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World Employment Report 1998-99: Employability in the Global Economy - How Training Matters
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The quickening pace of globalization and technological change provides both challenges and opportunities at a time when the global employment situation remains grim and levels of open unemployment and underemployment remain high in most countries. In taking advantage of these opportunities as well as in minimizing the social costs which the transition to a more open economy entails, the level and quality of skills that a nation possesses are becoming critical factors. The World Employment Report 1998-99 reviews the global employment situation and examines how countries in different circumstances and stages of development can develop the best training strategy and flexible and responsive training systems to address these far-reaching changes. The report presents a close analysis of training systems worldwide and an examination of training strategies for increasing national competitiveness, improving the efficiency of enterprises and promoting employment growth. It critically examines policies and targeted programs for improving women's employment opportunities and enhancing the skills and employability of informal sector workers and members of vulnerable groups (especially at-risk youth, long-term unemployed, older displaced workers and workers with disabilities). The report suggests specific policy reforms for making training more efficient and effective. Given the rapid and continuous pace of change in the demand for new skill, the report concludes that training and lifelong learning need to be given higher priority. The best results from enhancing the education and skill levels of the workforce are achieved in an overall growth-promoting environment and when training decisions are taken in close consultations between government, employers and workers. The World Employment Report 1998-99 is the third in a series of ILO reports which offer an international perspective on current employment issues.
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Vertical Restraints Under Ec Competition Law
Paul Lugard
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- Visionary doesn't begin to describe it
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- Mad Dogs, Dreamers and Sages: Growth in the Age of Ideas
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Mad Dogs, Dreamers and Sages: Growth in the Age of Ideas
Stephen Zades
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In Mad Dogs, Dreamers and Sages, the authors speak to the urgent need for genuine, sustainable growth in todays businesses and organizations. This book shares insights gained from their Odyssey Project on Imaginative Intelligence, a two-year experiential research project in search of primary sources of innovation from architecture, art, business, design, filmmaking journalism, literature, psychology, religion, social science and theatre.
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Visionary doesn't begin to describe it.......2004-04-27
Fortunately, early in my career I had the good fortune of working for Steve Zades.
Unfortunately, it was too early in my career for me to appreciate what an extraordinary leader, visionary and person I was working for. I still see the day I resigned as among the three biggest mistakes of my life.
Reading through this book for me is more than a stroll down memory lane, as now I can see how incredibly far this road can go.
Any self-respecting ad person (creative, account service, media placement or otherwise) should have a copy of this book sitting between their copies of Hey Whipple Squeeze This and Eating the Big Fish.
Somewhere between Adam Smith, Stan Richards, Napolean Hill, Luke Sullivan, Marcus Aurelius and Carlos Castenda, Steve Zades has carved out a niche for himself as a true Business Philosopher King.
Excellent.......2003-12-12
Zades and Stephens have really done their homework. I found this book to be highly insightful and helpful, plus it was an enjoyable read. It's
ahead of the pack; I highly recommend it.
a reader in Los Angeles.......2003-11-22
I read Mad Dogs, Dreamers and Sages after reading the inspiring September cover story in Inc. magazine on Sundance and Robert Redford, which was excerpted from this book. The article was terrific. The entire book was not only excellent but it was inspirational as well. The book is different from so many of the business and leadership books out there in that it can be savored and enjoyed as well as applied rigorously. The hardest thing in any organization is to grow the top line. This book makes you believe it is not only possible, but gives you the tools to do it.
Must Have.......2003-10-10
This book should be the textbook for free thinking entrepreneurs the world over. Especially now, when corporate and small business growth has become stagnant. Just when it seems we have all our oars in the water pulling in different directions Mad Dogs brings you to a different place, a place full of promise, fresh ideas, and innovation. The clarity in which it is written, leads you to intellectual stimulation and then inevitably to the execution of true growth in yourself, community and your own corporate success . Zades and Stephens have written a true gem. Buy this book before corporate America catches on.
Mad Dogs, Dreamers and Sages: Growth in the Age of Ideas.......2003-10-10
I highly recommend this book. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to experience growth and renewal, personally and professionally, no matter where you fit in our world or within an organization. It is uplifting, ground-breaking, informative, and wonderfully written. Don't miss the chance to experience this book and the rewards you will gain from it.
