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• Essential Skills for the Agile Developer
• Integrating and Extending BIRT, 3rd Edition
• The Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework (GEF)

Essential Skills for the Agile Developer Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:12 AM PDT Book Description Agile has become today's dominant software development paradigm, but agile methods remain difficult to measure and improve. Essential Skills for the Agile Developer fills this gap from the bottom up, teaching proven techniques for assessing and optimizing both individual and team agile practices. Written by four principals of Net Objectives—one of the world's leading agile training and consulting firms—this book reflects their unsurpassed experience helping organizations transition to agile. It focuses on the specific actions and insights that can deliver the greatest design and programming improvements with economical investment. The authors reveal key factors associated with successful agile projects and offer practical ways to measure them. Through actual examples, they address principles, attitudes, habits, technical practices, and design considerations—and above all, show how to bring all these together to deliver higher-value software. Using the authors' techniques, managers and teams can optimize the whole organization and the whole product across its entire lifecycle. Essential Skills for the Agile Developer shows how to Perform programming by intention Separate use from construction Consider testability before writing code Avoid over- and under-design Succeed with Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) Minimize complexity and rework Use encapsulation more effectively and systematically Know when and how to use inheritance Prepare for change more successfully Perform continuous integration more successfully Master powerful best practices for design and refactoring Review "I tell teams that the lean and agile practices should be treated like a buffet: Don't try and take everything, or it will make you ill–try the things that make sense for your project. In this book the authors have succinctly described the 'why' and the 'how' of some of the most effective practices, enabling all software engineers to write quality code for short iterations in an efficient manner." –Kay Johnson, Software Development Effectiveness Consultant, IBM "Successful agile development requires much more than simply mastering a computer language. It requires a deeper understanding of agile development methodologies and best practices. Essential Skills for the Agile Developer provides the perfect foundation for not only learning but truly understanding the methods and motivations behind agile development." –R.L. Bogetti, www.RLBogetti.com, Lead System Designer, Baxter Healthcare "Essential Skills for the Agile Developer is an excellent resource filled with practical coding examples that demonstrate key agile practices." –Dave Hendricksen, Software Architect, Thomson Reuters Book Details Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0321543734 ISBN-13: 978-0321543738 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development (19-07-2011) The Agile Samurai: How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software (28-09-2010) Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World (27-07-2009) Practices for Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Large, Multisite, and Offshore Product Development with Large-Scale Scrum (31-01-2010) Managing Software Debt: Building for Inevitable Change (03-02-2011) Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders (01-02-2011) Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development: Better Software Through Collaboration (31-01-2011) Lean Integration: An Integration Factory Approach to Business Agility (05-07-2010) Lean Architecture: for Agile Software Development (28-07-2011) Integrating CMMI and Agile Development: Case Studies and Proven Techniques for Faster Performance Improvement (19-10-2010)

Integrating and Extending BIRT, 3rd Edition Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT Book Description The world-wide developer community has downloaded over ten million copies of BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools). Built on the open-source Eclipse platform, BIRT is a powerful reporting system that provides an end-to-end solution from creating and deploying reports to integrating report capabilities in enterprise applications. Integrating and Extending BIRT, Third Edition, introduces programmers to BIRT architecture and the reporting framework. BIRT technology makes it possible for programmers to build customized reports using scripting and BIRT APIs. This book also includes extensive examples of how to use the Eclipse Plug-in Development Environment to build plug-ins to extend the features of the BIRT framework. The source code for these examples is available for download at www.eclipse.org/birt. Key topics covered include Installing and deploying BIRT Deploying a BIRT report to an application server Understanding BIRT architecture Scripting in a BIRT report design Integrating BIRT functionality into applications Working with the BIRT extension framework This revised and expanded third edition features the following new content Updated architectural diagrams Expanded scripting examples Debugging event handlers Developing an advanced report item with data binding Developing a data extraction extension Developing a charting extension Readers may also be interested in this book's companion volume. BIRT: A Field Guide, Third Edition, is the authoritative guide to using BIRT Report Designer, the graphical tool that enables users of all levels to build reports, from simple to complex, without programming. Book Details Paperback: 880 pages Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 3rd Edition (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0321772822 ISBN-13: 978-0321772824 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Tomcat 6 Developer's Guide (31-12-2009) The Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) (30-09-2011) The Definitive Guide to NetBeans™ Platform (06-06-2009) The Definitive Guide to Grails, 2nd Edition (05-07-2009) Test Driven Development for Embedded C (26-04-2011) Spring Security 3 (21-06-2010) Spring Persistence with Hibernate (03-11-2010) Secure Java: For Web Application Development (25-11-2010) Programming Groovy: Dynamic Productivity for the Java Developer (11-08-2009) Practical Liferay: Java–based Portal Applications Development (27-06-2009)

The Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:05 AM PDT Book Description As Eclipse-based applications become increasingly popular, users are demanding more sophisticated graphical interfaces. When standard widgets aren't enough, graphics built with GEF are often the best solution. The Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) covers everything Java tool developers need to create tomorrow's richest, most visual interfaces. This practical, hands-on guide begins by introducing GEF, Draw2D, and Zest, and demonstrating what can be achieved with them. Next, the authors walk through building a simple Draw2D example, helping new GEF developers understand the core capabilities available to them. Building on this foundation, they progressively introduce more of the Draw2D frameworks, including Figures, Layout Managers, Connections, Layers, and Viewports. They present a chapter-length graph visualization project based on Zest, followed by detailed coverage of non-Draw2D portions of GEF. The book's final section walks step by step through developing a complete GEF editor. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of the problem, and includes challenges, solutions, diagrams, screenshots, cookbook-style code examples, and more. This book is organized to help developers solve immediate problems quickly, while also gaining in-depth knowledge for building advanced solutions. Relevant APIs are included in several chapters, making this an even more useful standalone reference. This book Introduces GEF application components such as shapes, flow, logic, and text Explains Draw2D architecture, drawing features, and event processing Shows how to create and customize figures, use painting and borders, and work with each Draw2D Layout Manager Thoroughly explains GEF models, including domain and presentation information, populating diagrams, and more Shows how to use Zest's content providers, filters, and layout algorithms Covers EditParts, EditPolicies, Tools, Commands, Actions, and much more The Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) is the best resource for all Java tool developers who want to construct sophisticated graphical editing products that integrate with Eclipse, for experienced Eclipse users who want to start creating their own graphical tools, and for anyone who wants to see what makes GEF tick. Book Details Paperback: 312 pages Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0321718380 ISBN-13: 978-0321718389 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Eclipse Rich Client Platform, 2nd Edition (05-07-2010) Tomcat 6 Developer's Guide (31-12-2009) The Definitive Guide to NetBeans™ Platform (06-06-2009) The Definitive Guide to Grails, 2nd Edition (05-07-2009) Test Driven Development for Embedded C (26-04-2011) Spring Security 3 (21-06-2010) Spring Persistence with Hibernate (03-11-2010) Secure Java: For Web Application Development (25-11-2010) Programming Groovy: Dynamic Productivity for the Java Developer (11-08-2009) Practical Liferay: Java–based Portal Applications Development (27-06-2009)

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• Internet Marketing Start to Finish
• Content is Cash: Leveraging Great Content and the Web for Increased Traffic, Sales, Leads and Buzz
• The Ad-Free Brand: Secrets to Building Successful Brands in a Digital World

Sams Teach Yourself Mint.com in 10 Minutes Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:09 AM PDT Book Description Sams Teach Yourself Mint.com in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you'll learn how to use Mint.com's free tools to simplify your finances, take control of your money, get better deals, and build lifelong financial security! Tips point out shortcuts and solutions Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls Notes provide additional information 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to… Create your Mint.com account, and get started fast Consolidate all your checking, credit card, loan, and investment accounts on one easy web page Discover your total net worth right now Avoid financial "information overload"—but get all the details you want, when you need them Find better deals on loans, credit cards, checking accounts, and other financial services Easily create a personal budget and monitor your progress in following it Track your outstanding student loans, car loans, and mortgages Monitor all your investments, from stocks to retirement and college savings accounts—even art and antiques Get instant alerts about events affecting your finances Keep your financial information safe and secure Access your Mint.com pages from your smartphone or tablet Book Details Paperback: 216 pages Publisher: Sams (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0672335662 ISBN-13: 978-0672335662 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Your Money: The Missing Manual (16-03-2010) Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days, 2nd Edition (16-05-2009) Teach Yourself Cgi Programming With Perl in a Week (16-05-2009) Sams Teach Yourself YouTube in 10 Minutes (08-09-2009) Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes (30-03-2010) Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes (21-10-2009) Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day: Includes New HTML5 Coverage, 6th Edition (14-10-2010) Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2010 in 24 Hours (09-10-2010) Sams Teach Yourself the Twitter API in 24 Hours (23-07-2011) Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, 5th Edition (24-05-2011)

No Bullshit Social Media Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT Book Description The In-Your-Face, Results-Focused, No-"Kumbaya" Guide to Social Media for Business! Detailed techniques for increasing sales, profits, market share, and efficiency Specific solutions for brand-building, customer service, R&D, and reputation management Facts, statistics, real-world case studies, and rock-solid metrics Stop hiding from social media–or treating it as if it's a playground. Start using it strategically. Identify specific, actionable goals. Apply business discipline and proven best practices. Stop fearing risks. Start mitigating them. Measure performance. Get results. You can. This book shows you how. Jason Falls and Erik Deckers serve up practical social media techniques and metrics for building brands, strengthening awareness, improving service, optimizing R&D, driving better leads–and closing more sales. "Conversations" and "communities" are wonderful, but they're not enough. Get this book and get what you really want from social media: profits. Think social media's a passing fad? Too risky? Just a toy? Too soft and fuzzy? Not for your business? Wake up! It's where your customers are. And it ain't going away. Does that suck? No. It doesn't. Do social media right, and all those great business buzzwords come true. Actionable. Measurable. And…wait for it…here comes the big one. Profitable. Damn profitable. Want to know how to do it right? We'll show you. And, yeah, we know how because we've done it. This is the bullshit-free, lie-free, fluff-free, blessedly non-New-Age real deal. You're going to learn how to use social media to deliver absolutely killer customer service. How to R&D stuff people actually want. Develop scads of seriously qualified leads. You'll figure out what you want. You know, the little things like profits, market share, loyalty, and brand power. You'll figure out how to measure it. And then you'll go get it. One more thing. We know what scares you about social media. Screwing up (a.k.a., your mug on the front page of The Wall Street Journal). So we'll tell you what to do so that won't happen. Ever. No B.S. in this book. Just facts. Metrics. Best practices. Stuff to warm the hearts of your CFO, CEO, all your C-whatevers. And, yeah, you. So get your head out from under the pillow. Get your butt in gear. Let's go make some money. Book Details Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Que (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0789748010 ISBN-13: 978-0789748010 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts YouTube for Business: Online Video Marketing for Any Business, 2nd Edition (29-01-2011) The Ultimate Web Marketing Guide (18-01-2011) The Social Media Marketing Book (20-11-2009) The New How: Building Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy (28-01-2010) The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web (24-07-2009) The Facebook Marketing Book (20-01-2011) The Business of iPhone App Development: Making and Marketing Apps that Succeed (25-03-2010) The Business of iPhone and iPad App Development: Making and Marketing Apps that Succeed, 2nd Edition (31-03-2011) Social Location Marketing: Outshining Your Competitors on Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp & Other Location Sharing Sites (09-03-2011) Real-Time Marketing & PR (17-09-2011)

