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Author: D. Bowles
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009-10-22
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 0230250785
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPerformance is the key outcome of high morale, and the reason why it should be taken so seriously: with research gathered from some of the world's largest employee opinion databases and best academic centres, the authors lay out the morale-performance connection.
Author: Ross Bentley
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 2017-07
Total Pages: 163
ISBN-13: 0760352372
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBecome a better performance driver with Speed Secrets With the promise of autonomous vehicles in our near future, and current cars equipped with all sorts of mind-boggling driver aides, many feel that the art (and science) of performance driving has been lost - or will be. But no! For every device designed to take the act of driving out of our hands, the desire to actively participate in the control of a car becomes even stronger for driving enthusiasts. One only needs to look at the number of performance cars available today to see that the desire to truly drive is still in strong demand. In Speed Secrets: The Lost Art of Performance Driving, Ross Bentley explains in plain language how you can become an even better performance-oriented driver, whether it's to enjoy a twisty mountain highway, to take that secret back-road route to work, or to participate in a track day on a racing circuit. From how best to use your car's controls, to cornering, to dealing with adverse driving conditions, this book will make you a better performance driver. Along the way, you'll learn what ABS, traction and stability control, self-braking systems, and semi-automatic transmissions do and how best to incorporate them into your driving. Speed Secrets: The Lost Art of Performance Driving will help you understand your car well and be an even better, faster driver. Most importantly, it will fuel your passion for driving!
Author: Jackie Stewart
Publisher: Hazelden
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780905138916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most successful Grand Prix drivers of all time draws on his extensive racing experience to present a manual of driving technique for both race car drivers and the average motorist
Author: Ross Bentley
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 1998-08-13
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1610600010
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.
Author: Daniel H. Pink
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-04-05
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 1101524383
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.
Author: Katarina Fällman
Publisher: Linköping University Electronic Press
Published: 2024-10-16
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9180756999
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe population of people aged 80 years and older is the fastest growing population in the world. Age is the main risk factor for many diseases and to be able to investigate and help old people when they have symptoms or increased difficulties in their everyday lives, there is a need of knowledge of normal functions and abilities in this population. The main aim of this thesis is to present normative data for established cognitive tests from cognitively healthy old persons, and to describe and investigate predictors of everyday function and driving performance in old age. The results are based on two projects, The Elderly in Linköping Screening Assessment and The Normative Study of Driving Ability in Old Swedes. Paper I presents normative data for four established cognitive tests measuring processing speed, attention and executive function, from participants that were longitudinally tested at 85, 90 and 93 years of age. There was no clinically important difference in test results due to gender, but educational level affected test results at 85 years of age. Age-related decline was present for most of the examined tests. Paper II presents normative data for age 85, 90 and 93 years for two tests of naming ability and verbal comprehension and investigate age-related changes from 85 to 93 years of age. Higher educational level was associated with better test results. Naming ability was found to be more sensitive to aging than verbal comprehension. Paper III describes difficulties and changes of everyday function between 85 and 90 years of age. Difficulties in everyday function increased significantly over the five-year period. Decline in everyday function was partly shown to be predicted by concurrent decline in processing speed and self-rated health. Paper IV describes driving characteristics of drivers aged 75 years and older and examines associations between driving performance and results on cognitive tests and driving habits. There was a large variation in driving performance among the older drivers and combined results on cognitive tests were found to be a more robust predictors of driving performance than age, although age was still a significant predictor.
Author: Andy Lancaster
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 2019-10-28
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781789660296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlign learning and development activity with the organizational strategy, delivered in the flow of work, to improve both employee and organizational performance.
Author: Robert L. Cross
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-01-09
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 0470392495
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDriving Results Through Social Networks shows executives and managers how to obtain substantial performance and innovation impact by better leveraging these traditionally invisible assets. For the past decade, Rob Cross and Robert J. Thomas have worked closely with executives from over a hundred top-level companies and government agencies. In this groundbreaking book, they describe in-depth how these leaders are using network thinking to increase revenues, lower costs, and accelerate innovation.
Author: Elaine D. Pulakos
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-03-12
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781444308754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPerformance Management presents an end-to-end practicalmodel of effective performance management that shows how to developand implement performance management systems that yield bottom lineresults. Practical step by step guidance and examples Realities associated with implementing best practices andavoiding common pitfalls Jobs and circumstances where common practices will and will notwork well Proven approaches from leading organizations Insights for everyone involved in performance managementthrough senior leadership
Author: Mark Aesch
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2011-02-01
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 1401396461
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDriving Excellence tells the inspiring story of one man who, with no formal business training, turned an entire industry on its head. Mark Aesch proves that we really can run government like a business, and provide value to taxpayers and shareholders alike. When Aesch took over the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority in 2004, it was operating with a 27.7-million-dollar deficit, and was poised to raise fares, lay off employees, and slash service. Under Aesch's leadership, those deficits have been eradicated and replaced with multimillion-dollar surpluses; reliance on taxpayer subsidies has been reduced; demand for service has increased at rates three times the national average; and in an unprecedented move, the fare at the Authority's two largest subsidiaries were actually reduced. In Driving Excellence, Aesch shows readers how to create a culture built around selflessness rather than ego, and get employees invested in saving the company. In describing the transition from an ailing business to one that enjoys stunning success--lower fares, multi-million surpluses, and the highest ridership and customer satisfaction levels in twenty years--Aesch offers powerful principles that any organization can implement to achieve exceptional results.
