Bøger af David Rowell

A veteran music critic and record reviewer illustrates how digital culture has throttled and debased popular music In The Endless Refrain, former Washington Post writer and editor David Rowell goes deep into the psychology of the average listener - as well as the algorithms that function as today's tastemakers - to explore the devastating effects that technology has on musicians and fans alike. Making an incisive analysis of the economic and technological forces behind the rise of Napster, Pandora, Spotify, and iTunes, Rowell examines how contemporary currents of music consumption and production shut the doors on the organic creation of new music and trapped us in a whirlpool of repetition and stale nostalgia. Combining personal memoir, interviews, industry research, and good old-fashioned critical passion, Rowell's book is a pungent indictment of a music culture gone awry, crippled by nostalgia and subverted by the sinister hive minds of the internet.

Organizational Gender Balance is a 'how to' book with actionable recommendations on how to instill balance that is real and not just perceived ... or numbers bound. David Rowell, writer, trainer, facilitator, consultant and speaker, with a career of national and international experience in team building, diversity and gender, lays out an irrefutable case for organizational gender balance. This updated version of this book presents the issues of gender balance in the workplace, makes clear the tremendous value of 'gender balance, and most importantly pinpoints five specific actions that can be taken to obtain 'balance'. This book is a must for anyone who wishes to maximize performance and success of all employees, both male and female, by raising the value of contribution. And for anyone interested in realizing the benefits of organizational gender balance without being bound to numbers-only solutions. For the organizations Value and Voice includes tools to level the playing field and balance the organization. Means to raise, enable, and make space for female and male employees to maximize performance through contribution and influence parity. And in applying the presented leveling mechanisms, organizations will realize all the performance benefits of gender balance. For the individuals Value and Voice, includes proven workplace skills that can be used to achieve both balance and self-empowerment; means to not just obtain a seat at the table but also gain real voice. This book will provide insights and education to raise individual value for women, and for men. Value and Voice - Solutions to Organizational Gender Balance, is the go-to resource on the topic of gender in the workplace. And the one book needed to grasp the issues and start working on solutions today. The book addresses the research evidenced issues and negative impacts of imbalance, (re)defines balance in terms of contribution and influence parity, notes the core causes of imbalance that solutions must address, and describes individual and organizational means to achieve easily implemented solutions. Topics include organizational harms, biases and devaluation, gender awareness, cross-utilization of gender traits and skills, securing a seat at the table, gaining voice, self-empowerment, mentoring, sponsoring, gender mainstreaming and many more.

In Wherever the Sound Takes You, he explores the essence of music's meaning with a wide spectrum of musicians, trying to understand their connection to their chosen instrument, what they've put themselves through for their music, and what they feel when they play.