No Longer Whispering to Power
No Longer Whispering to Power

Author: Thandeka Gqubule

Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers

Published: 2017-05-02

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1868427323

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Thuli Madonsela achieved in seven years as Public Protector what few accomplish in a lifetime; her legacy and contribution cannot be overstated. In her final days in office she compiled the explosive State of Capture report and, two years before that, Secure in Comfort, the report on President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla residence. Praised and vilified in equal measure, Madonsela frequently found herself on centre stage in the increasingly fractious South African political scene. Yet, despite the intense media scrutiny, Madonsela remains something of an enigma. Who is this soft-spoken woman who stood up to state corruption? Where did she develop her views and resolve? In No Longer Whispering to Power Thandeka Gqubule, journalist and one of the 'SABC 8' fired and rehired by the broadcaster, attempts to answer these questions, and others, by exploring aspects of Madonsela's life: her childhood years and family, her involvement in student politics, her time in prison, her contribution to the Constitution, and her life in law.

The Power to Get Things Done
The Power to Get Things Done

Author: Steve Levinson

Publisher: TarcherPerigee

Published: 2015-12-29

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0399175849

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"Whether you run your own business or work for someone else, you've probably got a lot on your plate. Along with the portion of your work that you truly feel like doing comes a generous helping of things you'd rather not do. As consultants, Steve Levinson and Chris Cooper have seen countless clients struggle--and often fail--to do the many success-producing things they know they should do but don't feel like doing. The Power to Get Things Done will teach you how to consistently turn your good intentions into action so that you can be as successful as possible in the work you do. Don't feel like filing those pesky tax forms or making the follow-up calls you've been putting off? The Power to Get Things Done will show you how to get yourself--and keep yourself--in gear, "--Amazon.com.

Metaphors for Leading – Leading by Metaphors
Metaphors for Leading – Leading by Metaphors

Author: Stefan Jung

Publisher: V&R Unipress

Published: 2019-06-17

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 384700915X

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Führung und Organisation sind komplexe Phänomene, die oftmals durch Metaphern beschrieben werden. Zunehmend interessieren sich Theorie und Praxis für ihre Verwendung. Wie sehen sich Führungskräfte selbst und wie werden sie von anderen metaphorisch beschrieben? Gängige Sprachbilder reichen vom Gärtner und Coach bis hin zum Macher oder Priester. Alle diese Bilder sollen helfen, die zugrunde liegende Sichtweise auf Führung und Organisation zu beschreiben und geben einen Einblick, wie Führung von unseren metaphorischen Weltbildern beeinflusst wird. Wenig Aufmerksamkeit erfuhren bisher kulturelle Unterschiede bei der Verwendung von Metaphern im Bereich Führung und Organisation. Wie können wir die verborgenen Metaphern, die unser Denken unterbewusst prägen, an die Oberfläche bringen? Wie können wir alte Metaphern der Führung in einer modernen und globalisierten Welt nutzen? Der vorliegende Band dokumentiert die zentralen Ergebnisse einer interdisziplinären Konferenz zu Metaphern und Führung, an der Wissenschaftler und Wissenschaftlerinnen aus Afrika, Asien, Europa und Nordamerika teilgenommen haben. Metaphors are used increasingly in leadership theory and leadership development. How do leaders view themselves and how are they seen by others in terms of metaphors? One can find a wide range described in publications and on coaching websites. They range from gardener and coach, to manager or priest. They all help describe the underlying view on leadership and give insight into how leadership is influenced by our metaphorical view of the world. However, little work has been done on describing the influence of cultural perspectives in metaphors used in the area of leadership and organisations. How can we bring to the surface the hidden metaphors that shape our thinking subconsciously? How can we utilise old metaphors of leadership in a new and globalised world? This volume documents the central results of an interdisciplinary conference on metaphors and leadership in which scientists from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America took part.

