It gets to the heart of the matter of boundaries for survivors of pathological relationships.When you create boundaries you take a stand for yourself and your life, and communicate your worth to others in a real and practical way. This short book is filled with practical wisdom and useful tips. It will walk you through the process of creating boundaries from start to finish.Find your courage. Love yourself enough to live in an authentic way. Stop caring so much what everybody else thinks of you, and start caring about what you think of you.

    Bosses, colleagues, customers—but also family, friends, and in-laws—they all have “suggestions” for our performance, parenting, or appearance. We know that feedback is essential for healthy relationships and professional development—but we dread it and often dismiss it.That’s because receiving feedback sits at the junction of two conflicting human desires. We do want to learn and grow. And we also want to be accepted just as we are right now. Thanks for the Feedback is the first book to address this tension head on. It explains why getting feedback is so crucial yet so challenging, and offers a powerful framework to help us take on life’s blizzard of off-hand comments, annual evaluations, and unsolicited advice with curiosity and grace.The business world spends billions of dollars and millions of hours each year teaching people how to give feedback more effectively. Stone and Heen argue that we’ve got it backwards and show us why the smart money is on educating receivers— in the workplace and in personal relationships as well.Coauthors of the international bestseller Difficult Conversations, Stone and Heen have spent the last ten years working with businesses, nonprofits, governments, and families to determine what helps us learn and what gets in our way. With humor and clarity, they blend the latest insights from neuroscience and psychology with practical, hard-headed advice. The book is destined to become a classic in the world of leadership, organizational behavior, and education.

    If you have ever wondered why your boss ignored a suggestion that could save millions of dollars, or why you have the same argument again and again with your spouse, the answers are here. As well as the tools to do something about it.

    Let me show you how.” For the vast majority of us, giving a presentation is an extremely difficult and nerve-wracking process, whether we’re in a one-on-one meeting, a conference room with a dozen strangers, or a lecture hall in front of thousands. But according to Dan Roam, the visual communications expert and acclaimed author of The Back of the Napkin, it doesn’t have to be so hard. We struggle when we forget the basic steps we learned in kindergarten: show and tell. In this short but powerful book, Roam introduces a new set of tools for making extraordinary presentations in any setting. He also draws on ideas he’s been honing for more than two decades, as an award-winning presenter who has brought his whiteboard everywhere from Fortune 500 companies to tiny startups to the White House. Even if you’re already a good speaker, you’ll learn more about understanding your audience, organizing your content, building a clear storyline, creating effective visuals, and channeling your fear into fun. And you’ll master three fundamental rules: • When we tell the truth, we connect with our audience, we become passionate, and we find self-confidence. • When we tell a story, we make complex concepts clear, we make ideas unforgettable, and we include everyone. • When we use pictures, people see exactly what we mean, we captivate our audience’s mind, and we banish boredom. From nailing the opening to leaving a lasting impression, you’ll soon be able to give the performance of a lifetime . . . time after time.

    This book will teach you how to structure and run effective customer interviews, find candidates, and turn learnings into action.

    Regularly priced at $9.99. Do you want charisma superpowers? This book will change your life...if you let it! Have you ever met a really charismatic person? They just seem to have so much energy and life in them. They seem to have a light in their eyes that exudes warmth and friendliness. They seem to have the world at their feet and be surrounded by people that love and admire them. They seem to have the ability to achieve any goal they set themselves, and usually do. They live in the homes that other people admire, and go on the holidays that most people can only dream of. In general, life seems to move out of the way for them, and open all kinds of doors for them that don’t open for normal people. If there is one character trait a person can have, that can enhance their lives in a powerful and positive way, and literally sky rocket them to success, then this trait has to be charisma. Whichever way you look at it, being charismatic will change your life, no matter who you are right now! This book is going to take you by the hand and show you how to become one of the most charismatic people that has ever walked this planet. Are you ready to get started? Here's What You Will Learn From This Book... The Magic Of Charisma And How It Will Change Your Life Real Life Charisma Exercises At The End Of Each Chapter You Can Take Into The Real World What Is Charisma And How You Can Get It What Charisma Is NOT And How To Avoid These Things! The Simple Rules Of Charisma That Will Skyrocket Your Charisma Levels Instantly How To Make People Feel Incredible When They Are Around You How To Build Your Confidence So That You Can Easily Interact With Anyone How The Right Body Language Can Boost Your Charisma How Charisma Will Help You Achieve Any Goal You Set Yourself How To Shine The Spotlight On Others How To Increase Your Power So That People Respect And Admire You How To Influence People Positively How To Be Dynamic And Light Up The Room Hundreds Of Other Tips And Tricks How To Use This Book In The Real World To Develop Your Charisma Levels Charisma Is A Set Of Simple Rules That Anyone Can Learn Are you ready to take your life to the next level? The truth is that charisma is a set of simple rules that anyone can learn and master over time. All you need to do is learn these rules and then apply them to your life. In this book you will hold a manual that shows you how each of these rules work, and what you need to do to use them each and every day. Once you know and understand the rules of charisma, you simply have to practice them until they will become a part of who you are. Gradually you will find your charisma levels increasing so dramatically that the people in your life won't believe the incredible person you have transformed into. Charisma is not a magic gift that only the lucky few have. It is a skill anyone can learn and it will change your life for the better if you take the time to learn it. This book will change your life...if you let it. Make sure you download your copy today! Take action today and download this book for a limited time discount of only $2.

    It’s as relevant to business leaders as it is to parents, to organisational development as it is to creating learning communities.

    If we want a viable income, we have to be out there in the world, sharing our knowledge and being visible in order to have a successful career.Public speaking can be an extra income stream or can form an integral part of your marketing. It's also a good idea to plan for success and authors/creatives often have to speak when they become well-known, so it's best to start practicing earlier.This book is a starter pack and an easy reference guide with the information that you need the most to speak confidently and professionally in public. And, although some chapters have specific tips for introverts, much of this information will be useful for anyone who is interested in public speaking, regardless of their personality type.In this book, I'll share everything that I know as a professional speaker and introverted author-entrepreneur.The book contains lots of tips about public speaking in general, based on my own experience over the last five years. In addition, I cover some specific points that creative introverts need to consider as speakers.You can read this book from start to finish, but you can also dip in and out, as each chapter contains succinct tips that you'll need at different times on your journey.In this book, you will find:Part 1 goes into the practicalities of speaking: types of speaking, preparation, your actual talk, and what happens afterwards. Part 2 is about some of the psychological aspects of speaking: your mindset, authenticity, confidence, and tackling the inevitable anxiety, which we all feel. Part 3 discusses the business side of speaking: financials, marketing, and how to create multiple streams of income. Part 4 contains interviews with three fantastic professional speakers, each from a different market, to give you a variation in perspective. Mark McGuinness is an introvert, Clare Edwards is an extrovert and Alastair Humphreys sits somewhere in the middle. There are also videos, audio and extra image-formatted transcripts, so you can experience this information in other modes if you prefer. The Appendices contain resources that may be useful in your speaking journey, including my own speaking checklist and booking form, example sales page and a series of questions for you to answer that will kickstart your public speaking. I'm an author and professional speaker, and I'm also an introvert.I often get asked how I do what I do, when our natural tendency is to relish being alone and creative, not standing in front of a crowd.In this book, I share everything I've learned about being a speaker and creative over the last five years of speaking internationally, in front of large and small audiences.I also dispel some of the myths around being a speaker. You don't have to be Tony Robbins, bouncing around on stage with a booming voice and larger than life persona.You just have to be you, and tell your stories.

