The ever-present challenge for leaders is how to get more done with less time, money, and stress. The Vitality Imperative answers that challenge and gives leaders a reliable and actionable road map for creating and sustaining a humane and lasting approach to the thorniest challenges and opportunities modern organizations face. The Vitality Imperative will teach: - 7 key promises that connected leaders make to ignite and sustain vitality - Self-evident principles to provoke new thought and action - Engaging examples of these principles in action - Personal and team practices to test the principles and cultivate personal and organizational effectiveness. Based on over 25 years of research and application in Fortune 500 organizations on six continents around the?world, this book describes how connected leadershipTM builds a working culture of energized high performance, characterized by community, contribution, and choice. The Vitality Imperative is about return-on-effort. It's about leading organizations in ways that produce great results and are deeply satisfying for both employees and shareholders.

Exploring exactly what hidden demons lurk within other people's psyches, Nasty Astrology reveals all the unspoken truths about people's star signs. Aren't you bored with all the astrology books that tell you what a nice person everyone is? Don't you know, deep down, that there are some very unpleasant aspects to all our characters? Wouldn't you like to know the truth about the other signs? What makes them tick? What their dark little secrets are? In this wonderfully nasty book you learn the truth about the personalities of your friends, lovers, boss, colleagues, and even the dark secrets about yourself. Lifting the lid on real astrology, you can know what everybody around you really thinks and feels, about their secrets and motivations, and how to push people's buttons. With humour and wit, and no holds barred (no, really), Richard MacDonald, unveils saucy secrets, motivations and the unspeakable traits of the zodiac.

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, printed single-sided, grade: A, University of Cambridge, language: English, abstract: Unilever is a London-based fast-moving consumer goods company that sells its products in nearly 200 countries. However, it is neither the largest packaged consumer goods or food company as it has fiercely competitive rivals. In recent years, new corporate leadership has instituted changes, including a new mission and a new vision. These have resulted in a more positive relationship with consumers, a better public image, and an increasing presence in developing countries. Still, our strategic analysis of the company shows impending threats that can damage Unilever's margin of profit and global stake in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. New brands, mounting competition, and an increase in taxation and regulations are mounting obstacles to Unilever's continued success. In order to overcome these and other future vulnerabilities, Unilever needs to continue its product and information technologies developments, introspection, campaigns, and external monitoring. Company Profile Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch company that consists of over 400 brands "focused on health and wellbeing" (Unilever, 2013a). Unilever sells its products to more than 190 countries and belongs to the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. Specifically, it is the second largest packaged consumer goods firm after Proctor & Gamble (P&G), and it is the third largest food company after Nestle and Kraft Foods. While Unilever is based in London, England, it sells food, home, and personal care products over all major continents. Unilever was formed when the Dutch margarine company Margarine Unie merged with the British soapmaker Lever Brothers in 1930. The two companies decide to combine since they were often competing for the same raw materials, oils and fats, to make their

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Banking, Stock Exchanges, Insurance, Accounting, grade: A, The University of Chicago, language: English, abstract: In 2008, the world witnessed economic turndown of the most dangerous nature since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It all began in 2007 when high home prices in the United States turned downward that spread quickly to the entire US financial sector and then to financial markets globally. The overall casualty in the United States included the biggest insurance company, the entire investment banking industry, the largest mortgage lender, two of the largest commercial banks and the largest savings and loan. The impact of downfall in the United States had a huge impact globally and specifically the European countries. The worst hit country by financial turn down was Greece (Salas et al, 2010). Greece even before joining the Euro was living beyond its means. After adopting single currency, public spending soared. Between 1999 and 2007, public wages increased by 50%, faster than most of the countries in Eurozone. The government also hosted 2004 Athens Olympics and piled up debt. The debt in Greece kept soaring till the point where the country was no longer able to repay its debts. Greece was forced to ask for help from the IMF and European parts in the form of massive loans (Shiller, 2008). This research analyzes the global financial crisis and its impacts on Greece. It analyzes the austerity measures taken up by Greece and its impacts on the country. The research analyzes the bail outs that were granted to Greece to save the country from defaulting. IMF, World Bank and European Central Bank helped Greece by providing loans along with strict austerity measures by the economy of Greece had continuously shrank and the situation is not getting any better. The aims and objectives of the research include: Analyzing the current financial crisis in Greece Analyzing if there is any opport

John Spint is an average man whose life is turned upside down from a horrible tragedy. Without realizing it, he fights back from the grave to regain his life.

