Aristotle and Nike got it right - GREATNESS is what we humans DO - when given the challenge, the encouragement, the environment, and the opportunity. At some point in this postmodern life, individual greatness has lost its appeal for many of us. It has been commodified and relegated to those who are measured by shortest/longest times, impressive distances, highest heights, lowest lows, medals won, honors given...and again...Aristotle and Nike got it right...GREATNESS is what we can DO...every day...without recognition or reward, but for the satisfaction that comes from meeting the challenge, creating a team, and overcoming the odds. And that is what Growing Weeders into Leaders is about. It is an entertaining and thoughtful look into the hearts and the workday lives of ordinary people - just like you and me - who tapped into their inner greatness in pursuit of a vision. Creating one of America's most beautiful college campuses, at Ole Miss, did not happen overnight and, inside these pages, Jeff McManus describes the joys, the defeats, the brilliant problem-solving and the "best laid plans" that are proven worthless...until the bigger picture is told. It is the "bigger picture" told from the ground level. Growing Weeders into Leaders takes you through the practical applications of empowering people to experience not only what it means to grow outstanding landscapes, but also to grow greatness in themselves and encourage it in others.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Understand, Plan, and Prepare for Emergencies and Disasters Develop and implement effective emergency management plans throughout your organization using the detailed information contained in this practical guide. Emergency Management for Facility and Property Managers shows, step-by-step, how to minimize property damage, reduce the risk of personal injury, and ensure business continuity-all while complying with the plethora of laws and regulations. You will get up-to-date coverage of the many types of emergencies, the elements of successful emergency management, and employee and family preparedness. Valuable appendixes contain helpful forms and checklists, facility and property intelligence data, and a complete sample emergency management plan.

During the years preceding the mortgage crisis, too many mortgages were made to consumers without regard to the consumers' ability to repay the loans. Loose underwriting practices by some creditors including failure to verify consumers' income or debts and qualifying consumers for mortgages based on "teaser" interest rates after which monthly payments would jump to unaffordable levels contributed to a mortgage crisis that led to the nation's most serious recession since the Great Depression. Amid concerns that risky mortgage products and poor underwriting standards contributed to the recent housing crisis, Congress included mortgage reform provisions (qualified mortgage (QM) and qualified residential mortgage (QRM)) in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) regulations establishing standards for QM loans became effective in January 2014. More recently, six agencies jointly issued the final QRM rule that will become effective in December 2015. This book discusses views on the expected effects of the QM and QRM regulations, and examines the extent of agency planning for reviewing the regulations' effects, among its objectives.

Shutdown management is project management of a special kind: managing the repair, replacement or maintenance of critical systems. Manufacturing and process plants, computer systems, airliners, and many other systems must be regularly closed down or taken out of service for planned maintenance operations. This book provides a complete shutdown project planning guide along with a new, detailed model of excellence and step-by-step project guide. In a critical field, this book shows the maintenance manager or project leader how to get the job done correctly.
*Covers all aspects of major maintenance project planning, minimizing downtime and improving maintenance schedules
*Covers projects ranging from weekend overhauls through to complete plant rebuilds
*With detailed checklists and a new step-by-step project guide

The anthology Financial, Legal and Economic Fundamentals of Real Estate teaches students the financial, legal, and economic principles of real estate, and addresses real estate's inherently social/institutional nature. Beginning with an examination of real estate in history and society, the book presents detailed, well-written readings on cities and urban economics, residential development, commercial real estate, large scale retail, and the role of real estate in local economies and public policy agendas. Covering all aspects of real estate, from its role in family relationships to the involvement of major financial institutions, Financial, Legal and Economic Fundamentals of Real Estate is ideal for upper division finance courses in commercial or residential real estate.

As the price of energy and its impact increase and become more erratic, organizations all over the world are looking at ways at effectively managing the procurement, conversion, distribution and use of energy. Expressed in clear business language, this book is intended to be a stepping stone towards achieving the goal of an energy-efficient organization.

The operations in Recreational Foodservice management and concessions. This book outlines the charges of what it takes to be successful in the field of movie theaters, stadiums, arenas, amusement parks and fairs. It highlights the management tools and basics in finance that guide potential foodservice professionals into concessions management practices. The author has over 35 years experience in the hospitality field and recreational foodservice management.

Health management is one of the megatrends of our time. Healthy to its needs several factors. One factor is human well-being in general and, in particular, well-being in production-technical working environments. That is the focus of this investigation. For this purpose, an analysis of the current situation was created, which makes the topic applicable to other industries and areas. In this book, well-being is understood as the heading for a puzzle picture, with each researched or empirically found feel-good factor representing a piece of the puzzle. With the assembled puzzle picture, you are then able to create individual puzzle pictures for each industry.