1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996386947503316

Autore

Hugo Herman <1588-1629.>

Titolo

The seige of Breda by the armes of Phillip the Fourt vnder the gouernment of Isabella atchiued by the conduct of Ambr. Spinola [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Louanii, : Ex officina Hastenii, M.DC.XXVII. [1627]

Descrizione fisica

[8], 157, [7] p., 15, [1] folded plates : maps

Altri autori (Persone)

BarryGerat

Soggetti

Breda (Netherlands) History Siege, 1624-1625 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A translation of: Obsidio Bredana armis Philippi IIII.

Translator's dedication signed: Gerrat Barry. Irish.

The title page is engraved.

Colophon reads: "Louanii, ex officinâ Henrici Hastenii, vrbis & Academiæ typographi, M.DC.XXVIII.".

The first leaf and the last two leaves are blank.

Running title reads: The siedge of Breda.

The plates are copied from the Latin edition printed at Antwerp, 1626.

Identified as STC 1529 on UMI microfilm.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973988303321

Autore

Thoms Peg <1948->

Titolo

Finding the best and the brightest : a guide to recruiting, selecting, and retaining effective leaders / / Peg Thoms

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2005

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

9798400651397

9786610708741

9781280708749

1280708743

9780313027413

0313027412

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/07111

Soggetti

Employee retention

Employee selection

Executives - Recruiting

Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-176) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The selection of leaders matters -- What we know about effective leaders -- Identifying necessary leader attributes -- Recruiting leaders -- Leadership selection tools -- Developing and conducting a structured interview -- Structured interview questions -- Putting the pieces together -- Developing leaders to fit the organization -- Retaining effective leaders -- Selecting government leaders -- Improving organizations through improved leadership.

Sommario/riassunto

Finding the Best and Brightest proposes an approach to choosing leaders based on a set of criteria designed to align individual qualities with organizational or institutional goals. Peg Thoms challenges the popular trend in theory and practice toward transformational or visionary leadership, arguing instead that leadership must be developed in context; many organizations, for example, don't need



visionaries as much as they need operational leaders, who get things done by focusing on present-day tasks, such as designing superior products and delivering exceptional customer service. This book pr