‘Charting Your Course to New Horizons’ provides the reader with a structure to develop and build personal life skills using the metaphor of building a sailing craft and going on a journey of self-discovery. The content has been developed from evidence based counselling theory and includes many practical self discovery exercises. Many of the exercises are suitable to be applied in a counselling setting. The book is of value to readers who want to embark on their own journey of self-discovery, either on their own or in a group setting.

Charting Your Course is the story of 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner Community Consolidated School District 15 of Palatine, Illinois. The book shares the story of the school district’s journey toward continuous improvement as they followed the Baldrige Award Criteria. The authors share both the good and the bad results encountered along the way, allowing the reader to learn from his experiences. The book will help other schools answer the many questions that will inevitably come up as they begin to follow the Baldrige criteria, and will help them avoid making some of the same mistakes. PRAISE FOR CHARTING YOUR COURSE "A case study of the only school district in the state of Illinois to earn the top quality award from the Lincoln Foundation for Business Excellence. Charting Your Course is must reading for superintendents and principals who are serious about achieving organizational excellence. In this straightforward account of a school district seriously embracing the Malcolm Baldrige criteria, the authors detail what worked and what went awry, and offer concrete suggestions on avoiding some of their mistakes."- Dr. Paul D. Houston, Executive Director American Association of School Administrators

You’ll begin with a thorough analysis of your internal communication, which includes self talk related to personal esteem, resilience, and outlook. Next, you’ll explore how to build effective and satisfying alliances with others (your external communication), which includes the development of skills related to negotiation, social awareness and emotional intelligence. Finally, you will be guided to develop your instrumental communication, which includes skills related to effective teaching, advocacy and leadership.

Good teaching begins with good preparation. But many instructors and teaching assistants are unsure about how to plan their courses in order to teach more effectively. Charting Your Course is a systematic approach to course planning that applies to all disciplines and course types. Prégent stresses analysis, planning, critical thinking, and careful evaluation and provides step-by-step examples of how actual new courses were designed and prepared. Whatever type of course you teach, use Charting Your Course to complement your current planning.

Today’s global economy offers more opportunities, but is also more complex and competitive than ever before. This fact leads to a wide range of research activity in different fields of interest, especially in the so-called high-tech sectors. This book is a result of widespread research and development activity from many researchers worldwide, covering the aspects of development activities in general, as well as various aspects of the practical application of knowledge.

Corporate Navigation - Charting Your Success is designed to help readers understand the importance of preparing for success after theyve landed their corporate dream job. It prepares young adults to embrace the real world, build self-confidence, enhance awareness, and promote personal and professional growth and achievement. Using an easy-to-read format, which is my trademark, Corporate Navigation - Charting Your Success empowers young adults in the corporate workforce with knowledge and important life skills necessary to successfully and responsibly evolve into a life of independence, and to make meaningful contributions to their communities. As an energetic and goal-oriented young adult, you need the right tools to make the most of your corporate experience to achieve your career goals in an ever-changing world. Corporate Navigation - Charting Your Success offers straight talk and gives practical strategies for success both in and out of the workplace. It will support your professional development and help you strive for success. Specially, this guide will give you practical advice and guidance on: ? Maximizing your time and increasing productivity; ? Building bonds and mutually beneficial relationships; ? Mastering the art of business etiquette; ? Building a solid financial portfolio; ? Balancing performance and politics; ? Leveraging cultural diversity; ? Managing work and life balance And most of all: ? Ensuring professional growth and longevity in the corporate workforce. Corporate Navigation Charting Your Success introduces and demonstrates the necessity for strong business skills needed to succeed in the business world, regardless of the field or profession being pursued. Being able to share my experiences, lessons learned, and personal career techniques with college students and those entering the professional workforce is a motivating factor in my life. At the end of each chapter, I will share real life examples and personal moments specific to the topic to show you how the circle of life really works.