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"Revivolution" is the term coined by San Diego University management professor James A. Belasco and 30-year technology-industry veteran Jerre Stead to describe the process of "renewal through revolution" that they believe is mandatory for those hoping to compete successfully in a corporate universe where monumental change is now the rule rather than the exception. Soaring with the Phoenix is the pair's call to action, in which they spell out their provocative prescription for maintaining equilibrium and achieving gains amidst a rapidly shifting economic reality that could otherwise wreak havoc on the unprepared. "Tomorrow arrives too quickly for most of us," they write. "Stuck in the mire of today's rules that no longer work, we flail around in our search for security. But the answer is right before our eyes. Invent a new tomorrow and change the rules!" Basing their advice on five overarching principles (create your own future, utilize your connections, help others learn, help others succeed, and take ownership of your company and your life), Belasco and Stead offer readers a way to use these strategies to revitalize themselves and their organizations. --Howard Rothman

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They dare to soar above the ordinary - and challenge others to be extraordinary as well. Visionary author James A. Belasco helps organizations break free of traditional management practices with both his remarkable consultant business and his bestsellers FLIGHT OF THE BUFFALO and TEACHING THE ELEPHANT TO DANCE. Jerre Stead, chairman of Ingram Micro, Inc., and past chairman of AT&T Global Information Solutions, regularly reinvents organizations while multiplying their profits.

Now these two business dynamos reveal their program of "revivolution" that shows you how to systematically:
* Fire up employees with new energy and enthusiasm
* Make learning not just a priority but an adventure for you and your organization
* See the big picture - go beyond strategy to shape the future
* Create a culture that celebrates performance and accountability
* Strengthen relationships with customers and associates and exceed their expectations
* Build a customer-focused, people-based organization
* Leave a legacy that makes a difference

A hands-on and inspiring guide packed with "phoenix workshop" exercises and the authors' illuminating case histories, SOARING WITH THE PHOENIX gives you the wings you need to create your own soaring success.

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Don't just change the present, create the future.......2006-02-28

More often not, companies launch series after series of change initiatives which result in greater and greater failures. Why do these change initiatives fail? The authors of this book argue that it is because companies attempt to make a series of small changes. They see these series of small changes as simply tweaking hey present and therefore doomed.
The authors argue that in the new economy, companies are faced with radical and constant global, technical, social, and for many, personal change. With these sweeping changes, the authors argue that a company must also make drastic changes or encounter the failures of those that have opted for small incremental changes. How does a company make these sweeping changes? Can it be done?
The authors are consultants that had great success reviving the NCR division of AT&T. They draw on the knowledge gained from their success to deliver a step-by-step guide to what they call "revivolution," the process to renew in a revolutionary way the management, team, or organization.

The steps are grounded in the following principles for the "revivolution:"

· Self-renew is Job 1.
· We are all part of interconnected, interdependent networks
· Create successes for all of your connections
· Learn more in order to contribute more to others' success.
· Take ownership of your company and your life.

A Solid Effort!.......2001-05-08

James A. Belasco and Jerre Stead use the metaphor of the mythological phoenix to underline the need for a leader to embrace change. They suggest using the phoenix to create a new vision for yourself and your company. Their "phoenix principles" include personal renewal, recognizing your connection with others and promoting their successes, committing to learning and to taking "ownership" of your life and your company. While the book is easy-to-read, and uses a nifty new metaphor, the ideas are a familiar restatement of Principles of Marketing, Management, and Organizational Behavior 101. We [...] recommend this book to those who haven't taken the basic course lately, or to those whose spirit needs a little old-style renewal dressed in fancy feathers. If you have employees whose focus is flagging, give them a flight on the phoenix.

Soaring with the Phoenix: Renewing the Vision Reviving the Spirit, and Re-creating the success of your Company

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Soaring with the Phoenix: Renewing the Vision Reviving the Spirit, and Re-creating the success of your Company
Jerrre Stead James A. Belasco
Manufacturer: Waner Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O013SO

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Marine mammal conservation presents a number of challenges for scientists and other stakeholders, especially using natural resources in ways that avoid crisis management. Scientists play the special role of providing vital information to decision makers to help them understand long-term consequences of their actions and avoid crises before they develop. The contributors to this visionary work look beyond the current crises to present a compelling argument about how science, if conducted properly, can provide insights that minimize crisis management and implement more anticipatory action.