Internet Marketing Start to Finish Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:03 AM PDT Book Description This book is designed to help your company view Internet marketing strategically, bring together marketing, sales and operations functions that were previously separate and siloed, and systematically capture and apply data to drive dramatic improvements in performance. Drawing on their extensive experience with enterprise clients, Catherine Juon and Dunrie Greiling show you how to implement a more iterative, measurable, and repeatable approach to Internet marketing, gain better information about which online strategies are working best, deliver better-qualified leads to sales, build an “online sales engine” to track every customer relationship from the very outset – and, above all, grow profits. Rather than covering individual Internet marketing tools in isolation, they show you how to integrate the full strategic toolkit: social media, pay-per-click, Google AdWords, SEO, site usability, Google Analytics, audience analysis, CRM, lead generation, site navigation optimization, and more. You’ll learn how to use metrics and data analysis far more effectively to inform adjustments in both long-term strategy and short-term tactics. Along the way, the authors offer you new solutions to challenges discussed in no other book – including the challenges of marketing, advertising, and pricing when Google flattens all channels and geographies into a single gigantic marketplace. Table of Contents Part I: BUILDING A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS Chapter 1: Why Online Sales Matter Chapter 2: What an Online Sales Engine Can Do Chapter 3: Building a Metrics-driven Practice Chapter 4: Breaking Down Silos to Get the Metrics You Need Part II: BUILDING THE ENGINE Chapter 5: The Audience Is Listening (What Will You Say?) Chapter 6: Putting It All Together and Selling Online Chapter 7: Making Websites that Work Chapter 8: It’s All about Visibility Part III: RUNNING THE ENGINE Chapter 9: Running the Feedback Loop Chapter 10: Special Considerations for International Organizations Appendix A: Detailed Audience Checklist Book Details Paperback: 350 pages Publisher: Que (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0789747898 ISBN-13: 978-0789747891 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts The Ultimate Web Marketing Guide (18-01-2011) The Social Media Marketing Book (20-11-2009) The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web (24-07-2009) The Facebook Marketing Book (20-01-2011) Social Location Marketing: Outshining Your Competitors on Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp & Other Location Sharing Sites (09-03-2011) PHP 5 Social Networking (06-11-2010) It's Your World, So Change It: Using the Power of the Internet to Create Social Change (27-07-2010) Internet Marketing: An Hour a Day (16-09-2011) Friends with Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook (01-02-2010) Facebook Marketing: Designing Your Next Marketing Campaign, 2nd Edition (23-06-2010)

Content is Cash: Leveraging Great Content and the Web for Increased Traffic, Sales, Leads and Buzz Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:00 AM PDT Book Description "Wendy's book is an impressively thorough account of the marketing options open to Internet businesses today. I have it within reach of my desk and I intend to make good use of it." –Michael Masterson, Publisher, Agora, Inc., Early to Rise You've already got great content — now, monetize it! Dozens of top publishers, marketers, business owners, and entrepreneurs are already using Wendy Montes de Oca's SONAR Content Distribution ModelTM to earn amazing ROI from content they already have. You can, too—even if you've never done Internet marketing before! Content Is Cash shows you how to systematically integrate and synchronize today's best web marketing techniques to drive more traffic, buzz, leads, and sales for your business. It's not theory. It's a proven, cost-effective and real-world strategy allowing anyone with content to turn traffic into profits…and the results are quantifiable! Inside you'll find powerful, easy, and virtually no cost ways to maximize content syndication, online PR, social networking and bookmarking, article directories, and guerrilla marketing inforums and message boards…to achieve breakthrough results on even the smallest budget! You'll Learn How To: Discover and leverage useful, valuable, actionable content you didn't know you had Drive more value from content by repurposing, repackaging, refreshing, re-bundling, and republishing Create more visibility, traffic, and awareness for your website and brand Link content more tightly with prospecting and sales initiatives Syndicate and aggregate content to extend its reach Make your content easier to find on the Web—simply and inexpensively Adapt your strongest content into high-performing online press releases Encourage viral marketing, pass-along readership and word-of-mouth buzz Measure your performance against the 3 O's: outputs, outcomes, and objectives Apply SONAR techniques and increase search engine presence, organic visits, lead generation, and sales efforts Use SONAR with other tactics such as affiliate marketing, joint ventures, online advertising, ad swaps, guest editorials and more Book Details Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Que (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0789741083 ISBN-13: 978-0789741080 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Real-Time Marketing & PR (17-09-2011) YouTube for Business: Online Video Marketing for Any Business, 2nd Edition (29-01-2011) The Ultimate Web Marketing Guide (18-01-2011) The Social Media Marketing Book (20-11-2009) The New How: Building Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy (28-01-2010) The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web (24-07-2009) The Facebook Marketing Book (20-01-2011) The Business of iPhone App Development: Making and Marketing Apps that Succeed (25-03-2010) The Business of iPhone and iPad App Development: Making and Marketing Apps that Succeed, 2nd Edition (31-03-2011) Social Location Marketing: Outshining Your Competitors on Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp & Other Location Sharing Sites (09-03-2011)

