A history of Oceania based on the personal experience of the author. It relies on the imagery of seven giant Pacific 'rollers', or tsunami, to describe the settlement of the South Sea Islands by different groups of people. Part Two is concerned with the fortunes of one particular group of islands, those of Samoa from 1941 onwards. Her people had to come to terms with the occupation by American troops in the Pacific War 1941-1946, and its aftermath. Further major upheavals took place as Western Samoa became Independent in 1962. The writer lived through fifty years of 'progress'.

Featuring the indelible work of the eleven photographers who worked for the Farm Security Administration ? perhaps the finest photographic team assembled in the twentieth century ? A Vision Shared: A Classic Portrait of America and Its People 1935?1943 was published in 1976 to great acclaim, and was named one of the hundred most important books of the decade by the Association of American Publishers. John Collier, Jack Delano, Walker Evans, Theo Jung, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Carl Mydans, Arthur Rothstein, Ben Shahn, John Vachon and Marion Post Wolcott were invited by Hank O?Neal to choose the best of their own work, and provide commentary.0For the fortieth anniversary edition of this remarkable volume, all of the photographs, text and historical material that made up the original edition have been carefully reproduced, followed by a new afterword by O?Neal detailing the events that followed the book?s initial release.

The Power of Shared Vision addresses how to develop goals that unite people around a common cause and secure employee ownership of changes that improve the quality of their work. Learn to create a retribution-free communication environment where people can communicate their needs without fear of retribution. Leaders will help team members distinguish problems that can be solved from those work realities that are outside of their control. Understand the reasons why some employees cannot or will not meet job-related expectations and what leaders can do to close the performance gap.

This collection of artists and songs features powerful new versions of Woody Gunthrie and Leadbelly's most important and influential music. In interviews and performances filmed in a variety of locations including recording studios, concert stages, and on the road, the superstars of today pay tribute to these two legendary folk heros.

Continue Your Leadership Journey With a Deep Dive into Inspire a Shared Vision Over the last twenty-five years, The Leadership Challenge established a reputation as a research-driven, evidence-based leadership development model with a simple, yet profound, principle at its core: leadership is a measurable and learnable set of behaviors. The Challenge Continues program offers you the opportunity to take a deeper dive into the Inspire a Shared Vision leadership practice. Designed for leaders familiar with The Leadership Challenge principles and its Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership foundational model, this new program addresses the important question: "What's Next?" The second of bestselling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner's Five Practices, Inspire a Shared Vision is about: Envisioning the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities Enlisting others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations Your Participant Workbook is a hands-on tool, designed to accompany you on the next phase of your personal leadership development journey. Beginning with a focus on what you have already accomplished and what has gone well with this Practice, the pages then guide you through several interactive exercises and a practical process for expanding and refining your Inspire a Shared Vision skills. You will also explore ways in which can develop your team members and influence the broader spheres of you work unit or organization. Finishing up the module with a detailed action plan, you will leave the session with a detailed map for continuing your journey toward exceptional leadership.

Shared Vision and Values is the basis of a teamís cohesiveness and a key area in which team members practicing Intentional Leadership must reach alignment. High performance teams attain great results by ensuring that all team members are aligned with the Vision and Values of the team or organization. Every team member should be familiar with and have a strong connection to the teamís Shared Vision and Values. Intentional Leaders find multiple opportunities to engage, inspire and influence the sharing of the teamís Vision and Values, so that the Vision and Values are indeed shared by all. We will cover the following in this workbook: How teams may refer to these shared expressions as their Vision or Mission statement, a list of their core Values, or a statement of their Strategy. The task of establishing and maintaining Shared Vision and Values after we have developed a Team Compass. How you can use Personal Intervention to help you when youíre discovering your Team Compass. How Vision, Mission, Values and Strategy can all be referred to with the more general term we use in the 8e context, the Team Compass, which includes all of these terms. How the E-Colors can each help you and your teammates discover your Team Compass. ìBuilding a Vision, Mission, Values and Strategyî ñ a case study with a drilling contractor. A Mission is a brief description of a teamís fundamental purpose that requires action. Vision is an image we hold in our mind, rather than one we simply see with our eyes. Values are principles that we follow in our professional and personal lives. Strategy is a plan of action designed to satisfy an overall goal, such as achieving a Mission, realizing a Vision or implementing Values. When you purchase this workbook, you will have access to: 1) Workbook objectives 2) Workbook overview 3) Scorecard - self assessment 4) Key Principles 5) The E-Colors and the Team Compass 6) Personal Intervention and the Team Compass 7) Building a Mission, Vision, Values and Strategy 8) One story 9) Reflection 10) Another story 11) Shared vision and values module - exercise 12) Scorecard - self assessment 13) Group discussion 14) The Elephant in the Room 15) Calibrating our Team Compass 16) Debrief DISCOVER YOUR E-COLORS: WWW.EQUILIBRIA.COM

Requirements engineering (RE) has the overall goal of establishing the vision of the system in its relevant context. For this goal, all stakeholders must disclose, discuss, and align their mental models of the system by explicitly communicating their goals, ideas, needs, and expectations. This procedure serves to develop and negotiate a shared understanding and is called requirements communication. In this thesis, I analyze the application of videos as a documentation option in RE to support effective requirements communication for shared understanding. Videos used for this purpose are called vision videos. Based on a technology transfer process, I develop a candidate solution consisting of the two concepts video as a by-product and awareness and guidance. The first concept supports the revision of RE practices by integrating video production and use to obtain videos as a by-product with low effort and sufficient quality. The second concept helps software professionals with video production and use by creating awareness regarding video quality and providing guidance on how to proceed. Each concept is first validated in academia before the entire candidate solution is validated in a case study in the industry. The findings from academia and industry indicate that the candidate solution helps software professionals to gain the required awareness, knowledge, and ability to produce and use vision videos at moderate costs and with sufficient quality. These videos are suitable for the intended purpose of supporting requirements communication for shared understanding.