Bøker av Gareth Jones

Too many companies are managed not by leaders, but by mere role players and faceless bureaucrats. What does it take to be a real leaderone who is confident in who she is and what she stands for, and who truly inspires people to achieve extraordinary results?Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones argue that leaders dont become great by aspiring to a list of universal character traits. Rather, effective leaders are authentic: they deploy individual strengths to engage followers hearts, minds, and souls. They are skillful at consistently being themselves, even as they alter their behaviors to respond effectively in changing contexts. In this lively and practical book, Goffee and Jones draw from extensive research to reveal how to hone and deploy ones unique leadership assets while managing the inherent tensions at the heart of successful leadership: showing emotion and withholding it, getting close to followers while keeping distance, and maintaining individuality while conforming enough. Underscoring the social nature of leadership, the book also explores how leaders can remain attuned to the needs and expectations of followers.Why Should Anyone Be Led By You? will forever change how we view, develop, and practice the art of leadership, wherever we live and work.

Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading.

This book covers the period from the Reformation to the end of Lord Eldon's Chancellorship when the modern law of charity had taken a definite shape. Mr Jones shows how the contemporary religious, economic and social pressures moulded the substantive law and illustrates the importance of procedural considerations in defining the limits of legal charity.

Profiles 50 Cardiff boxers, from the days of the prize ring. This book includes stars of both professional and amateur codes, world champions and Commonwealth Games medal winners.

From Django Reinhardt and Édith Piaf to Françoise Hardy and Serge Gainsbourg, French pop has long fascinated the outside world. This book, the first in-depth history published outside France, travels from music halls, jazz cellars and cafés to discothèques and teenage parties to tell the tale of how the French transitioned from accordions to electric guitars, from Maurice Chevalier to Johnny Hallyday, from the existential angst of Left Bank chanson to the effervescent joy of yé-yé. Across dozens of performers from Sacha Distel to Sylvie Vartan, and hundreds of recordings, this is the story of how the French fused their native traditions with the best the world had to offer tango, jazz, swing, exotica, rock''n''roll and folk and emerged in the sixties with their own unique and much- loved spin on the pop music conquering the world.

Featuring over 50 boxers from North, Mid and West Wales, including first British boxer medal winner at the world amateur championships and the incredible youngster who was ranked in the world's top 10 by the American Ring magazine when he was just 16 years old, this is the seventh and final volume in Gareth Jones' acclaimed Boxers of Wales series.

Presents the complexities of strategic management through scholarship and hands-on applications. Based on real-world practices and current thinking in the field, this book features an increased emphasis on the changing global economy and its role in strategic management.

aeo A lively and accessible introductory textbook. aeo Clearly structured, it guides students through the basic elements of theology and demonstrates its relevance to contemporary issues. aeo The text has a practical orientation, encouraging students to think theologically and to develop theological arguments.

'People and Physical Environment, A Global Approach' introduces the main areas of environmental concern for geographers, environmental scientists and planners at the beginning of the 21st century. These include: pollution of the atmosphere and its impact on our climate; the exploitation of the oceans; fresh water management and more.

If your company is like most, it has a handful of people who generate disproportionate quantities of value: A researcher creates products that bankroll the entire organization for decades. A manager spots consumer-spending patterns no one else sees and defines new market categories your enterprise can serve. A strategist anticipates global changes and correctly interprets their business implications.Companies' competitiveness, even survival, increasingly hinge on such "e;clever people."e; But the truth is, clever people are as fiercely independent as they are clever-they don't want to be led. So how do you corral these players in your organization and inspire them to achieve their highest potential?In Clever, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones offer potent insights drawn from their extensive research. The authors explain how to:-Identify your clever people and their motivations-Shelter your "e;clevers"e; from political distractions that can inhibit their productivity-Help clevers generate even more value by creating clever teams-Manage the unique tensions that can arise when clevers work togetherLeading clever people can be enormously challenging, yet doing so effectively is the key to your organization's sustained success. Lively and engaging, this book provides the ideas, practices, and examples you need to create an environment where your most brilliant people can flourish.

Glamorgan has a proud and successful boxing heritage, as can be seen by the 50-plus boxers featured in this, the 6th volume of Gareth Jones' renowned Boxers of Wales series. Packed with more than 100 images, as well as decades of unrivalled boxing knowledge, The Boxers of Glamorgan is essential reading for all followers of the noble art.

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With four world champions including Joe Calzaghe, arguably the greatest Welsh boxer of all time, and a host of Welsh, British and European champions, Gareth Jones celebrates the great boxing tradition of Newport the Gwent Valleys and Monmouthshire by highlighting the exploits of 70 boxers who hail from the south east corner of Wales.

Somehow, Hector has to get to school in 60 seconds flat (it usually takes half an hour). If you think that sounds ridiculously hilariously impossible, you'd be right, but that's never stopped Hector's mum before... Chucklers is a collection of books that make reading a pleasure. The series is edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong.

The boxing prowess of Swansea and Llanelli is expertly highlighted by renowned fight journalist Gareth Jones, who tells the stories of 50 boxers who have fought and won Welsh, British, European and World championships; including Enzo Maccarinelli, Colin Jones, Floyd Havard and Brian Curvis. Foreword by Wales football manager, Chris Coleman.

Wales has always punched above its weight in the boxing ring. The United States, with 100 times the population, may have been the dominant player in the sport, but St David has done remarkably well against Goliath over the 120 years since the first bout featured in this book, in 1894.

A must-buy for all fight fans, this book tells the stories of some 50 fighters from Merthyr, Aberdare and Pontypridd who have made their mark over the past century and a half, including Howard Winstone, Johnny Owen, Freddie Welsh and Eddie Thomas.

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, Organizational Design, and Organizational Change/Development.Business is changing at break-neck speed so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge.Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market.