Understanding National Culture and Ethics in Organizations
Understanding National Culture and Ethics in Organisations: A Study of Eastern and Central Europe reveals some leading questions in business research, linking ethics and national culture, with a particular emphasis on Eastern European countries.
Sustainable Investing
This book tells the story of how the convergence between corporate sustainability and sustainable investing is now becoming a major force. High-level practitioners and academic thought leaders, including Georg Kell, John Ruggie, Paul Polman, Andreas Rasche and Herman Bril, explain the forces behind these developments.
Vertrauen im Versicherungsvertrieb; Eine empirische Analyse der Kundenerwartungen zum Verhalten der Versicherungsvertreter in der Face-to-Face-Interaktion
Das Vertrauen zwischen Kunden und Versicherungsvertretern beeinflusst ihre Beziehungsqualit瓣t. Im Fokus dieses Bandes stehen die Kundenerwartungen zum Verhalten der Versicherungsvertreter in der Face-to-Face-Interaktion. Im Ergebnis wird ein Messmodell zum interpersonalen Vertrauen entwickelt, um hiervon Erkenntnisse f羹r die Bedingungen einer vertrauensvollen Beziehung abzuleiten.
SMART Objective Setting for Managers
***Amazon Best Seller***Are you: -A new manager, preparing to set employee goals and objectives for the first time? -An experienced manager, looking for management books that will provide different SMART goals examples? -A senior manager, looking for some ideas on development goals for managers? -Looking for a performance management book that provides SMART behavioral objectives examples? -Looking for a communication book that will help you effectively communicate goals? If you have people management responsibility, its very likely you're also responsible for your team's performance management. Whether you are new to goal setting, looking to improve your goal setting, grapple with designing SMART goals or cascading them, or looking for SMART goals examples for work, SMART Objective Setting for Managers was written just for you. SMART Performance Goals SMART is a common framework used in business, to agree goals for performance reviews. Typical SMART theory tends to focus on setting personal objectives to achieve targets. However, SMART goal setting in Performance Management necessarily involves two people and needs to include behavioral objectives, as well as output objectives. SMART Objective Setting for Managers covers: Clear, concise, with concepts explained through stories and examples, chapter summaries and questions that prompt your own learning, after reading SMART Objective Setting for Managers, you will: -Consider the relationship between Objectives and Job Description-Understand importance of communication in goal setting -Differentiate between different goal types and objective drivers -Review SMART goals format for different goal types -Explore sample development goals-Understand the employee's motivation -Investigate the Manager's Performance Mindset and its impact on goal setting Free Gifts for YouAs well as questions that prompt you to apply the learning from each chapter to your own situation, you can also download free SMART action plan templates, that will help you with your team's goal setting. This book is part performance management book, part communication book, part motivation book and 100% focused on helping you design objectives that will increase your team's performance. Benefits of Reading SMART Objective Setting for Managers Objective setting is a key managers skill that, done well, increases individual team members' performance and, in turn, frees up the manager. Benefits of reading this book include: -Effective communication of objectives -Clear understanding of success measures and implementation plan -Recognition of potential barriers, constraints and supports needed-Structured approach to designing behavioral objectives -Increased alignment between team members and you, their manager -Increased success in delivering SMART goals and increased team competence Whether objective-setting season is upon you or you want to have time to read and plan SMART objectives that will really drive your team's performance, order your Kindle or paperback copy today and start reading.About the Author - Irial O'Farrell What makes me an expert? With over 10-years-experience of directly managing teams and over 20 years of developing managers, I've observed the barriers that unintentionally arise in the Objective Setting Process. Through delivering SMART Objective Setting workshops, designing and implementing Performance Management and Development Processes, and coaching managers and leaders through the process of developing High Performance teams, I have tested my theories and solutions and clients have seen increased engagement and performance. This is particularly so in the area of behavioural objectives, such as poor communication or lack of judgement, that have greater negative impact on others but are harder to articulate. This book explains how to do just that, including examples.
Towards a Maqāṣid Al-Sharīʿah Index of Socio-Economic Development
Targeting Uplift
This book explores all relevant aspects of net scoring, also known as uplift modeling: a data mining approach used to analyze and predict the effects of a given treatment on a desired target variable for an individual observation. After discussing modern net score modeling methods, data preparation, and the assessment of uplift models, the book investigates software implementations and real-world scenarios. Focusing on the application of theoretical results and on practical issues of uplift modeling, it also includes a dedicated chapter on software solutions in SAS, R, Spectrum Miner, and KNIME, which compares the respective tools. This book also presents the applications of net scoring in various contexts, e.g. medical treatment, with a special emphasis on direct marketing and corresponding business cases. The target audience primarily includes data scientists, especially researchers and practitioners in predictive modeling and scoring, mainly, but not exclusively, in the marketing context.
War, Peace and Organizational Ethics
In this double-blind, peer-reviewed volume, expert contributors draw upon philosophers such as Aristotle, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Emmanuel Levinas in order to explore how the ethics of war and peace resonate with organizational ethics.
Faith, Finance, and Economy
This open access book seeks to foster a multidisciplinary understanding of the ties between faith, financial intermediation, and economic progress by drawing on research across economics, finance, history, philosophy, ethics, theology, public policy, law, and other disciplines. Chapters in this edited volume examine themes as consequential as economic opportunities, real world outcomes and faith; values and consumerism; faith, financial intermediation and economic development in Western and Islamic societies; and the impact of faith issues on US workers, on the workplace and religion, and on the characteristics of good wealth. Though engaging with difficult questions, this book is written in an accessible style to be enjoyed by laypeople and scholars alike.
