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Rutger Koopmans Your life, your rules
taking back control
In 2008 Rutger Koopmans decided to quit his job as a banker. He wanted to pursue new avenues and explore other talents. Over the following decade this decision brought great excitement to his working life, although it was not all plain sailing. However, he was driven by a motto borrowed from Johan Cruyff, the famous Dutch footballer whose business affairs he had managed: I would prefer to go down with my own principles than with someone else's. In Your Life, Your Rules Koopmans shares his experiences...
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Engels | 174 pagina's (ePub3, 0,6 MB) | Brandt, Amsterdam | 2019
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Kayo Matsushita When news travels east
translation practices by Japanese newspapers
Journalism and unique translation practices by Japanese media today International news stories provided to the public basically rely on translation. Most of this translation is done not by translators, but by journalists with practically no training in translation. What happens when the norms of journalism and those of translation clash? In this book, the author, a trained conference interpreter and former international journalist, investigates translator decisions in the practice of Japanese news...
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Engels | PDF, 3,3 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019
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Eunice Anita What kind of leader am I?
assisting leaders in rediscovering how leadership is meant to be
Being in charge means not only bearing responsibilities but also having the opportunity to set the course for the sail of the 'ship'. Usually, at the start of the journey as a leader, one is sharp on one's own way of operating and communicating. When time passes by, and circumstances, disappointments, and unexpected situations come along, things might change a lot. Do you still remember what the essence and joy of being a leader is? This booklet is to assist you in (re)discovering how to lead the...
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Engels | 60 pagina's (ePub2, 7,1 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2019
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Nicole Bremer-Ammann People and projects
behaviour skills and team roles in project management
The instrumental aspects of project management are important of course. But instrumental aspects alone will not guarantee success. Projects are always carried out by people and it is precisely the behaviour of people that will in many instances define the success of a project. The author goes into all the important aspects of project management. She offers practical advice to project leaders and spends some time focusing among others on dealing with conflict and team roles. "Nicole Bremer-Ammann...
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Engels | 141 pagina's (ePub3, 2 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2018
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The return of the deficit
public finance in Belgium over 2000-2010
An in-depth analysis of Belgium's public finance in the recent past. Prior to the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008 Belgium's fiscal balances and debt ratios seemed to be on a firm consolidation path. Today, however, Belgium is facing a major budgetary challenge, albeit to some extent lesser than that of other European countries. A proper understanding of the current situation and the design of the most appropriate policy response always benefit from an in-depth analysis of the recent past....
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Engels | 328 pagina's (PDF, 6,2 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Peter de Haan Censorship alert
censorship in economics
Dutch economist and diplomat Peter de Haan describes the worrying increase of censorship and self-censorship in the world. A rising number of journalists, bloggers, and writers can't any longer write as they please; some flee their home country, others are tortured, incarcerated, or are even killed. This essay depicts what happened during the past decade regarding freedom of expression and censorship in the world and tells the shocking stories of some of its victims. He demonstrates a negative relationship...
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Engels | 95 pagina's (ePub2, 1,6 MB) | Eva Tas Foundation, Amsterdam | 2017
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J. Postema The effective project board
keeping projects and programmes on target
When projects are complex and there is a lot at stake, there mostly is a kind of Project Board. Sometimes organizations call it a steering committee or a program committee. Managers with different expertise and different intentions are asked to keep the project or program on target. Is the Project Board effective? Sometimes. Is it easy to function as a joined team? No. For most people itis just another meeting in a long row. Do we need to abandon this monster? Certainly not. Just make the Project...
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Engels | 112 pagina's (ePub2, 5,3 MB) | PTG Uitgevers, Epe | 2017
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Jim Morris | Sylla Pahladsingh The eight great beacons of cultural awareness
navigating the cultural landscape
The book that you are holding is the indispensable guide to cultural awareness. Are you working in an international environment, with people from different countries? Working internationally requires specific competences and relationship skills. Getting to know other cultures can be fun and enlightening. Yet, at times, you might find communication challenging and puzzling, sensing emotions and observing reactions that more often deal with the deeper level of culture. Despite our good intentions,...
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Engels | 144 pagina's (PDF, 4,2 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2016
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Business planning for digital libraries
international approaches
This book brings together international experience of business planning for digital libraries: the business case, the planning processes involved, the costs and benefi ts, practice and standards, and comparison with the traditional library where appropriate. Although there is a vast literature already on other aspects of digital libraries, business planning is a subject that until now has not been systematically integrated in a book. Digital libraries are being created not only by traditional libraries,...
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Engels | 250 pagina's (PDF, 4,3 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2013
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Leo van der Aalst TMap Next
Business Driven Test Management
"Business Driven Test Management (BDTM) This book offers business and IT managers insight into the possibilities of exerting increased business control of the test process: Business Driven Test Management (BDTM). The concept of BDTM prioritises the result and gives the client of the test process (whether a business or IT manager) the ability to manage the risk coverage, lead time and cost of the test process in both the planning and the execution phases. The book also contains an introduction to...