The Ad-Free Brand: Secrets to Building Successful Brands in a Digital World Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:56 AM PDT Book Description Today you can build powerful, enduring brands at amazingly low cost – without expensive ad campaigns, huge marketing budgets, self-interested outside agencies, or deep specialized expertise. All you need are passion for your brand, low-cost digital tools, and The Ad-Free Brand.Drawing on his experience helping build Red Hat's billion-dollar global brand, Chris Grams integrates classic brand positioning concepts with 21st century digital strategies, tools, and practices. Grams presents great new ways to collaboratively uncover, communicate, and evolve your ideal brand position, embed it in organizational culture, and work with your brand community to make it come to life. This step-by-step guide will lead you through the entire brand positioning process, while providing all you need to build a winning brand on a tight budget! From the Back Cover Today you can build powerful, enduring brands at amazingly low cost – without expensive ad campaigns, huge marketing budgets, self-interested outside agencies, or deep specialized expertise! All you need are passion for your brand, low-cost digital tools, and The Ad-Free Brand.Drawing on his experience helping build Red Hat's billion-dollar global brand, Chris Grams integrates classic brand positioning concepts with 21st century digital strategies, tools, and practices. Grams presents great new ways to uncover, communicate, and evolve your ideal brand position…embed branding in organizational culture…collaborate with your brand community…avoid costly mistakes…and much more.  This step-by-step guide will lead you through the entire brand positioning process, while providing all you need to build a winning brand on a tight budget! Sidestep the clutter, cost, and ineffectiveness of traditional advertising Identify "points of difference" your customers will really value Develop brand positioning that "feels" true because it is true Dramatically reduce the cost of brand research Build your brand by guiding, influencing, and being — not telling Quickly prototype your brand position, and apply what you learn Empower the brand advocates who know and love you best Communicate brand positioning with low-cost social and web tools Adapt classic positioning techniques for today's new world Consistently focus first on low-cost, high-value strategies Evolve your brand for changing markets, customers, products, and services Book Details Paperback: 300 pages Publisher: Que (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0789748029 ISBN-13: 978-0789748027 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Web 2.0 and Social Networking for the Enterprise (14-10-2009) The Twitter Book (01-08-2009) The Social Media Marketing Book (20-11-2009) The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web (24-07-2009) The Facebook Marketing Book (20-01-2011) The Facebook Era (02-01-2010) Social Networking Spaces: From Facebook to Twitter and Everything In Between (25-03-2010) Social Location Marketing: Outshining Your Competitors on Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp & Other Location Sharing Sites (09-03-2011) Sams Teach Yourself the Twitter API in 24 Hours (23-07-2011) Sams Teach Yourself Gmail in 10 Minutes (09-10-2010)

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• Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 1 (CIPT1) Foundation Learning Guide, 2nd Edition
• Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 2 (CIPT2) Foundation Learning Guide, 2nd Edition
• DITA Best Practices
• A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 6th Edition

Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 3rd Edition Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:37 AM PDT Book Description While there are several books on programming for Mac OS X, Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide is the only one that contains explanations of how to leverage the powerful underlying technologies. This book gets down to the real nitty-gritty. The third edition is updated for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 and covers new technologies like DTrace, Instruments, Grand Central Dispatch, blocks, and NSOperation. Review "Mark and Aaron’s Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming quickly became my favorite development book. It was the first book to cover the advanced topics not discussed elsewhere. I excitedly read it from cover to cover, eagerly eating up the information on topics I had never examined before. Advanced Mac OS X Programming is an incredible sequel, covering the new Mac OS X technologies that have emerged since. This book goes into a level of detail not offered by other documentation, but also includes easy to follow examples. After reading it, you’ll impress your peers with your clear understanding of advanced Mac OS X programming." —John A. Vink, television host and software engineer "Advanced Mac OS X Programming has long been a required text and source of curriculum for my 10-week Mac and iOS programming course. This new edition brings anticipated updates covering the latest Apple developer technologies. The fresh content keeps this classic book relevant and critical to programmers of all levels working on Apple’s platforms. There is simply no other collection of published material that covers these advanced topics with equal depth and skill." —Chris Parrish, co-founder of RogueSheep, Incorporated, Mac and iOS programming instructor “Many books will introduce you to the basics of Mac OS X programming. Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide aims for much more, laying out a course for becoming a seasoned expert in many of the nitty-gritty details of developing for the platform.” —Daniel Jalkut, Red Sweater Software Table of Contents Introduction 1. C and Objective-C 2. The Compiler 3. Blocks 4. Command-Line Programs 5. Exceptions, Error Handling, and Signals 6. Libraries 7. Memory 8. Debugging with GDB 9. DTrace 10. Performance Tuning 11. Files, Part I: I/O and Permissions 12. Files, Part II: Directories, File Systems, and Links 13. NSFileManager — Cocoa and the File System 14. Network Programming with Sockets 15. CFRunLoop 16. kqueues and FSEvents 17. Bonjour 18. Multiprocessing 19. Using NSTask 20. Multithreading 21. Operations 22. Grand Central Dispatch 23. Accessing the Keychain Book Details Paperback: 552 pages Publisher: Big Nerd Ranch Guides (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0321706250 ISBN-13: 978-0321706256 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Objective-C Phrasebook (21-02-2011) Objective-C for Absolute Beginners: iPhone and Mac Programming Made Easy (24-08-2010) Mac Programming for Absolute Beginners (07-02-2011) Cocoa and Objective-C: Up and Running (21-04-2010) Beginning Mac Programming: Develop with Objective-C and Cocoa (11-03-2010) Beginning Mac OS X Snow Leopard Programming (05-04-2010) Programming in Objective-C, 3rd Edition (27-06-2011) Professional Cocoa Application Security (31-05-2010) Objective-C: Developer Reference (17-09-2011) Learning the iOS 4 SDK for JavaScript Programmers: Create Native Apps with Objective-C and Xcode (11-12-2010)

Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 1 (CIPT1) Foundation Learning Guide, 2nd Edition Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:33 AM PDT Book Description Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 (CIPT1), Second Edition is a Cisco®-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCNP Voice® foundation learning. This book provides the knowledge necessary to implement a Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) solution at a single-site environment. By reading this book, you will learn how to perform post-installation tasks, configure CUCM, implement Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) and H.323 gateways, and build dial plans to place On-Net and Off-Net phone calls. You will also implement media resources, IP Phone Services, Cisco Unified Communications Manager native presence, and Cisco Unified Mobility. This book focuses primarily on CUCM version 8.x, which is the call routing and signaling component for the Cisco Unified Communications solution. This book has been fully updated with new coverage of CUCM phone services, Cisco Unified Manager Assistant, Cisco Unified Mobility, and H.323 gateways. Whether you are preparing for CCNP Voice certification or simply want to gain a better understanding of Cisco Unified Communications Manager fundamentals, you will benefit from the foundation information presented in this book. Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 (CIPT1), Second Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining. Understand Cisco Unified Communications Manager architecture and components Evaluate CUCM deployment models Set up and configure CUCM services Implement and harden IP phones Manage user accounts Configure Catalyst® switches for power over Ethernet and voice VLAN requirements Deploy MGCP and H.323 gateways Configure call routing and digit manipulation Set up calling privileges and call coverage Deploy various media resources, features, and applications Establish Presence-enabled speed dials and lists Implement Cisco Unified Manager Assistant and Cisco Unified Mobile This volume is in the Foundation Learning Guide Series offered by Cisco Press®. These guides are developed together with Cisco as the only authorized, self-paced learning tools that help networking professionals build their understanding of networking concepts and prepare for Cisco certification exams. Book Details Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher: Cisco Press; 2nd Edition (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1587204185 ISBN-13: 978-1587204180 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 2 (CIPT2) Foundation Learning Guide, 2nd Edition (28-09-2011) Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Voice over IP and QoS (Cvoice) Foundation Learning Guide, 4th Edition (23-08-2011) Head First Networking (31-07-2009) Cisco Unity Connection (21-07-2011) Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook, 2nd Edition (19-08-2011) Cisco Firewalls (28-05-2011) CCNP TSHOOT 642-832 Official Certification Guide (19-08-2011) CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide (19-08-2011) CCNP Security VPN 642-647 Official Cert Guide (19-08-2011) CCNP Security Secure 642-637: Official Cert Guide (25-05-2011)

Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 2 (CIPT2) Foundation Learning Guide, 2nd Edition Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:28 AM PDT Book Description Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2), Second Edition is a Cisco®-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCNP Voice® foundation learning. This book provides you with the knowledge needed to install and configure a Cisco Unified Communications Manager solution in a multisite environment. By reading this book, you will gain a thorough understanding of how to apply a dial plan for a multisite environment, configure survivability for remote sites during WAN failure, and implement solutions to reduce bandwidth requirements in the IP WAN. This book focuses on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) Release 8.x, the call routing and signaling component for the Cisco Unified Communications solution. The book has been fully updated and includes new coverage of topics such as Service Advertisement Framework (SAF), and Call Control Discovery (CCD). Whether you are preparing for CCNP Voice certification or simply want to gain a better understanding of deploying Cisco Unified Communications Manager in a multisite environment, you will benefit from the foundation information presented in this book. Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2), Second Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining. Chris Olsen, CCVP, and CCNP, along with numerous other Cisco voice specializations, Microsoft, VMware, and Novell certifications, has been an independent IT and telephony consultant, author, and technical editor for more than 15 years. He has been a technical trainer for more than 19 years and has taught more than 60 different courses in Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, and Novell. For the last seven years he has specialized in Cisco, and recently Microsoft Unified Communications along with VMware virtualization and Cisco data center technologies. He has done a wide array of IT and telephony consulting for many different companies. Identify multisite issues and deployment solutions Implement multisite connections Apply dial plans for multisite deployments Examine remote site redundancy options Implement Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) and Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) Fallback Implement CUCM Express in SRST mode Implement bandwidth management and call admission control (CAC) Configure device and extension mobility Apply Service Advertisement Framework (SAF) and Call Control Discovery (CCD) This volume is in the Foundation Learning Guide Series offered by Cisco Press®. These guides are developed together with Cisco as the only authorized, self-paced learning tools that help networking professionals build their understanding of networking concepts and prepare for Cisco certification exams. Book Details Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Cisco Press; 2nd Edition (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1587142538 ISBN-13: 978-1587142536 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 1 (CIPT1) Foundation Learning Guide, 2nd Edition (28-09-2011) Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Voice over IP and QoS (Cvoice) Foundation Learning Guide, 4th Edition (23-08-2011) Head First Networking (31-07-2009) Cisco Unity Connection (21-07-2011) Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook, 2nd Edition (19-08-2011) Cisco Firewalls (28-05-2011) CCNP TSHOOT 642-832 Official Certification Guide (19-08-2011) CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide (19-08-2011) CCNP Security VPN 642-647 Official Cert Guide (19-08-2011) CCNP Security Secure 642-637: Official Cert Guide (25-05-2011)

