The Why of Work: How Great Leaders Build Abundant Organizations That Win
Before you ask, "Why aren't my employees working harder?" . . . ask yourself, "Why are my employees working?" ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE WHY OF WORK: "Principled, timely, and engaging, The Why of Work teaches that building a culture of abundance and common purpose is essential to organizational success." -- Stephen R. Covey, bestselling author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Design is becoming a recognised academic discipline, and design research is the driving force behind this transformation. Design Research Now Essays and Selected Projects charts the field of design research with introductory essays and selected research projects. The authors of the essays, all leading international design scholars, stake out positions on the most important issues of design research.
Smart Growth: Building an Enduring Business by Managing the Risks of Growth
Wall Street believes that all public companies should grow smoothly and continuously, as evidenced by ever-increasing quarterly earnings, and that all companies either "grow or die." Introducing a research-based growth model called "Smart Growth," Edward D. Hess challenges this ethos and its dangerous mentality, which often deters real growth and pressures businesses to create, manufacture, and purchase noncore earnings just to appease Wall Street.
The object of this collection of problems and exercises in elementary algebra is to provide teachers and pupils with material of a higher degree of difficulty than that in standard secondary school textbooks, so that pupils who wish to deepen their mathematical knowledge can do so.
A Complete Guide to Masonry Materials and Structural Design Written by the former chair of the Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC), this authoritative volume covers the design of masonry structures using the 2009 International Building Code and the 2008 MSJC Code and Specification.