The Elephant And The Flea

Author: Charles Handy
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407073508
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description
Bookseller Charles Handy's best-selling new book looks at how individuals (the fleas in his analogy) relate to multi-national conglomerates (the elephants). In addition to addressing how and why we work today, he covers a wide range of preoccupations and issues including the increasing fear of big business: 'it is easy to see why many observers think that the big corporations are now both richer and more powerful than many nation states. They worry that these new corporate states are accountable to no-one - that their financial clout makes governments beholden to them ... The elephants, people feel, are out of control.'

The Story of Diva and Flea

Author: Mo Willems
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781338244793
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
Diva, a small yet brave dog, and Flea, a curious streetwise cat, develop an unexpected friendship in this unforgettable tale of discovery. For as long as she could remember, Diva lived at 11 avenue Le Play in Paris, France. For as long as he could remember, Flea also lived in Paris, France-but at no fixed address. When Flea passed Diva's courtyard one day, their lives were forever changed. Together, Diva and Flea explore and share their very different worlds, as only true friends can do.

Code to Joy

Author: George Pratt
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062059408
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description
“Code to Joy offers a simple, powerful, and brilliant method for experiencing authentic happiness from the inside out . . . the basis of outer success.” —Marci Shimoff, New York Times-bestselling author of Happy for No Reason We are meant to be happy. Instinctively, we all know this, somewhere deep inside. We all know what it’s like to feel a burst of delight. Every one of us has at some point in our lives experienced a sense of ecstatic joy, of euphoria at the sheer sensation of being alive. Have you ever wondered why that experience has to be so rare and fleeting? The answer is, it doesn’t. —from Code to Joy All the positive thinking, affirmations, talk therapy, and pharmaceuticals in the world will never be enough to make us as happy as we were designed to be, according to acclaimed clinical psychologists George Pratt, PhD, and Peter Lambrou, PhD. That’s because those approaches fail to address a third aspect of the human organism, one that bridges the gap between mind and body: the biofield. Combining six decades of clinical experience with cutting-edge research, Drs. Pratt and Lambrou have developed a revolutionary program for rediscovering (and then never again letting go of) your innate happiness in four simple, proven steps. Pratt and Lambrou’s program has already transformed the lives of more than 45,000 clients, including professional athletes, top executives, and celebrities. Code to Joy can transform yours, too, with all the science-based tools and guidance you need to complete the process of becoming a more focused, more powerful, and more deeply joyful you. “Drs. Lambrou and Pratt’s work has had a fabulous impact on my life.” —Ken Blanchard, Ph.D., #1 New York Times–bestselling author

How Big Is an Elephant?

Author: Rossana Bossù
Publisher: Annick Press
ISBN: 9781554519972
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
Animals big and small introduce pre-schoolers to basic math concepts. With the help of the colorful animals in this book, even the youngest child will be able to grasp the idea of ratio and relative size. The opening illustration shows an elephant, followed by a simple phrase "1 polar bear is smaller than an elephant." An illustration of an elephant , rather than the word, challenges young children to recall the name of the animal. Then, on the facing page, an illustration shows how many polar bears would make up one elephant. It's seven! Subsequent spreads build on this concept--turn the page and readers will discover how many lions make a polar bear, and so on. The animals become progressively smaller, until the last comparison between a lemur and flea. But the book doesn't end there. Children learn that there is one animal that is bigger than them all: a whale, and that it takes all the animals in the book to make just one. Preschoolers will enjoy this fresh approach that teaches them the names of animals as well as the concept of relative size.

