High Performance Networking

In this book, Dr. Shirley R. Butler-Derge examines Rites of Passage programs and whether or not they are an effective and necessary educational tool to improve academic performance and self-confidence

The fourth edition of this classic on the art of coaching includes newly written and well received sections on leadership for high performance, and transformation through transpersonal coaching. Whitm

California-based Butow is with a Web design and marketing firm, and has written 12 books on related topics; Taylor is with an executive talent firm focusing on high tech emerging growth companies in t

Silicon Valley and the industrial districts of Italy, where shared identity, superior skills, regional specialization and trust-based networking among local firms have produced dynamic and flexible e

In the drive for high performance among today's kids, child prodigies, teenage Ivy League students, national spelling bee winners, young Olympians, and other top performers have become more commonpla

Organizations today are facing heightened challenges in their efforts to perform effectively. These challenges are reflected in the failure of many long-standing organizations and the shortened tenure of senior level executives. There is increasing agreement that the unique competitive advantage organizations have today lies in their people, their human resource management practices and their cultures. All other elements of production can be readily obtained, bought or copied. We are now in the era of human capital; to be successful organizations need to unleash the talents of their people. Fortunately we now have considerable understanding of what high performing organizations look like. However, a large gap still exists between what we know and what managers actually do. With contributions from a team of leading academics and practitioners, Building More Effective Organizations provides an extensive survey of human resource management and the organizational practices associated with

Now that services account for such a dominant part of economic activity, it has become apparent that achieving high levels of productivity in the economy requires high levels of productivity in services. This book offers a major reassessment of Britain's comparative productivity performance over the last 150 years. Whereas in the mid-nineteenth century Britain had higher productivity than the United States and Germany, by 1990 both countries had overtaken Britain. The key to achieving high productivity was the 'industrialisation' of market services, which involved both the serving of business and the provision of mass-market consumer services in a more business like fashion. Comparative productivity varied with the uneven spread of industrialised service sector provision across sectors. Stephen Broadberry provides a quantitative overview of these trends, together with a qualitative account of developments within individual sectors, including shipping, railways, road and air transport,

Transform an average car or truck into a turbocharged high performance street machine. A handbook on theory and application of turbocharging for street and high-performance use, this book covers hig

This guide to interviewing prospective job candidates suggests drawing on questions about the person's previous job experience to judge their abilities and future performance. Hoevemeyer describes Com

High Performance Loudspeakers, Sixth Edition is a fully revised and updated version of the highly successful guide to the design and specifications of high quality loudspeakers and loudspeaker systems

Strategic Planning for Success offers you a pragmatic guide to the design and development of practical and pragmatic strategic thinking and organizational alignment that will yield high-impact results

Technique flies high! is an exciting book of new performance studies for the intermediate to advanced violinist. Using baroque, romantic, contemporary and folk styles, these studies are also ideal as

How to build small-block Chevy engines for maximum performance. Includes sections on heads, cams, exhaust systems, induction modifications, dyno-tested engine combinations, and complete engine build-

"Lynn Paine has an optimistic analysis of the need for--and the value of--bringing ethical values into business decision-making. The 'meltdown' of so many high-flyers reecntly suggests that lesson had

Writing for organizational managers responsible for training programs, Brinkerhoff (counseling psychology, Western Michigan U. and consultant, Triad Performance Technologies) and Apking (consultant at

The most thorough, valid set of findings on global manufacturing and winning practices worldwideThis eye-opening resource sets a new standard for how manufacturing practices are viewed in today's busi

In the rapid world-wide spread of privatization, progress in the Middle East and North Africa region has been markedly slow. This volume argues that a high level of overstaffing in public enterprises

This June 1999 conference brought together leading structural and materials engineers with the aim of promoting composite developments in design, materials integration and manufacturing, and state of

Today rapidly changing organizations need the best tools for driving high performance, meeting customer needs, measuring outcomes and improving service delivery. This book shows students and professio

This guide will help you track the results of post-training performance.

