people too — and they cruise

... who love and fear and strive and feel pain They are wonderful They are frustrating They are awe-inspiring They are fascinating Moreover, they are our customers We desperately need them And we must ... buying everything they need and don't need—at unthinkable discounts Their consuming choices have exploded and they don't need to buy your "widget" anymore They can choose from thousands of perfectly ... Economists and social scientists who study the realm of consumer spending can tell us much about what consumers buy, where they buy it, when they buy, and how much they spend They chart it, graph it, and...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 20:20

... hire and promote people who have the right stuff built in You have to get the best people on board in the first place, and make sure that they are in positions where they can grow and develop, and ... the right tools Great People Decisions puts those tools in your hand It is a comprehensive toolkit for managers who want to improve their personal competence at hiring and promoting people This ... of the firm’s own people as they were, even though they had known them for years and they were dealing with them every day Some people are much better than others at assessing candidates While...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 21:20

... hire and promote people who have the right stuff built in You have to get the best people on board in the first place, and make sure that they are in positions where they can grow and develop, and ... the right tools Great People Decisions puts those tools in your hand It is a comprehensive toolkit for managers who want to improve their personal competence at hiring and promoting people This ... of the firm’s own people as they were, even though they had known them for years and they were dealing with them every day Some people are much better than others at assessing candidates While...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... typically hire people from management consulting, or from a hands-on managerial career, on the assumption that they can understand the strategic issues and managerial challenges at hand.23 ccc _people_ 001-024_ch01.qxd ... PM Page 21 Great People Decisions: A Resource for You 21 Yes, they always have a graduate—or professional—level degree, and the benefit of some rich international experience, and they tend to be ... judgment the caliber and abilities of the directors is an even more critical determinant of a board’s effectiveness Good people and people who are suited to the job at hand— will perform well...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... “First Who Then What” principle: They first got the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats and then they figured out where to drive it.”19 ... context of mergers and acquisitions Based on those and subsequent experiences, I learned that mergers and acquisitions almost always prompt a host of critical people decisions and all too often precipitate ... 1:07 PM Page 94 94 GREAT PEOPLE DECISIONS venture calls for a people change, both types of candidates—internal and external—should be properly considered A frequent people- decision mistake that...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... management, and teamwork and collaboration) How are emotional intelligence competencies measured? The most useful tool—the Emotional Competence Inventory—was developed by Goleman and Boyatzis ... of resources ccc _people_ 117-156_ch05.qxd 4/3/07 1:11 PM Page 148 148 GREAT PEOPLE DECISIONS and capabilities, systems and processes, leadership, internal networks, and training—all of which might ... inventory of competencies, and attempt to hire and promote people based on relevant emotional intelligence–based competencies (even though, again, they may not say that’s what they re doing) Within...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... think about candidates, but to think about people who may know the best candidates People waste too much time calling too many irrelevant candidates It makes much more sense to drum up people who ... powerful as Shackleton’s (and few are!), people fail to act They procrastinate They get distracted Third is the quality issue Most satisfied people aren’t looking for a new job, and therefore aren’t ... on-line HR tool that they developed to monitor and track competencies on all employees worldwide One of their objectives, they told us candidly, was to reduce the amount of outside searching they needed...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... the candidate, and it must predict performance on the job The best tradeoff between candidate acceptability and assess- ccc _people_ 193-228_ch07.qxd 4/3/07 1:13 PM Page 197 How to Appraise People ... candidates who would be able to fool us and our clients and that this was a risk we could not take I took Dan’s point, but I asked him how realistic it was to expect to obtain those unbiased and ... functions, and sectors Where possible, confirm that they have an internal culture of gathering and sharing information about sources, references, and candidates To be of use to you, the knowledge that they...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... one hand, if ccc _people_ 255-278_ch09.qxd 4/3/07 1:15 PM Page 261 How to Integrate the Best People 261 they act too quickly, they may so based on the wrong diagnosis, and fail On the other hand, ... money, and a picture Paint a picture for ccc _people_ 229-254_ch08.qxd 4/3/07 1:14 PM Page 235 How to Attract and Motivate the Best People 235 them If they are successful, they are the big men And ... hired candidate confronts the hard reality All too often, the company makes little or no effort to understand the candidate’s circumstances and motivations They prematurely float an offer, and sometimes...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... search firm and a carefully plannedout series of professors and advisors The process helped the two individuals confirm their priorities and mandates, discuss cultural and people issues, and get to ... candi- ccc _people_ 255-278_ch09.qxd 4/3/07 1:15 PM Page 269 How to Integrate the Best People 269 date was signed up, and took over But there were danger signals almost immediately The client and ... discipline and objectivity in assessing candidates—even when father assessed son Both showed courage and compassion In my estimation, that’s how they beat the odds cited in the McKinsey study And the...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... heavy He clearly doesn’t (3) _ exercise And I don’t like his clothes They re too (4) _, and they re not clean Mmm, but he’s got a lot of gold ” Eddie is thinking:”Oh ... Diamonds are _ (hard) to cut the glass TOO and (NOT) ENOUGH  COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USE TOO, ENOUGH OR NOT ENOUGH EXAMPLE: It’s too hot (hot) I’m wearing my hat I’m _ (warm) ... (drinks) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USE THE WORDS IN THE BOX enough  too many  more  most  too much  not  not many  too  enough  too He drinks coffee –it’s really unhealthy eat (7)...

