How to Manage People is a practical book from bestselling author Michael Armstrong. It provides advice to managers and team leaders on how to manage people in their teams - getting the best results from them and dealing with any people problems that may arise. Many managers have to do their job without HR advice and this book is particularly designed to meet their needs. It covers every aspect that involves getting things done through people, including: leadership, motivating people, team building, delegating, interviewing, managing performance, developing and rewarding people, managing change and handling people problems. Concise yet comprehensive, How to Manage People provides vital support for every front line manager and should be...
Learning a language and being able to speak it do not go hand in hand. This book provides both structured activities to get students speaking and ideas for developing confidence in using English outside the classroom. Essentailly it -Examines the different approaches and activities that can be used for teaching and testing speaking -Covers areas of speech such as articulation, fluency and register -Looks at classroom approaches such as drilling, discussions, drama, dialogues and conversation
ISBN: 978-0-582-85359-1
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This new 11th edition offers complete and up-to date preparation for the Paper-Based TOEFL and the Computer-Based TOEFL, with a preview of the Next Generation TOEFL test. There is extensive practice—even for students who don’t have access to a computer. The manual includes a review chapter for each section of the TOEFL, including the new Speaking Section, and presents nine full-length model tests for the Computer-Based TOEFL, with questions answered and explained, along with one full-length model test for the Next Generation TOEFL and a practice test for the TOEFL Academic Speaking Test (TAST), with example answers. The optional compact disc-and-book package provides the audio versions for the Listening Comprehension sections of all...
ISBN: 0-7641-2315-7
Издательство:
Barron's
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Chester Howard can see Joe`s project "How to Write Neatly" can only be a disaster. Joe makes a terrible mess of his work, jumbling letters and numbers up together. But a project called "How to Write Really Badly" - now there`s something Joe can do better than anyone else. And Chester is about to find there`s a lot more to Joe than he expected.
ISBN: 978-1-4052-3322-4
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: август 2011
How can you measure the speed of light with chocolate and a microwave? Why do yo-yos yo-yo? Why does urine smell so peculiar after eating asparagus (includes helpful recipe)? How long does it take to digest different types of food? What is going on when you drop mentos in to cola? 100 wonderful, intriguing and entertaining scientific experiments which show scientific principles first hand – this is science at its most popular.
Ever wonder how real estate magnates become real estate magnates? By filling out mind-numbing mortgage applications? By making personal guarantees to their bankers? Hardly. For years, successful real estate investors have used nontraditional methods of securing funding. They have created effective money strategies that circumvent banks, yet result in profitable deals. Now, real estate professional James Misko makes these innovative techniques available to the general public in How to Finance Any Real Estate, Any Place, Any Time. In this easy-to-use guide, Jim offers more than forty-five nontraditional ways to buy properties. These are not pie-in-the-sky theories, but proven strategies that will put the wraps on virtually any real estate...
"How to Write a Marketing Plan" makes the task of writing a marketing plan much easier. This practical step-by-step guide details how to formulate a workable and successful plan. Fully updated and packed with exercises to help the reader produce sections of their own marketing plan, this comprehensive workbook looks at all the essential stages, including: carrying out a marketing audit; setting objectives and the strategies to achieve them; devising budgets; and, writing and implementing the plan. "How to Write a Marketing Plan" is ideal as an individual study guide for group marketing planning exercises, as well as being a useful resource for marketing courses.
Explorers 3 is aimed at children aged 8-9. The Workbook develops reading comprehension skills, reinforces, vocabulary, supports the teaching of phonics and provides opportunities for writing.
ISBN: 9780230719873
Издательство:
Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
* Looks in detail at the theory of words and at how students learn new vocabulary * Offers practical advice on how to help students build vocabulary in new and effective ways and how to test students` word knowledge * Major developments, such as language corpora and lexical approaches, are clearly explained and related to your needs as a teacher
ISBN: 978-0-582-42966-6
Издательство:
Pearson Education Limited
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Offers basic instructions in Windows Server 2008 and networking concepts. This book explains what servers do, how basic networking works (IP basics and DNS/WINS basics), and the fundamentals of the under-the-hood technologies that support staff must be familiar with, such as the Microsoft Management Console and the Registry. Presents a 12-step process for producing that perfect resume in various formats needed for a job search. This title also shows how to create a dynamic cover letter that stands out from the crowd.
ISBN: 978-0-7641-3917-8
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
September 2008 saw the most spectacular financial crash since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The crisis prompted record-breaking financial bail-outs in America and Britain. The legacy is record government debt and low growth on both sides of the Atlantic, which is profoundly reshaping society on both sides of the Atlantic. The Legacy of the Crash brings together a stellar cast of contributors including Tim Bale, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson to provide a sophisticated account of how the administrations are faring. They explore the impact of the crisis and assess how political leaders in both countries have responded, whilst also looking at the challenges of governing in the new `age of austerity`.
In the lightning-paced world of the Internet, Web designers and developers need quick answers and fast solutions. This information-packed guide provides rapid access to information on every aspect of HTML, multimedia and streaming video, Web applications, and e-commerce. Plus--learn the very best ways to foster optimization and usability, make your site search engine-friendly, and integrate technologies such as Java Applets, ActiveX Objects, JavaScript, ASP, and PHP 4. With more than 300 real-world, proven tips and techniques for immediate use, HTML & Web Design Tips & Techniques is the quintessential desktop reference.
ISBN: 0-07-219394-8
Издательство:
Osborne/McGrawHill
Дата выхода: февраль 2002
Douglas is very excited about Rabbit`s sleepover, but he collects so many friends along the way that soon it`s a big squash in Rabbit`s small burrow! Can Douglas think of a way for them all to get some sleep? David Melling is one the leading children`s author/illustrators working today and his third book about Douglas the brown bear is as funny and compelling as the first. It combines brilliantly imaginative illustrations with an endearing sense of what it is like to be a small child learning about the world.
The Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries differ from the Eyewitness books in that the text is longer and the vocabulary more The photographs are The brief text compresses many details into a few sentences, The vocabulary is and charts combined with the text give a clear overview of the subjects.
ISBN: 978-1-879431-18-8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
The second novel in the riveting Gone series. Food is running out and the Darkness looms larger. Hunger is a compelling exploration of what happens in a world without adults.