Download or read book Change and Release Failed Opportunities written by Laurent Duenas and published by theITSMpractitioner.com. This book was released on with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The processes presented in this book and their activities are far from being novelties for IT organizations. All of them have implemented both processes. Each one does so in a more or less organized way, matching best its needs and priorities. Some of them rely on the best practices of the ITIL framework in a somewhat accurate way. That depends on their individual ability to understand or analyze it, or even according to the amount of efforts they are ready to make. Therefore, companies' results are very diverse. This brings about questions, doubts and calls for analysis. This book aims to present the discrepancies between theory and reality. It is based on findings gathered by observing companies and shared information from a number of ITSM professionals.Through the topics it raises, this book strives to bring substantive answers to concrete issues.
Download or read book Leading Change written by John P. Kotter and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented merger and acquisition activity to scandal, greed, and, ultimately, recession -- we've learned that widespread and difficult change is no longer the exception. By outlining the process organizations have used to achieve transformational goals and by identifying where and how even top performers derail during the change process, Kotter provides a practical resource for leaders and managers charged with making change initiatives work.
Download or read book Workbook for Disruptive Thinking A Comprehensive Guide on How to Transform Your Work and Lead with Innovative Thought written by Sidney Jessie Maina and published by Gaius Quill Publishing . This book was released on with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Workbook for Disruptive Thinking: A Comprehensive Guide on How to Transform Your Work and Lead with Innovative Thought" is an essential resource for anyone looking to break free from conventional thinking patterns and embrace the power of disruptive innovation. This practical and engaging workbook is designed to help individuals and organizations develop the mindset, skills, and strategies necessary to drive meaningful change and stay ahead in today's fast-paced, ever-evolving world. In this comprehensive guide, readers will explore the fundamental principles of disruptive thinking, including: The importance of challenging the status quo and embracing change The role of creativity, curiosity, and open-mindedness in fostering innovation The value of diversity and inclusion in promoting new ideas and perspectives Through a combination of research-backed insights, real-world examples, and hands-on activities, this workbook equips readers with the tools and knowledge needed to cultivate a culture of disruption and unlock their full creative potential. The first section of the book delves into the core concepts of disruptive thinking, providing a solid foundation upon which readers can build their understanding. Topics covered include: The history and evolution of disruptive thinking as a concept The difference between incremental and disruptive innovation The characteristics and habits of disruptive thinkers Next, the workbook explores various techniques and strategies for generating innovative ideas and fostering a creative mindset. Readers will learn about: Brainstorming, mind mapping, and other idea generation methods The power of collaboration and teamwork in driving innovation The role of technology in enhancing creativity and facilitating disruption As readers progress through the book, they will be guided through a series of practical exercises and activities designed to help them apply the principles of disruptive thinking in their personal and professional lives. These activities include: Assessing personal strengths and areas for improvement in relation to disruptive thinking Developing a personal action plan for embracing disruption and fostering innovation Reflecting on past experiences to identify opportunities for growth and learning In addition to these hands-on exercises, the workbook also features numerous real-life case studies and examples of individuals and organizations that have successfully harnessed the power of disruptive thinking to achieve remarkable results. These inspiring stories serve as a testament to the transformative potential of this mindset and offer valuable lessons for readers looking to embark on their own journey of disruption and innovation. The final section of the book examines the broader implications of disruptive thinking, exploring its impact on society, the economy, and the environment. Topics covered include: The ethical considerations associated with disruptive innovation and the importance of responsible decision-making The role of governments, educational institutions, and other stakeholders in promoting a culture of disruption and creativity The potential benefits and challenges of embracing disruptive thinking in addressing pressing global issues, such as climate change, inequality, and access to education As readers work their way through this comprehensive guide, they will be encouraged to reflect on their own assumptions, beliefs, and habits, and to consider how they can adopt a more disruptive mindset in their day-to-day lives. By embracing the principles of disruption, creativity, and innovation, individuals and organizations can unlock new opportunities, drive growth, and shape a brighter future for themselves and generations to come.
Download or read book Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs written by AACVPR and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs, Sixth Edition With Web Resource, presents the combined expertise of more than 50 leaders in the field of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), reimbursement, and public policy to empower professionals to successfully implement new CR programs or improve existing ones. Developed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), this guidebook offers procedures for providing patients with low-cost, high-quality programming that moves them toward a lifelong commitment to disease management and secondary prevention. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the principal cause of death worldwide. It is projected that by 2035, more than 130 million adults in the United States will have CVD. The challenge to CR professionals is to select, develop, and deliver appropriate rehabilitative and secondary prevention services to each patient tailored to their individual needs. Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs, Sixth Edition, is the definitive resource for developing inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs. The sixth edition of Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs equips professionals with current scientific and evidence-based models for designing and updating rehabilitation programs. Pedagogical aides such as chapter objectives, bottom line sections, summaries, and sidebars present technical information in an easy-to-follow format. Key features of the sixth edition include the following: A new chapter on physical activity and exercise that helps readers understand how to develop and implement exercise programs to CVD patients A new chapter on cardiac disease populations that offers readers a deeper understanding of CVD populations, including those with heart valve replacement or repair surgery, left ventricular assist devices, heart transplant, dysrhythmias, and/or peripheral artery disease Case studies and discussion questions that challenge readers to consider how concepts from the text apply to real-life scenarios An expanded web resource that includes ready-to-use forms, charts, checklists, and logs that are practical for daily use, as well as additional case studies and review questions Keeping up with change is a professional necessity and keeping up with the science is a professional responsibility. Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs, Sixth Edition, covers the entire scope of practice for CR programs and professionals, providing evidence-based information on promoting positive lifestyle behavior patterns, reducing risk factors for disease progression, and lessening the impact of CVD on quality of life, morbidity, and mortality. Note: The web resource is included with all new print books and some ebooks. For ebook formats that don’t provide access, the web resource is available separately.