Despite the significant reduction of marine mammal harvesting, stocks of some species remain greatly reduced or are in decline. This volume provides an overview of the current state of marine mammal populations and identifies the major obstacles facing marine mammal conservation, including fisheries, sonar and other noise pollution, disease, contaminants, algal booms, and habitat loss. The contributors chart a scientifically-supported plan to direct marine management toward a well-defined recovery protocol.

This comprehensive resource will be indispensable for marine mammal biologists, oceanographers, conservation program managers, government regulators, policy makers, and anyone who is concerned about the future of these captivating species.

Marine mammal research: Conservation beyond crisis [A book review from: Science of the Total Environment, The]

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Marine mammal research: Conservation beyond crisis [A book review from: Science of the Total Environment, The]
J.O. Nriagu
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RR9LGA

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This digital document is a journal article from Science of the Total Environment, The, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Buy it for the photographs, ONLY........1999-08-20

I bought this book because the photographs were beautiful and I wanted to learn more about this incredable animal. I was gravely disappointed for I not only found the captions didn't describe the photo but they were boring. It was as though someone cut statements from the text and tossed them in a hat then, picked each photo and caption randomly. I didn't find the text much better. I wanted facts to learn about moose but the author never seemed to commit himself. He prefaced statements with "apparently" or "evidently" or "it seems". I've learned more watching moose out my window than I did from this book.

A must have coffee table book........1998-12-13

Great book, well written, with pages of breathtaking colorful pictures. This book is very easy to read and will fullfill every curiosity you have about the moose. It should be a must for every library.

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In this lesson-by-lesson guide, accessible text from aerobatics champions, sequential cockpit-view photographs, and sophisticated computer graphics provide an effective primer on 20 advanced aerobatics maneuvers.

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Its a great book !.......1999-11-02

The book is sensational! It is very well written, it describes the acrobatic maneuvers accurately and offers a lot of information, technical and historical datas about the planes. It is really indispensable for all those that love aerial acrobatics, pilots or not. To read this book is to be close to the reality of the championships of aerial acrobatics. A good clue, is to read the pilot's Diana Hakala deposition. For change of information on aerial acrobatics, please enter in contact with me Butiman@onda.com.br

A very good, well presented package of useful information.......1998-09-24

In line with the excellent quality that this entire series of books always maintains this is a very good, very informative, easy to understand text. It covers a whole range of subjects from describing the maneouvres to evaluation of different aircraft and a wealth of information on competition flying. I would recommend this book to all flyers, aerobatic or not.

Advanced flight maneuvers & aerobatics (Modern aviation series)

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Advanced flight maneuvers & aerobatics (Modern aviation series)
Robert T Smith
Manufacturer: Tab Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Advanced Aerobatics
Geza; Goulian, Mike Szurovy
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFKMK4

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Writing Today: Contexts and Options for the Real World is a text designed to help students see reading and writing as practical tools both in college and in the world of work. This text focuses on both academic and professional contexts for writing.

Writing Today: brief with student access to Catalyst

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Writing Today: brief with student access to Catalyst
Donald Pharr , and Santi V. Buscemi
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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ASIN: 0072996307

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A tribute to Roberto Capucci, one of Italy's most famous fashion designers. Considered one of the fathers of Italian fashion, Capucci represents the excellence of Italian creativity combined with a unique taste for colour that is flanked by the ability to choose the rarest of fabrics, some produced expressly for him.

This book illustrates the original creativity, the great versatility and the absolute contemporaneity of the Capucci universe, the only fashion designer invited to exhibit clothes that have become part of the history of international art in the world's leading museums.

Capucci's work is marked by elaborately constructed garments that are reminiscent of fashions from earlier times, but which still remain very modern. He employs a lot of brocade and ornamentation and his garments use a great deal of structure, with some dresses seeming to have wings or headdresses. He is perhaps best known for his signature use of folds. Some dresses look like origami because of the their intensely folded construction, while others look like finely accordioned crepe paper. Fan shapes predominate and many of his incredibly inventive creations, looking like they have unfolded before our eyes, have been called sculptures in fabric.

This small, attractive monograph includes beautiful photographs of his creations, sketches and writings from Capucci himself, photographs of the designer at work, and examples of his designs from all phases of his career.