    We negotiate with our spouses, children, parents and friends. We negotiate when we rent an apartment, buy a car, purchase a house and apply for a job. Your ability to negotiate might even be the most important factor in your career advancement.Negotiation is also the key to business success. No organization can survive without contracts that produce profits. At a strategic level, businesses are concerned with value creation and achieving competitive advantage. But the success of high-level business strategies depends on contracts made with suppliers, customers and other stakeholders. Contracting capability-the ability to negotiate and perform successful contracts-is the most important function in any organization.This book is designed to help you achieve success in your personal negotiations and in your business transactions. The book is unique in two ways. First, the book not only covers negotiation concepts, but also provides practical actions you can take in future negotiations. This includes a Negotiation Planning Checklist and a completed example of the checklist for your use in future negotiations.The book also includes (1) a tool you can use to assess your negotiation style; (2) examples of "decision trees," which are useful in calculating your alternatives if your negotiation is unsuccessful; (3) a three-part strategy for increasing your power during negotiations; (4) a practical plan for analyzing your negotiations based on your reservation price, stretch goal, most-likely target, and zone of potential agreement; (5) clear guidelines on ethical standards that apply to negotiations; (6) factors to consider when deciding whether you should negotiate through an agent; (7) psychological tools you can use in negotiations-and traps to avoid when the other side uses them; (8) key elements of contract law that arise during negotiations; and (9) a checklist of factors to use when you evaluate your performance as a negotiator.Second, the book is unique in its holistic approach to the negotiation process. Other books often focus narrowly either on negotiation or on contract law. Furthermore, the books on negotiation tend to focus on what happens at the bargaining table without addressing the performance of an agreement. These books make the mistaken assumption that success is determined by evaluating the negotiation rather than evaluating performance of the agreement. Similarly, the books on contract law tend to focus on the legal requirements for a contract to be valid, thus giving short shrift to the negotiation process that precedes the contract and to the performance that follows.In the real world, the contracting process is not divided into independent phases. What happens during a negotiation has a profound impact on the contract and on the performance that follows. The contract's legal content should reflect the realities of what happened at the bargaining table and the performance that is to follow. This book, in contrast to others, covers the entire negotiation process in chronological order beginning with your decision to negotiate and continuing through the evaluation of your performance as a negotiator.A business executive in one of the negotiation seminars the author teaches as a University of Michigan professor summarized negotiation as follows: "Life is negotiation!" No one ever stated it better. As a mother with young children and as a company leader, the executive realized that negotiations are pervasive in our personal and business lives. With its emphasis on practical action, and with its chronological, holistic approach, this book provides a roadmap you can use when navigating through your life as a negotiator.

    In her debut publication, Spinning Threads of Radical Aliveness, internationally known thinker and trainer Miki Kashtan puts forth the bold vision that we can live with integrity, even in a world that has betrayed our deepest hopes for the future. The key she offers for opening the door to deep changes at all levels is to embrace a major transformation in our relationship with our deepest needs and values. All aspects of relationships take on a new light when filtered through the lens of human needs. This profound book will help you discover the transformative power of shifting from evaluating, judging, and competing into an openhearted commitment to make things work for everyone. For the millions who long to "be the change you wish to see," this book elegantly and thoroughly provides a roadmap - and nourishment for the spirit.

    It is recommended for use with couples pursuing Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). It closely follows the course of treatment and is designed so that clinicians can easily integrate guided reading and reflections into the therapeutic process. The material is presented in a recurring format: Read, Reflect, and Discuss. Readings help couples look at their relationship through an attachment lens, walking them through the step-by-step process of creating a secure relationship bond. 33 Reflections invite readers to engage with the material personally, expanding their own awareness and ability to tune into their partner. Discussion sections suggest relationship-building exercises and a framework for conversations that promote safety, disclosure, and engagement. Case examples, along with informative illustrations, are scattered throughout the book to validate, illustrate, and inspire couples along their journey. Clinicians conversant with EFT can use this workbook to extend the effectiveness of their work with couples by giving them structured tasks to work on between sessions. For clinicians training in EFT, the book can guide them in staying focused on the EFT roadmap and illuminate how important change events unfold.

    However, the story that remains untold is the story of his leadership?both publicly and in private, as a minister and as a CEO.For more than fifty years, Graham was CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and oversaw its worldwide gatherings and diverse media divisions. In addition, he was at the forefront of the robust ?evangelical movement? that rose from obscurity in the 1940s to become a prominent social and political force fifty years later. "Time" magazine named Graham one of the top ten leaders of the twentieth century.Graham's passionate leadership style has been an inspiration to many, and now, in "Billy Graham: Leading with Love," it is condensed into five essential principles. Based on interviews with Graham's colleagues, associates, and friends, this unique insight into Graham's life and ministry offers behind-the-scenes glimpses of his courageous leadership style and core beliefs.

    But the standard methods for tackling these challenges—meetings packed with data-drenched presentations or brainstorming sessions that circle back to nowhere—just don’t deliver. Great strategic conversations generate breakthrough insights by combining the best ideas of people with different backgrounds and perspectives. In this book, two experts “crack the code” on what it takes to design creative, collaborative problem-solving sessions that soar rather than sink. Drawing on decades of experience as innovation strategists—and supported by cutting-edge social science research, dozens of real-life examples, and interviews with well over 100 thought leaders, executives, and fellow practitioners— they unveil a simple, creative process that leaders and their teams can use to unlock solutions to their most vexing issues. The book also includes a “Starter Kit” full of tools and tips for putting the book’s core principles into practice.

