Jack Altman

The Wall Street Journal bestseller! Learn to unlock the potential of your employees and colleagues with this definitive resource for people management People Strategy: How to Invest in People and Make Culture Your Competitive Advantage provides readers with a powerful framework in which to develop high-performing teams, increase employee motivation, and use data to build an inviting and effective company culture. Author Jack Altman, cofounder and CEO of Lattice, an award-winning HR and performance management platform, shows you how to: Establish the values that will form the bedrock of your organizationDevelop feedback processes that help employees feel heard, supported, and equipped to succeedMonitor the breadth and depth of employee engagement in your companyUse the data and insights created by your People Strategy to drive business results Perfect for executives, managers, and human resource professionals, People Strategy also belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even an interest in how to develop, nurture, and unlock the potential of their employees and colleagues.

The Nile valley, green and fertile amid the dazzling sands of the Sahara is a bewitching backcloth for the spice markets of Aswan, the pharaohs' temples at Luxor, the Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza. Cairo encompasses past and present in great museums and mosques. And the Red Sea and Sinai offer splendid beach resorts for cool relaxation. In a pocketful of spirited text and colour, "This Way Egypt" illuminates the country's history, culture and mystique.

Unique among German cities, Berlin stands at the crossroads between western and eastern Europe. From the skyscrapers of Potsdamer Platz to the palaces of Potsdam, from Unter den Linden to refurbished Friedrichstrasse, this guide explores the avenues and neighbourhoods of Germany's cosmopolitan capital.

Cuba rhymes with revolution, rum and havanas. Its pristine beaches hold a magnetic appeal, but Cuba's best asset is the people, lively, imaginative and cheerful. From the faded charm of Havana to first-class resorts, from tobacco lands to old colonial towns, this title explores different facets of this colourful Caribbean island.

As sacred as St Peter's, as profane as the Via Veneto, the capital of Italy has something for every taste and mood. This guide offers recommendations and hints. It includes: history; culture; museums and monuments; Vatican city; excursions; walking tours; dining out; entertainment; practical information; area maps; and, a fold-out map.

Cyprus combines craggy landscapes and cliffs with more gentle greenery. Away from sunny beach resorts, the island offers a cool moment of contemplation with Byzantine icons in mountain monasteries. This book presents the island's history, culture and pleasures.

Offers information about Tuscany, including: palazzi, villas and churches in that enchanting landscape of olive groves, vineyards and lofty cypresses.

The city of Michelangelo, Giotto and Botticelli - not to mention Macchiavelli and the Medicis - is one great revelation of the Renaissance. Florence has more eternal art per square mile than anywhere else on earth. You can stroll the Boboli Gardens, shop on the Ponte Vecchio, and sip a cappuccino in the Piazza della Signoria.

More than 400 bridges stitch together the islands that make up Venice. This book covers Venice's palaces, churches and canals, presents a survey of the local talent - Titian, Bellini, Tintoretto, Lotto and Canaletto, for art lovers, and also takes a look at Piazza San Marco, Europe's most sumptuous square.

At the centre of Israel, the golden aura of Jerusalem's ageless mystery embraces the three great faiths of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Out on the coast, in stark contrast, is the cheeky modernity of Tel Aviv, a cosmopolitan town vibrantly alive 24 hours a day. This guide offers this potent mixture in a pocketful of text and colour.

You'll be amazed at the amount of information packed into a This Way Travel Guide. They are reprinted often, and revised before every printing to ensure that the information provided is as up to date as possible.

Sicily, with a sombre beauty at once stark, austere, and dazzlingly bright, has always been an island apart. The climate is both subtropical and Mediterranean, the landscape severe yet arid, the people gentle and volatile, a few of them ever ready to erupt like Etna, their great volcano. From the hectic capital Palermo to the temples of Agrigento, from remote Trapani to genteel Taormina, The Way Sicily explores the history, culture and natural wonders of the island and its sister isles, Lipari, Salina and Stromboli. Also features sections on dining, sightseeing and shopping tips -- with fold-out maps and full-colour photographs.

Turkey's cultural and business centre stands with one foot in Europe, the other in Asia. Glittering palaces and monumental mosques, crooked wooden houses and twisting narrow lanes, sweeping boulevards lined with gleaming glass and steel -- the sights, sounds and smells of this bewildering, captivating city weave a pattern as intricate as a Turkish carpet. This Way Instanbul also explores the wooded shores of the Bosphorus and around the Sea of Marmara, and the resorts and sites of the Aegean coast.