The time-honored tradition of defining career development exclusively in terms of promotions, moves, and title changes is dead. Beyond, between, and besides the climb up the positional ladder, there are many other ways that employees can--and want to--grow. However, many organizations still operate under the notion that promotions are the only option for career development, leaving employees disengaged, managers frustrated, and the business disadvantaged in its efforts to retain talent.

A master class in achieving and sustaining excellence-even in the most challenging times-from the host of The Learning Leader Show and author of Welcome to Management. There has never been a more challenging time to be a leader. But truly great leaders have always found a way to adapt, and even thrive, under pressure. How do they do it? Leadership expert Ryan Hawk interviewed hundreds of the most productive achievers in the world on his acclaimed podcast, The Learning Leader Show, to discover the best practices for pursuing and sustaining excellence.

The modern world was created through the combination and complex interactions of five grand transitions. First, the demographic transition changed the total numbers, dynamics, structure, and residential pattern of populations. The agricultural and dietary transition led to the emergence of highly productive cropping and animal husbandry (subsidized by fossil energies and electricity), a change that eliminated famines, reduced malnutrition, and improved the health of populations but also resulted in enormous food waste and had many environmental consequences.

Sustainable investments, although not yet working under a comprehensive regulatory framework, represent a growing, worldwide phenomenon. Such growth reflects the renewed public and private interest in environmental issues such as climate change, poverty and financial inclusion, as well as growing support from conscious investors looking to finance environmental and social initiatives. However, despite the interest that sustainable investments are gaining among governors, investors and practitioners, important challenges remain that must be addressed.

At its essence, Giger’s art digs down into our psyches and touches our very deepest primal instincts and fears. His art stands in a category of its own. The proof of this lies in the intensity of his work and imagination, which I can only compare to Hieronymus Bosch and Francis Bacon in their powers to provoke and disturb.” —Ridley Scott. Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar.

Un libro que desgrana, analiza y narra aspectos axiales en la creación de estilo de vida y preferencias en indumentaria a lo largo de cuatro siglos. Con una lúcida estructuración de las modas y los usos en cuatro grandes capítulos invita a una lectura caleidoscópica de acontecimientos, reacciones humanas y germinación de las modas en la sociedad. La tendencia propiciada por el poder político en el antiguo régimen ocupa el primer cuarto del volumen, tomando como referencia el encuentro franco-español en la Isla de los Faisanes en el siglo XVII.

Más allá de un estudio alentado por la nostalgia, o bien por los anhelos de rememorar la vida de dos espacios desaparecidos que otrora fueran significativos para la ciudad, en esta investigación Juan Carlos Gómez propone un análisis que devela las lógicas económicas y políticas que propiciaron sendos proyectos urbanísticos, cuyo propósito fue el aprovechamiento rentable de los terrenos sobre los cuales se habían asentado tanto el Luna Park como el Lago Gaitán.

Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die sich für Handlettering, Typografie und den kreativen Umgang mit Schrift interessieren und dafür neue Inspiration im städtischen Umfeld suchen. Urban Lettering bedeutet, außergewöhnliche Schriftzüge in der Großstadt zu entdecken, nachzuzeichnen, neue Alphabete aus den Fundstücken zu gestalten und diese kreativ für eigene Letterings einzusetzen. Eine spannende Schrift kann aber auch dazu inspirieren, z.B. ein Logo zu entwerfen oder diese für eine Zeichnung zu verwenden.