DITA Best Practices Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:24 AM PDT Book Description The Start-to-Finish, Best-Practice Guide to Implementing and Using DITA  Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is today's most powerful toolbox for constructing information. By implementing DITA, organizations can gain more value from their technical documentation than ever before. Now, three DITA pioneers offer the first complete roadmap for successful DITA adoption, implementation, and usage. Drawing on years of experience helping large organizations adopt DITA, the authors answer crucial questions the "official" DITA documents ignore, including: Where do you start? What should you know up front? What are the pitfalls in implementing DITA? How can you avoid those pitfalls? The authors begin with topic-based writing, presenting proven best practices for developing effective topics and short descriptions. Next, they address content architecture, including how best to set up and implement DITA maps, linking strategies, metadata, conditional processing, and content reuse. Finally, they offer "in the trenches" solutions for ensuring quality implementations, including guidance on content conversion. Coverage includes: Knowing how and when to use each DITA element–and when not to Writing "minimalist," task-oriented information that quickly meets users' needs Creating effective task, concept, and reference topics for any product, technology, or service Writing effective short descriptions that work well in all contexts Structuring DITA maps to bind topics together and provide superior navigation Using links to create information webs that improve retrievability and navigation Gaining benefits from metadata without getting lost in complexity Using conditional processing to eliminate redundancy and rework Systematically promoting reuse to improve quality and reduce costs Planning, resourcing, and executing effective content conversion Improving quality by editing DITA content and XML markup If you're a writer, editor, information architect, manager, or consultant who evaluates, deploys, or uses DITA, this book will guide you all the way to success. Book Details Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: IBM Press (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0132480522 ISBN-13: 978-0132480529 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference, 4th Edition (07-05-2010) Xsl Fo (30-05-2009) XQuery (30-05-2009) XML: Visual QuickStart Guide, 2nd Edition (20-05-2011) XML Schema (30-05-2009) XML Publishing with Adobe InDesign (08-11-2010) XML in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition (04-06-2011) XML in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition (30-05-2009) XML For Dummies, 4th Edition (30-05-2009) XML for Data Architects: Designing for Reuse and Integration (30-05-2009)

A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 6th Edition Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT Book Description "I have found this book to be a very useful classroom text, as well as a great Linux resource. It teaches Linux using a ground-up approach that gives students the chance to progress with their skills and grow into the Linux world. I have often pointed to this book when asked to recommend a solid Linux reference." –Eric Hartwell, Chair, School of Information Technology, ITT Technical Institute The #1 Fedora and RHEL resource—a tutorial AND on-the-job reference Master Linux administration and security using GUI-based tools, the command line, and Perl scripts Set up key Internet servers, step by step, including Samba, Apache, sendmail, DNS, LDAP, FTP, and more Master All the Techniques You Need to Succeed with Fedora™ and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® In this book, one of the world's leading Linux experts brings together all the knowledge you need to master Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux and succeed with it in the real world. Best-selling author Mark Sobell explains Linux clearly and effectively, focusing on skills you'll actually use as a user, programmer, or administrator. Now an even more versatile learning resource, this edition adds skill objectives at the beginning of each chapter. Sobell assumes no prior Linux knowledge. He starts at the beginning and walks you through every topic and task that matters, using easy-to-understand examples. Step by step, you'll learn how to install and configure Linux from the accompanying DVD, navigate its graphical user interface, provide file/print sharing, configure network servers, secure Linux desktops and networks, work with the command line, administer Linux efficiently, and even automate administration with Perl scripts. Mark Sobell has taught hundreds of thousands of Linux and UNIX professionals. He knows every Linux nook and cranny—and he never forgets what it's like to be new to Linux. Whatever you want to do with Linux—now or in the future—you'll find it here. Compared with the other Linux books out there, A Practical Guide to Fedora™ and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, Sixth Edition, delivers Complete, up-to-the-minute coverage of Fedora 15 and RHEL 6 State-of-the-art security techniques, including up-to-date firewall setup techniques using system-config-firewall and iptables, and a full chapter on OpenSSH (ssh) Coverage of crucial topics such as using su and sudo, and working with the new systemd init daemon Comprehensive coverage of the command line and key system GUI tools More practical coverage of file sharing using Samba, NFS, and FTP Superior coverage of automating administration with Perl More usable, realistic coverage of Internet server configuration, including Apache (Web), sendmail, NFSv4, DNS/BIND, and LDAP, plus new coverage of IPv6 More and better coverage of system/network administration tasks, including network monitoring with Cacti Deeper coverage of essential administration tasks—from managing users to CUPS printing, configuring LANs to building a kernel Complete instructions on keeping Linux systems up-to-date using yum And much more, including a 500+ term glossary and comprehensive indexes Review "Since I'm in an educational environment, I found the content of Sobell's book to be right on target and very helpful for anyone managing Linux in the enterprise. His style of writing is very clear. He builds up to the chapter exercises, which I find to be relevant to real-world scenarios a user or admin would encounter. An IT/IS student would find this book a valuable complement to their education. The vast amount of information is extremely well balanced and Sobell manages to present the content without complicated asides and meandering prose. This is a 'must have' for anyone managing Linux systems in a networked environment or anyone running a Linux server. I would also highly recommend it to an experienced computer user who is moving to the Linux platform." –Mary Norbury, IT Director, Barbara Davis Center, University of Colorado at Denver, from a review posted on slashdot.org "I had the chance to use your UNIX books when I when was in college years ago at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA. I have to say that your books are among the best! They're quality books that teach the theoretical aspects and applications of the operating system." –Benton Chan, IS Engineer "The book has more than lived up to my expectations from the many reviews I read, even though it targets FC2. I have found something very rare with your book: It doesn't read like the standard technical text, it reads more like a story. It's a pleasure to read and hard to put down. Did I say that?! " –David Hopkins, Business Process Architect "Thanks for your work and for the book you wrote. There are really few books that can help people to become more efficient administrators of different workstations. 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Each topic is presented in a clear, complete fashion and very few assumptions are made about what the reader knows. . . . The book is extremely useful as a reference, as it contains a 70-page glossary of terms and is very well indexed. It is organized in such a way that the reader can focus on simple tasks without having to wade through more advanced topics until they are ready." –Cam Marshall, Marshall Information Service LLC, Member of Front Range UNIX Users Group [FRUUG], Boulder, Colorado "Conclusively, this is THE book to get if you are a new Linux user and you just got into RH/Fedora world. There's no other book that discusses so many different topics and in such depth." –Eugenia Loli-Queru, Editor in Chief, OSNews.com Book Details Paperback: 1224 pages Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6th Edition (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0132757273 ISBN-13: 978-0132757270 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. 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• Deliver!: How to Be Fast, Flawless, and Frugal
• Extreme Money: Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk
• The Cerebellum: Brain for an Implicit Self
• The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance
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Deliver!: How to Be Fast, Flawless, and Frugal Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:35 PM PDT Book Description Jim Champy revolutionized business with Reengineering the Corporation. Now, in Deliver!, he shows how to leverage the rich treasure of potential competitive advantage that’s hiding in plain view: your operations. Deliver! presents five new case studies of organizations performing at levels previously viewed as impossible. What do they share in common? Their success isn’t grounded in breakthrough strategy: it’s built on goals, discipline, details: gritty, everyday execution. From the Back Cover Jim Champy revolutionized business with Reengineering the Corporation. Now, in Deliver!, the third book in a series about what's new and really works in business, he shows how to leverage the rich treasure of potential competitive advantage that's hiding in plain view: your operations. Deliver! presents five original, chapter-length case studies of organizations performing at levels that were once viewed as impossible. They range from Campbell's Soup to the U.S. Navy. Their offerings range from industrial tools to premium California wine. What do they share in common? Their success hasn't been grounded in breakthrough strategy: It's built on goals, discipline, details…and the grittiness of everyday execution. In an era of highly constrained resources, these organizations offer you the most realistic path to sustainable success: Increase operational efficiency. Drive real savings. And use those savings not merely to maintain your competitive position, but to drive it forward. DRIVE GROWTH & PROFITS THROUGH BETTER OPERATIONS… How Jarden pays for breakthrough R&D with constant operational innovation How the U.S. Navy torpedoed cost overruns through huge-scale continuous improvement How Actuant quadrupled annual sales by building a Lean Enterprise How Campbell Soup's 10-year recovery plan is revitalizing core businesses How Clos du Bois combined elegance and efficiency, more mechanization. and better quality Book Details Paperback: 123 pages Publisher: FT Press (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0132312468 ISBN-13: 978-0132312462 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.

