Women Thriving in Leadership is for all women who lead, aspire to lead, or wonder if they can lead. Dr. Toogood takes a holistic approach to leadership development, encouraging the reader to reflect on their experience and question assumptions about themselves and the male-dominated leadership norms they may have witnessed. Although beneficial for any leader, the stories from Kathy’s life and her twelve female participants allow women to see themselves through real-world examples. Combined with research and reflective prompts, this book supports you to envision a life of leadership that is influential, sustainable, and uniquely yours.
This effective guide shows you how to identify and develop the strengths of both yourself and your people, and ensure that talent is spotted and nurtured at every step. Strengths-Focused Leadership is the only step-by-step practical guide on the market to identifying and enhancing people’s innate strengths - which leads to higher levels of energy, job satisfaction and engagement. Rather than relying on online assessment tools, this book shows you how to discover your strengths yourself and how to use this process to assist others. The authors have used their executive coaching backgrounds to build a practical model for using and applying the strengths focus. The MORE model focuses on 4 key elements: Myself – how do I identify and develop my own strengths and overcome my weaknesses? Others – how do I help my people do the same? Regular conversations – how do I ensure that ‘strengths thinking’ becomes part of business as usual? Employee processes – how do I apply a strengths focus to recruitment, induction and performance? Broken into 3 chapters on each element, the Model teaches you how to use the strengths focus to tackle key business challenges – collaboration, change and strategy.
Women Thriving in Leadership is for all women who lead, aspire to lead, or wonder if they can lead. Dr. Toogood takes a holistic approach to leadership development, encouraging the reader to reflect on their experience and question assumptions about themselves and the male-dominated leadership norms they may have witnessed. Although beneficial for any leader, the stories from Kathy’s life and her twelve female participants allow women to see themselves through real-world examples. Combined with research and reflective prompts, this book supports you to envision a life of leadership that is influential, sustainable, and uniquely yours.
There's Nothing Uglier Than A Vampire Singing "Feelings" If I hadn't seen it for myself, I'd swear it couldn't be true: my brother, Christian, living in a trailer park and working at a karaoke bar. We're talking about the snob who'd probably sniff the plasma packets and send 'em back in a huff if the blood type wasn't the right vintage. But after centuries of living in the undead fastlane, he's made up his mind that this is exactly where he needs to spend the rest of eternity, atoning for his many, many, sins. But sometimes things just don't work out like you think they will. Sometimes your hell can turn into your heaven. And thanks to Christian's chatty neighbor and boss, Jolee, things seem to be getting a whole lot nicer in Shady Fork Mobile Estates. Not that either of them has the first idea how to have a normal relationship--we are talking about a woman's who's only dated dead-beats, and a guy who's only dated the dead. Well, nobody's perfect.
Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: TEXAN SEEKS FORTUNE The Fortunes of Texas: The Lost Fortunes by Marie Ferrarella Connor Fortunado came to Houston with only one agenda: tracking down a missing Fortune relative. His new assistant, single mom Brianna Childress, is a huge help and their attraction is instant—even though the last thing the bachelor Fortune wants is a houseful of commitments! THE BABY ARRANGEMENT The Daycare Chronicles by Tara Taylor Quinn Divorced after a heartbreaking tragedy, Mallory Harris turns to artificial insemination to have a baby. When her ex-husband learns of her plan, he offers to be the donor. Mallory needs to move on. But how can she say no to the only man she’s ever loved? THE RANCHER’S RETURN Sweet Briar Sweethearts by Kathy Douglass Ten years ago, the love of Raven Reynolds’s life disappeared without a trace. Now Donovan Cordero is back, standing on her doorstep. Along the way, Raven had the rancher’s child—though he didn’t know she was pregnant! But how can she rebuild a life with her child’s father if she’s engaged to another man?
Spiritual seekers are looking for more than life experiences that continually fail to satisfy. This 12-session study presents the basic beliefs of Christianity in a way that is engaging, personal, thoroughly biblical, and ultimately satisfying. Through His Word, God makes Himself known to those who seek Him. With Scripture as its foundation, God’s Truth Revealed addresses common questions of spiritual seekers and new Christians—like Who is God? and Why am I here? God’s Truth Revealed is the ideal textbook for small groups or one-to-one discipleship as part of a church’s Christian education programming.
