Facilitative Leadership : Making a Difference with Creative Problem Solving

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Leadership is an awesome responsibility, and it becomes particularly challenging when you need to help others learn and use new ways of thinking and behaving. If you look to the literature, dozens of books offer helpful ways of looking at leadership. Many focus on the leader and what he or she is like and accomplishes. This book connects two areas of concern: what we know about facilitative leadership; and our work with a broad and inclusive method for making change happen.

This book is for those of you who have an interest in helping others become better able to learn about and apply their creative talents. If you already facilitate meetings and change within organizations, you should find many of the insights and resources within this book of value. The book is designed to assist those who use methods and tools to manage change and who seek to make a positive difference.

Executive Report on Strategies in Liberia, 2000 edition (Strategic Planning Series)
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The Liberia Research Group , and The Liberia Research Group
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ASIN: 0741829002

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Liberia has recently come to the attention to global strategic planners. This report puts these executives on the fast track. Ten chapters provide: an overview of how to strategically access this important market, a discussion on economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources). Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given.

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In 1997, the sky fell in Asia. Up until the moment the Thai currency crisis began in May of that year, most pundits could see no end to the "Asian miracle." Now many of those same pundits are predicting a more severe drop while others go so far as to suggest that Asia is entering a "lost decade." The hard truth, suggests Callum Henderson, the Managing Currency Analyst for Asia at Standard & Poor's, is not so dire or dramatic. While Henderson acknowledges that most of the affected countries, particularly Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia, have a long way to go in transforming their economic systems, the long term outlook for Asia is good. The conditions that help to make high rates of growth possible--high savings rates, low taxation, good education systems, and high productivity--are still in place. What needs changing are the government policies that focused too heavily on exports as the main engine of economic growth.

Henderson traces how and why the currency crisis happened and finds useful parallels between it and the Mexican crisis that began in late 1994. He also offers specific remedies--such as the creation of a domestic bond market in Asia--and points to compelling opportunities in countries with mature financial systems such as Singapore. This is the first comprehensive look at the Asian financial crisis and should be useful to anyone doing business or investing in Asia. --Harry C. Edwards

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The first complete coverage of the Asian currency crisis and what it means for investors worldwide. Asia's recent economic troubles affect billions of people around the globe. Asia Falling provides a detailed, accessible account of the economic and political policies that led to Asia's currency crisis. It's the first comprehensive, authoritative analysis of the crisis, and what it means to the larger world of investors. This up-to-the-minute work, packed with solid recommendations for investors, names the countries that should emerge strongest, outlines the steps Asian economies must take to regain their worldwide luster, and provides policy-level political analysis on the actions and reactions that led to Asia's currency crisis.

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Asia Falling provides a detailed,accessible account of the economic and political policies that led to Asia's currency crisis.

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"Ora tau, Mingkem"(Javanese expression).......1999-11-17

This book is well written which makes it a usefull tool to improve my English.The content is OK, but nothing worth it to rave about.(Perhaps,the author need to visit Continent of Asia little more often.)

20/20 hindsight.......1999-04-08

This is a good book -- it tells what we already know. Too bad that the author could not predict any of these events -- but then of course hindsight is always 20/20! I do not think this book helps one to do business in Asia. One major drawback - the author seems to have no understanding of Asian business and seems not to have sullied his conclusions by speaking with any Asians. Read this book for a glimpse of perfect hindsight -- but read also "New Asian Emperors: the Overseas Chinese their Strategies and Competitive Advantages" by George T. Haley for a more fair appraisal of the Asian situation and a terrific understanding of Asian business.

Insightful account for 1997 Asian currency Crisis.......1999-02-09

The Auther explain the underlining historical events ( e.g. the ups and down of dollar Yen exchange rate) that lead to the boom and bust of the Asian economics. He also account for the 1994 Mexico financial crisis in similar manner. Useful for understanding events shaping the world's economics.

