كتب ادارة Management

Unlocking Public Value: A New Model For Achieving High Performance In Public Service Organizations
By Martin Cole, Greg Parston


Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2006-09-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471959456
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471959458
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:

A new approach to understanding and improving performance and public value

This book presents the Public Service Value Model-an innovative, rigorous approach to defining public outcomes and quantifying results-to help readers understand and improve public service delivery. Filled with in-depth insight and expert advice, this guide will arm public service managers-whether in government, nonprofit, or even for-profit organizations-with a practical framework that can be used to define outcomes and manage trade-offs in public service delivery.

Martin Cole (Hartford, CT) is Group Chief Executive of Accenture's Government Operating Group. Greg Parston (London, UK) is Executive Director of the Accenture Institute for Public Service Value.



Summary: A useful framework for managing government performance
Rating: 4

This book provides a useful conceptual model for relating effectiveness of achieving results that are of value to the public to cost-effectiveness. In my opinion, the pros of the book are:
-Very practical model and approach. Should be helpful to practitioners
-Should have value for practitioners at every level of practice, from those just starting out with performance management to those who are more advanced.
-Provides an interesting analytical model that is intuitive, so would be useful for communicating with those outside of management staff.

The cons are that:
-The methods for calculating the values/measures advocated by the authors are not explained very clearly. You may have to read through it a couple of times and fill in a few gaps for yourself.
-The model advocates finding a role for every organizational capacity in the performance management model. Another view might be that those capacities that doen't have a role may very well be unnecessary and should be discontinued. I think the author's method is the politically expedient way to go, but may not be the best way for long term financial sustainability.


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The Basic Principles of Effective Consulting
By Linda K. Stroh, Homer H. Johnson


Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2005-11-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0805854193
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780805854190
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:

This is a very good time for consultants. As corporations have been reorganizing and downsizing, merging and globaliing, the consulting business has been booming. The Basic Principles of Effective Consulting is about what effective consultants do and how they do it. It provides a step-by-step process that can provide successful outcomes for consultants and their clients. The chapters have plenty of examples and cases of the process used by effective consultants, as cases and examples are one of the best ways to learn the consulting business. Also provided as part of each chapter are short pieces of expert advice by established consultants and users of consulting services.



Summary: Excellent Consulting Tool
Rating: 5

I am in agreement with the review written by Margaret Neale of Stanford University in that this book is able to effectively travel the distance between novice and experienced consultants alike. This will certainly prove to be an excellent consulting tool for everyone and anyone who reads and embracing the lessons within The Basic Principles of Effective Consulting. I would highly recommend this book.


Summary: Review of Book
Rating: 5

Great book! I liked how the book goes through each step of the consulting process. Follow the steps and you can't go wrong. Probably the best feature is the practical advice given in each of the chapters. For example, the authors tell you what questions to ask in the first meeting with a client, how to write a successful proposal and contract, how to conduct interviews, how to collect data, how to present your results, and a ton of other very helpful information. I also liked the brief pieces of advice given by expert consultants that appear in every chapter. No question in my mind that if you follow the process and advice in this book you will have a very successful consulting practice. This one's a keeper!

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Maximizing Project Value: Defining, Managing, And Measuring for Optimal Return
By Jeff Berman


Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: 2006-12-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0814473822
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780814473825
Binding: Paperback


Book Description:

What good is a project that's on time...on budget...and ends up providing your organization with no bottom-line results whatsoever? Whether it falls short of expectations, fails to ultimately be embraced by the people in the company meant to be using it, or simply lands with a thud in the marketplace, a project that doesn't truly deliver value is worthless at best. It's great to be on time and under budget, but to achieve positive results, project managers have to embrace an all-new philosophy of what it is they do for their organizations.

Maximizing Project Value shows you how to put the emphasis on value when managing a project, from the project's initial inception, all the way through its completion, and even farther down the road to determine whether it's of continuous worth to the company. This valuable guide offers a step-by-step plan you can use to establish the value of a project, identify value drivers and key performance metrics and then track and report them, organize a team for accountability, and much more. You'll get the tools and information you need to:

* Generate accurate value estimates in the proposal stage.
* Create a clear plan that identifies measurable and ongoing value.
* Establish buy-in from key players in your organization.
* Develop and use a process for managing the people responsible for implementing the plan.
* Adapt your project to meet changing business objectives.

