Industrial Management

Are you overwhelmed by the demands of being a caregiver? Do you find yourself struggling to balance your needs with those of your loved ones? Are you caught in the whirlwind of caregiving and need a guide to navigate this demanding journey? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, then this is definitely the book for you!

Practicing optometrists are fully qualified, privileged, as well as obligated and responsible to their patients to provide an advanced level of primary medical eye care. Laboratory medicine and imaging is absolutely critical in caring for and managing patients.

"Sleep is for Suckers" is a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of effective time management, drawing on the techniques and strategies employed by the world's most successful individuals. This book covers a wide range of topics, from developing the right mindset and prioritizing goals, to optimizing sleep and leveraging technology to enhance productivity. The book begins by emphasizing the importance of effective time management and the power it holds in achieving personal and professional success. It then delves into the mindset of highly successful individuals, offering insights into...

How can you protect your right to a balanced life, in a profession that demands perfection? Medical life is challenging. The culture is competitive, the environment intense, the machinery complex and unwieldy, and the expectations high. Under such constant stress, many doctors sacrifice their own wellbeing to try and provide the best possible care for their patients. Coaching offers a way to immediately start bridging this known gap. You are a whole human, and it's time to treat yourself like it.

Imagine an everyday world in which the price of gasoline (and oil) continues to go up, and up, and up. Think about the immediate impact that would have on our lives. Of course, everybody already knows how about gasoline has affected our driving habits. People can't wait to junk their gas-guzzling SUVs for a new Prius. But there are more, not-so-obvious changes on the horizon that Chris Steiner tracks brilliantly in this provocative work.

Loss prevention is necessary to protect a company's profit. We must identify the changes and the steps needed to fix the problem of loss, or make the loss prevention department identify what has worked at preventing loss compared with what has not worked at preventing loss. I solve the problem by using over 20 different professional resources and even a personal interview. This solution can be a model for all, and every retail corporation cited has been tested and researched in a scholarly fashion.

Imagine leading your high functioning team to meet the organization's goals as an industry leader. You are followed for who you are and what you represent. Your team members willingly share adversity and pending threats. Make this a reality through understanding leadership techniques through our clinical mindset. Learn how to relate to each member of your team and know how to maximize each one's unique skills. Learn how to leverage skills of communication, coaching, conflict resolution, and much more!

Nora Castro was invited to meet with the senior executive team at her new company. In a boardroom where Castro was the only female in attendance, the president asked for big ideas to save the firm from their shrinking footprint in the industry. Castro’s hand shot up. “I have the answer!” When she was ignored, she responded in a loud voice, “What percentage of executives in our firm are women?” Without acknowledging her, the president called an end to the meeting and the men walked out, leaving Castro sitting alone.

In the digital age, steering your business to benefit from digital technologies is not only a differentiator, but is increasingly becoming key to profitable growth. Smart, prudent implementation and deployment are necessary to pull off the change successfully.

An intimate and profound reckoning with the changes buffeting the $2 trillion global advertising and marketing business from the perspective of its most powerful players, by the best-selling author of Googled. Advertising and marketing touches on every corner of our lives and is the invisible fuel powering almost all media. Complain about it though we might, without it the world would be a darker place. And of all the industries wracked by change in the digital age, few have been turned on its head as dramatically as this one has.

Career Clarity for Nurses helps nurses uncover what they really want from their job that will make their career direction obvious and natural. As a travel nurse, Karen Wade spent years working side-by-side with nurses in facilities across the country where she felt and heard about almost universal job stressors.

Atif Zafar is a neurologist, researcher, entrepreneur, advocate, mentor, coach, and a life-long student of science and leadership. In Why Doctors Need to Be Leaders, he shares his insights and perspective on physician leadership and why the evolution of physician mind-set in the current healthcare system is crucial. In this book, he wishes to converse with medical students, trainees, early career physicians, and other stakeholders to stimulate a transformative discussion and to instigate leadership.

The United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world. While policy makers have argued over who is at fault for this, the system has been quietly moving toward high-deductible insurance plans that require patients to pay large amounts out of pocket before insurance kicks in. The idea behind this shift is that patients will become better consumers of healthcare when forced to pay for their medical expenses.

Is it a core discipline or a topic at a planning retreat? For the most successful among us, innovation is a way of life! Innovative companies are actively and relentlessly hunting for new ways to disrupt their respective markets. Innovative people are literally changing the world. If your company, business or project demands a breakthrough, what would you want at your disposal? Money? People? Technology? Or Innovation? If you really think about it, the answer is clear – Innovation. Jeff Standridge knows that innovation wins the day. It not only wins battles, it wins wars. It fuels profits...

Power Recruiting unfolds the mystery of how to effectively recruit for every industry. Diana Y. Ji is the founder and president of Bongene Search, an executive search firm dedicated to handling critical talent search needs in the biopharma industry. In Power Recruiting, she brings her 20 years of experience in corporate talent acquisition and executive search fields to teach hiring managers and recruiting professionals.

Heijunka (Japanese for "production smoothing or leveling"): It is a technique used to smooth out production in all departments as well as that of the supplier over time in order to facilitate Just-In-Time (JIT) production. It means production leveling (finding and maintaining average production volumes). The fundamental goal of using the Heijunka technique is to supply goods at a steady rate so that upstream and downstream operations can likewise run at a steady and predictable rate, hence lowering the inventory. The heijunka technique works by leveling both the production volume and the ...

With an emphasis on adaptability and personalization, Tony Shark empowers listeners to implement the Pomodoro Technique effectively and optimize their productivity in various work environments. Whether you're a student, professional, or freelancer, this audiobook is a valuable resource for improving your productivity and achieving your goals.

Traditional business structures love stability and predictability. Yet many organizations believe the two essential ingredients for long-term success are creativity and innovation. Kirsten May and Alex Varricchio, founders of the marketing agency UpHouse, call the relationship between these two opposing expectations the Proximity Paradox - the belief that those who are closest to a subject are best-qualified to innovate for it, when, in reality, intense proximity limits creativity.

There's a revolution going on right now. On the frontiers of medicine, some doctors have developed an approach for treating people that is more effective, more humane, and more affordable. It's an approach to healthcare that has captured the attention of the media and business elite. It's all happening at Cleveland Clinic, one of the most innovative, forward-looking medical institutions in the nation. In this groundbreaking book, Toby Cosgrove, MD, reveals how the Clinic works so well and argues persuasively for why it should be the model for the nation.

Why do so many Lean implementations fail to deliver stable flow? Because they ignore the core secret behind Just-in-Time: Heijunka. In this concise, practical guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman explains how production leveling — or Heijunka — helps organizations: Build predictable and stable production schedules Reduce overburden, bottlenecks, and downtime Align suppliers and internal processes for smoother flow Cut inventory without risking stockouts Unlock the full potential of Just-in-Time (JIT) systems Whether you're managing a factory floor or improving service operations, Heijunka is ...