    The key for young professionals to escape this cycle isn’t in the outdated tactics of climbing the corporate ladder, but rather in forging their own unique paths.Improvise, by GolinHarris CEO Fred Cook, is an inspiring story of how Cook followed an unusual yet fascinating path from young adulthood to the corner office. Improvise combines Cook's lifetime of uncommon experiences with his insights from a successful corporate career, as a means to help recent graduates and young entrepreneurs uncover the professional skills that exist outside any traditional office.Following college, Cook was initiated into the business world through a dozen lackluster yet enlightening jobs, including pool hustler, chauffeur for drunks, cabin boy, doorman, and Italian leather salesman. Now he provides counsel to blue-chip companies like Nintendo, McDonald's, Wal-Mart, BP, and Toyota, and has worked personally with Jeff Bezos, Michael Eisner, and Steve Jobs. Filled with colorful anecdotes and hilarious yet poignant moments, Improvise delivers practical tips on how people can change their perspectives, using unique life experiences as means to an end.

    But the awareness of basic Christian principles has changed and so have the needs of pre-believers. With a passion for people, authors David and Norman Geisler share an engaging, conversational approach to evangelism as they address:What makes old models of witnessing ineffective in today's cultureWhy evangelism must start with relational pre-evangelismHow to ask questions, listen attentively, and understand what someone believesWays to identify the real barriers to belief in order to build a bridge to truthHow to keep dialogue going with different personality typesThis refreshing, practical resource is ideal for churches and individuals. Readers will discover how God uses their everyday encounters for great things when they switch from trying to witness effectively to effectively being a witness through communication and compassion.

    Their scannable nature makes them great pre-read, reference, and leave-behind materials. Their modularity makes it easy for people to incorporate your ideas into their own communications. And these features together make slidedocs the perfect companion to both written documents and presentations.

    But often depression interferes with your relationship, distancing you from your partner during your time of need. If you are in the midst of depression, you may worry that you aren’t good enough for your partner, or become irritable around them. You may even push them away when you feel like your emotions are beyond your control. In addition, your sense of intimacy may diminish, and your sex life may fizzle as a result of fatigue, medications and feeling disconnected from your partner. The hard truth is that feelings of isolation, worthlessness, and tiredness can all take a hefty toll on your love life. But you don’t have to let depression be the demise of your relationship. Using an integrative approach based in mindfulness, interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), When Depression Hurts Your Relationship offers practical skills to help readers with depression reignite intimacy with their partners. If you suffer from depression, this book is a must-read to help keep your romantic relationship healthy, exciting, and rewarding for you both.

    Like people were just drawn to you. Do you want to know how to turn that personal magnetism on at a moment's notice? Then this book is for you! Charisma on Command will teach you how to tap into your charismatic potential so that you can turn it on whenever you want. It draws on analysis of the most charismatic people in the world, including Steve Jobs, Bill Clinton, Russell Brand, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Luther King, Tony Robbins, and more. You'll learn the mindsets, body language, and exercises that can make you the person others are drawn to. The type of person you might meet for a minute, but remember for a lifetime.

    Public speaking coach to the C-suite Bill Hoogterp shows you proven tips, techniques, and exercises to amplify your effectiveness as a speaker and communicator. He explains how the brain processes information, what people respond to, and how to hold the audience in the palm of your hand.Great public speaking can be learned. Hoogterp's unique method turns fear into fun and shows you how to be your natural, authentic, unique self--and deliver your perfect presentation for any audience each and every time.A smart guide. --Parade magazineImproving your ability to communicate will increase your potential to have impact on the world, no matter what you do. Bill Hoogterp and the Own the Room team will show you how--and they'll make it fun. -- Reid Hoffman, cofounder and chairman of LinkedIn and coauthor of The Start-Up of YouBill Hoogterp is one of the best public speaking coaches in the world today. He helps you become the star. -- Joichi Ito, director of the MIT Media LabA must-have reference for anyone who wants to be a better leader in any business. . . the ticket to own whatever room you're in. -- from the foreword by Maggie Murphy, editor in chief of Parade magazine"Love Bill Hoogterp's new book, Your Perfect Presentation, that helps readers learn to thrive in front of any audience." -- Arianna Huffington

    In Making Conflict Work, Peter Coleman and Robert Ferguson’s leading experts in the field of conflict resolution address the key role of power in workplace tension. Whether you’re butting heads with your boss or addressing a direct report’s complaint, your relative position of power affects how you approach conflict.Coleman and Ferguson explain how power dynamics function, with step-by-step guidance to determining your standing in a conflict and identifying and applying the strategies that will lead to the best resolution. Drawing on the authors’ years of research and consulting experience, the book gives readers effective strategies for negotiating disputes at all levels of an organization.Making Conflict Work includes self-assessment exercises and action plans to guide managers, mediators, consultants, and attorneys through any conflict. This powerful approach can turn workplace tensions into catalysts for creativity, innovation, and meaningful change.

    

    The truth, however, is that going No Contact - by its true definition - does mean that this particular break-up is the last one, thus increasing the intensity of the decision three-fold. No Contact means committing to the fact that you’ve had enough and that you want your life back. It means that you’re willing to accept the possibility of sad, sad days ahead – days spent lamenting a relationship that we know now was a lie. It means ignoring meaningless hoovering (the narcissist’s attempts to solicit a reaction) because you know that giving in means emotional suicide. Going No Contact means that you mean business once and for all. “It’s clear to me that a large number of narcissist abuse victims have finally put their relationship in its proper perspective and they want out. The narcissistic partner is as simple as he is complicated and it takes a specific strategy to break the mental connection….to put distance between yourself and this person who is creating the pain. Based on the hundreds of letters and comments I’ve received via the website [TheNarcissisticPersonality.com], I’ve hopefully created a No Contact guidebook for taking this final empowering step.” Zari Ballard - 2014 The No-Contact (NC) strategy is all about you and no one else. This no-reaction strategy for leaving the narcissistic partner will give you all of the things that you’ve been wanting throughout the nightmare. Even if you have a co-parenting situation with a narcissistic partner, NC is still possible and Zari will show you how to spin it your way. After all those silent treatments and disappearances and after all of the pathological bullshit, you will finally be given that elusive “closure”. Break-Up to Wake-Up is a No Contact handbook that will walk you through the steps that come before, during, and after the break-up. The no-contact strategy instantly ends the vicious cycle of abuse that has become the norm in your life. Get Break-Up to Wake-Up today and begin the next phase of your life narcissist-free!

    To have a voice or seat at the table and maximize their full value, a strategic communicator must be able to speak the language and understand business goals, issues, and trends. The challenge is that many communicators don't hold an MBA and didn't study business in college. Business Essentials for Strategic Communicators provides communication professionals and students with the essential "Business 101" knowledge they need to navigate the business world with the best of them. Readers will learn the essentials of financial statements and terminology, the stock market, public companies, and more – all with an eye on how this knowledge helps them do their jobs better as communication professionals.

