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This book is essential reading for all managers in contemporary business organizations who are attempting to work productively in today's challenging economic environment. As the organizational model based on hierarchy and conformity has increasingly revealed its inability to meet competitive challenges, a new team environment has evolved. Larry Hirschhorn's "Managing in the New Team Environment" presents an overview of the skills and techniques required to manage successfully in this new environment and focuses in particular on the ways in which the manager's role should change in response to changes in the nature of the team. The book, which includes extensive case studies, is designed to help managers understand the social and psychological realities that shape their choices and behaviors. The manager in the new team environment is at once a member of the team and the leader of the team. Hirschhorn presents guidelines to help the manager adapt to this dual role, to become a "learner" as well as a "controller, " and thereby ensure that the team functions at optimal effectiveness. Divided into five chapters and a summary, the book introduces the manager to the nature of the new team. The following key concepts are addressed in the book: managing the triangle formed by the individual, the manager, and the team balancing empowerment and collaboration in the team process defining the team's environment measuring and rewarding performance facilitating group problem solving promoting a sense of fairness

What really excites you? What gives your a sense of meaning and purpose in your life? Discover how these can guide you to a more fulfilling and profitable career and a more deeply satisfying lifestyle. This program for finding your right livelihood has already helped over 30,000 readers. Learn the power of your own inner calling.

A collection of stories from the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, The Shaman's Daughter touches on everything from baptisms and funerals to love and hate--no subject is off limits. You can practically hear the Southern accent of the characters, as author David S. Rains provides an uncensored look into his life. And the hilarity ensues, whether it's Mama hitting a neighbor over the head with an old wagon axle, David visiting his first whorehouse, or Mike blowing up his grandmother while trying to cure a dog of mange. The darkly comical stories in The Shaman's Daughter will have you laughing until you cry!The dog was running in larger and larger circles as the fuse burned shorter and shorter. Suddenly old Sarge turned and made a beeline for the house, to get under the porch where he always slept. "He's going to the house, he's going to get under the porch. Good Lord almighty, Granny is on the porch by herself. Good God! Granny, Granny, get away." Mike screamed as loud as he could holler.Granny, of course, couldn't hear anything, and especially from so far away. Plus, she was tied up. Granny just kept rocking, and talking to herself.--from the short story "Granny and Old Sarge"

"First control yourself before attempting to control others." -- Gichin Funakoshi The Twenty Precepts of Gichin Funakoshi distills the lifetime wisdom of the Father of Modern Karate into 20 simple statements. Karate beginners can recite the sayings, but only karate masters really understand them.Vincent Cruz brings almost fifty years of Shotokan experience to the interpretation of Funakoshi's famous maxims. His profound knowledge and deep sensitivity make Funakoshi's words spring to life with newly-revealed wisdom and insight.The Twenty Precepts of Gichin Funakoshi describes not only karate, but also life itself. Nurture your spirit on the harmonious wisdom of two great masters.

Stanley Kub3rick establishes a new standard in visionary filmmaking with 2001: A Space Odyssey. An ambitious young director named Spielberg becomes all consumed with making a film about a killer shark and establishes his illustrious career. A relatively unknown team of brothers revolutionize the sci-fi genre with The Matrix and create a devoted fan base that reaches near-religious fervor. Are the creative strokes of inspiration that led to the making of these films simply arbitrary, fortunate moments in film history, or is there something deeper and more meaningful informing these landmark movies?Astrology suggests that the vision and imagination of film luminaries like Kubrick, Spielberg, and Lucas are intimately connected to a universal, creative intelligence that can be measured and timed by the movement of the heavens. With The Astrology of Film, learn when and why certain directors are attracted to particular mythic themes at certain points in their careers, why particular films wildly ignite the popular imagination, and why films like The Lord of the Rings series strikingly resonate with current world events.

