Developing Management Skills: What Great Managers Know and Do Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is essential for any business library. As a consultant I often use this book as a reference before starting a new engagement. The material is current and the toolkits provide useful tips for making a project run smoothly both within my team and with while interfacing with the client. The layout of the book allows for easy navigation a quick refreshers.

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Developing Management Skills by Baldwin/Bommer/Rubin distinguishes itself by exclusively focusing on teaching relevant skills, its learner-centered writing and its evidence-based foundation. This text's problem-based approach draws students in with several fundamental and specific questions or challenges in the Manage What? feature opening every chapter. The learner-centered writing style and the focus on the actual skills that matter to career success as well as the chapter ending Tool Kits make this text a keeper.

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Comprehensive Stress Management Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been teaching stress management at the undergraduate level for about three years now and find this book to be an excelent resource for undergraduates. It is very easy to read and gives a great deal of information about the practicle application of stress management techniques. Those who plan on teaching a course in stress management would be well advised to have a good deal of supplementary material on hand as this book is directed toward the intro student and is not informative enough to develop lectures from. This is one textbook that students consistantly give high ratings.

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Comprehensive Stress Management helps students identify, understand, and manage the stressors that most affect their lives.Written in an informal, anecdotal style, the text presents the latest research findings on the physical, psychological, sociological, and spiritual aspects of stress.The text also provides an in-depth discussion of a wide variety of coping skills, including relaxation techniques, behavior change interventions, and strategies for defusing physiological arousal. This engaging, easy-to-read text gives students the tools they need to cope with stress in an increasingly stressful world. Accompanying the text are instructor and student resources on the Online Learning Center.

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Save Your Brain: The 5 Things You Must Do to Keep Your Mind Young and Sharp Review

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(More customer reviews)Sometimes when a new book arrives - I cannot wait to read it. Save Your Brain - 5 things you must do to keep your mind young and sharp by Paul David Nussbaum is just such a book. For some reason, I am attracted to books on keeping the mind sharp. For example, I loved Making a Good Brain Great and Brain Rules.
I was interested to read in the Globe and Mail that people with advanced Parkinsons cannot walk but can ride a bicycle. The brain is interesting.
The book starts with a survey to see how good you are on brain stuff. It includes questions on exercise, diet etc. I was surprised I scored "poor". Perhaps that is partly because I am a tough self grader but partly because the questions did not allow me to use alternatives that I do that are likely comparable. EG - dancing once per week (which I do not do) is surely comparable to martial arts.
Of course it has a technical section on how the brain works and what it is. And part convincing me that I need to work on saving my brain.
The 5 things to do to Save Your Brain:
1 - Socialize. Basic human interaction.
2 - Exercise. 25% of the blood circulation goes to support the brain.
3 - Mental Stimulation. Use it or lose it. Learn something new always. Challenge yourself.
4 - Spirituality. He includes "mental rest" in this category.
5 - Nutrition. The obvious - eat like your mom told you to and use supplements if you cannot. He is also a big advocate of fish oil.
These are all obvious and not new. He did not emphasize the things not to do (like drugs, alcohol and boxing). It was a good reminder of things I already knew.

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Expert advice on how to ward off memory loss and dementia
Beginning with a diagnostic quiz to help you determine your overall brain health, and ending with meal plans and recipes for a brain boosting diet, Save Your Brain is an easy-to-follow comprehensive guide to getting the brain in the best shape possible, and keeping it there-for life!
Doing the daily crossword puzzle and drinking Ginko Biloba may not be enough in fighting off mental decline. Alzeimers and Dementia are on the rise but clinical neuropsychologist David Nussbaum presents a comprehensive 5-part program for keeping brains operating at their best and fighting off these debilitating diseases.
The author presents concrete, actionable tips to help you improve your:
Physical
Mental
Social
Spiritual
Nutritional

This is a complete system for getting the brain in the best shape possible and keeping it there for life.Our brains can remain as strong and as sharp at seventy as they were by twenty by following Dr. Nussbaum's 5 essential steps.

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What's Wrong with Me? The Frustrated Patient's Guide to Getting an Accurate Diagnosis Review

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(More customer reviews)The authors, an attorney and a physician, explore the problems millions of patients face in finding definitive diagnoses for ailments that are difficult to pinpoint.

The crux of the book is the eight-step program Dr. Rosenbaum devised to help you define and understand your symptoms. Answering questions in Rosenbaum's eight diagnostic categories will take some thought and perhaps some homework on your part--well worth it, as the answers will provide your own doctor invaluable clues to help him/her diagnose and cure your condition. One very useful chapter tells you how to select the right doctor and make the best use of the time you spend together.
Providing a psychological boost to those who have been told that their mystery malady is "all in your head," (how frustrating is that?) the authors help you deal with the emotional stress and pain that may accompany unnamed conditions. Signficantly, they encourage you to keep on looking for answers. Never give up!
The chapter on children's conditions will be helpful to every parent who has ever been (or will be) faced with a sick child whose exact condition can't be diagnosed even after a battery of tests. This happened to my son and it was a nightmare for the child, for me, and for an entire team of physicians. I wish I'd had this book then, as no one was ever able to give him an accurate diagnosis. (Come to think of it, I'm going to send him a copy of this book, as some symptoms persisted into adulthood.)
Rich with facts, figures, and case histories, the book will intrigue the millions of patients walking around with undiagnosed conditions, their families, and the healthcare providers who work with them. An excellent addition to your health and medical reference books.

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The Rx for solving your "mystery malady" when your doctors can't

You may feel that your doctor isn't spending the time needed to give you accurate diagnoses--and often you are right. One-third to one-half of all symptoms evaluated by a doctor are medically unexplained. Written by two "mystery malady" patients, What's Wrong with Me? identifies an array of often undiagnosed and misdiagnosed conditions and teaches you how to become your own medical detective.

Inside, you will find:

The authors' revolutionary Self-Diagnosis Model, including the "Eight Steps to Self-Diagnosis" and numerous case studies of medical mysteries that illustrate the model's success
Tips on how to create a partnership with your doctor to get an accurate diagnosis
Advice on how to search for medical clues on the Internet
Techniques for dealing with chronic pain, insomnia, and stress accompanying mysterious maladies

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