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Reinvent the Heal - A Philosophy for the Reform of Medical Practice (Hardcover): James T. Hansen M. D. Reinvent the Heal - A Philosophy for the Reform of Medical Practice (Hardcover)
James T. Hansen M. D.
R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dr. James Hansen's vision and insight regarding the nature of the health care crisis evolved from positions of medical staff leadership, teaching, participating in the governance process, and developing a free clinic. These positions, together with his 35 years as a consulting physician, presented him with the opportunity to view physician behavior and its impact both on patients and upon health care in general. These observations crystallized his conclusion that the essence of successful health care springs from the physician-patient relationship. Dr. Hansen received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University. He then attended the University of Southern California School of Medicine where he received his MD in 1965. His post graduate training in internal medicine occupied the next four years at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. After a three year stint in the Army he returned to Wadsworth VA-UCLA for a fellowship in gastroenterology. Dr. Hansen is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Gastroenterology, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. He has been in private practice since 1973. He was appointed to the Mercy Healthcare Board of Trust in 1988, serving in that capacity for three years. He served as chief-of-staff for both American River Hospital and Mercy San Juan Hospital from 1990-1993 and was actively engaged in consolidating the medical. staffs of those two hospitals which merged in 1993. He was the chairman of the Physician Leadership Group for the 5-hospital Mercy Healthcare Sacramento system from 1995-1998 during a period of hospital redesign. Dr. Hansen was actively involved in teaching at UC Davis, School of Medicine for nearly 20 years as a voluntary clinical faculty person. In 1994 he helped develop a free clinic in Sacramento and became its medical director until moving to Maui in 2001. Dr. Hansen has been in the private practice of gastroenterology in Maui since 2001. Dr. Hansen's unique perspective as a practicing physician, physician leader, and medical educator provides the perspective and passion for his quest of the root cause and cure of the health care crisis. This book offers a solution for the health care crisis, which focuses on the need for a grass level approach and revolution led by the citizenry.

Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book (Paperback, 3rd edition): John T. Hansen Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book (Paperback, 3rd edition)
John T. Hansen
R1,043 R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Save R349 (33%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Reinforce your knowledge of structures, pathways, and relationships with this active and engaging review tool! Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book, 3rd Edition is cross-referenced to the bestselling Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 8th Edition, so you know you're benefiting from reliable, up-to-date anatomical information. This comprehensive book is a fun and easy way to trace arteries, veins, and nerves through their courses and bifurcations, reinforce your understanding of muscle origins and insertions, and develop a better understanding of the integration of individual organs in the workings of each body system throughout the human form. Whether you are taking an anatomy course or just curious about how the body works, you'll learn and master anatomy with ease. Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book is a perfect companion to the Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank H. Netter, MD, as well as Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards and Netter's Clinical Anatomy textbook. Presents each topic in two-page spreads-with outlines of Netter anatomical illustrations for coloring accompanied by high-yield information-that give context to the structures. Features illustrations small enough for quick coloring, but large enough to provide you with important details, as well as multiple views/planes for better understanding of spatial relationships. Offers tips for coloring key structures that emphasize how a coloring exercise can reinforce learning. Contains helpful tables that review muscle attachments, innervation, action, and blood supply. Features expanded Clinical Notes which highlight the importance of anatomy in medicine. Includes Summary Exercises and Review Questions at the end of each system to reinforce learning. Provides online access where you can search the complete contents of the book and view completed coloring pages-done by other students-for reference. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Netter's Clinical Anatomy (Paperback, 5th edition): John T. Hansen Netter's Clinical Anatomy (Paperback, 5th edition)
John T. Hansen
R1,659 Discovery Miles 16 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Offering a targeted, concise approach to clinical anatomy, Netter's Clinical Anatomy, 5th Edition, is a portable, easy-to-read text that bridges normal anatomy to common clinical conditions. It features nearly 600 superb illustrations by Drs. Frank H. Netter and Carlos Machado that provide essential descriptions of anatomy, embryology, and pathology to help you understand their clinical relevance. Authored by John Hansen, PhD, an Honored Member of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, this visually stunning text covers and reviews the sizable area of human anatomy and pathology in a quick, easy-to-grasp format. Nearly 600 Netter and Machado illustrations provide essential depictions of anatomy, embryology, and pathology to help you quickly learn and understand through visuals. Every clinical correlation is illustrated-more than 200 in all. Clinical Focus boxes present hundreds of illustrated clinical correlations that bridge anatomy to pathophysiology, and Features and Characteristics boxes explain the relation between structure and function. Muscle/Ligament/Joint tables summarize attachment points, actions, and other key information related to each structure. Uses updated terminology based on the second edition of the international anatomic standard, Terminologia Anatomica, and content is aligned with Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy, 8th Edition. Both USMLE-style review questions and short answer questions online help you gauge your mastery of the material and assess areas in need of further study. Other study tools include bonus clinical focus boxes, and 3D models. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. Evolve Instructor site with an image bank of clinical correlates is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https://evolve.elsevier.com.

