Bump Under the Rug

Bump Under the Rug
Author: Danielle Lynch Nicholson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781950484850

Kelsey hears a strange sound in her bedroom and discovers a bump under the rug. She tries to fall asleep, but her imagination runs wild. What could be hiding underneath that rug? Can Kelsey face her fears and solve the mystery? A Mom's Choice Awards(R) Gold Recipient

Reflections on Groups and Organizations

Reflections on Groups and Organizations
Author: Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2011-10-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119965977

Reflections on Groups and Organizations is the third and final book in the On the Couch with Manfred Kets de Vries series. Broadening the Kets De Vries canvas, this book examines concepts of organizational health, performance, and change. Material ranges from studies of high performance teams – based on time the author spent with the pygmies of central Africa – to the study of organizational stars, to the use of coaching interventions to improve personal and organizational functioning. Kets de Vries looks at the interpersonal and group processes that determine how organizations work within specific contexts, including family firms. He studies dysfunctional leader-follower relationships, downsizing, and organizational transformation. Kets de Vries also introduces his concept of the "authentizotic" organization – a pleasant, healthy, well-functioning workplace.

The Leader on the Couch

The Leader on the Couch
Author: Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2011-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119995604

Despite the proven benefits of emotional intelligence, organizational life has typically been hostile to the inner world of feeling. Rationality is deemed superior to feeling, which can contaminate judgment. But without feeling there is no passion, and no action. This book sets out to change people and organizations for the better, by revealing the 'dark side' of leadership behaviour and its impact on performance. Tapping into the startling parallels between the journey to emotional intelligence, the process of psychoanalysis, the practice of leadership coaching and the Zen journey to enlightenment, renowned thinker Manfred Kets de Vries helps executives, consultants, and coaches to peel back the layers of self-deception and reveal how inner personality – largely hard-wired since early childhood – affects the way they lead and manage others.

International Perspectives on Maladministration in Education

International Perspectives on Maladministration in Education
Author: Eugenie A. Samier
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351368176

This volume develops a theoretical and critical foundation for understanding "maladministration"—the phenomena of harmful administrative and organisational behaviours in educational systems. Chapter authors provide theoretical and practice-based perspectives across international contexts regarding common destructive practices that occur in educational organisations, such as negligence and mistreatment of people, professional dishonesty, fraud and embezzlement, abuse of power, and corrupt organisational cultures. International Perspectives on Maladministration in Education shines a light on this complex topic by examining various practices at individual, group, organisational, and system levels; the contexts and influences that give rise to them; and potential remedies to ensure more accountable, just, and safe institutions.

The Hedgehog Effect

The Hedgehog Effect
Author: Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2011-12-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119973368

In The Hedgehog Effect, Manfred Kets de Vries presents the case for leadership group coaching as an experiential training ground for learning to function as a high performance team. His group coaching model, incorporating living case studies, has been developed over more than 20 years of delivering programs to top-level executives and sets the standard in the field of leadership group coaching. Written for coaches, consultants, leadership development directors, and anyone working in or with teams, The Hedgehog Effect begins with an in-depth analysis of what teams and groups are all about. The intricacies of leadership coaching are illustrated with an elaborate example of a team coaching intervention. In Part Two, the author applies a psychodynamic lens to the dynamics of teams and groups, taking a close look at relationship patterns, how groups evolve, and the phenomenon of the group-as-a-whole. Part Three takes a more systemic perspective, addressing the challenges that change processes pose for people in organizations, and how to create best places to work. Kets de Vries supports the whole with the story of an organizational change initiative accomplished through group coaching.

Frightmares 2

Frightmares 2
Author: Michael Dahl
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496541367

There is plenty to fear in this collection of short, and really scary stories, including: The floating face, What they found in the alley, and The goblin in the grass, among others.

The Boy Who Was It

The Boy Who Was It
Author: Michael Dahl
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2016-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496537726

A game of tag turns monstrous one night in the forested village of Pine Bluff. When little Mateo goes missing, the kids begin to worry who the next victim will be.

The Collected Works of Enid Blyton. Illustrated

The Collected Works of Enid Blyton. Illustrated
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Total Pages: 10252
Release: 2022-11-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Enid Mary Blyton was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have been translated into 90 languages. As of June 2019, Blyton held 4th place for the most translated author. She wrote on a wide range of topics, including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives. She is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, the Five Find-Outers, and Malory Towers books. CONTENTS: The Famous Five Books Five on a Treasure Island (1942) Five Go Adventuring Again (1943) Five Run Away Together (1944) Five Go to Smuggler’s Top (1945) Five Go Off in a Caravan (1946) Five on Kirrin Island Again (1947) Five Go Off to Camp (1948) Five Get into Trouble (1949) Five Fall into Adventure (1950) Five on a Hike Together (1951) Five Have a Wonderful Time (1952) Five Go Down to the Sea (1953) Five Go to Mystery Moor (1954) Five Have Plenty of Fun (1955) Five on a Secret Trail (1956) Five Go to Billycock Hill (1957) Five Get into a Fix (1958) Five on Finniston Farm (1960) Five Go to Demon’s Rocks (1961) Five Have a Mystery to Solve (1962) Five are Together Again (1963) Famous Five Short Stories The Secret Seven Books The Secret Seven (1949) Secret Seven Adventure (1950) Well Done Secret Seven (1951) Secret Seven on the Trail (1952) Go Ahead Secret Seven (1953) Good Work Secret Seven (1954) Secret Seven Win Through (1955) Three Cheers Secret Seven (1956) Secret Seven Mystery (1957) Puzzle for the Secret Seven (1958) Secret Seven Fireworks (1959) Good Old Secret Seven (1960) Shock for the Secret Seven (1961) Look Out Secret Seven (1962) Fun for the Secret Seven (1963) Secret Seven Short Stories Malory Towers Series First Term at Malory Towers (1946) Second Form at Malory Towers (1947) Third Year at Malory Towers (1948) Upper Fourth at Malory Towers (1949) In the Fifth at Malory Towers (1950) Last Term at Malory Towers (1951) The Adventure Series The Five Find-Outers Books Wishing-Chair Series The Amelia Jane Books The Family Series The Farm Series The Circus Series

The Knitted Rug

The Knitted Rug
Author: Donna Druchunas
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579904241

Here’s a fresh take on the crafts of rugmaking and knitting—the very first book of its kind. These 21 stylish rug projects are so eye-catching that it’s hard to believe that even novice knitters can create them. But they can, thanks to a thorough section on knitting basics, sumptuously illustrated with more than 60 how-to photographs; advice on embellishments, including embroidery, fringes, and tassels; and instruction on finishing touches, such as weaving ends, sewing seams, blocking, backing, and lining. Put this knowledge to work on a multicolored Big Needle Garter Stitch Rug, Knit and Purl Oval Rug, Thunderbird Wall Tapestry, and others. Every rug is beautifully photographed in a home setting, and includes patterns and ideas for modifying the design. The author lives in Longmont, CO.

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion Volume 10

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion Volume 10
Author: Lara Buchak
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2022-02-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0192677543

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this longstanding area of philosophy that has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board, it publishes exemplary papers in any area of philosophy of religion.