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A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1's hottest new superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival, the winner of the 2021 World Drivers' Championship, and the recently crowned 2022 champion.
No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless, adrenaline-pumping climax to the 2021 Formula 1 season. On the very last lap of the final race of an unbelievably arduous and controversial season, Red Bull's Max Verstappen nervelessly overtook the seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes to clinch the first place that thrust the young prodigy to the narrowest of victories and to his first World Drivers' title. It surely won't be his last.
Verstappen may only be 25 years of age, but the Dutch motorsport sensation has an incredible record in F1: 161 race starts, 76 podium finishes and 34 Grand Prix victories barely tell the story - this young man has already left an indelible mark on the sport. The son of F1 driver Jos, Verstappen junior quickly stepped out of his father's shadow: his youthful charisma, ferocious speed, fearless driving style and refusal to back down mark him out as a true champion. And the phenomenal success of Netflix's Drive to Survive documentary series has elevated his worldwide popularity still further.
Widely respected motorsport writer and F1 insider Mark Hughes is perfectly placed to write the most authoritative narrative on Verstappen's incredible rise through the ranks to F1 glory. Hughes' immaculate credentials and first-rate access enable him to generate fresh and fascinating insights, and to paint a fully-rounded and richly-textured portrait of one of the most exciting young sportsmen on the planet.
Organizational change impacts upon all organizations regardless of
size and sector. In this unique organizational change textbook,
important ongoing debates about managing change and leading change
are combined, giving a broader perspective that encourages readers
to engage with both management and leadership. In combination,
management and leadership insights inform how organizations are
changing and how we can make a positive difference in such
processes of change. Managing and Leading Organizational Change
speaks both to the applied and practical aspects of organizational
change, as well as questioning the research and evidence base of
organizational change practices. Chapters begin with real-world
insights, followed by coverage of the major theories. The ongoing
nature of these debates is signposted through the inclusion of
questioning sections with research case studies showcased. This
textbook will be particularly beneficial for final year
undergraduates and postgraduates studying organizational change,
strategic change, change management and change leadership modules.
Organizations and societies are facing extreme challenges that
require action (IPCC, 2021). The UN's sustainability goals,
demographic change, and the green shift are knocking on the door,
while traditional education, and ways of leading and managing this
development, often fail to keep up. Organizational Change,
Leadership and Ethics challenges leadership orthodoxy, assumptions,
and myths currently preventing the further development of theory
and practice. It encourages intelligent disobedience in support of
greater leadership capabilities and capacity in organisations and
societies. As such, the book is written for everyone who wants to
be MAD - to Make A Difference - students, scholars, and
practitioners alike.
As a social worker, you could work in a variety of different
organisations, each with their own purpose, culture and structure.
Understanding and examining the complex issues involved in the
management and organisational context of social work practice is
crucial for practitioners and managers. This book helps you to
develop strategies for ethical, reflective and relational practice,
covers key themes including leadership, supervision, risk and
decision making and emphasises the importance of active
participation for positive change. Thoroughly updated, and with new
Practice Examples demonstrating the relationship between theory and
practice, this is essential reading for both undergraduate and
postgraduate students of social work, as well as practising social
workers.
A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula
1's superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival and the winner of the
2021 and 2022 World Drivers' Championships. No Hollywood
scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless,
adrenaline-pumping climax to the 2021 Formula 1 season. On the very
last lap of the final race of an unbelievably arduous and
controversial season, Red Bull's Max Verstappen nervelessly
overtook the seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes
to clinch the first place that thrust the young prodigy to the
narrowest of victories and to his first World Drivers' title. He
followed up by taking the 2022 title as well. Verstappen may only
be 25 years of age, but the Dutch motorsport sensation has an
incredible record in F1. This young man has already left an
indelible mark on the sport. The son of F1 driver Jos, Verstappen
junior quickly stepped out of his father's shadow: his youthful
charisma, ferocious speed, fearless driving style and refusal to
back down mark him out as a true champion. And the phenomenal
success of Netflix's Drive to Survive documentary series has
elevated his worldwide popularity still further. Widely respected
motorsport writer and F1 insider Mark Hughes is perfectly placed to
write the most authoritative narrative on Verstappen's incredible
rise through the ranks to F1 glory. Hughes' immaculate credentials
and first-rate access enable him to generate fresh and fascinating
insights, and to paint a fully-rounded and richly-textured portrait
of one of the most exciting young sportsmen on the planet.