Business and the Culture of Ethics
This book explores business ethics as applied in a modern context including data management, corporate social responsibility, media ethics, and government ethics.Ethics are not the same as morals. They are contextual and apply to specific relationships. This work explores business ethics as applied in a modern context including data management, corporate social responsibility, media ethics, and government ethics. Drawing on the work of philosophers, the work is nonetheless contemporary and practical.
The Secret Diary of a Mystery Shopper
I have the best job in the world... Wouldn't you love to get paid to shop Well maybe not everyone would but I have been very privileged to be a Mystery Shopper for the last 11 years and yes I have been paid to get massages, nails done, eat in restaurants and sleep in fabulous hotels but the best part was that I have been helping businesses master their service delivery, increase their employees' engagement and customer loyalty, win industry awards and grow their profitability. In this book, Claire Boscq-Scott, AKA the Busy Queen Bee, tells the tales of real-life Customer Service Stories, and learn how, through the eyes of someone else and setting up a Mystery Shopping programme, you could improve your employees' performances, deliver exceptional customer experiences and thrive in your business.
Four Patterns of Healthy People
Identify Recurring Patterns to Grow Beyond What Is Holding You Back from Success and Fulfillment!Your most powerful work is overcoming the mistakes, flaws, and wounds you have internalized throughout your life. Are you ready to harness that?Recurring themes of conflict, cognition, addiction, time allocation, and situational responses become patterns that affect your decisions, both positively and negatively.Once you are aware of these recurring patterns, you can use them to place emphasis on the positive impact and minimize the negative.Understanding these patterns is step one to becoming a healthier version of yourself.Do you believe that you can change patterns in how you think and relate to others to have a more fulfilling life?You can.In 2002, Matt Norman suffered from debilitating panic attacks that sidelined him from business meetings, making it difficult for him to interact with others. Once he learned to recognize the patterns that were causing his anxiety, Matt was able to overcome it. Now, he is a leader in the industry that mentors others on how to do the same.You have a choice.You can stay stuck in the same recurring patterns or you can identify and confront those patterns in an effort to grow.Your brain will remind you of trauma and past experiences to keep you in the same pattern of survival, "Be careful, you got hurt last time!"It makes you resist change because it might be risky! As a result, you remain in fixed patterns that can limit productivity and be downright debilitating.This is the brain's natural reaction, but that does not mean you have to be locked into this limiting behavior. You can create new connections in your brain that encourage new thoughts and actions.Don't you think it's time for you to grow and lead a more fulfilling life?You're the reason Matt wrote this book. His passion is to show you how to recognize recurring negative patterns that are holding you back and help you embrace the growth that will carry you to new heights!Matt Norman is President & CEO of Norman & Associates. Through Norman & Associates, he helps people think and work together more effectively. Matt's coaching has helped Fortune 100 corporations, non-profits, and entrepreneurs change the way they engage with their employees and clients.If you're ready to begin identifying the recurring patterns that are holding you back, confront them, and advance to a healthier and more fulfilling life, then you're in the right place.Pick up your copy today by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!
Four Patterns of Healthy People
Identify Recurring Patterns to Grow Beyond What Is Holding You Back from Success and Fulfillment!Your most powerful work is overcoming the mistakes, flaws, and wounds you have internalized throughout your life. Are you ready to harness that?Recurring themes of conflict, cognition, addiction, time allocation, and situational responses become patterns that affect your decisions, both positively and negatively.Once you are aware of these recurring patterns, you can use them to place emphasis on the positive impact and minimize the negative.Understanding these patterns is step one to becoming a healthier version of yourself.Do you believe that you can change patterns in how you think and relate to others to have a more fulfilling life?You can.In 2002, Matt Norman suffered from debilitating panic attacks that sidelined him from business meetings, making it difficult for him to interact with others. Once he learned to recognize the patterns that were causing his anxiety, Matt was able to overcome it. Now, he is a leader in the industry that mentors others on how to do the same.You have a choice.You can stay stuck in the same recurring patterns or you can identify and confront those patterns in an effort to grow.Your brain will remind you of trauma and past experiences to keep you in the same pattern of survival, "Be careful, you got hurt last time!"It makes you resist change because it might be risky! As a result, you remain in fixed patterns that can limit productivity and be downright debilitating.This is the brain's natural reaction, but that does not mean you have to be locked into this limiting behavior. You can create new connections in your brain that encourage new thoughts and actions.Don't you think it's time for you to grow and lead a more fulfilling life?You're the reason Matt wrote this book. His passion is to show you how to recognize recurring negative patterns that are holding you back and help you embrace the growth that will carry you to new heights!Matt Norman is President & CEO of Norman & Associates. Through Norman & Associates, he helps people think and work together more effectively. Matt's coaching has helped Fortune 100 corporations, non-profits, and entrepreneurs change the way they engage with their employees and clients.If you're ready to begin identifying the recurring patterns that are holding you back, confront them, and advance to a healthier and more fulfilling life, then you're in the right place.Pick up your copy today by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!
Back to the Future of Education
Inspired by the ground-breaking 2001 Schooling for Tomorrow scenarios, this book provides a set of scenarios on the future of schooling, showing not a single path into the future, but many. Using these scenarios can help us identify the opportunities and challenges that these futures could hold for schooling and education more broadly. We can then use those ideas to help us better prepare and act now.
