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Who kidnapped excellence? : what stops us from giving and being our best / by Paul, Harry,1950-; Britt, John,1962-; Jent, Ed.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. Excellence Kidnapped -- 3. The Demand for the Return of Excellence -- 4. A Plan for Average -- 5. Below Average -- 6. Passion Meets N. Different -- 7. Competency Meets N. Ept -- 8. Flexibility Meets N. Flexibility -- 9. Communication Meets Miss Communication -- 10. Ownership Meets Poser -- 11. Leadership Meets with the Employees -- 12. What Every Leader, Manager, Supervisor and Employee Must Know About Excellence -- 13. Now ELEVATE Your Excellence -- 14. People and Companies Who 'Get It'."In the tradition of "Who Killed Change?," the book begins with a crime being committed: Excellence (personified) has been kidnapped and Leadership assembles Excellence's team (Passion, Flexibility, Communication, Competency and Ownership) and challenges them to work together to get their Excellence back. And who is the culprit? It is Average who has kidnapped Excellence, and replaced Excellence's team with his own: N. Different, N. Ept, N. Flexible, Miss Communication, and Poser. But then a mysterious ransom note sparks a struggle between Average and Excellence. Integrated into this story of organizational excellence is a personal story of Dave, a delivery man The abduction of Excellence forces Dave to contemplate the level of excellence in his personal life. Throughout the story, the paths of personal best and organizational excellence cross and intertwine. "Who Kidnapped Excellence?" is a parable that helps organizations or individuals to achieve their best and maintain excellence in every aspect of their lives"--"In this entertaining parable, bestselling authors Paul and Britt tell how to give and be your best in five critical work dimensions - passion, competency, flexibility, communication, and ownership - and foster excellence in your organization"--
Subjects: Organizational effectiveness.; Work ethic.; Employee motivation.; Success in business.; Success.;
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A lapsed anarchist's approach to being a better leader / by Weinzweig, Ari.; Nagy, Ian.; Stiner, Ryan.;
Subjects: Zingermans (Restaurant); Success in business.; Entrepreneurship.; Leadership.; Small business; Business planning.; Work ethic.;
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Moral courage in organizations : doing the right thing at work / by Comer, Debra R.,1960-; Vega, Gina.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : Why moral courage matters in organizations / Debra R. Comer and Gina Vega -- A short primer on moral courage / Al Gini -- "But everybody's doing it" : implications of the cheating culture for moral courage in organizations / David Callahan and Debra R. Comer -- The personal ethical threshold / Debra R. Comer and Gina Vega -- How the mighty have fallen / Gina Vega -- For the greater good : the moral courage of whistleblowers / Stephen M. Kohn -- Faith and moral courage : why a sense of calling matters / G. Jeffrey MacDonald -- The social entrepreneur : combining head and heart to find innovative solutions to local problems / Roland E. Kidwell -- NGO leaders on the edge : the moral courage to fight for human rights / Judith White -- Giving voice to values : building moral competence / Mary C. Gentile -- Developing professional moral courage : leadership lessons from everyday ethical challenges in today's military / Leslie E. Sekerka, Justin D. McCarthy, and Richard P. Bagozzi -- Stand up and be counted : legal protections for those who act with moral courage / Judith W. Spain -- Speaking truth to power : the courageous organizational dissenter / Bernard F. Matt and Nasrin Shahinpoor -- I defy with a little help from my friends : raising an organization's ethical bar through a morally courageous coalition / Debra R. Comer and Susan D. Baker -- The organizational context of moral courage : creating environments that account for dual-processing models of courageous behavior / Dennis J. Moberg -- What have we learned about moral courage in organizations? / Gina Vega and Debra R. Comer.
Subjects: Business ethics.; Courage.; Organizational behavior; Work; Employees;
© c2011., M.E. Sharpe,
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The prince / by Machiavelli, Niccolò,1469-1527.; Donno, Daniel John,1920-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-160).The prince -- Discourses upon the first ten books of Titus Livy -- Chronology -- Notes to The prince -- Notes to The discourses.The world-renowned philosopher's classic treatise reveals the techniques and strategies for gaining and keeping political control. "How we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done, will rather bring about his own ruin than his preservation. Therefore, it is necessary to learn how not to be good, " wrote Machiavelli.