Extreme Money: Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:32 PM PDT Book Description The human race created money and finance: then, our inventions recreated us. In Extreme Money, best-selling author and global finance expert Satyajit Das tells how this happened and what it means. Das reveals the spectacular, dangerous money games that are generating increasingly massive bubbles of fake growth, prosperity, and wealth–while endangering the jobs, possessions, and futures of virtually everyone outside finance. “…virtually in a category of its own — part history, part book of financial quotations, part cautionary tale, part textbook. It contains some of the clearest charts about risk transfer you will find anywhere. …Others have laid out the dire consequences of financialisation (“the conversion of everything into monetary form”, in Das's phrase), but few have done it with a wider or more entertaining range of references…[Extreme Money] does… reach an important, if worrying, conclusion: financialisation may be too deep-rooted to be torn out. As Das puts it — characteristically borrowing a line from a movie, Inception — “the hardest virus to kill is an idea”. -Andrew Hill “Eclectic Guide to the Excesses of the Crisis” Financial Times (August 17, 2011) Extreme Money named to the longlist for the 2011 FT and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year award. From the Back Cover "A true insider's devastating analysis of the financial alchemy of the last 30 years and its destructive consequences. With his intimate first-hand knowledge, Das takes a knife to global finance and financiers to reveal the inner workings without fear or favor." –Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics at NYU Stern School of Business and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics "Das describes the causes of the financial crisis with the insight and understanding of a financial wizard, the candor and objectivity of an impartial observer, and a wry sense of humor that reveals the folly in it all." –Brooksley Born, Former Chairperson of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) "This is the best book yet to come out of the financial crisis. Das is a graceful, witty writer, with an unusually broad range of reference. He is also a long-time master of the arcana of the netherworlds of finance and nicely balances historical sweep with illuminating detail. Extreme Money is lively, scathing, and wise. " –Charles Morris, Author of The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash "Like Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Extreme Money launches you into a fascinating and disturbing alternative view of reality. But now greed predominates, the distorted world of finance is completely global, and the people making crazy decisions can ruin us all. This is an informative, entertaining, and deeply scary account of Hades's new realm. Read it while you can. " –Simon Johnson, Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan School of Management and Author of 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown "You know when Lewis Caroll, Max Weber, Alan Greenspan, and Sigmund Freud all appear on the same early page that you are about to read an intellectual tour de force. Das is an authoritative and colorful critic of modern markets, and here he weaves financial history and popular culture into an entertaining and blistering social critique of how so many people have come to chase endless financial reflections of the real economy. Extreme Money speaks truth to power. " –Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance at the University of San Diego and Author of F.I.A.S.C.O, Infectious Greed, and The Match King The human race created money and finance. But our inventions re-create us. Mankind mistook money–a lubricant of society and human well-being–for an end in itself. Finance, the monetary shadow of real things, came to dominate human reality. Extreme Money tells the story of how this happened–and, in so doing, it tells the story of the modern world. Bestselling author Satyajit Das draws on 33 years of personal experience at the heart of modern global finance to narrate this story. Das reveals the spectacular, dangerous money games that have generated increasingly massive bubbles of fake growth, Ponzi prosperity, sophistication, and wealth–while endangering the jobs, possessions, and futures of virtually everyone outside the financial industry. You'll learn how everything from home mortgages to climate change has become financialized, as vast fortunes are generated by individuals who build nothing of lasting value. Das shows how "extreme money" has become ever more unreal; how "voodoo banking" continues to generate massive phony profits even now; and how a new generation of "Masters of the Universe" has come to dominate the world. The new financial fundamentalism: false gods, false prophets Faith in money, faith in risk, faith in shadows The cult of risk and the growth engine that isn't How financial engineering replaced real engineering and illusions replaced reality Financial alchemy and the "Doomsday Debt Machine" The rise of the global financial machine we cannot escape The new global oligarchy–and the nihilistic games they play Too smart, too fast, too greedy, too self-absorbed–and far too dangerous Book Details Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: FT Press (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0132790076 ISBN-13: 978-0132790079 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. 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The Cerebellum: Brain for an Implicit Self Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:29 PM PDT Book Description Renowned neuroscientist Dr. Masao Ito advances a sophisticated new view of the cerebellum's roles in brain function, explaining how its multiple neuronal machine modules enable humans to unconsciously master motor skills through practice, and suggesting how it may serve implicit thought and cognitive processes that manipulate knowledge—playing a surprising role in intuition, imagination, and hallucination. From the Back Cover A New Assessment of the Cerebellum's Role in Brain Function by One of the Field's Most Respected Researchers In The Cerebellum, leading neuroscientist Masao Ito draws on current research to advance a detailed new view of the cerebellum's multiple roles in brain function. The cerebellum's role in coordinating body movement control and facilitating motor skills learning has long been recognized. Ito presents new insights into how it accomplishes these tasks. He explains how the cerebellum assembles numerous neuronal machine modules, each providing implicit learning capabilities—and how these modules enable humans to unconsciously learn motor skills through practice by forming internal models that simulate the control system properties of body parts. Ito shows how the cerebellum also serves higher brain functions, including implicit components of thought and cognitive processes that manipulate knowledge. In particular, he discusses evidence of the cerebellum's role in complex mental actions—such as intuition, imagination, hallucination, and delusion—and in supporting the implicit self. Ito's insights will be valuable to a wide audience of neuroscientific investigators and might also be applicable in artificial intelligence, control engineering, robotics, and related fields. Book Details Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: FT Press (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0137050682 ISBN-13: 978-0137050680 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.

