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Want to avoid the heartache, financial loss and family breakdown caused by poor succession planning?<br /> <br />If you're a member of a farming family, you already know what a big deal succession planning is and how most people shudder at the mere mention of it. No doubt, you've heard countless horror stories of succession planning gone bad. But there are also plenty of success stories where succession planning has helped everyone get what they want. In this book, author Ayesha Hilton and lifelong farmer Nick Shady will help you and your family create your succession plan with as little stress and confrontation as possible.<br /> <br />In this practical guide, you will learn how to:<br />– Get started with the succession planning process<br />– Communicate with your family to minimise conflict<br />– Deal with fairness and equity issues<br />– Get the right experts to help you with the process<br />– Avoid becoming one of the disaster stories shared in the case studies<br /> <br />By following their practical guidance, you and your family can create and implement a sound succession plan that meets everyone's needs.<br /> <br />This book is essential reading for all farming families.
Families in the Digital Age
“<i>One of the most-needed and grab-you-by-the throat convincing books around today</i>” – Steve<br />Biddulph, author of <i>Raising Boys</i><br /> <br /><i>“For parents who feel defeated by the powerful influence of social media in their children’s lives, this book will sympathise, illuminate, inspire and encourage us to believe there is another, better way to live.” – </i>Hugh Mackay, <i>social researcher and bestselling author</i><br /> <br />Smartphones and other interactive devices have turned up the volume on stress and are <br />harming our mental and physical health. They have shrunk the capacity of families to spend time together, and when together, they have increased conflicts. Two-thirds of Australian families experience tension or disagreement about screens at least three times a week.<br /> <br />In this confronting yet constructive guide on parenting in the digital age, award-winning journalist Toni Hassan catalogues the impacts of interactive devices on children and young people and offers ways out.<br /> <br />“Rather than freeing us, screens have made us dependent,” she says. “They have thinned relationships and thinned time for the things that ultimately nourish us. Almost no part of children’s lives are free from the anxiety created by commercial forces curating their moment to moment experiences.”<br /> <br />Moving beyond the gloom, Hassan offers lots of practical hope with ideas and tips for families to manage the digital age so that, despite the challenges, children and young people can thrive.
The Success Principles
In The Success Principles, International bestselling author, entrepreneur and marketing expert, Darren Stephens, pulls back the curtain and shares a host of powerful ideas and strategies that you can use immediately to increase your wealth and success, influence others more effectively, and multiply your business profits.
The Boy in the Yellow Dress
Perth in the 1950s. After being caught wearing his mother's yellow dress, young Victor had to hide any tendency towards gender inappropriate behaviour. But his interest in dancing and theatre (and mooning over Rudolph Nureyev on the telly) were bound to make the facade collapse at some point. Emerging sexuality and the sense of not being 'at home' in his body, let alone the world, ran alongside a search for meaning that brought him eventually to a spiritual awakening under the young guru Maharaji…<br />Part family tragedy, part existential comedy, <i>The Boy in the Yellow Dress</i> is a warts-and-all account of exile and the subsequent journey homewards that is less about finding a respectable place in the world than an intimate connection with the ultimate source of being. <br /> <br /><i>If ever a memoir captured the Zeitgeist, it's this one… Wise, funny, surprising at every turn… More than a portrait of growing up gay, it chronicles the wild search for meaning of an entire generation. </i><br />Amanda Lohrey (2012 Patrick White Award Winner)
Mothering Our Boys
"Maggie is earthy and real, full of love and knowledge, especially on raising sons." – Steve Biddulph "Maggie's perspective on raising boys is spot on. She writes with humor and depth, providing insight and strategies for many of the most important issues facing moms. There is a lovely ease to her writing and a powerful honesty. I hope every mother of a son (and everyone else!) will read this book. The future of the world, to a great extent, depends on how we raise our boys." – Michael Gurian, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Wonder of Boys and Saving Our Sons If we can see the world through boys' eyes a little better, we will make different choices in the way we mother them… and we will find them less confusing, and love them more deeply. Mothers of sons are worried about raising their boys in a world where negative images of masculinity are front and centre of our media, almost every day. Not only that, but statistically our boys are still struggling in many ways. Even though we live in a time where we recognise that nothing in gender is fixed, it remains a fact that the influence of a mother on her son is massive. A mother of four sons herself, Maggie Dent draws on her personal experience – and over four decades work as a teacher, counsellor and now author and speaker – to help build understanding, empathy and compassion for our boys. Maggie shares her five key secrets that every mum needs to know and uses the voices of men she has worked with and surveyed to reveal what really matters in a boy's relationship with his mother and other mother figures. Maggie is one of Australia's most popular parenting authors and educators, and her seminars about boys have sold out all across Australia and in the UK. She is finally sharing her insights, her reflections, and (as always) her humour around mothering boys to help you be the mum your son needs you to be.