First Trust
On a beautiful September day, God spoke to me. Not only did he speak directly to me but also within a few minutes, he put it in writing. I can prove it. I don't know anyone else that has had this experience.You have to read the story to believe it!This direction provided by God is one I want to share to help lead you from rags to riches--guaranteed. You just need to follow the directions.This book is filled with business and personal divine intervention stories from the beginning, and you will see a simple guide for you to follow for an abundant life and career.
Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility
Five Years of Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility of India (2014 - 2019).- Part I: 5 Years of Mandated CSR in India - Observations and Learnings.- Part II: CSR Implementations in India - Case Studies.- Part III: Emerging Concepts from the CSR Mandate in India.
Gender Equity in the Boardroom
Gender diversity in boardrooms across India remain below the global average. This book analyses gender representation across industries and focus on the issue of low female representation by interviewing board members, executives and managers.
The Memo
From microaggressions to the wage gap, The Memo empowers women of color with actionable advice on challenges and offers a clear path to success. Most business books provide a one-size-fits-all approach to career advice that overlooks the unique barriers that women of color face. In The Memo, Minda Harts offers a much-needed career guide tailored specifically for women of color. Drawing on knowledge gained from her past career as a fundraising consultant to top colleges across the country, Harts now brings her powerhouse entrepreneurial experience as CEO of The Memo to the page. With wit and candor, she acknowledges "ugly truths" that keep women of color from having a seat at the table in corporate America. Providing straight talk on how to navigate networking, office politics, and money, while showing how to make real change to the system, The Memo offers support and long-overdue advice on how women of color can succeed in their careers.
#SavvyBusinessOwner
WARNING: This book is NOT for BossBabes who want to build an empire. This book will NOT teach you how to get rich, especially not quickly. This is a book of SPECIFIC tips for SMALL business owners! This book is not going to motivate you. If you need SAVY, who's likely a stranger you met on the internet, to tell you that "you can do it," then you might not be ready to start a business. This is more than a self-help book targeted at entrepreneurial women. In this book, SAVY tells the full story behind the award-winning book and toy business The Furever Home Friends: from raising the money to start it, to registering and LLC, and more. You'll learn how to craft a sales pitch, how to generate startup capital, and more, all while SAVY gushes about cute dogs. If you hated Girl, Stop Apologizing, you'll love #SavvyBusinessOwner.
Write Publish Launch
GOT A MESSAGE THE WORLD NEEDS TO HEAR? IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO WRITE, PUBLISH & LAUNCH YOUR INSPIRATIONAL BEST-SELLER "Dave Thompson's Inspirational Book Writers delivered on every promise. Need a creative and nurturing space to write in? - done. Need support, encouragement, collaboration and challenge to turn your book from a mess of ideas into a finished book? - done. Need to know how to market and launch your book and become an Amazon Best Seller? - done. I always thought it would be hard to write and publish a book. It wasn't. It was far easier than I imagined and it's because Dave and his team make it that way." STACEY ASHLEY, Award Winning Leadership Coach, LinkedIn Top Voice & Amazon Best Selling Author of The New Leader Dave Thompson is a 5 time best-selling author, entrepreneur and the founder of Inspirational Book Writers. Dave's WRITE - PUBLISH - LAUNCH system has been used by hundreds of authors to write their book in a week, publish a high quality book 6 weeks later and become an international Amazon best-seller. He shows entrepreneurs how to expand their reach, authority, influence and impact using a best-selling book. Since 2014, Dave has been the go-to teacher for coaches, experts and entrepreneurs who want to unearth the power of their message to accelerate their personal and business evolution. He works with clients that know their inspirational book is the key to their next level of income, impact, authority, influence and impact.
Globalance
The structure of the book follows these steps: Chapters 1-3 define the problem and analyse the current situation of the world in the perspective of balance and under the conditions of the pandemic and post-corona world. Chapter 1 gives few first flashes on the pandemic and raises ethical questions. Chapter 2 defines what is Globalance in ethical perspective. Chapter 3 analyses the ideological polarization and the political and technological Superpower structures. Chapter 4 examines options and philosophical and religious concepts of Globalance throughout history and contemporary authors. Chapter 5 is then the normative core by examination of values and virtues and their relationality for values-balance. Chapter 6 looks at processes of transformation towards Globalance. Chapter 7 analyses and validates thirty applied domains of Globalance. Each of the thirty chapters includes the three steps of seeing by analysis ('current development'), judging by ethical orientation ('value-poles') and acting by concretisation ('towards Globalance'). This chapter is the most important chapter and represents half of the book. The goal is not an extended monograph for single topics, but rather to show the relationality and interdependence of all sectors of society and all continents in todays globalised world. After the marathon of chapter 7 with its thirty topics, Chapter 8 invites to sit down, takes distance and reflect on fundamentals in a spiritual way: what is at the end what counts in this world? Death, life and love. The Outlook in chapter 9 draws some conclusions on the tasks for transformation towards a balanced post-corona world order.I started writing this book after the election of the polarizing American President Trump end of 2016. I finish it on 15 June 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, in community with all those who look for a post-corona balanced human world.