Book Description
Since 1978, Zymurgy magazine, official journal of the American Homebrewers Association, has served homebrewers with recipes, practical tips, debates, lore and entertainment. Now Charlie Papazian, founder of the magazine and first name in homebrewing, has combed through classic issues of Zymurgy for this unprecedented collection, packed with popular, timeless homebrewing wisdom for beginners and advanced homebrewers alike--
Award-winning homebrew recipes, and recipes that use your brew as a cook ingredient
Whats in your water--and why finding out can make all the difference to your beer
How to make exotic brews like stone beer, Swedish gotlandscrika or Dusseldorf Altbier
Switching to gain brewing--all you need to know about malts and malt extract
How to make authentic English bitters and serve it properly at home
How to construct a homemade bottle filler
Experimenting wit herbs, spices and different strains of yeast for new tastes in your home brew
AND, MUCH, MUCH MORE!
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Zymurgy: Best Articles and advice..........1999-12-09
In Australia we have not been fortunate enough to receive a regular supply of the famous "Zymurgy" magizine. The few magazines I have received have been worthwhile, sparking my interest, but I have not seen the value in actually subscribing. This leads to curcumstances where it is worthwhile obtaining a compilation of the better articles, often spoken about in various litrature in the Brewing scene.
Zymurgy: The Best Articles and Advice, is just that, a compilation of various articles from the magazine. It is a bit of a misnomer that Papazian has his name plastered all over the front because he is the compiler/editor (with the assistance of others) of this collection. He has not written much of the content at all, and only contributed 2 articles, and an introduction.
Like him or loathe him, Papazian has compiled a wide range of very good information, faithfully reprinted from various editions of Zymurgy. Each article acknowleges the author, along with the original date of publication.
If you already subcribe to Zymurgy magazine, or have been collecting the magazine for a number of years, dont bother buying this book unless you want a one stop reference to what you already have. To those outside the USA, who may not have had the opportunity of regularly receiving Zymurgy - this is a very good cross section of articles and contains a wide range of information for the home brewer.
I recommend this book as a general source of Home Brewing information.
A compilation of articles from Zymurgy, 'greatest hits'.......1998-07-31
A decent book of a varying topic field. Some articles go into a topic deeply, others just go skin deep. After reading it, I wished more topics had been covered in more depth. However, it would have made a bigger book. Enjoyable and recommanded to the avid homebrewer.
Product Description
Most investors do not get involved in speculation or commodities, but speculators play a vital function in financial markets by absorbing and managing risk. Technical traders practically ignore business results within specific companies, instead focusing on broad market indicators such as price trends, trading volume, and rate of change in major stock market averages.
The Secrets of the Great Investors series is a collection of presentations that explain, in understandable language, the strategies, tactics, and principles that have produced great wealth, and how you can improve your financial future. History's greatest investors used powerful investing philosophies to produce superior results, and you can learn from their successes and mistakes.
Book Description
Most investors do not get involved in speculation or commodities but speculators play a vital function in financial markets by absorbing and managing risk. Technical traders practically ignore business results within specific companies instead focusing on broad market indicators such as price trends trading volume and rate of change in major stock market averages
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The 100 Best Mutual Funds You Can Buy 1997: Includes Money Market Funds (100 Best Mutual Funds You Can Buy)
Gordon K. Williamson
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Resolving Divorce Issues
Holmes F. Crouch
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Divorce creates unimaginable tax and financial stress for spouses and their dependent children. This tax guide offers the preparatory and negotiating positions for avoiding the tax traps of child support, dependency exemptions, property titling, and transferee burdens in unpleasant marital situations. It also highlights IRS-recognized "deemed unmarried" options before divorce is final and touches on prenuptial agreements in the event remarriage is contemplated.
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By learning the critical thinking strategies outlined within this book, you will make effective decisions based on careful evaluation, develop the best solutions to problems, identify key issues without getting sidetracked, and use critical thinking to write and speak with impact. It's easy to fall into “thinking traps” such as emotional manipulation, deceptive reasoning and lazy thinking. This book will teach you how to identify and avoid these traps, and how to deal with them when you encounter them within yourself or your organization. You will also be introduced to different styles of critical thinking, and how each works to deepen your understanding of the facts and information you have.
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New Coke. The Walt Disney Company's aborted theme park near the Manassas battlefield. AT&T's acquisition of NCR Corp. Were these merely the gaffes of individual decision makers, or do they represent larger, organizational deficiencies in critical thinking?
How confident are you in the collective brainpower of your organization?
The most crucial task facing any business leader in today's brutally competitive economy is to sharpen his or her organization's ability to effectively solve problems, make decisions, and cut through the information clutter. In Heads, You Win!, Kepner-Tregoe's CEO, Quinn Spitzer, and executive Ron Evans cite the experiences and share the advice of the presidents and CEOs of some of the world's most innovative companies -- organizations like Johnson & Johnson, Chrysler Corporation, British Airways, and Harley-Davidson, Inc. -- that are successful because they capitalize on the brainpower of every employee.
