Breaking Invisible Barriers
Breaking Invisible Barriers

Author: Nellie Odhuno-Shani

Publisher:

Published: 2011-12

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9781937455026

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Many Christians today are living a life of constant struggle and failure no matter what they do to try and improve their lot in life. They are fighting something they do not understand. It is as if something invisible comes and blocks their progress just before they reach their goal. Something keeps them from leading a life of victory and fruitfulness. This invisible barrier that seems to plague many Christians of good standing, is what this book sets out to explore. This barrier often leaves family members frustrated, confused, or in total despair. In some families, this invisible barrier causes unemployment. Then we find that in that particular family almost everybody struggles with getting employment or each time they are employed, they lose their jobs. This may happen even in cases where people are well educated. The paradox is that this phenomenon seems to affect both the Christians and the non-Christians within a family. This invisible barrier is called a curse. Curses bring shame, embarrassment, frustration, and mockery. God never intended for any of His children to live under a curse. That is why He sent His Son to become a curse for us. ""Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us . . ."(Galatians 3:13). It is possible to break this invisible barrier through the power of the Cross of Calvary!

The Fix
The Fix

Author: Michelle P. King

Publisher: Simon Element / Simon Acumen

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1982110929

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In the vein of #Girlboss and Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, discover how to thrive at work from the head of the Global Innovation Coalition for Change at UN Women with this “passionate, practical roadmap for addressing inequality and finally making our workplaces work for women” (Arianna Huffington). For years, we’ve been telling women that in order to succeed at work, they have to change themselves first—lean in, negotiate like a man, don’t act too nice or you’ll never get the corner office. But after sixteen years working with major Fortune 500 companies as a gender equality expert, Michelle King has realized one simple truth—the tired advice of fixing women doesn’t fix anything. The truth is that workplaces are gendered; they were designed by men for men. Because of this, most organizations unconsciously carry the idea of an “ideal worker,” typically a straight, white man who doesn’t have to juggle work and family commitments. Based on King’s research and exclusive interviews with major companies and thought leaders, The Fix reveals why denying the fact that women are held back just because they are women—what she calls gender denial—is the biggest obstacle holding women back at work and outlines the hidden sexism and invisible barriers women encounter at work every day. Women who speak up are seen as pushy. Women who ask for a raise are seen as difficult. Women who spend hours networking don’t get the same career benefits as men do. Because women don’t look like the ideal worker and can’t behave like the ideal worker, they are passed over for promotions, paid less, and pushed out of the workforce, not because they aren’t good enough, but because they aren’t men. In this fascinating and empowering book, King outlines the invisible barriers that hold women back at all stages of their careers, and provides readers with a clear set of takeaways to thrive despite the sexist workplace, as they fight for change from within. Gender equality is not about women, and it is not about men—it is about making workplaces work for everyone. Together, we can fix work, not women.

Breaking Barriers, Shaping Worlds
Breaking Barriers, Shaping Worlds

Author: Jill Campbell-Miller

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2021-11-01

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0774866438

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Where are the women in Canada’s international history? Breaking Barriers, Shaping Worlds answers this question in a comprehensive volume that explores the role of women in Canadian international affairs. Foreign policy historians have traditionally focused on powerful men. Though hidden, forgotten, or ignored, this book shows that women have also shaped Canada’s relations with the world over the past century – whether as activists, missionaries, aid workers, diplomats or diplomatic spouses. Breaking Barriers, Shaping Worlds examines the lives and careers of professional women working abroad as doctors, nurses, or economic development advisors; women fighting for change as anti-war, anti-nuclear, or Indigenous rights activists; and women engaged in traditional diplomacy. This wide-ranging collection reveals the vital contribution of women to the search for global order that has been a hallmark of Canada’s international history.

The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall

Author: Harry Bernstein

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2007-03-20

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 034549735X

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This wonderfully charming memoir, written when the author was 93, vibrantly brings to life an all-but-forgotten time and place. It is a moving tale of working-class life, and of the boundaries that can be overcome by love. “There are places that I have never forgotten. A little cobbled street in a smoky mill town in the North of England has haunted me for the greater part of my life. It was inevitable that I should write about it and the people who lived on both sides of its ‘Invisible Wall.’ ” The narrow street where Harry Bernstein grew up, in a small English mill town, was seemingly unremarkable. It was identical to countless other streets in countless other working-class neighborhoods of the early 1900s, except for the “invisible wall” that ran down its center, dividing Jewish families on one side from Christian families on the other. Only a few feet of cobblestones separated Jews from Gentiles, but socially, it they were miles apart. On the eve of World War I, Harry’s family struggles to make ends meet. His father earns little money at the Jewish tailoring shop and brings home even less, preferring to spend his wages drinking and gambling. Harry’s mother, devoted to her children and fiercely resilient, survives on her dreams: new shoes that might secure Harry’s admission to a fancy school; that her daughter might marry the local rabbi; that the entire family might one day be whisked off to the paradise of America. Then Harry’s older sister, Lily, does the unthinkable: She falls in love with Arthur, a Christian boy from across the street. When Harry unwittingly discovers their secret affair, he must choose between the morals he’s been taught all his life, his loyalty to his selfless mother, and what he knows to be true in his own heart.

