A quick read with high ROI. This will turn anyone into a culture builder, anywhere in the organization. A must read for anyone contemplating starting up a new business and for CEOs and leaders of established corporations. Combines storytelling with evidence-based content in a solid organizational change approach. Never before has an author so cleverly balanced pragmatism with optimism to describe organizational norms as opportunities for personal empowerment. The convergence of in-depth analytical research and practical everyday application.
My Own Personal Soap Opera: Looking for reality in all the wrong places
Malin's latest is heavy on humor, but disappoints with plot. Frankie McNally is the head writer for Lust for Life, the longest-running (and currently lowest-rated) television soap opera, and while she can't shake the sense that she should be writing the Great American Novel, Frankie's use of the show to work out her innermost frustrations through the characters has therapeutic value. But when management calls in marketing guru Victor Pendergrast to save the show, Frankie's suddenly a little less comfortable.
National Culinary Review - June 2010National Culinary Review (NCR), read by more than 22,000 chefs and culinary professionals, appeals to culinarians for its insightful articles on food, drink and menu trends, product application, management and lifestyle issues, recipes, and personal and professional development. Launched in 1932, NCR is the flagship publication of the American Culinary Federation.
Richard Sorabji presents a brilliant exploration of the history of our understanding of the self, which has remained elusive and mysterious throughout the spectacular development of human knowledge of the outside world. He ranges from ancient to contemporary thought, Western and Eastern, to reveal and assess the insights of a remarkable variety of thinkers. He discusses a set of topics which are at the heart of our understanding of ourselves: personal identity; memory; the importance of seeing one's life as a whole; the relation between self, intellect, will, and agency; self-awareness...
