Li’l Story, the true story of the rise and fall of the Great Canadian Novel (Black Ice Press) is the frustrated voice of one small misunderstood story, known as Li’l Story who, fed up with the unfulfilled promise of becoming a novel, decides to set out on his own and become the Great Canadian Novel. “Perfect?” I (Li'l Story) retorted. “You think that someday you’re going to be perfect? You think the Great Canadian Novel is perfection? Well, it’s not. The Great Canadian Novel is just a sche...

Learning Leadership in a Changing World provides direction and support in the form of the 4R Model of Leadership—a theoretically sound, conceptually straightforward, and educationally powerful framework.

COACH YOUR BUSINESS TO SUCCESS USINGTHIS “INTERACTIVE” APPROACH FROM TWO OF TODAY’SMOST FORWARD-THINKING LEADERSHIP GURUS“A wonderful and indispensable guide to the practice of coaching. The authors are among the mostseasoned practitioners around . . . and it shows! Whether you are coaching subordinates or clients,you will want to keep this book close at hand—full of detailed guidance.”—Jay A. Conger, Kravis Professor of Leadership Studies,Claremont ...

Pointless conversations: a selection of daft, ridiculous and utterly pointless meanderings from the mind of Scott Tierney. If you’ve ever wanted to know the answers to why Superman is a coward; why Spiderman should technically be deformed; and if Superdog caused the death of Krypton, then these bite-sized comics will reveal all. The discussions may be insane, and most of what is said is rambling, but despite this, you may find yourself agreeing with most of what is said. It’s a fair point:...

Let's face it, you're going to lie. Now, for the first time, there's a book to help you get good at it. (If you're saying you're going to STOP lying, then you're just lying to yourself.)This hilarious manual takes you through:--The five laws of lying well (Law #1: Don't feel bad about lying, feel bad about the bad things you do that you have to lie about)--Preparing your conscience in advance--The ABCDE's of lying--The importance of knowing when to lie ...

Maximize employee performance with this updated edition of the classic bestsellerIn Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement, renowned thought leader and internationally recognized workplace expert Aubrey Daniels takes a look at today’s rapidly changing work environment, providing a timely update to his seminal book on performance management.As one of the foremost speakers and writers in...

Leadership in Organizations is the first in a series of three books written primarily for distance-learning students in online undergraduate and graduate programs with a focus on management, leadership, and organizational development. This first book introduces concepts, theories, and principles of leadership across a broad spectrum and is intended for students in online courses on leadership, management, and business. A signature theme of the book is the distinction between leade...

Managers are increasingly concerned with the typical methods available for organizational performance measurement and control. Research into performance measurement, within the field of innovation management, has been variously approached through frameworks for performance measurement in general (for example, the Balanced Scorecard by Norton and Kaplan), R&D performance management, and surveys on in-use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). It is striking, however, thatalmost no resea...

From the satirical masterminds behind the New York Times best-seller Goodnight Bush (more than 125,000 copies sold) comes this scathingly funny political parody of the contemporary children's classic Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!As any left-leaning parent of small children will tell you, these days it seems like the Republican Party is taking its tactical and ideological cues from a...

Environmental challenges such as pollution, climate change, water and natural resources depletion and dwindling bio-diversity are true threats to the survival of our civilization, forcing us to learn how to act now. Fortunately this is exactly what this book does: presenting real life cases, along with theory, methodologies and tools demonstrating how eco-innovation can support sustainable economic growth and save our planet for future generations.Following an introduction describi...

Ah Ireland, it's a great little country all the same, if only you could put a roof on it. While we may be a nation of messers and begrudgers, we'll always have a soft spot for our land of sunny spells and scattered showers. Who else but the Irish can perform minor miracles with a prayer to St Anthony? Or truly appreciate the medicinal purposes of Flat 7Up? Not to mention the front room, chipper chips and the 'bad pint'!From things you'll only hear and taste in Ireland to tips for surviving...

In the sacred and honorable tradition of The Onion comes a hilarious and outrageous collection of "church newsletters" that gleefully skewer America's religious right.The Godly ministers at Landover Baptist Church (Guaranteeing Salvation Since 1612!) have been sending out their newsletters for years, helping save those headed for damnation from falling into the devil's clutches. Making sure that no Christian is left behind, and that all non-believers burn in Hell, P...