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Are you watching skilled leaders leave your organization within a year, despite their credentials? "Leadership Translator" confronts this widespread, costly reality—where even well-vetted senior leaders fail to thrive. In countless organizations, veteran teams blame the new hires, yet the real gap is the ability to translate experience into actionable systems others can adopt. Dy’Ante Reddick identifies this leadership loss, classifies the disconnect, and provides clear, scalable frameworks to close the gap.

A New Way to Learn aims to myth-bust, disrupt, and transform outdated, never-stop, go-go-go ways of working. If you ask a student, “how are you?”, the response will likely be, “tired,” “stressed,” or “burnt out”. Day after day, there are assignments to write, tests to study for...

An evidence-based approach to community college transformation featuring innovative practices that strengthen offerings and foster student success In More Essential Than Ever, researchers Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr, John Fink, Serena C. Klempin, and Maggie P. Fay center US community colleges as...

The long-awaited story of the science, the business, the politics, the intrigue behind the scenes of the most ferocious competition in the history of modern science—the race to map the human genome. On May 10, 1998, biologist Craig Venter, director of the Institute for Genomic Research...

The Perfect Score Project is an indispensable guide to acing the SAT – as well as the affecting story of a single mom’s quest to light a fire under her teenage son. It all began as an attempt by Debbie Stier to help her high-school age son, Ethan, who would shortly be studying for the SAT...

From an Ivy League dean and a college admissions expert, a guide to help parents support their children as they navigate their way to college The College Conversation is a comprehensive resource for mapping the path through the college application process that provides practical advice and...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “A fire-breathing, righteous attack on the culture of superprivilege.”—Michael Wolff, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Fire and Fury, in the New York Times Book Review NOW WITH NEW REPORTING ON OPERATION VARSITY BLUES In this explosive and prescient...

Do you want to learn more about how to overcome common struggles for adults with ADD such as managing time and procrastination? Would you like to change your view of Attention Deficit Disorder from a weakness to utilizing it as a strength? Are you interested in the differences between childhood ADD and Adult ADD? Then this book is for you! Adult ADD starts by examining the common symptoms and struggles of those with ADD. It then gives you simple, applicable strategies to manage your ADD symptoms.

Statues and Storms offers a gripping insider’s account of Max Price’s tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town during a transformative period in South African higher education. In the wake of the Rhodes Must Fall protests, universities across the country were engulfed in sustained and often violent demonstrations, challenging institutional cultures and sparking a global movement. This book provides a unique perspective on the protests, delving into the reasons behind the decolonizing movement’s emergence at liberal universities two decades after the democratic transition.

Habla con claridad, influencia y logra mejores resultados. Comunicarte bien no es solo hablar con fluidez, sino lograr que los demás te escuchen, te entiendan y respondan de la manera que deseas. En solo 21 días, este audiolibro te enseñará estrategias prácticas para expresarte con claridad, influir de manera natural y mejorar tus relaciones personales y profesionales. Aprenderás a formular ideas de forma efectiva, hacer preguntas que generan respuestas útiles y evitar malentendidos que dificultan la comunicación.

College is a high-stakes game, according to authors Ned Scott Laff and Scott Carlson, but students can learn how to win it. Hacking College offers college advisors, faculty, and staff in student and academic affairs a groundbreaking guide to rethinking higher education so that students can succeed in an increasingly complex world. Drawing from extensive research and real student experiences, this essential book exposes the hidden challenges and bureaucratic traps that undermine student success, from convoluted transfer processes to a single-minded emphasis on majors.

An essential aid for training sitting and aspiring admissions officers in the skills required to succeed in higher education today The college admission deanship―often called "the hottest seat on campus"―requires navigating institutional politics, legal hurdles, revenue allocation, and more...

This audiobook offers a clear, unvarnished look into a profession often wrapped in myth yet lived in exhaustion, responsibility, and quiet meaning. Moving through the early motivations that draw people toward nursing, it follows the listener into the reality of clinical environments, the demands of education, the shock of a first job, and the complex financial and ethical terrain that shapes a nurse’s everyday life.

Are you a parent or athlete struggling to break through the noise and get noticed by college coaches? Does your child dream of playing college sports but feel stuck because they aren’t a star player? You’re not alone — and this book is your roadmap. Get the College Sports Offer is a no-nonsense, step-by-step guide that reveals the real strategies behind landing multiple college offers — even if you’re not the fastest, strongest, or most naturally talented athlete on the field.

Les réponses à toutes vos questions pour vous aider à choisir le métier qui vous correspond et à vous orienter vers la formation la plus adaptée.

This new and expanded edition of the acclaimed and successful book by nationally-recognized student advocate, activist scholar, and contemplative educator, Laura I. Rendón, will surely find new audiences who are eager to create teaching and learning environments where the learner is fully...

Success isn’t reserved for a select few. It isn’t determined by where you start, what you’ve been through, or what others expect of you. Success is closer than you think, and it is within your reach.

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An indispensable roadmap for students navigating the stress of writing their college essay What if you could write a knockout essay with no anxiety? College admissions and essay coach Jill Margaret Shulman believes you can! And she knows about that Inner Troll voice inside your head that blasts...

* A Real Simple Best Book of 2019: "An essential read for parents and students." * The New York Times bestselling author of Pledged is back with an unprecedented fly-on-the-wall look inside fraternity houses from current brothers’ perspectives—and a fresh, riveting must-read about what...