How to Listen, Hear, and Validate
How to Listen, Hear, and Validate

Author: Patrick King

Publisher: PKCS Media

Published: 2021-02-16

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Cultivate deep connections wherever you go. Prevent 100% of conflict, misunderstanding, and loneliness. Healthy relationships involve our feelings being heard, understood, and validated. Unfortunately, this is the exception rather than the rule. Are you doing it wrong, and alienating people versus comforting them? Find out how to walk this fine line. Uncover the biggest obstacle to the intimate, healthy relationships that we desire and deserve. How to Listen, Hear, and Validate is all about our top communication struggle - our tendency to react instead of respond, and forget that our goal is to build bridges rather than walls. You’ll learn what you’ve been doing wrong, and why your efforts at getting closer to people - in deep or light manners - have failed. You’ll learn actionable techniques and frameworks to have the most productive conversations of your life - ones that will walk away with people praising how empathetic you are. Most importantly, you will gain profound insights on how to reprogram yourself into a natural communicator. No more unresolved issues, struggles to get close, or failures from ineffective communication. Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience. His struggles in his early relationships has inspired him to unravel practical ways to cultivate meaningful, reciprocative interactions. Establish vulnerable, fulfilling and satisfying relationships. •The big mistakes when we ‘listen’ to others •How to structure a style for effective validation and empathy •Scripts to validate others, to know exactly what to say •Simple tactics to make others feel loved and seen •How to use empathetic communication and active listening techniques Did you know? Most communication problems come from a lack of validation. Are we truly paying attention to the messages others are conveying, or are we just waiting for our turn to speak? Are we listening to reply, or listening to hear? After applying the proven techniques from this book, you’ll be able to increase love, respect and satisfaction to your relationship. You’ll become the person everyone wants in their life. Connect deeper and better. Raise the standard for your relationships.

Break your invisible barriers
Break your invisible barriers

Author: DR. Usha Krishnan

Publisher: Clever Fox Publishing

Published: 2023-02-09

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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This book seeks to clarify how to determine, assess and reach what you want. Consistent practice of these techniques can transform your life into a success irrespective of how you define it. Simple strategies are shared as part of this book, that have transformed not only authors’ life but also others’. Using these methods, one has achieved success, produced measurable results and have continued to upskill. More importantly, author has witnessed people being able to manage work and personal life without stressing themselves out. This book covers three broad sections. Emphasising on qualities such as facing challenges, managing emotions, clarity, creativity, and leadership. ● Section 1 explores key points on the need of self management. Everything starts with you and ends with you. Keeping this in mind, it uncovers the critical reasons for the invisible barriers we face and what stops us from breaking them. ● Section 2 explores managing people; understand that people are a bundle of emotions needing special care to handle. Explores more on how to convince and influence people, break the invisible wall of communication and create harmony. ● Section 3 explores managing situation. You form and handle a great army of people. However, you see things are still not going the right way. It explores more on how you can get ready mentally to help face challenges head on. How one shall equally learn to be aware to act on any situation. This book covers simply by considering three significant factors to break all the invisible barriers: * Manage yourself * Manage people * Manage the Situation

Breaking the Fear Barrier
Breaking the Fear Barrier

Author: Tom Rieger

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-08-23

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1595620540

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This book takes the reader through a journey of how fear of loss progressively creates barriers and bureaucracy that inevitably cause companies to fail -- and what leaders need to do to overcome these seemingly impenetrable walls. The greatest threat to an organization's success is not always the competition. Often, it is what a company does to itself. Because of fear, companies become plagued with barriers and bureaucracy that limit success, crush employees, and infuse frustration and a sense of futility across the enterprise. It starts with a narrowing of focus, which leads to the first level of bureaucracy: parochialism. Parochialism exists when managers and departments begin to view the world through the filter of their own little silo and build walls made of rules and policies to protect their turf. As businesses grow and become more complex, the second level of bureaucracy is reached: territorialism. While parochialism is about protecting a department from outsiders, territorialism is about controlling those inside the silo. The third and final level of bureaucracy is empire building, which is a response to perceived threats to a department's ability to be self-sufficient. These barriers cost organizations a fortune in inefficiency, turnover, waste, and demoralization. Tearing down these barriers is difficult, but it can be done. Parochialism can be eliminated by resetting rules and policies and refocusing on the ultimate mission of the organization. Territorialism can be eliminated by creating true empowerment, along with appropriate levels of accountability. Empire building can be addressed through shared goals and a set of guiding principles that help act as a referee in decision making. But that's not enough. Managers must also create a culture of courage to enable employees to take advantage of these new freedoms and accountabilities. Courage killers must be rooted out and dealt with swiftly and strongly. Finally, leaders must refocus on mission success rather than just checking off their part of the process, manage reference points, and engage employees. By doing all these things, an organization can become fearless and unstoppable.

Breaking Through Barriers to Blessing
Breaking Through Barriers to Blessing

Author: David Legge

Publisher: Malcolm Down Publishing

Published: 2017-10-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781910786710

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Is there an unidentified hindrance in your life? For transformation to begin, we need to diagnose the obstacles to blessing in our lives. Sins, wounds, and demons are the three general areas where most problems occur. David Legge seeks to help you identify and overcome these hindrances, releasing you to a life of blessing and fulfilment.--R.T. Kendall, author of Total Forgiveness, Prepare Your Heart for the Midnight Cry, A Man after God's Own Heart, and other titles

The Silo Effect
The Silo Effect

Author: Dr Sharon M Biggs

Publisher: Dr. Sharon M. Biggs

Published: 2014-08-24

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780692248584

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THE SILO EFFECT was written after years of research and observation about how organizational silos can easily create atmospheres of toxicity and dividedness that stunt an organization's ability to make any real progress. In the book the author, Dr. Sharon M. Biggs, discusses how organizational silos are invisible barriers that inevitably lead to miscommunication, the absence of collaboration, a failure to calibrate factual data, and a lack of consistent practices among teams. Dr. Biggs describes ways that teams can borrow strategies from Bolman & Deal's (2008) Organizational Framing Approach to frame issues that, if left unaddressed, ultimately lead to the rapid construction of silos throughout an organization. By framing the issues, silos can be dismantled.