The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:25 PM PDT Book Description The contribution of culture to organizational performance is substantial and quantifiable. In The Culture Cycle, James L. Heskett demonstrates how an effective culture can account for up to half of the differential in performance between organizations in the same business.  A follow-up to the classic Corporate Culture and Performance(coauthored with John Kotter), this book explains how culture evolves, can be shaped and sustained, fosters innovation, can promote survival in tough times, influences the success of global strategies, and is maintained in both for-profit and not-for-profit mission-driven organizations. Drawing on decades of field research and dozens of case studies, Heskett introduces a powerful conceptual framework for managing culture change and shows it at work in a real-world setting. Heskett’s “culture cycle” identifies policies, practices, measures, and behaviors that are crucial to moving cultures forward and demonstrates how to calculate the economic value of culture through the “Four Rs” of referrals, retention, returns to labor, and relationships with customers. Heskett’s insights will be invaluable to leaders, human resources professionals, consultants, those with responsibilities for productivity improvement, training, and operations–and for anyone seeking to understand important drivers of organizational performance. From the Back Cover "Reading Jim Heskett's book is not some vague exercise in academic idealism. It is a well-written, practical, compelling manual of how to build an enterprise that will endure for 100 years or more. You cannot afford to ignore it." —John C. Bogle, Founder, The Vanguard Group, and author of Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life "Jim Heskett has delivered yet another breakthrough in our understanding of how corporate cultures shape performance. If leaders take Heskett's sound advice to heart, corporate performance will improve and trust in business can be restored." —Bill George, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School; former Chair and CEO of Medtronic; and author of Authentic Leadership "For those who might regard culture as an abstract, soft, perhaps 'hippie like' concept, Jim Heskett brings home its manifest value to both the organization and the sensibilities of its people." —Herb Kelleher, Executive Chairman and CEO Emeritus, Southwest Airlines Co. "The Culture Cycle inspires leaders to start with people and shape their organizations' cultures to drive engagement, inclusion, trust, innovation, and results. Jim Heskett has developed a new and valuable way to think about culture. This is a must read." —Jane Ramsey, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Limited Brands, Inc. "Forget the squishy fluff; this book is hardcore, rooted in the numbers that drive margin. It shows the calculations…reveals the numbers for the 'report card' that predicts the future success of your company, division, or department…numbers every leader should know…and few do." —Scott Cook, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Intuit "Jim Heskett's is the essential handbook for today's organizations that care about their people and are determined that theirs is an organization of the future." —Frances Hesselbein, President & CEO, Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management) In The Culture Cycle, renowned thought leader James Heskett demonstrates how an effective culture can account for up to half of the differential in performance between organizations in the same business. A follow-up to the classic Corporate Culture and Performance (coauthored with John Kotter), this book explains how culture evolves, can be shaped and sustained, and can promote both survival and innovation in tough times. Drawing on decades of field research and dozens of case studies, Heskett introduces a powerful conceptual framework for managing culture and demonstrates it at work in a real-world setting. Heskett's "culture cycle" identifies policies, practices, and behaviors  that are crucial to moving cultures forward and demonstrates how to calculate the economic value of culture through the "Four Rs" of referrals, retention, returns to labor, and relationships with customers. Heskett's insights will be invaluable to leaders, professionals, and consultants in HR, productivity, training, and operations–and for anyone seeking to optimize organizational performance. A crisis in organizational culture? Inflated expectations, poor experiences, or both? How cultures are born, grow, flourish, wither, and die From founder to failure: understanding the lifecycle of culture Measuring and tracking the effectiveness of organizational culture Beyond "strong" cultures to "successful" cultures Leading cultural change What only leaders can do–and how they can do it most effectively Book Details Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: FT Press (August 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0132779781 ISBN-13: 978-0132779784 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.

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