society,' a glimpse at the inherently social and cultural aspects of food, whetting the appetite for what is to follow, including topics such as: Who decides just what constitutes quality cuisine or foul fare Is food aesthetically important How are food and sensuality related Do we have an ethical responsibility to eat organic, free-range, vegetarian, or locally grown foods In addition to contributions by philosophers, the book also includes a rare collection of essays by culinary professionals and food critics who infuse their passion for food with philosophical flavorings. Another installment in the 'Epicurean Trilogy' (together with Wine & Philosophy and Beer & Philosophy), Food & Philosophy serves up a healthy helping of timely food-oriented thinking.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Virtualization has become a 'megatrend'--and for good reason. Implementing virtualization allows for more efficient utilization of network server capacity, simpler storage administration, reduced energy costs, and better use of corporate capital. In other words: virtualization helps you save money, energy, and space. Not bad, huh If you're thinking about 'going virtual' but have the feeling everyone else in the world understands exactly what that means while you're still virtually in the dark, take heart. Virtualization for Dummies gives you a thorough introduction to this hot topic and helps you evaluate if making the switch to a virtual environment is right for you.This fun and friendly guide starts with a detailed overview of exactly what virtualization is and exactly how it works, and then takes you on a tour of the benefits of a virtualized environment, such as added space in overcrowded data centers, lower operations costs through more efficient infrastructure administration, and reduced energy costs through server consolidation.Next, you'll get step-by-step guidance on how to:\* Perform a server virtualization cost versus benefit analysis\* Weigh server virtualization options\* Choose hardware for your server virtualization project\* Create a virtualized software environment\* Migrate to--and manage--your new virtualized environmentWhether you're an IT manager looking to sell the idea to your boss, or just want to learn more about how to create, migrate to, and successfully manage a virtualized environment, Virtualization for Dummies is your go-to guide for virtually everything you need to know.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Written for those experiencing this subject for the first time, Easy Statistics in Psychology: A BPS Guide is compact, accessible, highly readable, new text on psychological statistics. Using simple language, avoiding complexities commonly associated with the topic, this book is written in a friendly, approachable style that is supportive off the needs of the reader. Packed with helpful analogies that will help the first-time students of psychological statistics to understand the thoughts behind the formulae, this text focuses on the ideas and practicalities of statistics in psychology, as opposed to the numbers and formulae only.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This landmark collection is exclusively devoted to demonstrating/mapping (what is understood today about the power and structural effects of emotion and identity in organizations. Essays at the leading edge of research reveal the influence of workplace cultures, power, and institutional expectations, while also exploring the negative impacts of emotion management in the workplace.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How one acts during 'critical moments' can change the world. The tools and concepts of CMM - Coordinated Management of Meaning - show us how to discern and to act wisely during the critical moments that shape our world and define our future. This text presents the most accessible introduction to CMM, one of the groundbreaking theories of speech communication.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - To Improve the Academy.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Do the top strategy consultants have a patented model that they use to help their clients set up a business strategy The answer is no - such a marvellous, secret model does not exist. But the approach of these consultants is totally different from that of the strategy departments in companies or that of business schools. Their approach is not secret - it is described in a blow-by-blow account in this book.The book explains for the first time how the leading strategy consultants work. It shows how they set to work in an organization that they do not know, how they bring the truth to light, how they work together with the organization to give shape to the future and how they turn cynics into enthusiasts. This is not a book filled with strategic frameworks - no 7S models, no SWOT analyses, no new theories about the core competences of the organization. This is a handbook for managers and MBA students and graduates who need to solve a problem in a short time and arrive quickly at a usable end product.The Craft of Strategy Formation describes the approach week by week. It gives practical examples, details a case study throughout the book, warns against pitfalls and explodes myths. Read in this book:\* Why creating a strategy is more than just 'a bit of logical thinking', and how it is that even 10 sharp minds cannot arrive at useful insights 'just like that'\* Why you do not always have to have a vision, and how you can have ideas without being creative\* What the difference is between a helpful and an unhelpful research question, and between a completely wrong and a more or less correct result\* What the strategic difference is between a hat and a walking stick\* How you can learn about your competitor without using industrial espionage\* What the most frequent mistakes are in a financial model and when a financial model is meaningless\* How to make sure that your results do not end up just being shoved into a drawer.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Designing Your Organization is a hands-on guide that provides managers with a set of practical tools to use when making organization design decisions. Based on Jay Galbraith's widely used Star Model, the book covers the fundamentals of organization design and offers frameworks and tools to help leaders execute their strategy. The authors address the five specific design challenges that confront most of today's organizations:\* Designing around the customer\*Organizing across borders\*Making a matrix work\*Solving the centralization/decentralization dilemma\*Organizing for innovationDesigning Your Organization is written for managers and leaders who make critical choices about organizational strategy and execution as well as for human resource and organization design and development professionals who help implement these decisions.This important resource includes a CD-ROM.Praise for Designing Your Organization'Jay Galbraith and Amy Kates provide the compass, charts, essential tools, and supplies for the journey to organization effectiveness in dynamic times. Designing Your Organization, brought forth at a time of major challenges to global business and national priorities, brings contemporary organization decisions into focus and provides clear advice to achieve business performance today and tomorrow.'-John D. Hofmeister, president and U.S. country chair, Shell Oil Company'Should be used by every leader seeking to give their organization a competitive advantage. Galbraith and Kates offer a practical framework to align a corporation's organizational structure with its business strategy.'-Thomas J. Falk, chairman and CEO, Kimberly-Clark Corporation'Starting several decades ago, Jay Galbraith wrote a series of books that essentially defined the field of modern organization design. Now, with deceptive simplicity, compelling logic, and immense practicality, he and Amy Kates have summarized in a single place what every manager needs to know about this vitally important subject.'-Thomas W. Malone, Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management; director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT Sloan School of Management; and author, The Future of Work.