Hustle: Street Power
Hustle: Street Power

Author: Jonathan Copeland

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing

Published: 2012-11-07

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1625160623

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Hustle: Street Power is the captivating story of Nice Davidson, a young man near the end of his high school career who looks forward to moving on in life. When the street life that was present during his early childhood reappears in the form of his mother’s body strewn in pieces across the back porch, Nice incorporates creative thinking to find answers as he completes his educational goals. He creates a business that catches the attention of the current street king, someone who wants to take advantage of Nice’s status as the child of a previous kingpin. Nice needs to know who he can trust to have his back when he can no longer distinguish the line between friend and foe.

Sustainability Transitions in South Africa
Sustainability Transitions in South Africa

Author: Najma Mohamed

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-07-11

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1351749625

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South Africa’s transition to a greener economy features prominently in the long-term development vision of the country, and is an integral part of the country’s national climate change response strategy. Despite significant gains in socio-economic development since its transition to democracy, the country continues to face the triple challenges of rising unemployment, income inequality and poverty – amid a slowdown in economic growth. Sustainability transitions offer new ways of shifting the trajectory of South Africa’s resource-intensive economy towards low-carbon pathways linked to the country’s transformative development agenda. Calls for inclusive approaches to greening the South African economy, which addresses the most vulnerable in society and ensures that the benefits of sustainability innovations reach all South Africans, are becoming more pronounced as sustainable development policy reforms are being implemented. The question that should be placed centre stage in South Africa’s sustainability discourse is whether notions of justice and inclusivity are being sufficiently addressed in the design and implementation of policy and programme interventions. This book explores South Africa’s sustainability transition through reflections on critical policy, economic, technological, social and environmental drivers. It provides a synthesis of theoretical insights, including new models and concepts, and praxis through illustrations from South Africa’s growing landscape of sustainable development policies and programmes. Finally, it assesses whether these transition pathways are beginning to reconfigure the system-level structures hindering the country’s goal of ‘ensuring environmental sustainability and an equitable transition to a low-carbon economy’.

Nononibiru Diabolicum, No Longer
Nononibiru Diabolicum, No Longer

Author: Greg Castle

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-09-08

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1387217860

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"Nononibiru Diabolicum, No Longer", is a commentary, on the Papal Bull, Of Pope Urban VIII, 1633, Prohibiting, by Excommunication and death, any mention of Nibiru, also known as, Wormwood, in Bible Revelations, The Black Sun, in European Mystery Schools, Blue Kachina, to the Native Americans, Shiva, The Destroyer Of Worlds, in the Hindu Religion, The Nemesis, Rogue Star System, a Binary of our own sun: A Red Dwarf Star, with a million mile asteroid tail, which enters, into Perihelion Orbit, with our sun, every 3600 years - The previous occurrence causing, the Antediluvian, Flood of Noah - Recently identified, as Planet X, returning in 2012, as predicted, accurately by the Aztec Calendar, then exiting again, in 2017 - The book further touches upon, the associated, Biblical Theology, Babylonian Demonology, UFOlogy, with the Nemesis System, it's starmapped revolution, around the Sun and Saturn: Associated with Saturn "Black Cube" Worship, and the Annunaki, Nephilim, Alpha Draconian, Malevolent Alien life forms -

The Time of Our Singing
The Time of Our Singing

Author: Richard Powers

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 0374706417

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“The last novel where I rooted for every character, and the last to make me cry.” - Marlon James, Elle From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and the Oprah's Book Club selection Bewilderment comes Richard Powers's magnificent, multifaceted novel about a supremely gifted—and divided—family, set against the backdrop of postwar America. On Easter day, 1939, at Marian Anderson’s epochal concert on the Washington Mall, David Strom, a German Jewish émigré scientist, meets Delia Daley, a young Black Philadelphian studying to be a singer. Their mutual love of music draws them together, and—against all odds and their better judgment—they marry. They vow to raise their children beyond time, beyond identity, steeped only in song. Jonah, Joseph, and Ruth grow up, however, during the civil rights era, coming of age in the violent 1960s, and living out adulthood in the racially retrenched late century. Jonah, the eldest, “whose voice could make heads of state repent,” follows a life in his parents’ beloved classical music. Ruth, the youngest, devotes herself to community activism and repudiates the white culture her brother represents. Joseph, the middle child and the narrator of this generation-bridging tale, struggles to find himself and remain connected to them both. Richard Powers's The Time of Our Singing is a story of self-invention, allegiance, race, cultural ownership, the compromised power of music, and the tangled loops of time that rewrite all belonging.

