Renovation Coach

Author: Steve Chandler
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781483909288
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Delays, cost blowouts and stress seem to be commonplace for almost every renovation project; but not any more. As a building and property development consultant, licensed builder, coach, mentor and trainer, Steve Chandler has much to offer in this book written to coach people through their renovation project. Steve utilises his thirty years' experience in the building and property development industry to coach readers on important issues to consider before, during and at completion of their renovation project. From pre-project considerations through designing the project, selecting a builder and minimising delays and cost blowouts, Steve's knowledge and experience is invaluable. The time, money and stress that may be saved by following the principles detailed in this book make this essential reading. This book is recommended for anyone either intending to or currently undertaking a renovation project.

The Homeowner's Guide to Managing a Renovation

Author: Susan Solakian
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 1402727542
Category : Contractors
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Major home remodeling isn’t for the faint of heart; there is huge potential for design problems, cost overruns, or just unsatisfactory workmanship. Here, a professional construction manager who masterminded the redesign at New York’s famed Avery Fisher Hall as well as a massive institute-wide renovation of St. Luke’s Hospital, offers an indispensable guide for homeowners who need to manage a large-scale renovation. There’s advice on how to articulate your thoughts clearly to designers, architects, and contractors; tips on negotiating contracts; suggestions for protecting yourself from legal and financial threats; and help understanding warranty claims. Each step--from initial planning through the completed project--is covered in layman’s terms, and sample contracts, floor plans, cost estimating worksheets and other forms are provided.

The Kitchen Consultant

Author: Herrick Kimball
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 9781561582471
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Readers will find an expert guide through the kitchen remodeling jungle in The Kitchen Consultant. This book contains the wisdom of seasoned kitchen remodeling contractor Herrick Kimball and the input of more than two dozen kitchen consultants from across the U.S. Readers will find advice on design, products, prices, suppliers, contractors and work specifications. Written in an engaging, conversational style with friendly, rendered drawings, this book makes the kitchen remodeling process flow smoothly. Helps readers: -- Decide how much remodeling they can do for themselves and what to leave to the professionals. -- Determine the cost vs. payback of a kitchen remodel in home resale value. -- Save money by avoiding common kitchen remodeling pitfalls. -- Choose the best appliances for a budget and compare common kitchen materials. -- An informative resource for the homeowner and a valuable reference for the professional.

House Lessons

Author: Erica Bauermeister
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
ISBN: 1632172453
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
A Real Simple Best Book of the Year A deeply moving story of an epic home renovation in the Pacific Northwest—from New York Times–bestselling author of The Scent Keeper In this mesmerizing memoir-in-essays, Erica Bauermeister renovates a trash-filled house in eccentric Port Townsend, Washington, and in the process takes readers on a journey to discover the ways our spaces subliminally affect us. A personal, accessible, and literary exploration of the psychology of architecture, as well as a loving tribute to the connections we forge with the homes we care for and live in, this book is designed for anyone who’s ever fallen head over heels for a house. It is also a story of a marriage, of family, and of the kind of roots that settle deep into your heart. Discover what happens when a house has its own lessons to teach in this moving and insightful memoir that ultimately shows us how to make our own homes (and lives) better. “ . . . for anyone who has wondered where home is and how to find it, fix it, love it, and leave it for later as well.” —Laurie Frankel, New York Times–bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is