The IGI Principles
IGI (pronounced "iggy") Is about living in IGI: Inviting God/Good In Rather than EGO: Edging God/Good OutMany entrepreneurs and business leaders today are seeking to bring a deeper Spiritual Intelligence and a greater consciousness into their business so as to benefit not just themselves and their customers, but the world as a whole. We all desire to do work in the world that is successful, profitable, and guided and informed by our deepest values. However, it can be challenging for ambitious, action-oriented business leaders to balance maximizing profits while also nurturing their deeper purpose.In The IGI Principles, Steve Rodgers brings his expertise on business leadership as the CEO and leader of multiple large, successful companies as well as the experiences of his own spiritual journey to guide the reader on how they can "do well by doing good" and invite a true Spiritual Intelligence into their personal and professional lives.Central to accomplishing this is the concept of choosing IGI over ego - Inviting Good In instead of Edging Good Out. This is the practice of opening oneself up to taking action from a place of deep inner alignment with the greater good and with their Spiritual Intelligence rather than from a strictly materially focused consciousness.Learning the IGI principles and remembering to stay in their own state of IGI, is a practice that all individuals can engage in - whether they be solo entrepreneurs, business leaders, employees, or anyone seeking deeper fulfillment. Making small changes in one's inner orientation will have a powerful and deep effect on their entrepreneurial success as well as personal fulfillment. By inviting God and goodness into one's business endeavors, space is provided for everyone - whether they be employees, clients, or customers - to experience great creativity, harmony, and success.This book shares essential elements of the IGI formula such as forgiveness, gratitude, morality, service, and trust. It explains how they can be expressed in your personal and professional life and why they are essential for success. It also explores how simple practices such as accountability tracking, breath, prayer, and meditation can be utilized within a business setting to increase happiness and productivity of everyone in the organization and help a business find and stay aligned with its deepest purpose as well as continue to drive ever-increasing profits.These principles and strategies apply to all forms of professional work, whether the individual is a solopreneur, the CEO of a multi-million dollar company, or an employee in a company of any size. Essentially, these are universal principles and truths that are for anyone looking to better themselves and find harmony and balance in their inner and outer worlds. The reader will also learn about the trackable and measurable daily 4 pillars of Body, Bonds, Being, & Business; and how they can become healthy and abundant in all of them so as to achieve their highest good in business and in life.He helps the reader understand that spiritual principles and a deeper consciousness are essential to evolving to one's highest good in business and in life, and he masterfully guides the reader on just how to accomplish this in their own life path. This is accomplished not just through the traditional book format, but also with bonus elements in each chapter containing detailed videos and social media-ready content to help greater spread positivity in the world!
The IGI Principles
IGI (pronounced "iggy") Is about living in IGI: Inviting God/Good In Rather than EGO: Edging God/Good OutMany entrepreneurs and business leaders today are seeking to bring a deeper Spiritual Intelligence and a greater consciousness into their business so as to benefit not just themselves and their customers, but the world as a whole. We all desire to do work in the world that is successful, profitable, and guided and informed by our deepest values. However, it can be challenging for ambitious, action-oriented business leaders to balance maximizing profits while also nurturing their deeper purpose.In The IGI Principles, Steve Rodgers brings his expertise on business leadership as the CEO and leader of multiple large, successful companies as well as the experiences of his own spiritual journey to guide the reader on how they can "do well by doing good" and invite a true Spiritual Intelligence into their personal and professional lives.Central to accomplishing this is the concept of choosing IGI over ego - Inviting Good In instead of Edging Good Out. This is the practice of opening oneself up to taking action from a place of deep inner alignment with the greater good and with their Spiritual Intelligence rather than from a strictly materially focused consciousness.Learning the IGI principles and remembering to stay in their own state of IGI, is a practice that all individuals can engage in - whether they be solo entrepreneurs, business leaders, employees, or anyone seeking deeper fulfillment. Making small changes in one's inner orientation will have a powerful and deep effect on their entrepreneurial success as well as personal fulfillment. By inviting God and goodness into one's business endeavors, space is provided for everyone - whether they be employees, clients, or customers - to experience great creativity, harmony, and success.This book shares essential elements of the IGI formula such as forgiveness, gratitude, morality, service, and trust. It explains how they can be expressed in your personal and professional life and why they are essential for success. It also explores how simple practices such as accountability tracking, breath, prayer, and meditation can be utilized within a business setting to increase happiness and productivity of everyone in the organization and help a business find and stay aligned with its deepest purpose as well as continue to drive ever-increasing profits.These principles and strategies apply to all forms of professional work, whether the individual is a solopreneur, the CEO of a multi-million dollar company, or an employee in a company of any size. Essentially, these are universal principles and truths that are for anyone looking to better themselves and find harmony and balance in their inner and outer worlds. The reader will also learn about the trackable and measurable daily 4 pillars of Body, Bonds, Being, & Business; and how they can become healthy and abundant in all of them so as to achieve their highest good in business and in life.He helps the reader understand that spiritual principles and a deeper consciousness are essential to evolving to one's highest good in business and in life, and he masterfully guides the reader on just how to accomplish this in their own life path. This is accomplished not just through the traditional book format, but also with bonus elements in each chapter containing detailed videos and social media-ready content to help greater spread positivity in the world!
The Compound Effect
Achieve success beyond your wildest dreams with this New York Times bestselling guide by the central curator of the success media industry. Do you want success? More success than you have now? And even more success than you ever imagined possible? That is what this book is about. Achieving it. No gimmicks. No hyperbole. Finally, just the truth on what it takes to earn success Darren Hardy has heard it all, seen it all, and tried most of it. This book reveals the core principles that drive success. The Compound Effect contains the essence of what every superachiever needs to know, practice, and master to obtain extraordinary success. Inside you will find strategies on: -The #1 strategy to achieve any goal and triumph over any competitor, even if they're smarter, more talented or more experienced. -Eradicating your bad habits (some you might be unaware of!) that are derailing your progress. -Painlessly installing the few key disciplines required for major breakthroughs. -The real, lasting keys to motivation--how to get yourself to stop procrastinating. -Capturing the elusive, awesome force of momentum. Catch this, and you'll be unstoppable. -The acceleration secrets of superachievers. Do they have an unfair advantage? Yes, they do, and now you can too! If you're serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you desire. Begin your journey today!
