Better Results

Author: Scott D. Miller
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
ISBN: 9781433831904
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Foreword / K. Anders Ericsson -- Preface: Better results are within reach -- What therapists will say, won't say, and can't say -- What do we really know about psychotherapy, after all? -- Learning from the experts on expertise -- What is (and is not) deliberate practice? -- Baseline matters -- How to find your baseline -- Making sense of your baseline -- Mining your data for better results -- How average leads to better results -- How being bad can make you better -- What matters most for better results -- A study in deliberate practice -- "Yeah, but what am I supposed to do?" -- Designing a system of deliberate practice.

Analytics at Work

Author: Thomas H. Davenport
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
ISBN: 1422177696
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
As a follow-up to the successful Competing on Analytics, authors Tom Davenport, Jeanne Harris, and Robert Morison provide practical frameworks and tools for all companies that want to use analytics as a basis for more effective and more profitable decision making. Regardless of your company's strategy, and whether or not analytics are your company's primary source of competitive differentiation, this book is designed to help you assess your organization's analytical capabilities, provide the tools to build these capabilities, and put analytics to work. The book helps you answer these pressing questions: What assets do I need in place in my organization in order to use analytics to run my business? Once I have these assets, how do I deploy them to get the most from an analytic approach? How do I get an analytic initiative off the ground in the first place, and then how do I sustain analytics in my organization over time? Packed with tools, frameworks, and all new examples, Analytics at Work makes analytics understandable and accessible and teaches you how to make your company more analytical.

Better schools, better teachers, better results

Author: Vic Zbar
Publisher: ACER Press
ISBN: 1429455624
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Better Schools, Better Teachers, Better Results shows how to provide objective and constructive feedback on teacher performance by highlighting areas of strength on which to build, and identifying shortcomings to be redressed through targeted training and other developmental support.

Better Results Through Learning

Author: Michael Dolan
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 0971018251
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 105

Book Description
Annotation Several well known management experts share their insights in this readable study commissioned the Labor Department. Excerpts from Drucker, Welch, Toffler and more. For anyone who wants to understand better how an organization works.

The Best Manager: Getting Better Results WITH People

Author: Craig Nathanson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557549272
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description
The Best Manager by Craig Nathanson provides the new and experienced managers with ideas, tools, and creative ways to work better with the people they lead enabling greater joy, contribution, and success at work. Keep The Best Manager near you as an on-going coach and guide for getting better results with people. Craig Nathanson gives practical advice and provides his thoughts on management applying his experience of managing over 25 years, teaching management courses in colleges over 10 years, and doing his doctoral research in human and organizational development. Craig Nathanson is also the author of multiple books including How to Find the RIGHT Work during Challenging Times, a New Approach to your Life and Work after 40. www.thebestmanager.com

OECD Public Governance Reviews Improving ISSSTE's Public Procurement for Better Results

Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264249893
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
OECD countries are increasingly attempting to achieve savings through their public procurement systems, in particular in healthcare. In 2012, the State’s Employees’ Social Security and Social Services Institute in Mexico (ISSSTE) asked the OECD to review the effectiveness and integrity...

Smarter Investing: Simpler Decisions for Better Results

Author: Tim Hale
Publisher: Pearson UK
ISBN: 1292444398
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 439

Book Description
Smarter Investing introduces you to a simple and powerful set of rules for successful investing, helping you to build an investment portfolio that suits your needs, stays the course when markets get rough and quietly gets on with the job of generating better results.

Scenario Planning for Better Results

Author:
Publisher: Select Knowledge Limited
ISBN: 0744600413
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 143

Book Description

Does Higher Government Spending Buy Better Results in Education and Health Care?

Author: Mr.Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1451843895
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
There is little empirical evidence to support the claim that public spending improves education and health indicators. This paper uses cross-sectional data for 50 developing and transition countries to show that expenditure allocations within the two social sectors improve both access to and attainment in schools and reduce mortality rates for infants and children. The size and efficiency of these allocations are important for promoting equity and furthering second-generation reforms.

Direction, Alignment, Commitment: Achieving Better Results through Leadership, Second Edition

Author: Cynthia McCauley
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
ISBN: 1604919574
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.