Culture Renovation: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company

Author: Kevin Oakes
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 1260464377
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
Seize and expand the competitive edge with a smart, well-managed culture “renovation” Most business leaders understand the power of a dynamic, positive culture—but almost every effort to change culture fails. Why? The approach is often all wrong. Rather than attempt to “transform” a new culture from the ground up, leaders need to instead spearhead a culture renovation. It’s all about keeping what works, changing what needs to be changed, and ensuring proper care and maintenance—much like refurbishing and living in a beautiful historic home and improving its overall value. In Culture Renovation, the head of the world’s leading HR research firm—the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)—Kevin Oakes provides tangible, tactical insights drawn from a robust data set and informed by CEOs and HR leaders at many of the world’s top companies. You’ll find everything you need to rebuild your corporate culture with care and expertise, including: Three phases and detailed action steps for architecting the change you want to see Practical insights and examples from T-Mobile, Microsoft, 3M, and other top companies The traits of a healthy corporate culture Proven talent practices to maintain your new culture for long-term success Oakes identifies 18 proven leadership actions for turning any culture into an agile, resilient, and innovative high-performance organization. You’ll learn how to best understand the culture in place today and set a new cultural path for decades to come; develop a co-creation mindset; identify influencers and blockers; ferret out skeptics and non-believers; measure, monitor, and report progress; and implement “next practices” in talent strategies to sustain the renovation. Culture Renovation delivers everything you need to plan, build, and maintain a corporate culture that drives profits, growth, and business sustainability now and well into the future.

Renovation Inspiration

Author: Coleen Merk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943043569
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Happy Starts at Home

Author: Rebecca West
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 178249913X
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 283

Book Description
Use your home as a tool to make better changes happen in your life. Through aligning your heart, home, and health, experience first-hand how small changes make a big difference. What does it take to be happy at home? It's not about buying or not buying a new sofa. It's about whether your home is working for you in the best way. Your home can directly improve your well-being and contentment with better health, sleep, and relationships, and ultimately decrease your stress levels to increase your all-round happiness. Design expert Rebecca West helps you to learn how to achieve a geographical cure without actually relocating and how to redecorate so you can feel best in your space. Along with beautiful photographs, there are a variety of self-assessment activities to connect your financial, emotional and physical health to your space to ensure it nurtures your vision – and while doing so, investing your time and money more effectively too. With the valuable advice in Happy Starts at Home, you can commit to a philosophy of buying fewer things and doing more to discover what's holding you back, in order to find joy and create a home that makes you smile.

Mac OS X Lion Simplified

Author: Paul McFedries
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118159454
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
Simply the easiest way for visual learners to get up and running with Mac OS X Lion OS X Lion is the latest version of the Mac desktop operating system, offering cool new features for more than 25 million Mac OS X users. For visual learners who are switching to a Mac, upgrading from an earlier OS, or just getting started with computers, Mac OS X Lion Simplified provides all the necessary information in the simplest way possible. Task-based spreads provide step-by-step instructions with full color illustrations that show exactly how to accomplish a wide variety of tasks with Mac OS X Lion. Looks at Mac OS X Lion, the latest Mac desktop operating system that features support for the new multi-touch trackpad and other enhancements Offers visual learners the easiest way to get going with Mac OS X Lion, using step-by-step instructions illustrated with full-color screen shots that show exactly what each step looks like Explains how to use the new trackpad, customize the desktop, work with files and folders, and use the latest versions of iPhoto and iMovie For those who learn best when they see exactly how something is done, Mac OS X Lion Simplified is the quickest and easiest way to get up and running on Mac OS X Lion.

Coach Me

Author: Paul D. Barchitta
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663219745
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
One of the core courses that I teach is Management 101. Introduction to business. The discipline of Management has evolved over time and the current trend in Corporate America is how does an organization morph from Management into Coaching. Society has become sensitive, and if you were to ask me, too sensitive, where the emotional wellbeing of the employee has been thrust to center stage. Corporate America has realized that you are not just an employee anymore, you are a resource, hence the change from “Personnel” to “Human Resource Management”. If we are going to view the employee more as a resource and less as a disposable component of an organization. Hence, the need for coaching. The need for the metamorphosis and paradigm shift away from management towards coaching is front and center. A goal of this book is to identify the foundations of management, the backbone of my management lectures every day in my management classes, and infuse the wisdom of the greatest coaches in the history of team sports. This book chronicles the foundations, concepts and theories of management and sprinkles in the quotes from coaches whether they were famous or not and explain how that quote relates to the management theories identified in the book.

Remodel Your Kitchen Without Going Bonkers Or Broke

Author: Jim Molinelli
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578813455
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Remodel Your Kitchen teaches a simple step-by-step method so homeowners can plan and coordinate a stress-free renovation and finally have the kitchen of their dreams.