Straightforward playbook for executing world-class strategy for tangible results Designed with three key ideas: leverage the tools that are working, simplify the model, and make the content readable for managers, Managing Performance in Turbulent Times is a road map for the modern strategy manager. Through their simplified execution process the authors—performance management experts—show executives how to get results and execute even in the most difficult conditions. Addresses importance of adaptability to change within today's business environment Explores the environmental turbulence that constantly confounds virtually all organizational systems, with workable solutions Provides a streamlined execution process any organization can use to improve business results Managers need tools to do their jobs better. Filled with proven solutions, this book reveals how to get results through successful strategy execution, presenting a process that will help your organization execute strategy in a simplified, efficient manner.

How can we win in a turbulent world that is changing faster than our rate of evolution? Winning is tough and competition is intensifying. Conventional stress management won t tackle the types of stress we face today. Instead of merely surviving a tough month or year, we need battle-tested approaches to anticipate and recover from turbulent situations so that we are even stronger tomorrow. We don t want stress management, we need Stress Leadership. In spite of how challenging things may seem, it is possible to accelerate the progress you and your organisation are making today. Stress and Success will help you to avoid stress induced viral stupidity the mental condition that makes you do foolish things when you need to be at your best. The unique combination of scientific research, coaching, and business and military strategy will help you to maneuver around or through roadblocks and obstacles. This will leave you with the resources you need to create your own future. So, you can blow up, burn out, lose everything and then recover or you can apply the principles in this book and never have to Reviews "Jonathan has written an extraordinarily provocative and excellently researched book. While you can rush to the useful 'How tos, ' I urge you, even beg you, to read and reflect digging into this topic will yield real pay dirt." Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence. Stress and Success is a must read for those who work and lead others in high-stakes settings, whether on the battlefield or in the corporate boardroom." Michael D. Matthews, Professor of Engineering Psychology, United States Military Academy, West Point. Brown s ability to translate what we ve learned in war into how you can help yourself in peace is masterful. Michael Duncan Wyly, Colonel, USMC (Ret). Executive Director, Bossov Ballet. "This should be a mandatory read for every busy person. John Molter, Vice President, Global Customer Business Development, Procter & Gamble (Ret.) "Brown offers a comprehensive program for achieving this goal, pages of strategies and techniques that you can start using today and continue for a lifetime. Chet Richards, Author of Certain to Win and long term collaborator with John Boyd. A must read for anyone with a busy and stressful life Dr Paul A Brogan Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, ICH and GOSH NHS Foundation Trust. Jonathan Brown has written an impressive volume on how to handle stress, building on his personal experience and years of helping clients with stress problems. Dr Holger Ursin, Professor emeritus, Uni health, University of Bergen, Norway. This book is a terrific mix of practical wisdom and illuminating stories." Paul Z. Jackson, author of The Inspirational Trainer and The Solutions Focus. Stress and Success pulls out practical and real guidance on finding and maintaining a healthy life balance. Listening and acting on it can positively impact your life and improve your leadership." Matthew Crummack, President, lastminute.com. Within this book Jonathan utilises the wisdom of highly successful people, research into high performance, personal experience and good common sense to create a resource that is entertainingly educational and highly practical. David Whitaker O.B.E., Olympic Gold Medal winning coach and business coaching pioneer.

This book analyzes education reform through the eyes of those entrenched in the process—policy makers, administrators, middle managers, principals, and teachers—in the context of care. A senior administrator, who participated in the implementation of an unprecedented series of reforms that flattened the education system in a Canadian province and rebuilt it with a new mandate, examines learning from the shortcomings of the past and provides a critical enquiry that can help determine the success or failure of future reform efforts by shedding light on the obstacles to avoid, problems to correct, and methods to embrace in order to overcome hurt and disappointment in a turbulent environment and foster more caring and effective educational organizations. Few attempts have been made to write a book about women’s work from the perspective of those in senior leadership roles in education; others have written about it but not experienced it firsthand. This book illuminates the controversial debate between women and gender in education and challenges assumptions about equity and the caring and democratic nature of education. It contributes to a broader understanding and knowledge of the complexities of leadership work within education, which in turn can lead to improvement in professional relationships as well as organizational effectiveness. The book contains enlightening and compelling stories about the unique and shared experiences of people navigating turbulence within an organization. Author Mary Green draws on her career spent teaching and learning to provide a unique Canadian perspective and context. She offers a rigorous self, social, historical, and political reflection of educators, who despite experiencing particular challenges, draw purpose from faith in the possibilities and potential of more caring practice in education. The content will prove useful to those committed to infusing more humanity into work in education with reference to individuals, institutions, and the social and political challenges in the field. Specifically, this book is relevant to graduate students in faculties of education, policy makers, principals, other administrators, and organizational leaders. Universal issues of power and politics reveal interconnections between the personal and the global workplace, underscoring the importance of care in the workplace.

Are you feeling overwhelmed and disorganized in today’s fast-paced world? You’re not alone. Recent research indicates that the constant connectivity of our modern world, coupled with increasing work and family demands, may overwhelm the part of our brain responsible for managing complex tasks. This is particularly true for those with weaker executive skills - the fundamental brain-based abilities required to stay focused, meet deadlines, and remain calm under pressure. In this indispensable guide, renowned expert David Chan provides strategies to enhance your organizational skills, time management, emotional control, and nine other vital capacities. This book is brimming with science-backed strategies and real-world examples for creating a personalized action plan. Whether at work or home, you can accomplish more with less stress. Don’t forget to check out the authors’ highly acclaimed ‘Smart but Scattered’ parenting guides, an academic planner for students, and related titles for professionals. These resources are designed to help you navigate life’s challenges with grace and efficiency.

NSA is a comprehensive collection of international nuclear science and technology literature for the period 1948 through 1976, pre-dating the prestigious INIS database, which began in 1970. NSA existed as a printed product (Volumes 1-33) initially, created by DOE's predecessor, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). NSA includes citations to scientific and technical reports from the AEC, the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration and its contractors, plus other agencies and international organizations, universities, and industrial and research organizations. References to books, conference proceedings, papers, patents, dissertations, engineering drawings, and journal articles from worldwide sources are also included. Abstracts and full text are provided if available.

This book serves as an introduction to the continuum mechanics and mathematical modeling of complex fluids in living systems. The form and function of living systems are intimately tied to the nature of surrounding fluid environments, which commonly exhibit nonlinear and history dependent responses to forces and displacements. With ever-increasing capabilities in the visualization and manipulation of biological systems, research on the fundamental phenomena, models, measurements, and analysis of complex fluids has taken a number of exciting directions. In this book, many of the world’s foremost experts explore key topics such as: Macro- and micro-rheological techniques for measuring the material properties of complex biofluids and the subtleties of data interpretation Experimental observations and rheology of complex biological materials, including mucus, cell membranes, the cytoskeleton, and blood The motility of microorganisms in complex fluids and the dynamics of active suspensions Challenges and solutions in the numerical simulation of biologically relevant complex fluid flows This volume will be accessible to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in engineering, mathematics, biology, and the physical sciences, but will appeal to anyone interested in the intricate and beautiful nature of complex fluids in the context of living systems.