Far too many projects lose sight of their original purpose due to shifting resources, changing organizational objectives, and other unexpected developments. Maximizing Project Value provides a clear, immediately usable blueprint for ensuring the kind of project success that truly provides value to your organization.

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Creating the One-shot Library Workshop: A Step-by-step Guide (ALA Editions)
By Jerilyn R. Veldof


Publisher: American Library Association
Number Of Pages: 170
Publication Date: 2006-03-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0838909132
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780838909133
Binding: Paperback


Summary: A complete and thorough introduction to the development and promotion of library-based instructional classes and workshops
Rating: 5

Creating The One-Shot Library Workshop: A Step-By-Step Guide by Jerilyn Veldof (Director of Undergraduate Initiatives for the University of Minnesota Libraries) is a complete and thorough introduction to the development and promotion of library-based instructional classes and workshops. From the presentation of research papers, to internet usage, to employee training programs, Creating The One-Shot Library Workshop offers readers a knowledgeable approach to assessing learners and what they need, the training of multiple instructors, maintaining consistency in teaching and outcomes, the replication of content for regularly scheduled workshops, the development of standard presentations to maximize learning, and evaluating results to ensure learners are getting what they need. A welcome and appreciated contribution to personal, professional, and academic Library Science reference collections, Creating The One-Shot Library Workshop is very highly recommended for all library organization administrations for its exclusive introduction to the vast and complex field of library instructional study.

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Technology For Results: Developing Service-Based Plans (Pla Results Series)
By Diane Mayo


Publisher: American Library Association
Number Of Pages: 164
Publication Date: 2005-05-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0838935508
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780838935507
Binding: Paperback


Summary: A guide written especially for librarians and administrators to evaluating the effectiveness of current library technologies
Rating: 5

Technology For Results: Developing Service-Based Plans is a step-by-step guide written especially for librarians and administrators to evaluating the effectiveness of current library technologies and ensuring that new library technologies will fully support the library's mission and goals. Professional librarian and library automation expert Diane Mayo demonstrates how to create a plan that is responsive to changing needs as well as ever-evolving technological ability. Sample workforms, step-by-step "what to do" instructions, and an index for quick and easy lookup complement this straightforward and invaluable guide to identifying and implement the elements of the technological revolution best suited to serve the reading public.


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Dynamic Youth Services Through Outcome-based Planning And Evaluation
By Eliza T. Dresang, Melissa Gross, Leslie Edmonds Holt


Publisher: American Library Association
Number Of Pages: 155
Publication Date: 2006-06-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0838909183
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780838909188
Binding: Paperback


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Early Literacy Storytimes @ Your Library: Partnering With Caregivers for Success
By Saroj Nadkarni Ghoting, Pamela Martin-diaz


Publisher: American Library Association
Number Of Pages: 265
Publication Date: 2005-10-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0838908993
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780838908990
Binding: Paperback


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Demonstrating Results: Using Outcome Measurement in Your Library (Pla Results Series)
By Rhea Joyce Rubin


Publisher: American Library Association
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2005-12-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0838935605
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780838935606
Binding: Paperback


Summary: A welcome and informative addition to Library Science reference collections
Rating: 5

Demonstrating Results: Using Outcome Measurement In Your Library by independent library consultant Rhea Joyce Rubin has as its primary focus library evaluations through outcome measurement. Demonstrating Results covers such issues as enhancing library programs using evaluation techniques; the use and customization of fourteen step-by-step work forms addressing the unique needs of library systems; gathering and interpreting statistically accurate data for the purpose of demonstrating outcomes; measuring, evaluating, and presenting of outcomes for fund raising purposes. Demonstrating Results utilizing case examples and is enhanced with a "Toolkit" that includes tips on creating evaluations, coding data, and selecting samples. Demonstrating Results is a welcome and informative addition to Library Science reference collections.