"My job is boring and my boss is an idiot."Stop thinking that way. You have the power to be more passionate about work. Never be satisfied with anything less then what you want from your career. Simple Revolutionary Acts: Ideas to revitalize yourself and your workplace is a valuable resource to anyone who feels some of the passion has gone away from work. Why accept the fact that you work in a less than satisfying way? Change your workplace. Why not lead a revolution? Every good workplace revolution needs a list of ideas to begin re-energizing the core of workplace happiness and satisfaction: Your relationships with customers, clients, and co-workers. Simple Revolutionary Acts: Ideas to revitalize yourself and your workplace provides that list!Author Dr. Todd Conklin brings over 20 years experience working with organizations that want to be more passionate. His creative and direct approach to changing the way people interact with each other comes from years of trial and error. Simple Revolutionary Acts: Ideas to revitalize yourself and your workplace provides valuable insight and suggestions to:Change the way you thinkAddress how you communicateTry new ideas to make work more meaningfulSimple Revolutionary Acts: Ideas to revitalize yourself and your workplace is a resource for all workers and managers.

From "Some Doo Wops And Those Rama Langa Ding Dongs" It was the 50s. Doo Wops fell from the sky, and we didn't even notice that they lit our path, yet made no sense, but instead, merely soothed the painful edges and left us with the confusion of the 60s and the life beyond yet to come. From "How Many Times Are You Going To Get Married" After my second divorce, my mother asked me, "How many times are you going to get married?" I didn't feel she was being sarcastic and so my response, "As many times as it takes," wasn't really called for. From "Coe and Larry" Coe sat at the kitchen table one morning staring at the back of the cereal box and turned up the volume of the new all-prayer radio station. She had been listing for two hours, waiting for something that would make it better. Ranging from coming of age and the difficulties of relationships, the stories in Coney Eyes are about the challenges of life, love, change, and becoming older.

THIS IS A SELF HELP BOOK WRITTEN TO INSPIRE PEOPLE LIKE ME GOING THROUGH RECOVERY.

On the morning of 3 July 1863, Jennie Wade never realized that her life was about to end in a matter of seconds. She was shot and killed instantly by a stray bullet while she stood in the kitchen to bake bread. Miss Wade is known to have been the only direct civilian casualty during the battle in Gettysburg. This is her story as history records all the events leading up to her tragic end.

There are three dimensions, The Namorant, the Isolated, and Darkeil (Hell). What happened to cause strange creatures from the Namorant Dimension to cross over to the Isolated Dimension, where planet Earth lies? Join a very charismatic female heroine, two young Xeiar wizards, one ordinary human, two new cross-human breeds, and two Vexion creatures on the start of their adventure. Together, they will uncover hidden secrets, grow as a team, and deal with countless foes from Xanpo's mysterious past.

Holy cow, what a beautiful sight! These better be Atsa the angelic eagle and her rejuvenated grandpa Eaglasaurus; I thought. I see angels every day and everywhere-just like children do-because I look for them. Readers met those of the Potomac River [2008] and the Sahara Desert [2010] in my previous novels. Today, it is no brainer that the world is in crisis. Things may get worse if humanity doesn't take action. It is well-documented that the root cause of our challenges are found in the lack of education, learning and wisdom for a majority of the world's population. Well, the time has come for action to build a better world with storytelling for learning. A clear pathway is illustrated with these short fictions. Please join us and fly virtually with and learn from Atsa the angelic Bald eagle; the world's wisest bird.

Much has been written about the famous seer Nostradamus. Few have tried to interpret his prophecies through the eyes of Christianity. Author Kevin Lee Brady believes Nostradamus was a practicing Catholic Christian and he wrote from this perspective. In Prepare for the Coming of the Antichrist, Kevin discusses the coming Antichrist and, in part, what Nostradamus wrote about concerning the time of his arrival on the scene and of his ascension to power. Kevin expounds on what Nostradamus had predicted would take place, looking at Bin Laden and 9/11 and how these events tie into the prophecies of the Antichrist. He believes Bin Laden was a type of the Antichrist to come. Some chapters relate to today's world events, and Kevin has also devoted a chapter to Daniel 11, explaining what will take place with the king (Antichrist) and his reign of terror. The prophecies of Daniel are determined to take place and the wise will be prepared.