Anti-Constitutional Populism
Anti-Constitutional Populism

Author: Martin Krygier

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-03-31

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1009033344

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Around the world, populist parties have sprung up in formerly and formally liberal-democratic polities, challenging their existing political parties and leaders, and frequently overwhelming them. These challenges and successes were rarely predicted, arriving so soon after the wave of liberal democratic and constitutional enthusiasms, proclamations and institution-building which peaked in the 1990s. Bringing together scholars from law, political science and philosophy, this collection explores the character of contemporary populisms and their relationships to constitutional democracy. With contributors from around the world, it offers a diverse range of nuanced perspectives on populism as a global phenomenon. Using comparative and multi-disciplinary techniques, this book considers the specifics and similarities of populisms, and raises general questions about their nature and potential futures.

Family Whispering
Family Whispering

Author: Melinda Blau

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-02-18

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1451654510

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From the famous Baby Whisperer comes “this warm, accessible, and highly practical guide” (Gretchen Rubin #1 New York Times bestselling author) to help families of all sizes and backgrounds live, love, and thrive. “Parenting is something you do. Family is something you are.” —Tracy Hogg Before her untimely death in 2004, Tracy—aka the Baby Whisperer—and her longtime collaborator, journalist Melinda Blau, conceived a fourth book that would apply the commonsense principles of baby whispering to the “whole family.” This ground-breaking book explains why “family” is defined by much more than the relationship between parent and child. By widening the lens to focus on the family as an entity, Blau uses the Baby Whisperer philosophy to illuminate how the multiple bonds and interactions that unfold within a household of adults and children coalesce to form a larger family dynamic. By taking this wider perspective, she enables you to see everyday challenges—such as sibling rivalry, communication, and time management—with fresh eyes. Informed both by research and stories of real families, this new book is filled with the handy tips and memorable acronyms that Baby Whisperer fans have come to expect. The advice is simple, practical, and often counterintuitive (asking kids to help more around the home can make them happier; setbacks can often make a family closer). The hopeful message is that with insight, awareness, and “family-think,” we can actually design our families to be happier and more productive, improving the daily lives of parents and kids—and, thereby, benefiting society as a whole in the process.

War of the Eternal Shadows Whispering
War of the Eternal Shadows Whispering

Author: Harshwardhan Soni

Publisher: Harsh Wardhan Soni

Published: 2024-10-17

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13:

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In a realm where the elemental forces of nature intertwine with the fate of existence, "War of the Eternal: Shadows Whispering" unveils a breathtaking journey of power, responsibility, and the battle between light and darkness. Author Harshwardhan Soni takes readers on a gripping adventure through the eyes of a young warrior who awakens the primal elements—fire, water, earth, wind, and the elusive space. As he navigates the intoxicating allure of his newfound powers, he is lured into a seductive dance with the very forces that could either save him or consume him. For six exhilarating months, he revels in the ecstasy of elemental mastery, plunging into the depths of oceans, soaring through the skies, and traversing the infinite void of space. But amid the thrill, a haunting voice of the Infinite emerges, reminding him of his true purpose—a calling far greater than mere enjoyment. As darkness looms, threatening to engulf the world, the warrior learns he is not just a conduit of elemental power but a pivotal force in an ancient struggle against the encroaching Shadow—a malevolent entity led by the sinister King of Darkness. With the fate of existence hanging in the balance, he must confront his own desires and rise above the intoxicating grip of power. What will he sacrifice to fulfill his destiny? Will he embrace his role as an eternal guardian, or will he succumb to the seductive whispers of the shadows? Prepare for an unforgettable journey filled with suspense, mystery, and epic battles, where each choice echoes through time and space. The stakes have never been higher, and the line between light and dark is as thin as a whisper. Dive into "War of the Eternal: Shadows Whispering," where the echoes of the past collide with the uncertainties of the future, and discover the true meaning of power, responsibility, and the battle for survival.