Items Matching Tag 'AMED'

Machiavelli (Book Details)
This book is one of the 'Introducing - A graphic guide' series and previously published under the title 'Machiavelli for Beginners.' What it says on the cover: Is Machiavelli's The Prince: A how-to manual for dictators? A cynical philosophy of 'the end justifies the means'? Or a brilliant and subtle analysis of successful government? Machiavelli's classic book on statecraft was published...

The Happiness Equation (Book Details)
What it says on the cover Why is marraige worth £200,000 a year? Why will having children make you unhappy? Why does happiness from winning the lottery take two years to arrive? Why does time heal the pain of divorce or the death of a loved one - but not unemployment? Everybody wants to be happy. But how much happiness - precisely - will each life choice bring? Should I get married? Am I...

Organisations & People (Book Details)
Writing that influences’. What does that mean? Perhaps there is no single, exact meaning. Influence comes in many forms, and can be either intended or unintended. Clearly, if you look at the contents of this anthology, it means different things to different people. The theme for this edition is taken from the title of the 4th Annual Collaborative Writing Workshop that was held in Brighton in...

The Dilbert Principle (Book Details)
What it says on the flysheet of the first edition: Does your company practice the Dilbert Principle?  - Is your CEO's office plastered with Mission Statements and 'change'initiatives?  - Does your boss confuse his laptop with an Etch-A-Sketch?  - Have bonuses been replaced with novelty items inscribed with the corporate logo?  - Are idiots promoted because they have good hair? In the...

What Works (Book Details)
What the publishers say: A lively, engaging and counterintuitive exploration of success stories from across the globe, and what Michelle Obama referred to as ‘the flimsy difference between success and failure’. In this lively and counterintuitive exploration of success stories from across the globe, award-winning journalist Hamish McRae takes the reader on a fascinating journey in pursuit of...

Coaching to Solutions (Book Details)
Management / Coaching book which explains the value of  coaching approach and provides practical techniques, frameworks and examples / case studies.

Leading like Madiba (Book Details)
What the publishers say: This is a book about a many-sided man whose legacy is his unquenchable desire to spend himself for the well-being of others. Through a series of stories told by men and women about how Nelson Mandela touched their lives, the book shows what it is that has made him one of the greatest people of our time: the way he has managed to inspire people through ordinary human...

Adventures in Complexity (Book Details)
A complexity approach removes simplistic hopes of an ordered and controllable existence where, if only we had the right ‘keys’ or ‘tools’, we would be able to fashion a successful organisation. Instead, it offers a way to identify underlying patterns of order and indicators for influencing future sustainable practice; it shows how simple recurrent rules result in complex behaviour and that ‘influen...

Influence (Book Details)
What it says on the cover: Over a quarter million copies sold! How does this information make you feel about the book? If even for a moment, you thought that a proven and popular book might be the one you were interested in, you may have been persuaded by a potent principle of influence - in this case, the principle of social proof. Have you ever found yourself saying 'yes' to a...

Blackberry Fool (Book Details)
On the Cover: Are you a BlackBerry addict? Or worse still - do you live or work with one? You know who we're talking about... eye always on their palm, little leather case always on the table... sound familiar? From the Blackberry Whine to the Blackberry Crumble, this little guide will help you recognise the seven major symptoms and, more importantly, tell you what to do about them....

Creative Writing for Dummies (Book Details)
On the Cover: Develop the writing know-how that will keep your readers hooked. Do you have an idea for a novel (or a poem, or an article, or a play ...) that you’d love to finally get down on paper? Whatever your aim, inside you’ll find the advice and support to get you started and keep you going. From preparing a writing workspace to marshalling your material into both fiction and non-fiction...