    

    Written by David J. Peterson, who developed the language for the HBO series, Living Language Dothraki will arm you with enough vocabulary and grammar to have a complete conversation in Dothraki. Me nem nesa!*The course includes a 128-page language guide and a one-hour audio CD featuring over 200 words and phrases, grammar explanations, cultural notes, a dialogue, and exercises for reinforcement. Containing words never before heard on HBO’s Game of Thrones or seen in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, this course is the ultimate Dothraki guide. *Me nem nesa! = It is known!

    Internal Communications draws on examples of best practice in the private, public and non-profit sectors, with case studies of high profile international organizations. The book defines and explains internal communications (IC), providing practical, ready to implement guidance on planning and organizing the IC function and IC teams; understanding audiences; deciding and developing messages; channels, outcomes and  approaches; line managers and leadership; evaluating and reporting; advising leaders; and change and transitions.The advice in the book is accompanied by downloadable templates for communications in a variety of special situations -- from crises to mergers to business strategies and rebranding. Covering all the core concepts and models, skills and processes, Internal Communications offers a refreshingly practical introduction for students and practitioners alike.

    There are so many things to do, so many choices to make. Where do you start? How do you keep track of it all?Treat your job hunt like the project it is. When you use proven project management techniques that allow you to create a visual system, you’ll be able to increase your productivity, track your progress, evaluate your work, gain feedback, and throw out what doesn’t work while building on your successes. Take control of the most important project you’ll ever work on: finding fulfilling work.

    A crash course in people skills to help teens succeed in school, work, and life. Get a good job. Make more money. Make a difference. Teens discover how to quickly and easily master the people skills critical to their success. Packed with indispensable tips, proven techniques, and "must-do-now" strategies, this book generates immediate results for success in school, work, and life. A must-read to master valuable social skills, prepare for a job, and get a head start in a career. Perfect if you are looking for a job, working, starting your own business, volunteering, or applying to college. Make a powerful first impression! Based on the award-winning book (winner of 8 awards), Smile: Sell More with Amazing Customer Service. Social and career skills made easy. The stuff you absolutely positively NEED to know!

    In the rush to speak and be heard, it is easy to neglect listening and disregard its significance as a way of being with others and the world. Drawing upon insights from phenomenology, linguistics, philosophy of communication, and ethics, Listening, Thinking, Being is both an invitation and an intervention meant to turn much of what readers know, or think they know, about language, communication, and listening inside out. It is not about how to be a good listener or the numerous pitfalls that stem from the failure to listen. Rather, the purpose of the book is, first, to make readers aware of the value and importance of listening as a fundamental human ability inextricably connected with language and thought; second, to alert readers to the complexity of listening from personal, cultural, and philosophical perspectives; and third, to offer readers a way to think of listening as a mode of communicative action by which humans create and abide in the world. Lisbeth Lipari brings together historical, literary, intercultural, scientific, musical, and philosophical perspectives, as well as a range of her own personal experiences, to produce this highly readable analysis of how "the human experience of being as an ethical relation with others . . . is enacted by means of listening."

    While the technology has empowered a generation, an unfortunate side-effect has been a culture in which some consumers of this content have provided feedback in a form that is personalized, mean-spirited, disrespectful, and in some cases, malicious.Unfortunately, this conduct can be jarring for many people, with some going as far to give up sharing their creative endeavors so as not to deal with the “wrath of the Internet”.Dealing With Disrespect is a short, simple to read, free book that provides a straight-forward guide for handling this kind of challenging feedback, picking out the legitimate criticism to learn from, and ignoring the haters. The book helps put all communication, whether on or offline, into perspective and helps you to become a better communicator yourself.The book is written by Jono Bacon, leading community manager and consultant, author of The Art of Community, founder of the Community Leadership Summit, and Ubuntu Community Manager.

    The book covers in detail how to combine and shape the relevant data, build the dashboard in Excel, providing layout and design tips and tricks, prepare the model to work with fiscal dates, and show values used in many financial reports, including year-to-date, variance-to-target, percentage-of-total, and running totals reports.Accessibly written, this book offers readers a practical, real-world scenario and can be used as a day-to-day reference. Though the guide focuses on Power Pivot for Excel 2010, a chapter that discusses Power View—compatible with Excel 2013— and Power BI is also included.

    It will introduce you to fallacies (bad arguments that look like good arguments) and, in two optional chapters, to the rudiments of formalisation. Linked to Marianne Talbot’s hugely successful Critical Reasoning podcasts (downloaded 4 million times from iTunesU!), and full of exercises and quizzes, the book was written to satisfy demand from fans of the podcasts. Marianne is the Director of Studies in Philosophy at Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education. This is version 1.1 of 'Critical Reasoning' which resolves the formatting issues in the first version.

    Business leaders and managers must be ready to respond and adapt in new, innovative ways. The authors of this groundbreaking book argue that business people must adopt what they call a "holonomic" way of thinking, as well as a dynamic and authentic understanding of the relationships within a business system and an appreciation of the whole. Complexity and chaos should not be feared; they are the foundation of successful business structures and economics.Holonomics presents a new worldview in which economics and ecology harmonize. Using real-world case studies and practical exercises, the authors guide the reader to a new, holistic approach to business and toward a more sustainable future in which both people and planet matter."A manifesto for mindful living." --Satish Kumar"A must-read for any forward thinking business." --Alan Moore, author of No Straight Lines: Making Sense of Our Non-Linear World and Designing for Transformation"While great poets, artists, and modern scientists intuitively see reality as relationships, economists, politicians, and business leaders fail to understand how parts and the whole relate to each other. Holonomics presents a powerful mode of thinking, for a new, life-enhancing approach to human economic activity." --H. Thomas Johnson, author of Profit Beyond Measure, and Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting"A timely, radical, and deeply insightful book." --Giles Hutchins, author of The Nature of Business"This remarkable book distills the essence of the ideas and values taught at Schumacher College and shows how these teachings can be applied, with many case studies of enlightened business. A powerful antidote to today's dominant culture." --Fritjof Capra, author of The Hidden Connections"What a gift to have these monumental, mind-changing ideas woven together skilfully in one book." --Margaret J Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science"I have no doubt that this lucid integration of holistic science and business practices that do not ruin the Earth will rapidly become a landmark text." --Stephan Harding, editor of Grow Small, Think Beautiful"'For those who think that we must choose between environmental well-being and economic stability, here is a book that challenges that division. The authors show how business leaders can move beyond narrowly materialistic, reductionist frameworks toward more creative, imaginative, and holistic visions of our sustainable, economic future." --Prof. Ingrid Leman Stefanovic, author of Safeguarding Our Common Future: Rethinking Sustainable Development

