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Developed out of the author's own substantial teaching experience, this introduction to political geography approaches its subject matter from the standpoint of political economy and the politics of difference. Unlike other similar texts, it incorporates critical approaches to human geography that have emerged over the past thirty years, such as the impact of cultural studies, those emphasizing the role of capitalist development, and work on the theory of the state.The text covers all the central issues in the field, including identity politics, state territoriality, and the way geography makes a difference in the form of attachments and commitments to place in contexts of interdependence. Students are introduced to ideas about how the geography of politics has been interpreted and can be studied in clear and accessible language. Numerous fascinating and relevant examples are used throughout in order to sustain reader interest.
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Burnout: Keeping the Fire
Ruth Luban
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Original and Action Oriented - Ruth Luban Really Get's It !.......1999-09-16
This book was clearly written from a sense of personal mission and seemsto be very well researched and developed. It is full of practical action oriented steps that can be taken to bring balance to life and move beyond burnout to a life of exciting passion. It is authentic and rich. Thanks Ruth !!!
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Avoiding Burnout: A Principal's Guide to Keeping the Fire Alive
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"As I read this book, I found aspects of myself—my personal and professional behavior—on almost every page! I was able to put the coping strategies in the book to immediate use with little effort and great results! A must when our time is so limited."
Kaye L. Peery, Administrator
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"School leaders are subjected to stress in all aspects of their work. Brock and Grady present a realistic approach to dealing with stress that can benefit every school leader."
Ron Joekel, Executive Director Emeritus
Phi Delta Kappa International
Much has been written on teacher stress and how to cope with it . . . but now best-selling authors Barbara L. Brock and Marilyn L. Grady turn their expert attention to administrator burnout in this unique and powerful new "how-to" book.
Avoiding Burnout presents real-world success stories from individual school administrators across the country. How do they handle stress and burnout? What can be learned from their individual challenges and solutions? Principals at all levels will learn a great deal about:
- The nature of stress
- Stress triggers and response mechanisms
- Capitalizing on work stress
- Effective time management and interpersonal skills
- Career renewal
- Caring for yourself
. . . including a set of comprehensive resources that offer additional tools for self-assessment and taking action.
A unique and useful new guide that offers school leaders at all levels an important opportunity for professional development and personal reflection.
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- Great ideas to help if you are experiencing burnout
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Great ideas to help if you are experiencing burnout.......2002-09-27
Ruth Luban has managed not only to describe professional burnout but also included 101 Ways to move from being a "human doing" to a "human being". The bibliography that she calls "Bibliotherapy" indexed by topic is worth the cost of the book itself.
Still as relevent today as when it was published.
No Kidding--It Saved My Life.......2001-01-06
I was feeling so morose and out of sorts a couple of years ago, when I happened on this book. I had no idea what was wrong with me, since I seemed to have both physical and mental symptons. The writer seemed to know exactly what was going on in my head. It was the affirmation I needed to know I wasn't going crazy, and it convinced my husband. We made some changes, and it literally changed and saved my life.
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The Consultant's Guide to Publicity: How to Make a Name for Yourself by Promoting Your Expertise
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You already know that the best way to promote your expertise as a consultant is to have your name appear frequently in the news or trade media—it's fast, it's free, and it reaches countless potential clients . . .
BUT!
How do you attract media attention?
Which media outlets should you approach?
What can you do that's newsworthy?
This one-of-a-kind handbook answers all these questions and many more. Publicity expert, consultant, and former magazine and newspaper editor Reece Franklin empties out his bag of tricks, tips, and insider's savvy to give you all the tools you need to promote your services. He provides numerous samples of every type of publicity vehicle and explains everything in clear, jargon-free language. You won't find any sophisticated academic theories, just straight-ahead, proven techniques that will help you deliver the right message to the right audience.
You'll learn how to:
- Pinpoint your most promotable ideas, skills, or services
- Identify the most appropriate media outlets for your kind of publicity
- Develop publicity vehicles such as news releases, company background information, press releases, newsletters, and press kits
- Become the source the media turn to when they need an industry expert to substantiate news articles
- Make sure the publicity you receive builds your business as well as your reputation
You may already be a leader in your field. With the help of The Consultant's Guide to Publicity, you can become a recognized leader in your field.
