The world of hybrid and remote management is a territory that has yet to be completely explored—this book provides some simple navigational aids to help managers and leaders find their way. Research indicates that over 56% of college graduates currently work either remotely or in a hybrid arrangement, while prior to the pandemic, less than 5% of working hours were remote. How to manage remote and hybrid workers has rapidly become a significant challenge, and one that often requires new policies and organizational restructuring. The remote work handbooks available are tactical, which can be helpful for day-to-day decisions but not to tackle larger issues and initiatives. This book presents a fully formed, research-backed strategic framework: more than a vehicle to the future, it will help leaders to understand where they are now and what is happening around them to change the landscape, and to decide where they want to be. Speaking to senior executives and team leaders, as well as business students, this book will become the preferred tool for the development and evaluation of remote and hybrid management policy and strategy across industries.
Discusses light, light metering, cameras, lenses, film, and composition, shows photographs of models, celebrities, and individuals, and describes the composition and lighting of each portrait
Shortly after World War II, a covert US agency was established to recover scientific records left by one of Hitler's top-secret programs. The dictator once dreamt of creating the perfect soldier but ran out of time as the war ended. The agency was directed to pick up where they Germans left off but with one huge difference: they were asked to scientifically create the perfect human being. The agency achieved its goal. In 1950, the top-secret laboratory became the birthplace of the first American test tube baby. Over the next eight years, they eagerly molded their prototype into a unique creation they named Gabriel. Per the plan to assimilate the youth into society, Gabriel was abandoned at the front door of an unsuspecting middle-class family. The scientists hoped Gabriel would be accepted into their home and would quickly acclimate into their lifestyle. The plan worked. The chosen family embraced the orphan as a heaven-sent answer to their prayers. Maynard, the family's biological child, discovered his new brother was gifted with unimaginable abilities. For example, Gabriel had a photographic memory and could recite the entire Bible by the age of three. He had an indescribable talent to hear other people's thoughts and alter them. The youngster recorded the second highest IQ score ever achieved. He even demonstrated eyesight comparable with elite predatory birds. Because of his vision, Gabriel soon became a baseball phenom and the best pure hitter to have ever stepped into a batter's box. After a work-related tragedy killed her husband, the wife relocated with her two sons from Clovis, California, to Portland, Oregon. It was a blessed opportunity to begin anew. Gabriel excelled. On the diamond, the youngster distinguished himself as a local hero by leading his team to a state championship. Off the field, a few kids attempted to bully him. Gabriel, a devoted follower of Christ, protected himself without sacrificing his beliefs. Gabriel was valedictorian of his high school graduating class, after which he went on to play professional baseball in the minor leagues. He was a rising star on the verge of greatness when divine providence interceded.
Originally published in hardcover in 2003, The Complete Far Side was a New York Times bestseller. Now it's back as a paperback set with a newly designed slipcase that will delight Far Side fans. A masterpiece of comic brilliance, The Complete Far Side contains every Far Side cartoon ever syndicated - over 4,000! - presented in chronological order by year of publication, with more than 1,100 that had never before appeared in a book. Also included are additional cartoons Larson created after his retirement and rare insights into the world of The Far Side. Complaint letters, fan letters, and queries from puzzled readers appear alongside some of the more provocative or elusive panels. Comedian Steve Martin provides a hilariously quirky foreword that captures the offbeat and candid humour underlying each comic.
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