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Building emotional health levels has always been at the heart of our work together. It was our intent for the Global Leadership Foundation when we established it in 2003: 'raising emotional health levels across the globe'.We have been working with emotional health levels in business environments for nearly twenty years - across the private, public, not-for-profit and community sectors. Throughout, our main focus has been the development of leaders alongside transformational change in organisations. The application of emotional health to leadership was the topic of our first book, The Emotionally Healthy Leader, published in 2013.Both of us also have long experience with the Enneagram as a model that can help individuals to understand their psychological patterns, including the triggers they react to and the underlying drivers of their actions.Our motivation for writing this book is three-fold.First, we wanted to introduce the Enneagram and the role it can play in the context of moving the emotional health levels. While there are have been many books about the Enneagram published globally, we wanted to share what we have learnt about the application of the Enneagram in moving up the emotional health levels. In sharing what we have learnt we combine an understanding of various Enneagram elements through the lens of emotional health levels and thus bring some clarity to areas of practice of the Enneagram not previously published.Second - and in response to the urging of many of our peers of the years - we wanted to share this knowledge with a broader audience. While most of our work has been with leaders, we are often asked to share our knowledge and practical experience of how to move up the emotional health levels with a broader audience.Finally, we wanted to provide a practical set of self-development tools to our audience. Our hope is that any reader of this book, regardless of their prior exposure to this material, will be able to take the information, and in particular the development guides in Part 3, and start down the path of self-improvement.Part 1 of the book introduces the key concepts we use in our work, including our model of the emotional health levels. This provides a platform for what follows. Part 2 is focused on the Enneagram and its relationship to our emotional health levels model, helping you to gain some insight into your primary Enneagram type and your current emotional health level. And Part 3 provides a substantial development guide, in which you can take what you've learnt about yourself from the first two parts and commence your journey towards moving up the emotional health levels.

Building emotional health levels has always been at the heart of our work together. It was our intent for the Global Leadership Foundation when we established it in 2003: 'raising emotional health levels across the globe'.We have been working with emotional health levels in business environments for nearly twenty years - across the private, public, not-for-profit and community sectors. Throughout, our main focus has been the development of leaders alongside transformational change in organisations. The application of emotional health to leadership was the topic of our first book, The Emotionally Healthy Leader, published in 2013.Both of us also have long experience with the Enneagram as a model that can help individuals to understand their psychological patterns, including the triggers they react to and the underlying drivers of their actions.Our motivation for writing this book is three-fold.First, we wanted to introduce the Enneagram and the role it can play in the context of moving the emotional health levels. While there are have been many books about the Enneagram published globally, we wanted to share what we have learnt about the application of the Enneagram in moving up the emotional health levels. In sharing what we have learnt we combine an understanding of various Enneagram elements through the lens of emotional health levels and thus bring some clarity to areas of practice of the Enneagram not previously published.Second - and in response to the urging of many of our peers of the years - we wanted to share this knowledge with a broader audience. While most of our work has been with leaders, we are often asked to share our knowledge and practical experience of how to move up the emotional health levels with a broader audience.Finally, we wanted to provide a practical set of self-development tools to our audience. Our hope is that any reader of this book, regardless of their prior exposure to this material, will be able to take the information, and in particular the development guides in Part 3, and start down the path of self-improvement.Part 1 of the book introduces the key concepts we use in our work, including our model of the emotional health levels. This provides a platform for what follows. Part 2 is focused on the Enneagram and its relationship to our emotional health levels model, helping you to gain some insight into your primary Enneagram type and your current emotional health level. And Part 3 provides a substantial development guide, in which you can take what you've learnt about yourself from the first two parts and commence your journey towards moving up the emotional health levels.

‘Daniel, they are not going to leave us alone – there is always going to be something that they will find to cause us trouble. This harassment is not going to stop,’ said Mum. ‘What kind of future is there for us here? We have to get out of here somehow.’The end of World War II offered hope to millions of people across Europe that they would now be able to live in peace and freedom. However this hope was shortlived in Yugoslavia, which became increasingly authoritarian under the rule of Marshal Josip Tito. For people like my parents, who wanted the best life for their children, the only real option was to try and leave – despite the fact that leaving was no longer allowed.Drawn to Leave tells the story of my family’s attempts to escape our homeland in search of a better life. It’s the story of my parents’ incredible strength, courage and determination to find a way out.