Great at Work - How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More (Paperback): Morten T. Hansen Great at Work - How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More (Paperback)
Morten T. Hansen 1
R440 R372 Discovery Miles 3 720 Save R68 (15%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

From the New York Times bestselling author of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual performance - based on analysis from an exhaustive, groundbreaking study.

Why do some people perform better at work than others? This deceptively simple question continues to confound professionals in all sectors of the workforce. Now, after a unique, five-year study of more than 5,000 managers and employees, Morten Hansen reveals the answers in his 'Seven Work Smarter Practices' that can be applied by anyone looking to maximise their time and performance.

Each of Hansen’s seven practices is highlighted by inspiring stories from individuals in his comprehensive study. You’ll meet a high school principal who engineered a dramatic turnaround of his failing high school; a rural Indian farmer determined to establish a better way of life for women in his village; and a sushi chef, whose simple preparation has led to his restaurant (tucked away under a Tokyo subway station underpass) being awarded the maximum of three Michelin stars. Hansen also explains how the way Alfred Hitchcock filmed Psycho and the 1911 race to become the first explorer to reach the South Pole both illustrate the use of his seven practices (even before they were identified).

Each chapter contains questions and key insights to allow you to assess your own performance and figure out your work strengths, as well as your weaknesses. Once you understand your individual style, there are mini-quizzes, questionnaires and clear tips to assist you focus on a strategy to become a more productive worker. Extensive, accessible and friendly, Great at Work will help you achieve more by working less, backed by unprecedented statistical analysis.

Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture - Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling and Psychotherapy (Paperback):... Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture - Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling and Psychotherapy (Paperback)
James T. Hansen
R1,213 Discovery Miles 12 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The creation of meaning is a central feature of human life. The full spectrum of experience, from joyful, devoted living to unbearable psychological suffering, is orchestrated by the meanings that people endorse and create. Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling and Psychotherapy examines the intersection of meaning systems, mental health culture, and counseling and psychotherapy. By viewing mental health care through the lenses of culture and history, James T. Hansen argues that a defining element of mental health culture, throughout various eras, is the relative value placed on meaning systems. Contemporary mental health care, with its idealization of symptom-based diagnostics, biological reductionism, and the medical model, severely devalues meaning systems. This devaluation has led modern counselors and psychotherapists to largely abandon the factors that should be central to their work. Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture weaves together empirical, historical, cultural, and philosophical perspectives to raise awareness of the need for counseling and psychotherapy to revalue meaning systems, even while operating within a culture that disregards them.

Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues (Hardcover): Mark B. Scholl, A Scott McGowan, James T. Hansen Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues (Hardcover)
Mark B. Scholl, A Scott McGowan, James T. Hansen
R1,415 Discovery Miles 14 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Humanism is considered by many to be the foundation for the values and practices of counseling. This book explores and presents current counseling issues from a humanistic perspective, providing a valuable resource for counselors and therapists seeking effective approaches, founded on humanistic principles, to use in their practice. Each chapter describes the significance of a specific counseling issue, reviews the humanistic literature on this issue, discusses the theoretical model provided by a humanistic perspective, and concludes with applications and implications for practitioners. Situations considered include, among others, marital/couples counseling, multicultural counseling, and healing trauma, all of which have been shown to benefit from the use of humanistic approaches. Applications in educational settings, such as addressing school violence, working with at-risk youth, and counseling in college and university settings, are also discussed. The book concludes with a section on uses of humanistic approaches in counselor education and training. After reading this book, practitioners will be inspired to advocate for counseling's holistic and empowering approach to helping all individuals across the lifespan.

