Lois Zachary & Lory Fischler created these five toolkits on crucial aspects of mentoring as quick references that mentors & mentees can use to refresh their understanding prepare for mentoring sessions grasp key concepts of the process & improve their overall experiences & strengthen their mentoring relationships These compact bound card sets will fit into your purse briefcase or pocket for quick review on the go Toolkit 1 offers strategies for success & checklists for mentoring excellence that can be used during each phase of the mentoring relationship They can be used to guide mentoring conversations gauge progress & promote mutual accountability These checklists can also be used to determine readiness to move on to the next phase The five toolkits include 1 Strategies & Checklists for Mentors 2 Feedback & Facilitation for Mentors 3 Strategies for Mentees 4 Accountability Strategies & Checklists 5 Mentoring Across Generations ...

Lois Zachary & Lory Fischler created these five toolkits on crucial aspects of mentoring as quick references that mentors & mentees can use to refresh their understanding prepare for mentoring sessions grasp key concepts of the process & improve their overall experiences & strengthen their mentoring relationships These compact bound card sets will fit into your purse briefcase or pocket for quick review on the go Toolkit 3 is organized around the four phases of successful mentoring Getting ready establishing agreements enabling & coming to closure which build on one another to form a developmental sequence This pocket toolkit provides answers to many frequently asked questions about how to make the most of a mentoring relationship & offers tips to keep it on track The five toolkits include 1 Strategies & Checklists for Mentors 2 Feedback & Facilitation for Mentors 3 Strategies for Mentees 4 Accountability Strategies & Checklists 5 Mentoring Across Generations ...

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Strategy takes a truly global perspective Contrasting viewpoint readings encourage discussion & debate & illustrative cases help to acknowledge the importance of strategy in the world of business Unlike most other books on the subject the philosophy at the heart of this text is that an understanding of the topic of strategy can only be gained by grappling with a wider diversity of insights from many prominent thinkers & the clear recognition that there is no simple answer to the question of what strategy is This textbook bridges West & East North & South with readings cases"es & insights from around the globe ...

This market-leading & pioneering core textbook outlines the essential principles in strategic HRM & provides students with an understanding of how HR strategies vary across a variety of contexts Presented in a clear & accessible style it links HRM theory with practice to demonstrate the role HRM should play in organisational performance In examining the impact of HR strategy on organisational success & how this is affected by key organisational industry & societal factors it provides a nuanced & multi-layered perspective on this significant discipline Redefining the framework developed in previous editions this engaging textbook has been thoroughly updated with cutting edge research & it continues to challenge students academics & practitioners to approach HRM from a strategic perspective Written by world-leading experts with a combined wealth of industry research & teaching experience Strategy & Human Resource Management is an essential core textbook for upper-level undergraduate postgraduate & MBA students as well as practitioners interested in the key role that HRM plays in business success ...

Henry Mintzberg s views are a breath of fresh air which can only encourage the good guys The Observer My favourite management book of the last 25 years? No contest The Rise & Fall of Strategic Planning Tom Peters managment guru Strategy is the most prestigious but also the most confusing part of business Managers are constantly bombarded with new jargon & the latest fads promising the magic bullet for every strategic problem The world of strategy can seem to be an impenetrable jungle Strategy Safari presents a powerful antidote to the dilemma of needing to know about strategy & yet not being able to find any comprehensible guidelines This revised edition is a comprehensive colourful & illuminating tour through the wilds of strategic management In this provocative jargon-free & extremely readable guide top strategy authors Mintzberg Ahlstrand & Lampel clearly set out & critique each of the ten major schools of strategic management thinking to help you grasp what you really need to know Take the strategy safari your business will thank you for it ...

Selected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013 In Strategy A History Sir Lawrence Freedman one of the world's leading authorities on war & international politics captures the vast history of strategic thinking in a consistently engaging & insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives The range of Freedman's narrative is extraordinary moving from the surprisingly advanced strategy practiced in primate groups to the opposing strategies of Achilles & Odysseus in The Iliad the strategic advice of Sun Tzu & Machiavelli the great military innovations of Baron Henri de Jomini & Carl von Clausewitz the grounding of revolutionary strategy in class struggles by Marx the insights into corporate strategy found in Peter Drucker & Alfred Sloan & the contributions of the leading social scientists working on strategy today The core issue at the heart of strategy the author notes is whether it is possible to manipulate & shape our environment rather than simply become the victim of forces beyond one's control Time & again Freedman demonstrates that the inherent unpredictability of this environment-subject to chance events the efforts of opponents the missteps of friends-provides strategy with its challenge & its drama Armies or corporations or nations rarely move from one predictable state of affairs to another but instead feel their way through a series of states each one not quite what was anticipated requiring a reappraisal of the original strategy including its ultimate objective Thus the picture of strategy that emerges in this book is one that is fluid & flexible governed by the starting point not the end point A brilliant overview of the most prominent strategic theories in history from David's use of deception against Goliath to the modern use of game theory in economics this masterful volume sums up a lifetime of reflection on strategy ...

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OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active a tough versatile version of OS Explorer The OS Explorer Active range now

Includes:: a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps


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The OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps perfect for day trips & short breaks Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

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