Everyone knows what a nanny is, yet the role of the modern nanny is still widely misunderstood. State of the Nanny provides a clear-eyed assessment of today's nannying industry and its potential for improvement. Essential reading for nannies and those who employ them.Louise Dunham is THE expert on putting the CARE into childcare. State of the Nanny is a wonderful resource for families considering employing a nanny, and for nannies themselves. A thoroughly engaging book that eloquently discusses the political and personal whilst keeping the most important people the children as a highest value. -- Pinky McKay, lactation consultant and parenting advisor, and best selling author of Sleeping Like a Baby, Toddler Tactics, and other titles. A timely call for recognition of nannies everywhere, but also for a return to an older set of values that enveloped our local societies and enabled working women for centuries to conduct their economic work outside of the home... -- Jacalyn S Burke, author The Nanny Time Bomb Navigating the crisis in child care From the Introduction: I've been working in the nanny industry for just under 30 years, a period in which organised child care both inside and outside the home have been through many ups and downs, and changed enormously. Much has changed for the better, but there is still plenty of room for improvement and it is very important that we continue to seek that improvement. That requires people who have informed opinions to speak out, and anyone who knows me knows that as well as my long experience in the industry, I'm rarely short of an opinion. This book is one way of expressing my opinions, which is why I've written it.When I reflect on the last 30 years, we are not as far along as I would have hoped. Progress is slow in a number of areas. With each change of federal or state government we get incremental change, but rarely anything bold. Sometimes there is a step back rather than forward. In some cases governments will create or clarify the laws such as the requirement that nannies cannot operate as independent contractors but then do little or nothing to implement those laws in practice. We have made some good ground in building the ';professional' status of nannies, though there is still an awful long road to travel on that issue. There is still not the necessary level of respect, support and understanding for the challenges that nannies face, the level of responsibility they take on and the fact that they earn their money and should be paid accordingly. The ';anyone can mind a child' mindset is still widespread and needs to be removed. Parents need to understand that to use untrained carers (usually in order to save money) is to compromise on their children's care, which is ultimately demeaning to the children themselves by tacitly saying that they are not important enough to be professionally cared for. This book is a call to arms on these and a number of other issues. My hope is that it will be read, discussed and debated by nannies, nanny agency operators and those who hire nannies. As the ancient Greek proverb says ';A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in'.

Put yourself in the customer's shoes, with dozens of bids, proposals or tender responses to assess. It's a daunting and difficult job. Despite the hours you have spent writing your proposal, it's just one among many. What does it take to be successful in this hyper-competitive environment? What will make your proposal rise to the top of the pile? In this concise and easy to read book, proposal writing expert Robyn Haydon explains why most proposals end up on the reject pile - and how to make sure yours is a winner. Whether you write proposals for a living - or just need help to finish a proposal today - you will find practical advice here on proposal structure, readability, writing techniques, selling your capability, making a compelling offer, and avoiding elimination traps. Ideal for entrepreneurs, professional service providers and small business owners, as well as sales and marketing specialist, grant writers and proposal professionals who work in commercial and not for profit environments. "A quick way to learn a great deal about proposal writing...excellent value...highly recommended."- Australian Marketing Institute "What's your strike rate when it comes to successful submissions? If it's less than 100%, you could learn something from The Shredder Test. The chapter summaries are excellent...a concise, useful read." - The Age Newspaper "Straightforward and easy to read, this book is applicable worldwide for companies bidding in open business-to-business environments." - Association of Proposal Management Professionals (USA) "Strategies, tactics, how-to's and tips that any business can use." - Herald Sun Newspaper About the Author: Robyn is Principal Consultant of Winning Words, a successful bid, tender and proposal development consultancy based in Melbourne, Australia. Since 2001, Robyn has helped her clients to land contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars in highly competitive industries including construction, community services, engineering, employment, facility management, ICT, logistics, manufacturing, professional services and water & waste management. She has worked on bids for government business at all levels (Federal, State and local) as well as on proposals for contracts with private and public companies. Robyn's prior experience in senior corporate sales & marketing roles means that she has particular empathy for the challenges faced by people who work on bid teams.