Napoleon Hill’s Master Course
The Master Course was an idea developed by two visionaries to help change the lives of the poor in rural areas of the south so that they could compete with the more affluent North for high paying jobs.
Quick Guide Sorgfaltspflichten Des Vorstands Beim Brexit
Dieses Buch gibt einen ?berblick 羹ber die Sorgfaltspflichten des Vorstands einer deutschen Aktiengesellschaft, die im Zusammenhang mit dem EU-Austritt des Vereinigten K繹nigreichs beachtet werden m羹ssen. Obwohl der Brexit bereits stattgefunden hat, werden sich seine vollumf瓣nglichen Auswirkungen erst nach dem Ende des im Austrittsabkommen vereinbarten ?bergangszeitraums zeigen. Schon jetzt relevante rechtliche Auswirkungen des Brexit auf Vertr瓣ge zwischen deutschen und britischen Unternehmen werden aufgezeigt und die abstrakten und konkreten Sorgfaltspflichten, die der Vorstand einer AG beachten muss, benannt. Die Auswirkungen einer Verletzung dieser Pflichten durch den Vorstand und M繹glichkeiten f羹r Aktion瓣re und Aufsichtsrat zur Sanktionierung des Vorstands werden ebenfalls dargestellt.
How to Write Your First Nonfiction Book
Have you been thinking about writing a book for several years? But haven't started yet?Do you really want to finish writing your book this year?Then, you need this guide. Packed with wise insights aimed at helping you succeed as a first-time non-fiction author, this book is a must-have guide for the beginner. The book's friendly tone; and clear, straightforward writing style makes it easy to read for anyone. No matter what topic you choose to write about, this book shows you how to successfully present your ideas-and keep readers engaged.The author's tried-and-tested tips lead you through the best way to plan, draw up a detailed outline, gather and organize information, and develop it into a book. There is no excess verbiage here-just the vital information you need as a newbie writer arranged into individual chapters, each dealing meticulously with a single aspect of the process, from starting out to hitting the done button.
You’ve Written Your Book. Now What?
Congratulations! You've done it. You've written a book. -And you're wondering, "Now what?"As you sip on your celebratory champagne, it's time to focus on how to get eyeballs on your book because-let's face it-you didn't write it so it could molder away in your basement. To make the difference you intended, you have to focus on the "Now What."To be honest: this is when the real work begins. Celebrate your monumental accomplishment of actually writing your book, and then roll up your sleeves and get back to work. Using the principles in this book, you'll learn how to edit, publish, launch, and promote a book that will transform your ideal readers' lives. You ready? Let's do this!
Think and Grow Rich
This complete 1937 classic text edition features an Afterword by Bob Proctor, a world-renowned speaker, motivational coach, author of bestselling books, as well as a Law of Attraction teacher.
Professional Drinking
Have you ever been reduced to a quivering mass of jelly when handed a wine list? Wondered why a sommelier was hovering near your table? Felt out of your element at a nice restaurant with clients, colleagues, or friends? Professional Drinking will boost your confidence and squash the fear of embarrassment. Sommelier and executive coach Jim Schleckser teaches you to handle yourself like a pro in a restaurant or bar, at a business event, or in any social situation. With loads of advice for quick success, funny stories, and easily remembered tips, Schleckser reminds us that wine and spirits are made to be enjoyed. We take wine more seriously than we should, though, so it feels like a test. To overcome the anxiety, we just need a little knowledge and one basic rule: There is no such thing as bad wine, just wines we like and wines we don't. Beyond the basics, Jim offers confidence-building advice on: Remembering which glass on a table is yoursThe 10 cocktails you should taste and learn to makeHow to avoid getting drunk or getting a hangoverAnd more! So grab a glass of wine, get ready for some laughs, crack this book open, and drink up.
Massage Therapist Success Mindset
Massage Therapist Success Mindset is a must read for any massage professional who is frustrated with the lack of growth and direction in their career and wants to create more than what they're currently doing right now.
Promote Your Inner Cowgirl
For those who have denied their inner cowgirl for far too long, it is time to level up, jump back in the saddle, and return to life's passion with Promote Your Inner Cowgirl.
Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th Edition
The only current authorized edition of the classic work on parliamentary procedure--a guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings. Robert's Rules of Order is as indispensable now as the original edition was more than a century ago. This book is the acknowledged "gold standard" for meeting rules. New and enhanced features of this edition include: Section-based paragraph numbering to facilitate cross-references and e-book compatibility Expanded appendix of charts, tables, and lists Sample rules for electronic meetings Helpful summary explanations about postponing a motion, reconsidering a vote, making and enforcing points of order and appeals, and newly expanded procedures for filling blanks New provisions regarding debate on nominations, reopening nominations, and completing an election after its scheduled time Dozens more clarifications, additions, and refinements to improve the presentation of existing rules, incorporate new interpretations, and address common inquiries Coinciding with publication of the 12th edition, the authors of this manual have once again published an updated (3rd) edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, a simple and concise introductory guide cross-referenced to it.