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Beyond Customer Satisfaction to Customer Loyalty: The Key to Greater Profitability (Ama Management Briefing)
Keki R. Bhote
Manufacturer: AMACOM/American Management Association
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Binding: Paperback

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Power of Ultimate Six Sigma(r), The: Keki Bhote's Proven System for Moving Beyond Quality Excellence to Total

ASIN: 0814423620

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It is no longer enough to concentrate on customer satisfaction; companies must graduate to customer loyalty. This Management Briefing identifies the four stages of a company's evolution toward building lasting customer loyalty, and it summarizes the key management principles that must guide the transition. The book also provides a seven-step roadmap and audit to help readers:

** increase customer retention rates and convert one-time buyers into lifelong customers
** achieve a breakthrough profit improvement by concentrating on customer loyalty
** make employee empowerment real, not just a fad or slogan.

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This ready reference surveys the discipline of standards and standardization, defining common terms, clarifying descriptions, describing how standards could be used to restrain trade, and explaining how international trade is stimulated by the due process provisions of standards writing organizations. Containing real-world examples provided by experienced standards professionals, Standardization Essentials is a vital, forward-looking reference for mechanical, civil, electrical and electronics, materials, chemical, mineral, cost, quality, reliability, industrial, developmental, safety, forensic, and consulting engineers; standards managers; architects; project managers; upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students in these disciplines. Crystallizes the essential role that standards play in strategic standardization management, purchasing, contractual agreements, and international trade! Covering costs, benefits, limitations, uses, and abuses of standardization programs, Standardization Essentials · Considers whether standards build or bar trade and the use of international standards to leverage world markets · Presents a case study of conformity assessment related to international technical trade barriers · Focuses on consumer safety standards for automobile tires and other products · Addresses implementation of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 management system standards in industry · Highlights voluntary (nongovernmental) and mandatory (governmental) standards and regulations developed by a variety of organizations · Reveals competition, incongruities, and harmonization among national and international standards

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Review of Standardization Essentials.......2001-09-28

Standardization Essentials, Principles and Practice, Steven M. Spivak and F. Cecil Brenner, published by Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, NY

Review by Ken Krechmer, Technical Editor, Communications Standards Review

Standardization Essentials is an introductory text on the development (standardization) and use of standards that define similarity. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, repetitive manufacturing processes have been used to economically produce similar things. The standards associated with such manufacture may be termed similarity standards. This book clearly develops and explains the economic advantages of creating and using similarity standards to increase the size of served markets and decrease the per unit cost of manufacture. Although the focus of this book is on North American standardization, there is considerable discussion of the value and importance of world wide standardized manufacturing and the international standardization organizations associated with similarity standards. The important issues of conformity assessment (testing to insure conformance with similarity standards), ISO 9000 (quality management system) and ISO 14000 (environmental management system) standards are addressed. There is a good introductory chapter on both ISO standards series, and an excellent contributed chapter on implementing ISO 9000 in a medium size chemical company.

More than half the book is devoted to 18 independent articles (some previously published), 15 from different people with broad experience in the standardization industry and three from the authors. These articles offer a wide view of current aspects of standardization and are quite interesting to read. These articles range over different manufacturing fields: air conditioning, tires, information technology, automotive and chemicals; they address standardization from multiple vantage points: consortia, US Department of Defense, consumer product safety, developing countries, laboratory accreditation, trade barriers and product procurement. Some of the articles are very descriptive and all are helpful to understand the different views of similarity standards and standardization.

Standardization Essentials concludes with a copy of a US Government document: Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-119 (1998) on the federal use and development of voluntary standards. Considering that such documents are available over the Internet, it is not clear why the authors chose to include it. The book offers a listing of some of the more significant formal standardization and related organizations in North America and some regional and international standardization and related organizations. But only names are provided. no contact information. Considering how rapidly most standardization committees are moving onto the Internet, the lack of web addresses and pointers is quite surprising and reduces the value of the book as a starting point for further study.

In summary, Standardization Essentials only partially fulfills the promise of its title, offering a view (although a good one) of just similarity standards. It does not address unit of measure standards and the related metrology (e.g., calibration) issues, and addresses only slightly compatibility standards and the related communications issues.

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