Do you feel challenged by the problems you face? Are you afraid of what your future might hold? Are you ready to start learning some powerful thinking skills that schools don't yet teach? If so, reading this book will help you more easily solve whatever real-life problems you now face. You can use your improved problem-solving skills to gain a competitive advantage in the workplace, to reach higher levels of success in your chosen field, to improve...

"In Before Conflict: Preventing Aggressive Behavior, John Byrnes gets to the heart of the concept of aggression prevention. Rather than look strictly at violence and all its implications_fatalities, crime, and assault_Byrnes instead chooses to look ahead, in order to prevent violence rather than simply to act in reaction to it. By using a unique methodology of 'Aggression Management,' those responsible for the safety of others may circumvent the standard...

"While the American workplace affords many and varied career options, the process of determining what to do with one's life remains a significant challenge. The Bound-for-Career Guidebook views career identification, selection, entry, and progression as part of a larger developmental process-the career development process. This book addresses the incredible importance that change plays in education and career. What we need to know and the skills required...

"An instructional Data Team is a small group based on grade, department, or course that examines student's test. These tests are focus on prioritized standards or learning goals that are aligned with Common Core State Standards. The student's work is analyzed to gain a picture of how the student is doing. Then the Data Team selects instructional strategies to address the student's learning challenges. This is a how-to for those meetings."--

"Revealing where the real conflict lies in a relationship-and resolving it * Breaking the Argument Cycle is a book for all those who've ever found themselves arguing with their significant other, again and again, about money, sex, or even a seemingly trivial topic-when, at its core, the conflict is about something completely different. A longtime marriage and family therapist, Sharon Rivkin has helped hundreds of couples fix their relationships...

Break through the barriers to get things done! What's more frustrating than knowing how to do your job, working hard, making tough decisions . . . and not getting results because some system, procedure, bureaucratic detail, or difficult personality gets in the way? In Workarounds That Work, Huffington Post columnist Russell Bishop shows how to boost your productivity with a complete strategy for outmaneuvering anything that stands in your way....

"The effective and practical tools outlined in this powerful handbook help businesspeople solve problems, create new opportunities, and improve individual and team performance. Exploring the typical ways businesses and their leaders get stuck-being trapped by precedent, incremental growth, familiar ideas and solutions, and career blockage-this reference gives fresh, resourceful techniques for overcoming such scenarios. Anyone involved in business,...

Project strategic superiority. Often a required read for business in college or required by an employer, The Art of War by Sun Tzu remains one of the most influential books of all time. Becky Sheetz, author and corporate trainer specializing in Sun Tzu's strategies covers core principles offering the original text plus a breakdown of the business application of that principle. Organized graphically for easy access and retention in 6 laminated pages,...

"Ever since the first schools opened their doors, teachers have struggled to find ways to successfully deal with misbehaving students. Many have found nothing but stress and frustration in their attempts to bring order to their classrooms. Unfortunately, this problem is not going away. As times and students change, teachers are finding that old methods of classroom management are no longer working.The time has come for teachers to learn a different...

"School leadership is synonymous with challenge. However, some school leaders face true crises - situations threatening the continuing existence of their school. Leading Schools During Crisis analyzes leadership and behaviors of principals in these extraordinary circumstances. A simultaneously scholarly and practice-oriented book, Leading Schools During Crisis proposes the first school-specific model of defining and analyzing crises. Through authentic...