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies rapidly progress, questions about the ethics of AI, in both the near-future and the long-term, become more pressing than ever. This volume features seventeen original essays by prominent AI scientists and philosophers and represents the state-of-the-art thinking in this fast-growing field. Organized into four sections, this volume explores the issues surrounding how to build ethics into machines; ethical issues in specific technologies, including self-driving cars, autonomous weapon systems, surveillance algorithms, and sex robots; the long term risks of superintelligence; and whether AI systems can be conscious or have rights. Though the use and practical applications of AI are growing exponentially, discussion of its ethical implications is still in its infancy. This volume provides an invaluable resource for thinking through the ethical issues surrounding AI today and for shaping the study and development of AI in the coming years.
The Value Orientations of Buddhist and Christian Entrepreneurs
This book is a comparative analysis of the value orientations of Buddhist and Christian entrepreneurs and how these values impact business. The chapters review and analyze the concepts of Buddhist economics and the social teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. The value orientations of Buddhist and Christian entrepreneurs are described by irreducible core values that correspond to the ontological conception, the procedural dimension, and the "other directedness" of a spiritual value commitment in business. The book includes the reflections of Buddhist and Christian entrepreneurs about business spirituality, profit, the temporal perspectives of business, and stakeholder management. The cases testify that a spiritual value orientation can contribute to creating genuine ethical commitment. The findings and the examples can encourage business scholars and practitioners to stop considering ethics as an instrument in the service of profit and serve as inspiration for integrating spirituality into business in a profound way. This book will be of interest to scholars studying business ethics, workplace spirituality and faith at work.
Principals with Impact
Every American family and their children deserve an effectively led results-driven school. Principals with Impact is your replicable guide for how all principals may fulfill that promise. With compelling examples and real-world case studies, Dr. Jaeger illuminates five critical roles effective principals use to elevate both faculty performance and student learning. The roles function interactively, providing principals with essential tools and capacities to become transformational leaders while fulfilling their many ongoing responsibilities. His conversational style simulates staff and student engagement. His guided modeling supports skill development and application. And his multiple graphics and templates support local planning and analysis. With its many integrative resources, Principals with Impact is both practical and aspirational. It is a roadmap with which every school leader can engage staff well and take a shared journey toward bold futures for all students.
New Skills for new Entrepreneurs
In the years 2015 and 2016 more than 2.5 million refugees came to the European Union to seek asylum. Many of these refugees acquired professional qualifications in their home countries, but despite these qualifications they often struggle integrating into the labour market. The complex recognition process for their qualifications is one of the main reasons. At the same time the European Union is facing an alarming gap of SME successors and entrepreneurs. More entrepreneurs are needed and refugees need an easier way to become integrated into the labour market in their host country. These two principals were combined in the NEW ENTREPRENEURS project. A procedure for the identification of entrepreneurial potential builds the foundation. This is accompanied with a language training and a motivation and creativity training. To promote entrepreneurship a special training was developed, tested, evaluated and implemented, accompanied with a business start-up and takeover training. A comprehensive coaching process accompanies the whole process. The developed procedures and trainings were successfully applied also to natives in Hungary, meaning that the range of the potential beneficiaries is even larger tan expected. This publication contains the relevant curricula, application notes and experiences as a result of the project NEW ENTREPRENEURS with the following partners: Hanse-Parlament (DE), Berufsakademie Hamburg (DE), Institut f羹r angewandte Gewerbeforschung (AT), Ipartest羹letek Orsz獺gos Sz繹vets矇ge (HU), T2I Trasferimento Tecnologico e innovazione scarl (IT)
The Components of Sustainable Development
This book focuses on the application of sustainable development principles through consultation with, and partnerships between commerce and the community. Offering international perspectives, the authors show that the issues are global and that we can best arrive at solutions through a synthesis of these various perspectives. The book also examines changes to corporate and institutional behavior and discusses the extent to which the focus has changed, making it necessary to consider new approaches to our understanding of sustainability and differing effects in practice.This approach is based on the tradition of the Social Responsibility Research Network, which in its 17-year history has sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as inter-related and relevant to business. This book consists of the best contributions from the 17th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility and 8th Organisational Governance Conference, held in Bangalore, India inSeptember 2018
Play on, Christina Nott
Christina Nott has three missions music, money and manipulationShe knows how to rock itTouring the band From Saint Petersburg to Tokyo, to LA to Seattle.All the time caught in an FSB plot against two politiciansListen for the power chords
The Tawhidi Methodological Worldview
This book develops and applies the methodology of Tawhid ("monotheism") as law and the Sunnah (the teachings of Prophet Muhammad) in the Qur'an in establishing a transdisciplinary foundation for the study of Islamic economics, finance, society, and science. It employs the Tawhidi String Relation (TSR), a new theoretical framework in contemporary Islamic sciences, in the methodological formalisation and application of the Tawhidi worldview - as the primal ontological law of monotheism. It employs a deeply Qur'anic exegesis, and a mathematical, philosophical, and socio-scientific mode of inquiry in deriving, developing, and empirically applying the Qur'anic methodology of "unity of knowledge". It is the first book of its kind in rigorously studying the true foundation of the Qur'anic concept of 'everything' - as the world-system extending between the heavens and Earth. The qur'anic terminology of the precept of this "world-system" in its most comprehensive perspective is A'lameen, the terminology in the Qur'an that accounts for the generality and details of the world-systems that are governed by the method of evaluation of the objective criterion of wellbeing. Wellbeing objective criterion is evaluated subject to inter-causal relations between systemic entities, variables, and functions. The cardinal principle of Tawhid in its relationship with the world-system conveys the corporeal meaning of monotheism in its cognitive implication of abstraction and application. Such a study has not been undertaken in existing Islamic socio-scientific literature in analysing Islamic economics, finance, science, and society collectively, using Tawhidi law as a theoretical framework. This book will be relevant to all such scholars who are interested in studying the monotheistic law and the Islamic principles, particularly Tawhid, Shari'ah, and Islamic philosophical thought.
