Books From Richmond


Strategic Alignment Dr Norman Chorn 2004 RRP$44.95 BUY
Strategic Alignment is Norman Chorn's ground breaking book tackling the issue of successful organisational development as it should be - head on. All over the world, businesses and organisations spend significant time and money on strategising for the future. But much of it is wasted because they fail to see how their businesses are really positioned in their operating environments and how to respond in terms of the management style which will promote success. By the clever use of his original PADI organisational archetypes - the "pragmatic", the "administrative", the "divergent" and the "integrative" - Chorn shows how developmental pathways can be created to achieve similar winning goals for widely differing businesses and organisations. Whether your concerns are with customers, stakeholders, suppliers, shareholders, staff or directors, you will find in this book a practical way to navigate the choppy waters of strategic planning by aligning your internal "reason for being" with the external "moment of truth" which all of us face when we are building a successful and effective organisation. Norman Chorn is a successful consultant and businessman who has practised in Australia, Europe and South Africa. He is the Director of the Centre for Strategy Development in Sydney www.centstrat.com

Spirit Intelligence David RJ Powell July 2003 RRP$39.95 BUY
"175 practical keys for inspiring your life and business" Spirit Intelligence presents practical tools and easy to use approaches to unleash the power of the whole person - the full power of your body, your mind, your emotions and your spirit. Your spirit is the essence of who you are - the core of your being. Spirit intelligence is the ability of our spirit being, the core of you, to make the best choices at work, at home and for your life.

The Wisdom of Passion Peter Wallman & Rachel Flower July 2003 RRP $29.95 BUY
"Mapping your Way to Vitality and Success" The Wisdom of Passion is a book for people moving through a time of change, personal crisis, seeking clarity about their life, contemplating a significant life decision, or simply wanting more passion and vitality in their lives. Instead of waiting for flashes of inspiration, the Wisdom of Passion can help you discover tools that can access that place of vision and insight any time you wish.

I Need Balance in my Life (pdf) Dr James Cowley January 2003 RRP$29.95 BUY
I Need Balance in my Life is a book for the new millennium. Large numbers of people today are expressing a desire for change in their lives, yet are fearful or confounded by the pressures they face in their careers and with money, family and friends and the organisations they work in. They have a desire for change yet are trapped by the very decisions they have taken. The book shows us how to regain control and therefore effectiveness in our lives.

Captive of the System (pdf) Peter Crawford February 2003 RRP$39.95 BUY
Captive of the System focuses on the many ways in which Australians find themselves trapped and controlled by government bureaucracies. Individuals do not seem, generally, well situated to question how government systems work or to contribute to their beneficial change. They often become hostages to the process to the point where they barely recognise that their rights and interests are being compromised — they fail to see they have become captives of the system. The book shows us how to recognise and understand the patterns of control and some of the available levers of democratic change.

The Myth of Nine to Five Ted Scott and Phil Harker 2002 RRP $29.95 BUY
The Myth of Nine to Five offers a simple message grounded in love and respect for people at work. In the workplace, we look for relationships and activities that fully express our beliefs, ambitions and ideals. We search for work experiences that belong to the whole of our lives, helping us to grow and learn and find a balance between competing calls on our time.

The PR Practitioner's Desktop Guide (pdf) Caroline Black (Australian Edition edited by Graham Lauren) November 2002 Paperback RRP$49.95 Ring-bound RRP $145 BUY

The PR Practitioner's Desktop Guide is a practical source of reference and best practice on every aspect of Public Relations written in a clear, accessible style by a highly experienced practitioner. Containing information on legal and ethical issues, guidance on crisis management it is an invaluable source book for all PR Practitioners. Chapters cover media relations, new product launches, event management amongst other topics. It is comprehensive, easy to use, clear and to the point.

Dynamic Practice Development (pdf) Richmond Special Report: Selling skills and techniques for the professions Kim Tasso April 2003 RRP $195 BUY

This Special Report is a must for professionals who want to sell their services successfully and feel uncomfortable in doing so. The author understands very well why many professionals hate selling and provides reassurance, expert advice and practical guidance. She addresses a wide range of selling concepts and techniques, bearing in mind the specific requirements of the different professions.

Strategic Customer Planning (pdf) Richmond Special Report: How to develop and implement a Strategic Account Plan Alan Melkman with Professor Ken Simmonds April 2003 RRP $195 BUY

This is a how-to report. Its purpose is quite simply to explain how to prepare a key account plan as an important step towards achieving High Performance Account Management.

Childhood at Brindabella (pdf) Miles Franklin January 2003 RRP$19.95 BUY
Miles Franklin wrote Childhood at Brindabella, an autobiography, in 1952-3, but it wasn't published until after her death in 1954. She wrote it in response to a suggestion from Pixie O'Harris that she write for children, but Franklin decided she wanted to describe her own childhood. It is a story of an idyllic time, spent in the hills of Brindabella near present-day Canberra, and full of sunshine, sweet ripe fruit and interesting relations. A gentle antidote to the trauma of much childhood autobiography, Childhood at Brindabella recaptures brilliantly an age of innocence and joy, and is told with the flair of a distinguished storyteller.

The Little Hotel (pdf) Christina Stead January 2003 RRP$19.95 BUY
The Hotel Swiss-Touring is the refuge for a group of cosmopolitan characters who come together in Switzerland after the Second World War. Their object is to conceal themselves from money-hungry governments and hostile master races. But their common purpose doesn't prevent a microcosm of jealousies, spitefulness, vindictiveness an mistrust from developing among the small group, all under the relentless eye of Madame Bonnard. The introduction by Margaret Harris, Stead's Literary Executor, puts The Little Hotel into the perspective of all her work, and discusses the themes of the book and how they relate to Stead's life and times.

The Mango Tree (pdf) Ronald McKie January 2003 RRP$19.95 BUY
Jamie watches the Queensland town beneath him from the sheltered branches of the mango tree. Through days of shimmering heat choked with red dust to days of rainstorms bringing mud to the mangroves, everything is as it should be - the sights and sounds and smells are as familiar to him as the everlasting childhood in which they appear. The Mango Tree is an evocative novel of a closely remembered country. Everything changes overnight when Jamie falls in love. A tender, fumbling first love that flowed and ebbed just as suddenly. And in its wake came death, the sudden shocking death of someone he loved.

Jonah (pdf) Louis Stone January 2003 RRP $24.95 BUY
Jonah is not just about larrikinism but about Joe himself; deformed, an outcast, and eventually a successful business man - in short, quintessentially Australian. Set in the slums of Sydney - with authentic descriptions of Redfern, Alexandria and Waterloo - in the early years of the twentieth century, Jonah is a 'cinematic' novel. Jonah is Joe James, a man whose drive and single-mindedness take him from the streets to success in business. Dorothy Green's introduction is a useful bonus to this lively Sydney novel.