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Good Book!.......2000-04-26
I thought that this book was very helpful in teaching about self-promotion. I am interested in Public Relations, so reading this taught me many useful PR tools, such as: how to write a press release, what to include in a press and speaking kit, how to develop a general plan with goals and objectives, where to look for good story ideas, how and why you should develop contact files, and lastly, how to deal with the media. The author was specific and gave realistic examples. There were tables, worksheets, and graphs for the readers to see, which I thought was useful. The information in this book is helpful for anyone who may be interested in promoting themselves, their business/company and/or their services. It is a Public Relations manual in every way, shape, and form! At the end of the book, the author summarizes most of the chapters, so you can look at that section for a quick reference if need be. I would recommend this text because it is not only helpful, but written in a way that keeps your attention and is easy to understand.
Practical publicity & promotional programs for professionals.......1999-12-09
This extremely accessible guide provides invaluable tips on how to get media attention and become the person to whom the media turns when they need an industry source to substantiate news articles. It details how to determine promotable ideas, identify appropriate media for publicity, and develop publicity devices such as news and press releases, company background information, and press kits. Numerous examples of the author's own publicity campaigns and of techniques that work are included.
Chapter 1 explores the pros and cons of doing publicity yourself, or turning to a public relations agency. Chapter 2 lays the groundwork for your activities as a self-publicist, setting objectives and goals and defining the terms you'll need to know. Chapter 3 gets in the actual planning process. Chapter 4 shows you how to develop unique story ideas or angles. Chapter 5 deals with setting up media contact files and the press kit. In Chapter 6 28 different tools for publicity are discussed in depth.
Chapter 7, "Dealing with the Media" is the most important chapter. If you remember nothing else from this book, get to know this chapter. Chapter 8 shows you how to deal with television and radio interviews. What to do if you slip up and need crisis management publicity is covered in Chapter 9. Finally, the all-important tracking of results, which can and must be done in publicity, is covered in Chapter 10.
Reece A. Franklin founded MarketSmarts, a marketing, advertising and public relations firm based in California in 1992. He has a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Northern Illinois University and has run publicity campaigns for dozens of entrepreneurs and consultants.
Reviewed by Azlan Adnan. Formerly Business Development Manager with KPMG, Azlan is currently Managing Partner of Azlan & Koh Knowledge and Professional Management Group, an education and management consulting practice based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. He holds a Master's degree in International Business and Management from the Westminster Business School in London.
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Competitive Communication offers the first full-length treatment of the classical art of rhetoric with applications to the day-to-day needs of modern managers. Based on the belief that clearly reasoned persuasion is indispensable to professionals who must convince others of their points of view, this text reveals implicit, competitive dimensions of communication to those familiar with contemporary business practices. Concentrating on argumentation--which is viewed both as a process of inquiry and as an act of persuasion--the author reviews principles of reasoning that were central to an age generally credited with having developed the first complete treatment of the art of communication. With Aristotle as guide, Eckhouse demonstrates how the enthymeme, a logical device central to Greek theories of persuasion, is also of powerful relevance to the modern business world. Complementing this discussion is an examination of classical ethos, or credibility, as it is created in language and used to strengthen core arguments modern managers must make. Also offered is an extensive examination of classical fallacies--common pitfalls of argument and debate--which provide early warning signals for those about to enter argumentative danger zones. Ideal for undergraduate and graduate business students, as well as the working professional, Competitive Communication offers an invaluable guide to what is probably the most important ability working professionals can develop in today's business world.
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This Book Made Us One Million Dollars.......2007-01-27
Dr. Eckhouse presents insights and lessons that allow the professional to communicate effectively and enhance differentiation from the competition. The principal engineers of our professional engineering practice have used the techniques he describes in his book to structure proposals and firm deliverables that have: enhanced customer satisfaction, increased our repeat business from existing customers by more than 50%, and garnered over $1 million in design and project fees in the last 4 years.
There are many marketing and professional practice books that present outstanding case study information on enhancing communication and marketing for engineering and design professionals. And they make for fine reading; however, Dr. Eckhouse's book shows you specifically how you can integrate his communication principles into any business you run today.
I strongly recommend this book to any professional looking to differentiate themselves from their competition or increase project revenues.
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The music industry is flourishing—and young men and women seeking careers don't have to be performing artists to land a rewarding job in the business. Today's music industry needs composers, lyricists, creative managers, sound engineers, video producers and directors, booking agents, concert promoters, publicists, writers, marketing professionals, and even lawyers and accountants. 100 Careers in the Music Business takes the mystery out of job titles like song plugger, product manager, and engineer, and presents easy to understand explanations of duties and necessary qualifications. Most important, this book gives an overview of the industry as it currently operates—describing the roles of music publishers, recording companies, record distribution groups, the musicians themselves, producers, management teams, and marketing and promotion operations. Here too are inspiring stories of men and women who have made it in many different areas of music. A glossary of terms defines music industry jargon, and an appendix lists major music organizations. 100 Careers in the Music Business gives readers the most complete picture of today's music industry available anywhere. It's a “must read” for anyone considering a career in music, and it deserves a place on the reference shelf of high school and college guidance counselors.
