“…Drawing on current research and the authors vast experience working with such global companies as Sony, Prudential, Novartis, Nike, among others,the bookmakes six key points: Talent management and talent intelligence depend upon talent measurement Current talent measurement activities are failing to have a significant real world impact Talent measurement is tough to do To improve the efficacy and impact of talent measurement, organisations and vendors need to start considering context more and start thinking in terms of talent matching Organizations need to be more specific in measuring performance so that vendors can make better talent measurement tools Organizations need to start worrying less about which tools to use and more about how they use them…”

“…There’s constant pressure today to do more with less. But cutting wages and benefits and pushing people to work harder with fewer resources can go only so far. …”

“…Almost all chapters are theoretical orientated with less empirical but more qualitative research, although some of the chapters refer to empirical research that the authors have performed in the past. …”

“…This book rests on fundamental psychoanalytic principles and processes as well as something very simple that we all know, yet tend to lose sight of: that children and parents who have increased social and emotional support in our society are less likely to develop pathological ways of coping with the various stressors and strains that are in part an inevitable element of living in the 21st century, and which may also be at times an inherent part of our psycho-biological make-up. …”

“…Das Handbuch richtet sich an die Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung, soll aber auch eine Standortbestimmung bibliothekarischen Handelns in der digital geprägten Informationswelt bieten This practical handbook provides an overview of the professional field of academic library service against the backdrop of emerging fields of action and roles, as well as changes taking place in the way that academic librarians see themselves in the context of digital transformation. It is less about the shifts taking place in forms of service and organization and more about the actors in academic libraries themselves…”

“…Across Europe the percentage of the population connected to wastewater treatment plants varies from 14% to>99% with many reliant on unsuitable decentralised sanitation systems or no wastewater treatment at all.With less than a decade left to achieve the 2030 sanitation targets as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals, there is an urgent need to develop new treatment solutions that can be rapidly deployed to meet the needs of growing urban and peri-urban populations, together with under-served rural communities.This book discusses decentralised wastewater treatment and the role of nature-based solutions within the context of the twenty-partner international INNOQUA project. …”

“…Teachers in these subject areas, however, constitute less than thirty percent of the teacher workforce in a district. …”

“…The path proposed in this text focuses, in a comparative key, on the significant differences in the forms of economic and social regulation between the various advanced democracies that are reflected in more or less inclusive development paths and models of capitalism. …”

“…Freshwater ecosystems serve as a habitat for more than 18,000 fish species, occupying less than 1% of the Earth's surface. Among all ecosystems, inland waters are one of the most affected. …”

“…Critical to success will be the role leaders play in shaping the use of AI to be less "artificial" and more "intelligent" in support of improving processes to deliver care and keep people healthy and productive across all care settings. …”

“…Writing about their experiences in Denmark, the UK, Israel, Ethiopia, South Africa and beyond, they are less concerned with traits that people can possess and learn, or magical promises of recipes for success, and more with the socio-political process of the interaction between people from which leadership emerges as a theme. …”

“…Demonstrates what Victorian poetry tells us about the relationship between poetry and timeBrings together various aspects of Victorian poetry under one coherent perspective (changing concepts of time)Discusses a wide range of texts by well-known as well as less familiar Victorian poets Interrogates the historical basis of widely held theoretical assumptions (e.g. the opposition between metre and rhythm, the juxtaposition of temporal narrative and timeless lyric)Presents an analytical framework for the analysis of poetic time structuresCombines historical analysis with a sustained focus on the role of aesthetic formTime and Timelessness in Victorian Poetry explores the question of poetry’s relation to time and argues that this relation is historically contingent – as the concept of time changes, so too do the shaping forms and definitions of poetry. …”

“…The Fujifilm X-series cameras have amazing features (such as ISO-less sensors for increased dynamic range) but may require some assistance to unlock their full potential--even for experienced photographers who have been lifetime shooters. …”

“…In a series of elegantly written essays, eminent musicologist Joseph Kerman discusses his favorite Bach keyboard fugues-some of them among the best-known fugues and others much less familiar. Kerman skillfully, at times playfully, reveals the inner workings of these pieces, linking the form of the fugues with their many different characters and expressive qualities, and illuminating what makes them particularly beautiful, powerful, and moving. …”

“…They also open on to ways of understanding that are less accessible in the secularised, progressive world of the twenty-first century…”

“…With Java 8’s functional features you can now write more concise code in less time, and also automatically benefit from multicore architectures. …”

“…We might not be capable of being perfectly rational beings, but we can be a lot less dumb. This session was recorded at the 2019 O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference in San Jose."…”

“…Making readers do unnecessary work can make them grumpy, and grumpy readers are less receptive to what you have to say" Learning Objectives Identify what concise writing is Examine the importance of writing concisely Discover actionable steps that will help you to write more effectively…”

“…Through music, candidates can appear relatable, show cultural competency, communicate values and ideas, or connect with a specific constituency. On a less explicit level, episodes such as Clinton's sax-playing and Obama's shoulder brush operate as aural and visual articulations of race and racial identity. …”

“…Business ethics questions can be too subtle for definitive yes / no answers, so the book offers no more and no less than church teaching on each particular question. …”