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Appreciative Work in Schools
September 2009
In their prologue to Appreciative Work in Schools, Elspeth McAdam and Peter Lang remarked that “ the school is at the heart of the future of the community. It is in the school where children grow in knowledge, morality and in their abilities to relate to others. The concepts of community and the abi... Read more »
£15.95
BRILLIANT: The Heathside story: Appreciative Inquiry in whole school transformation.
April 2009
“What a spectacular achievement! This book gives the who, what, why, when, where, and how of using Appreciative Inquiry in Schools. ‘Brilliant’ well deserves the title. It is a practical guide for bringing strength focused approaches to schools and communities.” Marjorie Schiller, PhD: Board Chair ... Read more »
£15.95
Business Excellence in Higher Education
September 2002
Strategies and systems for sustaining business excellence in the manufacturing and industrial sectors have been developing at a relentless pace. Several aspects of such practices have been regarded as having great potential for both the public and service sectors. This realisation is now at the fore... Read more »
£17.95
June 2013
The issue of connecting with people is at the core of all public services or should be so. It is the basis of partnerships for co-creating, designing and delivering responsive and effective services and provision of care. Many organisations are adept at creating systems and processes for meaningful ... Read more »
£15.95
From Hippos to Gazelles: How Leaders create leaders
September 2008
In From Hippos to Gazelles, Goodwin and Page give us new insights into the magic of organisational transformation. The book is based on an a story about a leader and facilitator working together to lead a successful merger and change in the complex reality of a multinational organisation. Through th... Read more »
£12.99
Great Britons on Success
June 2009
Inspired by the Organisation that he recently joined as a non executive director, Alan Coppin has edited a timely and insightful anthology entitled Great Britons On Success. The book is dedicated to the excellence and commitment of the 40000 men and women who serve in the Royal Air Force and 30 % of... Read more »
£14.95
KNOWING DOING WINNING
By Kwai Yu
July 2011
Knowing, Doing, Winning is a remarkable book. At one level it is the amazing story of the founding and extraordinary growth of Leaders Cafe 2020; a social enterprise with the aim of engaging and developing 20 million individuals by 2020. At the other level, it is a handbook on self development which... Read more »
£9.95
Learning in the Workplace: A Tool Kit for Placement Tutors, Supervisors, Mentors and Facilitators
January 2007
The Tool Kit comprise 6 sections dealing with: LEARNING AND TEACHING IN THE WORKPLACE SUPPORTING LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE REFLECTION IN AND ON THE WORKPLACE ASSESSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE WORKING WITH OTHERS IN THE WORKPLACE DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE ... Read more »
£29.95
Making it Spark
April 2013
‘A refreshing account of the positive contribution young people can make in their communities. Full of engaging interviews and practical ideas for professionals.’ Chief Superintendent Gavin Stephens ‘Conversations Matter! And nowhere more-so than with young people. Whether you are a police offic... Read more »
£15.95
Patterns and Relationships
January 1999
The national Curriculum for mathematics (1995) allocates great emphasis on number work for children. The basic skills and knowledge for such work should be learnt and taught in a meaningful manner in order to establish a useful foundation for further learning and development of mathematical ability.... Read more »
£12.95
Teaching Problem Solving
October 1999
Problem solving within the mathematics curriculum continues to attract a great deal of attention. It is recognised as a transferable skill that has important life-long consequences. The teaching of problem solving has equally attracted more emphasis within the mathematics curriculum at junior and se... Read more »
£14.95
The Nine Rules: The Seduction of Rest and How to Avoid it
September 2006
With his book “The Nine Rules?” Andy Ferguson has provided us an invaluable reminder. Namely, that there is a little ‘ invisible ink on our birth certificates’ that reads: Born with the freedom to choose. Responsibility for the consequences of those choices.” His “9 rules” promise us two things: (1)... Read more »
£9.95
Tools for Change: An Invitation to Dance
November 2006
Tools for Change: an invitation to dance provides essential background knowledge and understanding as well as tools and techniques for sustaining organisational change in complex systems. It is based on the premise that the ideas embedded in the theories of living systems provide us with explanation... Read more »
£18.95
Total Quality Management: Myth or Miracle
April 2001
Total Quality Management has commanded considerable empirical attention over recent decades. It has also attracted substantial practical interest and applications in corporate enterprises world wide. The application of TQM practices has dominated managerial practice across business sectors in Jap... Read more »
£17.95
WHEN Sam met Angie: The BALANCED SCORECARD in SMEs
July 2009
“We seem to have a propensity in business to either make our models far too complex, or think that each one, on its own, can solve all of an organizations’ problems. When Sam met Angie does a stellar job of simplifying the concepts around performance measurement and management and applying them to o... Read more »
£12.95