Asia Falling H/C: Making Sense of the Asian Crisis and Its Aftermath

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Asia Falling H/C: Making Sense of the Asian Crisis and Its Aftermath
Henderson
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The Start-up Entrepreneur: How You Can Succeed in Building Your Own Company
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Motivation for Inventors

The Startup Entrepreneur

The Start-up Entrepreneur: How You Can Succeed in Building Your Own Company
James R. Cook
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Motivation for Inventors.......2003-05-05

I found this book very inspiring and motivating, especially the second chapter on finding a business to start. It is better to start with a mediocre product than never to get going. .. the continued search for the perfect venture can turn into mere procrastination... Make the decision that you are an entrepreneur. If your plan doesn't work...you are that much closer to ultimate success. This is worth having in your library so you can re-read periodically

The Startup Entrepreneur.......2000-06-21

"The Startup Entrepreneur - How you can succeed in building your own company". It provides you with all the insight into running of a business from startup stage right through to corporation size from the entrepreneur's point of view.

Reading advice; can sometimes be a tedious task, but this book is backed up by James Cook's real life examples of the trials that he went through as an entrepreneur. Right from starting small, in a service-based business then growing to a large corporation this book missed nothing. Its inspirational, advice driven, with plenty of information on what to do in given situations.

Another interesting topic this book covered was the background information given about many of the "famous" entrepreneurs that came out of the American economy. It is a study in the entrepreneur and their habits and common traits. Commonalties were usually that they didn't care a hell of a lot of what people thought of them, they weren't overly greedy, had the need for control, and also had the need for anonymity.

Chapters in the book include starting, developing, success in starting, winning ways to keep you going, and how to diversify your growing enterprise. It finishes with exit strategies, i.e. stepping down, and/or selling your company. It then has a section on one of the crucial topics for all decision makers in a company - tips on marketing and sales. There was even an interesting section on running a sales team.

This is a well-written book with much of the theory based on James Cook's interesting and extremely varied life in business, both in success and on the brink of failure. Motivational for the young and old entrepreneur, I give it an nine out of ten.

The Start-Up Entrepreneur: How You Can Succeed in Building Your Own Company into a Major Enterprise Starting from Scratch
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James R. Cook
Manufacturer: Harpercollins
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The Start-Up Entrepreneur: How You Can Succeed in Building Your Own Company into a Major Enterprise Starting from Scratch
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The Start-Up Entrepreneur: How You Can Succeed in Building Your Own Company into a Major Enterprise Starting from Scratch
James R. Cook
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A book for people who would like to manage themselves, their time, and their business better, but are too busy to begin.

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No doubt you've been bombarded with "expert" advice from your parents, professors, and countless advisors. It's time you got advice you can really use - from fellow students who've been where you're headed!

All Students Helping Students guides are written and edited by top students and recent grads from colleges and universities across the U.S. You'll find no condescending advice here - just stuff to help you succeed in tackling you academic, social, and professional challenges!

Written and edited by current college students and recent graduates from colleges and universities across the United States, each book in this series of student guides focuses on a particular topic of interest to high school or college students and includes helpful advice and effective strategies for tackling that particular task. Encouraging and informative quotes and personal essays from students, as well as suggestions from teachers, professors, and advisors, accompany the content of the guide. As financing post-secondary education is a significant-and increasingly difficult-challenge for most students and their families, these financial pointers provide essential information on applying for financial aid, living within a budget, balancing work and school, and avoiding getting into unnecessary debt, such as credit card debt. Revealing personal essays and quotes from a diverse group of students enhance the informative nature of this guide, as does a section of suggestions from financial aid advisors.

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Five Stars is not enough for this book.......2005-05-20

I thought this would be mostly about financial aid too, but it wasn't. My mother gave me this book before I went off to college (Freshman at Jackson State University). My sister also read it before she went to school and it teaches you about how to manage your money in all financial areas including your credit cards. I recommend this book to all college students no matter what level your at. This can help you put your money matters in order.

Most Helpful College Finance Book I've Ever Read!.......2003-05-21

This book really covers it all - from financial aid to money management to real student experiences with paying for college and budgeting their time and money - it was the most well-written and accessible money-related book i've ever read. As I prepare for my freshman year, I'm now much less stressed about how to handle all of the money issues that come with college. Buy this book!

