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Helps each reader unleash his or her innate creative skills based on a unique personality type and succeed in every endeavor. Original. 20,000 first printing.
Everyone is born with creativity, but why doesn’t everyone use it to live a life that’s more fulfilling and purposeful? CREATIVE YOU TURN is the one book that readers can turn to for the guidance and encouragement they require to live their creative dreams! Based on his own creative journey, TV host and career reinvention coach Pat Pattison offers an inspirational and transformative blueprint for millions of Americans to unleash their hidden passions and gifts, and to live happier and more joyful lives. His proven strategies motivate readers to unlock their passions and to explore what they truly want to do with the rest of their lives, and then to take actions to make their creative dreams a reality – all while staying financially practical. Included in the book are many easy-to-follow exercises and worksheets toward self-revitalization; advice and takeaways from additional experts in the field; the author’s own “9 Steps” for creative living; as well as anecdotes and case studies of notables and other Creative YOU Turners from a wide range of fields. Having recently made his own Creative YOU Turn, Pat’s proven and unique method encourages, inspires, and entertains while not shying from the practical realities and challenges that creative self-reinvention entails.
Building Creativity in Your Virtual Teams Creativity in Virtual Teams is a well-researched and practical resource that offers a new model for attaining high levels of creativity in virtual working arrangements to anyone who designs, manages, or participates in virtual teams. Written by Jill E. Nemiro–an expert in organization and virtual team building–Creativity in Virtual Teams provides a valuable tool that takes you beyond mere theory. Within these pages, the author leads you through a series of diagnostic tools, questions for reflection, checklists, and exercises that will help you assess and develop the five key components–design, climate, resources, norms and protocols, and continual assessment and learning–that will foster creativity in your virtual teams. In addition, Creativity in Virtual Teams is filled with illustrative lessons learned from nine highly successful and innovative virtual teams. Praise for Creativity in Virtual Teams "Nemiro has done an impressive piece of research on this so far neglected area–creativity in virtual teams. If you manage or belong to a team that aspires to higher levels of creativity–and what team doesn’t–you’ll find this book invaluable, thought-provoking, and highly readable." –Jessica Lipnack and Jeffrey Stamps, authors of Virtual Teams "Having dealt with small to large virtual teams for over a decade, Dr. Nemiro’s book is the first book to provide a comprehensive, concise understanding of the dynamics and structure of virtual teams. A combination of theory and practical tools for all those either interested in establishing or bettering existing teams." –Patricia G. Flores, region account manager, Global Diversity Sourcing, Hewlett-Packard "Creativity in Virtual Teams is a must read for those who are working on or with virtual teams. It provides methods for continual assessment and learning in developing high levels of creativity in virtual teams. This book is an important resource for teams transitioning into this new way of working." –Nancy Sarti, manager, employee development, Southern California Edison "This is the first serious study of creativity in virtual teams. It offers a comprehensive framework and valuable assessment tools for putting the book’s lessons into practice in any organization." –Vijay Sathe, The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University; author, Corporate Entrepreneurship
A collection of essays celebrating the centennial of Albert Einstein's birth covers such topics as astrophysics, mathematics, chemistry, and various branches of biology.
The authors of this book make use of Synectics' unrivalled experience and expertise in helping people and organisations to use more of their innate creativity and talent. It is packed with tools and case examples.