Download or read book The Human Side of Changing Education written by Julie M. Wilson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make change humanly possible Today’s schools know they must make problem solving, collaboration, self-directed learning and creativity an integral part of the school’s DNA, but they don’t always know how. When we ask schools to change, we are asking human beings to change. This requires special tools and a human-centered approach. In The Human Side of Changing Education, leaders will learn to make sense of their challenging change journeys and accelerate effective implementation. With this practical framework that includes human-centered tools, resources and mini case studies, readers will learn to navigate and succeed on their unique path of change. Understand why resistance is to be expected and how to get through it. Discover three different kinds of change strategies and when to use which one Learn how to use the "messy middle" of change, where real transformation happens Change the heart of the system by enabling the hearts and minds of those who make schools work. "Julie Wilson is both a visionary and a pragmatist. Her book is a wonderfully clear and concise guide for leaders who seek to navigate the road to educational transformation." Tony Wagner, Author The Global Achievement Gap and Creating Innovators "If you want to understand what it takes to create innovative and lasting change, then forge ahead with The Human Side of Changing Education, and bravely create your own hero′s journey. This is a valuable guide, with practical advice and real-life examples to support you in this very complicated and challenging work." Ann Koufman-Frederick, Chief Academic Officer LearnLaunch Institute, MAPLE "If everyone working in U.S. K-12 education were to read this book and put even half of its thinking into practice, we would be well on our way to a far better society. It is timely, visionary, and relentlessly practical – a rare combination. Discover what our future could look like if enough of us dare to make it happen." Andy Calkins, Director Next Generation Learning Challenges at EDUCAUSE
Download or read book Information Technology Project Management written by Jack T. Marchewka and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 5th Edition of Jack Marchewka's Information Technology Project Management focuses on how to create measurable organizational value (MOV) through IT projects. The author uses the concept of MOV, combined with his own research, to create a solid foundation for making decisions throughout the project's lifecycle. The book's integration of project management and IT concepts provides students with the tools and techniques they need to develop in this field.
Download or read book Globalization Negotiation and the Failure of Transformation in South Africa written by Michael H. Allen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-07-21 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explains the social forces, forms of consciousness and structural constraints that undermined Apartheid, preserved national unity and yet, later constrained democratic sovereignty, as the imperatives of global markets clashed with the prior aspirations of the democratic revolution.
Download or read book Vaccines for Children written by Kwai-Cheung Chan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Security Opportunities in Nano Devices and Emerging Technologies written by Mark Tehranipoor and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research community lacks both the capability to explain the effectiveness of existing techniques and the metrics to predict the security properties and vulnerabilities of the next generation of nano-devices and systems. This book provides in-depth viewpoints on security issues and explains how nano devices and their unique properties can address the opportunities and challenges of the security community, manufacturers, system integrators, and end users. This book elevates security as a fundamental design parameter, transforming the way new nano-devices are developed. Part 1 focuses on nano devices and building security primitives. Part 2 focuses on emerging technologies and integrations.