Great Tips & Budget Advice!.......2003-04-08

I thought this book would be mostly about financial aid, but it has so much more information that it's probably the most helpful money management book I've ever read. With quotes, essays, and interviews from students and recent graduates, this book is a great resource to make the right financial aid decisions, but also for dealing with all money matters including credit cards, budgets, and handling the stress of the college bill! I definitely recommend this book to any year college student! (I'm a sophomore.)

Getting Through College without Going Broke: A crash course on finding money for college and making it last (Students Helping Students)

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Getting Through College without Going Broke: A crash course on finding money for college and making it last (Students Helping Students)
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Off to college. Excited. Nervous. Broke...

Finding a way to pay for college and live on a budget is not always easy, but it definitely beats paying off huge loans for the next 30 years. And these students are living proof that it can be done.

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Great tips!.......2005-05-05

I first read about this book in the Washington Post and I ended up getting a copy for free! But i wanted to write how this book really breaks down all of your college money worries and makes everything seem manageable. And knowing there are so many other students out there who are having all the same thoughts and issues, and knowing they all got through it, really helps.

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The first inside look into the fall of the telecom industry pioneer
Disconnected is the first book to tell the tale of the once powerful telecom pioneer whose corporate scandal eclipses the Enron fiasco. During the summer of 2002, WorldCom, once a leading carrier of Internet traffic, filed the largest bankruptcy claim in American history due to accounting errors totaling over $7 billion-and now finds itself on the brink of corporate extinction. Disconnected offers an engaging account of what really went wrong at WorldCom and why no one saw this corporate collapse coming. Author and award-winning journalist Lynn Jeter has been covering WorldCom since 1984 and provides a one-of-a-kind look into the inner workings of this global telecom giant. Readers will take a front row seat as Jeter explores the personalities and factors that led to WorldCom's rise and dramatic fall-such as the failed Sprint merger in 2000 and the revelation in June 2002 of their overstatement in earnings. Digging deep to uncover the mistakes, missteps, and outright unethical behavior that engulfed WorldCom, Disconnected also takes a closer look at former CEO Bernie Ebbers who was on the frontline during the years leading up to this corporate debacle. Disconnected: Deceit and Betrayal at WorldCom gives readers the most telling account of a one-time industry giant.
Lynne W. Jeter (Hattiesburg, MS) has been the primary WorldCom reporter for the only statewide business journal in Mississippi (home of WorldCom headquarters), The Mississippi Business Journal. Jeter has closely followed the company's rise and fall since its inception as LDDS in 1983. As a native Mississippian, Jeter has a solid knowledge of the unique business climate of the Deep South and access to a wealth of information and contacts that no other reporter could possess on this topic.

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Disconnected deceit & berayal at WorldCom.......2007-01-16

Very descriptive, good insight, a must read for any masters level student MBA,HR,Edu, etc...

In the Middle of Nowhere.......2007-01-04

The book is presenting facts in a not too organised way. The most interesting facts are already presented at the beginning so that the following 150 pages just give more details.

It might have been better to focus more on the problem/case itself instead of describing early history in every detail.

Weakest point of "Disconnected" is that the book ends in the middle of the ongoing story and the reader does not know what was the outcome of this scandal.

