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The new multi-level exam preparation series for Cambridge ESOL exams which inspires students to better exam results.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1548559 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-20
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
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About the Author
Paul Davies graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He taught English at the British Council in Madrid from 1963- 1965. From 1967- 1972 he taught English in Mexico. In 1973, he received an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading. He returned to Mexico to teach English and now works for the British Council in Mexico. He is co-author of Success in English Teaching, published by Oxford University Press. Tim Falla graduated from Oxford University with a BA Honours degree in Modern Languages. He took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education in English for Speakers of Other Languages at London University and taught in Japan, the UK, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. From 1988 until 1992 he was an editor in the ELT Division of Oxford University Press. Since then he has worked as a freelance author.
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Product Description
The new multi-level exam preparation series for Cambridge ESOL exams which inspires students to better exam results.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1548559 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-20
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Paul Davies graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He taught English at the British Council in Madrid from 1963- 1965. From 1967- 1972 he taught English in Mexico. In 1973, he received an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading. He returned to Mexico to teach English and now works for the British Council in Mexico. He is co-author of Success in English Teaching, published by Oxford University Press. Tim Falla graduated from Oxford University with a BA Honours degree in Modern Languages. He took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education in English for Speakers of Other Languages at London University and taught in Japan, the UK, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. From 1988 until 1992 he was an editor in the ELT Division of Oxford University Press. Since then he has worked as a freelance author.
Product Description
The new multi-level exam preparation series for Cambridge ESOL exams which inspires students to better exam results.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1548559 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-20
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Paul Davies graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He taught English at the British Council in Madrid from 1963- 1965. From 1967- 1972 he taught English in Mexico. In 1973, he received an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading. He returned to Mexico to teach English and now works for the British Council in Mexico. He is co-author of Success in English Teaching, published by Oxford University Press. Tim Falla graduated from Oxford University with a BA Honours degree in Modern Languages. He took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education in English for Speakers of Other Languages at London University and taught in Japan, the UK, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. From 1988 until 1992 he was an editor in the ELT Division of Oxford University Press. Since then he has worked as a freelance author.
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The new multi-level exam preparation series for Cambridge ESOL exams which inspires students to better exam results.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1050499 in Books
* Published on: 2008-09-15
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 184 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Paul Davies graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He taught English at the British Council in Madrid from 1963- 1965. From 1967- 1972 he taught English in Mexico. In 1973, he received an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading. He returned to Mexico to teach English and now works for the British Council in Mexico. He is co-author of Success in English Teaching, published by Oxford University Press. Tim Falla graduated from Oxford University with a BA Honours degree in Modern Languages. He took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education in English for Speakers of Other Languages at London University and taught in Japan, the UK, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. From 1988 until 1992 he was an editor in the ELT Division of Oxford University Press. Since then he has worked as a freelance author.
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Nearly all managers dream of being inspiring leaders who elicit the most from their people. But while they may understand the skills needed to manage their teams, very few know how to put their knowledge into practice. Now, any manager can get exceptional results and make an important contribution to the organization. Becoming an Extraordinary Manager focuses not just on "understanding" principles of good management, but on taking action. Readers will learn the basic attitude and skills outstanding managers must know, including:
* why it’s critical to be interested in, rather than interesting to, their people * the best ways to motivate their team * effective interviewing techniques * conducting a performance review * time management * introducing change * delegation * thinking and acting about their people positively (the self-fulfilling prophecy) * building a high-performance team * retaining top talent * handling performance problems * listening
Lively in style and thorough in content, this is the book that gives every manager a complete guide to avoiding the ordinary and becoming the best.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #82999 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…A smart addition to an aspiring leader’s bookshelf.”
-Washington Business Journal
About the Author
Len Sandler (Westford, MA) is the President of Sandler Assoc. and has successfully developed and delivered more than 2,500 seminars for such clients as EMC, General Motors, Disney, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, Motorola, General Electric, Hertz, Sun Microsystems, Honeywell, Citigroup, Lucent Technologies, Siemens, and Corning.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Extraordinary managers make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. They add value to their organization. They get extraordinary results from ordinary people. Average managers wind up with ordinary results no matter how good their people are. There are even managers who, unfortunately, drag their groups down so that they get ordinary results from extraordinary people. The whole, then, becomes less than the sum of its parts. These managers have little, if any, value. They don't really manage much of anything. They're "straw bosses." After the worthwhile stalks of wheat and other grains are harvested, straw is what's left over on the ground. It's used primarily for animal bedding. The term straw boss has come to mean a low-level manager who isn't good for much. Such managers have very little authority. They're leftovers. The term also connotes someone who is petty and makes things more difficult, not better, for employees. I know some companies that have more than their share of "straw bosses." I'm willing to wager that you do, too.
Overall, I've found there to be four basic kinds of people:
1. Those who make things happen. You can count on these people 100 percent of the time. No matter what the assignment, no matter what the obstacles to overcome, no matter what the deadline. They're always improving themselves. Their development curve looks like a skyrocket. I'm assuming you're this kind of person. Why else would you have bought this book?
2. Those who watch things happen. These people are the spectators. They sit up in the stands. They second-guess and play Monday-morning quarterback. You probably say the same things to them that I do: "If you can do better, you come down on the field of play where the action is." Of course, they never do. They don't want to get their hands dirty. They don't want to stick their necks out.
3. Those who wonder what's happening. These are the people who are always confused. Things are never clear enough for them. They're always waiting for something. They say things like, "I have the responsibility but not the authority." They want things to be given to them. On retirement day, they'll still be waiting for instructions and direction.
4. Those that everything happens to. These are the victims. The "Woe is me!" people. They claim they have such terrible luck. In truth, they make their own bad luck. You hate to even say "Hi!" to them. That's the only opening they need. They'll give you an hour's worth of their latest problems and their latest troubles. You wish you could hold a mirror up to these people. Maybe then they'd see themselves for the way they really are. Some of them have had fifteen or sixteen different jobs. They always say, "No one understood me. No one listened to me. They made promises they didn't keep. It wasn't fair." After that many jobs, you'd think they'd learn that their own behavior has a lot to do with their lack of success. But they just don't want to face the truth. So they play the "blame game."
Because you're a "Make things happen" kind of person, I'm willing to share my experience with you. I spent sixteen years working in corporations, large and small, and the last eighteen years as a consultant for many of what are considered the very best Fortune 500 companies. I've seen my share of good managers. I've seen a whole lot of bad ones. Too many bad ones. I've been an observer. A note-taker. In this book, I'll report to you on those observations. I'll try to talk in simple, commonsense terms about what's done wrong and how it can be done right. Work should be more than just work. It doesn't have to be boredom, drudgery, and something to be avoided. People don't have to go around talking about "Blue Monday" and "Hump Day Wednesday" and "Thank God it's Friday." There are too many employees who just put in their time. Kind of like prisoners in a maximum-security prison. They're just waiting to get released for the weekend, a holiday, or vacation. It doesn't have to be that way. The truth is, there's no such thing as unmotivated people, just bad management.
When the cake comes out wrong, it's seldom the fault of the ingredients. The odds are the flour, sugar, and eggs were just fine. It's probably the fault of the baker. Some bakers are good and others aren't so good. Some managers are good and others aren't so good. The best have special recipes that they've learned. They take ordinary ingredients and incredible things happen. You can be like that, too. I'm not saying that the ingredients don't matter. Get good ingredients. But it takes much more than that to be a great baker.
I'm going to give you practical steps to follow that can help you become a better manager or prepare for a management position. I know you've got good intentions. Everyone has good intentions. The problem is that we judge ourselves based on our intentions. Others judge us on our actions. So, rather than focus on building an understanding of good management principles, we'll focus on actions you can and should take.
I've heard all the excuses that managers give as to why they don't manage. Excuses like, "I'm too busy," and "My boss won't let me," and "I'm not going to hold people's hands." To understand how ridiculous these excuses are, let's put them in a different context. Let's say you were having your house painted. The painting crew was doing a terrible job. The radio was blaring, they were making a mess out of your yard, and not much work was getting done at all. You call the crew chief over and say, "I'm very disappointed in the work your crew has been doing." He claims it's not his fault because he's "too busy" and the "boss won't let me" and he's "not going to hold people's hands." My guess is you'd be outraged. You'd probably call the owner of the painting company and demand that this crew chief be replaced. You wouldn't let him get away with saying those things. Why should we let our managers get away with it?
Recently I asked several hundred people in various training sessions a simple, straightforward question: "Do managers know how to motivate people?" A whopping 75 percent said, "No!" If we asked a different question—for example, "Do salespeople know how to sell?"—and 75 percent said "No," wouldn't someone be upset? What if 75 percent of the accounting people weren't good with numbers? Wouldn't someone want action to be taken? I asked those same people if would they fire their manager on the spot if they were able to. A full 25 percent of employees said, "Yes!" What does that tell you about their respect for the people they work for?
