Author: Douglas Kruger
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1776090659
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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‘Rules are not sacrosanct. They are human constructions, imposed upon the world. When these constructions are not useful to us, we can and should transcend them, because results matter more.’ – Douglas Kruger They’re Your Rules, Break Them! offers 50 innovative ways of looking at your business as a long-term, dynamic, progressive entity. Here you will find 50 ways to ditch the atrophying forces and create an exponentially achieving, high-performance culture in your organisation. Disruption is everywhere. Rather than suffering its blows, what if you could institutionalise it into your business? What if, rather than being rigid and rule-bound, you could make your business ‘ever changing’ within? Some rules help us, but some don’t. Do you know which ones to ditch? And do you know how to create a high-performing, dynamic, learning culture that doesn’t rely on blind bureaucracy? Elon Musk did it with Tesla and Space-X. Pixar does it too. The Israel Defense Forces and US Navy SEALs have been doing it for decades, and their results have been astonishing. In a world of exponential organisations, rule-bound dinosaurs will fall and fade. But you don’t have to. They’re your rules. Break them!
Author: Bill Mesce, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476668507
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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A couple of generations ago, the movie industry ran on gut instinct--film schools, audience research departments and seminars on screenwriting were not yet de rigueur. Today the standard is the analytical approach, intended to demystify filmmaking and guarantee success (or at least minimize failure). The trouble with this method is that nobody knows how to do it--they just think they do--and films are made based on models of predictability rather than the merits of the script. This insider's look at the craft and business of screenwriting explodes some of the popular myths, demonstrating how little relevance the rules have to actual filmmaking. With long experience in film and television, the author provides insightful how-not-to analyses, with commentary by such veterans as Josh Sapan (CEO of AMC Networks), bestselling author Adriana Trigiani and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi (Goodfellas).
Author: Haje Jan Kamps
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1136108548
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 193
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One of the most popular cameras on the market is called the "Digital Rebel," yet many photographers use it and its brethren following tired old rules from tired old photographers. This book aims to show new and intermediate photographers that they can move beyond the dogma and shoot more creatively. If you're just starting out with a camera, or are starting to think about switching away from "auto," this is the perfect book for you. Not only will you find within all the classical "rules"-useful basic knowledge that can sharpen anyone's eye for great photography-but you'll simultaneously be shown how you can push the boundaries that many teachers erroneously set, filling your memory card with exciting, different pictures every time. This book brings the aspirational photography seen by so many in books or on Flickr within reach of everyone.
Author: Julie North Schwarz
Publisher: Symmetry Press LLC
ISBN: 0997815213
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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As you begin to break the old, strict, binding rules, you will be effectively brushing aside big obstacles you’ve had to fight against in the past. You will be clearing the way. As you break the old rules, you make space for new rules, rules that work for you instead of against you. If you don’t need to fight against yourself every step of the way, weight loss becomes possible, inevitable, and even a joy.
Author: Brenda Boyd
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1846429137
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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People with Asperger Syndrome have many characteristics that are frequently seen in a negative light. Brenda Boyd shows that for every characteristic of AS that can be looked at negatively, there are several positive aspects that can be drawn on and developed. Discussing AS in general terms, she talks through the reasons why people with AS approach life in the way they do, and what an enormous contribution they make to the world. She then explores different characteristics of AS; while she acknowledges the negative perception so many people have of these characteristics, she points out the large number of advantages to the Aspergers way of thinking for individuals with AS, those around them and society as a whole. For every negative, Boyd proves there are many more positives. From their refreshing honesty to their originality and potential to become leaders rather than followers, people with AS have many admirable personality traits that should be nurtured. This book shows that by adjusting our perceptions of what is 'normal' and embracing diversity, AS can not only be understood and accepted, but appreciated. Appreciating Asperger Syndrome is a celebration of AS which should be read by individuals with AS, family members, and anyone who knows or works professionally with individuals with AS.
Author: Marcus Buckingham
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684852861
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 279
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The greatest managers in the world seem to have little in common. They differ in sex, age, and race. They employ vastly different styles and focus on different goals. Yet despite their differences, great managers share one common trait: They do not hesitate to break virtually every rule held sacred by conventional wisdom. They do not believe that, with enough training, a person can achieve anything he sets his mind to. They do not try to help people overcome their weaknesses. They consistently disregard the golden rule. And, yes, they even play favorites. This amazing book explains why. Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman of the Gallup Organization present the remarkable findings of their massive in-depth study of great managers across a wide variety of situations. Some were in leadership positions. Others were front-line supervisors. Some were in Fortune 500 companies; others were key players in small, entrepreneurial companies. Whatever their situations, the managers who ultimately became the focus of Gallup's research were invariably those who excelled at turning each employee's talent into performance. In today's tight labor markets, companies compete to find and keep the best employees, using pay, benefits, promotions, and training. But these well-intentioned efforts often miss the mark. The front-line manager is the key to attracting and retaining talented employees. No matter how generous its pay or how renowned its training, the company that lacks great front-line managers will suffer. Buckingham and Coffman explain how the best managers select an employee for talent rather than for skills or experience; how they set expectations for him or her -- they define the right outcomes rather than the right steps; how they motivate people -- they build on each person's unique strengths rather than trying to fix his weaknesses; and, finally, how great managers develop people -- they find the right fit for each person, not the next rung on the ladder. And perhaps most important, this research -- which initially generated thousands of different survey questions on the subject of employee opinion -- finally produced the twelve simple questions that work to distinguish the strongest departments of a company from all the rest. This book is the first to present this essential measuring stick and to prove the link between employee opinions and productivity, profit, customer satisfaction, and the rate of turnover. There are vital performance and career lessons here for managers at every level, and, best of all, the book shows you how to apply them to your own situation.
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Category : Locomotive engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Category : Labor unions
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Author: Scott E. Kauffman
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982269049
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 265
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In this book, The Forty Greatest Lessons of Life, author Scott Kaufmann writes to help readers open their eyes to new things, their minds to new ways, and their hearts to new feelings. The combination of these three things will change lives forever, and therefore the lives of all we come in contact with in the future. It may only be forty lessons, but these forty lessons will change the way we look at things forever, and forever as he has said before is a very, very, very long time.
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Category : Furniture industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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