Children of the Storm

Children of the Storm

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作者: Elizabeth Peters 著

出版社: HarperCollins US

出版时间: 2003-03

ISBN: 9780066214764

定价: 242.30

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 416页

正文语种: 英语

丛书: Amelia Peabody Series

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

"Itdoesn'tmatterifyouareanindividualcontributorwhowantstohangontoabetterworklifeoraCEOwhowantstomaintainanewhighlevelofproductivity:Sustainingchangeisthetruetestofleadership.Holdingontoacultureofinnovation,maintainingahigherqualityofworklife,constantlyrenewinganimportantcustomerserviceprogram,orretainingamoreparticipativemanagementstylerequiretheuseofanuniquesetofprinciplesthataredifferentthanthoseusedsimplytoinitiateachange...Externalenergyisoftenwhatittakestocatchourattentioninabusyworld.Butexternalenergycannotsustainachange.Thattakesadifferentsourceofenergy:naturalenergy."--fromtheIntroductiontoFISH!SticksWithmorethantwomillioncopiesinprintworldwide,FISH!andFISH!TaleshavebeenfixturesontheWallStreetJournal,USAToday,BusinessWeek,NewYorkTimesBusiness,andPublishersWeeklybestsellerlists.TheFISH!philosophyhasbeenfeaturedwidelyinPeople,FastCompany,andonCBSTelevision'sSundayMorning,andCNN'sBusinessUnusual.ThousandsoforganizationsareusingtheFISH!philosophytobringmoreenergyandpassiontotheirwork,includingAbbottLabs,ArrowElectronicsUKLimited,Bristol-MyersSquibb,Ford,Harley-Davidson,theMayoClinic,Nabisco,theNationalWeatherService,Nordstrom,P&G,Prudential,Sprint,theU.S.Army,andWellsFargo.Therearemanywaystomakegoodchanges.Thisbrilliantnewparablewillshowyouhowtohelpmakethosechangesstick--forgood.Effectingchangeinanorganizationisapieceofcake-–comparedtotherealchallengeofgettingchangetostick.?Now,theauthorsofFISH!,themillion-pluscopyinternationalbestsellingbookandvideophenomenon,havereturnedwithanall-new,stand-alonebusinessparablethatshowshowanyonecandoexactlythat.?Hereisaremarkablewaytokeepyourworkvital,alive,andfreshasyounavigatestaffturnover,toughtimes,andgeneralrun-of-the-millcynicismandburnout.WhenRhonda,anewmanager,takesoverfromapopularandnowpromotedboss,sheisfacedwiththeproblemofhowtokeepspiritsandperformanceupinanewly-energizedunitthathas,frankly,startedtogetboredandcrankyandreturntoitsoldways.?ButthenshevisitstheamazingTsunamiToo,afictionalsushirestaurantthatalwayshasahugelineofcustomerscheerfullywaitingforhourstogetin.?Soon,sherealizesthatthewaytokeepherstaffandherselfmotivatedandatthetopoftheirgamecanbelearnedfromabrilliantsushichefandabunchofwaiterswhocontinuallyteachoneanothereverythingtheyneedtoknowaboutgivinggreatcustomerservice,integratingnewemployees,andmaintaininganatmosphereof?constantinnovationandoverallexcellence.FISH!Sticksemploysthesamekindofeasy-to-usestorythatwasusedinFish!toillustrateitsthreemaincommitmentsforcontinuedsuccess:FindIT,LiveIT,CoachIT,wherethe"IT"iseachemployee'sownpersonalvision,foundwithingtheoverallvisionforthebusiness.Chockfullofeasy-to-graspexamples,thisbookprovidesadvicethatisconcreteandcanproduceimmediateimprovementsinemployeemorale,customersatisfaction,andproductivity--bothfortheshortandlong-term.Ifyouhaveevermadeachangeorinnovationonlytofeelsoonafterthatyouwerebacksliding-–orifyouwanttoidentifywhat'sworkinginyourworkplaceandmakesurethatitkeepsworking-–thenFISH!Sticksisabookthatwillhelpyouachieveyourgoals.StephenC.Lundin,theBigTunaPh.D.,isawriter,filmmaker,andpublicspeaker.HeservesasheadcounselorofthepopularFish!Camps.JohnChristensenisafilmmakerandCEOofChartHouseLearning,theleadingproducerofcorporatelearningprograms,includingFISH!,thevideo.HarryPaul,aprofessionalspeaker,isaconsultingpartnerwiththeKenBlanchardCompaniesandthedirectorofspeakerservicesatNelsonMotivation. ElizabethLowellElizabethLowellhaswrittenavarietyofgenresunderavarietyofnames,somewithherhusbandEvanMaxwellandsomeonherown.Butitisherromancenovels--starringtheromantic,swashbucklingDonovanfamily--thathavebeenherbiggestsolosuccess.BiographyExtensiveandversatile,ElizabethLowell'srésuméoftitles(inalmosteverygenre)isaslongasthelistofhervariouspennames.She'swrittensciencefiction,mysteryandromance.She'salsopennedhistoricalfictionandcollaboratedonamovienovelization.SoprolificisLowellthatsheandherhusband,EvanMaxwell,havehadtocreateawholeraftofpseudonymsforherbooks.Herearliestwork,fromthe1970s,issciencefictionandiswrittenunderheractualname,AnnMaxwell.Theromancessheandherhusbandbeganwritingtogetherintheearly'90sareunderthesamename,becausetheirpublisherwantedafemaleauthor’snameonthecover.TheirSouthernCaliforniamysteryseriesfeaturingthedivorcedloversFiddlerandFioraarewrittenunderA.E.Maxwell(AnnandEvan),whiletheirjointnovelizationofthe1992ValKilmermovieThunderheartisunderthenameLowellCharters(hismiddlenameandhermaidenname.)Herbiggestsolosuccess,theromancenovelsthathavetakenherrepeatedlytoTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,arecreditedtoElizabethLowell--acombinationofthecouple’smiddlenames.Lowell’sromancesarenotedfortheirsassand,ofcourse,theirsex.Buthercharacterizations,particularly,drawhighmarks."ElizabethLowell'stalentisenormous,"wroteTheRomanceReaderinitsreviewof1984'sForgetMeNot."Shehasmadeawell-deservednameforherselfbycraftinglikable,pluckyheroinesandenigmaticbutintelligentheroes."And,in1996theChicagoTribunewrote,"Theprotagonistshehaschosenforherhardcoverdebut,WinterFirecouldgiveaNavySEALlessonsinsurvival."Lowellembarkedonapopularseriesin1997withthepublicationofAmberBeach,whichintroducedreaderstotheDonovanfamily,titansinthemenacingworldofpreciousgemstoneswhomustdodgemurderers,thieves,andpower-hungrygovernmentstoprotecttheirbusiness.Ofthefirstintheseries,KirkusReviewswrote,"Aromancethatoffersallthesexualtension,adventureandsquishyclichésthatfansofthegenrecouldpossiblywant."WhenLowellwasgettingstartedassci-fiwriterAnnMaxwell,shewaswritingonlegalpadswhilecaringforhertwoyoungchildren.EvanwasareporterfortheLosAngelesTimes,coveringinternationalcrime.Intheearly1980s,afterhehadalreadycollaboratedonthreemysterynovelswithLowell,Maxwelldecidedtoquitdailyjournalismandwritefictionfull-time.ThecouplehassincebecomeacottageindustryofgenrefictionoperatingoutoftheirSeattle-areahome.Theycollaborateonsomeprojects,gosoloonothers.Lowellhasdescribedaseven-day-aweekworkpackedwithdeadlines,anorganizedeffortthatstartsoutwithbookoutlinesthattypicallytakeaboutamonthtodraftaswellascharactersketches.Thenthewritingbegins."Myfictiondealswithproblemsofstrengthratherthanproblemsofweakness,"shetoldContemporaryAuthors.Thereisnoappealorpurposeformeinreading--orwriting--fictionthatportraysincessant,excruciating,andpointlesspaininthelivesofcharacters."GoodToKnowReadersaresurprisedtofindoutthatthebooksLowellwriteswithherhusbandaretruecollaborations."Infact,alotofpeople,oncetheyknow,say,'Oh,Iknowwhodidthisinthebook,andIknowwhodidthis,'andthey'realmostinvariablywrong,"shetoldtheLosAngelesTimes.TwoofthemostintriguingtimeperiodsforLowellaremedievalEnglandandthepost-CivilWarperiodintheAmericanWest."Inbothcasesitwasatimeofexpandedpossibilitiesforindividuals,regardlessofbirthorheritage,tocreateabetterlifeand,ultimately,abetterworld,fromchaos,"shetoldContemporaryAuthors.AlsoKnownAs:AnnMaxwell;A.E.Maxwell;AnnaliseSun;LowellChartersDateofBirth:四月5,1944PlaceofBirth:Milwaukee,WisconsinEducation:B.A.,UniversityofCalifornia,1966