Filled with practical tips and techniques, and lightened with amusing, real-life anecdotes, Heads, You Win! is an indispensable tool for sorting through the complexities of running a business today and identifying the essential skills that determine a company's success.
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Ian Mitroff, consultant and business policy professor, believes that organizations (and even entire societies) fail to resolve their most pressing predicaments because they commonly start out by addressing the wrong problems. Smart Thinking for Crazy Times: The Art of Solving the Right Problems outlines his well-reasoned approach to turning that ill-fated scenario around by learning--right from the beginning--how to ask correct questions. In three clearly defined sections, he describes ways to gain understanding of the real problem, avoid solving the wrong one, and adopt "systems thinking" to manage for the future. --Howard Rothman
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Asks the right questions.......2003-07-28
The book's impact was made at the end of the first chapter. There I read Critical Questions and tried to answer them. These weren't questions about the material I had just read, but questions about me and my organization and how we deal with problems. Subsequently, the end of each chapter brought more questions to work on.
The book focuses on the problem solving process and the search for the real problem. Many management books solve predefined problems, which are good books, as long as you're sure you've picked the right problem.
The book is a quick read, interspersed with graphics that illustrates the text. Part 3 of the three part book delves into systematic thinking and touches on Jungian analysis, personality types, 5 Ways of Thinking, and even 12-Step programs.
As the saying goes, "Identifying a problem is half way to solving a problem." This book will help you find the right problem.
A Solid Effort!.......2001-05-08
In this book, Ian Mitroff attacks problem-solving by defining the first step: asking the right questions. He shows you how to use critical thinking skills to find the right problems, frame them correctly and implement appropriate solutions to solve or resolve them.
This book is thoughtful and well-organized, just as you might hope it would be since it teaches critical thinking. It is also well-written and well-illustrated, featuring numerous diagrams that illuminate better ways of thinking. Mitroff includes examples of well-known companies which have made major mistakes that cost millions of dollars because they failed to recognize the right problem in time. He also gives examples of companies that succeeded through improved critical thinking and problem identification. We [...] recommend this interesting book to all business problem-solvers.
Brevity and lack of focus hide a couple of good ideas.......1999-05-24
About the first 1/3 of this book is a good, if brief introduction to systems-based problem-solving. The book focuses on taking a broad view of all aspects of the problem, not on a highly-analytical breaking-down of a situation. This is fine, though not earth-shatteringly good or original. Unfortunately, the middle half of the book is an unfocused meandering about the contributions of Hollywood to violence in society, and then to the problems faced in managing nuclear weapons. The last part of the book has a fairly good discussion of the four basic Jungian personality types, and how personality type affects problem-solving. This is pretty good stuff, but it is about the length of a magazine article. Not a worthless book, but not a particularly good value for your money.
5 thinking strategies for group problem solving.......1998-04-10
Mitroff's book offers a refreshingly fast walkthrough of the complexity of problem-solving. Scorning the usual breathless introductions about how fast things change, Mitroff focuses hard on 5 ways we confound ourselves when trying to address problems with ourselves or with others. I found the first two sections, on how to formulate problems, and how we choose (the wrong) stakeholders highly illuminating. The exercises were significantly difficult and useful, because they required real-life application, they did not simulate it. A limited amount of philosophy on aspects of cognitive science and psychology made the work feel as grounded in academia as it feels in business and professional contexts.
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Flip It!: An Information Skills Strategy for Student Researchers (Professional Growth Series)
Alice H. Yucht
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- Lucid, Concise, and Practical
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The Leader's Edge: 5 Skills of Breakthrough Thinking
Guy Hale
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The men and women who will get ahead in the next decase won't necessarily be harder-working, more motivated, smarter, or even more experienced. Instead, they will think better. Learning how to think, especially in these rapidly changing times, will unlock doors that talent, motivation, and experience alone can't. The Leader's Edge provides the tools to master the ``art'' of thinking as well as the confidence to handle any business decision. Providing practical skills rather than philosophy along, The Leader's Edge instructs readers on the five skills needed to think more accurately: situation review; cause analysis; decision making; plan analysis; innovation.
Customer Reviews:
Lucid, Concise, and Practical.......2001-12-27
My bookshelf is full of books that address "thinking skills."
I teach university courses aimed at sharpening such skills. And as an outplacement counselor, I also assess client skills for the job market. In what I have read and experienced, so far, Hale's book is best for clarity, conciseness, and practicality.
If I were invited to suggest an area for improvement of the text, I would suggest a little more elaboration in the area of
"Innovation Skills."
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Musings: About Growing Up, an Anecdotal Autobiography
R. G. Andersen-Wyckoff
Manufacturer: iUniverse
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- A Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists Second Edition
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