Train wreck book of a train wreck company.......2006-06-04

It's a pity that the only currently available book on the WorldCom meltdown is "Disconnected." While I'm sure Ms. Jeter is a respected writer on Mississippi business "Disconnected" is a perfect example of what can go wrong when a journalist/columnist tries to write a book; it reads more like a series of columns cobbled together rather than anything coherent and unified, which is a shame as the WorldCom fiasco deserves better than this. As a former legacy-MCI middle manager I was hoping "Disconnected" would be an incisive look into how it all went wrong and while it does that to varying degrees of success it's a major effort to get through the book, primarily due to the poor writing. Jeter has a pronounced tendency to repeat herself, which often left me wondering if these were old columns "cut and pasted" together to make a book. One particular problem is Jeter's habit of introducing a player and 40 pages later mentioning them in passing without putting them back into context. A great example of this is Diana Day-Cartee who was involved in WorldCom's forerunner LDDS and allegedly one of Bernie Ebbers many mistresses. She's mention in Chapter 3 "The Spending Spree" (pages 30, 36, & 37) then disappears until page 72 when she pops back up again casually mentioned in passing as, "Diana (Day) married some music executive." Huh? Would it kill Jeter just to append a quick "Bernie's alleged former lover" or "Early LDDS stalwart"? This is typical of Jeter's treatment of characters in the book, she fails to provide context as to who they are and how they're relevant leaving you to flip back and try to recall who the heck they were. Again, this is typical of the problems when a journalist tries to expound things to book-length, but it isn't always like that as witnessed by Neil Hayes's "When the Game Stands Tall." Jeter takes great pains to try and be impartial, which was probably due to the fact this was written and rushed to press before Ebbers trial and there was no way of knowing how the verdict would go.

Jeter's book also lacks depth as it is told primarily from the legacy-WorldCom side of things and often ignores the perspective of the other companies forced into WorldCom. Some things in the book are spot-on, dead-accurate, and at times it was like a sickening trip down an unpleasant memory lane. But Jeter also gets some things absolutely dead-wrong which tells me she was over-relying on WorldCom sources rather than speaking to ex-MCI employees, which is sad as most of them would have been all too happy to talk (myself included). "Disconnected" would have benefited from a much more diligent editor and the book as considerable dead-space thanks to its odd layout (blank pages). Most of the recommendations on the back dust jacket are puff pieces from fellow Mississippians who likely never read the book beforehand and include her editor at the Mississippi Business Journal and a travel writer (!?). While I did find "Disconnected" a compelling page turner that I read rather quickly I was particularly interested in the subject matter. If it were anyone else I don't know they'd slog through this mess. With Ebbers and Sullivan rightly convicted its time for an updated version that fixes these problems, but preferably I'd rather see someone else just start from scratch.

Just a disorganized, lifeless, inspid mass of business memo. .......2006-02-05

I was expecting this book to be a great story, but very disappointed. I cannot believe the publisher allowed the author to publish this book as it is. The book is insipid and dull, has no flow, no story, or no plot. Let me present an example. I have read many insightful Newsweek articles by a writer Allan Sloan. For example, Sloan describes a Sprint merger event in this way, "If talk is getting cheaper, why did MCI WorldCom pay $115 billion to buy Sprint? The once staid phone companies have launched a merger blitzkrieg in an effort to emerge at the center of the wired world. Can regulators handle the complex new order....." It has a clear logical axis, and has a force to attract readers into it.

But Jeter describes it like this, "The merger announcement of WorldCom and Sprint spurred building activity around Worldcom headquarters as real estate developers readied for economic prosperity. The real estate inventory swelled with new planned unit....." It always presents off-center, trivial detail which makes a reader bored. 70% of books are consumed to described a dry and dull fact, like "the merger of company A & B raised the stock to $X" etc. There is no insight here.

But unfortunately, unlike Enron scandal, there is no other book that centered on the Worldcom scandal. You would get much better comprehension by collecting articles in Newsweek or Business Week, if you have LexisNexis or EBISCOhost.

Interesting story, poor writing.......2005-07-25

This book could have been much better if it progressed in a linear fashion. Much time is spent talking about small time players and the industry in general, but Worldcom and Bernie Ebbers seem to be on the backburner. The scandal is not brought up until the last 15 pages of the book, with only vague reference to "cooking the books" and writing off capital expenses.

It's an easy, quick read that is mildly entertaining. Unfortunately, it falls short in the facts and research department.

Jeter digs deep to tell the stunning story of WorldCom: 'Disconnected' first book to explore what went right, what went so wrong.(Lynne W. Jeter discusses ... article from: Mississippi Business Journal

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Title: Jeter digs deep to tell the stunning story of WorldCom: 'Disconnected' first book to explore what went right, what went so wrong.(Lynne W. Jeter discusses her new book)(Interview)
Author: Jim Laird
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 3, 2003
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 25 Issue: 9 Page: 3(1)

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