She could use a shoulder to lean on… Facing the fight of her life after a cancer diagnosis, widow Roz Martin is forced to ask her estranged brother-in-law to help care for her children. Being there for his nieces and nephew is a no-brainer for gym owner Paul Stephens. But being there for the woman who’d betrayed him by marrying his half brother is hard. Especially when he discovers the feelings he once had for Roz never died… From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Discover more true-to-life stories in the Sweet Briar Sweetheart series. All books are stand-alone but were published in the following order: 1. How to Steal a Lawman’s Heart 2. The Waitress’s Secret 3. The Rancher and the City Girl 4. Winning Charlotte Back 5. The Rancher’s Return 6. A Baby Between Friends 7. The Single Mom’s Second Chance
Hope Rowan suspects Rapunzel had agoraphobia--just like she does. And Cooper Sanford, returned high school bad boy, doesn't really seem the handsome prince who could lure her out, does he? But Coop wants Hope's help with his motherless daughter, and he's willing to help her overcome her fears--except that he has a few doubts of his own. Contemporary Romance by Kathy Lynn Emerson writing at Kaitlyn Gorton; originally published by Silhouette Special Edition as Hearth, Home and Hope
Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: ROMANCING THE WALLFLOWER Crimson, Colorado by Michelle Major If Erin MacDonald were an ice cream flavor, she’d be old-fashioned vanilla. So she’s certain sexy brewmaster David McCay would never be interested in her. But despite his past failures and present struggles, David can’t help but be drawn to the pretty kindergarten teacher as she helps him raise his nephew. THE COWBOY’S SECOND-CHANCE FAMILY Return to Stonerock by Jules Bennett Noah Spencer is recently widowed and left to care for his four-year-old daughter. He’s moved to Stonerock, Tennessee, to start over. Little does he know that fate has a surprise for him in the form of dispatcher Lucy Brooks. THE WAITRESS’S SECRET Sweet Briar Sweethearts by Kathy Douglass Stranded on the side of the road, heiress-in-hiding Arden Wexford is thrilled when Brandon Danielson comes along—even more so when he lets her work in his restaurant. But Brandon doesn’t know everything about Arden, and his loathing for secrets might tear them apart before they ever get a chance to be together.
Worlds collide when a man of magic is forced to take a woman of science as his bride. Powerful Bloodsworn, Devlin Kel-Tragar, is sent to Earth to claim his prophecy bride, a task he has no heart for until he learns that research chemist, Avera St. John, is also his Starmate, the one woman in the universe born just for him. Now he'll do anything to claim her. But will his slow seduction of his lady mate give his enemy time to take away the one thing Devlin can't afford to lose? Avera is drawn to her new neighbor, Devlin Kel, despite the mystery she senses surrounding him. A mystery that blows her safe little scientific world wide open when strange men with swords try to kill her and Devlin shows up and blasts them with magic. Real, honest-to-goodness magic! Her world is suddenly changed forever, and Avera must decide if she is able to accept those changes along with the man responsible.
This book tackles all the common annoyances your network dishes up -- whether it's wired or wireless, Mac or PC. It guides you through common home networking glitches, including file sharing, printing, security, and more.
Seeing Through a Glass Darkly offers a rich tableau of intertwined characters, beginning with concentration camp survivors Joseph and Hannah, and Jacob, who is smuggled out of Germany to America by Christians. As they each discover Jesus, a teenage orphan, Ethan, is saved by another character, Mike. Meanwhile, Jacob finds himself in a risky situation with a wealthy man, Mr. Freeman. Jacob calls out to God for help. When God is in charge of lives, things begin to change dramatically. Mr. Freeman and his wife adopt Ethan, and Mike and Millie are married and become keepers of David's House, a homeless shelter. When a frightening, mysterious call comes in to David's House, Millie discovers a little blonde girl in the alley. Mystery surrounds the girl as Mike and Millie notice her regal ways and a song she sings in a foreign language. Who is she, and why was she in the alley? Where is her mother? Is she the missing Polish princess who may be the legal heir to the throne? All of these questions are answered with a surprise twist. God takes all of our pain, our hurt, our out of control lives and He creates wonderful things for us - if we ask Him.
