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Women Thriving in Leadership is for all women who lead, aspire to lead, or wonder if they can lead. Dr. Toogood takes a holistic approach to leadership development, encouraging the reader to reflect on their experience and question assumptions about themselves and the male-dominated leadership norms they may have witnessed. Although beneficial for any leader, the stories from Kathy’s life and her twelve female participants allow women to see themselves through real-world examples. Combined with research and reflective prompts, this book supports you to envision a life of leadership that is influential, sustainable, and uniquely yours.
Women Thriving in Leadership is for all women who lead, aspire to lead, or wonder if they can lead. Dr. Toogood takes a holistic approach to leadership development, encouraging the reader to reflect on their experience and question assumptions about themselves and the male-dominated leadership norms they may have witnessed. Although beneficial for any leader, the stories from Kathy’s life and her twelve female participants allow women to see themselves through real-world examples. Combined with research and reflective prompts, this book supports you to envision a life of leadership that is influential, sustainable, and uniquely yours.
Earning a doctorate can be a daunting, yet rewarding, venture; the doctoral journey can include immeasurable sacrifice (e.g., health, family, finances). This edited volume—a collective narrative—comprises diverse educationalist perspectives from scholars who have successfully navigated the doctoral journey. Clearly articulated throughout this collective narrative, there are innumerable ways to complete the doctoral journey; the laborious journey is not a linear process but rather a lattice of ever-evolving professional and personal relationships, experiences, perspectives, and insights. Personal accounts of resilience and growth serve as sources of inspiration while offering sage advice, genuine insights, and significant analyses—all seamlessly connected. Contributors are: Laurie Hill, Makie Kortjass, Michael Paul Lukie, Ntokozo Mkhize-Mthembu, David G. Ngatia, Heather Raymond, Alessandra Romano, Pearl Subban, Kathy Toogood and Barbara van Ingen.
This effective guide shows you how to identify and develop the strengths of both yourself and your people, and ensure that talent is spotted and nurtured at every step. Strengths-Focused Leadership is the only step-by-step practical guide on the market to identifying and enhancing people’s innate strengths - which leads to higher levels of energy, job satisfaction and engagement. Rather than relying on online assessment tools, this book shows you how to discover your strengths yourself and how to use this process to assist others. The authors have used their executive coaching backgrounds to build a practical model for using and applying the strengths focus. The MORE model focuses on 4 key...
Most people think they listen well, but they rarely do - not at this level. Listening this way is a radical act. The power of effective listening is recognised as the essential tool of good management. In this book, Nancy Kline describes how we can achieve this, and presents a step-by-step guide that can be used in any situation. Whether you want to have more productive meetings, solve business problems, create bold strategies, or build stronger relationships, this book offers you a new world of possibilities. From blue chip companies developing high-powered teams to individuals seeking personal growth, a Thinking Environment has come to mean transformation of the highest quality.
Colleen Hoover brought you the beautiful, unforgettable It Ends With Us - now a major film starring Blake Lively. Now, discover her thriller with a twist that will leave you reeling . . . Verity is a global word-of-mouth hit, with over a million five star reviews from readers. Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get ...
On 17th March, 1977 in Tasmania, Lance and Lynn Scott were the proud parents of their baby daughter, Renae Joy Scott. Renae was born with a congenital disease known as Myotonic Dystrophy, which is a muscle wasting disease. Renae had a sister Danielle, born in 1981. Her Dad and step-mother gave her a brother, James, born in 1997. In 2007, Danielle married Jonathon and they gave Renae 2 gorgeous nephews, Joel and Ryan. When she was 3, Renae had speech therapy because the muscles in her face were affected and so she had trouble with her speech. She also had physio- therapy to help with other muscles in her body. There is no cure for this disease, 1 in 80,000 people are affected. She had a norma...
Social services for people with disabilities have undergone substantial changes over time, in particular in the past two decades. Whilst lack of affordable and appropriate housing is a barrier to community living for many people with disabilities, it is only one part of the jigsaw. This book traces some of these changes, in particular related to living situation and support available, in a range of different countries and considers the factors that have influenced these changes. This book considers other aspects of what is needed to bring about real change in the lives of all people with disabilities.