So, why aren't there more good managers? We've got many good programmers. Most programmers are very capable. There are a few bad ones, of course, but the vast majority are just fine. We've got many good accountants. Most accountants are very capable. There are a few bad ones, of course, but the vast majority are just fine. You get the idea. With management, it's just the opposite. There are some good ones. But many aren't very good at all. They cause more harm than good. They discourage, demotivate, and drive good people out of organizations. They negatively affect business results and cost companies untold amounts of money to repair the damage they cause.
I can't tell you how many hours I've spent captive in an office while the boss brags on and on about how wonderful he is. He'd tell stories about his vacation, his family, his hobbies, while I sit there thinking about how much work I have to do. The boss is going "Talk, talk, talk," while the clock goes, "Tock, tock, tock." You say the same thing has happened to you? And it drives you crazy, too? Okay, so you know what I mean when I talk about managers who "discourage, demotivate, and drive people out of the organization." Why a company would pay people in management positions to tell personal stories and build up their egos like mini-tyrants, at the expense of people's valuable time, is beyond me.
I talked to an employee recently who told me that her manager wanted to hold an individual development planning discussion with her. She was delighted. She said she had never had such a discussion and was thrilled that a manager would show that much interest in her. She did her research and prepared a lot of information for the meeting. Unfortunately, the meeting was postponed because the manager was too "busy." That meeting was postponed nine more times. She said she is now so disgusted that she deleted all the information she had prepared and said that, if and when the manager reschedules the meeting again, she purposely won't show up to try to get back at the manager. Employees should be treated with the same respect that customers are given. Imagine postponing a customer meeting because you're too "busy"?
Why Aren't There More Good Managers?
There are five main reasons why there aren't more good managers:
1. Most occupations require some demonstrated competence, but management doesn't. Many occupations require certification or a license, where you have to pass a test to demonstrate a certain level of knowledge and proficiency. To become a plumber or an electrician, for example, you've got to be licensed. Frankly, even a dog has to be licensed. What do you need to become a manager? Nothing. Nothing at all. You just have to be in the right place at the right time. Maybe you're the last one standing. Everyone else has quit and you've hung around the longest. It's the "Poof! You're a manager" process. Imagine if there were a "Poof! You're a heart surgeon" process...
Product Description
Nearly all managers dream of being inspiring leaders who elicit the most from their people. But while they may understand the skills needed to manage their teams, very few know how to put their knowledge into practice. Now, any manager can get exceptional results and make an important contribution to the organization. Becoming an Extraordinary Manager focuses not just on "understanding" principles of good management, but on taking action. Readers will learn the basic attitude and skills outstanding managers must know, including:
* why it’s critical to be interested in, rather than interesting to, their people * the best ways to motivate their team * effective interviewing techniques * conducting a performance review * time management * introducing change * delegation * thinking and acting about their people positively (the self-fulfilling prophecy) * building a high-performance team * retaining top talent * handling performance problems * listening
Lively in style and thorough in content, this is the book that gives every manager a complete guide to avoiding the ordinary and becoming the best.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #82999 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…A smart addition to an aspiring leader’s bookshelf.”
-Washington Business Journal
About the Author
Len Sandler (Westford, MA) is the President of Sandler Assoc. and has successfully developed and delivered more than 2,500 seminars for such clients as EMC, General Motors, Disney, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, Motorola, General Electric, Hertz, Sun Microsystems, Honeywell, Citigroup, Lucent Technologies, Siemens, and Corning.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Extraordinary managers make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. They add value to their organization. They get extraordinary results from ordinary people. Average managers wind up with ordinary results no matter how good their people are. There are even managers who, unfortunately, drag their groups down so that they get ordinary results from extraordinary people. The whole, then, becomes less than the sum of its parts. These managers have little, if any, value. They don't really manage much of anything. They're "straw bosses." After the worthwhile stalks of wheat and other grains are harvested, straw is what's left over on the ground. It's used primarily for animal bedding. The term straw boss has come to mean a low-level manager who isn't good for much. Such managers have very little authority. They're leftovers. The term also connotes someone who is petty and makes things more difficult, not better, for employees. I know some companies that have more than their share of "straw bosses." I'm willing to wager that you do, too.
Overall, I've found there to be four basic kinds of people:
1. Those who make things happen. You can count on these people 100 percent of the time. No matter what the assignment, no matter what the obstacles to overcome, no matter what the deadline. They're always improving themselves. Their development curve looks like a skyrocket. I'm assuming you're this kind of person. Why else would you have bought this book?
2. Those who watch things happen. These people are the spectators. They sit up in the stands. They second-guess and play Monday-morning quarterback. You probably say the same things to them that I do: "If you can do better, you come down on the field of play where the action is." Of course, they never do. They don't want to get their hands dirty. They don't want to stick their necks out.
3. Those who wonder what's happening. These are the people who are always confused. Things are never clear enough for them. They're always waiting for something. They say things like, "I have the responsibility but not the authority." They want things to be given to them. On retirement day, they'll still be waiting for instructions and direction.
4. Those that everything happens to. These are the victims. The "Woe is me!" people. They claim they have such terrible luck. In truth, they make their own bad luck. You hate to even say "Hi!" to them. That's the only opening they need. They'll give you an hour's worth of their latest problems and their latest troubles. You wish you could hold a mirror up to these people. Maybe then they'd see themselves for the way they really are. Some of them have had fifteen or sixteen different jobs. They always say, "No one understood me. No one listened to me. They made promises they didn't keep. It wasn't fair." After that many jobs, you'd think they'd learn that their own behavior has a lot to do with their lack of success. But they just don't want to face the truth. So they play the "blame game."
Because you're a "Make things happen" kind of person, I'm willing to share my experience with you. I spent sixteen years working in corporations, large and small, and the last eighteen years as a consultant for many of what are considered the very best Fortune 500 companies. I've seen my share of good managers. I've seen a whole lot of bad ones. Too many bad ones. I've been an observer. A note-taker. In this book, I'll report to you on those observations. I'll try to talk in simple, commonsense terms about what's done wrong and how it can be done right. Work should be more than just work. It doesn't have to be boredom, drudgery, and something to be avoided. People don't have to go around talking about "Blue Monday" and "Hump Day Wednesday" and "Thank God it's Friday." There are too many employees who just put in their time. Kind of like prisoners in a maximum-security prison. They're just waiting to get released for the weekend, a holiday, or vacation. It doesn't have to be that way. The truth is, there's no such thing as unmotivated people, just bad management.
When the cake comes out wrong, it's seldom the fault of the ingredients. The odds are the flour, sugar, and eggs were just fine. It's probably the fault of the baker. Some bakers are good and others aren't so good. Some managers are good and others aren't so good. The best have special recipes that they've learned. They take ordinary ingredients and incredible things happen. You can be like that, too. I'm not saying that the ingredients don't matter. Get good ingredients. But it takes much more than that to be a great baker.
I'm going to give you practical steps to follow that can help you become a better manager or prepare for a management position. I know you've got good intentions. Everyone has good intentions. The problem is that we judge ourselves based on our intentions. Others judge us on our actions. So, rather than focus on building an understanding of good management principles, we'll focus on actions you can and should take.
I've heard all the excuses that managers give as to why they don't manage. Excuses like, "I'm too busy," and "My boss won't let me," and "I'm not going to hold people's hands." To understand how ridiculous these excuses are, let's put them in a different context. Let's say you were having your house painted. The painting crew was doing a terrible job. The radio was blaring, they were making a mess out of your yard, and not much work was getting done at all. You call the crew chief over and say, "I'm very disappointed in the work your crew has been doing." He claims it's not his fault because he's "too busy" and the "boss won't let me" and he's "not going to hold people's hands." My guess is you'd be outraged. You'd probably call the owner of the painting company and demand that this crew chief be replaced. You wouldn't let him get away with saying those things. Why should we let our managers get away with it?
Recently I asked several hundred people in various training sessions a simple, straightforward question: "Do managers know how to motivate people?" A whopping 75 percent said, "No!" If we asked a different question—for example, "Do salespeople know how to sell?"—and 75 percent said "No," wouldn't someone be upset? What if 75 percent of the accounting people weren't good with numbers? Wouldn't someone want action to be taken? I asked those same people if would they fire their manager on the spot if they were able to. A full 25 percent of employees said, "Yes!" What does that tell you about their respect for the people they work for?
So, why aren't there more good managers? We've got many good programmers. Most programmers are very capable. There are a few bad ones, of course, but the vast majority are just fine. We've got many good accountants. Most accountants are very capable. There are a few bad ones, of course, but the vast majority are just fine. You get the idea. With management, it's just the opposite. There are some good ones. But many aren't very good at all. They cause more harm than good. They discourage, demotivate, and drive good people out of organizations. They negatively affect business results and cost companies untold amounts of money to repair the damage they cause.
