Paul Burton: 18 books

The more the world shifts to a global economy, the more important it is that we set and manage expectations properly. This ebooklet delivers bite-sized chunks of knowledge to increase your effectiveness when establishing and managing the expectations you set with others - inside and outside of your...

E-mail is the boon and bane of the modern world. This ebooklet delivers bite-sized chunks of knowledge to increase your effectiveness when using this universal tool of commerce and communication. In it, you will learn: - Eight tips that will immediately improve your effectiveness when communicating...

In an always-on world, leaders and managers are constantly trying to drive the proverbial ball down the field. This ebooklet looks at what today’s executives face in a rapidly expanding global economy and how they can better execute the objectives and strategies set in front of them. In it, you...

Our work days move faster and faster. The phone’s ringing, the e-mail’s pinging, and someone has just dashed in waiving something important! It’s overwhelming. All we want is some peace and quiet so we can focus on getting something done. But how? - How can we get some quiet in...

QuietSpacing is an revolutionary way to effectively manage the frenetic nature of modern work life. Born from the need by people for a better way to stay abreast of their busy professional lives, QuietSpacing® lays out a simple way to organize, track and complete everything you have going on in your...

Today’s workplace is much like the hospital emergency room. Everyone needs our attention and prioritizing who gets it first is a never-ending effort. This ebooklet offers some specific guidelines on how we can better manage this dynamic environment. In it, you will learn: - Eight tips that...

Leaders are charged with getting things done – being productive. To do this, we have to understand that Time is every organization’s most valuable asset. When leaders spend their time focused on the right goals, engaged in the right activities, and with the right people, they product the Waterfall...

In The Battlefield and Beyond leading Civil War historians explore a tragic part of our nation's history though the lenses of race, gender, leadership, politics, and memory. The essays in this strong collection shed new light on the defining issues of the Civil War era. Orville Vernon Burton, Leonne...

In this bold new interpretation of the origins of ancient Rome's overseas empire, Dr Burton charts the impact of the psychology, language and gestures associated with the Roman concept of amicitia, or 'friendship'. The book challenges the prevailing orthodox Cold War-era realist interpretation of...

Paul O'Neill was the undisputed heart and soul of the four-time World Series-winning New York Yankees from 1993 to 2001. O'Neill epitomized the team's motto of hard work and good sportsmanship, traits instilled in him by his friend, confidant, lifelong model, and biggest fan: his dad, Chick O'Neill. In...

It was never just an act. These leading men actually transformed into their on-screen characters—a modus operandi thats revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From method men Marlon Brando and Dustin Hoffman to multiple Oscar nominees Jack...

In the first anthology of its kind, Thomas O'Brien and Scott Paeth have gathered unique pieces from across religious perspectives to illustrate the growing influence and contribution of religion to the field of business ethics. Events in the recent past make clear people in business urgently need...

This thesis traces the development of urban operations from World War II to the present to examine the evolution of doctrine, training, organization, and equipment. Four specific operations/battles are examined, including Stalingrad in World War II on the eastern front, Belfast in Northern Ireland...

This volume offers very specific illustrations of psychoanalytic ways of thinking and working in both clinical and pedagogical contexts with children. It is designed for professionals who work with infants, children, and adolescents, and who are seeking modes of working that respects emotions, that...