Download or read book The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen written by Mark Graban and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospitals and health systems are facing many challenges, including shrinking reimbursements and the need to improve patient safety and quality. A growing number of healthcare organizations are turning to the Lean management system as an alternative to traditional cost cutting and layoffs. "Kaizen," which is translated from Japanese as "good change" or "change for the better," is a core pillar of the Lean strategy for today’s best healthcare organizations. Kaizen is a powerful approach for creating a continuously learning and continuously improving organizations. A Kaizen culture leads to everyday actions that improve patient care and create better workplaces, while improving the organization’s long-term bottom line. The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen is the perfect introduction to executives and leaders who want to create and support this culture of continuous improvement. The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen is an introduction to kaizen principles and an overview of the leadership behaviors and mindsets required to create a kaizen culture or a culture of continuous improvement. The book is specifically written for busy C-level executives, vice presidents, directors, and managers who need to understand the power of this methodology. The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen shares real and practical examples and stories from leading healthcare organizations, including Franciscan St. Francis Health System, located in Indiana. Franciscan St. Francis’ employees and physicians have implemented and documented 4,000 Kaizen improvements each of the last three years, resulting in millions of dollars in hard savings and softer benefits for patients and staff. Chapters cover topics such as the need for Kaizen, different types of Kaizen (including Rapid Improvement Events and daily Kaizen), creating a Kaizen culture, practical methods for facilitating Kaizen improvements, the role of senior leaders and other leaders in Kaizen, and creating an organization-wide Kaizen program. The book contains a new introduction by Gary Kaplan, MD, CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, which was named "Hospital of the Decade" in 2012. The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen is a companion book to the larger book Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements (2012). Healthcare Kaizen is a longer, more complete "how to" guide that includes over 200 full color images, including over 100 real kaizen examples from various health systems around the world. Healthcare Kaizen was named a recipient of the prestigious Shingo Professional Publication and Research Award. Check out what the experts at the Franciscan St. Francis Health System have to say about Healthcare Kaizen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcGmP5gLEPo&feature=c4-overview&list=UU7jiTxn4nkMzOE5eTbf0Upw
Download or read book Unemployment Compensation Interpretation Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 1178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to the ITIL service lifecycle written by Office of Government Commerce and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-05-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This official introduction is a gateway to ITIL. It explains the basic concept of IT Service Management (ITSM) and the place of ITIL, introducing the new lifecycle model, which puts into context all the familiar ITIL processes from the earlier books. It also serves to illuminate the background of thr new ITIL structure.This title introduces ITSM and ITIL, explains why the service lifecycle approach is best practice in today's ITSM, and makes a persuasive case for change.After showing high level process models, it takes the reader through the main principles that govern the new version: lifecycle stages, governance and decision making, then the principles behind design and deployment, and operation and optimisation.
Download or read book Triangle of Transformation written by Alieza Mogadam and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-06-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THE EVER-CHANGING PROFESSIONAL WORLD, Triangle of Transformation is a guide for those looking to create breakthroughs in their career. Written by seasoned business leader Alieza Mogadam and drawing on his extensive business experience and insights, the book offers a practical framework to help achieve personal and professional transformation. With a blend of real-life anecdotes, actionable strategies, and an understanding of the psychological and societal factors that shape our identities, the book provides a path to a breakthrough career that aligns with personal passions and aspirations. Triangle of Transformation is not just a book; it’s a journey to redefine success and shape a career that is both successful and meaningful.
Download or read book Financial and Business Management for the Doctor of Nursing Practice written by KT Waxman, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL, CENP, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN, FAONL and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awarded second place in the 2013 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Advanced Practice Nursing category ìFinally, a definitive financial management book geared to nursing professionals who need to know health care finance in non-CPA terms. Dr. Waxman has organized excellent authors who are knowledgeable about their topic and address the issues using real-life examples that make sense to nursing professionalsÖI am thrilled to see [that] Dr. Waxman has used her knowledge and skills in producing a book that has been on my to-do list for years.î -Roxanne Spitzer, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN Editor in Chief, Nurse Leader Now more than ever, nurse leaders must be proficient in understanding the financial aspects of health care. This unique text, designed specifically for the DNP course in health care economics and finance, is the only book to embed economic and financial concepts in the context of nursing practice and nursing care systems. It offers a practical approach to business, finance, economics, and health policy that is designed to foster sound business and leadership skills within our complex health care systemóskills that will enable the DNP graduate to improve the quality of health care delivery while reducing costs and improving outcomes. Key Topics Covered: Economics of health care ï Insurance coverage ï Reimbursement ï Policy ï Budgeting ïStrategic planning ï Quality ï Data analysis ï Ethics ï Entrepreneurship ï Marketing ï Business plan development ï Project management ï Grant writing ï Teaching financial management ï Global health Key Features: Offers multiple real-life examples Examines the economic and financial implications of evidence-based practice and quality improvement by focusing on ambulatory and acute care clinical research and quality initiatives Enables students to understand the cost of care as it relates to the quality of care and ethics Includes special section on finance for independent practitioners Incorporates critical thinking questions for students at different levels Addresses the required competencies designated in the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, as well as those set forth by the AONE
Download or read book Opportunity written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Calling for Change written by Sheila McIntyre and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 2006-06-28 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique in both scope and perspective, Calling for Change investigates the status of women within the Canadian legal profession ten years after the first national report on the subject was published by the Canadian Bar Association. Elizabeth Sheehy and Sheila McIntyre bring together essays that investigate a wide range of topics, from the status of women in law schools, the practising bar, and on the bench, to women's grassroots engagement with law and with female lawyers from the frontlines. Contributors not only reflect critically on the gains, losses, and barriers to change of the past decade, but also provide blueprints for political action. Academics, community activists, practitioners, law students, women litigants, and law society benchers and staff explore how egalitarian change is occurring and/or being impeded in their particular contexts. Each of these unique voices offers lessons from their individual, collective, and institutional efforts to confront and counter the interrelated forms of systemic inequality that compromise women's access to education and employment equity within legal institutions and, ultimately, to equal justice in Canada.
Download or read book The Wealth or Health of Nations written by Carol Johnston and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why has our society become so focused on money--and at what human cost? Carol Johnston explores the value assumptions of Western economic theory, revealing what economists contributed and what opportunities were missed as the theory kept narrowing--until only market decisions were considered and money became the only reality. She then offers a proposal to transform the focus of capitalism from wealth to community and national health.