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The Essential Friends Of Libraries: Fast Facts, Forms And Tips
By Sandy Dolnick


Publisher: American Library Association
Number Of Pages: 99
Publication Date: 2004-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 083890856X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780838908563
Binding: Paperback


Summary: Essential Friends of Libraries: Fast Facts, FOrms and Tips
Rating: 4

As president of our University's Friends of the Library, I found this book most helpful. We are having a strategic planning session and the advice and steps in this book will help guide us through this vision setting meeting. I think this book is directed more toward a public library setting, however, "Running a Board" section in the accompanying CD has been very helpful. I recommend this for any Friends of the Library Board.

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Small Change, Big Problems: Detecting And Preventing Finacial Misconduct in Your Library
By Herbert Snyder


Publisher: American Library Association
Number Of Pages: 149
Publication Date: 2006-09-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0838909213
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780838909218
Binding: Paperback


Summary: Don't Make It Easy to Get Ripped Off
Rating: 5

This is a book that I'd like to have had while I was a library director. When the Finance Director asked us to shape up procedures to prevent any problems, I didn't know where to start. This book would have been perfect. V.A.
"Fraud requires three conditions: financial need, rationalization, and opportunity. Lax or nonexistent financial management, along with an "it can't happen here" attitude, create the quintessential circumstances for fraud to happen in many libraries. This hands-on guide discusses the unique vulnerabilities of libraries, especially as their assets grow. From daily book fines to budgets in the six or seven figures, library assets offer ample temptations to the attentive thief, who is often someone in a position of trust. Proactively putting financial controls in place can remove the opportunity for fraud. Snyder, a long-time fraud detection expert, outlines solutions covering technical aspects of detecting and preventing fraud in libraries, while pointing out ways of modifying entrenched behaviors to reduce the chances of theft. Outlining specific types of fraud, with tips to combat each, the book also addresses why libraries are particularly susceptible to fraud, and what other libraries have done to detect and prevent fraud." (summary by South Texas Library System)


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Something Funny Happened at the Library: How to Create Humorous Programs for Children and Young Adults
By Rob Reid


Publisher: American Library Association
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0838908365
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780838908365
Binding: Paperback

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The Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership: Over 250 Terms, Concepts, Strategies & Initiatives of the Legendary Leader
by Jeffrey A. Krames

By

Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2001-08-17
Sales Rank: 438403
ISBN / ASIN: 0071381406
EAN: 9780071381406
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill
Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 9


Book Description:



A comprehensive guide to the strategies and initiatives of legendary CEO Jack Welch

In his two decades as CEO, Jack Welch's principles, strategies, and tenets transformed GE into one of history's most dynamic and valuable corporations. As a result, executives in all industries are now eager to hear Welch's every pronouncementand implement his strategies in their own organizations.

The Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership is the first alphabetically structured collection to place Welch's career in perspective, and trace the evolution of his key ideas and innovations. Intended to stand on its own as well as complement Welch's eagerly awaited upcoming memoir, this timely book provides readers with analysis and perspective on Six Sigmathe revolutionary program that "changed the DNA of GE"as well as dozens of other Welch concepts and initiatives (including Globalization, Work-Out, the E-Initiative, and others).


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Leadership for Leaders (Thorogood Management Books S.)
by Michael Williams

By

Publisher: Thorogood Publishing
Number Of Pages: 250
Publication Date: 2006-02-25
Sales Rank: 614862
ISBN / ASIN: 1854183508
EAN: 9781854183507
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Thorogood Publishing
Studio: Thorogood Publishing
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0


Book Description:

Based on extensive research, this book challenges accepted 'norms' and establishes the 7 key competencies required for successful leadership today

This challenging book is based on research carried out over seven years with over 2,500 senior managers in ten different companies, in USA and Europe. Michael Williams establishes and explains the 7 key competency clusters that matter most today:

* Goal orientation
* Integrity
* Close engagement with others
* "Helicopter" perception
* Resilient resourcefulness
* Personal "horsepower"
* Resonant communications

He also shows how much talent lies untapped in organisations and proposes methods of mobilising all this potential. He demonstrates how, for ultimate success, the key competencies need to be linked closely to:

* Personal consistency
* Discipline and integrity
* Intolerance of mediocrity
* A concern to build mutual trust
* Focused passion for the business
* Recognition of the importance of emotional intelligence

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Power Talking By: George R. Walther ISBN: 1555254179 Publisher: Nightingale Conant / CareerTrack, Inc., 1991-07 Audio Cassette | List Price: $9.95 (USD) | Sales Rank: 1399127 Audiocassette, 2.5 hours Power Talking Skills: How To Say What You Mean And Get What You Want What You Say Is What You Get: How To Master Power Talking, The Language of Success. Every time you open your mouth, you may be sabotaging yourself without even knowing it! In every conversation business or personal; telephone or face-to-face what you say (and how you say it) determines what youll get. To project a more positive image, gain more cooperation from others, and give yourself a constant motivational boost, you must read this book! Just released, What You Say Is What You Get shows you how to stop shooting yourself in the foot, and instead, put your best foot forward. Acclaimed author George Walther has been teaching audiences and readers around the world how they can make simple word and phrase transformations that make all the difference in their personal success outcomes. This newly re-published volume is an update of his earlier book Power Talking: 50 Ways to Say What You Mean and Get What You Want, popular world-wide and published in many different languages. With our complicated lives and information overwhelm these days, wouldnt it be nice to find an easy-to-read guide that reveals a simple, uncomplicated system for getting more of the results you want? This is it. Whether youre phoning a prospective client, heading off to a social engagement with friends, calming an upset customer, or negotiating a pay raise with your boss, you will get more of what you want by using the Power Talking system. This books style makes it easy to read a short chapter, immediately glean actionable tips, see how the new phrasing works in realistic day-to-day applications, and immediately change what you say. When you change what you say, you change what you get. The experts agree: This simple system of word and phrase replacements is a must-read. -You will benefit immediately. Theres no need to digest a huge, complex theoretical treatiseread two pages and youll know what to do differently right now! -The positive impact touches all areas of your life: professional relationships, friendships, career advances, parenting challenges any time you open your mouth, you can get more of what you want. -What is success for you: More sales? A faster career track? More cooperative children? Happier customers? These techniques propel you toward greater success in every area of your life. -Readability is one of this books greatest strengths. Organized into quick-read chapters with summaries and examples throughout, this is one book youll refer to constantly. -Have you noticed that the simplest ideas, consistently applied, are what make winners stand out from the crowd? This book brims with simple tips and techniques you will embrace right away. -Project a more powerful image! Gain more cooperation! Charge yourself with power! Amazon Editorial Reviews Zig Ziglar "Simple, direct, powerful, and effective." --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Tom Hopkins, author of How to Master the Art of Selling "...will have a powerful, positive impact on the lives of all who read it..." --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Amazon Reviews So you want to win friends and the respect of your enemies? You've gotta read "Power Talking". Walther communicates his brilliance through examples you can use in your every day conversation. I first read the book in 1992 when I was in door-to-door selling. I learned from the book ways to phrase questions that led my prospects down the trail to customerhood. In the back of the book there is a huge summary of sticky and embarrassing real life chances for you to use your new Power Talking skills. He tells you exactly what to say, and having said them all many times, I've got to tell you, they work. Invest in yourself. Go back to the order page here on Amazon and get your copy today. -------------------------- In the tradition of "How to Win Friends & Influence People", George Walther has written a great little book on communication skills that we all should try to master. The tips contained are simple and easy to incorporate. A very practical and useful book, all things considered. 5 big stars! Amazon Categories Audio Adult: Other Unabridged Audio - Business/Professional



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DOING IT NOW: How To Cure Procrastination And Achieve Your Goals In Twelve Easy Steps [Audio Book]
by Edward C. Bliss

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Practical Guide to Project Planning

by Ricardo Viana Vargas


ISBN: 1420045040
ISBN-13: 9781420045048
Format: Paperback, 272pp
Publisher: CRC Press
Pub. Date: September 2007
Sales Rank: 586,741

This practical, hands-on guide jumpstarts project planning in any organization. Easy-to-follow examples demonstrate how to create the documentation and reports needed to develop and to execute project plans. This book is filled with insightful tips on using the most popular project management tools and software, including Mindmanager for initial planning sessions, Milestone Project Companion for report generation, and Microsoft Project, the most widely used tool for project planning. With templates that can be customized to any type of project, Practical Guide to Project Planning also presents standard project planning processes and principles that comply with the third edition of the PMBOK®.

