3/31/10

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

by Seth Godin
"The only way to get what you're worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about."

In bestsellers such as Purple Cow and Tribes, Seth Godin taught readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. But this book is different. It's about you - your choices, your future, and your potential to make a huge difference in whatever field you choose.

There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now there's a third team, the linchpins. These people invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos. They figure out what to do when there's no rule book. They delight and challenge their customers and peers. They love their work, pour their best selves into it, and turn each day into a kind of art.

Linchpins are the essential building blocks of great organ...
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Risk Assessment and Management Handbook: For Environmental, Health, and Safety Professionals

The right management approach for each safety risk. No one health and safety risk management strategy can be effective for the huge range of potential emergencies you face. The Risk Assessment and Management Handbook shows you all your management options, and helps you tailor an integrated plan to fit your requirements and personnel. Authors Rao Kolluru, Steven Bartell, Robin Pitblado, and Scott Stricoff give you both the theoretical background and real-life case histories you need to: meet the challenges of environmental, health, and safety stewardship; achieve world-class quality and sustainable performance; document assessments and the resource allocation process; communicate goals and environmental risk effectively; reduce or prevent liability; integrate risk management into overall business planning and improve your bottom line; and much more.
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3/30/10

Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It

by Marshall Goldsmith
Mojo is the moment when we do something that's purposeful, powerful, and positive and the rest of the world recognizes it. This book is about that moment--and how we can create it in our lives, maintain it, and recapture it when we need it. ...
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Introduction to Risk Analysis: A Systematic Approach to Science-Based Decision Making

by Daniel M. Byrd III
Written for safety and loss-control, environmental, and quality managers, this is the first comprehensive, integrated guide to developing a complete environmental risk analysis for regulated substances and processes. Unlike other books, Introduction to Risk Analysis looks at risk from a regulatory perspective, allowing both professionals in regulatory agencies concerned with risk-including OSHA, EPA, USDA, DOT, FDA, and state environmental agencies-and professionals in any agency-regulated industry to understand and implement the methods required for proper risk assessment.
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3/29/10

Business Class: Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work

by Jacqueline Whitmore
A fresh and contemporary look at how to use good manners for career success S tudies have shown that technical skills and knowledge account for a mere fifteen percent of the reason you get a job, keep a job and advance on the job. The other eighty-five percent is based on people skills-skills that aren't taught in school or at work, leaving many without the polish needed to succeed in today's competitive marketplace. Jacqueline Whitmore, founder and director of The Protocol School of Palm Beach, can help. She has coached thousands in the art of treating colleagues and customers with courtesy and respect to increase visibility, credibility, and profitability.
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Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling (Environmental & Ecological (Math) Modeling)

by Sven E. Jorgensen
With descriptions of hundreds of the most important environmental and ecological models, this handbook is a unique and practical reference source. The Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is ideal for those working in environmental modeling, including regulators and managers who wish to understand the models used to make assessments. Overviews of more than 360 models are easily accessed in this handbook, allowing readers to quickly locate information they need about models available in a given ecosystem.The material in the Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is logically arranged according to ecosystem. Each of the sixteen chapters of the handbook covers a particular ecosystem, and includes not only the descriptions of the models, but also an overview of the state-of-the-art in modeling for that particular ecosystem. A summary of the spectrum of available models is also provided in each chapter. The extensive table of contents and the easy-to-use index put m...
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3/28/10

5 Steps To Professional Presence: How to Project Confidence, Competence, and Credibility at Work

by Susan Bixler
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Comparing Environmental Risks: Tools for Setting Government Priorities

"Full of the wisdom and experience of those who have thought a lot about how to set environmental priorities based on the magnitude of the risk. Its editor, Terry Davies, is quite simply the most insightful and practical authority on risk assessment I know." -- William K. Reilly, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...
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3/27/10

The It Factor: Be the One People Like, Listen to, and Remember

by Mark Wiskup
Some people have the ability to start a conversation and immediately draw people in, while others -- perhaps even those with more valuable things to say -- get pushed to the side, seemingly ignored. Unfortunately for those who donโ€�t have "It," this undeniable "It" factor is more than just an attractive quality, itโ€�s also a hallmark of success. ...
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Global Environmental Governance: Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies (Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series)

by James Gustave Speth
Today's most pressing environmental problems are planetary in scope, confounding the political will of any one nation. How can we solve them?



