Why Alyssa? When I first met her, I was intrigued about the whole female racing thing, for a minute. It's not like she's the first. Other than that, she seemed - normal. She was cool and all, but not like Gandhi. Most people want to read a story about someone who had overcome incredible odds, like Nelson Mandela, Joni Eareckson Tada or Harriet Tubman. Or they want to read the story of someone who was wildly successful like Bill Gates or Pat Summit so that they can emulate their patterns of success. So why read about a regular ordinary young lady? I found out that she is anything but regular and she is certainly not ordinary. Right now, you don't know her, but hopefully you will get to know her through this small book about her trials, struggles, triumphs, sources of inspiration and her unwavering faith in God. Alyssa is no less than one of God's best works of art. As soon as I thought an appropriate metaphor was to compare her life to a song, she switched up on me and became a best-selling novel. Sometimes she seemed like a Broadway musical and then a dance. Often she is the media darling that is the center of everyone's attention and suddenly, she is the loner and the deep thinker. Some days she may seem bored and others she can't wait to see what is going to happen to her next. Alyssa is both predictable and an enigma and truth be told, so are we all. Well now you are probably really salivating. But before we get to all of that, let's look at Alyssa the person. She deserves that; after all she is not just a story - she is a individual, and...She is a race car driver

Driving the Bus is the Easy Part is a humorous, yet comprehensive compilation of tips and strategies to aid the student driver in the art of Student Management. Two days before going to the D.M.V. and taking my test, one of the trainers took me out for a final ride and talked to me about student management. You must remember that my instructor also talked extensively about it in the classroom. Because of all of the great training I received, I passed the test with flying colors. So why was I not jumping for joy? I was scared out of my mind on what I was going to do with those 30 or so faces looking back at me in the number 7 mirror. This tongue-in-cheek manual has seven small chapters on what I and others have experienced while managing students during the safe operation of a school bus. It talks about what works and what doesn't work. The aim of this small book is to arm the driver with enough tools to face a myriad of situations. If only we could put the kids in suspended animation or in suspended animation while we transported them to and from school...

An instructional book on implementing a Lean Culture in IT organizations. Implementing Lean IT. This book introduces the I.T. Pattern Matching Methodology; classifying I.T. work into Patterns and matching them with corresponding Lean Tools by: 1) Recognizing that a manufacturing approach is not an out-of-the-box fit for I.T. work. 2) Starting a Lean Culture by listening to the voice of the customer and establishing visual metrics & goals. 3) Giving voice to your goals by deploying internal marketing campaigns in order to level-set key stakeholder's expectations. 4) Moving out by matching specific work with repeatable patterns and lean tools that reduce waste and establish pull / flow. Is your company currently implementing Lean manufacturing based on the Toyota Production System (TPS)? If so, IT and other knowledge work organization may find themselves in the position of attempting to create a Lean structure using blueprints intended for operations and production groups. Many IT professionals have jettisoned their Lean efforts citing issues related to wasted time and a lack of synergy with the Lean toolset. A recent internet poll shows that 41% of IT professions preferred practical examples on how to implement Lean IT over other tools and management support. The "Lean Tower of IT" is such a resource. The Pattern Matching Methodology provides valuable, practical examples of how to start and execute the creation of your own Lean IT culture.