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CIM Coursebook 06/07 Marketing in Practice (Chartered Institute of Marketing) (Chartered Institute of Marketing)
By Tony Curtis


Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2006-07-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750680083
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750680080
Binding: Paperback


Book Description:

Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemanns 2006-2007 Official CIM Coursebook series offers you the complete package for exam success. Comprising fully updated Coursebook texts that are revised annually and independently reviewed. The only coursebooks recomended by CIM include free online access to the MarketingOnline learning interface offering everything you need to study for your CIM qualification.

Carefully structured to link directly to the CIM syllabus, this Coursebook is user-friendly, interactive and relevant. Each Coursebook is accompanied by access to MARKETINGONLINE (www.marketingonline.co.uk), a unique online learning resource designed specifically for CIM students, where you can:

*Annotate, customise and create personally tailored notes using the electronic version of the Coursebook

*Search the Coursebook online for easy access to definitions and key concepts

*Access the glossary for a comprehensive list of marketing terms and their meanings

* Written specially for the Marketing in practice module by the CIM senior examiner for marketing management in practice module
* The only coursebook fully endorsed by CIM
* Contains past examination papers and examiners' reports to enable you to practise what has been learned and help prepare for the exam


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Hospitality Financial Management
By Agnes L. DeFranco, Thomas W. Lattin


Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2006-10-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471692166
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471692164
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:

Real-world advice for quick retention of the most important business concepts and skills of hospitality finance

Hospitality Financial Management provides a straightforward, practical approach to help the hospitality manager effectively analyze hospitality industry management reports and financial statements; prepare accurate business forecasts, strategic pricing models, and effective cost-control systems; manage working capital; develop and finance growth strategies; perform investment analysis; prepare investment packages; negotiate and structure business deals; and ultimately increase shareholder value and personal wealth.

This comprehensive how-to book includes:
Feature Stories--brief histories of famous hospitality leaders highlighting how they have used financial management skills to attain success for their companies and significant financial rewards for themselves
Learning Outcomes--a summary of key topics covered in each chapter
Finance in Action--scenarios that apply the concepts, skills, and techniques presented in the chapter to real-world situations. A step-by-step solution is provided for each problem to walk the reader through the necessary financial calculations
The Real Deal--boxed inserts that emphasize the relevance of the book by linking financial concepts to fun facts associated with situations students either have or will encounter in their everyday lives
Concept Checks--case studies that reinforce the materials presented and enable students to practice their analytic and problem-solving skills
Hospitality Financial Management is the perfect book for undergraduate and graduate hospitality management students, hospitality industry managers, and owners of small hospitality businesses.

Journey to the Emerald City
By Roger Connors, Tom Smith


Publisher: Prentice Hall Press
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2002-07-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 073520358X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780735203587
Binding: Paperback


Summary: Great book for any leader!!
Rating: 5

I am a bank manager for a large corporation. We have a great culture established so I purchased this book not to learn how to change our corporate culture but that of my banking center. I am only about half way through the book at this point but I had to get on here and say that this is one of the most impressive books I have purchased in a long time!

I would say if you are looking at ways to impact your team and develop a culture of accountability this book is exactly what you need. It does cover some things that just make sense but other things are able to be implemented immediately for improvement. My team has noticed the difference in my leadership style as a result. We have to hold them accountable but how do we do it in a way that is effective and not offensive? This is covered.

One of the first things that were an "AHA" for me was regarding how we get results out of people. I have always thought we just need to impact behaviors to get the results we were searching for. The authors suggest a more in depth model. They suggest that it has four levels - First, Experience (create experiences that will enforce the desired behaviors); Second, Beliefs (once they have an experience it creates beliefs); Third, Actions (if they believe something then they will put it into action); Finally, Results (when the actions are what is desired the desired results will follow). Too many times we increase goals to get certain results BUT we forget to move the experiences, beliefs and actions in the same direction. There is so much more!