Subjects: Livy.; Political science; Political ethics;
© 2003, c1966., Bantam Books,
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Prescription--medicide : the goodness of planned death / by Kevorkian, Jack.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and index.
Subjects: Euthanasia.; Right to die.; Suicide.; Executions and executioners.; Organ donors.; Ethics, Medical;
© , Prometheus Books, c1991.
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Meditations / by Marcus Aurelius,Emperor of Rome,121-180.; Hard, Robin.; Gill, Christopher,1946-; Marcus Aurelius,Emperor of Rome,121-180.Correspondence.English.Selections.2011.; Fronto, Marcus Cornelius.Correspondence.English.Selections.2011.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxvi-xxx) and index.The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is one of the best-known and most popular works of ancient philosophy, offering spiritual reflections on how best to understand the universe and one's place within it.
Subjects: Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; Fronto, Marcus Cornelius; Ethics; Stoics; Life; Authors, Latin; Emperors; Orators;
© 2011., Oxford University Press,
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American plastic : boob jobs, credit cards, and our quest for perfection / by Essig, Laurie.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-206) and index.A short history of plastic -- The state of plastic -- Plastic people and their doctors -- Learning to be plastic : magazines, TV, and other cultural scripts -- The mirror and the porn star : ideal forms, cosmetic surgery, and everyday aesthetics -- Broken plastic -- Resistance -- ... Is futile?"... Shows how the plastic surgery industry merged with the plastic money industry to finance our quest for bodily perfection"--Jacket.
Subjects: Credit cards; Credit; Surgery, Plastic; Surgery, Plastic; Surgery, Plastic; Surgery, Plastic; Beauty; Social Conditions; Socioeconomic Factors;
© c2010., Beacon Press,
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Lincoln unbound : how an ambitious young railsplitter saved the American dream--and how we can do it again / by Lowry, Rich.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-260) and index.Introduction : "an inestimable jewel" : Lincoln's America -- "An ambition that knew no rest" : young man on the make -- "The sober, industrious, thriving people" : a devoted Whig -- "The true system" : the genius of American capitalism -- "Our fathers" : the Lincoln-Douglas debates and the purpose of America -- "A great empire": Lincoln's vision realized -- "Work, work, work" : recovering the Lincoln ethic.Revered today across the political spectrum, Abraham Lincoln believed in a small but active government in a nation defined by aspiration. He embraced the market and the transportation and communications revolutions beginning to take hold, and helped give birth to the modern industrial economy. Lincoln's vision of an upwardly mobile society that rewards and supports individual striving was wondrously realized. Now, it is under threat. Economic stagnation and social breakdown are undermining that mobility. To meet these challenges, conservative columnist Rich Lowry draws us back to the lessons of Lincoln. It is imperative, he argues, to preserve a fluid economy and the bourgeois virtues that make it possible for individuals to thrive within it.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; American Dream.; Free enterprise; Presidents;
© [2013], Broadside Books,
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Professionalism in health care : a primer for career success / by Makely, Sherry.; Austin, Vanessa J.; Kester, Quay.;
The health care industry and your role -- Your work ethic and performance -- Personal traits of the health care professional -- Relationships, teamwork, and communication skills -- Cultural competence and patient care -- Professionalism and your personal life -- The practicum experience / Vanessa J. Austin -- Employment, leadership, and career development.
Subjects: Medical personnel; Medical care; Health Occupations.; Professional Competence.; Career Mobility.; Ethics, Professional.; Interprofessional Relations.;
© c2013., Pearson,
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Something for nothing : luck in America / by Lears, T. J. Jackson,1947-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-365) and index.Offers a thoroughly researched discussion of how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and defined the national character of America, even while conventional wisdom has dictated that perseverance, industry, discipline, and other aspects of the Protestant work ethic are what make America great.
Subjects: Gambling; Gambling; Fortune.;
© 2004., Penguin Group,
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