Is Coffee Break the Best Part of Your Day?

Is Coffee Break the Best Part of Your Day?

Author: Dick Leatherman

Publisher: Human Resource Development

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1599962144

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This collection of simple, yet practical, tools and methods is for anyone in the workplace who wants to advance their performance to the next level. You'll learn there are two things that will increase job security: One is to know as much as you can about the job and the other is to be effective.


Fika

Fika

Author: Anna Brones

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2015-04-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1607745860

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An illustrated lifestyle cookbook on the Swedish tradition of fika--a twice-daily coffee break--including recipes for traditional baked goods, information and anecdotes about Swedish coffee culture, and the roots and modern incarnations of this cherished custom. Sweden is one of the world’s top coffee consuming nations, and the twice-daily social coffee break known as fika is a cherished custom. Fika can be had alone or in groups, indoors or outdoors, while traveling or at home. A time to take a rest from work and chat with friends or colleagues over a cup and a sweet treat, fika reflects the Swedish ideal of slowing down to appreciate life’s small joys. In this adorable illustrated cookbook, Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall share nearly fifty classic recipes from their motherland—from cinnamon buns and ginger snaps to rhubarb cordial and rye bread—allowing all of us to enjoy this charming tradition regardless of where we live.


The Coffee Break Screenwriter

The Coffee Break Screenwriter

Author: Pilar Alessandra

Publisher:

Published: 2016-05

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781615932429

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The writer receives guidance and tips at every stage of the often intimidating writing process with a relaxed, "ten minutes at a time" method that focuses the writer and pushes him or her forward. At each step, writers are encouraged to "Take Ten" and tackle an element of their script using the templates and tools provided. "What You've Accomplished" sections help writers review their progress. And "Ten-Minute Lectures" distill and demystify old school theory, allowing the writer to unblock and get writing.


Quality Leadership Skills, 3rd Edition

Quality Leadership Skills, 3rd Edition

Author: Dick Leatherman

Publisher: Human Resource Development

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1599961318

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Would you like to really know how to empower employees to take greater charge over their careers? To teach employees how to take more responsibility for their performance appraisals? To delegate work to employees? You'll get clear direction in Quality Leadership - a practical manual that addresses today's need for quality performance and gives techniques for handling a wide array of employee problems. This how-to-do-it resource for new and future leaders explains basic leadership tasks in a simple, step-by-step manner. It is full of practical advice - not theories - and outlines clear standards of performance. Even if you have been trained - and retrained - in leadership principles, you'll pick up fresh, new techniques here. The 22 chapters show you how to handle the many day-to-day interactions that are key to empowering your employees and helping them be more productive and fulfilled. You'll gain down-to-earth, clear directions for how to: Delegate, solve problems, make decisions, plan, develop objectives with employees, conduct effective performance appraisals, manage time, conduct meetings, interview and select employees, develop employees, manage organizational transitions and lead others. The many detailed worksheets included will help you apply on the job what you learn. If you follow these standards of performance, you will become a good leader. Your organization will thank you. And so will your employees.


Wisdom Meets Passion

Wisdom Meets Passion

Author: Dan Miller

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0849947421

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Today we face a unique dichotomy between the wisdom of the Baby Boomer generation and the passion of Generation Y. According to Wisdom Meets Passion, the question is not which is right, but rather how can the two work together? By bringing these two voices to the issue, this book takes readers through familiar plights, such as understanding the American Dream, the quest for security, and work that matters---regardless of age.


Tastes of Paradise

Tastes of Paradise

Author: Wolfgang Schivelbusch

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 1993-06-29

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780679744382

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From the extravagant use of pepper in the Middle Ages to the Protestant bourgeoisie's love of coffee to the reason why fashionable Europeans stopped sniffing tobacco and starting smoking it, Schivelbusch looks at how the appetite for pleasure transformed the social structure of the Old World. Illustrations.


Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure

Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure

Author: William Ferraiolo

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2017-10-27

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1785355880

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A collection of meditations in the Stoic tradition. Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure provides access to the ruminations, practices, and applications of ancient Stoic philosophy as deployed by a contemporary professional philosopher with twenty five years of experience teaching, researching, and publishing articles in academic journals. Each meditation is presented in the second person, encouraging the reader to examine their struggles and failures in the pursuit of self-improvement and enlightenment.


The Training Trilogy

The Training Trilogy

Author: Dick Leatherman

Publisher: Human Resource Development

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0874259355

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Annotation Wouldn t it be great if you heard comments like This is the best darn workshop I have ever attended. at the end of every training session you present? That s the goal of the newly revised and updated Training Trilogy, Third Edition to provide the classroom trainer with practical and real-world ideas for designing and delivering training that meets the real needs of participants and keeps them excited, engaged and learning. The book begins where your job as a trainer does with needs assessment. Part one examines basic statistics and other vital information on how to design surveys and conduct interviews. You ll also learn ways to present your needs assessment information to management and associates. The next step is designing the program. Part two looks at how to create fun learning experiences that keep learners involved, interested, challenged and motivated throughout the training session. The book ends with the steps to becoming effective in the classroom. You ll learn about all the things required to prepare for your training program and how to involve the participants from beginning to end of your presentation.


The Little Book of Fika

The Little Book of Fika

Author: Lynda Balslev

Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel+ORM

Published: 2018-02-06

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1449493335

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Discover the Swedish tradition of fika—the twice-daily coffee break—in this illustrated guide with facts, quotes, tips, and twenty sweet and savory recipes. Swedes are among the happiest people in the world—and for good reason. They know how to savor life’s little pleasures. And there’s nothing they enjoy more than taking a break—sometimes twice a day—to spend with friends over a delicious treat and a rich cup of coffee. The Little Book of Fika is your introduction to this time-honored ritual. With these traditional Swedish recipes, insightful quotes, and more, you’ll know why the Swedish love to say “Lagon ar bast” (Just the right amount is best).


Caffeine Blues

Caffeine Blues

Author: Stephen Cherniske

Publisher: Hachette+ORM

Published: 2008-11-02

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 0446551112

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One of the most accomplished nutritional biochemists and medical writers in his field reveals the truth about caffeine and helps you kick the habit forever. Nearly 80% of all Americans are hooked on caffeine, this country's #1 addiction. A natural component of coffee, tea and chocolate, and added to drugs, soft drinks, candy and many other products, the truth about caffeine is that it can affect brain function, hormone balance, and sleep patterns, while increasing your risk of osteoporosis, diabetes, ulcers, PMS, stroke, heart disease and certain types of cancer. Discover a step-by-step, clinically-proven program that reduces your caffeine intake, and effective ways to boost your energy with nutrients, healthy beverages, better sleep and high-energy habits.