Bøger af Colin Williams

Reassess your leadership style, discover how to connect with people, and become a leader who can make things happen in the real world. Built on a unique four-year experiment working alongside real leaders in real businesses, Living Leadership explodes the myth of the charismatic, transformational leader, to show that real progress comes from the dramatically ordinary aspects of leadership. From building relationships, to working with the grain of the organisation rather than against it, and to knowing our limitations as much as pushing every boundary, the new edition of this book will challenge you to push your leadership skills to a new level. Living Leadership shows how, when you take away the myths and misconceptions, leading can genuinely be made easier. Hans Straberg, CEO, Electrolux A how to book that redefines leadership in terms of the realities and choices facing people in organisations today. Professor Michael Osbaldeston, Director of Cranfield School of Management

Do consonant clusters have integral meaning in and of themselves? This book offers a fascinating insight into the world of consonants and their hidden meanings. It investigates the sound symbolism behind English consonant clusters and looks at why sw- swings and swaggers, gl- gleams and glows and wh- whoops and whistles. It traces the etymologies of some of our most evocative words back to some surprising ancient roots. "Sl- is for Sleaze but Sn- is for Sneeze!" is a well-researched and entertaining read, accessible to both the linguist and the interested reader.

Something is lurking in the Australian bush - something terrifying. From the myths and legends of the indigenous people of Australia, from the stories they told around the fire at night comes a creature so horrifying they called it "Banib"- in our language it means "Devil."When Bryan Morgan started investigating his brother's disappearance little did he know the can of worms he would be opening. Town secrets that date back to the 1800s, still haunt people today.Sara Whitney has only lived in Haighs Flat for three months having moved there to investigate the disappearance of her uncle. Why is it that no one even remembers her uncle living or working there?Could these disappearances be connected? Murder, conspiracies, and secrets all are being covered up by the powers-that-wanna-be and those with the power will stop at nothing to keep their secret safe.As each of the theories gets refuted, could it be that the ramblings of an old farmer be the only ones that make any sense? Could it even be scientifically plausible?With the evidence given them, will Bryan and Sara run with the truth or run from it?

Drawing on 12 case studies across three global regions, this book examines how formal and informal institutions shape entrepreneurial activity.