I can't tell you how many hours I've spent captive in an office while the boss brags on and on about how wonderful he is. He'd tell stories about his vacation, his family, his hobbies, while I sit there thinking about how much work I have to do. The boss is going "Talk, talk, talk," while the clock goes, "Tock, tock, tock." You say the same thing has happened to you? And it drives you crazy, too? Okay, so you know what I mean when I talk about managers who "discourage, demotivate, and drive people out of the organization." Why a company would pay people in management positions to tell personal stories and build up their egos like mini-tyrants, at the expense of people's valuable time, is beyond me.
I talked to an employee recently who told me that her manager wanted to hold an individual development planning discussion with her. She was delighted. She said she had never had such a discussion and was thrilled that a manager would show that much interest in her. She did her research and prepared a lot of information for the meeting. Unfortunately, the meeting was postponed because the manager was too "busy." That meeting was postponed nine more times. She said she is now so disgusted that she deleted all the information she had prepared and said that, if and when the manager reschedules the meeting again, she purposely won't show up to try to get back at the manager. Employees should be treated with the same respect that customers are given. Imagine postponing a customer meeting because you're too "busy"?
Why Aren't There More Good Managers?
There are five main reasons why there aren't more good managers:
1. Most occupations require some demonstrated competence, but management doesn't. Many occupations require certification or a license, where you have to pass a test to demonstrate a certain level of knowledge and proficiency. To become a plumber or an electrician, for example, you've got to be licensed. Frankly, even a dog has to be licensed. What do you need to become a manager? Nothing. Nothing at all. You just have to be in the right place at the right time. Maybe you're the last one standing. Everyone else has quit and you've hung around the longest. It's the "Poof! You're a manager" process. Imagine if there were a "Poof! You're a heart surgeon" process...
Product Description
Create a first-rate resume that will get you hired in IT
Stand out in a crowd of IT job applicants by creating and submitting a winning resume and cover letter with help from this practical guide. Fully revised and updated for the latest trends, technologies, and in-demand jobs, Ace the IT Resume, Second Edition reveals how to best showcase your IT skills and experience. You'll get tips for adapting your resume for different formats, using the right keywords, and getting your resume in the hands of the hiring manager. With an encyclopedia of sample resumes, job descriptions, and resume strategies, this is your must-have guide to landing a great IT job.
*
Present your skills, experience, and education in the most effective format
*
Optimize your online resume
*
Customize your resume based on the job you're seeking
*
Write compelling and relevant cover letters
*
Avoid common pitfalls and analyze your resume for errors
*
Discover ways to quickly get hands-on experience
*
Network with IT professionals to make connections
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #71651 in Books
* Published on: 2007-06-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Create a winning IT resume and get the job you want
Want to land the IT job of your dreams? Learn how to stand out as an IT applicant with this highly useful and practical guide for creating and submitting resumes--including a full chapter devoted to writing an effective cover letter. Discover inside tips for gaining access to the actual hiring manager and learn how to pick the right keywords to make the most of your experience and training. See examples of different resume layouts and writing styles, and find out how to best organize your work experience, skills, and educational history to make sure that your resume displays all your key accomplishments most effectively. Filled with tips and secrets that let you get inside the mind of today's IT hiring manager, this is the ultimate high-tech resume resource.
* Customize your resume based on the technology job you are seeking
* Get tips for formatting and submitting resumes and cover letters electronically
* Know the hot topics and key words IT managers look for
* Learn what to include and what to leave out of your resume
* Organize and present your experience to best position yourself
* Avoid common IT resume mistakes and analyze your resume for errors
* Find IT jobs on the Internet and discover ways to get your resume viewed more often when posting online
* Network with IT professionals--even if you don't know anyone in the industry
* Follow the sample IT resumes and cover letters as proven examples
About the Author
Paula Moreira is the global IT training manager at a large financial services organization. She and her team support an IT team of 2,000. Paula began her career as a techie and has spent the last 15 years working in IT education and career development.
Customer Reviews
Nice..5
Great for those needing guidance on how to write a good IT resume. I recommend it.
Went from no response to getting the job5
Ace the IT Resume does exactly what it sets out to do, provide knowledge and examples towards building a great IT resume. I got this book when I was getting no response to the numerous resumes I had submitted. After reading this book, and applying its lessons, I got hired into a great job with a great company. I also know what book I am picking up from my shelf if and when it comes time to dust off my resume again.
Good4
This is a helpful book. I also recommend Information Technolgy Jobs in America 2008: Corporate & Government Career Guide (Information Technology Jobs in America: Corporate & Government. ITJA explains the industry as marketplace. It shows you salary charts for the IT jobs in U.S. Federal, States and Cities, and pension estimates, and how precisely to go government. Computer Jobs with the Growing Information Technology Professional Services Sector 2008 IT Staffing Firms; and Computer Jobs With the Growing Information Technology Professional Services Sector 2008: Midwest States, provide company and recruitment contacts in each U.S. region hiring for contract labor and permanent. Put the resources together and you have a powerful package.
Product Description
Create a first-rate resume that will get you hired in IT
Stand out in a crowd of IT job applicants by creating and submitting a winning resume and cover letter with help from this practical guide. Fully revised and updated for the latest trends, technologies, and in-demand jobs, Ace the IT Resume, Second Edition reveals how to best showcase your IT skills and experience. You'll get tips for adapting your resume for different formats, using the right keywords, and getting your resume in the hands of the hiring manager. With an encyclopedia of sample resumes, job descriptions, and resume strategies, this is your must-have guide to landing a great IT job.
*
Present your skills, experience, and education in the most effective format
*
Optimize your online resume
*
Customize your resume based on the job you're seeking
*
Write compelling and relevant cover letters
*
Avoid common pitfalls and analyze your resume for errors
*
Discover ways to quickly get hands-on experience
*
Network with IT professionals to make connections
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #71651 in Books
* Published on: 2007-06-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Create a winning IT resume and get the job you want
Want to land the IT job of your dreams? Learn how to stand out as an IT applicant with this highly useful and practical guide for creating and submitting resumes--including a full chapter devoted to writing an effective cover letter. Discover inside tips for gaining access to the actual hiring manager and learn how to pick the right keywords to make the most of your experience and training. See examples of different resume layouts and writing styles, and find out how to best organize your work experience, skills, and educational history to make sure that your resume displays all your key accomplishments most effectively. Filled with tips and secrets that let you get inside the mind of today's IT hiring manager, this is the ultimate high-tech resume resource.
* Customize your resume based on the technology job you are seeking
* Get tips for formatting and submitting resumes and cover letters electronically
* Know the hot topics and key words IT managers look for
* Learn what to include and what to leave out of your resume
* Organize and present your experience to best position yourself
* Avoid common IT resume mistakes and analyze your resume for errors
* Find IT jobs on the Internet and discover ways to get your resume viewed more often when posting online
* Network with IT professionals--even if you don't know anyone in the industry
* Follow the sample IT resumes and cover letters as proven examples
About the Author
Paula Moreira is the global IT training manager at a large financial services organization. She and her team support an IT team of 2,000. Paula began her career as a techie and has spent the last 15 years working in IT education and career development.
Customer Reviews
Nice..5
Great for those needing guidance on how to write a good IT resume. I recommend it.
Went from no response to getting the job5
Ace the IT Resume does exactly what it sets out to do, provide knowledge and examples towards building a great IT resume. I got this book when I was getting no response to the numerous resumes I had submitted. After reading this book, and applying its lessons, I got hired into a great job with a great company. I also know what book I am picking up from my shelf if and when it comes time to dust off my resume again.
Good4
This is a helpful book. I also recommend Information Technolgy Jobs in America 2008: Corporate & Government Career Guide (Information Technology Jobs in America: Corporate & Government. ITJA explains the industry as marketplace. It shows you salary charts for the IT jobs in U.S. Federal, States and Cities, and pension estimates, and how precisely to go government. Computer Jobs with the Growing Information Technology Professional Services Sector 2008 IT Staffing Firms; and Computer Jobs With the Growing Information Technology Professional Services Sector 2008: Midwest States, provide company and recruitment contacts in each U.S. region hiring for contract labor and permanent. Put the resources together and you have a powerful package.
Product Description
This book is for the career developer who wants to take his or her skill set and/or project to the next level. If you are a professional software developer with 3–4 years of experience looking to bring a higher level of discipline to your project, or to learn the skills that will help you transition from software engineer to technical lead, then this book is for you. The topics covered in this book will help you focus on delivering software at a higher quality and lower cost. The book is about practical techniques and practices that will help you and your team realize those goals.
This book is for the developer understands that the business of software is, first and foremost, business. Writing code is fun, but writing high-quality code on time and at the lowest possible cost is what makes a software project successful. A team lead or architect who wants to succeed must keep that in mind.
Given that target audience, this book assumes a certain level of skill at reading code in one or more languages, and basic familiarity with building and testing software projects. It also assumes that you have at least a basic understanding of the software development lifecycle, and how requirements from customers become testable software projects.
Who This Book Is Not For: This is not a book for the entry-level developer fresh out of college, or for those just getting started as professional coders. It isn’t a book about writing code; it’s a book about how we write code together while keeping quality up and costs down. It is not for those who want to learn to write more efficient or literate code. There are plenty of other books available on those subjects, as mentioned previously.
This is also not a book about project management or development methodology. All of the strategies and techniques presented here are just as applicable to waterfall projects as they are to those employing Agile methodologies. While certain strategies such as Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration have risen to popularity hand in hand with Agile development methodologies, there is no coupling between them. There are plenty of projects run using SCRUM that do not use TDD, and there are just as many waterfall projects that do.
Philosophy versus Practicality: There are a lot of religious arguments in software development. Exceptions versus result codes, strongly typed versus dynamic languages, and where to put your curly braces are just a few examples. This book tried to steer clear of those arguments here. Most of the chapters in this book deal with practical steps that you as a developer can take to improve your skills and improve the state of your project. The author makes no claims that these practices represent the way to write software. They represent strategies that have worked well for the author and other developers that he have worked closely with.
Philosophy certainly has its place in software development. Much of the current thinking in project management has been influenced by the Agile philosophy, for example. The next wave may be influenced by the Lean methodologies developed by Toyota for building automobiles. Because it represents a philosophy, the Lean process model can be applied to building software just as easily as to building cars. On the other hand, because they exist at the philosophical level, such methodologies can be difficult to conceptualize. The book tries to favor the practical over the philosophical, the concrete over the theoretical. This should be the kind of book that you can pick up, read one chapter of, and go away with some practical changes you can make to your software project that will make it better.
That said, the first part of this book is entitled “Philosophy” because the strategies described in it represent ways of approaching a problem rather than a specific solution. There are just as many practical ways to do Test-Driven Development as there are ways to manage a software project. You will have to pick the way that fits your chosen programming language, environment, and team structure. The book has tried to describe some tangible ways of realizing TDD, but it remains an abstract ideal rather than a one-size-fits-all technical solution. The same applies to Continuous Integration. There are numerous ways of thinking about and achieving a Continuous Integration solution, and this book presents only a few. Continuous Integration represents a way of thinking about your development process rather than a concrete or specific technique.
The second and third parts represent more concrete process and construction techniques that can improve your code and your project. They focus on the pragmatic rather than the philosophical.
Every Little Bit Helps: You do not have to sit down and read this book from cover to cover. While there are interrelationships between the chapters, each chapter can also stand on its own. If you know that you have a particular problem such as error handling with your current project, read that chapter and try to implement some of the suggestions in it. Don’t feel that you have to overhaul your entire software project at once. The various techniques described in this book can all incrementally improve a project one at a time.
If you are starting a brand new project and have an opportunity to define its structure, then by all means read the whole book and see how it influences the way you design your project. If you have to work within an existing project structure, you might have more success applying a few improvements at a time.
In terms of personal career growth, the same applies. Every new technique you learn makes you a better developer, so take them one at a time as your schedule and projects allow.
Examples: Most of the examples in this book are written in C#. However, the techniques described in this book apply just as well to any other modern programming language with a little translation. Even if you are unfamiliar with the inner workings or details of C# as a language, the examples are very small and simple to understand. Again, this is not a book about how to write code, and the examples in it are all intended to illustrate a specific point, not to become a part of your software project in any literal sense.
This book is organized into three sections, Philosophy, Process and Code Construction. The following is a short summary of what you will find in each section and chapter.
Part I (Philosophy) contains chapters that focus on abstract ideas about how to approach a software project. Each chapter contains practical examples of how to realize those ideas.
Chapter 1 (Buy, not Build) describes how to go about deciding which parts of your software project you need to write yourself and which parts you may be able to purchase or otherwise leverage from someplace else. In order to keep costs down and focus on your real competitive advantage, it is necessary to write only those parts of your application that you really need to.
Chapter 2 (Test-Driven Development) examines the Test-Driven Development (or Test-Driven Design) philosophy and some practical ways of applying it to your development lifecycle to produce higher-quality code in less time.
Chapter 3 (Continuous Integration) explores the Continuous Integration philosophy and how you can apply it to your project. CI involves automating your build and unit testing processes to give developers a shorter feedback cycle about changes that they make to the project. A shorter feedback cycle makes it easier for developers to work together as a team and at a higher level of productivity.
The chapters in Part II (Process) explore processes and tools that you can use as a team to improve the quality of your source code and make it easier to understand and to maintain.
Chapter 4 (Done Is Done) contains suggestions for defining what it means for a developer to “finish” a development task. Creating a “done is done” policy for your team can make it easier for developers to work together, and easier for developers and testers to work together. If everyone on your team follows the same set of steps to complete each task, then development will be more predictable and of a higher quality.
Chapter 5 (Testing) presents some concrete suggestions for how to create tests, how to run them, and how to organize them to make them easier to run, easier to measure, and more useful to developers and to testers. Included are sections on what code coverage means and how to measure it effectively, how to organize your tests by type, and how to automate your testing processes to get the most benefit from them.
Chapter 6 (Source Control) explains techniques for using your source control system more effectively so that it is easier for developers to work together on the same project, and easier to correlate changes in source control with physical software binaries and with defect or issue reports in your tracking system.
Chapter 7 (Static Analysis) examines what static analysis is, what information it can provide, and how it can improve the quality and maintainability of your projects.
Part III (Code Construction) includes chapters on specific coding techniques that can improve the quality and maintainability of your software projects.
Chapter 8 (Contract, Contract, Contract!) tackles programming by contract and how that can make your code easier for developers to understand and to use. Programming by contract can also make your application easier (and therefore less expensive) to maintain and support.
Chapter 9 (Limiting Dependencies) focuses on techniques for limiting how dependent each part of your application is upon the others. Limiting dependencies can lead to software that is easier to make changes to and cheaper to maintain as well as easier to deploy and test.
Chapter 10 (The Model-View-Presenter Model) offers a brief descr.. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #176527 in Books
* Published on: 2008-05-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 233 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Code Leader: Using People, Tools, and Processes to Build Successful Software
"Patrick is a pragmatist with a purist's knowledge. He has a deep understanding of what 'smells' right, and he knows when and how to find the right balance to get the job done. This philosophy of balanced 'pure pragmatism' pervades this book and makes it useful."
—from the foreword by Scott Hanselman, Author of ComputerZen Blog, www.computerzen.com; Senior Program Manager, Developer Division, Microsoft Corporation
Writing code is rewarding, but writing high-quality code, on time and at the lowest possible cost, is what makes a software project successful. As the role of a professional developer has evolved and taken on additional responsibilities, it is now necessary to work in concert with a team in order to improve both the process and final results of a software project. This unique book introduces a set of concrete best practices and construction techniques that can be applied to the development process and to actual code construction, so that you can confidently solve business problems rather than deal solely with pure coding tasks.
Patrick Cauldwell understands that it is no longer sufficient to just write software that solves a problem; it must also be fast, scalable, reliable, and easy to use. In this reference, he explains how to build software that is of high quality at a lower cost and shares with you the practical steps you must take in order to transition from software engineer to technical lead.
What you will learn from this book
*
Practical steps you can take to combine different developmental philosophies, processes, and construction techniques into a unified approach to software
*
Methods for deciding which parts of a project you need to write yourself versus what you can buy or reuse
*
Tools and processes you can employ to improve source code quality and maintainability
*
How to create, run, organize, and measure tests, and then make them more useful to developers and testers
*
Ways that programming by contract can make your code easier for developers to understand and use
*
Recommended techniques for handling errors in your code that will make your application easier to debug and support
Product Description
This book is for the career developer who wants to take his or her skill set and/or project to the next level. If you are a professional software developer with 3–4 years of experience looking to bring a higher level of discipline to your project, or to learn the skills that will help you transition from software engineer to technical lead, then this book is for you. The topics covered in this book will help you focus on delivering software at a higher quality and lower cost. The book is about practical techniques and practices that will help you and your team realize those goals.
This book is for the developer understands that the business of software is, first and foremost, business. Writing code is fun, but writing high-quality code on time and at the lowest possible cost is what makes a software project successful. A team lead or architect who wants to succeed must keep that in mind.
Given that target audience, this book assumes a certain level of skill at reading code in one or more languages, and basic familiarity with building and testing software projects. It also assumes that you have at least a basic understanding of the software development lifecycle, and how requirements from customers become testable software projects.
Who This Book Is Not For: This is not a book for the entry-level developer fresh out of college, or for those just getting started as professional coders. It isn’t a book about writing code; it’s a book about how we write code together while keeping quality up and costs down. It is not for those who want to learn to write more efficient or literate code. There are plenty of other books available on those subjects, as mentioned previously.
This is also not a book about project management or development methodology. All of the strategies and techniques presented here are just as applicable to waterfall projects as they are to those employing Agile methodologies. While certain strategies such as Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration have risen to popularity hand in hand with Agile development methodologies, there is no coupling between them. There are plenty of projects run using SCRUM that do not use TDD, and there are just as many waterfall projects that do.