Global Environmental Governance offers the essential information, theory, and practical insight needed to tackle this critical challenge. It examines ten major environmental threats-climate disruption, biodiversity loss, acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation, desertification, freshwater degradation and shortages, marine fisheries decline, toxic pollutants, and excess nitrogen-and explores how they can be addressed through treaties, governance regimes, and new forms of international cooperation.



Written by Gus Speth, one of the architects of the international environmental movement, and accomplished political scientist Peter M. Haas, Global Environmental Governance tells the story of how the community of nations, nongovernmental organizations, scientists, and multinational corporations have in recent decades cr...
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3/26/10

The Fine Art of Small Talk: How To Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills -- and Leave a Positive Impression!

by Debra Fine
Nationally recognized communication expert Debra Fine reveals the techniques and strategies anyone can use to make small talk-in any situationDo you spend an abnormal amount of time hiding out in the bathroom or hanging out at the buffet table at social gatherings? Does the thought of striking up a conversation with a stranger make your stomach do flip-flops? Do you sit nervously through job interviews waiting for the other person to speak? Are you a -Nervous Ned or Nellie+ when it comes to networking? Then it+s time you mastered The Fine Art of Small Talk.With practical advice and conversation -cheat sheets,+ The Fine Art of Small Talk will help you learn to feel more comfortable in any type of social situation, from lunch with the boss to an association event to a cocktail party where you don+t know a soul.
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Greening the Ivory Tower: Improving the Environmental Track Record of Universities, Colleges, and Other Institutions (Urban and Industrial Environments)

by Sarah Hammond Creighton
"As Kermit the frog says, 'it's not easy being green,' but Greening the Ivory Tower certainly makes it a lot less difficult. This comprehensive instruction manual for improving environmental performance on campus (or just about anywhere), offers practical, tried-and-true advice from a seasoned expert in the field." -- Julian Keniry, campus ecology coordinator, National Wildlife Federation, and author of Ecodemia ...
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3/25/10

Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands (The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More than 60 Countries)

by Terri Morrison
More than a decade after establishing itself as the number-one book on international business etiquette, Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands has been fully revised to reflect the profound global transformation that has occurred since its debut. In this new edition, author Terri Morrison McCarthy-the leading expert in this field-has included:

  • Comprehensive updates for each of the book's 60-plus country chapters

  • Several brand-new sections, including Cultural IQ tests, "Know Before You Go" tips, and alerts on international security issues

  • Additional chapters on Austria, Belize, Ireland, South Africa, and Vietnam
    The most comprehensive, authoritative text of its kind, the first edition of this invaluable reference guide has won a following among high-ranking military officials, influential corporate executives, and business school professors alike. This new edition, with its wealth of revised material and discussions of current hot topics, is proof that such a cla...

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    With People in Mind: Design And Management Of Everyday Nature

    by Rachel Kaplan
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    3/24/10

    The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

    by Timothy Ferriss
    What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this
    controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:

    โ€�I race motorcycles in Europe.โ€�
    โ€�I ski in the Andes.โ€�
    โ€�I scuba dive in Panama.โ€�
    โ€�I dance tango in Buenos Aires.โ€�

    He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the โ€�deferred-life planโ€� and instead mastered the new currenciesโ€”time and mobilityโ€”to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now.

    Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:

    โ€ข How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want
    โ€ข How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs
    โ€ข How to eliminate 50% of your ...
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    Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens

    by Dan L. Perlman
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    3/23/10

    What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful

    by Marshall Goldsmith
    Americaโ€�s most sought-after executive coach shows how to climb the last few rungs of the ladder ...
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