A practical way to build the network you need to succeed You're only as good as the people you surround yourself with. But when did you last think about who exactly that is, and whether you've got the right people around you? How do you know how to select, from your network, the right combination of people to help your be truly effective as a leader and in your career. Drawing on their work with executives and on academic research on the networks of high performers, Zella King and Amanda Scott show how to home in on the 6-12 relationships that drive and sustain success. What you'll find in this book Discover the five steps to designing a Personal Boardroom. Learn how to choose 6-12 members from across your network. Discover the 12 roles you need in your Personal Boardroom, and decide who can play those roles for you. Find out how to make your Personal Boardroom stronger. Act on practical advice to start conversations with a purpose. Enabled by your own Personal Boardroom, use the same framework to provide help to others. Start choosing people, assigning roles and having purposeful conversations today! Reviews of Who is in your Personal Boardroom? "In this thoughtful book Zella and Amanda encourage us to think about what they elegantly describe as our 'Personal Boardroom'--our current and potential connections and how they may support us in what we want to achieve. Well worth reading." Piers Fallowfield-Cooper, Executive Chairman, Greycon Ltd "Zella King and Amanda Scott have nailed the secret of modern career success: having the right connections and knowing who to ask for help from and how to help others in equal measure. Who is in your Personal Boardroom? should become something of a corporate classic." Julia Hobsbawm, Honorary Visiting Professor in Networking, Cass Business School, and founder, Editorial Intelligence "A brilliant, simple and intuitive way to set about personal and career development." Matt Brittin, Vice President, Northern and Central Europe Operations, Google A powerful tool to create a culture of give and take, of collaboration, sponsorship, and mutual support, focused not just on individual performance but also on team and organisation success. Maria O'Donogue, Vice President, Global Learning and Talent Management, The Hertz Corporation At last, some practical advice on networking! We know good networking drives success, but how do we get better at it? Simply trying harder is not the answer. We need a clear goal and a strategy for achieving it. The Personal Boardroom is a simple but powerful framework for doing just that. For anyone looking for a more effective network, this is essential reading John Wells, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
The Lord gave me this title in 2008. We as Christians must be bold for him by faith and contagious with his love. We must have knowledge in his word, and we must have a relationship with him to be filled with his spirit so we can spread his love wherever we go. To be bold, we must know him in the power of His resurrection. To be contagious, we must live according to what is written in John 3:16. Love is the foundation of everything that is needed on this Christian journey.
Knowing why you were created is as important to you as breathing. Do you know that God sent you to this earth equipped with a specific purpose? Just imagine how exhilarating it would be to wake up every morning cognizant of the "why" of your creation. For most of us, purpose is birthed out of an uncomfortable place. Those places comprise our experiences, fears and situational circumstances that mask our ability to hear the voice of God. Who Me? Are You Calling Me? portrays some of the Bible greats and how their lives parallel with ours. It outlines the stages of the call and how they processed through them to ultimately allow themselves to be thrust into their God ordained purpose.
This first volume in the set details the history of Hamilton County and Chattanooga through 1861, the beginning of the Civil War. The work begins with Hernando de Soto's contact with the area and then explores the Indian natives’ early beginnings and lifestyles as they are known through the archaeological study of the mounds they built in the area. Extensive discussion is given to the Cherokee and Chickamauga Indians, the rise of conflict between their people and the white settlers and government, and their eventual removal west. Included are many biographical sketches of Indians who were influential in the area, with an entire chapter devoted to Chief John Ross.
Based on the Invalid Lists of 1806 and the Pension Lists of 1818, 1832 and 1840, this book supplies--in addition to name, age, service, residence, and source of information--the date of the pension application; date and place of birth; service record; names of all family members cited in the pension statement; and place or places of migration to, from, or within Tennessee. The 1840 Pension List is especially interesting to researchers as it includes widows' applications. Widows were required to submit proof of marriage and children, and their applications, therefore, constitute a rich vein of genealogical source material."--Amazon.
