Bøger af Wendy Smith

An insightful and inspiring book on using both/and thinking to make more creative, flexible, and impactful decisions in a world of competing demands.Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future?For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love to make either-or choices, we choose one option over the other. We deal with the uncertainty by asserting certainty.There's a better way.In Both/And Thinking, Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis help readers cope with multiple, knotted tensions at the same time. Drawing from more than twenty years of pioneering research, they provide tools and lessons for transforming these tensions into opportunities for innovation and personal growth.Filled with practical advice and fascinating storiesincluding firsthand tales from IBM, LEGO, and Unilever, as well as from startups, nonprofits, and even an inn at one of the four corners of the worldBoth/And Thinking will change the way you approach your most vexing problems.

Smith reveals that the most significant charitable donor in the world is the American of modest means. "Give a Little" contains stories of remarkable nonprofit organizations and the inspiring ways they use these modest contributions to make a major impact around the world.

50 Ways To Change is a collaboration of all my favourite personal development tips and knowledge that I have accumulated over the past 30 years. This book is for those people interested in personal development and want to know how to get more out of life using the most powerful super computer on the planet... your mind. This is not just an informational book, it is a 'how to' guide for improving your life step by step. The first part of the book gives the reader an insight into themselves and takes them through some of the most powerful aspects of awareness and learning that have proved to be instrumental in my own development and have helped me overcome many life challenges. The second part of the book is the practical guide which is full of exercises to put this all into practice and begin to create whatever it is that you want more of.

The fourteen papers in this volume focus on the environmental archaeology of Britain, uncovering a rich seam of evidence from what might, to the uninitiated, seem like the most unlikely places. They are centred on issues looked at by Susan Limbrey during her career, and presented in her honour on the occasion of her retirement.

Mik and Mak, the Space Twins, are bored in outer space. Even cloning themselves isn't as fun as they'd hoped. But then their Earth friends invite them to go camping. Can Mik and Mak get used to tents and cowpats? This tale features speech and thought bubbles and sound effects.

Brainy Professor Parrott - who loves investigating the wonders of the universe - has gone for a walk on Tanglemere Common. Suddenly, Mik and Mak the Space Twins beam him aboard their spaceship. The Professor's dream trip has begun! This tale features speech and thought bubbles and sound effects.

Xavier and his mum win first prize in a raffle - a holiday in space! Xavier loves playing space football with Mik and Mak, the Space Twins - but Mum complains that moonbeams are no good for a sun tan. Will the trip be a disaster? This tale features speech and thought bubbles and sound effects.