In Search of Significance Thirty-year-old Brandon Jones arrives at his parents’ doorstep burned out, jobless, and now fiancée-less. Ellen and Guy can provide a place for him to stay only until he figures out what to do with his life. When he takes a temporary job at a summer camp for disadvantaged kids, Brandon begins a turbulent relationship with a biracial adolescent named Caedmon. Somewhere in the midst of the chaos—caused by Caedmon’s disappearance just before a hurricane is predicted to hit Seaport, and by a group of racists who will not stop at arson or murder—Brandon begins to see that the pieces of his life are not by chance. If he has discovered his life’s purpose, can he live it? “Life is pointless. And if there’s a God, He’s asleep on the job.” Brandon Jones didn’t know what he expected from the homeless man he met on the way out of town. Certainly not the angry words that haunted him. But then, nothing happened the way he expected. Not his promising career, not his engagement to the “perfect” woman. All his certainty that God had plans for him, that he was meant to do something important—something significant—had amounted to a big fat zero. And now, here he was, thirty years old, no job, no fiancée. Living with his parents. Maybe the homeless guy was right. Then again…maybe not. Maybe Brandon has returned to Seaport for a reason. To face down a brewing disaster, steeped in hate crimes and danger. To survive against all odds. To learn, once and for all, that “many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Story Behind the Book “I am continually blessed by how many readers express their appreciation for the God-given talent that enables me to write novels, but I’m more amazed that so many of them feel as though they haven’t been gifted with anything. My goal in writing Not By Chance was to show that God’s purpose for every life is in place before we are born. Based on Proverbs 19:21 , ‘Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the L ord’s purpose that prevails,’ I sought to create unforgettable characters who challenge each reader’s understanding of their purpose in life. Ultimately, I want to point them to the Creator with the Master plan.” —Kathy Herman
AOriginally released as Baby Daddy. An inheritance brought her more than she ever could have imagined… Killeen Ames has it all…beauty, brains, a college softball scholarship and a rich and handsome boyfriend who has helped to stretch her college funds and fill her social calendar. He is the only boy she ever allowed past second base and now he’s her baby daddy. However, being a father was not in his short-range plans. He graduates, then he splits, leaving Killeen to decide what she wants to do about the pregnancy…and to worry about how she’s going to keep her scholarship. With no marketable skills, no job, no home and medical bills for her and the baby on the horizon, she knows she must move forward. A knock at the door of her boyfriend’s apartment changes the game forever when an attorney gives her the news of an inheritance from an unknown dead relative and another due date looming. After traveling to Austin, Killeen walks into the meeting and is surprised to find out that the relative was actually her birth father, and he had been a popular music star who recently died of an overdose. Even more shocking are the four strangers who share the same absentee dad. He has left them a highly successful private investigation agency, Scandals. The catch is…they have to make the commitment to work there. Their introduction to the P.I. business almost gets them killed when a bomb goes off in the warehouse that sends Killeen to the hospital. She has kept the secret of her pregnancy from everyone, including Christopher, the totally irresistible manager of Scandals. Their hot night of wild sex in the office was a one-time thing…right? She chalks up her attraction to him as just raging hormones. They have no chance of a future together. He’s gorgeous, intelligent and successful. He would never want anyone with so much baggage. Christopher has a secret of his own. He’s been investigation the possibility that, despite popular opinion, their father’s death hadn’t been an accidental overdose. He thinks it was murder. Even though the five siblings still haven’t accepted the fact that they have a father who made no attempt to be a part of their lives, they join together to discover the truth about his death. The search throws Killeen and Christopher together and their passion grows hotter. As her feelings for him slowly become more serious, she knows she must tell him about the baby. After a fun day in the sun, an event happens that outs Killeen’s secret. Christopher, as expected, doesn’t take the news well. But they must continue to work together to track down a killer, especially since the killer has now focused on them. Someone doesn’t want them to stay and take over the business. In fact, someone wants them all dead and now the decision on whether or not to be a part of the agency seems very unimportant compared to the job of trying to stop from being killed. They set up a trap that goes terribly wrong. Suddenly, Killeen must make a big decision. Who should she save? Her baby? Christopher? Her new brothers and sisters? Their lives are in her hands. Due Dates is the first book in the Scandals New Adult series of romantic suspense. Each book of the series will focus on one of the offspring of Roger Elliott, a famous musician who left them with a legacy they weren’t expecting. This book is about Killeen Ames who must deal with an unexpected pregnancy, an absentee baby daddy, an irresistible attraction to a hot new guy and four new half-brothers and sisters. Killer Date, the second book in this series will be released in Spring, 2014 and will tell Reno’s story. Bonus chapters of other Kathy Clark and Bob Kat books are included.
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Some Christian leaders have embraced the recovery movement, while others have shunned it. But what does the Bible say? In a refreshingly balanced approach, Truthful Living mines the Bible's wealth of guidance for healing emotional compulsions, showing which aspects of recovery are rooted in scripture and which are not.
Linnea Bryan has no intention of moving out of her house, but next-door neighbor Marshall Austin is just as determined to send her packing, in this battle of wills and hearts from Kathy Lynn Emerson, a longtime category romance favorite now debuting in "Loveswept".
Now in paperback, this cherished book will bring another generation of readers to more rest, less stress, and a new appreciation for the presence of God. Includes stories from Liz Curtis Higgs, Max Lucado, Barbara Johnson, and others, along with quotes, Scripture, and practical application ideas.
What happens when an urban socialite makes a 180-degree turn from the heart of Atlanta to the heart of Montana's wilderness? The possibilities are endless and hilarious. The definitive handbook for the modern-day pioneerwoman with panache.
When her husband suddenly leaves her, successful Wall Street analyst Elizabeth heads to her dilapidated log cabin in Colorado where she discovers she is pregnant. Luckily handsome young Dr. Christian Hanford seems determined to take charge of her.
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