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OMG GOOD!.......2006-05-27
just like that one movie when harry met sally this one blows me away! i suggest acompanying it with a book of epic proportions that gets your music out there if you have it made! check out ty cohens "The New Music Industry: How to Use the Power of the Internet to Multiply Your Industry Exposure, Fan Base and Income Potential Online! "
Good revealing title.......2006-05-20
Do you feel that you belong into the music business and don't know which career you should choose or just want to know what is available out there? Well this guide will teach you more than you need to know about careers in the music business with advice for each career and help you decide what you want to be or what else you need for your business to run smoothly. A great book not only for people in the music business but also for the average person who wants to have an overlook upon this amazing world and how it works.
A great way to figure out where you should be........2006-05-16
This book is an invaluable resource if you are interested in music. Details on almost every musical career imaginable are held within its bindings. It will give you an idea of the path you should take when it comes to education, self-learning, etc...
I would also suggest the book "How To Make A Furtune In The Music Industry By Doing It Yourself: Your Personal Step-By-Step Guide To Having A Successful Career In The Music Business. ... To Sell Music, Book Shows And Get Noticed!" by Ty Cohen.
Invaluable..........2004-01-24
I recommend this book to students all the time who want to turn their love for music into a career. It's well thought out and comprehensive, with great first-person anecdotes. A terrific way to focus on a path of turning a passion into a job.
Interesting content.......2003-12-06
I enjoyed this book. I was more focused on finding about careers more geared towards A&R and managing, but it also has careers involving songwriting, radio, and so on. Easy to read and a nice format.
I especially liked that each career had quotes from an industry professional telling their favorite and least favorite thing about their job. Very insightful.
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Why invest abroad? Today, growing numbers of investors are convinced that the U.S. is no longer the land of safety or opportunity when it comes to investments. They recommend that you research the country to which you entrust your holdings as carefully as you do your broker, banker, bond ratings or any investment. Each country has different regulations, taxes and exchange restrictions - as well as limitations on personal freedoms of speech, privacy and petition of grievances - that will affect your decision about where to put your earnings. In this updated and revised edition of Using Offshore Havens for Privacy and Profit, Adam Starchild brings you up to date on the changes that have occurred in the high-stakes world of international investments, outlines the pros and cons of popular offshore havens and shares invaluable insights earned through a lifetime of financial planning. Expand your investment opportunities by finding out what the world's smartest investors have been doing all along.
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Very helpful and informative.......2003-05-04
I have read several other books by this author and all have been well written and informative. The book is more of an overview than an exhaustive reference on the subject, but it is still well worth reading.
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Start-ups get all the attention, but the credit or blame for much of the 20th century's gadget frenzy lies squarely with giants like IBM and Sony. Business historian Alfred D. Chandler Jr. thoroughly documents the rise and fall of big players in the consumer electronic and computer industries in Inventing the Electronic Century.
It's not light reading--Chandler draws on mountainous reserves of knowledge of business, politics, technology, and social trends to reach his conclusions, and the narrative relies equally on boardroom stories and commercial data. Still, the book's compelling, often cautionary tales should help managers and investors see patterns underlying their own industrial behaviors, and perhaps emulate Sony more than RCA.
The scope of the book can be daunting, and in many ways parallels the global changes seen throughout the century, including the rise of the Japanese economy, the capricious American commercial sector, and the relative stasis of postwar Europe. Committed and patient readers will gain insight into the nature of the tech industry in Inventing the Electronic Century, and then start inventing the next one. --Rob Lightner
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No industries had greater impact on everyday life and work in the second half of the twentieth century than consumer electronics and computers. Yet the epic story of the founding of the Information Age remains almost completely unknown. Now Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alfred D. Chandler Jr. systematically records for the first time from a global perspective the origins and evolution of these transforming industries. In this marvelous chronicle of the trailblazing high-technology companies and products that laid the foundation for the Electronic Century, Chandler shows with unerring command of fact and data precisely where, when, how, and by whom technical knowledge was initially commercialized.
