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Learn to create a positive work environment by accentuating the positive and illuminating the negative Illuminate argues that we can't create positive work environments without accepting the existence of the negative. Though "positive thinking" has its place in the work world, we can't ignore the negative, whether it be in the form of challenges, problems, limitations, or other negative business realities. In order to foster healthy, functional business, we have to create a culture that allows for open expression and the sharing of ideas-especially when those ideas are negative in nature. The key is that negative situations and conditions should be introduced and dealt with in a strictly pos...
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Whether you're a would-be entrepreneur, a hard-core geek, or just a gadget lover, it is hard to imagine a bigger thrill than inventing something and sharing your creation with the world--and maybe even making a profit somewhere along the way. Gadget Nation celebrates that spirit through the irresistible, often quirky stories of more than 100 amateur inventors and their gizmos, from lighted slippers to an alarm clock that rolls away from you when you reach for the snooze button.
A program that focuses attention on schoolwide wellness during four weeks of the school year. Helps schools incorporate coordinated activities that will enable them to meet national standards and guidelines for physical activity and nutrition. Includes lesson plans for physical education, physical activities for the classroom, and whole-school events and activities.
The brand, as a tangible expression of a top performing culture, comes to life when its elements - including the mission - are taken off the wall and put into daily action at all levels and through all individuals in the organization. This occurs, and is measured through, what David calls "ABI" - the Audit of Brand Integrity - are we living our brand? l In this book, Preventing BrandSlaughter, David Corbin outlines, in the form of a parable - the story of Reliant Hospital - how essential brand is to the foundational responsibility of any organization - attracting, engaging and keeping top performers.
Illuminating the negative is about questioning authority. It's about being proactive and thinking outside the box. It's about seeing negative issues in a positive light. We don't need more positive thinking. We need critical thinking, analytical thinking, unafraid-to-face-the-truth thinking. This book offers an example drawn from the experiences of countless individuals who have discovered that negative thinking can bring about unparalleled positive results in anyone's work and life.
Creating an alliance and working partnership with the spirits of weather to restore well-being and harmony to Earth and ourselves • Reveals that, intentionally or not, we affect the weather not only through our actions but also through our thoughts and emotions • Explains shamanic techniques for working with the spiritual nature of weather • Special section on “weather dancing” details both its ceremonial and therapeutic aspects With the growing consensus that global warming is a fact comes the realization that the increasingly violent weather we are experiencing is its chief manifestation. Each storm, each flood, each blizzard seems to break 100-year-old records for both intensity...
This first-ever biography of Congressman Jim Jontz examines his remarkable long-shot political career and lifetime involvement in local, state, and national environmental issues. As a liberal Democrat (he preferred the terms progressive or populist) usually running in conservative districts, Jontz had political pundits predicting his defeat in every election only to see him celebrating another victory with his happy supporters, always clad in a scruffy plaid jacket with a hood from high school that he wore for good luck. “I always hope for the best and fight for the worst,” said Jontz. He won five terms as state representative for the Twentieth District (Benton, Newton, Warren, and White...