Spot On English First Additional Language Grade 7 Learner's Book (Paperback): R. Buhrmann, T Hansen, C. Edwards, Y ... Spot On English First Additional Language Grade 7 Learner's Book (Paperback)
R. Buhrmann, T Hansen, C. Edwards, Y Burger, Y Norwood-Young
R209 Discovery Miles 2 090 View more sellers Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Spot On is spot on! The most popular course in South Africa, Spot On has everything a learner needs in one book. Spot On improves results, makes learning enjoyable, makes teaching a pleasure and is easy to use. The Spot On Teacher’s Guide comes with printable planning material, Formal Assessment Tasks, revision tests and exams.

Great by Choice - Uncertainty, Chaos and Luck - Why Some Thrive Despite Them All (Hardcover): Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen Great by Choice - Uncertainty, Chaos and Luck - Why Some Thrive Despite Them All (Hardcover)
Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen
R690 R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Save R92 (13%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

THE NEW QUESTION Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns with another groundbreaking work, this time to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins and his colleague, Morten Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times. THE NEW STUDY Great by Choice distinguishes itself from Collins's prior work by its focus not just on performance, but also on the type of unstable environments faced by leaders today. With a team of more than twenty researchers, Collins and Hansen studied companies that rose to greatness - beating their industry indexes by a minimum of ten times over fifteen years - in environments characterized by big forces and rapid shifts that leaders could not predict or control. The research team then contrasted these "10X companies" to a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to achieve greatness in similarly extreme environments. THE NEW FINDINGS The study results were full of provocative surprises. Such as: * The best leaders were not more risk taking, more visionary, and more creative than the comparisons; they were more disciplined, more empirical, and more paranoid. * Innovation by itself turns out not to be the trump card in a chaotic and uncertain world; more important is the ability to scale innovation, to blend creativity with discipline. * Following the belief that leading in a "fast world" always requires "fast decisions" and "fast action" is a good way to get killed. * The great companies changed less in reaction to a radically changing world than the comparison companies. The authors challenge conventional wisdom with thought-provoking, sticky, and supremely practical concepts. They include 10Xers; the 20 Mile March; Fire Bullets then Cannonballs; Leading above the Death Line; Zoom Out, Then Zoom In; and the SMaC Recipe. Finally, in the last chapter, Collins and Hansen present their most provocative and original analysis: defining, quantifying, and studying the role of luck. The great companies and the leaders who built them were not luckier than the comparisons, but they did get a higher Return on Luck. This book is classic Collins: contrarian, data driven, and uplifting. He and Hansen show convincingly that, even in a chaotic and uncertain world, greatness happens by choice, not by chance.

Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards (Cards, 6th edition): John T. Hansen Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards (Cards, 6th edition)
John T. Hansen
R1,130 Discovery Miles 11 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Learn, review, and self-test with these bestselling flash cards! Fun, fast, and in full color, Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards are a portable study tool for a solid foundation in the anatomy you need to know for coursework and exams. Each card presents art by Dr. Frank H. Netter (with several paintings by Dr. Carlos Machado), numbered labels with hidden answers for self-quizzing, and concise comments and clinical notes. Cards provide a quick, focused review of anatomy terms and high-yield synopses of anatomic and clinical relevance. A dual sorting system using easy-to-spot colors and icons allows you to sort cards by region or system, both in print and in the eBook. Access to more than 300 multiple-choice questions and label quiz enhancements online. Pre-punched holes allow you to carry selected groups of flash cards with you. A perfect study aid and complement to Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book, Netter's Clinical Anatomy, Netter's Physiology Flash Cards, and Netter's Neuroscience Flash Cards. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Fossils and Strata - Trilobites of the Middle Ordovician Elnes Formation of the Oslo Region, Norway V56 (Paperback): T Hansen Fossils and Strata - Trilobites of the Middle Ordovician Elnes Formation of the Oslo Region, Norway V56 (Paperback)
T Hansen
R1,316 Discovery Miles 13 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The highly fossiliferous upper Darriwilian to lower Sandbian Elnes Formation of Norway presents an interesting insight into the general responses and preferences of Lower Palaeozoic faunas belonging to a stable, mud dominated middle to outer shelf environment in connection with a major transgressive to regressive system tract. The rich trilobite fauna consisting of nearly 100 taxa is closely linked to the changes in the environment, being most abundant in a muddy and siliciclastic dominated environment just above storm wave base. The fauna is highly endemic for the region and the remainder of Baltoscania. This monograph presents a taxonomic description of the total trilobite fauna, including a new genus and seven hitherto unknown species. New and extensive biostratigraphical data is presented on the trilobites together with a study on the biogeographical and ecological aspects of the faunas.

