Business models are the beating heart of your firm's value proposition Great business models drive rapid growth; bad business ...

The Business of Excellence offers a unique & compelling perspective on the drivers of excellence in teams & organizations The author Justin Hughes brings an unusual mix of experience & insight having worked as a management consultant to some of the world's most successful organizations in addition to having served for 12 years as a military fighter pilot where he became Executive Officer on the RAF Red Arrows The challenges of high performance & leadership are explored in depth & are illustrated with insights interviews & case studies from the military sporting & corporate worlds The material

Includes:: a proprietary performance model that can be applied to a wide spectrum of organizations focusing on People the primacy of attitude over skills Capability building alignment before setting people free Delivery a process to close the gap between desired & actual outcomes Learning how to accelerate performance in real time Leadership exhibiting a set of behaviours such that others choose to follow Risk avoiding the victory of compliance over outcomes In The Business of Excellence Justin deconstructs the drivers of high performance with a rare clarity insight & accessibility to illustrate & explain tangible tools & methods all of which can be applied by readers in their own teams & organizations

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This authoritative text examines how fashion apparel & accessories are designed manufactured marketed & distributed It focuses on the organization & operation of the US textiles & fashion industry & the role of these industries within a global context 640 pages 8 pp full color Burns Leslie Davis ...

One of the most important steps in launching or expanding a venture is the creation of a business plan The absence of a written business plan can lead to failure for new businesses & inhibit growth & development Based on methodology developed at Cranfield School of Management The Business Plan Workbook takes a practical approach to the topic of business planning Perfect for those growing businesses as well as a range of academic & professional courses this title takes the reader step-by-step through each phase of the development of a business plan from creating a competitive business strategy to its writing & presentation With 29 corresponding assignments that each

Includes:: case studies such as Hotmail Cobra Beer IKEA & Amazon actively engaging questions & worksheets it will enable you to validate your business idea brand your business research your market & raise finance This new edition

Includes:: an additional assignment covering online content key words SEO Social Media traffic tracking affiliate marketing & online advertising With a range of fresh case studies including Brew Dog Chilango & Honest Burgers this fully updated ninth edition of The Business Plan Workbook is an invaluable & comprehensive guide to all aspects of business planning Online supporting resources for this book include lecture slides test questions & answers & a new guide to online courses lectures & case studies



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With an introduction by Ross Raisin A modern classic of Irish fiction shortlisted for the 1992 Booker prize When I was a young lad twenty or thirty or forty years ago I lived in a small town where they were all after me on account of what I done on Mrs Nugent Francie Brady is a small-town rascal who spends his days turning a blind eye to the troubles at home & getting up to mischief with his best friend Joe
- hiding in the chicken-house shouting abuse at fish in the local stream But after a disagreement with his neighbour Mrs Nugent over her son's missing comic books Francie's reckless streak spirals out of control & gives rise to a monstrous obsession Fearless shocking & blackly funny Patrick Mc Cabe's The Butcher Boy won the 1992 Irish Times Literature Prize & was shortlisted for the 1992 Booker Prize It is a modern classic of Irish fiction a portrait of the insidious violence latent in small town life & of a frenzied young man lashing out at everyone even himself
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Historical drama directed by Lee Daniels & starring Forest Whitaker The film tells the story of Cecil Gaines (Whitaker)&s 34-year career working as head butler at the White House Beginning his tenure under President Eisenhower (Robin Williams) Cecil would see another seven presidents come & go throughout his career & was present at the highest level of the state during some of the most tumultuous periods in the 20th century including the American Civil Rights Movement & the Vietnam War The ensemble cast

Includes:: John Cusack James Marsden Liev Schreiber Alan Rickman & Oprah Winfrey Actors Forest Whitaker Oprah Winfrey John Cusack Jane Fonda Cuba Gooding Jnr Terrence Howard Lenny Kravitz James Marsden David Oyelowo Vanessa Redgrave Alan Rickman Liev Schreiber Robin Williams & Clarence Williams IIIActors Lee Daniels Actors 12 years & over Year 2013 Languages English Duration 2 hours & 12 minutes (approx)

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A mysterious painting breathes hope & beauty into the darkest corners of Auschwitz---and the loneliest hearts of Manhattan 336 pages Cambron Kristy ...

She's young beautiful & is the daughter of the Butterfly Bee Lady who was once a queen of dragonflyers along with her twin sister Sindeena But by fate malice & a mysterious form of magic she was changed into the first Butterfly To be then pursued by her evil twin sister Sindeena & her minions in a never-ending search for her & her daughter who hold in their hands a power to change life & open up doors to a very different world & more which can bring the most terrifying & beautiful creatures out of the woodwork ...

Federica Campione adores her father No matter that Ramon a distinguished traveller & writer spends months away from their home on the exotic Chilean coast; as soon as he's back his daughter has eyes for no one but him When he gives her a magical box from Peru she believes he will always be there for her As she grows to womanhood Federica attempts to recapture that long-forgotten sense of security in the arms of the debonair Torquil Jensen From the sanctuary of a seemingly perfect marriage she embarks on a painful journey of self-discovery But can Federica ever truly escape her gilded cage & learn the true lesson of the butterfly box? ...

Tina is a triplet but she's always been the odd one out Her sisters Phil & Maddie are bigger & stronger & better at just about everything Luckily they look after teeny-tiny Tina wherever they go
- but when the girls start in scary super-strict Miss Lovejoy's class they're split up & Tina has to fend for herself for the first time Tina is horrified when she's paired up with angry bully Selma who nobody wants to be friends with But when Miss Lovejoy asks them to help her create a butterfly garden in the school playground Tina discovers she doesn't always need her sisters
- & that there's a lot more to Selma than first meets the eye A beautiful heartwarming story about friendship confidence & becoming your own person from the mega-bestselling author of Tracy Beaker Hetty Feather & Sleepovers

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