Philosophy versus Practicality: There are a lot of religious arguments in software development. Exceptions versus result codes, strongly typed versus dynamic languages, and where to put your curly braces are just a few examples. This book tried to steer clear of those arguments here. Most of the chapters in this book deal with practical steps that you as a developer can take to improve your skills and improve the state of your project. The author makes no claims that these practices represent the way to write software. They represent strategies that have worked well for the author and other developers that he have worked closely with.
Philosophy certainly has its place in software development. Much of the current thinking in project management has been influenced by the Agile philosophy, for example. The next wave may be influenced by the Lean methodologies developed by Toyota for building automobiles. Because it represents a philosophy, the Lean process model can be applied to building software just as easily as to building cars. On the other hand, because they exist at the philosophical level, such methodologies can be difficult to conceptualize. The book tries to favor the practical over the philosophical, the concrete over the theoretical. This should be the kind of book that you can pick up, read one chapter of, and go away with some practical changes you can make to your software project that will make it better.
That said, the first part of this book is entitled “Philosophy” because the strategies described in it represent ways of approaching a problem rather than a specific solution. There are just as many practical ways to do Test-Driven Development as there are ways to manage a software project. You will have to pick the way that fits your chosen programming language, environment, and team structure. The book has tried to describe some tangible ways of realizing TDD, but it remains an abstract ideal rather than a one-size-fits-all technical solution. The same applies to Continuous Integration. There are numerous ways of thinking about and achieving a Continuous Integration solution, and this book presents only a few. Continuous Integration represents a way of thinking about your development process rather than a concrete or specific technique.
The second and third parts represent more concrete process and construction techniques that can improve your code and your project. They focus on the pragmatic rather than the philosophical.
Every Little Bit Helps: You do not have to sit down and read this book from cover to cover. While there are interrelationships between the chapters, each chapter can also stand on its own. If you know that you have a particular problem such as error handling with your current project, read that chapter and try to implement some of the suggestions in it. Don’t feel that you have to overhaul your entire software project at once. The various techniques described in this book can all incrementally improve a project one at a time.
If you are starting a brand new project and have an opportunity to define its structure, then by all means read the whole book and see how it influences the way you design your project. If you have to work within an existing project structure, you might have more success applying a few improvements at a time.
In terms of personal career growth, the same applies. Every new technique you learn makes you a better developer, so take them one at a time as your schedule and projects allow.
Examples: Most of the examples in this book are written in C#. However, the techniques described in this book apply just as well to any other modern programming language with a little translation. Even if you are unfamiliar with the inner workings or details of C# as a language, the examples are very small and simple to understand. Again, this is not a book about how to write code, and the examples in it are all intended to illustrate a specific point, not to become a part of your software project in any literal sense.
This book is organized into three sections, Philosophy, Process and Code Construction. The following is a short summary of what you will find in each section and chapter.
Part I (Philosophy) contains chapters that focus on abstract ideas about how to approach a software project. Each chapter contains practical examples of how to realize those ideas.
Chapter 1 (Buy, not Build) describes how to go about deciding which parts of your software project you need to write yourself and which parts you may be able to purchase or otherwise leverage from someplace else. In order to keep costs down and focus on your real competitive advantage, it is necessary to write only those parts of your application that you really need to.
Chapter 2 (Test-Driven Development) examines the Test-Driven Development (or Test-Driven Design) philosophy and some practical ways of applying it to your development lifecycle to produce higher-quality code in less time.
Chapter 3 (Continuous Integration) explores the Continuous Integration philosophy and how you can apply it to your project. CI involves automating your build and unit testing processes to give developers a shorter feedback cycle about changes that they make to the project. A shorter feedback cycle makes it easier for developers to work together as a team and at a higher level of productivity.
The chapters in Part II (Process) explore processes and tools that you can use as a team to improve the quality of your source code and make it easier to understand and to maintain.
Chapter 4 (Done Is Done) contains suggestions for defining what it means for a developer to “finish” a development task. Creating a “done is done” policy for your team can make it easier for developers to work together, and easier for developers and testers to work together. If everyone on your team follows the same set of steps to complete each task, then development will be more predictable and of a higher quality.
Chapter 5 (Testing) presents some concrete suggestions for how to create tests, how to run them, and how to organize them to make them easier to run, easier to measure, and more useful to developers and to testers. Included are sections on what code coverage means and how to measure it effectively, how to organize your tests by type, and how to automate your testing processes to get the most benefit from them.
Chapter 6 (Source Control) explains techniques for using your source control system more effectively so that it is easier for developers to work together on the same project, and easier to correlate changes in source control with physical software binaries and with defect or issue reports in your tracking system.
Chapter 7 (Static Analysis) examines what static analysis is, what information it can provide, and how it can improve the quality and maintainability of your projects.
Part III (Code Construction) includes chapters on specific coding techniques that can improve the quality and maintainability of your software projects.
Chapter 8 (Contract, Contract, Contract!) tackles programming by contract and how that can make your code easier for developers to understand and to use. Programming by contract can also make your application easier (and therefore less expensive) to maintain and support.
Chapter 9 (Limiting Dependencies) focuses on techniques for limiting how dependent each part of your application is upon the others. Limiting dependencies can lead to software that is easier to make changes to and cheaper to maintain as well as easier to deploy and test.
Chapter 10 (The Model-View-Presenter Model) offers a brief descr.. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #176527 in Books
* Published on: 2008-05-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 233 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Code Leader: Using People, Tools, and Processes to Build Successful Software
"Patrick is a pragmatist with a purist's knowledge. He has a deep understanding of what 'smells' right, and he knows when and how to find the right balance to get the job done. This philosophy of balanced 'pure pragmatism' pervades this book and makes it useful."
—from the foreword by Scott Hanselman, Author of ComputerZen Blog, www.computerzen.com; Senior Program Manager, Developer Division, Microsoft Corporation
Writing code is rewarding, but writing high-quality code, on time and at the lowest possible cost, is what makes a software project successful. As the role of a professional developer has evolved and taken on additional responsibilities, it is now necessary to work in concert with a team in order to improve both the process and final results of a software project. This unique book introduces a set of concrete best practices and construction techniques that can be applied to the development process and to actual code construction, so that you can confidently solve business problems rather than deal solely with pure coding tasks.
Patrick Cauldwell understands that it is no longer sufficient to just write software that solves a problem; it must also be fast, scalable, reliable, and easy to use. In this reference, he explains how to build software that is of high quality at a lower cost and shares with you the practical steps you must take in order to transition from software engineer to technical lead.
What you will learn from this book
*
Practical steps you can take to combine different developmental philosophies, processes, and construction techniques into a unified approach to software
*
Methods for deciding which parts of a project you need to write yourself versus what you can buy or reuse
*
Tools and processes you can employ to improve source code quality and maintainability
*
How to create, run, organize, and measure tests, and then make them more useful to developers and testers
*
Ways that programming by contract can make your code easier for developers to understand and use
*
Recommended techniques for handling errors in your code that will make your application easier to debug and support
Product Description
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proved framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual team who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #200764 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 800 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."--Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more.”--William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
“Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."--Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is a key to producing profound business results."--Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
From the Back Cover
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proven framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual teams who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Praise for The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."
—Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
"This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more."
—William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
"Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."
—Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is key to producing profound business results."
—Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
About the Author
Jill Nemiro is an associate professor in the Psychology and Sociology Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an adjunct professor in the Human Resources Design Master's Program at Claremont Graduate University. She is the author of Creativity in Virtual Teams from Pfeiffer.
Michael Beyerlein is head of the Department of Leadership and Supervision at Purdue University. He has authored or edited nineteen books including Guiding the Journey to Collaborative Work Systems.
Lori Bradley is executive director of Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Management and Leadership Development for Wyeth, a Fortune 200 global pharmaceutical company.
Susan Beyerlein isresearch associate with the Center for Collaborative Organizations at the University of North Texas. She is the co-editor of eleven previous books.
Product Description
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proved framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual team who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #200764 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 800 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."--Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more.”--William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
“Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."--Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is a key to producing profound business results."--Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
From the Back Cover
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proven framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual teams who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Praise for The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."
—Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
"This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more."
—William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
"Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."
—Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is key to producing profound business results."
—Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
About the Author
Jill Nemiro is an associate professor in the Psychology and Sociology Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an adjunct professor in the Human Resources Design Master's Program at Claremont Graduate University. She is the author of Creativity in Virtual Teams from Pfeiffer.
Michael Beyerlein is head of the Department of Leadership and Supervision at Purdue University. He has authored or edited nineteen books including Guiding the Journey to Collaborative Work Systems.
Lori Bradley is executive director of Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Management and Leadership Development for Wyeth, a Fortune 200 global pharmaceutical company.
Susan Beyerlein isresearch associate with the Center for Collaborative Organizations at the University of North Texas. She is the co-editor of eleven previous books.