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, printed single-sided, grade: B, University of Cambridge, language: English, abstract: Constant organizational changes inevitably lead to interpersonal and group conflicts within organizations. In order to mitigate the negative consequences of unresolved conflict, the conflict management process must be carefully managed. The intervention strategy employed to resolve the conflict depends upon the particular circumstances surrounding the particular case. The conflict management process should begin with a careful diagnosis of the problem and measurement of the severity, extent and causes of the conflict. This should be followed by the implementation of the appropriate strategy which should involve some level of learning evidenced by new behaviours, and finally the process should be evaluated and the feedback examined to determine its effectiveness. Communication, management involvement, style and control, as well as the use of effective change management strategies, are essential elements of a successful conflict management process. Effective conflict management processes will shape and positively impact the culture of the organization. If time pressure affects the conflict management process, it must be firmly controlled by the manager. Any previous failed attempts at conflict resolution by the manager should be corrected by engaging an external third party specialist to add objectivity and novelty to the situation. Change management strategies are necessary for lasting conflict management change and a transformational management style should be applied. In cases where there is interpersonal and group conflict, the following recommendations should be considered: The Manager should take control of the process and carry out a comprehensive diagnosis of the conflict Use intervention by engaging a qualified Conflict Specialist for an initia

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, printed single-sided, grade: A, University of Cambridge, course: Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, language: English, comment: Very good, abstract: The study is being conducted on the issues and problems that were faced by the Five Star Industries Private Limited, a famous mattress brand which had been suffering from heavy losses owing to the company's sales falling and competition penetrating the market, with continuously increasing day by day. The company came into being in 1966 when a carpenter and his wife took the initiative and formed this company to produce spring mattresses. In order to produce the mattresses, Gim Sin the carpenter purchased sophisticated machinery owing to the machines high productivity and quality. However, with time, the intensity of the competition I the mattress producing industry increased and the company had to suffer from the problems of local mattress producers dominating the mattress market and thus forced the company t take corrective action. The company was highly affected since it was heavily dependent on the local dealers who now penetrated the market with their own production of mattresses. However, the company attempted to do this by increasing its product range and service level. Although the action was to improve the company's condition, yet it further deteriorated the company's position since the variety of product ranges which now resided in their portfolio became difficult for them to manage since the increased variety slowed the mattress production. The act of thus matching the demand with the supply of these variety of mattresses became a problem for the company and thus led to the company facing order fulfillment problems since the wide variety of products produced and the orders of these various mattresses put a heavy pressure on the company's manufacturing operations and c

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A, The University of Chicago, language: English, abstract: The companies are the integral part of the society and they have both, the potential and obligations to the society and their obligations to the society is called corporate social responsibility. CSR is practiced by all the companies including SMEs. The CSR practices of the food retail sector of the UK have been a matter of prime concern as they are the major contributors to the UK economy. Tesco PLC is the largest food retailer in the UK and its CSR practices need to be examined with respect to its operations, activities and products. Generally, large companies claim their concern and commitment to CSR and announce it elaborately in their reports. The claims made by Tesco are different from the ground realities. The company claimed to reduce energy consumption and emission of greenhouse gases but could not achieve it for some or other reasons. Similarly, Tesco claimed to adapt to a compatible process of sourcing of its food products to be sold in its stores. The process claimed to investigate and monitor different stages of sourcing sincerely, but the recent horse-meat scandal revealed that there is a wide gap between the claims and the ground realities. The CSR is practiced by most of the companies for building reputation and the objective of the CSR to create value for the society is left behind.

Scholarly Research Paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, grade: B, The University of Chicago, language: English, abstract: The social media marketing has affected the landscape of the conventional marketing substantially and the frameworks and the methodologies of conventional marketing has also been affected significantly with the increase in popularity and influence of the social media marketing. The paper provides background information on the subject under research, including appropriate concepts, theories, ongoing debates and issues and the statement of the problem, the research questions and the appropriate hypothesis. The objectives of this dissertation are to illustrate the changes made by the social media marketing on conventional marketing landscape and its frameworks and methodologies. It also compares and contrasts the social media marketing and conventional marketing. The changes made by social media marketing on the current marketing landscape are demonstrated by analyzing current case studies. The dissertation also includes the analysis and recommendations of the ways which might lead to replacement of the conventional marketing methodologies by social media marketing methodologies in future. A detailed description of social media marketing and conventional marketing is provided in the first section of this dissertation which includes the characteristics, key features, nature, scope, etc. of both social media marketing and conventional marketing. This section also provides the description of the areas to be covered in this paper such as the explanation of the relevant concepts, theories, etc. The next section of the paper provides the methods and techniques used in this dissertation and it also justifies the selection of the investigative method(s) and data-gathering technique(s) used for the investigation of the topic. It also makes appropriate referring t

Title: Attila, a tragedy; and other poems.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Caunter, Richard Macdonald; 1832. 316 p.; 8 . 11781.df.1.