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Effectively peels back the surface of family businesses to explore the impact of individual personality and interpersonal relationships - powerful but easily ignored factors in the world of private enterprise.'--Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Chief Executive Officer, BW Shipping'Groundbreaking and holistic view that gives a family business soul while explaining irrationalities in a rational way.'--Mr Chavalit Tsao, Chairman IMC Group, Singapore'Family business is a topic of considerable importance to my firm because we are a family business as are many of our most important clients. The book's focus on both individual and family psychology offers new insights into the positive and negative influences that family relationships bring to the supposedly rational business world.'--Raymond J. Baer, Chairman of the Board, Julius Baer Holding Ltd'Fascinating read. I believe very strongly in the statement that 'too many people take a rational actor approach' when it comes to family controlled businesses (FCB). There are limits to logical decision making and we need to explore those. FCB are therefore essentially more human than publicly owned companies and it is only appropriate that we should apply psychological theories of human mental phenomena and behaviour, to understand them better.'--André Hoffmann, Non Executive Vice Chairman - Board of Directors, Roche Group Ltd---------------------------------.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of architectural conservation today for students in built environment and related disciplines and places conservation in its wider physical, social and international context. The subject is considered in the framework of conservation thinking in the early 21st century, reflecting some of the most recent theoretical and technical developments and debates.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This best-selling nuts-and-bolts workbook, now in its second edition, has become a must-have resource for nonprofit managers and boards who are required to work through the budget cycle. The book offers practical tools for completing each step of the budgeting process. Designed to be comprehensive and easy to use, the second edition of The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits provides everything budgeters and nonfinancial managers need to prepare, approve, and implement their own budgets.The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits addresses the importance of budgets and budgeting, discusses basic types of nonprofit budgets, and outlines budget implementation, tracking, and reporting. In addition to updating the broad range of material, this second edition contains new information on such timely topics as zero-based budgeting and capital budgeting. New to this edition is a CD containing the CMS Nonprofit Budget Builder Software as well as electronic versions of the worksheets and exhibits to guide you through all stages of building a solid budget.Praise for the First Edition'This is a book every nonprofit needs.' -Peter F. Drucker'Provides clarity, strategy, and utility to the financial and asset management of social-sector organizations.' -Frances Hesselbein'This book is clear, insightful, and required reading for all who are responsible for the success of not-for-profits. If you work for or run a not-for-profit agency, you should read this book.' -Peter Block, author, Flawless Consulting and The Empowered Manager'The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits is a definitive and practical guide to the art of budgeting. It is well-written and reliable, as well as easily understandable.' -Ronald J. Werthman, vice president, finance/treasurer and CFO, Johns Hopkins Health System, The Johns Hopkins HospitalPraise for the Second Edition'This book is the gold standard for providing executive managers with information essential to making the best decisions for their organizations, and will give the confidence in their fiscal systems needed in the competitive world of nonprofit management.'-Don Sykes, former director, the Office of Community Services for the Clinton Administration, and president, Community Development Solutions'Written in clear language easily understood by the layman, this book contains guidance on both proper procedures and the real-world challenges of getting the organization to adopt them. The worksheets and sample forms alone are worth the price.'-Elizabeth Rosen, retired chief financial and systems officer, The Morgan Library and Museum.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This timely book by philosopher Peter Dews explores the idea of evil, one of the most problematic terms in the contemporary moral vocabulary. Despite the widespread abuse and political manipulation of the term, Dews argues that we cannot do without it. Yet our intuitions about evil pull us in different directions. The centrality of the ideal of rational autonomy to our modern self-image makes it hard for us to accommodate deeply rooted and obscurely destructive motivations. Furthermore, once having recognized the reality of evil, we may find ourselves succumbing to moral paralysis, even despair.Dews shows that these concerns are not marginal to the European philosophical tradition. They have perturbed some of the greatest thinkers of the modern age, from Kant and the German Idealists, via Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, to Levinas and Adorno. Written with lucidity and verve, The Idea of Evil traces a struggle to translate religious insights into secular, philosophical terms - and to acknowledge the perverse impulse of human freedom, without abandoning hope for a more just and compassionate world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Treating the Critically Ill Patient is a practical guide to recognising and treating acutely ill patients at risk of further deterioration. It includes early warning scoring systems to identify patients at risk on the ward, identifies the key priorities for care, and equips students and newly qualified staff with the clinical skills necessary to prevent further deterioration and to provide prompt and effective care.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Employment Law familiarizes the reader with the basics of employment law. It is oriented towards both students taking a course in employment law and human resource professionals whose personnel decisions have immediate legal ramifications. This book examines the relevant statutes, judicial decisions, executive orders, and administrative policies that shape the respective rights of managers and workers at the workplace. It goes well beyond simply stating what is legal and what is illegal, but also provides the student and the professional with the basis for evaluating the legal consequences and efficacy of a firm's human resource policies.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Infection prevention and control is an essential component of care, and an issue high on the agenda for both nurses and patients. This concise, accessible text provides students and newly qualified staff with an invaluable guide to the essential principles of infection prevention and control, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe and effective care.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Properly researched and intelligently deployed, scenario planning is today's most powerful tool for understanding and preparing for an uncertain future. Yet it remains a niche approach, poorly understood by leaders at large. To bring it into the strategy mainstream, leaders need advice on how to turn concepts (scenarios) into actions (strategy).Scenarios for Success delivers a unique and coherent account of the state of the scenario planning art. It is aimed particularly at those trying to implement its findings. Striking a balance between theory and practice, the contributors show how and why the core techniques of scenario thinking have endured and are still valuable, while bringing new tools and processes that keep scenario planning in touch with modern realities.