Organizations and societies are facing extreme challenges that
require action (IPCC, 2021). The UN's sustainability goals,
demographic change, and the green shift are knocking on the door,
while traditional education, and ways of leading and managing this
development, often fail to keep up. Organizational Change,
Leadership and Ethics challenges leadership orthodoxy, assumptions,
and myths currently preventing the further development of theory
and practice. It encourages intelligent disobedience in support of
greater leadership capabilities and capacity in organisations and
societies. As such, the book is written for everyone who wants to
be MAD - to Make A Difference - students, scholars, and
practitioners alike.
'Essential reading for practitioners, educators and researchers
within the general field of social work with older people.' - From
the foreword by Mark Lymbery, Associate Professor of Social Work,
University of Nottingham The reality of our ageing population means
all social workers need to be confident in working with older
people. Social workers are engaged in ongoing practice with older
people in a variety of contexts, from hospitals, aged care
assessment teams and mental health services to employment services,
housing services and rehabilitation services. Older People, Ageing
and Social Work draws on theoretical, research, policy and practice
knowledge to inform contemporary practice with older people. Hughes
and Heycox demonstrate that high level professional skills are
required in this area as well as detailed knowledge of the issues
affecting older people's lives. They argue that practitioners need
to take into account the social and emotional needs of the older
people they work with, as well as the practical and administrative
aspects of their roles. They emphasise understanding the diversity
of the older population and enabling older people to make the most
of their strengths and capacities.
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. With an increasingly
diverse ageing population, we need to expand our understanding of
how social divisions intersect to affect outcomes in later life.
This edited collection examines ageing, gender, and sexualities
from multidisciplinary and geographically diverse perspectives and
looks at how these factors combine with other social divisions to
affect experiences of ageing. It draws on theory and empirical data
to provide both conceptual knowledge and clear 'real-world'
illustrations. The book includes section introductions to guide the
reader through the debates and ideas and a glossary offering clear
definitions of key terms and concepts.
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. With an increasingly
diverse ageing population, we need to expand our understanding of
how social divisions intersect to affect outcomes in later life.
This edited collection examines ageing, gender, and sexualities
from multidisciplinary and geographically diverse perspectives and
looks at how these factors combine with other social divisions to
affect experiences of ageing. It draws on theory and empirical data
to provide both conceptual knowledge and clear 'real-world'
illustrations. The book includes section introductions to guide the
reader through the debates and ideas and a glossary offering clear
definitions of key terms and concepts.
Organizational change impacts upon all organizations regardless of
size and sector. In this unique organizational change textbook,
important ongoing debates about managing change and leading change
are combined, giving a broader perspective that encourages readers
to engage with both management and leadership. In combination,
management and leadership insights inform how organizations are
changing and how we can make a positive difference in such
processes of change. Managing and Leading Organizational Change
speaks both to the applied and practical aspects of organizational
change, as well as questioning the research and evidence base of
organizational change practices. Chapters begin with real-world
insights, followed by coverage of the major theories. The ongoing
nature of these debates is signposted through the inclusion of
questioning sections with research case studies showcased. This
textbook will be particularly beneficial for final year
undergraduates and postgraduates studying organizational change,
strategic change, change management and change leadership modules.
Understanding both leadership and change have been recurrent and
popular themes within the business, management and organization
studies literature. However, our understanding of leadership and
organizational change in combination is far more limited. The
Leadership of Organizational Change offers a critical review of the
evolution of leadership and organizational change for the past
thirty-five years, taking stock of what we know, identifying what
we do not know, and establishing how the study of the leadership of
change should advance. In the late seventies and early eighties, as
interest in managing and leading change was fuelled by the
competitive threat of Asia in general and Japan in particular as
perceived by western businesses and governments, Burns (1978)
writing in his landmark book Leadership at this time, referred to
an intellectual crisis: "The crisis of leadership today is the
mediocrity or irresponsibility of so many of the men and women in
power, but leadership rarely rises to the full need for it. The
fundamental crisis underlying mediocrity is intellectual. If we
know all too much about our leaders, we know far too little about
leadership." While the study of managing change has benefitted from
sustained critical scrutiny, particularly in the last decade, it is
believed that this is to have been at the expense of critical
scrutiny of leading change. The Leadership of Organizational Change
critically reviews how the study of leading change has advanced
since 1978 and the crisis of intellectual mediocrity.
