With a background in the health sector & a Masters degree in exercise & health services author Gillian Burn begins her keep-fit class by demonstrating how to carryout an energy & well-being audit which will help readers to establish their personal well-being goals. What we eat & the space in which we work are key to boosting energy levels. The author describes how food can stimulate the brain & relieve stress & how plants colour sound lighting & other factors can contribute to the creation of an energy-boosting work environment. Of course physical exercise cannot be ignored. There is advice on poise/posture breathing taking energy-boosting breaks & a range of activities that can be carried out including desk exercises. In conclusion there are sections on work/life balance & on how to create a well-being & energy action plan. ...

The Energy Bus an international best seller by Jon Gordon takes readers on an enlightening & inspiring ride that reveals 10 secrets for approaching life & work with the kind of positive forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment
- at work & at home. Jon infuses this engaging story with keen insights as he provides a powerful roadmap to overcome adversity & bring out the best in yourself & your team. When you get on The Energy Bus you'll enjoy the ride of your life!
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Reducing energy consumption & costs is an issue of ever-increasing importance & European & national legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions is tightening up minimum energy standards for new buildings & those being extended or renovated. Energy-saving measures in the home will therefore become ever more cost-effective throughout our lifetimes. ...

World-wide over a billion adults are overweight & 300 million are officially obese" more than 3 000 people die every day on the worlds roads & global warming & war threaten our survival as a species. The Energy Glut tells the story of energy & how our abuse of fossil fuel energy links all of these public issues as manifestations of the same fundamental planetary malaise. This exciting new book argues that the pulse of fossil fuel energy released from the ground after the discovery of oil not only started the process of catastrophic climate change but also propelled the average human weight distribution upwards. The author presents a frightening vision of humans besieged by a food industry that uses sophisticated marketing techniques to sell mountains of energy-dense food to those who are "functionally paralysed" with fewer opportunities to move our bodies than ever before. We see why the accumulation of body fat is a political not a personal problem. This insightful new work offers & appraises for the reader a set of personal & political de-carbonising strategies but to tread more lightly on our world A" we first need to make sense of the systemic processes & The Energy Glut takes expert first steps in this direction." ...

Donna Eden is a pioneer in the field of energy medicine. In this important book she shows you how to work with you bodys energy to create physical psychological & spiritual health & wellbeing. Discover how to: * Bring more energy & vitality into your everyday life * Use simple techniques to overcome tiredness & lethargy * Cure common complaints & prevent disease * Work with the eight major energy systems of the body for health & healing * Heal your mind body & soul Energy medicine is a beautifully written step-by-step approach for everyone who wants to achieve a healthier body a sharper mind & a more joyful spirit. ...

Albert Donoghue was Reggie Krays right hand man his minder & chief executive. He was deeply implicated in their criminal rackets collecting protection money & acting as paymaster to the other members of the firm. But then the Krays made what was to be one of their most dangerous mistakes. They tried to get Donoghue to admit to the killing of Frank Mitchell. Albert who had become increasingly appalled by the violent turn the Twins business affairs had been taking testified against them. His evidence landed the Krays 30 years. In this book Albert Donoghue reveals the shocking events he witnessed
- it is the inside story of the Krays from a radically different standpoint. It charts the rise of the countrys most notorious criminals & their final descent into self-destruction.
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' Engage!' was the last word Matt Hampson heard before dislocating his neck while in rugby training with other young England hopefuls. On a cold grey overcast day in 2005 the cream of young English rugby gathered at a Northampton training ground. Matt Hampson ' Hambo' to his mates was one of them. He had dreamt of playing rugby for England ever since he had picked up a rugby ball at school. His skill conviction & dedication had brought him to the cusp of realising that dream in an England U21 team that included Olly Morgan Toby Flood Ben Foden & James Haskell. But as the two sets of forwards engaged for a scrum on the training field the scrum collapsed & Matt who played tight-head prop took the full force of two opposing sides. In that moment his life changed forever. Paul Kimmage went to visit Matt as he recuperated & wrote a piece for the Sunday Times which won him his third successive SJA sports interviewer of the year award. They struck up a friendship & here Paul tells Matt's whole story in all its intimate detail. From the build-up to the dreadful day to Matt's recuperation to his struggle to adjust to normal life again to his family & friends to other tragic incidents on the rugby field to the response of the RFU this is a story of terrible sadness yet unadorned triumph & joy of anger yet of reconciliation & peace.. .of a boy who became a man. ...