In richly textured magisterial prose, Chandler describes how Radio Corporation of America shaped the consumer electronics industry from its beginnings in the 1920s to the 1960s. He explains how catastrophic management decisions that brought about the collapse of RCA opened the door to Sony and Matsushita and ultimately to Japan's worldwide conquest of consumer electronics markets. At the same time, Chandler shows that the computer industry has been a strikingly American triumph. Readers will discover a wealth of penetrating insights in Chandler's riveting account of the rise of the mainframe, the minicomputer, and the microprocessor. What is more, Chandler documents the surprising and little-known fact that first mover IBM dominated the computer industry from the 1950s to the 1990s and that the Japanese, first by making IBM plug-compatibles and later with their large systems and servers, became its major competitors.
Only by following the history of firms that commercialized these new technologies and knowing the details of competitive success and failure can managers truly understand their industries. Inventing the Electronic Century is timely and essential reading for every manager and student of high technology.
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The brilliant strategy of Japanese Companies in electronics.......2005-02-23
Alfred Chandler has organized the factual information of the key companies in the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries during the second half of the XX century. The title of my review is a suggestion of another apropriate subtitle of this book.
The subject is very complex, specially if we look at the technology involved. My major comment is: the author has a limited technical knowledge and this has limited the depth of his analyses, comments and conclusions. This does not invalidate the major conclusions that he has presented in this book.
I think that it would be interesting to expand the story told in this book by studying/describing the evolution of the whole envinronment around these industries, including the engineering schools and research institutes that supply the brains to develop all the technology involved.
The history of the electronics industry carry an important lesson, about concentration of skills and economic power in only one company (RCA). It was a good thing, while RCA was leading, but when it started to make major strategic mistakes it brought down the whole American Industry. The Japanese Industry used several companies to compete against American and European Companies, this created a whole envinronment, that included engineering schools, research facilities, several different companies where one could make a career and different ideas being tested and pursued at the same time. When you look at the capacity of inovation and development of new technologies of the japanese companies and their envinronment they were a lot more competitive. They created a competitive envinronment so agressive in Japan that western rivals were later decimated by them.
The lesson hidden in the history of the electronics industry is very important, when we look at the industrial policy in America in other industries, like Automobiles, where there is only two American Manufacturers, it is easy to see why Japanese companies are doing much better, they are following the same type of competitive organization in this industry... Ford and GM are going in the same direction of RCA... This will raise a very important question, in what industries does America plans to remain competitive in the future??? This will determine the long term stability of the American Democracy.
One may criticize the quality of this book, but the history told in this book should be understood and deserves attention.
One aspect related to the industries studied that should be brought to attention is the availability of information about the japanese industry due to the language barrier.
More company histories than analytic principles.......2002-01-07
In earlier books by Chandler that I liked very much, such as Strategy & Structure and The Visible Hand, historical narrative took precedence over facts and figures. Epic stories were told, and individual biography was subordinated to broader historical developments. In this book, I felt the balance tilted the other way: I found myself fighting to concentrate on the story, while wading through very specific details that I quickly forgot as I moved onto the next company history.
Chandler has certainly done his homework. In the Preface, he notes his limited technical knowledge of the consumer electronics and computer industries, but one would never guess that from the adept way he handles technical terms and explains the significance of various innovations. With many tables in the text and more in the appendix, Chandler convincingly documents his story.
It is a simple one: firms that came to dominate their industries did so by being first movers that established integrated learning bases, based on technical, functional or managerial knowledge. They thus gained economies of scale and scope (another concept that Chandler has contributed to the business history literature), obtained a critical head start, and successfully beat back most entrepreneurial startups. In consumer electronics, a handful of Japanese firms built on their initial advantages to not only dominate world markets but also to destroy domestic producers in the U.S. In computers, however, IBM built a lead it never relinquished, even though it was repeatedly challenged by European and Japanese firms.
Chandler noted, with obvious relish, that top executives in many firms engaged in short-sighted strategies that eventually brought them down. For example, RCA created many innovations that it licensed to the Japanese firms that ultimately destroyed it. Indeed, perhaps the major benefit of including so many detailed company histories is that they remind us of just how wrong so many excutives have been!
If you know little about the history of these two industries, Chandler's book will give you an excellent overview. If you are familiar with them, you can still appreciate Chandler's skill in conveying the international comparative context for their evolution in the 20th century. In his provocative conclusion, Chandler asks whether the Japanese firms, with their strong integrated learning bases and dominance of consumer electronics, will ultimately triumph in the struggle for control of the world's information technology industries.
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