Summary: Ignore the man behind the curtain...and the contents of this book.
Rating: 1

Oh brother, another corporate winner. Accountability? That is a not a new idea. HR people love this stuff because it allows them to try and be fun while trying to fool you into accepting bad policies, programs and processes. Yes, I get the parable, but as long as corporate America pretends to trust the employees, the employees will pretend to be accountable. Save your money for an oil change for your car instead.


Summary: A Beguiling Title...
Rating: 5

For me, the authors wrote a solid "how to" book on developing a culture within an organization that gets results. Practical and easily understood approaches to fashioning cultural change for achieving results are presented point by point within the pages of this work. For example, several issues addressed are:
-exposing the fallacy of activities for the sake of activities with no appreciable results
-recognizing that every organization has a culture and how to transition that culture into one of effective accomplishment and results-oriented accountability at every level and with every member of the organization
-conveying an agenda on how to make that transition and sustain the new results-oriented culture

It is all here in understandable and ready-to-apply form. While the authors don't pretend that this work to change culture is simple or can be accomplished overnight, they do provide a very focused and forthright view of what is important to work on and maintain as progress is made.

If your organization could be achieving better results or needs to meet promised goals, this is an easy read that contains critical ideas, notions and concepts on how to get there fast.


Summary: Begin the journey...
Rating: 5

Due to the recent successes and significant accomplishments of Orbital Transportation Management Systems (TMS), I want to provide you with an update on the cultural transition of TMS. In June 2001, TMS began the Journey to the Emerald City. What a process! The material and practical exercises led each of us to evaluate ourselves individually as well as how we related to each other. We ended with a renewed vigor and commitment to make TMS a world-class organization. And most importantly, as the organizations leaders, we were aligned around a new culture.

Well, here we are seven months later. Today we are a different organization. The organizational boundaries that prohibited our progress are gone. The indifference to one another's problems have been replaced with cross-functional ownership. The disparate views of how TMS works have been replaced with a set of TMS specific beliefs that guide our actions. And most importantly, we are aligned to hit our results.

2001 was the best year in the history of TMS since its inception. I can confidently say that without our cultural transition we would not have been as successful in hitting our financial goals for 2001.

David Mathisen
Vice President, General Manager
Orbital Transportation Management Systems

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Your Successful Real Estate Career
By Kenneth W. Edwards


Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2006-10-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0814473199
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780814473191
Binding: Paperback


Book Description:

One of the best-selling real estate career books of all time is back and better than ever! Your Successful Real Estate Career has long been the bible for countless aspiring real estate professionals. The book takes readers through the many opportunities and challenges they're likely to face, so they know what to expect and how best to succeed. Now updated and expanded, the fifth edition of this indispensable resource offers all-new research and up-to-the-minute information and guidance on the constantly shifting marketplace.

Along with practical tools and enlightening real-world examples, readers will find detailed, down-to-earth advice on topics including:

* getting a real estate license
* choosing an office
* winning clients
* avoiding typical career mistakes
* dealing with difficult clients
* selling to culturally diverse markets
* using the latest technology to improve efficiency and make more sales
* making long-term career decisions
* and much more!

Easy to understand, comprehensive, and candid, Your Successful Real Estate Career is the most valuable guide on the market to this rewarding and profitable profession

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The World of Risk Management
By H. Gifford Fong


Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 232
Publication Date: 2005-12-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9812565175
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789812565174
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:

Risk management is a foundation discipline for the prudent conduct of investment management. Being effective requires ongoing evolution and adaptation. In The World of Risk Management, an expert team of contributors that include Nobel Prize laureates Robert C Merton and Harry M Markowitz addresses the important issues arising in the practice of risk management.

A common thread among these distinguished articles is a rigorous theoretical or conceptual basis. Illustrated with full color figures throughout, they discuss topics ranging from broad policy considerations to detailed how-to prescriptions, providing professionals and academics with useful practical implementations.

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Mind Set!: Reset Your Thinking and See the Future
By John Naisbitt


Publisher: Collins
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2006-10-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0061136883
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780061136887
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:



In his seminal works Megatrends and Megatrends 2000, John Naisbitt proved himself one of the most far-sighted and accurate observers of our fast-changing world.