    Sherri Lynea Gerek wants to help you fulfill the highest vision you hold for yourself and your life. In The Hummingbird Way, Sherri offers up a bright perspective on overcoming challenges by elevating your everyday thoughts and behaviors. As you apply the book's lessons to rise above your circumstances like the hummingbird, you will broaden your horizon and unearth new possibilities for greater understanding and acceptance of yourself and others. The Hummingbird Way includes lessons such as . . . Have Confidence in Your Ability to Fly Hover and Rise Above Face Your Fear and Fly Right Through It Every Feather in Place Fight Fairly Fly Higher File Your Flight Plan Fly Forward-Don't Look Back . . . and more! Each of its twenty-two chapters opens with a hummingbird scene providing a metaphor for a common life issue we all face. This is followed by a personal life lesson conveyed through a story, a strategy, and a worksheet for further self-exploration. The Hummingbird Way stirs the imagination. As you aspire to live in harmony with the world around you, life is not always easy. You look for flowers. You encounter hornets. You desire nectar. You'll find it all here. "The Hummingbird Way is an energetic and thought-provoking guide to self-development." -Bruce D Schneider, Ph.D., M.C.C., founder of The Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and author of Energy Leadership: Transforming Your Workplace and Your Life from the Core and Relax, You're Already Perfect "If you want to transform relationships with others-and most importantly, with yourself-you need to read this book." -Jules Taggart, www.ampandpivot.com, marketing strategist, blogger, entrepreneur, cofounder, Bootstrap Book Club

    Compiling both classic and contemporary essays on the -urbanization question, - this book explores the various theoretical, epistemological and political implications of Lefebvre's claim, with a series of analytical and cartographic interventions that reach beyond the conventional binaries of the topic (urban/rural, city/non-city, society/nature) in order to investigate the uneven implosions and explosions of capitalist urbanization across the globe--and what Lefebvre famously termed (in his book of the same name) -the production of space.-

    In Four-Legged Wisdom: Sacred Stories from an Animal Communicator, the author, an animal activist and animal communicator, beautifully illustrates how we learn from our animal companions and how our lives are enhanced by their presence. Written to raise funds for animal rescues and sanctuaries, these stories show us that animals can be our wisest but often our most overlooked and misunderstood teachers. Journey into the hearts and minds of these amazing animals and learn the valuable roles they play in their human's lives. These remarkable stories are about partnership, humor, healing, life, love, and needing one another. This book will touch your heart and open your mind to the gifts and lessons our animal companions bestow upon us every day.

    They thrive. Long-married spouses discover how to not just live with each other, but to love each other in a way that can only be described as godly. They've come to understand that the joys of marriage often arrive because of its many challenges, not despite them. Marriage is a perfectly imperfect relationship that's hard, but worth it. After nearly forty years of marriage, Pastor Kurt Bubna knows that to be true. In three decades of leading churches, he's also witnessed the hopes, hurts, confusion, and frustration of hundreds of married couples trying to love each other well in a world that urges selfishness over sacrifice. Combining his church members' stories and his own "recovering idiot" experiences with insightful biblical knowledge, Pastor Kurt shares vital principles and practical advice that can help any marriage, in any stage, thrive for years on end.

    Maximizing effectiveness is the goal of every retail manager, but solutions are often difficult to find. In The Retail Management Formula: A Navigational Guide to Consistently Effective Retail Management, author Jon Dario pulls from his extensive experience in retail management and leadership to offer clear, concise, and practical tools designed specifically for retail managers.This book provides tangible and practical methods for turning ideas into action. With step-by-step instructions for establishing effective retail management routines, Dario delivers a complete program for laying the foundations of strong managerial behavior. The principles presented here can be used by both individual retail managers to achieve success and by senior leaders of an organization to serve as the core of their management training and development program.Filled with real-life illustrations of the book’s central ideas as well as detailed instructions for their implementation, The Retail Management Formula is a must-have book for any retail manager or organization interested in driving consistent execution on the part of their retail teams.

    In the early twentieth century political operatives did their work in the backroom, a shady place of secret deals and dark arts. By the middle of the century, the politicos were heading to Madison Avenue to learn the techniques of mass communication and persuasion. Today, they have moved from the dim light of the backroom to the bright lights of the war room, the central command for political campaigns. And along the way the pupil has surpassed the teacher. Aided by masses of data, sophisticated computer modelling, and smart manipulation of social media, political strategists are reshaping the way voters think. And act. Forward-thinking marketers are now adopting these techniques to convince consumers to buy their products. The strategies being used to influence our choices at the ballot box will soon be used to influence our choices in the grocery store. Drawing on political and marketing stories from North America, Europe, and beyond, Spin gives readers an insider’s view of this stunning turnaround.

    What is expected? What should the thesis consist of? How can the whole process be made a bit easier? How to achieve the best possible result? Working within strict time limits, and under pressure right from the start, what does the student need to do to ensure that the thesis is finished?In How to Write a Better Minor Thesis, experienced advisors Dr Paul Gruba and Professor Justin Zobel lay out step-by-step guidelines for writing a minor thesis. Based on decades of working with students undertaking their first piece of research, they take novice researchers through the process of completing a minor thesis from initial steps to final on-time submission. Written in a friendly manner, this concise book—a companion to their senior text on the challenges of research writing, How To Write A Better Thesis—will help you to successfully tackle this fresh challenge.How to Write a Better Minor Thesis contains sections of condensed material from How To Write A Better Thesis, complementing the entirely new material written for minor thesis students.

    The Science of On-Camera Acting challenges classic and contemporary acting approaches through an examination of the camera’s unique perspective and what neuroscience now tells us about how our brains actually work. Featuring exclusive insights from one of the most influential psychologists of the past century, Dr. Paul Ekman, this unique, streamlined, science-based approach offers mastery of naturalism, comedy, and complex character work in the short time actors have to prepare for auditions and bookings. At the same time, these techniques keep actors out of their heads and grounded in impulse and inspiration while still delivering in a highly competitive field. Many well-intended books and approaches geared toward actors misappropriate science and use pop psychology to validate their teachings. The Science of On-Camera Acting is a groundbreaking approach that offers a comprehensive, scientifically demonstrable path for actors to access their deep reservoirs of creativity and talent. Order this book to learn a method that surpasses theory and actually works.

