In Love in Thin Places, David Grieve, a chaplain at Durham Cathedral, invites us to join him as he walks around the greatest of the Northern cathedrals. In this building that has offered sanctuary, silence and space for prayer to many over the centuries, we meet not only saints like Cuthbert, Bede and Godric but are also confronted with the questions and concerns of today's pilgrims and visitors and not least the chaplain himself.The poems have been written over a period o...

The deeper darkness,that smear you only just see out of the corner of your mind’s eye asyou contemplate ending it all,that not-so-much-no-go areaas a darkness-he’s-gone-further-into-than-anyone-else,is where Christ is.Hope in Dark Places explores the depths of depression through the poetry of David Grieve. You will be moved to tears and laugh unexpectedly. You will feel the raw realit...

A LIFETIME OF TRAVELLINGFrom the North Atlantic to traveling through AfricaFrom deep sea fisherman to building gold mines in Mali to delivering furniture in Angola and living through the apartheid years in South Africa. My life has been different.Grab a copy today201 Pages

The book describes the challenges of managing and owning a business.How often are you as managers or business owners confronted with tasks or challenges that seem insurmountable?Being a business owner and manager can often be a lonely experience, with seemingly impossible and unsolvable tasks and overwhelming problems, ranging from people and customers to economic circumstances.Written by a successful business owner and advisor based on his experiences of establishi...

It’s business school, the Branson way.Whether you’re interested in starting your own business, improving your leadership skills, or simply looking for inspiration from one of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time, Richard Branson has the answers.Like a Virgin brings together some of his best advice, distilling the experiences and insights that have made him one of the world’s most recognized and respected business leaders.In his trademark thoughtf...

In his fourteen years as CEO of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy not only turned the company into the largest supermarket chain in the UK but also transformed it into a global enterprise. As a result, Sir Terry is now one of the world's most admired business leaders, widely acclaimed for his drive, flair and no-nonsense approach.In Management in 10 Words he draws on his experience and expertise to pinpoint the ten vital attributes that make successful managers and underlie great org...

The critics who despair of the coming of imaginative, charismatic leaders to replace the so-called manipulative caretakers of American corporations don't tell us much about what leadership actually is, or, for that matter, what management is either. Now, John P. Kotter, who focused on why we have a leadership crisis in The Leadership Factor shows here, with compelling evidence, what leadership really means today, why it is rarely associated with larger-than-life charismatics, prec...

Bestselling author Richard Koch shows managers how to apply the 80/20 Principle to achieve exceptional results at work -- without stress or long hours.In his bestselling book The 80/20 Principle , Richard Koch showed readers how to put the 80/20 Principle -- the idea that 80 percent of results come from just 20 percent of effort -- into practice in their personal lives. Now in The 80/20 Manager, he demonstrates how to apply the principle to manage...

Determined businesspeople find ways of getting started even when they don't know how.  At some point, many entrepreneurs and managers feel they need to acquire new skills and brush up on existing ones in order to achieve targets, make money, and avoid mistakes.Making Sense of Business helps readers do just that, with expert guidance on key skills such as selling, presenting, and negotiating, and advice on developing self-confidence and learning to work creatively.  There is no advantage in d...

If the work you are doing is no longer doing it for you but you feel uncertain about how to change your situation then What Next? is for you.And you are not alone, either. More than five million Australians, aged 45-64, are experiencing a new life stage - not a mid-life crisis so much as a 'turning point' - as they consider their options moving from full-time traditional career or homemaker roles. And countless younger people are looking for a better work/life balance as w...

Inspiring communication can make the difference between poor performance and exceptional results. This is why CEOs and HR professionals now believe that the ability to understand, motivate and inspire others is the characteristic that is most important when recruiting senior leaders. Many leaders wrongly perceive they have to become inspired orators if they are to inspire others. Wrong.Language is a system of communication, so the issue is: what system should leaders use to inspire...

Overloaded? I’ll bet you are.We all lead busy lives. You fall into bed exhausted at the end of the day, feeling that you’ve got a lot done. Perhaps you are getting lots done.But is it stuff that really matters? Or is it just stuff?It’s time to wise up. You will never clear that list.Get used to the idea that some things will never get done. Not delayed. Not rescheduled. Not re-prioritized. But simply dropped.