Lisa Haneberg
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Developing Great Managers: 20 "Power Hour" Conversations that Build Skills Fast offers learning at a pace managers won't be able to refuse, it only takes one hour! The 20 engaging, interactive, and practical "power hour" sessions offered in this book drive lively conversations and build solid manager skills at every level. Mix and match these hour-long sessions to create training tailored specifically to your organizational needs, and implement your...
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A popular marine biologist is dead. An octopus named Fred is accused of killing her. Can Xena interrogate Fred and solve the crime before more people die?Xena Cali is a somewhat overzealous investigator with a passion for poetic justice. Her latest case takes her to the Biological and Aquatic Research Labs (BARL) in Galveston, where Dr. Jane Moore is found dead in a tank with a large octopus wrapped around her body. When Dr. Ari Pani (42 and very...
3) Stiff Lizard
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Rodent Roger, a popular Galveston Island exterminator, goes missing the day after he tells private investigator and spy shop owner Xena Cali about a concerning uptick in green iguana sightings on the island. They're crapping in people's boats and falling from trees. Are the lizards swimming over from Florida to escape the pythons, or is it something more nefarious? Can Xena help untangle the mess before the raucous reptiles take over Galveston?
Ultima...
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There's always room for improvement.
It's tough to be a great manager, but also fascinating, enriching, meaningful, and fun. Organizations need managers who bring individuals and teams together to do their best work in the service of company goals, make no mistake, management is a people-driven job.
Though the barriers to success are many, you could become a victim of circumstances, confuse the need to manage with the need to control, let management...
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This is most decidedly not just another book about generational differences, nor is it yet another "how to coach" book. Coaching Up and Down the Generations looks at the key processes of transferring knowledge, developing teams, and collaborating, and examines how different age groups can better learn from one another and even experience major breakthroughs that will improve their progress, despite disparate backgrounds.
You'll find a thorough examination...
6) Dead Pelican
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A popular Galveston Island birding guide is found dead in Christmas Bay. Was the killing random or does someone have it out for birders? Can private investigator Xena Cali solve the crime without ruffling too many feathers?Honeymooners hoping to find a quiet spot for a romantic picnic instead discover the dead body of Forrest Yates, a top birding guide and bottom dweller human. The murder rattles the local birding association as they prepare for the...
7) Bloody Hound
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The Mystery Writers Guild Conference is about to kick off in Galveston. But when a dead body is found in the convention center, hundreds of armchair sleuths insert themselves in the investigation. Local police hire Xena's team to help make sense of the chaos and find the killer before their prime suspects go home to bloody their literary crime scenes. She'll re-write the ending a few times before the thrilling climax finishes the story.
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Great coaching makes a world of difference. Coaching is one of the quickest and most effective ways to advance the success of an organization. Yet it remains underused and misunderstood, and the term is often used synonymously with corrective counseling, encouragement, or the many helpful tactics in between.
In “Coaching Basics” you'll discover a precise coaching framework along with insights from 40 experienced coaches, including Barry Goldberg...