    It could have been how you came across, or might not even have anything to do with you, but they were having a bad day.Whatever the case may be, the truth is, you need to be able to build connection with people.Creating rapport and building connection with people is a must. Just ask anybody who is successful in friendship, love, and work.Within "Instant Connection":* How to build instant connections with people doing some of the simplest things you can imagine.* How to make yourself somebody who can just easily turn strangers you meet into connections.* What are ways to work on building rapport everyday so you when you see people, you know what to do.* What is the one most important skill you need to develop in order to connect with anybody.* What to do after you establish the connection, and how to maintain it so it becomes a lasting connection.* Plus, custom practical "how-to" strategies, techniques, applications and exercises to making connection with people....and much more.Establish rapport and build your connections now with " Instant Connection "!

    It is used metaphorically in this book as a response to a higher ideal and is equated with success. Interestingly, it carries the concept of moving from a lower level to a higher level. And moving involves action, a necessity in moving forward or upward. The CelebrityExperts(r) in Answering The Call come from totally different places. Their experiences are as varied as their passions, but they are all passionate about their subject. Their experiences have given them the success they currently enjoy, notwithstanding the obstacles they have overcome, to achieve their goals. You may have noted in life that your mindset colors your thinking and your actions. In order to change direction in life to achieve your goals, you may need to realign your mindset. At the very least, by learning from a mentor's experiences, you will save valuable time and effort. The CelebrityExperts(r) in this book can guide you by their analysis, experience and action - in what to do or not to do - in Answering The Call to which you are responding. Speaking of mindset, Albert Einstein gave us the classic, often-quoted and thought-provoking definition of the mindset of insanity... Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstei

    It helps everyone from the professional practitioner to the aficionado homeowner become a better designer by bringing the full power and potential of great design to your life. As you take the journey through The Art of Space, you will learn the tested, tried, and true principles of interior design that are infinitely complex, elegantly simple, and eminently achievable. Filled with beautiful photographic examples of each of the seven fundamental principles, The Art of Space is crafted to be a textbook, a coffee table book, and an ongoing source of creative inspiration. Mary Cook is a nationally recognized interior designer. Her Chicago-based firm, Mary Cook Associates, has been delivering award-winning interior design for commercial and residential clients for more than 25 years.

    So, how do you make your message stand out and stick amongst all this chatter? The answer is simple - just get visual! With a straightforward doodle or a quick illustration you'll revolutionise how your message impacts your audience. And The Art of Business Communication will show you how to do it. Can't draw? No Picasso? No problem! You'll be amazed at how easy it is to add a simple yet powerful visual dimension to any message or business communication so that all your ideas, presentations, documents and meetings are brought to life and make a meaningful and memorable impact. Everything becomes easier to say, problems are explained and solved in a flash and the complex quickly becomes clear. So, to make your point and make it matter - make it visual. Shortlisted for the 'Practical Manager' category at the Chartered Management Institute Management Book of the Year Awards. Judges' comments: "A delightful book, especially if like me, you think you cannot draw... it generates confidence from the first page." Quentin Kopp - Practical Manager Category Judge "There are few other opportunities to improve the power of one's communication with such modest effort and no cost whilst being a lot of fun." Ray Davis - Practical Manager Category Judge

    He is a true master of his craft. Regardless of your experience, this book will help you become a better communicator, both on and off the stage."--Stephen Shapiro, author of Best Practices Are Stupid ""Emote" approaches verbal communications from a very human perspective. It will help you improve verbally, whether public speaking or in one-on-one conversations."--Nancy Duarte, author of Resonate "Vikas' workshop on public speaking, which is based on his book "Emote," has consistently received stellar ratings by our students. Many have said that it changed their perspective on public speaking."--Tracy Purinton, associate director, MIT Leadership Center, MIT Sloan School of Management Many people fear public speaking more than death. Most wish they could do it better, or at least avoid the sweating, stuttering jitters that plague them before any presentation or speech. Vikas Jhingran has been there. He was so poor at speaking in public that his supervisor wouldn't let him make presentations to clients--even when he had done all the work. Surprisingly, few professional speakers and presenters understand speeches or presentations at a fundamental level. Their overly prescriptive approach actually ends up confusing the speech and the tools that are used to deliver it, instead of connecting with the essential part of speaking--that which engages listeners with the message and the emotions that go with it. By focusing on the most important aspect of communication--the transfer of emotion--"Emote" Develops an emotion-driven approach that will help you deliver a powerful, effective message despite any perceived handicaps.Encourages introverts and non-native speakers to find their voices and deliver impactful speeches.Clarifies the roles of common speaking tools and shows how to use them effectively. In "Emote," Vikas presents an emotion-based approach that will change the way you think about verbal communications. Emote will help you gain the confidence you need to stand in the spotlight and "wow" clients or executives, create connections, and get your message across to anyone.

    In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Gary Genard shares his proven method for transforming your self-doubt into confidence. His self-directed program will help you escape the negative thinking, physical symptoms, and avoidance behavior that are holding you back. This step-by-step, personalized approach will dramatically boost your comfort level and skills in as little as 12 days. Fearless Speaking offers dozens of empowering exercises to create your own success in speeches, presentations, meetings, and interpersonal conversations. Start enjoying public speaking today, and reap the rewards!

    Language is conceptualized as a collective invention, on the model of writing or the wheel, and the book places social and cultural dynamics at the centre of its evolution: language emerged and further developed in human communities already suffused with meaning and communication, mimesis, ritual, song and dance, alloparenting, new divisions of labour and revolutionary changes in social relations. The book thus challenges assumptions about the causal relations between genes, capacities, social communication and innovation: the biological capacities are taken to evolve incrementally on the basis of cognitive plasticity, in a process that recruits previous adaptations and fine-tunes them to serve novel communicative ends. Topics include the ability brought about by language to tell lies, that must have confronted our ancestors with new problems of public trust; the dynamics of social-cognitive co-evolution; the role of gesture and mimesis in linguistic communication; studies of how monkeys and apes express their feelings or thoughts; play, laughter, dance, song, ritual and other social displays among extant hunter-gatherers; the social nature of language acquisition and innovation; normativity and the emergence of linguistic norms; the interaction of language and emotions; and novel perspectives on the time-frame for language evolution. The contributors are leading international scholars from linguistics, anthropology, palaeontology, primatology, psychology, evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence, archaeology, and cognitive science.

    In Decolonizing Preaching, Sarah Travis argues that sermons have a role in shaping the identity and ethics of listeners by helping them formulate responses to empire and colonization. Travis employs postcolonial theories to provide important insights for the practice of preaching today. She also turns to the social doctrine of the Trinity to offer a vision of the divine/human community that effectively deconstructs colonizing discourse. This book offers preachers and other practical theologians a gentle introduction to colonial history, postcolonial theories, and Social Trinitarian theology, while equipping them with tools to decolonize preaching and strategies for preventing, resisting, and responding to colonizing discourse. Travis effectively casts a vision of a "perichoretic space" in which preacher and listener encounter the living God-in-Trinity and are transformed, reconciled, and sent out to others in the church and beyond.