Reimagining The Call to Teach - A Witness to Teachers and Teaching (Hardcover): David T. Hansen Reimagining The Call to Teach - A Witness to Teachers and Teaching (Hardcover)
David T. Hansen
R2,671 R2,386 Discovery Miles 23 860 Save R285 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this sequel to his internationally acclaimed classic, The Call to Teach, David Hansen revisits the idea of teaching as a calling in light of contemporary expectations in education. Reimagining The Call to Teach brings to life an ethical approach to teaching that is informed by an understanding of teaching's great purpose: to help the next generation forge a spirit of mutual care and concern while supporting each student's distinctive way of being in the world. Hansen juxtaposes testimony from public school educators with ideas and examples drawn from philosophy, teacher education, research on teaching, literature, and other arts. He demonstrates that, despite pressing structural challenges in the educational system, teachers can bring their calling to life by supporting one another and by engaging in philosophical inquiry and self-cultivation. Rendered with Hansen's customary eloquence, this dynamic book will be of interest to all who care about the dignity of teachers and teaching in our time. Book Features: Provides a fresh and inspiring account of teaching as a calling. Draws creatively on a wide-range of sources, including extensive testimony from teachers. Focuses on an ethical approach to working with teachers called "bearing witness." Highlights the important place of philosophy in being a teacher and a teacher educator. Uses an accessible and engaging style with rich examples throughout.

Reimagining The Call to Teach - A Witness to Teachers and Teaching (Paperback): David T. Hansen Reimagining The Call to Teach - A Witness to Teachers and Teaching (Paperback)
David T. Hansen
R1,089 R840 Discovery Miles 8 400 Save R249 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this sequel to his internationally acclaimed classic, The Call to Teach, David Hansen revisits the idea of teaching as a calling in light of contemporary expectations in education. Reimagining The Call to Teach brings to life an ethical approach to teaching that is informed by an understanding of teaching's great purpose: to help the next generation forge a spirit of mutual care and concern while supporting each student's distinctive way of being in the world. Hansen juxtaposes testimony from public school educators with ideas and examples drawn from philosophy, teacher education, research on teaching, literature, and other arts. He demonstrates that, despite pressing structural challenges in the educational system, teachers can bring their calling to life by supporting one another and by engaging in philosophical inquiry and self-cultivation. Rendered with Hansen's customary eloquence, this dynamic book will be of interest to all who care about the dignity of teachers and teaching in our time. Book Features: Provides a fresh and inspiring account of teaching as a calling. Draws creatively on a wide-range of sources, including extensive testimony from teachers. Focuses on an ethical approach to working with teachers called "bearing witness." Highlights the important place of philosophy in being a teacher and a teacher educator. Uses an accessible and engaging style with rich examples throughout.

A History of Western Philosophy of Education (Hardcover): Megan J. Laverty, David T. Hansen A History of Western Philosophy of Education (Hardcover)
Megan J. Laverty, David T. Hansen
R15,925 Discovery Miles 159 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A History of Western Philosophy of Education is the first comprehensive overview of philosophy of education from ancient times to the present day. With five volumes covering 2500 years of history, this is the definitive reference work on the subject, comprising: Volume 1. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in Antiquity (500BCE-500CE) Edited by Avi. I. Mintz Volume 2. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in The Middle Ages and Renaissance (500-1550) Edited by Kevin H. Gary Volume 3. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in The Age of Enlightenment (1550-1850) Edited by Tal Gilead Volume 4. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in The Modern Era (1850-1914) Edited by Andrea R. English Volume 5. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in The Contemporary Landscape (1914-present) Edited by Anna Pages Each volume covers the major thinkers and schools of thought for each historical period and pays particular attention to the following themes: philosophical anthropology; ethics; social and political philosophy; epistemology; aesthetics; pedagogy, schooling and education; philosophy of psychology and the social sciences. The volumes also include timelines showing the major historical events of the period including educational initiatives and the publication of noteworthy philosophical works.

Karriere AB 45 - Und Jetzt Erst Recht: Start Zum Beruflichen Aufbruch (German, Hardcover, 2003 ed.): Gisela Osterhold, Susanne... Karriere AB 45 - Und Jetzt Erst Recht: Start Zum Beruflichen Aufbruch (German, Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Gisela Osterhold, Susanne T Hansen
R1,790 Discovery Miles 17 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Leben bedeutet permanente Veranderung. Dieser Ratgeber zeigt, auf welche Kompetenzen es morgen ankommt und wie man sie entwickelt. Er macht Mut zum Aufbruch zu neuen Ufern, nennt aber auch die Hindernisse und Fallstricke."