Product Description
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proved framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual team who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #200764 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 800 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."--Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more.”--William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
“Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."--Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is a key to producing profound business results."--Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
From the Back Cover
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proven framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual teams who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Praise for The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."
—Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
"This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more."
—William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
"Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."
—Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is key to producing profound business results."
—Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
About the Author
Jill Nemiro is an associate professor in the Psychology and Sociology Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an adjunct professor in the Human Resources Design Master's Program at Claremont Graduate University. She is the author of Creativity in Virtual Teams from Pfeiffer.
Michael Beyerlein is head of the Department of Leadership and Supervision at Purdue University. He has authored or edited nineteen books including Guiding the Journey to Collaborative Work Systems.
Lori Bradley is executive director of Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Management and Leadership Development for Wyeth, a Fortune 200 global pharmaceutical company.
Susan Beyerlein isresearch associate with the Center for Collaborative Organizations at the University of North Texas. She is the co-editor of eleven previous books.
Product Description
Advanced JavaScript 3rd Edition is an in-depth examination of the most important features of JavaScript. The book assumes readers have a basic understanding of web development, but includes a review of JavaScript fundamentals in Chapters 1 through 3. This book gives the reader a comprehensive look at the fundamentals of JavaScript by examining objects, arrays, date and time functions, math, and all the essentials that are needed for complex yet robust JavaScript scripts. Topics are thoroughly examined with several complete examples.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #655213 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 616 pages
Customer Reviews
Advanced?1
This book is not advanced, it doesn't mention even current techniques used in the language, AJAX, JSON, libraries, etc. I has microsoft-tunnelled vision, it does not show the use the language has right now.
It seems the author just updates a couple of sections to create a new edition, please look further for a good javascript book.
Advanced ???1
Not sure why this book is called Advanced ... it is no more advanced than my basic Javascript bible book. The object oriented section of the book is a whole 6 pages !! Are you kidding me?
Not impressed.
Product Description
Advanced JavaScript 3rd Edition is an in-depth examination of the most important features of JavaScript. The book assumes readers have a basic understanding of web development, but includes a review of JavaScript fundamentals in Chapters 1 through 3. This book gives the reader a comprehensive look at the fundamentals of JavaScript by examining objects, arrays, date and time functions, math, and all the essentials that are needed for complex yet robust JavaScript scripts. Topics are thoroughly examined with several complete examples.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #655213 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 616 pages
Customer Reviews
Advanced?1
This book is not advanced, it doesn't mention even current techniques used in the language, AJAX, JSON, libraries, etc. I has microsoft-tunnelled vision, it does not show the use the language has right now.
It seems the author just updates a couple of sections to create a new edition, please look further for a good javascript book.
Advanced ???1
Not sure why this book is called Advanced ... it is no more advanced than my basic Javascript bible book. The object oriented section of the book is a whole 6 pages !! Are you kidding me?
Not impressed.
Product Description
Pro ASP.NET for SQL Server: High Performance Data Access for Web Developers explains how to use ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 most efficiently together. It covers all crucial performance issues and illustrates optimal techniques with enterprise-quality development.
Performance is always an issue, and optimizing database access is one of the most daunting performance challenges facing web developers. With Brennan Stehling as your guide, youll explore the many overlaps of web and database technologies, including configuration, programming, performance tuning, and deployment. You’ll learn how to make high-performance database access not just a goal, but a reality.
What you’ll learn
* Discover what impedes ASP.NET 2.0 access to SQL Server 2005 and how to make web applications and databases work blindingly fast together.
* Learn to make the subtle choices between DataSets, DataReaders, and DataObjects, to simplify code and maximize performance.
* Optimize data-bound controls and create your own.
* See when a custom database provider is advisable and how to build one.
* Understand how to monitor and measure web/database performance.
* Learn to build, deploy, and configure enterprise-level web applications against SQL Server 2005. Who is this book for?
Anyone involved in .NET web development will find this book invaluable. Whether you’re struggling just to handle traffic or scaling up to meet demand, you’ll find all the tools, tips, and techniques you need for high-performance web access to databases. If you want to build enterprise-level web database applications 100% of the time, this book will telland showyou how to do it.
About the Apress Pro Series
The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #292116 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 408 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Brennan Stehling is a consultant in Milwaukee who specializes in web, console, and desktop development projects. He's worked with .NET for several years, particularly since the .NET 2.0 Beta 1 release. He blogs regularly on .NET topics at http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/. He also develops reusable tools in C# and makes them available to developers at SmallSharpTools.com. In his spare time, Brennan plays Gaelic hurling, an Irish sport that has become popular in Milwaukee over the past 10 years.
Product Description
Pro ASP.NET for SQL Server: High Performance Data Access for Web Developers explains how to use ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 most efficiently together. It covers all crucial performance issues and illustrates optimal techniques with enterprise-quality development.
Performance is always an issue, and optimizing database access is one of the most daunting performance challenges facing web developers. With Brennan Stehling as your guide, youll explore the many overlaps of web and database technologies, including configuration, programming, performance tuning, and deployment. You’ll learn how to make high-performance database access not just a goal, but a reality.
What you’ll learn
* Discover what impedes ASP.NET 2.0 access to SQL Server 2005 and how to make web applications and databases work blindingly fast together.
* Learn to make the subtle choices between DataSets, DataReaders, and DataObjects, to simplify code and maximize performance.
* Optimize data-bound controls and create your own.
* See when a custom database provider is advisable and how to build one.
* Understand how to monitor and measure web/database performance.
* Learn to build, deploy, and configure enterprise-level web applications against SQL Server 2005. Who is this book for?
Anyone involved in .NET web development will find this book invaluable. Whether you’re struggling just to handle traffic or scaling up to meet demand, you’ll find all the tools, tips, and techniques you need for high-performance web access to databases. If you want to build enterprise-level web database applications 100% of the time, this book will telland showyou how to do it.
About the Apress Pro Series
The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #292116 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 408 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Brennan Stehling is a consultant in Milwaukee who specializes in web, console, and desktop development projects. He's worked with .NET for several years, particularly since the .NET 2.0 Beta 1 release. He blogs regularly on .NET topics at http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/. He also develops reusable tools in C# and makes them available to developers at SmallSharpTools.com. In his spare time, Brennan plays Gaelic hurling, an Irish sport that has become popular in Milwaukee over the past 10 years.
Product Description
The Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML, and AJAX. The YUI Library also includes several core CSS resources. All components in the YUI Library have been released as open source under a BSD license and are free for all uses. This book covers all released components whether utility, control, core file, or CSS tool. Methods of the YAHOO Global Object are used and discussed throughout the book. The basics of each control will be presented, along with a detailed example showing its use to create complex, fully featured, cross-browser, Web 2.0 user interfaces. Besides giving you a deep understand of the YUI library, this book will expand your knowledge of object-oriented JavaScript programming, as well as strengthen your understanding of the DOM and CSS. You will learn to create a number of powerful JavaScript controls that can be used straight away in your own applications.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #182325 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 380 pages
Customer Reviews
Great Book on YUI Library5
The Yahoo! User Interface Library is a free resource provided by Yahoo! for web developers. It's a collection of utilities that enable developers to build cross-browser web applications quickly and easily. This library has been around for a few years now and is very extensive. It contains utilities, components, controls (widgets), and CSS tools. This can be very confusing for the developer who has no previous experience with using these types of tools. Even though Yahoo! has some very good online documentation, it still can be difficult to get started using some of these many online tools.
Dan Wellman really explains the main core components of YUI Library very well and would be very helpful to anybody wanting to quickly get started using the YUI.
Dan starts off with a great overview of YUI, with some simple examples. Then in the next chapter (2), the author goes into the CSS tools that it provides to help the develop create consistent web pages of layout and design. The next chapter (3), explains many of the DOM and Event manipulation classes that are provided. This is a very useful chapter because many web pages that use JavaScript require manipulation of web elements on the page. Using many the DOM methods in YUI make it very easy to access any element on a web page.
Continuing with the book, Dan then focuses on the Ajax and Connection Manager classes. Ajax has almost become the defacto-standard of displaying and access data on a web page and using classes explained in this chapter make it very easy to understand many of the useful examples the author use such as a log-in page, newsreaders, etc. I was able to following along very easily and create similar examples based upon the author's explanations.
The rest of the book goes into many of the other useful classes such as: Animation, Buttons, Navigation Trees, Content Containers, and Drag-andDrop, and Auto-complete. You can create almost any type of web interface from the components that are explained from this great book.
If there is one library you use, it should be the YUI Library because it is backed by Yahoo! so you know it is not going anywhere and fully tested and this should be your book that you buy to truly understand it.
A great buy!
A good investment for serious web developers4
Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library
Dan Wellman clearly knows the YUI. I had a problem with one of his examples, and sent an email to the publisher. Dan replied with an answer and later responded to direct questions. It is refreshing to find an author who will communicate with the reader on that level,
I found this book to be a good introduction to the Yahoo User Interface with examples on its use. However, it is lacking detailed information on the classes and their methods. Having said that, Yahoo has done a good job of giving the world a decent open source library that makes many of the tedious tasks less painful. Dan Wellman has done a good job on giving us a look into how to utilize a portion of this library.