    For over 30 years, he has explored his desire to imagine new worlds, to tell stories and to engage with others. This interest is rooted in his sense of play and possibility--an endless curiosity that continually drives him to ask, "What if?" What if you could step inside a crystal goblet? What if your environment transformed with every step? What if a restaurant could vanish at a moment's notice? What if your ultimate escapist fantasy was real? What If...? presents a wide array of Rockwell's brilliant explorations of the rich intersection between architecture and theater. Through immersive imagery and behind-the-scenes details, Rockwell introduces readers to 35 projects, from initial driving idea through physical realization. Works include the famed Nobu Fifty Seven and the newcomer TAO Downtown in New York, the W Paris Op�ra, the West Lobby at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and the newly opened TED Theater in Vancouver; set designs for the Academy Awards, Kinky Boots and Hairspray; the Hall of Fragments at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale and Jamie Oliver's traveling teaching kitchen, the Food Revolution truck. Engaging texts by Tony Award-winning playwright and screenplay writer John Guare, Tony Award-winning director and producer Jack O'Brien and Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Justin Davidson--written specially for this publication--and a conversation between Rockwell and acclaimed architect Elizabeth Diller round out this spectacular, celebratory volume.David Rockwell (born 1956) is an American architect and designer. He is founder and president of Rockwell Group, an award-winning, cross-disciplinary architecture and design practice based in New York City, with satellite offices in Madrid and Shanghai, that has been named as one of Fast Company's most innovative design practices.

    It seeks to demonstrate to the engaged reader the importance of communication strategies in moving a corporation through the numerous challenges faced by the Chief Communications Officer (CCO), as counsel to Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer and others in the C-suite. The book will provide the reader with examples and short case studies to provide understanding of C-level communication. There are a number of books in the leadership field that deal with communication. Some estimates are of more than 1,000 books in the marketplace. The contrast between this work by Harrison and Muhlberg and those in the market is that the book deals less with theory and history of communication, and considerably more with current and future application of high-level strategic corporate communication as the role of the function has progressed significantly from that of a service provider to that of a business driver. The significance of this is to ground readers in the lessons of both past and current corporate leadership challenges, drawing on leadership history and organizational thought-leader influence (Follett, Barnard, Berne, Drucker, Burns et al), and exposing students to modern realities. Corporate governance, social-media proliferation and influence, the growing impact of globalization, stakeholder relations, information flow, the importance of protecting reputation and risk management, employee engagement, C-suite and organizational culture shifts, as well as communication skills and exemplars, are examined in a way undertaken by no other book in this category. This is a modern book on corporate communication at the executive management levela "the chief executive suite of officersa "for use in advanced college studies and professionals wanting to update their communication strategies.

    

    Learn about an architect's four main drawings: the Site Plan, Floor Plan, Section, and Elevation--including the concept of drawing each plan to scale. Aspiring architects discover design techniques, along with different, exciting architectural styles used today. All of this is brought to life in freehand, pen-and-ink architectural drawings that will inspire children to apply these lessons to their own designs. This book is the perfect introduction to architecture, revealing why buildings look and function as they do. While this creative book is ideal for the middle grades, ages 9-12, even adults will find it inspiring.

    

    M. Bounds' eight classic books on prayer. Each book and chapter is linked in the Table of Contents for easy navigation. Books Included: 1. Power through Prayer 2. Prayer and Praying Men 3. Purpose in Prayer 4. The Essentials of Prayer 5. The Necessity of Prayer 6. The Possibilities of Prayer 7. The Reality of Prayer 8. The Weapon of Prayer

    Along with sharing her own experience, author Diana Rajchel solicits the experiences and advice of other Pagans on how to handle this life passage.

    What? is a provocative, original book that not only breaks down the elements that cause us to misinterpret what we hear, but provides a hands-on guide that teaches us how to correct the problems as they occur. A book for business folks and teachers, doctors and coaches, spouses and musicians - anyone who needs to accurately hear what others intend to convey.

    Though meetings are essential to the life of any organization, they tend to be boring, inefficient, and unproductive.But they don't have to be.Mission Critical Meetings shows you how to facilitate meetings that participants will look forward to. You'll learn how to: get participants engaged keep everyone on track boost creativity foster a sense of teamwork make and implement decisions ...and much more The impact of a well-run meeting extends far beyond the short-term enthusiasm of its participants. When you use the techniques described in this book, members will be better equipped to stay on task, work toward a common goal, and contribute to the success of your organization.

    Our identity, our friendships and marriages, our families, and our culture are the product of how we speak to one another. Our words affect our hopes and dreams, as well as those of our children. We insult, complain, or criticize. We compliment, offer support, and inspire. These are choices that take place in the crevices of our most private and public conversations with others. This book bridges communication theory and practice to foreground an important message: positive communication matters. By examining closely how people talk to each other at home or at work, this book enables undergraduate and graduate students to communicate more positively. The Art of Positive Communication is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in interpersonal communication courses and as a supplemental text to inspire all students to communicate better.

    Social media is vital if you want to your business to thrive, and though you can’t control the conversations, you can influence them. This book will teach you how.If mismanaged, social media can create more noise than signal. It can be a time and energy suck—for you and your audience. Or worse still, it can become an echo chamber for negative PR.If done well, guerrilla social media marketing can help you persuade, command attention, establish dialogue, differentiate yourself, capture new markets, and outmaneuver the competition—all on a shoestring budget. Whether you’re selling digital goods and services, physical goods, or local services, this book has the answers.- Strategize and optimize your social presence in ways you didn’t know were possible- Drive more clicks and sales with better-performing Facebook ads- Develop remarkable content with viral potential- Manage your online reputation, instead of letting it manage you- Integrate social media into your SEO strategy, and vice versa- Leverage online influencers to promote your brand, and become an influencer yourself