Managers and supervisors need to sharpen their coaching skills if they want their employees to achieve high performance. This guidebook details what those in charge can do to develop their staff and h

Create high performance and diverse teams.

These songs were written at the special wish of Her Majesty the Queen for her mother's seventy-fifth birthday, August 4th 1975. Its first public performance was given on the 9th January 1976, at Schlo

High Performance Fortran (HPF) is a set of extensions to Fortran expressing parallelexecution at a relatively high level. For the thousands of scientists, engineers, and others whowish to take advanta

In addition to enumerating nearly every high performance polymeric material available, it provides detailed information on their methods of manufacture, properties and uses. Includes coverage of the n

The future of global democracy may hinge on a small island of 23 million people.Taiwan is more than the world's technology hub, producing over 90 percent of the globe's most advanced semiconductors. It also hosts a high-performance democracy, a vibrant civil society, and a population comfortable with religious, gender, and sexual diversity. Taiwan's education and healthcare systems command worldwide respect, and its political resilience inspires admiration across the democratic world.Yet China claims Taiwan as its own and applies relentless pressure through economic, diplomatic, and military means, stopping just short of open war. Against this backdrop, Taiwan's success as a democracy strengthens its resolve to resist coercion and inspires others to defend freedom.In Inspired by Taiwan, George S. Takach shows why Taiwan matters--to its own people and to the world--and why democracies everywhere advance their national interests when they support it. This is a call to recognize Taiwan no

From the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle knows keep calm and play ball...even when faced with his biggest challenge yet: the London Dragons. Riding high after their performance in the Tournament of Champions, Leo and his teammates forgot that their league ranking is bad. Like, really bad, and they don't have much time before they compete with the feared London Dragons. When a group of new players join the Knights, bad turns to worse as the team struggles to find its rhythm and a new player threatens Leo's central midfielder position.But when Leo has a setback that might ruin his season, not to mention his soccer career, team competition and league rankings are the least of Leo's worries. Can Leo and his team overcome their soccer struggles and fight for what matters most?For premier fans and soccer enthusiasts, T.Z. Layton's inspiring fourth book in The Academy series is perfect for middle grade readers and sports fans ages 7-13.Keep score with the other books in The Aca

When superpowers aren’t enough…some heroes look for a boost to give them the competitive edge. Award-winning graphic novelist Rich Koslowski continues his striking work of superhero satire!Rich Koslowski’s original graphic novel F.A.R.M. System pulled back the curtain on the superhero community to reveal a satirical blend of pro sports and show business, filled with heroes and hustlers alike. Now, the shocking sequel, F.A.R.M. System: Rage, explores the intersection of superpowers, performance-enhancing drugs, and American politics.The F.A.R.M. System’s founder, Alexander Ellison, is under heavy attack…from the hero Armor Man and his team of high-priced attorneys! They’re accusing him of illegally enhancing his clients with a controversial designer drug called the Boost—a “super-steroid” that can amplify superhuman abilities to truly unimaginable levels. While Alex faces the fight of his life in the courtroom, the court of public opinion will decide whether one of Alex’s most promising

Selected as a Business ‘Book of the Year’ by the Financial TimesLonglisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award 2024A shocking exposé of how AI controls the world of work.As featured in the New York Times ‘Top 5 Books on AI’Artificial intelligence is being used, on a massive scale, to decide who gets hired, fired and promoted. Through whistleblower exclusives, leaked internal documents and astonishing real-world practices, journalist Hilke Schellmann reveals the secret rise of AI in the world of work. Testing them herself, she discovers that many algorithms making these high-stakes calculations do more harm than good, and traces their origins to troubling pseudoscientific ideas about people’s ‘true’ essence.Interviewing experts, developers and ordinary workers, The Algorithm offers fascinating and alarming truths. From software analysing interviewees’ facial expressions and tone of voice, to video games assessing their performance, to ‘personality profi