Spot On English First Additional Language Grade 7 Teacher's Guide (Paperback): R. Buhrmann, T Hansen, C. Edwards, Y ... Spot On English First Additional Language Grade 7 Teacher's Guide (Paperback)
R. Buhrmann, T Hansen, C. Edwards, Y Burger, Y Norwood-Young
R363 Discovery Miles 3 630 View more sellers Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Spot On is spot on! The most popular course in South Africa, Spot On has everything a learner needs in one book. Spot On improves results, makes learning enjoyable, makes teaching a pleasure and is easy to use. The Spot On Teacher’s Guide comes with printable planning material, Formal Assessment Tasks, revision tests and exams.

Purpose, Meaning, and Passion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) (Paperback): Harvard Business Review, Morten T. Hansen,... Purpose, Meaning, and Passion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) (Paperback)
Harvard Business Review, Morten T. Hansen, Teresa M. Amabile, Scott A. Snook, Nick Craig
R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Find your purpose at work. In an ideal world, our work lives would be completely fulfilling and intrinsically motivating. But what if you're stuck in a job and your heart isn't in it anymore? Or what if your company's mission seems unrelated to the work you do day in and day out? This book showcases the power of passion--and how you and your team can find it at work. This volume includes the work of: Morten T. Hansen Teresa M. Amabile Scott A. Snook Nick Craig This collection of articles includes "Finding Meaning at Work, Even When Your Job Is Dull," by Morten Hansen and Dacher Keltner; "What to Do When Your Heart Isn't in Your Work Anymore," by Andy Molinsky; "You Don't Find Your Purpose--You Build It," by John Coleman; "How to Find Meaning in a Job That Isn't Your True Calling," by Emily Esfahani Smith; "You're Never Done Finding Purpose at Work," by Dan Pontefract; "From Purpose to Impact," by Nick Craig and Scott A. Snook; "Five Questions to Help Your Employees Find Their Inner Purpose," by Kristi Hedges; "How to Make Work More Meaningful for Your Team," by Lewis Garrad and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic; "The Power of Small Wins," by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer; and "The Founder of TOMS on Reimagining the Company's Mission," by Blake Mycoskie. HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture - Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling and Psychotherapy (Hardcover):... Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture - Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling and Psychotherapy (Hardcover)
James T. Hansen
R2,531 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R2,103 (83%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The creation of meaning is a central feature of human life. The full spectrum of experience, from joyful, devoted living to unbearable psychological suffering, is orchestrated by the meanings that people endorse and create. Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling and Psychotherapy examines the intersection of meaning systems, mental health culture, and counseling and psychotherapy. By viewing mental health care through the lenses of culture and history, James T. Hansen argues that a defining element of mental health culture, throughout various eras, is the relative value placed on meaning systems. Contemporary mental health care, with its idealization of symptom-based diagnostics, biological reductionism, and the medical model, severely devalues meaning systems. This devaluation has led modern counselors and psychotherapists to largely abandon the factors that should be central to their work. Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture weaves together empirical, historical, cultural, and philosophical perspectives to raise awareness of the need for counseling and psychotherapy to revalue meaning systems, even while operating within a culture that disregards them.

Great by Choice - Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All (Hardcover): Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen Great by Choice - Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All (Hardcover)
Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen 3
R855 R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Save R257 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The new questionTen years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns with another groundbreaking work, this time to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins and his colleague, Morten Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times.

The new studyGreat by Choice distinguishes itself from Collins's prior work by its focus not just on performance, but also on the type of unstable environments faced by leaders today.

With a team of more than twenty researchers, Collins and Hansen studied companies that rose to greatness--beating their industry indexes by a minimum of ten times over fifteen years--in environments characterized by big forces and rapid shifts that leaders could not predict or control. The research team then contrasted these "10X companies" to a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to achieve greatness in similarly extreme environments.

The new findingsThe study results were full of provocative surprises. Such as: The best leaders were not more risk taking, more visionary, and more creative than the comparisons; they were more disciplined, more empirical, and more paranoid.Innovation by itself turns out not to be the trump card in a chaotic and uncertain world; more important is the ability to scale innovation, to blend creativity with discipline.Following the belief that leading in a "fast world" always requires "fast decisions" and "fast action" is a good way to get killed.The great companies changed less in reaction to a radically changing world than the comparison companies.