This Book (Survival of a Black Man: Against all odd) give a riveting account of how Systemic Racism is running rapid in our country's workforce and how the Unions, Government, and State Agencies like the Department of Fair Housing and Employment are failing to protect the people their department was created to protect. This is a daily problem in our workforce today. By reading this book it will educated on the ins and outs of all aspects of the Child Support Division and our Civil Court system. It will also let you know how one man mistreatment and belittlement he received during his twenty years of employment. Racism has no place in the today's workplaces in America, but yet it continues rear its ugly face in every nook and cranny across our country. Diversity makes up our country and our workplaces should reflect our country. My co-worker and the public kept stressing me but the Lord continued to bless me. I love my country, but do my country Love me? This is an amazing and powerful read, it will affect every emotion in your body, because it affect every emotion in Harry's body, after all he was the man that took brunt of all the cheating, lying, mistreatment, belittlement and agony. Enjoy Harry's story, but do not enjoy his agony too much because he suffered a lot both mentally and physically. Enjoy and God Bless You! BLM!

A simple malfunction in his truck has Max going back to his garage and mechanics... an action that'll alter the course of his life forever. Max Doren thought that being loyal and hardworking would be enough at his job, driving for Buffalo Bill Transport. The trucking company owner, Smith, doesn't seem to appreciate Max's diligence and dedication. Worse yet, Rick Barnes, the operations manager, seems determined to sabotage Max's career and reputation. With a friend named Axel Thomas in his corner, Max can only hope that justice will come knocking for the people trying to ruin his life for reasons unknown. Yet Rick's schemes continue to escalate until the very trucking company is in jeopardy and the friends learn there is more to the story than they originally thought. And when Max's truck is involved in a mysterious theft, Max wonders just how far someone might go to wreck his world.

Do you ever think about solid ground? The author of this book does, a lot. Providing solid ground for consciousness is the umbilican function, he says. On January 1, 2020, the long-awaited Golden Age began. So did intense opposition to it from the shadows. It was like a thousand iron heels trying to stamp out spring blossoms. The dark forces exerted their manipulations in the outer world. The angelic contingent counterpointed in the subtle realm. The Earth wobbled. This is an insider's report from three men who worked alongside the "good guys" to adjust the planet's Light grid to better support the flowering of human consciousness that had been intended for this date and to resist, even undermine, the infernal opposition. These "good guy" benefactors included angels, archangels, the Great White Brotherhood, even some of the friendly Dead. Ronald, our narrator, with Joe and Mike, his dependable pals, call themselves geomantic engineers. They work on the Light grid, the subtle energy infrastructure of the Earth that supports the material world. They're like electric utility pole linemen, up there in their extendable buckets, but their main tools are clairvoyance and knowledge of the mechanics of the planet's many Light temples and systems. Ronald provides a vivid field account of an astonishing array of geomantic interventions and "adjustments" made in the last several years to shore up that potentially fabulous Golden Age, despite the dark forces' protracted attempts to derail and smash it. The struggle reveals an Earth like you've never seen before. Our planet was designed to keep consciousness aligned with the spiritual world, galaxy, and beyond. People were supposed to feel firmly anchored in their bodies and planet. The Earth was meant to be the "gate of the gods," the original pure meaning of Babylon. In recent centuries, that smooth reciprocal relationship has been upset. Light forces are trying to uplift awareness, dark forces to suppress it. Jump into Ronald's riveting account to see how it all plays out.

This book begins and ends with snowball fight at the Post Office. It takes you through life at the Post Office and how much fun it really is to work there. There is sex and violence in this book and is not for the faint of heart. So strap in as you Gone Postal.

In 1932, Charles Lindbergh sat in the Flemington New Jersey courtroom in the First Lindbergh Kidnapping trial. Most people are familiar with Charles Lindbergh vs. Bruno Richard Hauptmann in the famous 1935 "Trial of the Century." But very few people know that there was another trial that preceded the Hauptmann trial. In the summer of 1932, John Hughes Curtis, a well-known pillar of society in Norfolk, Virginia was approached and asked to serve as an intermediary between the gang who said they kidnapped the Lindbergh baby and Charles Lindbergh. Thus began an adventure with Curtis and Lindbergh out to sea for three weeks, Curtis being held captive in the basement of Lindbergh's house, culminating in a wild trial in the hot summer of 1932 in the Flemington courthouse. Many of he same people who show up in the Hauptmann trial are there: Lloyd Fisher, Anthony Hauck, Col. Lindbergh, Col. Schwarzkopf, Betty Gow, Ollie Whately, etc.