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As would-be parents cycle through the adoption process, they balance anxiety and fear with the life-altering decision of adoption. The emotional toll of this dance can be completely overwhelming and can confuse parents while navigating the decisions of how to expand their families. Drawing on extensive research and the author's own experience of being adopted, What to Expect When You're Adopting... does not gloss over the realities of the adoption process, but rather leads parents through the many stages and emotional aspects involved and offer practical and sensitive advice allowing you to: - Make crucial decisions with confidence - Build a strong foundation for your family - Separate the myths about adopted children from the realities - Discover the key to healthy attachment with your child Dr Ian Palmer will also deal with the issues of single-parent adoption, infertility and, unusually, the option of remaining childless.

This book examines the theological foundations of a collaborative approach to Christian ministry. The discovery that Christians are members 'one of another' creates energy and joy in ministry and empowers the Church in an age of mission. Outlining the present challenges for ministry, Stephen Pickard offers an historical perspective on ministry over the last century; develops a theory of collaborative ministry based on a dialogue between theology and science; and explores some implications of collaborative ministry for lay and ordained people of the Church. This book breaks new ground in its theory of collaborative ministry through a dialogue with the sciences of emergence. It also offers fresh insights on important texts in ministry; relationships between Christology, pneumatology and ministry; a relational ontology of ministry; episcopacy, ecumenism, ordination vows and wisdom for team ministry.

As would-be parents cycle through the adoption process, they balance anxiety and fear with the life-altering decision of adoption. The emotional toll of this dance can be completely overwhelming and can confuse parents while navigating the decisions of how to expand their families. Drawing on extensive research and the author's own experience of being adopted, What to Expect When You're Adopting... does not gloss over the realities of the adoption process, but rather leads parents through the many stages and emotional aspects involved and offer practical and sensitive advice allowing you to: - Make crucial decisions with confidence - Build a strong foundation for your family - Separate the myths about adopted children from the realities - Discover the key to healthy attachment with your child Dr Ian Palmer will also deal with the issues of single-parent adoption, infertility and, unusually, the option of remaining childless.

Buku ini merupakan hasil karya yang dapat dijadikan sumber belajar bagi mahasiswa sebagai dasar dalam melakukan pembelajaran. Buku ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi pada pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan di bidang akademisi sehingga menjadi buku yang signifikan. Untuk memudahkan pembaca dalam memahaminya, penulis menyusun buku ini dalam beberapa bagian bab.

The thinking on Human Resource Development (HRD) practices has been evidenced for the last one and a half decades. However the pace and volume of change has forced HR managers to meet complex challenges like globalization, a diverse workforce and informed expectations for training learning and development. Both organizations and employees benefit from HRD interventions because an organization’s success critically depends on the levels of employee skills and motivation. The HRD Almanac looks at 4 broad focus areas of HR practices, that are Strategy centric, Organizational alignment related, Employee Empowerment focused, and the Learning Training and Development angle. The author weaves together 25 detailed chapters spanning the gamut of the HRD function. The writing is aligned on a uniform pattern providing answers to the What, consisting of Definitions and Descriptions of the theme, Why, Consisting of Concept Clarifications, Where, the role of the Human Resources department and How, an authentication of data obtained through a pilot study on HR practitioners across industry sectors. The HRD Almanac is a factual compendium of literature, concepts, organizational experiences, and perceptions on some of the most important HRD efforts and will serve as an appropriate and excellent handbook for young and potential HR functionaries.

Perubahan adalah hal yang tidak dapat dihindari dalam dunia bisnis dan organisasi. Perubahan dapat membawa peluang, tantangan, ancaman, atau kesempatan bagi organisasi untuk berkembang, beradaptasi, atau bertahan. Namun, perubahan juga dapat menimbulkan masalah, konflik, ketidakpastian, atau ketakutan bagi organisasi dan anggotanya. Oleh karena itu, perubahan harus dikelola dengan baik agar dapat memberikan manfaat dan mengurangi risiko bagi organisasi. Manajemen perubahan adalah proses mengelola, mengarahkan, dan mengimplementasikan perubahan dalam organisasi untuk mencapai tujuan yang diinginkan. Manajemen perubahan melibatkan berbagai aspek, seperti analisis situasi, perencanaan strategi, komunikasi visi, pembentukan tim, pengambilan keputusan, pengukuran kinerja, evaluasi dampak, dan penyesuaian budaya. Manajemen perubahan juga memerlukan keterampilan, pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku yang sesuai dari para pemimpin, manajer, dan anggota organisasi. Buku ini membahas tentang konsep, teori, model, metode, dan praktik manajemen perubahan dalam berbagai konteks dan situasi. Buku ini terdiri dari 8 bab, yang meliputi: BAB 1 : Ruang lingkup Manajemen Perubahan BAB 2 : Sumber Terjadinya Perubahan BAB 3 : Analisa SWOT BAB 4 : Proses Manajemen Perubahan BAB 5 : Tahapan Manajemen Perubahan BAB 6 : Implementasi Manajemen Perubahan BAB 7 : Strategi Bertindak Dalam Menghadapi Perubahan BAB 8 : Identifikasi Masalah dan Kebutuhan Melakukan Perubahan Buku ini sesuai untuk Anda yang ingin mempelajari manajemen perubahan, baik sebagai praktisi, akademisi, peneliti, maupun pihak-pihak yang tertarik dengan topik ini. Buku ini ditulis dengan bahasa yang mudah dipahami sehingga membantu Anda untuk menguasai materi yang disampaikan. Dengan membaca buku ini, Anda akan siap untuk menghadapi perubahan di dalam organisasi dengan percaya diri dan profesional.

