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Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan (0079808035002): Edmund Morris Welcome to Who Else Writes Like...? Interview: Ricardo Semler | Business | The Observer The almost automatic response to Ricardo Semler's wonderfully subversive new book, The Seven Day Weekend (Century, £16.99), is: 'Well, that's all very well in Sao Paulo, but we couldn't do it here.' Semler is, or was - more of this later - president of Semco, Brazil's most famous company, which has made its name by standing the conventional corporate rulebook on its head. Semco doesn't have a mission statement, its own rulebook or any written policies. It doesn't have an organisation chart, a human resources department or even, these days, a headquarters. Subordinates choose their managers, decide how much they are paid and when they work. Six months is the farthest ahead the group ever looks. Sounds like a recipe for chaos, eh? Semler argues, with figures to support him, that the model has nothing more to prove. Paradoxically, the reason for Semco's sustainability is the same one that makes conventional managers reject it: no one is in control, including Semler.

Reader's Corner - Who Writes Like Have you read every novel by your favourite author? Are you looking for more suggestions? Browse the alphabetical list Do a keyword search Enter author surname TIP: Add 'Who Writes Like' to your Bookmarks or Favorites. Semco unique self organziation Readers' advisory Readers' advisory is defined as “Services provided by an experienced public services librarian specializing in the reading needs of public library patrons” (Reitz 2006). A successful readers' advisory service is one where knowledgeable, non-judgmental staff help readers with their leisure-reading needs. Because the library can often be confusing in their organization and layout, readers' advisers are crucial in providing the library’s leisure-reading material to the reader. Readers’ advisers should endeavor to be “knowledgeable about both fiction and nonfiction—particularly what is popular in their libraries” (Dilevko and Magowan 2007:23). History and resurgence[edit] Readers’ Advisory services have experienced many ups and downs throughout its history in libraries. Suggestions for success[edit] For many librarians, reading outside their favorite genre is easier said than done. Maintaining a Staff Recommendations display is another way to improve a library’s readers’ advisory service.

New York Times Best Seller Number Ones Listing This page is a listing of adult fiction books which have made number one on the New York Times Best Seller List along with the date that they first reached number one, in date order. Clicking on the date will take you to that week's list, if available. Currently, this listing starts at August 9, 1942. As always, we want your feedback! 1940's1950's1960's1970's1980's1990's2000's2010's View by AuthorView by Title And Now Tomorrow by Rachel Field (MacMillan) - August 9, 1942 The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel (Viking) - August 16, 1942 Drivin' Woman by Elizabeth Chevalier (MacMillan) - September 6, 1942 The Robe by Lloyd Douglas (Houghton Mifflin) - November 22, 1942 Mrs. So Little Time by John P. A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith (Harper) - January 2, 1944 Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith (Reynal) - May 14, 1944 Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham (Doubleday) - July 2, 1944 Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge (Coward-McCann) - October 15, 1944 The Green Years by A. B. Shannon's Way by A.

Readers’ Advisory Resources: Beyond Lists | wrapped up in books A colleague and I were asked to present at the RT Book Convention in a session intended for librarians and booksellers. This post is adapted from a portion of our presentation. I love talking books with people. I often make lists—grocery lists, to-do lists, wish lists—but plain, old book lists, while instructive and useful, can be kinda boring. Flowcharts are great to organize information with complex relationships and tiered groupings. For example, The Hunger Games has multiple appeal factors. Around the time The Hunger Games movie went into production a number of new releases started being touted as read-alikes. The wild popularity of The Hunger Games also shed a new light on older titles that had been published prior to The Hunger Games. See: So You Liked The Hunger Games...What Should You Read Next? A chart format might also encourage readers to branch out into a new area of interest. See: Humor in Young Adult Fiction Flowchart See: The Cabinet of Wonders Read-Alikes List Design

Ross Smith on Trust and Innovation (Trust Quotes #1) Given Trust Matters’ attempt to be commonsensical and practical, it’s fitting that we lead off the series with Ross Smith, a line manager who uses trust daily. I first met Ross in early 2009, when he was running a team of about 80 programmers working on Windows security for Microsoft—not the first place I would have guessed to be focused on trust. Let’s pick it up there. CHG: Ross, you didn’t set out to do work in trust, did you? RS: Hey Charlie – No, not at all. We ran into a great paper “Well-being and Trust in the Workplace” by Helliwell and Huang – that equated an increase in trust to a pay raise. CHG: Can you say more about the link between trust and innovation? RS: Well, the term “innovation” can be a bit tricky and subjective. However, in real life, I won’t be bragging to my manager about my ability to fail, romanticizing the Edison mantra, if I don’t absolutely trust that my manager sees the bigger picture – and also trusts me to be working towards that. RS: Wow! Trusted Advisor !!

Five Libraries Collaborate On Reader’s Advisory Project | Finding Heroes Five libraries (four in Queensland and one in New Zealand) collaborated to create Beyond The Lavender Keeper Reading Map in recognition of of Australia’s 2013 Get Reading Campaign. Click on the image to read the booklet The challenge was to produce a reading map of The Lavender Keeper to coincide with a visit to four Queensland public libraries by author Fiona McIntosh in mid-September as part of Australia’s 2013 Get Reading Campaign. The project began six weeks ago when Alison Miles from CityLibraries Townsville asked if I was interested in doing another reading map (see our previous collaborative reading map Beyond Chocolat) along with three other librarians – Jo Beazley from Toowoomba Regional Libraries, Louise Pieper from Gold Coast Libraries, and Tina Cavanough from Moreton Bay Region Libraries – who were all hosting Fiona McIntosh at their libraries within the same week. The reading map design further dictated the number of titles selected and the amount of content per title.

Microsoft’s Ross Smith asks shall we play a game? - Next at Microsoft [a rare shot of Ross and his Xbox Live Avatar sharing the stage] The first time I met Ross Smith, he was dressed in camouflage cargo shorts, a vintage rock and roll T-shirt from the ’80s and a pair of Timberland boots. Combine that with the box of Lucky Charms and various tchotchkes cluttering his office and you might question whether he’s there to work or to play. In Ross’ case, the answer would be ‘yes.’ Currently, Ross is director of test for the Microsoft Office Lync Client team. Sure enough. The efforts of Ross' team are still going strong since that initial game of hangman. In practice, 42Projects encourages employees to use less-than-busy times to expand their thinking into other areas or opportunities. Ross’ work on 42Projects has become an evolving case study on innovative management techniques that have been the focus of articles by the London School of Business, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and others.

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