    Using the principles and the instructions in this book, you will learn the best types of body language to use in different types of social situations.By practicing these principles, you will be able to improve many aspects of your life like your relationships, your career and your general social life. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Body Language: The Secrets Of Nonverbal Communication Improving Your Charisma And Persuasion Skills Building Your Negotiation Power Body Language Improves Our Communication Skills Body Language And Relationship Insights Body Language Enhance Social Skills Learning Body Language Promotes Self Confidence Body Language And Leadership Developing Emotional Intelligence Improving Your Relationships Using Body Language Much, Much More! Download your copy today! Tags: Body language, Charisma, Charismatic, Communication, Communication Skills, Self Confidence, Nonverbal Communication, Secret Handbook, Persuasion Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Negotiation Power, Relationships, Emotions, Leadership, Promote Self Confidence, Meditation, Talk, Talk To Anyone, Enhance Social Skills, Anger, Anger Management, Great Communicator, Manifestations, Control Emotions, Body Language, Communication Skills, Talk To Anyone, Social Skills, Self Confidence, Charisma, Negotiation Power, Body Language, Communication, Negotiation Power, Relationships, Charisma, Charismatic Confidence, Nonverbal Communication

    In fact, the coach's touch is light. Breakthroughs occur when leaders are in the middle of leading, engaging in peer coaching, or even in quiet reflection. Written from the multiple viewpoints of eight leaders in a group coaching program and six executives on a leadership team, Being Coached illustrates how creating a learning community promotes growth by making space for vulnerability and risk-taking. Simply put, it answers the question, "What is being coached like?"

    Dedicated conservatives have argued for decades that the conservative movement was a product of print, rather than a march, a protest, or a pivotal moment of persecution. The Road to Serfdom, Ideas Have Consequences, Witness, The Conservative Mind, God and Man at Yale, The Conscience of a Conservative, and other mid-century texts became influential not only among conservative office-holders, office-seekers, and well-heeled donors but also at dinner tables, school board meetings, and neighborhood reading groups. These books are remarkable both because they enumerated conservative political positions and because their memorable language demonstrated how to take those positions—functioning, in essence, as debate handbooks. Taking an expansive approach, the author documents the wide influence of the conservative canon on traditionalist and libertarian conservatives. By exploring the varied uses to which each founding text has been put from the Cold War to the culture wars, Creating Conservatism generates original insights about the struggle over what it means to think and speak conservatively in America.

    For example, are you Dependent, People-Pleasing, or Conflict-Avoiding? Is your partner Controlling, Passive-Aggressive, or Distancing? The book will also help you discover how to cultivate the healthy capacities that make relationships work, for example, Self-Support, Assertiveness, Intimacy, and Caring.

    There is no shortage of books providing relationship advice that can help us with these matters. But Buddhist teachings address more than just surface knowledge, and guide us to delve deeper into our psyches.With an emphasis on self-compassion, Buddhism for Couples explains how to apply Buddhist teachings to your relationships to patch things up, hold things together, and, even on good days, scale the heights of relationship happiness. Written for both men and women, this book tackles the loaded subjects of housework, anger, sex, conflict, and infidelity, and introduces Buddhist strategies that can enrich a relationship.Humorous and informative, Buddhism for Couples provides a fresh approach to living as a couple, persuading us to leave behind stale, habitual ways of relating that don’t work.

    In this first thorough survey of the recent debate on the subject, Axel Gelfert provides an in-depth introduction to what has become one of the liveliest debates in contemporary epistemology.Covering existing literature and major debates, A Critical Introduction to Testimony discusses the epistemic status of testimony-based beliefs, relates changes to relevant developments in other areas and offers a critical perspective on current and future research trends. Devoting space to both the applications of social epistemology and the larger conceptual issues of knowledge, Gelfert not only introduces the epistemology of testimony; he offers an up-to-date introduction to epistemology. Equipped with a mix of study questions, examples, and suggestions for further reading, students of contemporary epistemology will find this a reliable guide to studying testimony as a source of knowledge.

    Whether with a laptop or smartphone, we search the web from wherever we are, at any given moment. ‘Googling’ has become so entwined in our daily routines that we rarely question it. However, search engines such as Google or Bing determine what part of the web we get to see, shaping our knowledge and perceptions of the world. But there is a world beyond Google – geographically, culturally, and technologically.

    User-Centered Translation (UCT) offers practical tools and methods to help empower translators to act for their readers. This book will help readers to:Create mental models such as personas;Test translations with usability testing methods;Carry out reception research.Including assignments, case studies and real-life scenarios ranging from the translation of user instructions and EU texts to literary and audiovisual translation, this is an essential guide for students, translators and researchers.

    Full of models, tips, exercises, and examples, this book provides readers with the tools to maximise creativity and performance in the workplace and to manage innovation options. It demonstrates the integral role that coaching can play in idea generation and the innovation process, to gain the competitive edge.

     What is Subjective Communication? Subjective Communication is a natural ability that all of the highly successful people on our planet have in common. Subjective Communication is the ability that permits people to know more than their physical senses alone can tell them. Subjective Communication is the one “secret of success” that people have sought to reveal for thousands of years, yet remained hidden because those who had it did not realize that the way they functioned was different from the way the vast majority of people function, and those who didn’t have it considered it so unlikely that they doubted its existence. For the fortunate few who, through natural means, developed the ability to use subjective communications to know more than the majority of people, life has been a fabulous success. These people - about ten percent of the population - are the ones we consider “lucky.” Though they do no more work than other people, they prosper. Though they are no more persistent than millions of others, they succeed while others fail. Though they are no more intelligent than the masses, we call them geniuses. You can develop this ability. All humans are born with the potential to communicate in more ways than through the physical senses. It is your mind, and your phenomenal imagination, that makes you human. In this book, you will learn why imagination is not only used for make believe, but is also used as a communications tool. You will learn exactly what human intelligence is, and what mind is, and how these function in another - invisible-to-the-human-eyes - dimension where we exchange vital information that helps improve our relationships, our decision making ability, and our chances for success and happiness in this life. You will have a rare opportunity to look inside the mind of a genius, a natural psychic who has been using this ability for more than sixty years, as this genius is interviewed by a veteran newspaper reporter turned researcher. This insight and understanding will help you develop your own abilities. Never before has there been a book like this one, that strips the mystery away and explains in simple language exactly what this thing called ESP really is and how you can learn to use it like the most successful people in our world do. It is your heritage as a human being. Use it.

    Drawing on his many years consulting with thousands of people on every organizational level, Fred Kofman shares a wealth of skills to help us “express and elicit all perspectives in the spirit of mutual learning.” Learn More About:• Ways to capitalize on the creative potential of difficult conversations• How to speak your truth and elicit the same from others• The three aspects of every conversation: task, relationship, and self• How your “toxic” thoughts can support task effectiveness, healthy relationships, and self-integrity• Staying in alignment with your values through unconditional responsibility• How to listen with respect and compassion• Mutual purpose, learning, and understanding as goals for productive dialogue• Cultivating the skills of productive expression and inquiry—the keys to authentic communication • Excerpted from Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values, Fred Kofman’s award-winning book on the enlightened principles for a successful business