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UNINA9910455217103321 |
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Pulley Mary Lynn |
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Building resiliency [[electronic resource] ] : how to thrive in times of change / / Mary Lynn Pulley and Michael Wakefield |
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Greensboro, N.C., : Center for Creative Leadership, c2001 |
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1-118-15516-5 |
1-281-00122-8 |
9786611001223 |
1-118-15440-1 |
1-932973-13-3 |
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[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (29 p.) |
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Ideas into action guidebooks |
CCL ; ; no. 413 |
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Leadership |
Success - Psychological aspects |
Resilience (Personality trait) |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Title page; Table of Contents; What Is Resiliency?; Why Is Resiliency Important?; Becoming Resilient; Resiliency Worksheet; Suggested Readings; Background; Key Point Summary; Lead Contributors |
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It may be human nature to resist change-particularly when it's delivered as a hardship, disappointment, or rejection. But by developing resiliency managers can not only survive change, but also learn, grow, and thrive in it. In fact, for leaders, developing resiliency is critical. Resiliency helps managers deal with the pressures and uncertainties of being in charge in organizations today. This guidebook defines resiliency, explains why it's important, and describes how you can develop your own store of resiliency. It focuses on nine developmental components that, taken together, create a sens |
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UNINA9910973903103321 |
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Brecher Jeremy |
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Banded together : economic democratization in the Brass Valley / / Jeremy Brecher |
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Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2011 |
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9786613070142 |
9781283070140 |
1283070146 |
9780252093111 |
0252093119 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Collana |
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The working class in American history |
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Social action - Connecticut - Naugatuck River Valley |
Deindustrialization - Connecticut - Naugatuck River Valley - History |
Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) Social conditions |
Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) Economic conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Roots of powerlessness in the Brass Valley -- Banded together -- Buyout -- Organizing -- Century brass -- The life and death of Seymour Specialty Wire -- Founding ValleyCare Cooperative -- Taking care of business -- The demise of ValleyCare -- Brookside Housing Cooperative -- Economic democratization from below -- Afterstories. |
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Providing incisive commentary on the historical and contemporary American working class experience, Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley documents a community's efforts to rebuild and revitalize itself in the aftermath of deindustrialization. Through powerful oral histories and other primary sources, Jeremy Brecher tells the story of a group of average Americans--factory workers, housewives, parishioners, and organizers--who tried to create a democratic alternative to the economic powerlessness caused by the closing of factories in the Connecticut Naugatuck Valley region during the 1970s and 1980s. This volume focuses on grassroots organization, democratically controlled enterprises, and supportive public policies, |
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providing examples from the Naugatuck Valley Project community-alliance that remain relevant to the economic problems of today and tomorrow. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Project leaders, staff, and other knowledgeable members of the local community, Brecher illustrates how the Naugatuck Valley Project served as a vehicle for community members to establish greater control over their economic lives. |
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