Work Teams That Work is a super handbook for both... more

Work Teams That Work is a super handbook for both organisations and individuals who are serious about developing teams. The book provides rich case examples of how companies completely dismantle the hierarchy, shed unnecessary work and efficiency, and provides a proven team development system along with skills and strategies that have been tested and can be immediately applied to achieve the dual goals of higher productivity and increased satisfaction.... less

Rudolf Rassendyll, a peace loving English gentlem... more

Rudolf Rassendyll, a peace loving English gentleman goes to Ruritania on a secret visit. By a strange quirk of fate, Rassendyll happens to look like Rudolf the Fifth, the real heir to the throne of Ruritania, who is imprisoned in the castle of Zenda by Black Michael the evil Duke of Strelsau. Rudolf Rassendyll impersonates as Rudolf the Fifth and is coronated. He falls in love with a beautiful princess, but being duty bound, he draws up a plan to free the real king from the clutches of Black Michael and restores him his kingdom.... less

As companies become bigger and more powerful, the... more

As companies become bigger and more powerful, the need to oversee them grows ever, and ever more difficult to achieve... From the author of Just Reward?, this is a cutting-edge analysis of corporate governance, and the way that company directors accountability is moving into new realms.Polly Peck, Robert Maxwell, BCCI.... There are many examples of abuse of power in large corporations and the damage this can cause. Recent developments in the field of corporate governance have made significant progress in highlighting the importance of these issues, but we are still a very long way from a workable system which can truly protect the interests of the innocent, without hampering high performance by companies.Anthony Williams shows how we can take things forward. The book includes a review of the way in which directors are currently regulated, and explains how the systems already in place can be modified to provide the protection we need.... less

The rapid, recent increase in transnational comme... more

The rapid, recent increase in transnational commercial litigation has made it even more necessary for lawyers to understand how claims are litigated in the courts of other countries. Yet information on court procedure, the local legal profession, and local judiciaries has not been readily available without specialist advice from local lawyers. This advice raises costs and may result in delays. This book provides an overview of commercial litigation procedure and its judges and practitioners in the courts of the important commercial countries throughout the world. The basic work includes sections on Argentina, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China (PRC), Denmark, Egypt, England and Wales, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, and the United States. Subsequent supplements update current material and have introduced several new sections, including East European, Far Eastern, and South American jurisdictions, and new material on limitation. Each section gives a general account of the structure of the courts and their jurisdictions, civil litigation procedures in each country concerned, the local legal profession, local specialist areas and charges, and the local judiciary. The section then traces in detail each country's procedural steps for typical kinds of commercial litigation, such as claims for breach of sale of goods contracts, claims for damages under charter parties, claims relating to bank deposits, claims to enforce foreign judgements and arbitration awards, admiralty claims, and claims for breach of copyright and trademarks. The uniform subject matter of the different national sections permits ease of same-claim comparisons between different jurisdictions.... less

Everything Starts from PrayerAt the Home for the ... more

Everything Starts from PrayerAt the Home for the Dying in Calcutta, Mother Teresa often cared for the residents as they approached the end. As she was ministering to one illness-ravaged man, a visitor overheard her whisper a few words to him. These few words embody Mother Teresas spiritual wisdom. This is what she said: You say a prayer in your religion, and I will say a prayer as I know it. Together we will say this prayer and it will be something beautiful for God.These gentle words of solace and care provide us with a glimpse at a Mother Teresa weve often overlooked: Mother Teresa the universal teacher of prayer. The world has admired the Mother Teresa who devoted her life to caring for the poorest of the poor everywhere. But, her close associates knew that all of Mother Teresas outer activity of caring and action was the natural consequence of her devotion, the overflow of her deep inner life. They witnessed her reliance upon contemplative practice, and they recognized Mother Teresa not only as a devout Catholic, but also as a great ecumenical teacher of prayer.... less