DK Essential Managers: Innovation
DK Essential Managers: Innovation

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-11-16

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 0756666082

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Think outside the box and get results with this practical guide. Written by a professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Exter Business School, it explains how you can use blue-sky thinking to promote creativity, enhance your business performance, and get ahead of the competition. Step-by-step instructions, tips, checklists, and "Ask Yourself" features show you how to conceive new ideas, develop new products, and implement new practices. Tables, illustrations, "In Focus" panels, and real-life case studies help you to maximize the benefits of creative management for yourself, your staff, and your clients. The Essential Manager books have sold more than two million copies worldwide! Experienced and novice managers alike can benefit from these compact guides. The topics are relevant to every work environment, from large corporations to small businesses. Concise treatments of dozens of business techniques, skills, methods, and problems are presented with hundreds of photos, charts, and diagrams. It is the most exciting and accessible approach to business and self-improvement available. Learn to analyze and implement important business decisions like a pro with this trusted guide.

Trial Advocacy in Action
Trial Advocacy in Action

Author: Brent E. Newton

Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Published: 2015-05-17

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1601565062

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Defendant Reginald McKay, a mentally disturbed American who became a "home-grown" Islamic terrorist, poisoned members of a Jewish temple during Passover seder. After one of the poisoned congregants died, the Feds got a lucky break thanks to an eyewitness and modern computer forensics and quickly built a death penalty case against McKay. Newton's case file, United States v. McKay, is built around the tragic story of McKay and his victims and includes twenty advocacy exercises from all major stages of a criminal case. Each of these twenty exercises will introduce a wrinkle-involving a constitutional challenge to procedures or evidence-that students then analyze through the lens of the Supreme Court's decisions in landmark criminal procedure cases such as Batson v. Kentucky, Jackson v. Virginia, and United States v. Cronic, among others. Taken as a whole, these exercises track the maneuverings of a complex criminal defense and prosecution, starting with pretrial motions; continuing through jury selection, trial, and sentencing; and concluding with postconviction motions. An instructor using Trial Advocacy in Action may, as desired, direct students either to prepare short written pleadings or to practice oral advocacy in support of their legal arguments. This fusion of factually compelling scenarios and intellectually challenging legal doctrines creates a robust learning experience that seeks to hone students' skills regarding both legal analysis and legal advocacy concerning constitutional issues that arise throughout the entire course of a criminal case. Trial Advocacy in Action is ideal for use in upper-level criminal procedure classes, law school mock trial competitions, and continuing legal education (CLE) seminars for new criminal practitioners.

Trial Advocacy Basics
Trial Advocacy Basics

Author: Molly Townes O’Brien

Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Published: 2021-11-25

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1601569548

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Whether you are preparing for your first trial or your hundredth, Trial Advocacy Basics is the book for you. More than just a courtroom primer for novice and experienced trial attorneys, this completely revised edition focuses on what makes jurors tick, and how to effectively communicate the story of your case to both the jury and the judge. From case analysis and theory through cross-examination, impeachment, and closing arguments, Molly Townes O'Brien and Gary Gildin provide cutting-edge perspectives on how jurors think and how to optimize both the style and substance of your trial practice. O'Brien and Gildin relate practical advice on every stage of trial preparation and practice in a straightforward manner, using memorable examples and anecdotes, colorful quotes, and humor to highlight each lesson. New to the Third Edition: A chapter that introduces a new approach to aligning the substance of cases with contemporary findings from neuroscience and cognitive psychology of how the brain makes decisions. A more consistent emphasis across the chapters on the imperative of using the elements of story and stakes to calibrate the substance of a case to how the brain of the finder of fact--jury or judge--will reach a decision. Advice about adapting individual advocacy skills to the remote and hybrid proceedings that are likely to be a permanent fixture of courtroom proceedings post-pandemic. Professors and students will benefit from: A unified approach to crafting the substance of a case and correctly focusing advocacy efforts, founded in contemporary decision science that applies regardless of the facts of the individual case. A systematic approach to each individual advocacy skill, starting with identifying the substantive facts necessary to make a case, proceeding to how best to organizing the facts to maximize understanding and persuasiveness, and finally addressing tactics for delivering the information in court. Advice on adapting advocacy skills to remote proceedings.

What Would Michelle Do?
What Would Michelle Do?

Author: Allison Samuels

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1592407587

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An inspiring life and style guide for every woman who admires the popular and poised First Lady Michelle Obama Embodying style, class, and intelligence, Michelle Obama has quickly become an American icon. Yet, she still faces the same issues as most women today. As they watch her juggle kids, marriage, and a seemingly nonstop calendar without breaking a sweat, American women are asking, What Would Michelle Do? Award-winning Newsweek journalist Allison Samuels, who has interviewed the First Lady numerous times, follows the trajectory of Michelle's life to illustrate the determination, intellect, and charm that drive her success-and reveals how women can incorporate those same attributes to get everything Michelle has, from her toned arms to her grace under pressure to her happy marriage. Covering a range of lifestyle topics-from creating a distinctive style to conquering obstacles to managing a household-What Would Michelle Do? combines solid advice with a fun package that will appeal to style mavens, soccer moms, and career women alike.