Front-end developers will reap the greatest benefit provided they have a basic understanding of OOP and JavaScript. To quote the author, "Trying to learn how to make use of the YUI without first knowing about the JavaScript language itself... is an endeavor likely to end in frustration and disappointment."
This book is a good investment for any serious web developer.
Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library1
It wastes money to buy this book because material on the book very likely come from compiling source from Web. Also A lot of examples on the book don't work. No much work from the author. Reading YUI document is beter than this book. So, I give 1 start. Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library
Product Description
The Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML, and AJAX. The YUI Library also includes several core CSS resources. All components in the YUI Library have been released as open source under a BSD license and are free for all uses. This book covers all released components whether utility, control, core file, or CSS tool. Methods of the YAHOO Global Object are used and discussed throughout the book. The basics of each control will be presented, along with a detailed example showing its use to create complex, fully featured, cross-browser, Web 2.0 user interfaces. Besides giving you a deep understand of the YUI library, this book will expand your knowledge of object-oriented JavaScript programming, as well as strengthen your understanding of the DOM and CSS. You will learn to create a number of powerful JavaScript controls that can be used straight away in your own applications.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #182325 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 380 pages
Customer Reviews
Great Book on YUI Library5
The Yahoo! User Interface Library is a free resource provided by Yahoo! for web developers. It's a collection of utilities that enable developers to build cross-browser web applications quickly and easily. This library has been around for a few years now and is very extensive. It contains utilities, components, controls (widgets), and CSS tools. This can be very confusing for the developer who has no previous experience with using these types of tools. Even though Yahoo! has some very good online documentation, it still can be difficult to get started using some of these many online tools.
Dan Wellman really explains the main core components of YUI Library very well and would be very helpful to anybody wanting to quickly get started using the YUI.
Dan starts off with a great overview of YUI, with some simple examples. Then in the next chapter (2), the author goes into the CSS tools that it provides to help the develop create consistent web pages of layout and design. The next chapter (3), explains many of the DOM and Event manipulation classes that are provided. This is a very useful chapter because many web pages that use JavaScript require manipulation of web elements on the page. Using many the DOM methods in YUI make it very easy to access any element on a web page.
Continuing with the book, Dan then focuses on the Ajax and Connection Manager classes. Ajax has almost become the defacto-standard of displaying and access data on a web page and using classes explained in this chapter make it very easy to understand many of the useful examples the author use such as a log-in page, newsreaders, etc. I was able to following along very easily and create similar examples based upon the author's explanations.
The rest of the book goes into many of the other useful classes such as: Animation, Buttons, Navigation Trees, Content Containers, and Drag-andDrop, and Auto-complete. You can create almost any type of web interface from the components that are explained from this great book.
If there is one library you use, it should be the YUI Library because it is backed by Yahoo! so you know it is not going anywhere and fully tested and this should be your book that you buy to truly understand it.
A great buy!
A good investment for serious web developers4
Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library
Dan Wellman clearly knows the YUI. I had a problem with one of his examples, and sent an email to the publisher. Dan replied with an answer and later responded to direct questions. It is refreshing to find an author who will communicate with the reader on that level,
I found this book to be a good introduction to the Yahoo User Interface with examples on its use. However, it is lacking detailed information on the classes and their methods. Having said that, Yahoo has done a good job of giving the world a decent open source library that makes many of the tedious tasks less painful. Dan Wellman has done a good job on giving us a look into how to utilize a portion of this library.
Front-end developers will reap the greatest benefit provided they have a basic understanding of OOP and JavaScript. To quote the author, "Trying to learn how to make use of the YUI without first knowing about the JavaScript language itself... is an endeavor likely to end in frustration and disappointment."
This book is a good investment for any serious web developer.
Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library1
It wastes money to buy this book because material on the book very likely come from compiling source from Web. Also A lot of examples on the book don't work. No much work from the author. Reading YUI document is beter than this book. So, I give 1 start. Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library
Product Description
This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey. This comprehensive book includes:
* A month-by-month look at mom and baby
* In-depth "Decision Guides" to help you make informed decisions on topics such as how to select a health care provider, prenatal testing options, pain relief for childbirth, and many others
* An easy-to-use reference guide that covers topics such as morning sickness, heartburn, back pain, headaches and yeast infections, among others
* Information on pregnancy health concerns, including preterm labor, gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, along with an overview on being pregnant when you have pre-existing health conditions such as asthma, diabetes or hyperthyroidism
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #425 in Books
* Published on: 2004-04-01
* Released on: 2004-04-13
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 624 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Would-be mothers looking for precise, accurate information from a reputable source will appreciate this mammoth pregnancy guide from the celebrated Mayo Clinic. The volume actually provides much more information than most parents will need: week by week accounts of the baby’s development, entries on how pregnancy can be affected by dozens of previous health conditions (such as HIV and diabetes), self-care tips for side effects like nausea and back pain, sidebars that explain the difference between identical and fraternal twins, etc. But the book contains at least one feature that most pregnant women will find indispensable: charts that indicate how to handle "troublesome signs and symptoms" during each three week period. For example, if a woman has slight spotting during the first four weeks of pregnancy, the chart tells her to notify a doctor during her next hospital visit. But if she has any bleeding at all during weeks 29 to 32, the chart indicates that she should tell her doctor immediately. Another stellar feature is the book’s even-handed series of "decision guides," which help parents make those hard (and even guilt-inducing) choices about breastfeeding, circumcision and whether or not to go back to work. Some parents may find the book’s cool, no-nonsense tone intimidating, or even scary, but when deciding what to do about mid-term cramps or pain, most readers will find great reassurance this volume’s carefully vetted facts.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Review
...clear and compassionate answers to many of the questions and decisions that parents often encounter. -- Total Health
About the Author
Mayo Clinic took root in farm fields near Rochester, Minn., in the late 1800s. It grew from the medical practice of a country doctor, William Worrall Mayo, and the partnership of his two sons, William J. and Charles H. Mayo – affectionately known as Dr. Will and Dr. Charlie.
The brothers' innovative ideas and tireless work in learning and creating new surgical techniques attracted international attention. Physicians from around the world came to watch the Mayo brothers perform surgery.
The Mayo brothers invited other doctors to join them, forming teams of medical experts. Today, Mayo Clinic – one of the world’s oldest and largest multispecialty group practices – comprises more than 45,000 physicians, scientists, nurses and other staff at its three locations in Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla., and Scottsdale, Ariz., and its regional community-based health care practices.
Customer Reviews
Great book! 5
This book by far was the best of the 10 books I was given as gifts...including "what to expect...blah blah blah". would recommend this book to the families who like things straight to the point and don't want any nonsense. it tells you exactly what to expect and does not try to scare you into thinking things are going wrong. GREAT BOOK!! Also makes a great gift to any friends you might have that just found out they are pregnant.
Chuck "What to Expect," this is the only one you need!5
I bought this book on a whim because I thought the Mayo Clinic must know some things about pregnancy. As soon as I opened it, I realized how much time I wasted reading little bits of "What to Expect" every month. I love the way this book is set up: the week by week development bits are all together. The pregnancy illnesses and complications are all together. The labor and delivery bits are all together. The birthing complications are all together...thus you don't end up reading all kinds of information you don't need. There is a very usable index at the back if you're searching for an answer to a question. I look at this book constantly when I have a question about something, and it takes me 2 minutes tops to figure out what I want to know. I thought the language was very easy to understand without being patronising. I would recommend this book to anyone embarking on a pregnancy - it's a very valuable resource!
Great5
Great information and it gets to the point. I appreciate the unbiased, straight forward info.
Product Description
This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey. This comprehensive book includes:
* A month-by-month look at mom and baby
* In-depth "Decision Guides" to help you make informed decisions on topics such as how to select a health care provider, prenatal testing options, pain relief for childbirth, and many others
* An easy-to-use reference guide that covers topics such as morning sickness, heartburn, back pain, headaches and yeast infections, among others
* Information on pregnancy health concerns, including preterm labor, gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, along with an overview on being pregnant when you have pre-existing health conditions such as asthma, diabetes or hyperthyroidism
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #425 in Books
* Published on: 2004-04-01
* Released on: 2004-04-13
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 624 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Would-be mothers looking for precise, accurate information from a reputable source will appreciate this mammoth pregnancy guide from the celebrated Mayo Clinic. The volume actually provides much more information than most parents will need: week by week accounts of the baby’s development, entries on how pregnancy can be affected by dozens of previous health conditions (such as HIV and diabetes), self-care tips for side effects like nausea and back pain, sidebars that explain the difference between identical and fraternal twins, etc. But the book contains at least one feature that most pregnant women will find indispensable: charts that indicate how to handle "troublesome signs and symptoms" during each three week period. For example, if a woman has slight spotting during the first four weeks of pregnancy, the chart tells her to notify a doctor during her next hospital visit. But if she has any bleeding at all during weeks 29 to 32, the chart indicates that she should tell her doctor immediately. Another stellar feature is the book’s even-handed series of "decision guides," which help parents make those hard (and even guilt-inducing) choices about breastfeeding, circumcision and whether or not to go back to work. Some parents may find the book’s cool, no-nonsense tone intimidating, or even scary, but when deciding what to do about mid-term cramps or pain, most readers will find great reassurance this volume’s carefully vetted facts.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Review
...clear and compassionate answers to many of the questions and decisions that parents often encounter. -- Total Health
About the Author
Mayo Clinic took root in farm fields near Rochester, Minn., in the late 1800s. It grew from the medical practice of a country doctor, William Worrall Mayo, and the partnership of his two sons, William J. and Charles H. Mayo – affectionately known as Dr. Will and Dr. Charlie.
