Readhowyouwant aug 2011 (14 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Written by the originators and leaders of the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) movement itself, this short, practical guide offers an approach to organizational change based on the possibility of a more desirable future, experience with the whole system, and activities that signal ''something different is happening this time.'' That difference systematically taps the potential of human beings to make themselves, their organizations, and their communities more adaptive and more effective. AI, a theory of collaborative change, erases the winner/loser paradigm in favor of coordinated actions and closer relationships that lead to solutions at once simpler and more effective.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Two psychologists explain the benefits of refining, enhancing, and applying people skills in professional and personal situations. Includes a five - step plan to develop and practice skills in various settings.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Don't Be a One - Dimensional Leader! To be an effective leader you need to know your strengths - but that's only part of the story. You also need a broad perspective on all the behaviors needed to be an effective leader. This book provides both. Using the third - generation DiSC online personality assessment - one of the most scientifically validated tools available - The 8 Dimensions of Leadership helps you identify your primary leadership dimension. Whether you are a Pioneering, Energizing, Affirming, Inclusive, Humble, Deliberate, Resolute, or Commanding leader, the authors help you understand the psychological drivers, motivations, and ''blind spots'' characteristic of your style. But no single style will take you all the way. A Humble leader may have a hard time making tough decisions. A Commanding leader may run roughshod over potential allies. The authors detail the lessons all leaders can learn from each style, enabling you to craft a multidimensional approach to becoming the leader you aspire to be.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Teamwork Is an Individual Skill argues that learning to work with others may be the most important skill in the knowledge economy. The book promotes productive relationships by focusing on five abilities: assuming personal responsibility for productive relationships; creating powerful partnerships; aligning individuals around a shared purpose; trusting when something is ''just right''; and developing a collaborative mindset.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Promoting ''static synchronicity'', this book introduces a revolutionary sales and marketing model where ''like attracts like''.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This pioneering work shows how revolutionary discoveries in quantum physics, chaos theory, and biology provide powerful insights for transforming how we organize work, people and life. ''Margaret Wheatley pushes our thinking about people and organizations to a new level''. - Ken Blanchard. Color photos.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Meetings in the round have become the preferred tool for moving individual commitment into group action. This book lays out the structure of circle conversation, based on the original work of the authors who have standardized the essential elements that constitute circle practice.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - What's Possible Now Change is everywhere these days - at times it seems like barely controlled chaos. Yet within this turmoil are the seeds of a higher order. When a new system arises from the ashes of the old, science calls the process ''emergence.'' By engaging it, you can help yourself and your organization or community to successfully face disruption and emerge stronger than ever. In this profound book, Peggy Holman offers principles, practices, and real - world stories to help you work with compassion, creativity, and wisdom through the entire arc of change - from disruption to coherence. You'll learn what to notice, what to explore, what to try, and what mindset opens new possibilities. This work can be challenging but also tremendously rewarding. It enables new and unlikely partnerships and develops breakthrough projects. You become part of a process that transforms the culture itself. ''Very useful in giving structure and form to ways of dealing with the unpredictable and volatile way the world comes at us. A powerful antidote to the change management illusion that the future can be driven, engineered, managed, and drilled.'' - Peter Block, author of Community ''A dance manual for how to move gracefully with the disruption, uncertainty, and mystery that are part of life's rhythms, how to welcome interruption and discontinuity as opportunities for creativity, community, and greater capacity.'' - Margaret J. Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science ''Provides practical advice for orchestrating conflict and moving through discomfort to reach a new coherence.'' - Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky, cofounders of Cambridge Leadership Associates and coauthors of Leadership on the Line and The Practice of Adaptive Leadership Peggy Holman is founder of the Open Circle Company, a management consultancy for business, nonprofit, and governmental organizations; cofounder of Journalism That Matters, an initiative that supports pioneers in the emerging news and information ecosystem; and coauthor of The Change Handbook. Business US $24.95.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The architect of ''one - minute managing'' shows how to empower employees step - by - step with ''smart psychology at work'' (''Booklist''). Blanchard and his co - authors use concrete examples, a Q - and - A format, case histories, and entertaining sidebars to keep the discussion lively.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Real - world examples - from major corporations like DuPont and Oracle - offer fresh strategies for training providers. Charts.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Recent corporate scandals have brought attention to business ethics, yet there are few books available that cover an important aspect of this topic. In this timely study of organizational ethics and stakeholder theory - which holds that business is beholden not only to shareholders but also to customers, employees, suppliers, management, and the community - Robert Phillips challenges the idea that the theory has no ''moral underpinnings'' and suggests useful ways to define which groups are or are not legitimate stakeholders. This study is based on the work of John Rawls, the most widely cited moral and political philosopher of the 20th century.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Structured On - the - Job Training offers a practical, easily applicable approach to a crucial but often frustrating process. Designed for managerial, technical, and awareness training, the book offers a six - step program that combines the consistency and reliability of formal classroom training with the relevance of learning in the actual work setting. This revised and updated edition is the perfect blueprint for business success through planned training on - the - job.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This work describes a wildly popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by encouraging people to study, discuss, learn from, and build on what's working, rather than simply trying to fix what's not.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Don't Be a One - Dimensional Leader! To be an effective leader you need to know your strengths - but that's only part of the story. You also need a broad perspective on all the behaviors needed to be an effective leader. This book provides both. Using the third - generation DiSC online personality assessment - one of the most scientifically validated tools available - The 8 Dimensions of Leadership helps you identify your primary leadership dimension. Whether you are a Pioneering, Energizing, Affirming, Inclusive, Humble, Deliberate, Resolute, or Commanding leader, the authors help you understand the psychological drivers, motivations, and ''blind spots'' characteristic of your style. But no single style will take you all the way. A Humble leader may have a hard time making tough decisions. A Commanding leader may run roughshod over potential allies. The authors detail the lessons all leaders can learn from each style, enabling you to craft a multidimensional approach to becoming the leader you aspire to be. 356 pp. Englisch.…