内容简介:
"Itdoesn'tmatterifyouareanindividualcontributorwhowantstohangontoabetterworklifeoraCEOwhowantstomaintainanewhighlevelofproductivity:Sustainingchangeisthetruetestofleadership.Holdingontoacultureofinnovation,maintainingahigherqualityofworklife,constantlyrenewinganimportantcustomerserviceprogram,orretainingamoreparticipativemanagementstylerequiretheuseofanuniquesetofprinciplesthataredifferentthanthoseusedsimplytoinitiateachange...Externalenergyisoftenwhatittakestocatchourattentioninabusyworld.Butexternalenergycannotsustainachange.Thattakesadifferentsourceofenergy:naturalenergy."--fromtheIntroductiontoFISH!SticksWithmorethantwomillioncopiesinprintworldwide,FISH!andFISH!TaleshavebeenfixturesontheWallStreetJournal,USAToday,BusinessWeek,NewYorkTimesBusiness,andPublishersWeeklybestsellerlists.TheFISH!philosophyhasbeenfeaturedwidelyinPeople,FastCompany,andonCBSTelevision'sSundayMorning,andCNN'sBusinessUnusual.ThousandsoforganizationsareusingtheFISH!philosophytobringmoreenergyandpassiontotheirwork,includingAbbottLabs,ArrowElectronicsUKLimited,Bristol-MyersSquibb,Ford,Harley-Davidson,theMayoClinic,Nabisco,theNationalWeatherService,Nordstrom,P&G,Prudential,Sprint,theU.S.Army,andWellsFargo.Therearemanywaystomakegoodchanges.Thisbrilliantnewparablewillshowyouhowtohelpmakethosechangesstick--forgood.Effectingchangeinanorganizationisapieceofcake-–comparedtotherealchallengeofgettingchangetostick.?Now,theauthorsofFISH!,themillion-pluscopyinternationalbestsellingbookandvideophenomenon,havereturnedwithanall-new,stand-alonebusinessparablethatshowshowanyonecandoexactlythat.?Hereisaremarkablewaytokeepyourworkvital,alive,andfreshasyounavigatestaffturnover,toughtimes,andgeneralrun-of-the-millcynicismandburnout.WhenRhonda,anewmanager,takesoverfromapopularandnowpromotedboss,sheisfacedwiththeproblemofhowtokeepspiritsandperformanceupinanewly-energizedunitthathas,frankly,startedtogetboredandcrankyandreturntoitsoldways.?ButthenshevisitstheamazingTsunamiToo,afictionalsushirestaurantthatalwayshasahugelineofcustomerscheerfullywaitingforhourstogetin.?Soon,sherealizesthatthewaytokeepherstaffandherselfmotivatedandatthetopoftheirgamecanbelearnedfromabrilliantsushichefandabunchofwaiterswhocontinuallyteachoneanothereverythingtheyneedtoknowaboutgivinggreatcustomerservice,integratingnewemployees,andmaintaininganatmosphereof?constantinnovationandoverallexcellence.FISH!Sticksemploysthesamekindofeasy-to-usestorythatwasusedinFish!toillustrateitsthreemaincommitmentsforcontinuedsuccess:FindIT,LiveIT,CoachIT,wherethe"IT"iseachemployee'sownpersonalvision,foundwithingtheoverallvisionforthebusiness.Chockfullofeasy-to-graspexamples,thisbookprovidesadvicethatisconcreteandcanproduceimmediateimprovementsinemployeemorale,customersatisfaction,andproductivity--bothfortheshortandlong-term.Ifyouhaveevermadeachangeorinnovationonlytofeelsoonafterthatyouwerebacksliding-–orifyouwanttoidentifywhat'sworkinginyourworkplaceandmakesurethatitkeepsworking-–thenFISH!Sticksisabookthatwillhelpyouachieveyourgoals.StephenC.Lundin,theBigTunaPh.D.,isawriter,filmmaker,andpublicspeaker.HeservesasheadcounselorofthepopularFish!Camps.JohnChristensenisafilmmakerandCEOofChartHouseLearning,theleadingproducerofcorporatelearningprograms,includingFISH!,thevideo.HarryPaul,aprofessionalspeaker,isaconsultingpartnerwiththeKenBlanchardCompaniesandthedirectorofspeakerservicesatNelsonMotivation.
作者简介:
