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Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Description
Describes a system of personal and organizational productivity, explaining why the system is unique and timely, looking at its basic methodologies, showing how to implement the system, and discussing the results a person can expect after incorporating the methodologies and models into his or her work and life.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Lifelong, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Da Capo Press edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 308 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes of stress in everyday life and presents such strategies for overcoming it as the practice of acceptance and gratitude, the use of relaxation and meditation techniques, and the cultivation of closer relationships with others.
Author
Series
Publisher
Que
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Fourth edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 434 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Succeed as a project manager, even if you've never run a project before! This book is the fastest way to master every project management task, from upfront budgeting and scheduling through execution, managing teams through closing projects, and learning from experience. Updated with more insights from the front lines, including agile approaches, dealing with security and privacy priorities, and leading remote/virtual teams, along with the latest on...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 255 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains how to improve customer service by taking care of one's employees, counseling business leaders on the principles of imparting kindness, trust, and pride in a working force to enable greater productivity and loyalty.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xxxi, 251 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bill Walsh was perhaps the most influential and successful coach in NFL history, transforming the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a dynasty that won five Super Bowls. He is acclaimed not only for his strategic brilliance but also for his advanced approach to leadership. His teams sustained a consistency of excellence rarely seen in sports or anywhere else. Drawn from a series of deeply revealing conversations with coauthor...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
2nd edition.
Language
English
Description
"In each chapter, you will find honesty, wit, compassion, and actions you can put into motion ASAP to improve your ability to share your leadership effectively. Garry offers a recipe for a real partnership between an executive director and a board chair. She draws on her own staff and board experience and her work with hundreds of clients to share what it takes to be a first class fundraiser and public speaker. She will also offer practical advice...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing. That's exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of twenty-five. She stared at a long list of challenges--from hiring to firing, from meeting to messaging, from planning to pitching--and faced a thousand...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls presents facts about psychological pressure, including the underappreciated value of stress and anxiety, while explaining how to protect girls from toxic cultural pressure.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
x, 182 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A homeschooling mom answers questions about educating children at home, including what are the different types of homeschooling and what are the legal requirements and describes how to instill a love of learning and avoid burnout.
Author
Series
ALCTS sudden position volume 2
Publisher
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"While the terms "collection management" and "collection development" are used interchangeably by many people in the library profession, collection management can be seen as a somewhat broader term, encompassing maintenance of the physical collection, usage assessment, and policy development, as well as preservation and storage activities, planning for space reclamation, and the execution of other collections-focused projects within the library. While...
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xiii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Like other workplaces, libraries can sometimes be stressful, with library workers bearing the brunt of such problems as uncivil patrons, poor communication, inadequate leadership, and toxic behaviors by fellow employees. But there's hope. Following up their acclaimed examination of the dysfunctional library ("should be essential reading for library leaders" raves Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association), here the authors present...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breakingand entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict,...
Author
Publisher
The Experiment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
221 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides instruction on dot journaling, describing how this method of record keeping can be used in such areas as relationships, habits, goals, hobbies, and health, using bullet points on a grid background as its core framework.
Author
Publisher
BoardSource
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
vi, 83 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
What is governance? What is the role of the board? What is expected of board members? And how does an effective board operate? Board Fundamentals answers these questions and more. The book is for new board members in need of an introduction to the principles of nonprofit governance experienced board members in need of a refresher and new ideas chief executives -- as well as senior staff who interact with the board -- who want to better understand...