New Releases by Jeff Cox

"I hate Mondays." "They say I''m responsible, but my boss makes all the decisions." "We''re supposed to work as a team, but everybody''s out for themselves." Sound familiar? You don''t have to take it anymore! In HeroZ, you''ll actually have fun learning how to survive and even thrive in today''s work world. Step-by-step techniques--proven by thousands of companies around the globe--show you how to make meaningful decisions, measure your progress, and work efficiently in teams. By the time you finish reading HeroZ, you''ll feel that you control your job, not that your job controls you. Millions of leaders have been energized by its bestselling predecessor, Zapp!: The Lightning of Empowerment. The Wall Street Journal declared that "Zapp! helped redefine the genre" of business books. Fortune magazine''s reviewer raved, "I couldn''t put it down." Now, with HeroZ, you can restore meaning and purpose to your work life and make a real difference--no matter where you fall on the organizational chart!

In this dynamic, helpful, guide William C. Byham takes his Zapp! empowerment principles and adapts it for the classroom with workable, hands-on advice for how educators can get their students (and themselves) excited about education again. He shows how to get students to take responsibility for their own progress by involving them in decision-making; encouraging them to think for themselves; and fostering trust, creativity, and hunger for new challenges. Innovative, accessible, and fun to read, ZAPP! IN EDUCATION offers essential guidance for teachers, school administrators, school board members, and support staff.

Most managers know that revitalization in their companies must occur from the ground up. But how to get that message to employees without applying the kind of pressure that makes them even less productive? The answer is empowerment. In this motivating book, you will find specific strategies designed to help you encourage responsibility, acknowledgment, and creativity so that employees feel they "own" their jobs. It''s all here, in an accessible guide for the successful managers of tomorrow.

David Kepler, thrust into responsibility for a national sales force, develops a new company-saving business approach, in a novel showing business readers how to apply that approach to their own sales and marketing dilemmas

Een in romanvorm gegoten handleiding voor de verbetering van produktieprocessen met behulp van het OPT-principe (Optimized Production Technology).

Essays discuss fifty-one flowers, fruit, trees, and vegetables and the author''s observations on their characteristics, care requirements, and cultivation