Robert Cooke

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

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The Visitations of Hertfordshire is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Disillusioned with his life and the mundane stress of living to pay your rent that plagues young people in London, a struggling actor, travels to Peru where he embarks on a perilous journey to discover a lost Inca ruin. With the towering Andes and sprawling Amazon before him he seeks an escape from 'real life', an adventure to make the explorers of old proud. However, being completely unprepared for the whole thing, events start to go a little sideways. Miles from civilisation, and with no contact with the wider world, he must fend for himself in a land getting more dangerous by the minute. Alone in the wild, and pursuing a goal he isn't even sure exists, he is left with ample time and opportunity to reflect on quite what it is he is doing with his life.

CREATE A POWERFUL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR YOUR BUSINESS WITH HIGH-PERFORMING GLOBAL LEADERS“Finally, a book that can guide leaders who are facing a shortage of global talent. Not only is this book an inspiring read, but it also provides practical and sustainable best practices that can help global leaders select and develop top talent.”—STEVE BENNETT, Chairman of the Board, Symantec, and former President and CEO, Intuit“Provides actionable best practices and research-based advice that every successful global leader needs in today’s complex business environment.”—SHEILA PENROSE, Chairman, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Cochairman, Corporate Leadership Center“In this book, a seasoned team of leaders has distilled key insights on leading across borders that are based on several decades’ experience and groundbreaking research. This is a mustread for anyone seeking to lead a global organization in today’s dynamic marketplace.”—RANJAY GULATA, Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School“Delivers valuable insights and best practices to assist leaders in today’s increasingly complex world of global work.”—MARGARET KEANE, CEO and President, GE Capital Retail Finance“In my experience, it is not just the quality of your senior management, but their ability to think and work across cultures that is really critical to the success of any international expansion plan. This book—and the research on which it is based—is a very valuable tool.”—P. R. S. OBEROI, Chairman, Oberoi Hotels, Ltd. About the Book:Operating and expanding business units offshore, selling in foreign markets, and managing global supply chains are just three of the many challenges that emphasize the importance of leaders that can transcend borders. Winning with Transglobal Leadership will help prepare your organization to meet this need head-on with a framework for developing and training leaders that best fit your global growth strategies. The book combines insights from a global team of author-experts. Together, they draw on an impressive range of resources—extensive original research, interviews with world-class high-performing executives, and decades of combined experience as senior executives, researchers, and consultants—to deliver an easily implemented process for assessing your organization’s global capability and developing the leaders who will drive success. Inside Winning with Transglobal Leadership, you will find:Guidance on measuring and evaluating your organization’s capacity to compete globallyFive behavioral dimensions that global leaders need to developKeys to assessing leadership candidates early in their careersThe “Transglobal Leadership Matrix,” a tool for taking stock of your own skills and behaviorsAt a recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, numerous CEOs in attendance cited a growing need for talent that could function successfully in new and emerging global markets. For leaders and managers, HR and training specialists, or anybody doing business today, Winning with Transglobal Leadership is the definitive handbook on satisfying the demand for specialized leadership skills—now and in the years to come.

Make simple sense of complex financial information! The high-profile accounting scandals of recent years have made one thing clear: You can't know too much about the company for which you work. What are the numbers? Where do you find them? How do they affect you and your staff? This fully revised and updated third edition of The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Nonfinancial Managers provides a firm grasp on what all the numbers really mean. Designed to let you learn at your own pace, it walks you through:The essential concepts of finance, so you can askintelligent questions and understand the answersVital statements and reports, with sections on pro forma financial statements and expensing of stock optionsThe auditing process--what is measured, how it'smeasured, and how you can help ensure accuracy and completenessWith chapter-ending quizzes and an online final exam, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Nonfinancial Managers serves as a virtual professor, providing the curriculum you need to crunch the numbers like a pro!

"For decades, AMA -- and every other training organization -- has encouraged seminar participants to fill out a ""personal styles survey"" that focuses on the various ways in which people approach their work and relate to others within their organization. Now AMACOM is proud to announce that AMA has a survey of its own (for which we own the content) and one that is superior to the competition in a number of key respects The AMA DISC Survey This new instrument measures four basic behavioral styles. The survey explains that each of these ""personality types"" has its strong points, as well as possible weaknesses. In this regard, The AMA DISC Survey is ideally suited for programs directed toward: * Personal development * Problem solving and decision making * Time management * Interpersonal relations * Conflict management * Team building * Organizational change Features Unique to The AMA DISC Survey * Work-related: The instructions and the items make it clear that respondents should focus on their on-the-job behavior within their current organization. * Self-scoring: The survey is printed on NCR (no carbon required) paper, which transfers people's responses to the survey to a scoring sheet underneath. This feature helps to minimize response errors while, at the same time, enabling respondents to score and plot their own results. * Efficient: The survey provides a time-efficient way for people to assess and learn about their styles. On average, it takes respondents a total of 20 to 25 minutes to complete the survey, calculate their scores, and plot the results. * Reliable and valid: The AMA DISC Survey meets the American Psychological Association's and the American Educational Research Association's standards for instrument construction and validation. A description of the norms, reliability, and validity of the survey is provided in both the Debriefing Guide and the Facilitator's Manual. The AMA DISC Survey Debriefing Guide The AMA DISC Survey is accompanied by (and shrink-wrapped with) a Debriefing Guide that can be used to facilitate discussion, interpretation, and application of the survey results. The Debriefing Guide consists of seven interactive modules that each take approximately 10 minutes to complete. The modules guide respondents in: * Understanding their personal styles and combination of styles * Analyzing the causes and effects of their styles * Identifying strategies for modifying their styles in ways that will enhance their personal and interpersonal effectiveness Features Unique to The AMA DISC Survey Debriefing Guide * Informative: The Debriefing Guide provides interpretive information for single styles and style combinations, as well as suggestions for enhancing personal and interpersonal effectiveness. * Interactive: Each module requires the respondent to work with the information that they have been provided. Thus, respondents are not just reading about their DISC styles; they are also applying what they have learned in ways that make the information more personally relevant. * Developmental: Two of the modules enable respondents to examine their results along the productive versus counter-productive aspects of each style. In turn, respondents can identify ways of developing the constructive aspects of their style, while, at the same time, reducing those aspects that are less effective. * Flexible: The Debriefing Guide is designed so that it can be used as part of the training program (as exercises) or can be completed by respondents on their own time (as follow-up work). Most of the modules are self-contained and therefore allow the program facilitator or the respondent to pick and choose the modules to focus on. The modules can also be used as the basis for various group activities, as described in The AMA DISC Survey Facilitator's Manual. The AMA DISC Survey is NOT available in AMACOM's regular retail outlets. To order a copy e-mail: [email protected], call:800-250-5308, or fax: 518-891-2372."