ElizabethLowellElizabethLowellhaswrittenavarietyofgenresunderavarietyofnames,somewithherhusbandEvanMaxwellandsomeonherown.Butitisherromancenovels--starringtheromantic,swashbucklingDonovanfamily--thathavebeenherbiggestsolosuccess.BiographyExtensiveandversatile,ElizabethLowell'srésuméoftitles(inalmosteverygenre)isaslongasthelistofhervariouspennames.She'swrittensciencefiction,mysteryandromance.She'salsopennedhistoricalfictionandcollaboratedonamovienovelization.SoprolificisLowellthatsheandherhusband,EvanMaxwell,havehadtocreateawholeraftofpseudonymsforherbooks.Herearliestwork,fromthe1970s,issciencefictionandiswrittenunderheractualname,AnnMaxwell.Theromancessheandherhusbandbeganwritingtogetherintheearly'90sareunderthesamename,becausetheirpublisherwantedafemaleauthor’snameonthecover.TheirSouthernCaliforniamysteryseriesfeaturingthedivorcedloversFiddlerandFioraarewrittenunderA.E.Maxwell(AnnandEvan),whiletheirjointnovelizationofthe1992ValKilmermovieThunderheartisunderthenameLowellCharters(hismiddlenameandhermaidenname.)Herbiggestsolosuccess,theromancenovelsthathavetakenherrepeatedlytoTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,arecreditedtoElizabethLowell--acombinationofthecouple’smiddlenames.Lowell’sromancesarenotedfortheirsassand,ofcourse,theirsex.Buthercharacterizations,particularly,drawhighmarks."ElizabethLowell'stalentisenormous,"wroteTheRomanceReaderinitsreviewof1984'sForgetMeNot."Shehasmadeawell-deservednameforherselfbycraftinglikable,pluckyheroinesandenigmaticbutintelligentheroes."And,in1996theChicagoTribunewrote,"Theprotagonistshehaschosenforherhardcoverdebut,WinterFirecouldgiveaNavySEALlessonsinsurvival."Lowellembarkedonapopularseriesin1997withthepublicationofAmberBeach,whichintroducedreaderstotheDonovanfamily,titansinthemenacingworldofpreciousgemstoneswhomustdodgemurderers,thieves,andpower-hungrygovernmentstoprotecttheirbusiness.Ofthefirstintheseries,KirkusReviewswrote,"Aromancethatoffersallthesexualtension,adventureandsquishyclichésthatfansofthegenrecouldpossiblywant."WhenLowellwasgettingstartedassci-fiwriterAnnMaxwell,shewaswritingonlegalpadswhilecaringforhertwoyoungchildren.EvanwasareporterfortheLosAngelesTimes,coveringinternationalcrime.Intheearly1980s,afterhehadalreadycollaboratedonthreemysterynovelswithLowell,Maxwelldecidedtoquitdailyjournalismandwritefictionfull-time.ThecouplehassincebecomeacottageindustryofgenrefictionoperatingoutoftheirSeattle-areahome.Theycollaborateonsomeprojects,gosoloonothers.Lowellhasdescribedaseven-day-aweekworkpackedwithdeadlines,anorganizedeffortthatstartsoutwithbookoutlinesthattypicallytakeaboutamonthtodraftaswellascharactersketches.Thenthewritingbegins."Myfictiondealswithproblemsofstrengthratherthanproblemsofweakness,"shetoldContemporaryAuthors.Thereisnoappealorpurposeformeinreading--orwriting--fictionthatportraysincessant,excruciating,andpointlesspaininthelivesofcharacters."GoodToKnowReadersaresurprisedtofindoutthatthebooksLowellwriteswithherhusbandaretruecollaborations."Infact,alotofpeople,oncetheyknow,say,'Oh,Iknowwhodidthisinthebook,andIknowwhodidthis,'andthey'realmostinvariablywrong,"shetoldtheLosAngelesTimes.TwoofthemostintriguingtimeperiodsforLowellaremedievalEnglandandthepost-CivilWarperiodintheAmericanWest."Inbothcasesitwasatimeofexpandedpossibilitiesforindividuals,regardlessofbirthorheritage,tocreateabetterlifeand,ultimately,abetterworld,fromchaos,"shetoldContemporaryAuthors.AlsoKnownAs:AnnMaxwell;A.E.Maxwell;AnnaliseSun;LowellChartersDateofBirth:四月5,1944PlaceofBirth:Milwaukee,WisconsinEducation:B.A.,UniversityofCalifornia,1966

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