The authors challenge conventional wisdom with thought-provoking, sticky, and supremely practical concepts. They include: 10Xers; the 20 Mile March; Fire Bullets, Then Cannonballs; Leading above the Death Line; Zoom Out, Then Zoom In; and the SMaC Recipe.

Finally, in the last chapter, Collins and Hansen present their most provocative and original analysis: defining, quantifying, and studying the role of luck. The great companies and the leaders who built them were not luckier than the comparisons, but they did get a higher Return on Luck.

This book is classic Collins: contrarian, data-driven, and uplifting. He and Hansen show convincingly that, even in a chaotic and uncertain world, greatness happens by choice, not chance.

Building Durable Freedom (Paperback): Linda T Hansen, Donald Earl Hansen Building Durable Freedom (Paperback)
Linda T Hansen, Donald Earl Hansen
R287 Discovery Miles 2 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A History of Western Philosophy of Education (Paperback): Megan J. Laverty, David T. Hansen A History of Western Philosophy of Education (Paperback)
Megan J. Laverty, David T. Hansen
R4,391 Discovery Miles 43 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A History of Western Philosophy of Education is the first comprehensive overview of philosophy of education from ancient times to the present day. With five volumes covering 2500 years of history, this is the definitive reference work on the subject, comprising: Volume 1. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in Antiquity (500BCE-500CE) Edited by Avi. I. Mintz Volume 2. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in The Middle Ages and Renaissance (500-1550) Edited by Kevin H. Gary Volume 3. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in The Age of Enlightenment (1550-1850) Edited by Tal Gilead Volume 4. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in The Modern Era (1850-1914) Edited by Andrea R. English Volume 5. A History of Western Philosophy of Education in The Contemporary Landscape (1914-present) Edited by Anna Pages Each volume covers the major thinkers and schools of thought for each historical period and pays particular attention to the following themes: philosophical anthropology; ethics; social and political philosophy; epistemology; aesthetics; pedagogy, schooling and education; philosophy of psychology and the social sciences. The volumes also include timelines showing the major historical events of the period including educational initiatives and the publication of noteworthy philosophical works.

The Call to Teach (Paperback): David T. Hansen The Call to Teach (Paperback)
David T. Hansen
R754 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R112 (15%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In The Call to Teach, author David Hansen employs the idea of teaching as a vocation or calling to analyze and interpret case studies drawn from fieldwork. Based on a 3-year study of the everyday working lives of four teachers in a large urban setting-two work in a public high school, one in a Catholic high school for boys, and one in an independent middle school-this book provides a wealth of detail and insight. Hansen combines his findings with sources outside the standard education literature to develop an original conception of the meaning of a "calling," one that is helpful in understanding both how and why these four teachers-and, by extension, others like them-are able to teach with conviction and success despite the difficulties and challenges presented by today's schools. This artful marriage of philosophical and qualitative analysis will appeal to scholars and practitioners alike. This book will serve as a supplemental text in graduate and undergraduate courses in teacher education, philosophy of education, foundations, curriculum theory, and qualitative research methods, and will be of particular interest to faculty and researchers in those fields and to all practitioners.

Southern States - Research Guide (Paperback): Arlene H Eakle Ph D, James L Tanner, Holly T. Hansen Southern States - Research Guide (Paperback)
Arlene H Eakle Ph D, James L Tanner, Holly T. Hansen
R708 Discovery Miles 7 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
In-depth Census Research Guide (Paperback): Arlene H Eakle Ph D, James L Tanner, Holly T. Hansen In-depth Census Research Guide (Paperback)
Arlene H Eakle Ph D, James L Tanner, Holly T. Hansen
R952 Discovery Miles 9 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Power of Marriage Documents - Research Guide (Paperback): Arlene H Eakle, James L Tanner, Holly T. Hansen The Power of Marriage Documents - Research Guide (Paperback)
Arlene H Eakle, James L Tanner, Holly T. Hansen
R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Is Your Genealogy Already Compiled? - Research Guide (Paperback): Arlene H Eakle, Ruth E Maness, Holly T. Hansen Is Your Genealogy Already Compiled? - Research Guide (Paperback)
Arlene H Eakle, Ruth E Maness, Holly T. Hansen
R951 Discovery Miles 9 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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