Level Up is about becoming the person you want to be, developing the business that you want to run, and creating the life you want to live. For every significant step you take on the journey to achieving these goals, you will have to Level Up.This audiobook provides you with three clear Level Up road maps to guide you on your journey:The Personal – Be More! road map will help you break through personal limitations and strive for excel...

Contemporary organisation development (OD) in practice draws on sophisticated theory and tools to advance organisational change, using a range of concepts and techniques including positive psychology, appreciation, and active engagement with the workforce. OD is considered to be humanistic and, as a result, progressive. Mark Cole's original and thought-provoking treatise points at a hole at the heart of OD practice: it fails to consider the role of power in the workplace – and the result i...

This thought-provoking and ground-breaking book offers a way for us all to consider our experience of being at work, and of the nature of working life. Written in an engaging and accessible style, it presents the practical means by which to apply central features of existentialism to make sense of how we relate to work and the workplace.These include topics such as freedom and choice, looking for purpose and making meaning, and authenticity. We spend a great deal of time at work, a...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2018Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017Shortlisted for the ABIA Matt Richell Award for New Writers 2018Shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for a Science Fiction Novel 2017Longlisted for the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018Nominated for Ditmar Award Best New Talent 2018'Artfully co...

Born on Whadjuk country in Perth, Western Australia, Greg Campbell is the author of Total Reset. In 1972 an extraordinary event occurred on Country when he was bitten by the Rainbow Serpent, died six times, then experienced the universe through its eyes.Twenty years later, following successful careers in the public and corporate sector, he was pulled to the remote West Kimberely region of Western Australia and found himself seated on the red earth with Lulu, a widely respected tradi...

A NEW adventure series created by Australian Cricket Captain Pat Cummins, Dave Hartley and Serena Geddes!I'm Pat Cummins and I love playing cricket. I love it so much that I sleep with my bat!Join me and my friends on three action stories where we join a cricket team, rescue koalas, save the bush and uncover a mysterious suitcase stuffed with something AMAZING! All while playing lots of cricket.This collection includes:Dare to Bowl (Book 1)Mi...

Over 1500 FIVE STAR ratings on Goodreads."Fast paced, totally hot and wickedly funny!" Amazon reviewer.Through a crowd of thousands, he saw no one but her.Nobody does sheltered quite like Alana. Raised on a secluded retreat for women, she knows a lot about emotional upheaval and very little about men. Which makes things awkward when she turns up to her first rock concert and the lead guitarist is peering down at her as if h...

Why is it that leaders – in social, political, and (most importantly) organisational contexts – are seemingly unable to address meaningfully the wicked problems and complex challenges that we currently face? There’s enormous busyness around reconfiguring departments and adopting ‘transformational’ operating models, but in general plus ca change, plus la meme chose.Eyewatering amounts of treasure and time are spent in corporate life on leadership development, with people wo...

Silence always has something to say – it’s never neutral and speaks volumes if people are willing to hear. Our response to silence is often to dismiss or end it, to block it out with noise. Instead, silence needs to be taken seriously. This book explores the importance of understanding silence and shows how we can move from merely listening to truly hearing those around us.The interplay of voice and silence in organisational life is not straightforward. We can feel pressured to spe...

Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this volume provides a contemporary overview of food processing/packaging technologies. It acquaints the reader with food preservation processes, shelf life and logistical considerations, as well as packaging materials, machines and processes necessary for a wide range of packaging presentations. The new edition addresses environmental and sustainability concerns, and also examines applications of emerging technologies such as RFID and nan...

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.How can we make the digital world safer, more responsible and accountable?This innovative book offers an original framework for understanding digital responsibility, blending insights from law, technology and policy. Through a series of case studies showcasing work from early career researchers, it highlights the diverse groups, values and governance challenges shaping digital environments across jurisdictions. From ...

Mark Twain drew from real life to create two of the most unforgettable characters in all of American literature — the mischievous, quick witted Tom Sawyer and his legendary best friend Huckleberry Finn**.** Together they stumble from one wild adventure to the next, in a story so vivid and alive you will feel the river breeze on your face and the mud between your toes.Set in 1840s Missouri, this is a story about boyhood, freedom, mischief, and magic, the kind of story that makes you...