Download or read book The Director s Manual written by Peter C. Browning and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Directors: Improve Board Performance The Director's Manual: A Framework for Board Governance offers current and aspiring board members essential up-to-date governance guidance that blends rigorous research-based information with the wisdom found only through practical, direct experience. The book's flexible approach to solving governance issues reflects the authors' belief that no two boards and the cultural dynamics that drive them are the same. As such, the advice offered reflects recognizable leadership dynamics and real world, relevant organizational situations. The book's two authors, Peter C. Browning, an experienced CEO and member of numerous boards and William L. Sparks, a respected organizational researcher, combine their individual experiences and talents to create a book that is both innovative and applicable to directors in any industry sector. Specific best practice guidance is designed to help board members and their directors understand the unique strengths and challenges of their own board while at the same time provide targeted information that drives needed improvements in board performance and efficiency. Specifically, this book will help board members: Explore practical advice on key issues, including selection, meeting schedules, and director succession Consider board performance from multiple perspectives, including cultural and group dynamics Discover how to effectively manage classic problems that arise when making decisions as a group Access a comprehensive set of assessment questions to test and reinforce your knowledge The Director's Manual: A Framework for Board Governance offers practical advice to guide you as you lead your organization's board.
Download or read book Sword Fighting written by John Waller and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). SWORD FIGHTING; A MANUAL FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS is a comprehensive new work on the art of creating realistic and exciting fight sequences for theatre, film and TV. This book is the product of thirty years research and experimentation into traditional European martial arts by acclaimed fight director John Waller and his associates, and possibly the most wide-ranging and practical book on stage combat ever published.
Download or read book ACTS Retreat Manual written by ACTS Missions and published by ACTS Missions. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intent of the ACTS Retreat Manual is to provide all priests, deacons, and lay ACTS Retreat Team leaders and members with the necessary information to facilitate the ACTS Retreat process in a way that grounds the experience in the invitation to encounter Jesus Christ and be His disciple.
Download or read book Seventh day Adventist Church Manual written by General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and published by Review and Herald Pub Assoc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jazz Rhythm Section written by Fumi Tomita and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jazz Rhythm Section introduces the basics of this very important part of the jazz ensemble. They are the foundation of any jazz group, so improving the rhythm section will result in a stronger sounding band. This book is intended to be a practical guide with chapters on each of the primary instruments in the rhythm section: bass, drums, piano and guitar. Key topics include: Equipment and setup issues: from drum heads to bass amps to guitar pickups to mic’ing a piano on stage, each instrument presents unique equipment issues that the director must face. Performance practice: including tips on constructing walking bass lines, learning voicings and comping rhythms and creating drummer’s setup fills. Additionally, there is a chapter on the rhythm section itself that details all of the inter-relationships, suggestions for count-offs and metronome exercises that will help improve your band. The Jazz Rhythm Section is intended for novice directors, but directors of all levels will benefit as well.
Download or read book Foreign Dialects written by Lewis Herman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most actors and directors have struggled with the problem of needing to imitate foreign dialects. Marguerite and Lewis Herman have created an essential tool for actors, directors and writers aiming toward the most authentic performances possible. Foreign Dialects contains an extensive repertoire of dialects that will assist the actor in the preparation for the most difficult foreign roles. Now in paperback, this classic text offers the director or producer a quick, convenient aid for correcting actors and evaluating applicants for authenticity and dialect ability. In addition, it guides those writing fiction as well as radio, movie, and television scripts. Thirty foreign dialects are provided, with character studies, speech peculiarities, and examples of the dialects in easy-to-read phonetic monologues--including Cockney, British, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Greek and Yiddish.
Download or read book The Jazz Ensemble Director s Manual written by Richard Lawn and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Hospice Medical Director Manual written by Todd R. Cote and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-24 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hospice Medical Director Manual is the go-to, easy reference book for physicians anticipating or already practicing as hospice medical directors. The new 3rd edition is thoroughly updated, has twice the content of the last edition, and includes new chapters on burnout, leadership, diversity, and ethics. Written and edited by nationally recognized leaders in hospice and palliative medicine practice, this book describes the qualifications needed for hospice physicians and the multiple roles of physicians in hospice organizations.
Download or read book Directors Officers written by Lazar Sarna and published by Markham, Ont. : LexisNexis Canada. This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Childcare Director Manual written by Callena Fitzpatrick and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-25 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most childcare centers and preschool programs can be challenging and rewarding at the same time. Directors will go through trials and errors. This manual will help new directors to become effective administrators. This manual can be used in some states for director credentialing or professional development. For more information on the director credentialing program please go to our website cftrainingservices.com.
Download or read book A Director s Manual written by Lisa Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oral History Manual written by Barbara W. Sommer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oral History Manualis designed to help anyone interested in doing oral history research to think like an oral historian. Recognizing that oral history is a research methodology, the authors define oral history and then discuss the methodology in the context of the oral history life cycle – the guiding steps that take a practitioner from idea through access/use. They examine how to articulate the purpose of an interview, determine legal and ethical parameters, identify narrators and interviewers, choose equipment, develop budgets and record-keeping systems, prepare for and record interviews, care for interview materials, and use the interview information. In this third edition, in addition to new information on methodology, memory, technology, and legal options incorporated into each chapter, a completely new chapter provides guidelines on how to analyze interview content for effective use of oral history interview information. The Oral History Manualprovides an updated and expanded road map and a solid introduction to oral history for all oral history practitioners, from students to community and public historians.
Download or read book Directors Handbook written by Mark Wearden and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Student Leadership Training Manual for Youth Workers written by Dennis McLuen and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As profound, as relevant, as funny as you are . . . teenagers still listen to each other more than to an adult youth worker. You may grimace, but you can't deny it--students talking to each other usually means more to them than adults talking to them. The Student Leadership Training Manual helps you equip your senior highers for leading their peers and taking charge of as much of the ministry as they want or are able-- helping and evangelizing their peers . . . organizing ministry teams . . . planning and executing their own youth ministry programming. Here are 31 training sessions for discipling student leaders in a small-group setting--sessions that start in the Bible and reach deep into teenagers' experience . . . ready for you to implement a clear and effective program that trains your students for higher levels of leadership, regardless of where they are now. Plus 24 pages just for you, a veritable primer on how to cultivate student leadership: The role of adults Authority vs. responsibility Setting student leaders up for success Teaching students not just the whats, but the whys and hows Helping them discover their spiritual giftedness Perfect for youth workers, CE directors, associate pastors, and small-group leaders--anyone who works with a youth group's core kids.
Download or read book The Board Book An Insider s Guide for Directors and Trustees written by William G. Bowen and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "By far the best book on corporate and institutional governance." —Nicholas Katzenbach, former attorney general of the United States In his new foreword to The Board Book, former Mellon Foundation and Princeton University president William G. Bowen brings his immense experience to bear on the most pressing questions facing boards of directors and trustees today: seeking collaborative relationships and placing a renewed emphasis on sustainable initiatives. The strategies Bowen relates throughout the book foster the collegiality and sense of purpose—more important in today’s turbulent times than ever before—that are integral to any effective board.
Download or read book Directors Manual written by Illinois Farm Supply Co and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
