In an age where information is a commodity and financial freedom a much sought after desire, this book provides both to a subset of society. Targeted at but not exclusively towards the Christian Community it fuses biblical scriptures and principles with the practical requirements needed to build a business. Giving the reader the essential tools to build a God pleasing and sustainable business in a tough economic climate. The desire for financial freedom is just one of many reasons why people start a business, but at the core of this desire is trust or lack of. We no longer trust the system, our employers or the government to provide for us, or our future, we want control back. In order to gain control we need knowledge, information and guidance. This book provides that much needed help, providing its reader with the correct information to start their journey to personal autonomy. Covering areas such as vision, planning, dominating the market, and using their Faith for progression. It fuses practical advice and tips with biblical revelations accompanied by God's scriptures.
Working life is all about relating to people effectively -- and that means communicating well. That's why all employers want people with good communication skilss. At work we often spend about half our time generating information and the other half using or dispensing it -- speaking writing, senind information or simply talking to our colleagues. Perfect Communication shows you how to improve all aspects of your communication skills, with masses of examples, tips and pointers. The book is comprehensive and yet concise and to the point. It is written in simple, clear language and is designed to be of immediate, practical benefit to readers.
Perfect Leader shows clearly how everybody can learn to exercise leadership. Are leaders born or made? The book is comprehensive yet concise and to the point. It is written in clear language and is designed to be of immediate, practical benefit to readers. It explains exactly what it takes to be a leader by identifying and examining the seven 'I's of leadership: Insight --Initiative --Inspiration --Involvement --Improvisation --Individuality --Implementation. Today's business methods, with their emphasis on teamwork, and on fewer layers of management, mean that there is a need for effective leaders to bring about corporate success - and in the process build themselves a satisfying career. The Perfect series is a range of practical guides that give clear and straightforward advice on everything from getting your first job to choosing your baby's name. Written by experienced authors offering tried-and-tested tips, each book contains all you need to get it right first time.
A penetrating look at how government workers make sense of their work, ascribe identity to the people they encounter, and account for their decisions and actions
Top down leadership techniques are outdated. Today’s organisations are horizontally networked and constantly changing. They need leaders who can adapt, accept risk, collaborate and be transparent. This book distils 40 years of experience into 7 accessible skills that leaders need to thrive in business today. The 7 I’s of Leadership: Individuality, Insight, Initiate, Involve, Inspire, Improvise, Implement.Containing case studies, examples, questions and checklists, this book will enable you to understand the importance of these skills and will show you how to learn and implement them.
Successful teams are Aligned, Creative and Exploring, in other words ACE Teams. This innovative book is about fast team building in a business context by using ideas adapted from the theatre. A truly enjoyable approach to team development. All managers involved in team building, trainers and personnel managers and also employees working in teams will find ACE Teams essential reading. Team building and leadership consultants, those running short courses on teams and management students interested in teams will find a wealth of new ideas and practical wisdom. Andrew Leigh and Michael Maynard run Maynard Leigh Associates, the development and consultancy service. MLA is used by many corporations including Allied Dunbar, Sun Life, The Body Shop, Oddbins, SmithKline Beecham, Hilton Hotels, Ladbrokes, Texas Home Care, The London Stock Exchange and IBM. Andrew Leigh was formerly a business journalist with The Observer later working as a senior manager in the public sector. His other management publications include Decisions, Decisions (1983), 20 Ways to Manage Better (1985) and Effective Change (1988,1991). Michael Maynard has led business and management workshops across the UK and in Europe, specializing in creativity, self expression, communication and team building. He has had a successful career as an actor, appearing in the theatre and on TV as well as presenting and writing programmes for radio. He leads the acclaimed Mastery course at the Actors Institute in the City of London. With his business partner Andrew Leigh he has written The Perfect Presentation (1993) and The Perfect Communication (1993). - Evening Standard, April 1993 - Personnel Today, September 1993 'The book is extremely attractively presented with jokes, stories and anecdotes - many of which appealed to me.' - Industrial & Commercial Training, February 1995 Will lift your presentation from the mediocre to the dynamic Concentrates on preparation, purpose, presence, passion and personality Extensive use of amusing and thought-provoking analogies from the worlds of entertainment and business
Maynard Michael Clark was a teenager lost in a world of depression. No one noticed the troubled girl who didn't fit the usual profile of a depressed person with a desire to die. Parents, school educators and her closest friends all missed the signs of a girl drowning in despair. There was one thing that kept her going: music. October Rain: A Journey of Survival recounts seven years of Maynard Michael Clark's battle through depression and several suicide attempts. Discover how the music of her favorite bands, friends and a buried will to survive helped heal a hurt girl who desperately needed to be heard, seen and loved. October Rain is about finding ones own strength in the face of adversity and discovering a world filled with hope, harmony and happiness.
