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Coming of Age

Griffith University in the Unified National System

by Terry Hogan ...

In December 1987 John Dawkins, the Australian Government Minister for Employment, Education and Training released a Green Paper that foreshadowed major changes in the tertiary education sector through the formation of a Unified National System. This was 16 years after the establishment of Griffith University and only 12 years since the admission of Griffith's first undergraduate students. Dawkins' ... Read more

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In December 1987 John Dawkins, the Australian Government Minister for Employment, Education and Training released a Green Paper that foreshadowed major changes in the tertiary education sector through the formation of a Unified National System. This was 16 years after the establishment of Griffith University and only 12 years since the admission of Griffith's first undergraduate students. Dawkins'
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What Is Global Leadership?

10 Key Behaviors That Define Great Global Leaders

by Ernest Gundling, Terry Hogan, Karen Cvitkovich ...

Discover the skill set - and mindset - that great global leaders must have to succeed.What is global leadership? It turns out that many companies around the world are missing a key point: that global leadership is distinctly different from the leadership skills needed in a domestic operation. The global economy requires a new set of leadership skills-imbued with a global mindset, multi-functional ... Read more

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Discover the skill set - and mindset - that great global leaders must have to succeed.What is global leadership? It turns out that many companies around the world are missing a key point: that global leadership is distinctly different from the leadership skills needed in a domestic operation. The global economy requires a new set of leadership skills-imbued with a global mindset, multi-functional
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Common Sense Happiness

5 Principles for people who want to stop whining, bitching, and suffering

by Loree Bischoff ...

There is No Good Reason to Spend the Rest of Your Life Feeling Mad, Unfulfilled, Grumpy and Upset Are you tired of riding the emotional roller coaster? If you find yourself constantly whining, bitching, and complaining, it’s a signal that you are chronically unhappy….and that’s not a good place to be. You don’t have to stay in that place of frustration, confusion, and disappointment. When you read ... Read more

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There is No Good Reason to Spend the Rest of Your Life Feeling Mad, Unfulfilled, Grumpy and Upset Are you tired of riding the emotional roller coaster? If you find yourself constantly whining, bitching, and complaining, it’s a signal that you are chronically unhappy….and that’s not a good place to be. You don’t have to stay in that place of frustration, confusion, and disappointment. When you read
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Invasive Species and Global Climate Change

by Samantha Ahdoot, Charles T. Bargeron, Jinyoung Barnaby, Matthew Barnes, Heath Beckett, Ryan A. Beshai, Dana Blumenthal, Bethany Bradley, James A. Bunce, David R. Clements, Peter Convey, Aron Jozsef Deak, Hilda Diaz-Soltero, Toni DiTommaso, Katelyn T. Faulkner, Greg Forbes, Karen Garrett, Rachel M. Gentile, Beth Gillespie, Laura E. Grieneisen, Andrew Paul Gutierrez, Amy K. Henry, John F. Hernandez Nopsa, Michael P. Hoffmann, Terri Hogan, Kevin Hughes, Charlene Janion-Scheepers, Catherine Catherine, Julie A. Kray, Christine A. Lipsky, Samuel A. Mahanes, Makra Laszlo, Steven T. Manning, István Matyasovszky, John Measey, Guy F. Midgley, Emma Nikkel, Aaron I. Plex Sulá, Luigi Ponti, Racine E. Rangel, David M. Richardson, Jennifer L. Sieracki, Cecilia Sorensen, Cascade Sorte, Josie South, Sara Thomas-Sharma, Nicola J. van Wilgen, Eduardo Ventosa, Heidi R. Waite, Rebekah D. Wallace, John D Waugh, Randy Westbrooks, David W Wolfe, Julie Wolf, John Wullschleger, Stephen L. Young, Tamara B. Robinson ...

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This book addresses topics related to the impact of invasive species including biosecurity, demographics, species diversity and food security. It is meant for researchers, upper-level students, and policy makers and provides a factual basis for the underlying science and a discussion of that information with respect to current and future impacts and possible solutions. This book explores the nexus ... Read more

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This book addresses topics related to the impact of invasive species including biosecurity, demographics, species diversity and food security. It is meant for researchers, upper-level students, and policy makers and provides a factual basis for the underlying science and a discussion of that information with respect to current and future impacts and possible solutions. This book explores the nexus
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The First 90 Days in Government

Critical Success Strategies for New Public Managers at All Levels

by Michael Watkins, Cate Reavis, Peter H. Daly ...

More than 250,000 public sector managers in the United States take on new positions each year and many more aspire to leadership. Each will confront special challenges-from higher public profiles to a greater number of stakeholders to volatile political environments-that will make their transitions even more challenging than in the business world.Now Michael Watkins, author of the bestselling book ... Read more

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More than 250,000 public sector managers in the United States take on new positions each year and many more aspire to leadership. Each will confront special challenges-from higher public profiles to a greater number of stakeholders to volatile political environments-that will make their transitions even more challenging than in the business world.Now Michael Watkins, author of the bestselling book
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Unlimited

A Three-Step Plan for Achieving Your Dreams

by Jillian Michaels ...