' Engage!' was the last word Matt Hampson heard before dislocating his neck while in rugby training with other young England hopefuls. On a cold grey overcast day in 2005 the cream of young English rugby gathered at a Northampton training ground. Matt Hampson ' Hambo' to his mates was one of them. He had dreamt of playing rugby for England ever since he had picked up a rugby ball at school. His skill conviction & dedication had brought him to the cusp of realising that dream in an England U21 team that included Olly Morgan Toby Flood Ben Foden & James Haskell. But as the two sets of forwards engaged for a scrum on the training field the scrum collapsed & Matt who played tight-head prop took the full force of two opposing sides. In that moment his life changed forever. Paul Kimmage went to visit Matt as he recuperated & wrote a piece for the Sunday Times which won him his third successive SJA sports interviewer of the year award. They struck up a friendship & here Paul tells Matt's whole story in all its intimate detail. From the build-up to the dreadful day to Matt's recuperation to his struggle to adjust to normal life again to his family & friends to other tragic incidents on the rugby field to the response of the RFU this is a story of terrible sadness yet unadorned triumph & joy of anger yet of reconciliation & peace.. .of a boy who became a man. ...

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A non-biased grounded & practical approach to employee engagement For managers & business leaders who want to enhance performance this easy-to-use guide to employee management offers real solutions for getting workers engaged & increasing productivity. It explains what employee engagement is why it matters what the benefits of it are what helps & hinders it how to measure it how to put theory into action when trying to create it. As an added benefit it offers plenty of advice on how managers can keep themselves engaged even during the toughest of times. Praise for Engaged The current economic crisis has underlined how traditional means of managing people are no longer effective. Too many businesses underperform because they can no longer count on the commitment of their workforce. Only by treating employees as key stakeholders & engaging them will organizations be successful. This timely book provides a practical roadmap for companies to create an engaged workforce & is essential reading for all business leaders." Professor Klaus Schwab Founder & Executive Chairman World Economic Forum " This is an important contribution to leaders & managers across all types of organizations. I believe readers of this book will be more confident & better equipped to address the issues their organizations are facing." David Mac Leod Chairman of the UK Government-sponsored Employee Engagement Task Force & co-author of the influential report to the UK Government Engaging for Success " This book highlights in a very understandable & comprehensive way one of the most important HR concepts of our age engagement. During difficult times we need more than ever to engage our workforce to get them involved & committed. This book shows how to do it & is a must read for all line managers & HR professionals." Cary L. Cooper CBE Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology & Health at Lancaster University Management School UK "A must read timely & practical primer on how to engage any workforce -- warts & all." Will Hutton author of Them & Us: Changing Britain -- Why We Need a Fair Society Principal at Hertford College Oxford UK Weekly Columnist at The Guardian & The Observer Newspapers " An engaging book about engagement! Linda & Geoff have produced an authoritative book that makes the business case the emotional case & developed an easy to understand model that will allow HR practitioners & line managers to accelerate implementation. Recognizing there is no one size fits all approach the book is full of practical case studies that will inspire & enthuse." Dean Royles Director NHS Employers " The topic of employee engagement has caught the imagination of researchers & practitioners. But for many it is not clear what exactly it is how you measure it & more importantly if when & why it is related to productivity. In this well researched easy to read & eminently practical book Linda Holbeche & Geoff Matthews answer all the central questions about engagement. The book is topical very up-to-date & highly practical." Adrian Furnham Professor of Psychology University College London writer on leadership & management topics & regular columnist for the Sunday Times " This book is a major contribution to helping managers take action to improve employee engagement in their business context. Its packed with ideas & advice for managers who want to foster commitment & energize their organizations. The authors ideas around creating a new employment relationship built on engagement will have wide currency in the years ahead & are as necessary as they are revolutionary for all business executives." Mike Cullen Ernst & Young Global Managing Partner -- People" ...