Applications of Regression Techniques
This book discusses the need to carefully and prudently apply various regression techniques in order to obtain the full benefits. It also describes some of the techniques developed and used by the authors, presenting their innovative ideas regarding the formulation and estimation of regression decomposition models, hidden Markov chain, and the contribution of regressors in the set-theoretic approach, calorie poverty rate, and aggregate growth rate. Each of these techniques has applications that address a number of unanswered questions; for example, regression decomposition techniques reveal intra-household gender inequalities of consumption, intra-household allocation of resources and adult equivalent scales, while Hidden Markov chain models can forecast the results of future elections. Most of these procedures are presented using real-world data, and the techniques can be applied in other similar situations. Showing how difficult questions can be answered by developing simple models with simple interpretation of parameters, the book is a valuable resource for students and researchers in the field of model building.
Principals with Impact
Every American family and their children deserve an effectively led results-driven school. Principals with Impact is your replicable guide for how all principals may fulfill that promise. With compelling examples and real-world case studies, Dr. Jaeger illuminates five critical roles effective principals use to elevate both faculty performance and student learning. The roles function interactively, providing principals with essential tools and capacities to become transformational leaders while fulfilling their many ongoing responsibilities. His conversational style simulates staff and student engagement. His guided modeling supports skill development and application. And his multiple graphics and templates support local planning and analysis. With its many integrative resources, Principals with Impact is both practical and aspirational. It is a roadmap with which every school leader can engage staff well and take a shared journey toward bold futures for all students.
Common Sense
The United States is supposed to offer economic opportunity to everyone. It shouldn't take a worldwide pandemic and nationwide protests to bring economic and racial inequality to the forefront of problems we desperately need to solve. But now that the opportunity is here, what should we do? How can we create more equality, opportunity, and growth for everyone? Not someday, but what can government and the private sector do right now to disrupt a status quo that almost everyone wants to change? In Common Sense, the New York Times best-selling author Joel Greenblatt offers an investor's perspective on building an economy that truly works for everyone. With dry wit and engaging storytelling, he makes a lively and provocative case for disruptive new approaches--some drawn from personal experience, some from the outside looking in. How can leading corporations immediately disrupt our education establishment while creating high-paying job opportunities for those currently left behind? If we want a living wage for everyone, how can we afford it while using an existing program to get it done now? If we subsidize banks, what simple changes can we make to the way we capitalize and regulate them to help grow the economy, increase access, and create more jobs (while keeping the risks and benefits where they belong)? Greenblatt also explains how dramatically increasing immigration would be like giving every American a giant bonus and the reason Australia might be the best place to learn about saving for retirement. Not everyone will agree with what Greenblatt has to say--but all of us can benefit from the conversations he aims to start.
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Program Management
"The most efficient way to produce anything is to bring together under one management as many as possible of the activities needed to turn out the product." - Peter Drucker - management expertPrograms bring together a variety of projects and ongoing work that are linked by the overall benefits that they bring to an organization and its customers.By placing projects and ongoing work under the management of a single program manager, duplication of tasks between projects is reduced, and the direction for the outcomes or benefits of the work is closely managed.This improves an organization's competitive advantage and helps to ensure that time and resources are not wasted on efforts that have little chance of producing beneficial outcomes.Currently many organizations have their own definitions and understandings of portfolios, programs, and projects.The differences in these understandings can lead to confusion, so the Project Management Institute (PMI(R)) has created standardized definitions of all three types of work allotments.This standardization should reduce misunderstandings and help to generate sets of best practices specific to each type of work.When in a program environment, the processes differ from traditional project management.PMI(R) has developed The Standard for Program Management, which provides a shared lexicon and set of best practices for program management.Programs have their own associated organizational structure and stakeholders. The Standard for Program Management provides a structure for program management and provides a set of best practices to help you ensure the success of your programs.As you work through the course, you will learn about the-importance of programs and program management and how they relate to portfolio and project management, -relationship between program management and strategic vision and how the program management themes ensure success of a program."The future influences the present just as much as the past." - Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher (1844-1900)In program management, it is vital to know what has happened, what is happening, and what will happen. The program life cycle helps you to manage and control a program by clarifying where the program is and what needs to be done.The program management life cycle is a vital tool in managing and controlling a program and its benefits and outcomes.By using life-cycle phases, a program manager can ensure that the program achieves all the expected outcomes within the time and budget constraints set for that program.The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the basic concepts of program life-cycle management.It provides an overview of: program life-cycle phasesProgram life-cycle phases are used to monitor and control the program's benefits. A program life cycle is made up of five phases - preprogram setup, program setup, establishing a program management and technical infrastructure, delivering the benefits, and closing the program.program themesThe three program themes that span all the program life-cycle phases are benefits management, stakeholder management, and phase gate reviews. These themes evolve over time and require management throughout each phase of a program life cycle.program governanceProgram governance involves the continuous management and control of a program. It spans the whole life cycle of the program and is initiated to monitor the progress of the program and the delivery of the planned benefits from its constituent projects.The course examines each of these program life-cycle phases: setting up the preprogramThe preprogram setup phase is the first phase of a program's life cycle. During this phase, therationale and broad plans for a program are developed and assessed.setting up the programOnce a program passes its first phase gate review, it moves on to the program setup phase.
