Authors:Brian Clegg, Paul Birch,
Publisher: Kogan Page
Keywords: innovation, problem, solving, ignite, techniques, creativity, simple, instant
Number of Pages: 186
Published: 2007-02-01
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0749448679
ISBN-13: 9780749448677

Instant Creativity is a collection of tried and tested techniques to encourage individuals and groups to make the most of their creativity. It offers over 70 quick and simple exercises to help find fresh ideas and solutions to problems. It is designed to assist in combating low inspiration, brainstorming ideas for new projects, creating a better understanding of an ongoing problem, or for seeking a general direction. The range of ideas will help tap into the creative energies of any individual or an uninspired team. They are particularly useful for marketers, advertising professionals, and pro

Authors:Brian Clegg, Paul Birch,
Publisher: Kogan Page
Keywords: team, energize, motivate, teamwork, instant
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1999-03-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 074942804X
ISBN-13: 9780749428044

This book is packed with extremely quick exercises to enhance teamwork. You haven’t time? That’s no excuse. You will lose a lot more than five minutes spent on one of these exercises if you aren’t getting the best out of your team. Perhaps your team, your group, your course is perfect. Maybe. But if so, you are unique. For the rest of us, we have a potentially powerful resource in a team. Like most powerful resources it needs tuning. Hence Instant Teamwork. This book provides the answers for three requirements: ice-breakers to break down barriers between people, warm-ups to i

Authors:Brian Clegg, Paul Birch,
Publisher: Kogan Page
Keywords: crash, course, stylus, managing, people
Number of Pages: 259
Published: 2002-09-26
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0749438347
ISBN-13: 9780749438340

The "Crash Course in Managing People" is an easy way to improve your managerial skills fast, but it is far from a dry traditional course. As the authors say, "be prepared to learn, but also be prepared to have fun." After an exploration of the key elements that make for effective management, the course itself consists of a program of 150 exercises and techniques to help you develop your managerial skills. Targeted reading ensures that the practical exercises are backed up with expert knowledge. This dynamic personal development program is split into 30 units, each designed to be completed i

Authors:Paul Birch, Brian Clegg,
Publisher: Kogan Page
Keywords: crash, course, stylus, creativity
Number of Pages: 243
Published: 2002-09-26
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0749438339
ISBN-13: 9780749438333

* Crash Course Series books offer rapid, structured introductions to key managment skills

Authors:Birch, David Birch,
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: management, identity, digital
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2007-05-23
List price: $124.95
ISBN-10: 0566086794
ISBN-13: 9780566086793

For almost every organization in the future, both public and private sector, identity management presents both significant opportunities and risks. Successfully managed, it will allow everyone to access products and services that are tailored to their needs and their behaviours. But successful management implies that organizations will have overcome the significant obstacles of security, individual human rights and social concern that could cause the whole process to become mired. "Digital Identity Management", based on the work of the Annual Digital Forum in London, provides a cutting edge vi

Author: Tom Birch
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Keywords: systems, chassis, automotive
Number of Pages: 846
Published: 1999-09-29
List price: $138.95
ISBN-10: 0766800016
ISBN-13: 9780766800014

Written by an experienced author, teacher and ASE certified technician, this first edition of Automotive Chassis Systems provides a comprehensive study of automotive chassis systems operation, inspection, troubleshooting, and repair. Braking, Suspension and Steering theory, inspection and service are combined in a one-text format making this the most up-to-date and complete text in this automotive area. The format of the text coincides with the basic methodology used to train technicians in the field. It begins by describing basic concepts, then discusses and demonstrates common chassis system

Author: Jen Birch
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
Keywords: syndrome, asperger, congratulations
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2003-03-14
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1843101122
ISBN-13: 9781843101123

This autobiographical account of a New Zealand woman’s life with Asperger Syndrome a milder form of autism reflects on the puzzling symptoms that escaped diagnosis until age 43. Birch discusses how the developmental disorder affected her cognition, identity and boundary issues, and friendships, and