The Lord gave me this title in 2008. We as Christians must be bold for him by faith and contagious with his love. We must have knowledge in his word, and we must have a relationship with him to be filled with his spirit so we can spread his love wherever we go. To be bold, we must know him in the power of His resurrection. To be contagious, we must live according to what is written in John 3:16. Love is the foundation of everything that is needed on this Christian journey.
New Orleans con Sabor Latino is a documentary cookbook that draws on the rich Latino culture and history of New Orleans by focusing on thirteen New Orleanian Latinos from diverse backgrounds. Their stories are compelling and reveal what for too long has been overlooked. The book celebrates the influence of Latino cuisine on the food culture of New Orleans from the eighteenth century to the influx of Latino migration post-Katrina and up to today. From farmers' markets, finedining restaurants, street cart vendors, and home cooks, there isn't a part of the food industry that has been left untouched by this fusion of cultures. Zella Palmer Cuadra visited and interviewed each creator. Each dish is placed in historical context and is presented in full-color images, along with photographs of the cooks. Latino culture has left an indelible mark on classic New Orleans cuisine and its history, and now this contribution is celebrated and recognized in this beautifully illustrated volume. The cookbook includes a lagniappe (something extra) section of New Orleans recipes from a Latin perspective. Such creations as seafood paella with shrimp boudin, Puerto Rican po'boy (jibarito) with grillades, and Cuban chicken soup bring to life this delicious mix of traditional recipes and new flavors.
When You Lose Who You Are... What's Left? Johanna Moss is looking forward to the next stage of her life: after a successful career as an attorney, she decides to move back to her childhood home in Montana, where she will blend the memories of her past with the reality of the woman she's become. But Johanna doesn't know that she is being stalked by a thief that will steal from her the one gift she values most. This gripping, gorgeous novel tells the story of her descent into Alzheimer's Dementia, as experienced by those who love her, and also from Johanna's own uniquely illuminating point of view. Losing Johanna is exuberant, funny, tragic, and ultimately redemptive. Readers will be inspired by Johanna's bravery, her humor, and above all, the profound humanity of her journey through time and memory.
A practical way to build the network you need to succeed You're only as good as the people you surround yourself with. But when did you last think about who exactly that is, and whether you've got the right people around you? How do you know how to select, from your network, the right combination of people to help your be truly effective as a leader and in your career. Drawing on their work with executives and on academic research on the networks of high performers, Zella King and Amanda Scott show how to home in on the 6-12 relationships that drive and sustain success. What you'll find in this book Discover the five steps to designing a Personal Boardroom. Learn how to choose 6-12 members from across your network. Discover the 12 roles you need in your Personal Boardroom, and decide who can play those roles for you. Find out how to make your Personal Boardroom stronger. Act on practical advice to start conversations with a purpose. Enabled by your own Personal Boardroom, use the same framework to provide help to others. Start choosing people, assigning roles and having purposeful conversations today! Reviews of Who is in your Personal Boardroom? "In this thoughtful book Zella and Amanda encourage us to think about what they elegantly describe as our 'Personal Boardroom'--our current and potential connections and how they may support us in what we want to achieve. Well worth reading." Piers Fallowfield-Cooper, Executive Chairman, Greycon Ltd "Zella King and Amanda Scott have nailed the secret of modern career success: having the right connections and knowing who to ask for help from and how to help others in equal measure. Who is in your Personal Boardroom? should become something of a corporate classic." Julia Hobsbawm, Honorary Visiting Professor in Networking, Cass Business School, and founder, Editorial Intelligence "A brilliant, simple and intuitive way to set about personal and career development." Matt Brittin, Vice President, Northern and Central Europe Operations, Google A powerful tool to create a culture of give and take, of collaboration, sponsorship, and mutual support, focused not just on individual performance but also on team and organisation success. Maria O'Donogue, Vice President, Global Learning and Talent Management, The Hertz Corporation At last, some practical advice on networking! We know good networking drives success, but how do we get better at it? Simply trying harder is not the answer. We need a clear goal and a strategy for achieving it. The Personal Boardroom is a simple but powerful framework for doing just that. For anyone looking for a more effective network, this is essential reading John Wells, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
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