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" ...

Two people. How many lies? Liese Campbell has an engagement for the weekend: Alexander Colquhoun a handsome well-mannered farmer is paying for her to stay at his property in remote Australia. Liese an English architect in flight from the financial crisis has been working at her uncles estate agency in Melbourne where Alexander is looking for a place to buy. The luxury apartments Liese shows him become sets for a relationship that satisfies their fantasies
- & helps pay her debts. Its a game. Both players understand the rules. Or so she thinks. Across the ancient landscape they drive at dusk to his grand decaying mansion. Here Liese senses a change in Alexander & realises a new game has begun. Chloe Hoopers riveting & provocative new novel is a psychological thriller for the modern age an exploration of the snares of money & love & the dark side of erotic imagination. A trap has been set but how & why? & for whom?
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Create a culture of engagement & build high-performance culture The Engagement Equation explains the drivers of employee engagement & how you can use enhanced engagement to execute strategy reduce costs & meet your organizational goals. This book describes a unique engagement model that focuses on individuals contribution to a companys success & personal satisfaction in their roles. Aligning employees values goals & aspirations with those of the organization is the best method for achieving the sustainable employee engagement. The Engagement Equation is designed to provide a framework that will help you move the needle on engagement. Explains how to plan & execute a sustainable organization-wide engagement initiative Shows how to avoid the engagement survey analysis-paralysis trap Shares ways to align employee contribution with strategy Encourages leaders to pay attention to & better understand your organizational culture & much more Ultimately its the daily dynamics at play in your team your division & your organization that matter most. ...

1947: Mary Frances Gerety a young copywriter in an eminent advertising agency has to convince the world of two things
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Kylara Vatta has had to leave a glowing future as a military cadet far behind & now carves out a living in the brutal cut-throat world of interplanetary trading. Her chosen way of life is tough but rewarding & she thinks she is more than capable of holding her own. That is until a threat emerges that nobody could have forseen.. . ...

Focusing on the impact of engineering on society & the world Mc Carthy details the development of the discipline explains what makes an engineering mind & shows how every aspect of our lives has been engineered: from gadgets to our national infrastructure. Long considered tinkerers problem solvers & visionaries engineers hold the keys to our real & virtual future. ...

Engineering A Level" covers each of the compulsory AS & A2 units from Edexcel in a dedicated chapter. Full coverage is given to the three units required at AS Level & the 3 additional A2 units required for completion of the A Level award. Students following the GCE courses will find this book essential reading as it covers all the material they will be following through the duration of their study. Knowledge-check questions & activities are included throughout along with learning summaries innovative Another View features & applied maths integrated alongside the appropriate areas of engineering study. All examples relate directly (and exclusively) to engineering practice to emphasise application of theory in real-world engineering contexts. The result is a clear straightforward & easily accessible text. The book offers a valuable insight into various areas of engineering technology & related industries providing a potential springboard to further training eventual progression to qualifications within higher education or to suitable employment within the engineering sector. It features a companion website that offers a variety of student resources providing practical assignments to supplement the material in the textbook including using CAD/CAM computer modelling (using spreadsheets) & Visio templates shapes & symbols available for download. Mike Tooley is formerly Director of Learning at Brooklands College Surrey & is the author of many best-selling engineering & electronics books. This title provides chapter by chapter coverage of the compulsory AS & A2 units of the 2005 Edexcel GCE syllabus. Case studies activities review questions included throughout
- maximises accessibility of the text puts essential theory into practical engineering contexts. This work is supported by free online available for purchase."
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Engineering Fundamentals" is designed to meet the latest course requirements & brings together the essential material from Roger Timings previous engineering texts: " Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering" " Fundamentals of Engineering" " Basic Engineering Technology & General Engineering". A highly readable text is supported by numerous illustrations learning objectives & exercises at the end of each chapter making " Engineering Fundamentals" a complete student-focused course that is ideal for classroom workshop & independent study. It is a comprehensive general engineering text for vocational students apprentices & trainees. It provides knowledge & understanding required for competence-based courses. It builds on the success of Roger Timings classic engineering texts." ...

Engineering Mathematics" is by far the bestselling book of its kind with well over half a million copies sold. Widely recommended by lecturers it is also a huge word-of-mouth seller. Its unique programmed approach takes the student through the mathematics in an interactive step-by-step fashion with a wealth of worked examples & exercises. It is the most comprehensive course of its type. This carefully revised sixth edition has an even more user-friendly page design. The accompanying Personal Tutor CD-ROM has been revised & enhanced. New for this edition are a series of applications questions freely accessible on a companion website." ...

Colour layout helps navigation & highlights key learning points formulae & exercises Fully up-to-date with Levels 2 & 3 of the BTEC Engineering Specifications Containing 1000 worked problems 1750 further problems & 238 multiple-choice questions & answers Real-world situations & engineering examples put the theory into context John Bird's approach to mathematics based on numerous worked examples supported by problems is ideal for students of a wide range of abilities. Theory is kept to a minimum with the emphasis firmly placed on problem-solving skills making this a thoroughly practical introduction to the mathematics engineering that students need to master. This book presents a logical topic progression rather than following the structure of a particular syllabus & is suitable for all Level 3 vocational students early Foundation Degree students & for any introductory course involving engineering mathematics. However the coverage has been carefully matched to the mathematics units within the 2010 Level 2 & 3 BTEC National Specifications. In this sixth edition there is new material on logarithms exponential functions vectors & methods of alternating waveforms. The book now

Includes:: even more problems to work through. ideal to be used as tests or homework full solutions to the revision tests are supplied on the accompanying instructor's website.

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