Imagine. Believe. Achieve.Many self-help books offer a lot of new age platitudes and sappy mantras:Just love yourself.See the glass as half full.Believe it and it will come.Really? That’s not how it works, and you know it. A lifetime’s worth of struggle is not overturned in a small moment of positive thinking. But if you have the right attitude—attitude and skills—you can and will accomplish ... Read more

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Imagine. Believe. Achieve.Many self-help books offer a lot of new age platitudes and sappy mantras:Just love yourself.See the glass as half full.Believe it and it will come.Really? That’s not how it works, and you know it. A lifetime’s worth of struggle is not overturned in a small moment of positive thinking. But if you have the right attitude—attitude and skills—you can and will accomplish
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Biodiversity Change and Human Health

From Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease

by Scope ...

Series series SCOPE Series
Biodiversity Change and Human Health brings together leading experts from the natural science and social science realms as well as the medical community to explore the explicit linkages between human-driven alterations of biodiversity and documented impacts of those changes on human health. The book utilizes multidisciplinary approaches to explore and address the complex interplay between natural ... Read more

$46.79 USD

Biodiversity Change and Human Health brings together leading experts from the natural science and social science realms as well as the medical community to explore the explicit linkages between human-driven alterations of biodiversity and documented impacts of those changes on human health. The book utilizes multidisciplinary approaches to explore and address the complex interplay between natural
... Read more
Making Questions Work

A Guide to How and What to Ask for Facilitators, Consultants, Managers, Coaches, and Educators

by Dorothy Strachan ...

This book is an invaluable desk reference for facilitators, leaders, coaches and anyone who wants to engage in more effective learning and decision-making conversations. It offers over 1700 rich questions that you can borrow or adapt to improve your inquiry skills, and provides clear frameworks that point to when, where, and why particular questions are most useful. ... Read more

$50.00 USD

This book is an invaluable desk reference for facilitators, leaders, coaches and anyone who wants to engage in more effective learning and decision-making conversations. It offers over 1700 rich questions that you can borrow or adapt to improve your inquiry skills, and provides clear frameworks that point to when, where, and why particular questions are most useful.
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20 Something, 20 Everything

A Quarter-life Woman's Guide to Balance and Direction

by Christine Hassler ...

The midtwenties through the midthirties can be a time of difficult transition: the security blankets of college and parents are gone, and it’s suddenly time to make far-reaching decisions about career, investments, and adult identity. When author Christine Hassler experienced what she calls the "twenties triangle", she found that she was not alone. In fact, an entire generation of young women is ... Read more

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The midtwenties through the midthirties can be a time of difficult transition: the security blankets of college and parents are gone, and it’s suddenly time to make far-reaching decisions about career, investments, and adult identity. When author Christine Hassler experienced what she calls the "twenties triangle", she found that she was not alone. In fact, an entire generation of young women is
... Read more
Biodiversity

An Introduction

by Kevin J. Gaston, John I. Spicer ...

This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it.Timely overview of the serious attempts made to quantify and describe biodiversity in a scientific wayActs as an easy entry point into the primary literatureProvides real-world examples of key ... Read more

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This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it.Timely overview of the serious attempts made to quantify and describe biodiversity in a scientific wayActs as an easy entry point into the primary literatureProvides real-world examples of key
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Where It All Went Wrong

The case against John Howard

by Amy Remeikis ...

On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future.John Howard is often revered as one of the great Australian prime ministers (1996–2007): economically prudent, politically astute, ‘relaxed and comfortable’ with Australia’s identity, venerated by the Liberal Party and grudgingly ... Read more

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On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future.John Howard is often revered as one of the great Australian prime ministers (1996–2007): economically prudent, politically astute, ‘relaxed and comfortable’ with Australia’s identity, venerated by the Liberal Party and grudgingly
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Jugaad Innovation

Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth

by Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu, Simone Ahuja ...

"Jugaad Innovation is the most comprehensive book yet to appear on the subject [of frugal innovation]."—The EconomistA frugal and flexible approach to innovation for the 21st centuryInnovation is a key directive at companies worldwide. But in these tough times, we can't rely on the old formula that has sustained innovation efforts for decades—expensive R&D projects and highly-structured innovation ... Read more

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"Jugaad Innovation is the most comprehensive book yet to appear on the subject [of frugal innovation]."—The EconomistA frugal and flexible approach to innovation for the 21st centuryInnovation is a key directive at companies worldwide. But in these tough times, we can't rely on the old formula that has sustained innovation efforts for decades—expensive R&D projects and highly-structured innovation
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