Ngày tải lên: 25/08/2016, 22:31

... for older people: who provides it, and who eats it? In 2001, 341,200 older people lived in residential care accommodation and a further 186,000 people in nursing homes About a quarter of people ... alcoves on the south side of 10 Summary and recommendations buildings, and well-paved paths with hand rails and no steps • Older people living in residential and nursing homes who rarely go outside ... maintaining physical and mental resilience and enjoyment of life.4 This report focuses on the daily influence of diet and activity on older people Food and eating bring shape to a day and facilitate...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... has copper and uranium But there was no uranium mine It was copper and gold only Billiton came—16 baburs [engines or heavy machines] were working—for copper and silver and gold Now they have a ... own injuries or death They used the remoteness of the borderlands between Darfur and Southern Sudan to diversify their livelihoods and evade taxes Bandala (or Mandala, or Ngbandala) was a name for ... where people depend on cattle and fishing instead, along with a little sorghum This mix of livelihoods—known as agro-pastoralism—is associated with Nilotic groups, such as Dinka and Nuer people...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 20:20

... People, Land and Water This page intentionally left blank People, Land and Water Participatory Development Communication for Natural ... understands and discusses the issues, and collects and shares the information involves methods of establishing communication with people The way in which communication is established and nurtured ... awareness, facilitate learning, and support decision-making and collaborative action Clearly, these material and communication aspects should go hand in hand and be addressed in a systemic way...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 06:20

... was born in England and emigrated to New Zealand at four years old As a consequence of living most of my life in New Zealand and feeling a strong connection with its landscape and culture, I consider ... that young people could be denied the knowledge and participation they desire and need Such tensions are especially apparent for young people who prescribe to contemporary New Zealand youth culture ... young people as harbouring the potential to shape their own lives, rather than as troubled, or as trouble makers Only by providing young people with the respect and understanding they deserve, and...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 19:43

... consultancy and engineering firm, providing services and innovative solutions in environment and sustainability, general buildings, manufacturing and industrial process, urban and regional development and ... For persistent and bioaccumulative substances these effects can be global, as they can be transported far beyond their source via ocean currents and atmospheric deposition, and they have even ... opportunity to act, before it’s too late Rivers provide a lifeline for the communities through which they flow and for the cities that swell on their banks They supply vital and lifesustaining resources,...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 14:20

... excited and gesticulating French people Vehicles thus marooned immediately became islands of vantage They were soon covered with men and women and children, who climbed on top of them and clung ... perceptible Each time the floor of the room slanted, bottles and cups and plates rolled and slid back and forth On the tables and chairs and benches the women rested Sea-sick mothers, trembling from ... cymbals and drums as the band blared out the "Star Spangled Banner." The American commander and the officers ranged in line on either side of him, stood stiffly at attention, with right hands raised...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 23:20

... structures and technologies In Part IV, People and plants in historic times: globalization of agriculture and the rise of science, we move through the classical and medieval periods and the many ups and ... Figures 6.5A, B, C and D, 6.7A and B, 11.3A and B, and 12.2A and B; and Judith Hills drew Figures 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 10.7, 10.10, 12.3, 12.5, 12.6 Special thanks to Steve Lee and the team at the ... on knowledge and foresight by the people involved In Part III, People and plants in prehistoric times: ten millennia of climatic and social change, the focus returns to humankind, and particularly...

Ngày tải lên: 03/04/2014, 12:11

... or cultural events and movements And, of course, how we understand our own feelings, decisions, and so forth, is important too and can obviously affect how we judge ourselves, and what we as a ... theoretical interest They affect how we react to people in the interactions of everyday life—what we feel about them, how we act towards them, how we evaluate what they think and They affect our reactions ... On the one hand, we have ascriptions of beliefs and intentions and claims about what people mean by words On the other hand, we have normative considerations about the commitments people incur...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 02:16

... both blood (SIVMne170) and lymph node (SIVMne027) are also antigenically distinct from the 'early' virus, SIVMneCL8, and they are more cytopathic in both primary T-lymphocytes and T-cell lines [15,16] ... position 120 was a K in SIVMneCL8 and an R in SIVMne170, and reverted to a K in animal J94233 (19/27 sequences) Position 137 was a T in SIVMneCL8 and an I in SIVMne170, and reverted to a T in most ... manufacturers protocol and sequenced using standard procedures Phylogenetic analysis Sequences from all animals were aligned using Clustal [31] and manually edited using MacClade [32], and no sequence...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20