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Engels | 256 pagina's (ePub2, 1,5 MB) | Sogetibooks, Vianen UT | 2013
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Jaap Peters | Mathieu Weggeman The rhineland way
reintroducing a European style of organisation
The Rhineland Way was French philosopher Michel Albert s proposed answer to the Anglo-American style of market capitalism that spread across the globe after the demise of Communism in the early 1990s. Today, in the wake of recent scandals and the crisis in the banking industry, this alternative is more viable -- and more needed -- than ever before. What does the Rhineland Way mean on a practical, day-to-day working level? How can we infuse our organisations and working processes with a little Rhineland...
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Engels | 34 pagina's (ePub2, 0,6 MB) | Business Contact, Amsterdam | 2013
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René C.W. Boender Cool is hot
ambitious brain candies with a mission!
Ambitious, inspirational brain twists with a mission! Cool is Hot is much more than just another book. Each brain candy leaves you bubbling with newfound energy. Just like in the bestseller Great to Cool youll embark on a trip and find yourself making numerous decisions along the way. Page after page, youll feel the adrenaline flowing as you do what you have to do in the present day and age. Change with a mission. Effortlessly and light-heartedly, but with depth too, René Boender presents you with...
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Engels | 235 pagina's (ePub2, 5,2 MB) | Bertram + de Leeuw Uitgevers, Haarlem | 2012
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Rik Marselis | Ewald Roodenrijs The PointZERO vision
stop wasting time and money
"Stop wasting time and money PointZERO® is a vision aimed at increasing business success by parallel and step-by-step improvement across the application lifecycle, to shorten time to market, avoid and reduce cost, eliminate risk, and reach fit for purpose quality."
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Engels | 151 pagina's (ePub2, 5,4 MB) | Sogetibooks, Vianen UT | 2012
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Jan Bijker Ten influencing skills
A challenging book to improve your influencing skills. Manager, consultant, member of the Works Council: in any of these functions you want to exert maximum influence to reach your goals. There are quite some ways to do this. You can reason and give logical arguments, you can paint a picture about an attractive future perspective or give compliments. This book describes ten different influencing skills that you can learn to use and to apply yourself. Influencing is not about using communication tricks....
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Engels | 53 pagina's (ePub2, 0,8 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2012
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René C.W. Boender Great to cool
brain candies with a bite!
René C.W. Boender (1958) was barely twenty years old when his international career in marketing and advertising took off. The American McCann company offered him the chance of a lifetime! He participated in a number of advertising campaigns for major brands, among which were Goodyear and Coca-Cola, Ola and L'Oréal, and also Nestlé and H&M. At the start of the nineties he established his own agency: BBCW. As of the year 2000 he tours the world as a keynote speaker, guest lecturer, and con- sultant...
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Engels | 288 pagina's (ePub2, 4,2 MB) | Bertram + de Leeuw Uitgevers, Haarlem | 2011
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Marieta Koopmans Coaching-style leadership
There's no way of avoiding it any more. Coaching has become the management style that is applied in an increasing number of organisations. The aim: to encourage staff to become more autonomous. Many managers find it difficult to take this role upon themselves. They feel that they need to know everything, be able to solve all their staffs problems, and they are accustomed to doing so. They find it a problem to delegate because they then have to let go of control. They are convinced that they should...
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Engels | 112 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Marieta Koopmans Personal leadership
Professional leadership starts with personal leadership. What is your vision of leadership? Which values do you find important? What do you believe about yourself? How do you think companies should be managed? All these questions relate to personal leadership. This book will help you to discover and give shape to your own management style. Using the Quinn model you will be able to look into which management role is appropriate for you. With the Ofman core qualities model you will be able to discover...
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Engels | ePub2, 1,9 MB | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Frans Bouman | Marieta Koopmans Team leadership
People enjoy working in teams. An ideal team will work together efficiently, effectively and above all with pleasure. They set about achieving their personal and organisational goals together with enthusiasm. But experience teaches us that working in teams does not always match the ideal image we may have of it. A smooth running team demands a lot of patience on your part, insight into the psychological aspects of people and familiarity with team dynamics. Thats why you need a number of different...
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Engels | 141 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Frans Bouman | Marieta Koopmans Entrepreneurial leadership
Entrepreneurship is a latent skill present in a lot of people. Just look at how enterprising people are in their spare time, without being asked or paid for it! Organisations should do more to encourage entrepreneurship amongst their people. Because if people are inspired by something, they will often achieve excellent results and actually enjoy their work. In Entrepreneurial Leadership you will learn how to go about this. The authors show you how to integrate entrepreneurship for your employees...
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Engels | 93 pagina's (ePub2, 2,1 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Anton van den Dungen | Coen Dirkx When management is your profession
basic skills of good management
Managers today seem to have to be jacks-of-all-trades. Delegating, co-operating, motivating, planning and even keeping up to date with developments as well as taking training courses: this is what is expected of managers today. But who can possibly do all of these things at one time? Dirkx en Van den Dungen show us which skills you need to be a manager, how you can obtain these skills and how you can put them into practice without becoming completely snowed under. Using models, recommendations and...
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Engels | 194 pagina's (ePub2, 2,4 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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