Reveals how successful nations recover from crises while adopting selective changes - a coping mechanism more commonly associated with individuals recovering from personal crises. Diamond compares how six countries have survived recent upheavals - ranging from the forced opening of Japan by U.S. Commodore Perry's fleet, to the Soviet Union's attack on Finland, to a murderous coup or countercoup in Chile and Indonesia, to the transformations of Germany...

"In Leadership, Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely?Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights)?to show how they recognized leadership qualities within themselves and were recognized as leaders by others. By looking back to their first entries into public life, we encounter them at a time when their paths were filled with confusion, fear, and hope."-- Amazon.com....

This book will help explain the importance of a risk and crisis management plan, what are the main elements of creating such a plan. List all the internal and external risks, what are the pre-plan steps to be taken, and how to predict any major risks that the organization may face. the 10 risk and crisis management plan steps to be followed. The plan and the objectives, choosing the right team to implement the plan, and finally what are the communication...

This leading-edge holistic health handbook was designed for the classroom and speaks directly to counselors, teachers, parents and students of life. It is a nonreligious educational appellation of mind-body-spirit awareness that provides a road map to health for any student in any setting. All professionals, as well as the general public, would benefit from this resource-rich and easy-to-follow handbook that draws on the healing wisdom of many cultures....

"From business guru Joseph Michelli-the leadership lessons you need navigate your team and company through the greatest business crisis in modern history, for long-lasting success Within days of COVID-19 disrupting the business world, Joseph Michelli began asking senior leaders at major companies about their specific challenges and how they were meeting them, getting raw yet thoughtful real-time insights into the greatest business crisis in generations....

"Who Says Bullies Rule?: Common Sense Tips to Help Your Kids Cope gives parents practical bully prevention tips for their elementary and middle school children. It helps parents empower their children to stop bullying before it veers out of control and teaches parents to navigate their school systems' channels to stop bullies from bothering their children. Additionally, the book arms parents with workable suggestions they can offer their children...

Rock Your Life is filled with amazing stories by incredible people. Craig Duswalt asked some of his high-profile friends if they would share a success they had in their lives so that they might inspire future business leaders and world changers. They all said yes! This book features an impressive lineup of "RockStars" including Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of the amazing and successful pop duo, Air Supply; Dean Cain, played Superman on the hit television...

With standardized testing and predetermined subgroups garnering the attention of educational leaders, abused and neglected children have fallen deeper into the crevice of the system. For years these children have been ignored, save the obvious, visible bruises or child-initiated confessions. Because researching children is difficult without parental consent, it is nearly impossible to expose this problem with any level of legitimacy. By combining...

Este libro aborda la idea de la universidad en tiempos del capitalismo cognitivo, trabaja el diagnóstico recurrente de la crisis de la universidad por cuenta de la mercantilización del saber, la taylorización de los procesos universitarios y la cooptación estructural de la universidad por parte del sistema productivo, y defiende que si se asume la búsqueda de autonomía universitaria como un horizonte abierto, entonces ello se dará en relación...