Buku Ajar Kepemimpinan Strategis ini memuat materi yang berkaitan dengan pengenalan awal tentang Pemimpin dan Kepemimpinan, Kompetensi Pemimpin, Kepemimpinan dqan Pengambilan Keputusan, Kepemimpiinan Visioner, Kepemimpinan Transformasional, Kepemimpinan Partisipatif, Kepemimpinan Berbasis Kecerdasan Emosional, Kepemimpinan Berorientasi Kinerja Pegawai, Kepemimpinan Berorientasi Kualitas, Konsep Dasar Perilaku Organisasi, Motivasi Kerja, Komunikasi Organisasi, Konflik dan Negosiasi, dan Manajemen Perubahan

This is the first full-length study of British women's instrumental chamber music in the early twentieth century. Laura Seddon argues that the Cobbett competitions, instigated by Walter Willson Cobbett in 1905, and the formation of the Society of Women Musicians in 1911 contributed to the explosion of instrumental music written by women in this period and highlighted women's place in British musical society in the years leading up to and during the First World War. Seddon investigates the relationship between Cobbett, the Society of Women Musicians and women composers themselves. The book’s six case studies - of Adela Maddison (1866-1929), Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), Morfydd Owen (1891-1918), Ethel Barns (1880-1948), Alice Verne-Bredt (1868-1958) and Susan Spain-Dunk (1880-1962) - offer valuable insight into the women’s musical education and compositional careers. Seddon’s discussion of their chamber works for differing instrumental combinations includes an exploration of formal procedures, an issue much discussed by contemporary sources. The individual composers' reactions to the debate instigated by the Society of Women Musicians, on the future of women's music, is considered in relation to their lives, careers and the chamber music itself. As the composers in this study were not a cohesive group, creatively or ideologically, the book draws on primary sources, as well as the writings of contemporary commentators, to assess the legacy of the chamber works produced.

This book is concerned with how people come together to achieve a productive purpose. Human survival has always depended upon our ability to form and sustain social organisations. People have a deep need to be creative and to belong. By creating positive organisations we can fulfil these needs and build a worthwhile society. Such organisations do not occur by chance; a positive organisation is created by the hard work of leaders and members and influenced by the way the organisation is designed, especially its systems. All this needs to be based on an understanding of sound, general principles of behaviour. This book outlines that work; how to build a positive organisation in terms of general principles and practical examples. Understanding and applying this work requires discipline (not dogma) and creativity. The authors show the significant positive results that can be achieved and detail a range of case studies. Unlike some books which are based on goals, objectives or visions this book concentrates on how this can be achieved. The authors observed and engaged with what good leaders and members actually do and have endeavoured to distil the essence of productive relationships based on core, human values. This work has been applied in businesses, social service agencies, hospitals, city governments, national governments, armies, churches, public utilities, indigenous communities, schools and other unique organisations. It is intended to help leaders create more humane and productive organisations that can both meet their objectives and improve the human condition. It does so by presenting a coherent theory exemplified by numerous cases and practical experience. As more than one leader has commented, 'this stuff actually works'. The CD supplied with the book contains 11 case studies which look at the application of systems leadership techniques in a range of organisational contexts.

Who were the first owners of the music published in England in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries? Who went to ‘the dwelling house of … T. East, by Paules wharfe’ and bought a copy of Byrd’s Psalmes, sonets, & songs when it appeared in 1588? Who purchased a copy of Dowland’s First booke of songes in 1597? What other books formed part of their music library? In this survey of surviving books of music published before 1640, David Greer has gleaned information about the books’ early and subsequent owners by studying the traces they left in the books themselves: handwritten inscriptions, including names and other marks of ownership - even the scribbles and drawings a child of the family might put into a book left lying about. The result is a treasure trove of information about musical culture in early modern England. From inscriptions and marks of ownership Greer has been able to re-assemble early sets of partbooks, as well as collections of books once bound together. The search has also turned up new music. At a time when paper was expensive, new pieces were copied into blank spaces in printed books. In these jottings we find a ‘hidden repertory’ of music, some of it otherwise undiscovered music by known composers. In other cases, we see owners altering the words of songs, to suit new and personal purposes: a love-song in praise of Daphne becomes a heartfelt song to ‘my Jesus’; and ‘Faire Leonilla’ becomes Ophelia (perhaps the first mention of this character in Hamlet outside the play itself). On a more practical level, the users of the music sometimes made corrections to printing errors, and there are indications that some of these were last-minute corrections made in the printing-house (a useful guide for the modern editor). The temptation to ‘scribble in books’ was as irresistible to some Elizabethans as it is to some of us today. In doing so they left us clues to their identity, how they kept their music, how they used it, and the multifarious ways in which it played a part in their lives.