Patricia L Ward

"Looking over a lifetime of work, I see that certain themes have always fascinated me. Early on, I felt that bureaucracy was doomed and that something flatter and more collegial would triumph. The need for candor and transparency has been a frequent cry, because I saw how warped organizations become...

“Skinner was what servs called each other. It was because they were fake, their skins a disguise…”Every year when the deep cold of winter sets in, unbeknownst to humanity, dangerous visitors arrive from another world. Disguised as humans, the Nafikh move among us in secret, hungry for tastes of this...

Product Details Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Bbs Pub Corp (August 1994) Language: English ISBN-10: 0883658747 ISBN-13: 978-0883658741 Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.5 x 9.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews) Amazon Bes...

An intimate look at the founding father of the modern leadership movement Warren Bennis is an acclaimed American scholar, successful organizational consultant and author, and an expert in the field of leadership. His much awaited memoir is filled with insights about the successes and failures from h...

Farm Journal's Complete home baking book / by Elise W. Manning ; recipes selected and edited by Patricia A. Ward [i.e. Patricia Ann Ward].

"Looking over a lifetime of work, I see that certain themes have always fascinated me. Early on, I felt that bureaucracy was doomed and that something flatter and more collegial would triumph. The need for candor and transparency has been a frequent cry, because I saw how warped organizations become...

In Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency...

Uncovers the elements of creative collaboration by examining six of the century's most extraordinary groups and distill their successful practices into lessons that virtually any organization can learn and commit to in order to transform its own management into a collaborative and successful group o...