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Rules for the educational trenches and life in general. Quick start your school year in a hundred pages or less. Antonio J. Hopson is an educator, long-serving mentor teacher at a top-notch school, poet and writer who uses inspiration and humor to help educators tackle the challenges they face day-in and day-out. Antonio believes that honey is to the bee what love and empathy are to humans—emotions that have evolved to hold us together through some of the most difficult and joyful times. This is why we are teachers: to pass along the best traits of our humanity. Research tells us that ...

Discover the transformative power of composting in "The Compost Alchemist," your ultimate guide to converting organic waste into black gold for your garden! Unearth a wealth of actionable knowledge as you delve into the arcane world of composting where waste is not an end, but a magical beginning toward a healthier Earth and a flourishing garden. Your adventure begins by demystifying the foundations of composting, unraveling the secrets behind organic matter decomposition and the myriad benefits it presents to both the environment and your beloved garden. Delve into Chapter 2 and be ...

Green to Gold is an essential guide for forward-thinking business leaders who see the Green Wave coming and want to profit from it. This audio explores what every executive must know to manage the environmental challenges facing society and business. Based on the authors' years of experience and hundreds of interviews with corporate leaders around the world, Green to Gold, shows how companies generate lasting value.

By applying the exercises and novel perspective of Practical Solutions listeners will be set free of erroneous concepts, feelings, and beliefs about themselves that may be keeping them from experiencing the full joy of their unique version of Life.

In his latest publication, CEO and founder of Brainard Strategy, Michael Brainard, details the eight disciplines that must be adopted, implemented and mastered in order to truly accelerate the journey towards effective leadership development. An exploration into psychological and positive behavioral conditioning, Brainard draws on his comprehensive PhD research to create a prolific manifesto becoming the type of leader you’ve always aspired to be.

Outsmart the traps that are holding you back from success! Trap Tales is your guide to avoiding the seven obstacles that ensnare people every day. We all fall into traps, and we often don't even realize it until we're deeply entrenched. Like quicksand, traps are easy to step into, but difficult to escape - it seems that the harder we try to climb out, the deeper we sink. But what if there were another way? What if we knew the right strategies to escape the traps we have fallen into? What if we could spot traps from a distance, and avoid them entirely?

In this practical guide, business coach Stacy Tuschl shares a personalized, step-by-step plan for rescuing your business - and your sanity. She talks directly to you and other female entrepreneurs who are lost in the responsibilities of running a business while maintaining a full life.

What makes a successful business? How can we work most effectively as a team? What are the keys to being a great leader? Best-selling authors Daniel Goleman and Peter Senge address these questions in Working with Presence. From the importance of harmonized thinking to the role that tacit knowledge plays in every organization, they discuss how companies can transform themselves into learning organizations.

"Navigating the Maze: A Guide to Residential Adolescent Treatment and Multi-Agency Collaboration" offers an exploration of the complexities involved in treating adolescents with diverse backgrounds and challenging behaviors within residential settings. This guide is an essential resource for professionals, families, and caregivers who work with adolescents facing mental health issues, conduct problems, substance abuse, and other complex challenges.In a world where effective adolescent care often requires the coordination of multiple agencies—ranging from juvenile courts and child ...

Do you feel stressed out a lot of the time? Do you often feel tired and worn out? Is your mind occupied with problems and do you struggle with emotional issues? You're not alone! These are common issues that a lot of people face today. Fortunately, there are plenty of good methods that can be used to resolve these kinds of issues. There's cognitive therapy, talk therapy, meditation, yoga, etc. These methods can definitely be helpful. However, they are not always as easy to learn and seeing a therapist can get pretty expensive.

The world's greatest leaders focus on three critical things: They are committed to accomplishing something that matters; they articulate a vision that others embrace; and they demonstrate a series of five commitments that make up the message of this book. In Become, Mark Hannum, a leading executive coach, consultant, practitioner, and researcher in the leadership field, reveals the evidence-based secrets that surfaced from vast data Linkage has collected on leadership effectiveness.

We've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and can quite literally make people think blue is green. In the name of comity, we embrace stupidity. We can make better decisions by embracing dissent. Dissent forces us to question the status quo, consider more information, and engage in creative decision-making.

In Meta-Leadership, Dierickx draws on a vast body of research from psychology and business to show how great leaders can improve their judgment for stronger, more profitable results. Incorporating leading-edge data and research on the science of thinking, emotional regulation, and behavior, Meta Leadership offers fascinating stories, incisive insights, and useful takeaways for better leadership and better outcomes.

For years, I have been doing turnarounds of distressed companies to make the businesses profitable. I believe that the main reason companies are distressed is that the business owners do not know how to hire and manage a strong management team. Many business owners do not realize how important it is to have and maintain a qualified team of managers to oversee their employees. Most entrepreneurs believe they are doing a decent job of building a quality management team to lead their companies.

Dr. Adizes’s premise, developed in this book, is that the ideal leader, manager, or executive - ideal in the sense that he can fulfill by himself all the roles necessary for the long- and short-term effectiveness and efficiency of an organization - does not and cannot exist. And that is the problem with contemporary management literature: It presents what the executive should do (because that is what the organization needs), even though no one can do it.

Just get out and switch off! In a hectic world full of stress, crises and negative influences, it is more important than ever to find moments of peace and relaxation. Music has the power to positively influence our emotions, relieve tension and calm the soul. Particularly gentle sounds in the natural 432 Hz frequency can help to reduce stress, find inner balance and recharge your batteries. My specially composed relaxation music combines gentle piano and harp melodies embedded in the sounds of nature, such as the calming sound of the sea, babbling brooks and birdsong.

A passionate polemic in favor of pausing to think, not blink. What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line? In this counterintuitive and insightful work, author Frank Partnoy weaves together findings from hundreds of scientific studies and interviews with wide-ranging experts to craft a picture of effective decision making that runs contrary to our brutally fast-paced world.

(Texas Leaders Edition, Volume 1) Every enterprise needs leadership and great leaders are formed through both success and failure. Are you and your organization positioned properly for this new age of leadership? Adam Torres is here to help you move forward. In this latest edition of Mission Matters (Texas Leaders Edition, Volume 1), Torres features 14 top professionals who share their lessons on leadership. In these pages, through inspiring stories, you’ll discover: How to create a life with vision and opportunity How the FFA motto can shape someone’s life Having a natural love for ...

With the divisiveness of public discourse and the complexities of modern business, it is more difficult than ever to be sure that you're making the right decision. Adair provides a clear pathway to improving your judgment, beginning with an exploration of the machinations behind decision-making, before demonstrating how you can develop a stronger understanding and control of your judgment. This is an essential companion for any business leaders interested in making the best decisions for them and their organisation.

Bina Venkataraman sees the way forward. A journalist and former adviser in the Obama White House, she helped communities and businesses prepare for climate change, and she learned firsthand why people don’t think ahead - and what can be done to change that. In The Optimist’s Telescope, she draws from stories she has reported around the world and new research in biology, psychology, and economics to explain how we can make decisions that benefit us over time.