Understanding both leadership and change have been recurrent and
popular themes within the business, management and organization
studies literature. However, our understanding of leadership and
organizational change in combination is far more limited. The
Leadership of Organizational Change offers a critical review of the
evolution of leadership and organizational change for the past
thirty-five years, taking stock of what we know, identifying what
we do not know, and establishing how the study of the leadership of
change should advance. In the late seventies and early eighties, as
interest in managing and leading change was fuelled by the
competitive threat of Asia in general and Japan in particular as
perceived by western businesses and governments, Burns (1978)
writing in his landmark book Leadership at this time, referred to
an intellectual crisis: "The crisis of leadership today is the
mediocrity or irresponsibility of so many of the men and women in
power, but leadership rarely rises to the full need for it. The
fundamental crisis underlying mediocrity is intellectual. If we
know all too much about our leaders, we know far too little about
leadership." While the study of managing change has benefitted from
sustained critical scrutiny, particularly in the last decade, it is
believed that this is to have been at the expense of critical
scrutiny of leading change. The Leadership of Organizational Change
critically reviews how the study of leading change has advanced
since 1978 and the crisis of intellectual mediocrity.
'Essential reading for practitioners, educators and researchers
within the general field of social work with older people.' - From
the foreword by Mark Lymbery, Associate Professor of Social Work,
University of Nottingham The reality of our ageing population means
all social workers need to be confident in working with older
people. Social workers are engaged in ongoing practice with older
people in a variety of contexts, from hospitals, aged care
assessment teams and mental health services to employment services,
housing services and rehabilitation services. Older People, Ageing
and Social Work draws on theoretical, research, policy and practice
knowledge to inform contemporary practice with older people. Hughes
and Heycox demonstrate that high level professional skills are
required in this area as well as detailed knowledge of the issues
affecting older people's lives. They argue that practitioners need
to take into account the social and emotional needs of the older
people they work with, as well as the practical and administrative
aspects of their roles. They emphasise understanding the diversity
of the older population and enabling older people to make the most
of their strengths and capacities.
Building on the success of the first edition, this text is designed
to cater for change modules on HR and business degree programmes at
both undergraduate and postgraduate level.Key Selling Features
Explores how and why change occurs, and how this process can be
managed effectivelyOffers a critical perspective, challenging the
main assumptions in this area and ensuring that the complexity of
the subject is understoodCritical perspective balanced with an
improved learning features to make the text more accessible
including an appendix featuring 20 popular change management
techniques New to this edition:Increased coverage including new
chapters on Perspectives, Power and Politics, Ethics, Agents and
Agency, HRM, EvaluationRevised, more logical structure: the book
will be divided into parts for easy navigation and the chapters
will be restructured to reflect strategic, group and individual
changeRevised final chapter focused on evaluating the practice and
theory of change management, concluding many of the debates
introduced in the text Online resourcesFor tutors: Lecturer's Guide
including commentary on questions and cases in the book PowerPoint
slides Additional case studiesFor students: Annotated
weblinksMarket Students on UG Change Management modules and
postgraduate modules
As a social worker, you could work in a variety of different
organisations, each with their own purpose, culture and structure.
Understanding and examining the complex issues involved in the
management and organisational context of social work practice is
crucial for practitioners and managers. This book helps you to
develop strategies for ethical, reflective and relational practice,
covers key themes including leadership, supervision, risk and
decision making and emphasises the importance of active
participation for positive change. Thoroughly updated, and with new
Practice Examples demonstrating the relationship between theory and
practice, this is essential reading for both undergraduate and
postgraduate students of social work, as well as practising social
workers.