The Elephant and the Flea

Author: Charles B. Handy
Publisher: Random House Business Books
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
Bill Gates predicts that by 2050, 50% of the working population will work at home. Even in England in 2000 the DoE recorded 20% of British workers spend a portion of the week working at home... Life in the future - in 2021 - will be CHUNKY. Intense and demanding projects will alternate with 'sabbaticals' - some paid for by organizations, others self-funded. In this new work, Charles Handy, the brilliant social philosopher and management guru, examines the questions that face us at the start of a new age. Using the metaphor of the "Elephant and the Flea he discusses the future of everything from education, work and marriage, to capitalism, management, religion and society. He carefully considers the balancing act that both individuals (fleas) and larger organizations (elephants) will face in the next twenty years. Increasingly technological advances mean the disappearance of the middle - or disintermediation. This means that many careers will radically transform or vanish altogether in the coming decades. If vacationers can go on-line to access all their travel information they won't need travel agents. If a patient can access a diagnosis on the net, and purchase medication through a dot.com drug store, then the need for doctors will plummet. Handy explores the significance of the vast changes we can expect, and those already here, brought about by the democratic power of the internet. He suggests that many people will learn to develop a portfolio career, expecting to change directions dramatically throughout their lives. A multitude of fleas - consultants, suppliers, sub-contractors, and advisers - will support larger organizations, without being full-time employees. Theoffice, Handy predicts, will become more of a club house, with luxurious meeting rooms, gyms, and even overnight accommodations. And that transformation will change even the look of our city skylines.

The Elephant and the Flea

Author: Charles Handy
Publisher: Century
ISBN: 9780099415657
Category : Capitalism
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
Charles Handy's best-selling new book looks at how individuals (the fleas in his analogy) relate to multi-national conglomerates (the elephants). In addition to addressing how and why we work today, he covers a wide range of preoccupations and issues including the increasing fear of big business-'it is easy to see why many observers think that the big corporations are now both richer and more powerful than many nation states. They worry that these new corporate states are accountable to no-one ... that their financial clout makes governments beholden to them ... The elephants, people feel, are out of control.'

The Flea, the Minnow, the Elephant, and the Whale

Author: Glenn Goree
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532602324
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
A minnow and a whale. A flea and an elephant. Can this assortment of unlikely creatures assist us with the spiritual conflicts we face everyday? Yes. By presenting Biblical truths in parable form. Humorous but pithy stories told by these four unique characters offer insight into the words of the Apostle Paul in II Corinthians 4:18. "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For the seen is temporary, while what is unseen is eternal."

Science and American Literature in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Author: Frédéric Dumas
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443835463
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
Since its origin, American literature has always had an uneasy relationship with science: born at a time when science was becoming a profession, it repeatedly referred to it, implicitly or explicitly, in order to assert its difference or, on the contrary, to gain a certain form of legitimacy. The purpose of this book is to show how scientific discourse informs literary writing, and to consider the relationship the two types of discourse have maintained: mutual metaphorization, questioning or legitimating. Focusing on the literary production of the United States in the 20th and 21st centuries, the book is organized in four parts: the first one, which concerns the works of Henry Adams and Thomas Pynchon, examines the way in which literature writes a history of science; the second deals with the relationship between literature and the developing field of neurosciences, first from a theoretical perspective, then through the study of science-fiction novels; the third one includes essays which, one way or another, raise the issue of the ethics of science and offer a literary answer to the dilemmas raised by scientific progress; the two essays in the last part analyze how digital technology has influenced recent American writing and the consequences of this new mode on reading procedures.

My Teacher

Author: Susan S. Fries
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 142598908X
Category : Flute players
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
My Teacher, Remembering Marcel Moyse contains a humorous, charming collection of 54 stories, interspersed with cartoons, drawings, photos and quotes of the French master flutist and teacher, Marcel Moyse, whose life and work have inspired many to become great teachers and performers. Also included are quotes by Albert Einstein, Henry David Thoreau, Piet Mondrian, Samuel Goldwyn, Duke Ellington and others. The stories, occurring in the Midwest, Vermont, Europe and California, flow effortlessly from the author's first meeting with him in Oberlin, Ohio until his death in 1984. While many books have been written about his accomplishments and life, it is the author's desire that readers will wish they had known this man. At 174 pages, it is for students, professionals and the public.

Culture

Author: John Middleton
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1841122165
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Fast track route to mastering culture and culture change Covers the key areas of culture, from how culture evolves andwhy different companies have different cultures to culturaldiagnosis and implementing successful change Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successfulbusinesses, including Amazon.com, EDS, Honda and Nissan, and ideasfrom the smartest thinkers, including Edgar Schein, Charles Handy,Geert Hofstede and Gareth Morgan. Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensiveresources guide