Zap the Gaps!

Zap the Gaps!

Author: Ken Blanchard

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2002-05-28

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 0060503009

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Target Higher Performance and Achieve It! In the bestselling tradition of The One Minute ManagerR, Zap the Gaps combines a fast–moving business parable with step–by–step instructions for implementing the GAPS approach to problem solving.


Zap the Grandma Gap

Zap the Grandma Gap

Author: Janet Hovorka

Publisher: Family Chartmasters

Published: 2013-01

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 9780988854802

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Meet Super Grandma. She is ready to show you all of her tried and tested activities for staying connected with your children and grandchildren by connecting them with their family history. Pick and choose from the multitude of ideas to find what will work best for your family. Zap the generation gaps in your family so that you and your family can feel the happiness and power that comes from knowing about your family's past. Super Grandma wants to help you connect to your family members by connecting them to the super grandmas and super grandpas of your past. (Every family has scoundrels and super heroes-if you haven't found any yet, keep looking.) Family history connects family members in a way that is personal and unique to your family. It gives youth the power to identify with personal heroes, learn life lessons without having to personally go through them, and gain a wise, broad perspective on life. Teaching your children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and even your brothers and sisters about their family history can create strong bonds in your family. The connections to your family's past become a framework to empower your relationships and strengthen your family's future.


Planning and Organizing Standards-Based Differentiated Instruction

Planning and Organizing Standards-Based Differentiated Instruction

Author: Carolyn Chapman

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2013-12-11

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1452299552

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Work smarter—not harder—for effective differentiation! This updated bestseller from authors Carol Chapman and Rita King is your comprehensive resource for standards-based, Common Core-ready differentiation. Meet your students’ individual learning needs and create a positive classroom environment. Includes ready-to-use tools, agendas, checklists, and organizers to help you: “Zap” gaps in learning with 12 innovative planning models Motivate students through diverse approaches, including choice, respect, and self-efficacy Identify and individualize teaching methods for students who are nervous, impatient, “turned off,” or otherwise difficult to reach Organize differentiated lessons and routines Customize parent-teacher communications for students from diverse backgrounds


The Heart of a Leader

The Heart of a Leader

Author: Ken Blanchard

Publisher: David C Cook

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1434766632

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Ken Blanchard, a highly respected figure in the fields of leadership and business, invites you into the world of influence through his extensive career insights in this inspirational leadership book. In The Heart of a Leader, you’ll learn about: Uncover the significance of making value-based decisions; Learn how to pursue excellence in every aspect of your life; Explore the vital role of integrity in leadership and personal growth; Embrace change as a source of growth and development; Empower those around you to achieve their full potential. Get ready to go on a journey toward effective leadership and personal growth. Bound to become a timeless classic on Christian inspirational leadership, this book offers teachings on values, excellence, integrity, change, and empowerment that will equip you with the essential tools to not only lead effectively but also inspire those around you.


Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Author: Laini Taylor

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2011-09-27

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0316192147

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The first book in the New York Times bestselling epic fantasy trilogy by award-winning author Laini Taylor Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war. Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out. When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?


Zac and Mia

Zac and Mia

Author: A. J. Betts

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0544331648

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The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this tough and tender young adult novel that's a lot about love (and a little about cancer).


Performance Consulting

Performance Consulting

Author: Dana Gaines Robinson

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1576754359

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The first edition of this completely revised and updated edition of a classic in the field of human resources sold over 60,000 copies worldwide and won the Book of the Year award from the Society for Human Resource Management. This new edition includes two completely new chapters, new examples and techniques, and links to free downloads on the authors' website, www.partners-in-change.com.


Performance Consulting

Performance Consulting

Author: Dana Gaines Robinson

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1626562318

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“A potent tool and practical resource for everyone who practices in the talent development and organizational improvement field.” —Chip R. Bell, author of Inside Your Customer’s Imagination NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED In America, organizations spend $175 billion in training initiatives and more than $500 billion in human resource solutions every year yet often have little to show for it. One reason is that people “jump to solutions” before they identify the causes of the problem. Performance consultants are effective because they partner with clients to clarify business goals and determine root causes for gaps between desired and current results. Only then are specific solutions agreed upon and implemented. This third edition of the classic book that introduced performance consulting adds a wealth of new material. There are new case examples throughout and four new chapters providing detailed steps for measuring results from performance consulting initiatives on five different levels, including ROI. The book includes a never-before-published Alignment and Measurement Model, allowing you to connect organizational needs and performance consulting initiatives designed to address those needs with the appropriate level of measurement. This remains a profoundly practical book, featuring tools, models, and checklists. It will enable you to make a difference in your organization that is valued, measurable, and sustainable. “This book offers leaders and practitioners the evidence-based approach that will drive lasting strategic impact in our organizations. It’s the most exciting business book of the decade!” —Jean Larkin, EdD, Vice President, Talent Management, Tyco


No Magic Bullet

No Magic Bullet

Author: Joe Willmore

Publisher: Association for Talent Development

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1607282585

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Chances are you've tried many of the latest management fads in the hope that they'll give you a quick fix for troubling performance issues in your organization. But there's a problem: those quick fixes don't bring effective long-term change. As emotionally appealing as the latest "magic bullet" theory may be, it's unlikely to address an important reality in most organizations: complexity. Change needs to be made in a logical, systemic way at different levels to be successful and sustainable. InNo Magic Bullet: Seven Steps to Better Performance, author Joe Willmore delivers seven steps to help you create serious performance improvements in your organization. His approach includes techniques and tips that help you understand why quick fixes don't work avoid "management fashion" fads figure out if your organization thinks systemically identify outstanding performers and start learning from them focus on what really matters.