'For many readers, especially trainers and educationalists, the
thoroughness of this book is likely to be attractive. The added
advantage of O'Connor et al's book is that it covers social work
for both adults and children. [This book] is likely to appear on
many social work reading lists. [It has] the potential to provide
good learning opportunities for post-qualifying as well as
pre-qualifying training' - Health and Social Care in the Community
`A useful framework for practice to accompany undergraduate
learning, and also the post-qualifying consolidation of social work
knowledge, theory, and skills' - Dr Patricia Higham This lively and
engaging textbook is an adaptation of the bestselling introductory
social work book available in Australia. This edition has been
thoroughly revised to reflect wider changes that have characterized
social work training and practice in recent years. It offers the
reader an essential grounding in the core knowledge, values and
skills needed for successful completion of their degree. Key
features of the book include: - Comprehensive content - includes
discussion of theoretical perspectives, policy; assessment;
intervention, the ethics and values framework; and
practice-learning. - A student-friendly approach - includes
case-studies, chapter summaries, further reading sections, and
discussion questions. - A multi-professional perspective -
recognises the experiences of all those working across the field of
social care and incorporates service-user's voices. -
Practice-oriented - offers specific guidance to overcome challenges
and provides an effective framework for practice. This
authoritative textbook will be an essential guide to the challenges
and concepts underpinning social work practice. It offers a flavour
of what social work entails and engages with recent debates about
the nature of practice. It will be an invaluable text for social
work trainees, and will also be useful reading for post-qualifying
students and practitioners.
This essential guide to study skills takes social work students
through every step of their degree journey, providing them with the
academic tools they will need to thrive along the way. Inventively
informed by the insights and reflections of qualifying students,
the book offers effective guidance that is grounded in real
experience of the social work degree. It is particularly suited to
those in their early years of study and supports students as
'social workers in the making'. The book covers a comprehensive
range of the core study skills, including: -Time management
-Literature searches -Engaging with research -Responding to new
styles of social work learning and teaching -Critical thinking
-Academic writing and -Presentations With reflective questions,
handy practical tips and links to helpful websites, this accessible
handbook is the perfect study companion for every student on the
path to professional qualification.
This essential guide to study skills takes social work students
through every step of their degree journey, providing them with the
academic tools they will need to thrive along the way. Inventively
informed by the insights and reflections of qualifying students,
the book offers effective guidance that is grounded in real
experience of the social work degree. It is particularly suited to
those in their early years of study and supports students as
'social workers in the making'. The book covers a comprehensive
range of the core study skills, including: -Time management
-Literature searches -Engaging with research -Responding to new
styles of social work learning and teaching -Critical thinking
-Academic writing and -Presentations With reflective questions,
handy practical tips and links to helpful websites, this accessible
handbook is the perfect study companion for every student on the
path to professional qualification.
'For many readers, especially trainers and educationalists, the
thoroughness of this book is likely to be attractive. The added
advantage of O'Connor et al's book is that it covers social work
for both adults and children. [This book] is likely to appear on
many social work reading lists. [It has] the potential to provide
good learning opportunities for post-qualifying as well as
pre-qualifying training' - Health and Social Care in the Community
`A useful framework for practice to accompany undergraduate
learning, and also the post-qualifying consolidation of social work
knowledge, theory, and skills' - Dr Patricia Higham This lively and
engaging textbook is an adaptation of the bestselling introductory
social work book available in Australia. This edition has been
thoroughly revised to reflect wider changes that have characterized
social work training and practice in recent years. It offers the
reader an essential grounding in the core knowledge, values and
skills needed for successful completion of their degree. Key
features of the book include: - Comprehensive content - includes
discussion of theoretical perspectives, policy; assessment;
intervention, the ethics and values framework; and
practice-learning. - A student-friendly approach - includes
case-studies, chapter summaries, further reading sections, and
discussion questions. - A multi-professional perspective -
recognises the experiences of all those working across the field of
social care and incorporates service-user's voices. -
Practice-oriented - offers specific guidance to overcome challenges
and provides an effective framework for practice. This
authoritative textbook will be an essential guide to the challenges
and concepts underpinning social work practice. It offers a flavour
of what social work entails and engages with recent debates about
the nature of practice. It will be an invaluable text for social
work trainees, and will also be useful reading for post-qualifying
students and practitioners.
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