Adam Smiths original, path breaking work on decision making, uncertainty and public policies to minimize the impact of uncertainty in the economy has been overlooked for well over two hundred years. One need only peruse the badly analyzed work of Smith in this area as presented by Henry D MacLeod in his The Elements of Political Economy on pp.212-220 or Henry Sidgwicks The Principles of Political Economy on pp.359-361, as well as the misevaluations of Smiths contributions made by Jacob Viner in 1927, Joseph Schumpeter in 1954, Murray Rothbard in 1995, or Salim Rashid in 1998 to realize that Smiths important contributions were never recognized. The claim that Smith made no original contributions to economic theory or economics is simply false.
For thirty-years, Philip has ignored the rumors and whispers about his father. He only knew, that during a raging storm, his father ran away and disappeared into the darkness. Now Philip must face the same horror that drove his father insane. Will Philip be able to face what lies beyond Willows Gate, or will he lose his children to the evil that awaits them. Join Philip on his journey of survival, mystery and magic. Where the physical world collides with the spiritual realm. Where a crow and a lone timber wolf guide him on his quest to save his children from evil changelings. Forward From the warmth of the womb we are expelled into this existence of endless uncertainties and insecurity. Into a journey, which relentlessly compels us to search the great expanse beyond our own fleshly boundaries. In Willows Gate, Michael W. Maynard leads us down a spiritual path that evokes every aspect of the human experience. The struggles of that journey we must take, known as 'Life'. Masterfully weaving both imagery and storytelling, Michael unfolds a story that will not only captivate your imagination, but will ignite your own inner voice into action. Searching for your own answers to life's many mysteries. Steve Free & Susan Sammons Accomplished Songwriters and Poets
With a twist of fate - and of historical fact - Gallipoli was a military success, Australia had a female prime minister in the 1920s and Gough Whitlam chose his time to retire from the top job. In Victory on Gallipoli and Other What-ifs of Australian History, prominent historians contemplate how Australia today could have been a very different place but for a decision made or not made, an opportunity taken or not taken. These are the nation's sliding door moments, our alternative history. The Cold War had the world teetering on the edge of mutually assured destruction. What if it had heated up? What if the 1951 referendum to outlaw the Communist Party had been successful? Would Australia have had its own McCarthy era and where would we be today? With essays by Janette Bomford, Guy Hansen, Carolyn Holbrook, Walter Kudrycz, Michael McKernan, Ross McMullin, Hamish Maxwell-Stewart, John Maynard, Michael Molkentin, Roslyn Russell, Peter Stanley, Craig Wilcox and Clare Wright.
Adam Smiths original path-breaking work on decision making, uncertainty, and public policies to minimize the impact of uncertainty in the economy has been overlooked for well over two hundred years. One need only peruse the badly analyzed work of Smith in this area, as presented by Henry D. MacLeod in his The Elements of Political Economy, on pages 212220, or Henry Sidgwicks The Principles of Political Economy, on pages 359361, as well as the misevaluations of Smiths contributions made by Jacob Viner in 1927, Joseph Schumpeter in 1954, Murray Rothbard in 1995, or Salim Rashid in 1998 to realize that Smiths important contributions were never recognized. The claim that Smith made no original contributions to economic theory or economics is simply false.
Among a pile of books at a yard sale, seventeen year old Azlyn finds someone's personal journal. At the suggestion of her best friend Sutherland, she goes on a journey to return the journal to its owner. The more Azlyn dives into the journal, the more desperate she becomes to find its owner, as the pages contain thoughts seemingly plucked from her own mind. As she attempts to find the mystery writer, Azlyn begins to discover things about herself that she isn't fully prepared to deal with. Will she have the strength to try to find the writer or will the darkness of her inner world consume her?
Before Metropolis In 1927 German filmmaker Fritz Lang brought to the screen one of the most ground-breaking sci-fi melodramas of all time based on the screenplay he co-wrote with his wife, novelist Thea von Harbou. Set in a futuristic urban dystopia, the story follows the attempts of Freder, the son of the city's ruler, and Maria, a citizen of the lower levels, to bridge the gulf separating the economic classes of the city. It is regarded as a classic and one of the first full-length movies in the genre. Five visionary new pulp writers have envisioned four dramatic tales which unfold in this amazing world prior to the events of that film. William Patrick Maynard & Michael Richard Maynard join forces with Michael Panush, Kevin Noel Olson and Erik Franklin to guide readers back to those vaulted, shining Towers of Metropolis in this new collection inspired by Lang's masterpiece.
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