The brothers' innovative ideas and tireless work in learning and creating new surgical techniques attracted international attention. Physicians from around the world came to watch the Mayo brothers perform surgery.
The Mayo brothers invited other doctors to join them, forming teams of medical experts. Today, Mayo Clinic – one of the world’s oldest and largest multispecialty group practices – comprises more than 45,000 physicians, scientists, nurses and other staff at its three locations in Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla., and Scottsdale, Ariz., and its regional community-based health care practices.
Customer Reviews
Great book! 5
This book by far was the best of the 10 books I was given as gifts...including "what to expect...blah blah blah". would recommend this book to the families who like things straight to the point and don't want any nonsense. it tells you exactly what to expect and does not try to scare you into thinking things are going wrong. GREAT BOOK!! Also makes a great gift to any friends you might have that just found out they are pregnant.
Chuck "What to Expect," this is the only one you need!5
I bought this book on a whim because I thought the Mayo Clinic must know some things about pregnancy. As soon as I opened it, I realized how much time I wasted reading little bits of "What to Expect" every month. I love the way this book is set up: the week by week development bits are all together. The pregnancy illnesses and complications are all together. The labor and delivery bits are all together. The birthing complications are all together...thus you don't end up reading all kinds of information you don't need. There is a very usable index at the back if you're searching for an answer to a question. I look at this book constantly when I have a question about something, and it takes me 2 minutes tops to figure out what I want to know. I thought the language was very easy to understand without being patronising. I would recommend this book to anyone embarking on a pregnancy - it's a very valuable resource!
Great5
Great information and it gets to the point. I appreciate the unbiased, straight forward info.
Product Description
This well established ABC has been updated with new charts, illustrations and guidelines on aspects of nutrition which affect heart disease, blood pressure, chronic diseases such as diabetes and some types of cancer. The book also contains the most current nutritional recommendations for pregnancy and infant feeding as well as advice for children and adults young and old. With chapters covering nutritional deficiencies in both developing and affluent countries as well as eating disorders and obesity, this latest edition has worldwide relevance.
This title is now available for the PDA, powered by Skyscape - to buy your copy click here
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #2311258 in Books
* Published on: 2003-09-19
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 152 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Almost everyone will find something new. It is a pleasure to recommend this book." (on previous edition) -- Trends in Food Science and Technology
"Almost everyone will find something new. It is a pleasure to recommend this book" - Trends in Food Science and Technology
"One of the most usable, concise, clearly written, and unambiguous sources of information about the science and practice of nutrition."
"Ranks as one of the most concise, well written, and useful books for those healthcare professionals who want to know how nutrition should best be practiced."
Nutrition and Dietetics (2004) 61:2
"Almost everyone will find something new. It is a pleasure to recommend this book" - Trends in Food Science and Technology
"One of the most usable, concise, clearly written, and unambiguous sources of information about the science and practice of nutrition."
"Ranks as one of the most concise, well written, and useful books for those healthcare professionals who want to know how nutrition should best be practiced."
Nutrition and Dietetics (2004) 61:2
Review
"Almost everyone will find something new. It is a pleasure to recommend this book" - Trends in Food Science and Technology
"One of the most usable, concise, clearly written, and unambiguous sources of information about the science and practice of nutrition."
"Ranks as one of the most concise, well written, and useful books for those healthcare professionals who want to know how nutrition should best be practiced."
Nutrition and Dietetics (2004) 61:2
From the Publisher
Part of the best-selling ABC series
Replaces ABC of Nutrition 3rd edition 0 7279 1233 X
New charts and illustrations
Updated guidelines on aspects of nutrition which affect heart disease, blood pressure and chronic diseases such as diabetes and some types of cancer
Product Description
A quick reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common primary care problems. The information is presented in such a way as to help students and physicians quickly form a list of possible diagnoses, perform a cost-effective diagnostic work-up, and prescribe therapy for the most common causes of acute and chronic complaints. Principles of clinical decision making and efficient management strategies are integrated throughout the book.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #94500 in Books
* Published on: 2004-11-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 720 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Mark B. Mengel, MD, MPH Professor and Chairman Department of Community and Family Medicine St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO 63104 TEL: (314) 577-8527 e-mail: mengelmb@slu.edu L. Peter Schwiebert, MD Associate Professor and Director Predoctoral Division Department of Family Medicine University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Oklahoma City, OK TEL: (405) 271-8000 (ext 32203) e-mail: peter-schwiebert@ouhsc.edu
Customer Reviews
Family Medicine: Ambulatory Care and Prevention review4
Lots of helpful information. However, I don't really cae for the format -have to search for treatments, especialy medications. Not that reader-friendly.
Great book4
I must say that it is one of the great books about family medicine, the only drawback is the text size.
An Amazing "Fast Facts" Collection for Family Medicine5
I've been looking for this kind of text for a while. Terse enough for board review, complete enough for reference and teaching (I am an adjunct faculty member of a family medicine residency program). I've recommended it without equivocation to all our residents.
Product Description
This book empowers the physician to effectively care for a chronic recurrent disease that until now has often gone untreated in the primary care setting. Most obesity treatment texts are written by obesity experts without family practice experience. This disconnect has resulted in books that have little feasible application for family physicians. Dr. McKnight’s text takes the current evidence-based science and transforms treating obesity into a practical, time-sensitive process that is supported by logical recommendations that every family physician can use to help obese patients.
With guidelines backed by the best scientific data, the book is about application, not just theory. The reader is given the commonsense tools that patients need in order to have ownership of their disease. Ultimately, patients are empowered to control their weight, resulting in positive interaction between providers and patients.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1252360 in Books
* Published on: 2005-11-17
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 140 pages
Customer Reviews
bad internet links3
I found Dr Mcknights book refreshing, easy to read and full of useful ideas. Unfortunatly when I went to his website to download his work book the site no longer existed.
Weight Management For MD's to Pts.5
Excellent.
Perfect for the clinician and educated patient.
Few, if any, physicians are double-boarded in preventive medicine and family practice. Thus, even fewer, are qualified to write on such a vital, and relevant national health topic.
GH
Product Description
Augmented with a new bibliography and streamlined appendices, the Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation, Fifth Edition views the valuable addition of references to university research libraries and advanced information on websites, online searches, electronic literature, and other modern computer methods as crucial for the successful completion of any T/D. This popular text guide features new references and computer-oriented resources for every stage in the creation of honors and master's theses and dissertations and refers to current T/D statistics, federal regulations, ethical codes, and copyright issues and legalities involved in information gathering and study conduct.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #47232 in Books
* Published on: 2003-05-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 360 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
One of the greatest qualities of this book is that it addresses both students and faculty.
The book is a great reference and certainly it will be a book that I will go back to read when I embark on my thesis.
- Australian Journal of Medical Science
One of the greatest qualities of this book is that it addresses both students and faculty. … The book is a great reference and certainly it will be a book that I will go back to read when I embark on my thesis.
- Australian Journal of Medical Science
Customer Reviews
Review for Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation 5
Excellent reference-good guide for the dissertation process- covers all applicable topics in sufficient depth. A worthwhile reference for any student working on their thesis or dissertation
Great strenths, some weaknesses4
This book is designed for both students and faculty, so it spends a lot of time giving advice to both sides. That is the primary reason for the length.
Coverage is very thorough for the political and social aspects of dissertation writing, probably more so than in any other book. Choosing a topic is also well covered. The main weakness is in specifics of producing the document, e.g. how to write the literature review or present the methodology.
This book should definitely be on the shelf of any faculty, but a student may do better to look it over in the library. A good, concise treatment of the disseration process is Davis & Parker.
A practical guideline for success!5
As someone who works privately with students, helping them with theses and dissertations, I highly recommend this book. When students call me in regard to assistance with their thesis or dissertation, I recommend that they buy this book and use it as a reference. As the title states, this book offers practical guidelines for success, enabling students to get through the thesis or dissertation process as smoothly as possible. It is one of the most practical guideline for writing a thesis or dissertation that I have come across.
