In the newly revised Fourth Edition of Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used, prolific author and renowned consultant Peter Block delivers the latest version of his bestselling book. He offers an intuitive and insightful distillation of research and over fifty years of firsthand experience, walking you through the skills, tools, and behaviors you'll need to employ to find success in the wide world of consulting. The book is a deep and contemporary discussion of what you ...

We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition, drive, and talent, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren't managing their knowledge workers careers.

Instead, you must be your own chief executive officer. That means it's up to you to carve out your place in the world and know when to change course. And it's up to you to keep yourself engaged and productive during a ca...

‘Juf, ik zie een oogdiertje!’ Voor deze leerling die onder de microscoop een andere wereld ontdekt, gaan biodiversiteit, voedselketens en successie leven en wordt ecologie een blijvende belevenis. Dat is hard nodig, want in de hoofden van veel leerlingen is de buitenwereld een invasieve exoot. Daar moeten we in het biologieonderwijs mee concurreren.

Dit boek helpt. Het ‘leren & onderwijzen’ in de titel dekt de inhoud. Ecologische experts leverden leerzame intermezzo’s over actuele e...

Engineering Mathematics with Examples and Applications provides a compact and concise primer in the field, starting with the foundations, and then gradually developing to the advanced level of mathematics that is necessary for all engineering disciplines. Therefore, this book's aim is to help undergraduates rapidly develop the fundamental knowledge of engineering mathematics. The book can also be used by graduates to review and refresh their mathematical skills.

Step-by-step worked examples w...

Superconnectors are a new category of tradespeople born out of the social media era. They are highly valuable community-builders who make things happen through their keen understanding and utilization of social capital. They don't just meet people for business-card collection's sake; they understand the power of relationship-building, problem-solve by connecting the dots at high levels, and purposefully cause different worlds and communities to interact with the intention of creating mutual v...

The fully updated third edition of this bestselling book offers a radical approach to community development. Building on the theories of Gramsci and Freire, new ideas are introduced which offer an inspiring approach to practice for all those committed to social and environmental justice. Neoliberalism has created a dangerous escalation of economic inequalities with inevitable environmental consequences.

Practice needs to be informed by analyses of power, and links are made using international...

• A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction •

Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who in this presidential election year, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven "nations" that continue to shape North America

According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nations, ea...

The book describes what it means to say the world is complex and explores what that means for managers, policy makers and individuals. The first part of the book is about the theory and ideas of complexity. This is explained in a way that is thorough but not mathematical.

It compares differing approaches, and also provides a historical perspective, showing how such thinking has been around since the beginning of civilisation. It emphasises the difference between a complexity worldview and the...

Market Leader Extra is a five-level English course for students who want to learn English and learn about business, and for business people who want to advance their careers. New business skills lessons develop the business skills students need for working in business.

Become more mindful of the user when building digital products, and learn how to integrate a user-centered approach into your thinking as a web or app developer. This book shows you how the user experience is the responsibility of everyone involved in creating the product and how to redefine development principles when building user-centered digital products.