Mind Set! goes beyond that—Mind Set! discloses the secret of forecasting. John Naisbitt gives away the keys to the kingdom, opening the door to the insights that let him understand today's world and see the opportunities of tomorrow. He selects his most effective tools, 11 Mindsets, and applies them by guiding the reader through the five forces that will dominate the next decades of the twenty-first century.

Illustrated by stories about Galileo and Einstein to today's icons and rebels in business, science, and sports, Mind Set! opens your eyes to see beyond media headlines, political slogans, and personal opinions to select and judge what will form the pictures of the future.

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Journey to Data Quality
By Yang W. Lee, Leo L. Pipino, James D. Funk, Richard Y. Wang


Publisher: The MIT Press
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2006-10-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0262122871
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780262122870
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:

All organizations today confront data quality problems, both systemic and structural. Neither ad hoc approaches nor fixes at the systems level--installing the latest software or developing an expensive data warehouse--solve the basic problem of bad data quality practices. Journey to Data Quality offers a roadmap that can be used by practitioners, executives, and students for planning and implementing a viable data and information quality management program. This practical guide, based on rigorous research and informed by real-world examples, describes the challenges of data management and provides the principles, strategies, tools, and techniques necessary to meet them.

The authors, all leaders in the data quality field for many years, discuss how to make the economic case for data quality and the importance of getting an organization's leaders on board. They outline different approaches for assessing data, both subjectively (by users) and objectively (using sampling and other techniques). They describe real problems and solutions, including efforts to find the root causes of data quality problems at a healthcare organization and data quality initiatives taken by a large teaching hospital. They address setting company policy on data quality and, finally, they consider future challenges on the journey to data quality.

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Risk Management in Banking, 2nd Edition
By Joël Bessis


Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 812
Publication Date: 2002-03-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471893366
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471893363
Binding: Paperback


Book Description:

Fully revised and updated from the highly successful previous edition, Risk Managment in Banking 2nd Edition covers all aspects of risk management, shedding light on the extensive new developments in the field. There is a new emphasis on current practice, as well as in-depth analysis of the latest in research and techniques. This edition has been expanded to include an in-depth discussion of credit risk models, asset and liability management, credit valuation, risk-based capital, VAR, loan portfolio management, fund transer pricing and capital allocation. Quantitative material is presented in more detail and the scope of the book has been expanded to include investment banking and other financial services.



Summary: technical but with errors
Rating: 3

It's easy to find what you need. If you are accessing the topic from scratch, it has some noisances you wouldn't like too much. There are many errors and also some sentences are not clear at all. One example? "Either the sovereign rating is one notch lower than the sovereign ratings, or it is the internal bank rating." Are you OK?


Summary: Great intro, but a bit repeatitive
Rating: 4

Bessis' volume is an elementary introduction to the basic "concepts" of risk management in banking. This is by no mean a technical book and should be accessible to most people with high school maths background. Judging on the capacity to explain basic ideas in layman's term, this is an excellent book!

However, the author seems to be a bit repeatitive and some basic concepts are to be repeated a few times throughout the book. I find it annoying but others might well find it a desirable feature for a "textbook". On the other hand, although the book is full of diagrams and illustrations, a small number of them are quite puzzling, e.g. contain symbols which are nowhere defined and is probably up to the reader to guess!

Anyway, if it is the first book you'll ever read on this subject, I believe it is an excellent choice!

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Advances in Global Leadership, Volume 4 (Advances in Global Leadership)
By William Mobley, Ellie Weldon


Publisher: JAI Press
Number Of Pages: 342
Publication Date: 2006-10-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0762311606
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780762311606
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:

The seven chapters in Part 1, of this volume, focus on the foundations of global leadership. Together, these chapters explore a broad selection of the social and psychological processes underlying effective global leadership. These authors expand ideas currently in use, and they introduce new ideas for our consideration.
The seven papers in Part 2 all focus on the practice of global leadership. Compared to those in Part 1, these chapters focus more on practical solutions to the problems that leaders face than the analysis of fundamental processes, although this distinction is one of degree. All the authors in Part 1 all explore the practical implications of their ideas, and those in Part 2 contribute to the development of fundamental concepts.

*Provides analysis on the foundation of global leadership principles
*Discusses practical solutions to the problems faced by today's global leaders
*International representation

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