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When Liam's sister dies, his world turns grey. He spends hours watching clouds crossing the wintry skies, hoping that Cassie is out there somewhere.
On the night before Liam's birthday, Cassie sails the Sky Dreamer to their home and drops anchor in a ghost gum tree. She invites Liam to climb aboard, and together the children go sailing through the Milky Way. But there are lessons Liam must learn before the Sky Dreamer returns home.
The Sky Dreamer...
2) Musefood
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Winner of the 2012 IP Picks Best Poetry Award, musefood is modern, savvy and sharp-tongued verse at its best.
Ruckert's musings on women in contemporary life explore a subject not often visited through verse. What could have easily been flighty or frivolous is instead a witty and honest social commentary, intertwined with varying shades of comedy and poignancy.
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Bestselling author of Who Do We Want to Be gives visionary leaders the tools to create organizations that foster generosity, creativity, and kindness in a chaotic world.
We are living in chaotic and contentious times. Tensions between people are reaching dangerously hateful proportions. Margaret Wheatley calls on leaders to resist, to forge communities that protect people from the destructive dynamics so prevalent today and rediscover and reawaken...
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As a leader, you already know that designing DEI initiatives that have a measurable impact is imperative. However, you also know that the path toward an anti-racist, purpose-driven culture is riddled with potential pitfalls that can lead to DEI programs that are, at best, ineffective or, at worst, harmful. Throwing more money at the same old programs and initiatives will not lead to achieving racial equity or addressing anti-Black racism, and will...
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In "Generational Harmony: Winning Through Diversity," author explores the importance of understanding and embracing generational differences in the workplace. The book delves into the impact of historical events on each generation, their values and beliefs, and their preferred communication styles. It provides practical strategies for building a multigenerational team, fostering effective communication, adapting leadership styles, managing generational...
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Lead With Empathy: Transforming Ordinary Management Into Extraordinary Leadership
Discover the Secret Sauce of Modern Leadership
In an era where remote work, rapid change, and digital interactions dominate, the lines between management and leadership are more blurred than ever. But Pete Srodoski's "Lead With Empathy" boldly redefines those boundaries.
While other guides only scratch the surface, this book dives deep into the heart of true leadership:...
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Three Weeks' Notice, is a realistic job drama that mixes the millennial vibe of non-commitment to one job and the stigma of mental health within the young adult community.
This person has multiple personality disorder and ADHD helps cope with his diagnosis by helping others' in their job write the proverbial three weeks' notice for his coworkers and neighbors in the community. It includes all job quitting letter examples from the teacher to the barista...
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"Remote Teams, Real Results" is your roadmap to unlocking the full potential of remote work. This comprehensive guide goes beyond buzzwords, giving you proven strategies from the world's most successful remote companies. Master communication, leadership, culture, and tech to build a distributed team that delivers exceptional results while fostering individual wellbeing."Remote Teams, Real Results" is your blueprint for transforming remote work from...
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Transcending Agile with Ruthlessness and Grace is the first book in the Innovation Elegance series. Although software is not what makes innovation difficult, innovators rely on software-centric methodologies. What makes innovation difficult is people: how we interact, govern, collaborate, or fail to collaborate. A people-centric methodology isn't shocking or revolutionary. It's just overdue.
This book explains how to adopt the metaphors of an...
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The #1 book for managers.
Have you ever managed people who don't follow through on their commitments? Virtually every manager has grappled with this issue, and knows how difficult, frustrating, and time-consuming it can be.
Luckily, you don't actually need to manage people.
You need to manage their promises.
Micromanagement is what happens when you manage the person instead of their promises. When we honor our promises and ensure others do...
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In Zen Buddhism, a KOAN is a saying or mantra designed to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning for achieving enlightenment.
The KOAN concept is also a helpful framework for imagining new models for living and organizing in Kind, Open, Adaptive, Networks.
Rooted both in ancient wisdom, and cutting-edge research, the KOAN method gives us an alternative model for evaluating and evolving how we come together as humans to solve the important...
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Are you tired of feeling stuck in your professional journey? Do you constantly find yourself facing roadblocks and obstacles that prevent you from reaching the top? It's time to rise above the mediocrity and maximize your angles, allies, and advantages to achieve the success you deserve!In today's competitive world, it's no longer enough to merely aspire to professional success. You need to have the right strategies and tools in place to overcome...
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If your company strives to be "green" and to meet the triple bottom line of not just profit but people and the planet, then communicating more frequently and more clearly about your organization's sustainability efforts and interests is critical. In addition to the positive effect it has on the environment, your local community, and society at large, the benefits of better sustainability communication include improvements in:
But how do you get there?
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In a world overcrowded with labels, don't allow your identity to be defined by other people. Learn how to take back your power, choose to feed the aspects of your identity that serve you, and let go of those that don't.
You Belong Here offers a new framework for individuals to define how they want to be seen, heard, and valued on their own terms. Further, it serves as a launchpad for organizational leaders and culture builders to create safe spaces...
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Do you need your team or organization to be more engaged, innovative, competitive, agile, collaborative and productive? Can you contribute anything to a positive culture at work? Well, you can do more than you might think, as shown both by research and practice! Whether you are a leader, a consultant, or an employee.
That's what Marcella Bremer shows in her book "Developing a Positive Culture where People and Performance Thrive".Positive organizations...
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A Radical New Model for Unleashing Your Company's Potential
In most organizations nearly everyone is doing a second job no one is paying them for-namely, covering their weaknesses, trying to look their best, and managing other people's impressions of them. There may be no greater waste of a company's resources. The ultimate cost: neither the organization nor its people are able to realize their full potential.
What if a company did everything in...
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Care Isn't Just a Nice to Have... It's a Business Imperative
'Care' and 'nurture' aren't words typically associated with business strategies. Yet, when one looks at leaders, business owners and experts who have had a real impact on others, care is almost always one of their defining characteristics. In fact, when you are able to practice care in your business - for your clients, for your staff and for yourself - you will find that you have increased...
18) Building a Winning Culture In Government: A Blueprint for Delivering Success in the Public Sector
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Building Successful Government Building A Winning Culture In Government is a revolutionary blueprint for building organizational success in the private sector and now in government Government Culture. Our government organizations face political fallout, media scrutiny, reduced funding, and the many challenges involved in motivating large, multi-layered and highly regulated organizations. It's no surprise that many government organizations report that...
19) El cultivo biológico - Trucos, técnicas y consejos para el cultivo de hortalizas y frutas sin sus
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Pesticidas, herbicidas y fertilizantes químicos son elementos agresores del medio ambiente. El cultivo biológico recupera los métodos tradicionales y, sobre todo, naturales de la jardinería, demostrando así que un abono orgánico puede ser tan eficaz como uno artificial, y que existen recetas de pesticidas a base de plantas y de decocciones...
Verdadero aprendizaje del jardinero, con o sin experiencia, que desee trabajar en armonía con la naturaleza...
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"Balancing Act: A Guide to Achieving Work-Life Harmony"In a world where the demands of work and personal life often collide, "Balancing Act" offers a comprehensive and practical guide to achieving true equilibrium. This enlightening book takes you on a transformative journey through a series of insightful chapters, each carefully crafted to equip you with the tools and strategies necessary to harmonize your professional and personal worlds.The journey...
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