Negotiating to Win
Overview"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -- William BlakeCrafting a deal can be an enjoyable endeavor. Like any worthwhile adventure, negotiation requires time, effort, and imagination. In this book, you'll explore: - how to be confident and committed to the process, - the role of negotiation in development."We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities." -- Pogo"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but wit creatures of emotion." --Dale CarnegieNegotiation is all about connecting and communicating. Emotions, wants, desires, fears--they all come into play in the negotiation process. Your ability to win in negotiations is directly related to how well you connect and communicate, even when the emotional going gets tough.In the book "Connecting and Communicating," you'll gain an understanding of methods to emotionally connect with people in ways that capture their attention and interest. This book will lay the foundation for your growth in the following areas: - building strong relationships with your counterparts, - using verbal techniques to effectively negotiate, - making use of body language to communicate, and - listening effectively to your counterpart."Let us never fear to negotiate. But let us never negotiate out of fear." -- John F. KennedyNegotiation is an integral part of business and personal life. People are often concerned about negotiations and may enter them with a sense of fear. The intent of this book is to prepare you to negotiate from a place of strength, not fear. Learning to win at negotiations means learning the negotiation process. Negotiating is not a haphazard event. With the right process, you'll be much more successful.In this book, you'll gain an understanding of the phases involved in a successful negotiation, one that satisfies both sides--a "win-win." By learning the fundamentals of each phase, you'll see how it's possible to achieve a win-win solution by: - investigating and planning, - proposing and presenting, - bargaining, - agreeing and winning.People are complex. They are full of hopes, fears, and a history of personal experiences. They bring all of this to the negotiation table. The human dynamics that affect negotiations are complex. They include behavioral styles, motivations, communication preferences, and more. It's important to gain an understanding of how people interact and ways to effectively communicate.You may never know why someone acts as he does, or responds in unexpected ways, but by being prepared, you have a much better chance at creating the negotiation outcome that you desire. Negotiations are complex examples of the dynamics of human interaction. In this book, you'll gain an understanding of how to dynamically interact with other people, including: - choosing negotiating styles, - adopting negotiation strategies, - keeping your cool while negotiating, - using questions to achieve negotiating success.Have you talked with people from other cultures or generations? How did you feel? What did you learn? Inclusive negotiating means that you can effectively negotiate with others, regardless of age, gender, or culture. Our world is getting smaller and more interconnected every day. It's important for you to develop the skills needed to negotiate effectively with a wide range of culturally diverse people. Cross-cultural and cross-generational negotiating take an extra level of understanding.Not only must you be aware of the negotiation issues, you must also take your counterpart's biases and beliefs into account as you negotiate. Sometimes these factors can even outweigh the negotiation itself.
Excelling at Customer Service
As the saying goes, "You can't create the house before you build the foundation." That's why the first course in this customer service series focuses on building the foundation of excellent service. The goals are to: Explore the basic concept of corporate culture.Recognise how culture directly impacts service. Identify barriers to service excellence.Strengthening your internal environment impacts your external customer service as well. When workplace bonds grow, so do customer relationships. The result is better performance, productivity, and increased success.If you think your goal in giving good customer service is satisfying the customer, think again. The slogan "Satisfaction Guaranteed" just isn't enough in today's highly competitive marketplace.This course focuses on how the customer service game has changed and how you can become a much better player. Today, customer satisfaction is worth relatively little, but customer loyalty is priceless. And loyalty requires excellence. This course will: give you a new perspective on the meaning of service, offer guidelines for setting service standards, provide strategies for excellence from service stars.Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton said it best. "There is only one boss--the customer. And he can fire anybody in the company, from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else."Buying into the power of the customer is an important step to developing service excellence. But how can you help your organization grow if the power base is elsewhere? You'll learn to hear "the customer's voice" by: Recognizing and anticipating customer expectations.Focusing on the five primary service factors.Another area of importance is how to collect information about the customer. You don't have to be a secret agent like James Bond to "gather intelligence" on clients. By completing this course, you'll master methods of compiling customer data and feedback.The final lesson in "hearing" your customer is creating compatibility. Identify how to align your services with each customer, and gain lasting commitment.You've worked so hard to achieve service excellence, and now you are ready to pick up the pace to make you a service leader.In this course, advancing your service skills is the focus. You'll put the phrase "going above and beyond the call of duty" into action.There are four major components in this course to move you up a notch to a new level of customer service. Think of them as ACTIONS you'll be incorporating into your daily work behaviors. You'll be: Setting the bar for over-the-top service.Capturing customer commitment face-to-face.Answering the call for great phone service.Making e-mail memorable.How often do you wake up and say, "I hope all my customers are nice today."? That's because it is easy to be nice to nice customers. The challenge is in providing service to customers who are not happy, whatever the reason.The only thing that can torpedo your day more than a confrontational customer is not knowing how to handle one. "Handle" means to get to the root of the problem, fix it, and create good customers out of conflict situations. In this course you'll explore: How to create a confrontational customer.How to communicate with difficult customers.Handling conflict and complaints face-to-face.Handling conflict and complaints over the phone.Rebuilding customer relationships during and after conflict.There will be customers in your life that you politely refer to as problem customers. One such customer consistently hurls challenges your way. Another type is so aggressive that one situation alone is enough to earn him the distinction.This course is designed to give you the skills to make problem customers some of your best. Now that's not as crazy as it sounds. Here's why. If you have the ability to turn a difficult situation into a positive outcome, that's memorable service.
