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A quick and easy reference guide to more than thirty problem-solving tools. If you are involved in continuous improvement, these simple practical tools will help you to achieve effective results. The toolbox is divided into the main stages of the improvement process:-Identifying the problem-Gatherin... More

New Page 1 Understanding and managing yourself is a vast skill for everyone. Self-knowledge is the key to personal effectiveness and better working relationships. This toolbox with practical tools, checklists and guidelines to help you make the best of yourself, know yourself better, plan y... More

Is a concise, practical guide to the essential techniques for better team work. Whether you are a team leader, facilitator, team member or a manager working with a team on improvement projects, this useful guide will help to ensure success every time.... More

If you are involved in setting up and managing a project, this practical guide will be indispensable. Packed with ready-to-use tools, checklists and guidelines, it will ensure that your project runs smoothly and effectively. No matter how complex and demanding your project is, this guide will help t... More

New Page 1 Change is a constant in our life, both at work and at home. Create That Change! will help you to be a proactive leader and an enthusiastic champion of change in a wide range of situations. ... More

Action, not theory, is the key word in this unusually straightforward approach to business strategy that offers managers guidance on the all-important matter of the implementation of a strategy-on which success or failure so often hangs. Planning to win' is Steve Smith's term for a management system... More

WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) is the standard that allows for sharing of data and applications between the next generation of wireless laptops, personal digital assistants, and other handheld devices. Written with the support and cooperation of the team at Unwired Planet who created the standa... More

Although the advances of technology have both complicated and simplified the task of the technical speaker, you must still remember that great speakers are 'made, not born. Learning to be a better speaker is similar to learning any activity. Before becoming comfortable as a speaker you need to learn... More

The rise and rise of the Bin Laden family is one of the world's great stories of the 20th century: the repercussions of that rise have, of course, already deeply marked the 21st century. And yet it is a story that has never been properly told. Their affairs shrouded in secrecy, living in one of the ... More

Soon after its launch, Ant succeeded in taking the Java world by storm, becoming the most widely used tool for building applications in Java environments. Like most popular technologies, Ant quickly went through a series of early revision cycles. With each new version, more functionality was added, ... More