The training path for engineers focuses intensely on scientific and technical knowledge. Yet, our professional and personal satisfaction and success also depend on other traits that make us more effective and productive. In this thought-provoking book, Alan Rossiter provides practical guidance in developing the skills to become more effective in your work, while also balancing your life. It is invaluable reading for graduating college students and young professionals as well as seasoned practitioners who find that work is becoming all-consuming.

A manifesto on what it takes to be a true professional in the modern world. By common definition, a professional is anyone who possesses the skills and knowledge necessary for a career-whether as a surgeon, a software engineer, or a plumber. But according to Subroto Bagchi, our increasingly global marketplace demands more. In a world where the foolish, selfish, and unethical decisions of a few have affected the lives of millions, The Professional urges readers to act responsibly and reexamine "business as usual". By exploring a variety of professional dilemmas across many industries, Bagchi defines the qualities of true professionals and the attributes that separate them from the merely competent. These include: *Suffer no false attractions: It's always tempting to take the path of least resistance, but true professionals can separate the genuine from the phony. *Know when to say no: True professionals are not afraid to say no to things that are not worth their time, their energy, or their creativity. *Take the long view: True professionals understand that every action, decision, and relationship, no matter how small, can have a lasting impact.

Recipient of the 2020 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) Business and Professional Communication provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to move from interview candidate, to team member, to leader. Accessible coverage of new communication technology and social media prepares students to communicate effectively in real world settings. With an emphasis on building skills for business writing and professional presentations, this text empowers students to successfully handle important work-related activities, including job interviewing, working in team, strategically utilizing visual aids, and providing feedback to supervisors.

This book explores the professional journeys of well-known psychologists and counselors, examining factors that contributed to their successes and struggles in the field.

First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The author gives us a vision of educational reform that transcends standards, curriculum, and instructional strategies. He argues for a paradigm shift-a schoolwide embrace of an "ethic of excellence" and with a passion for quality describes what's possible when teachers, students, and parents commit to nothing less than the best. The author tells exactly how this can be done, from the blackboard to the blacktop to the school boardroom.

Professional Counseling Excellence through Leadership and Advocacy provides readers with the knowledge, skills, and qualities to succeed as leaders and advocates throughout their careers. Edited by leaders in counselor education and endorsed by Chi Sigma Iota, this text places leadership and advocacy in a historical context while strengthening the foundational knowledge and skills counselors need. The new edition integrates the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCCs) and applies them to a variety of counseling settings at both local and state levels. Chapters also address leadership and design of effective counselor education programs, curricular implications, supervision and consultation, and research directions. The new edition is designed for counselor educators and supervisors and doctoral-level counselor education students who are studying leadership and advocacy as one of five core areas within the 2016 CACREP standards and for master’s level students and practitioners who are growing their leadership and advocacy skills.

Career Excellence Covers A Wide Range Of Topics That Are Pertinent And Useful For The Modern Executive In Today S Complex Ever-Changing Corporate Environment.In This Book Readers Will Find Among Other Things, Life-Making Skills Like How To:" Write An Attractive Cv" Excel In Job Interviews" Communicate Effectively" Sport The Right Attitudes" Think Positively" Believe In Yourself" Value Dignity Of Labor And People" Thrive In Change" Keep Learning & Updating Yourself" Manage Time, People, Conflicts Or Stress" Take On The Trials And Tribulations Of Your Career" Develop Quality Consciousness In Your Pursuit Of Excellence" Provide Top-Of-The-Line Leadership" Human ValuesThese Skills Just Go Beyond Being Merely Relevant And Are Enduring Skills That Will Not Change For A Long Time.Mind You, The Stakes Are A Lifetime!Comprising Of 21 Chapters And More Than 100 Essays, Career Excellence Vol. I & Vol. Ii Is Power-Packed With Practical Observations And Guidelines. Presented In A Simple, Easy-To-Understand Language, This Book Will Be Of Immense Help To Everyone Interested In Empowering Their Career.Remember, If Anyone Is Interested In Your Job Career It Is You Not Your Boss, Not Your Peers Nor Your Subordinates It S You & You Alone Who Is Going To Make The Difference With Career Excellence!

If the quality of an education system can never exceed the quality of its teachers, then countries need to do all they can to build a high-quality teaching force.

The imperial residence of Chengde was built by two powerful and ambitious Manchu emperors between 1703 and 1780 in the mountains of Jehol. This volume, the first scholarly publication in English on the Manchu summer capital, reveals how this unlikely architectural and landscape enterprise came to help forge a dynasty's multicultural identity and concretize its claims of political legitimacy. Using both visual and textual materials, the author explores the hidden dimensions of landscape, showing how geographical imagination shaped the aesthetics of Qing court culture while proposing a new interpretation of the mental universe that conceived one of the world's most remarkable examples of imperial architecture.