From Prison to Palace
International author, police officer and consultant Cat Williams was, in her younger days, voted most likely to end up in prison. After her expulsion from an exclusive girls' boarding school, Cat was angry and borderline neurotic. She veered off the rails and when arrested by the local police, she joked that she would make a better copper than the officers who had locked her up. This is a humorous true story of triumph over adversity and follows the author on her journey from a junior police officer in London to working as a royalty protection officer at Buckingham Palace. You will learn: – How to overcome adversity without losing your sense of humour – Strategies to persevere in the face of considerable odds – Ways to overcome your fear of failure – How to turn your vulnerability into strength – Why it's important to take responsibility for the direction of your life – The secrets to stop procrastinating and take action – Tips to finding your true passion in life Find your passion and take control of your life today! 20% of the profits of this book will be donated to The Harry Perkins Institute for Cancer Research.
Practice-driven Research
In this ground-breaking book, Professor Tracey McDonald, RSL LifeCare Chair of Ageing at the Australian Catholic University, explores some of the many issues arising from an ageing population, ageing veterans and community health. Many of the projects presented in the book have been awarded Better Practice Awards by the Australian Government and provide inspiration to aged care service providers keen to improve their services. Professor McDonald has developed 'practice-driven research', an approach that fully involves clinical nurses and carers in striving to understand the work they are doing, and to improve on it. This approach has been developed in collaboration with the clinical nurses, therapists and managers at RSL LifeCare, and addresses the issues of relevance and appropriateness of research in solving practical, day-to-day problems within the Aged Care setting. It will appeal to all involved with the aged care industry, particularly managers and leaders at all levels, and also bridges the theory-practice gap by providing an overview of practice-driven research for health sciences students within the Australian University environment.
The Kid from Norfolk Island
This warm and lively biography provides insight not just into the life of Alf Pollard, but also into Australian life from the 1920s right through to the 1990s. Born almost 100 years ago in Melbourne, Alf Pollard spent most of his childhood on Norfolk Island where his family leased a banana plantation. Despite having virtually no education in his early years, Pollard’s tenacity and natural intelligence saw him top the state in the NSW Leaving Certificate and graduate from university with honours. He later gained a Masters degree and a PhD, and at age 23 became one of the youngest people ever to qualify as an actuary. A brilliant businessman, Pollard became Deputy General Manager of the MLC in 1954, aged just 37, but was later controversially embroiled in the scandalous H.G. Palmer affair that led to his forced resignation from the MLC in January 1966. He was later appointed as the Foundation Professor in Economic Statistics at Macquarie University, where he founded the first university actuarial program in the world. Pollard received many awards during his lifetime, including an Order of Australia, NSW Father of the Year and a prestigious Doctor of Science degree. He served on the boards of many companies, and helped save both the Sydney Eisteddfod and the Wesley Mission from bankruptcy.
Australian Management Essentials
Australian Management Essentials is the most comprehensive book about management available. This invaluable reference covers all topics essential to senior managers, front-line managers and supervisors. Hundreds of step-by-step solutions are presented in a uniquely accessible structure, along with proven leadership tactics and expert management tips. Discover everything that the Australian manager needs to know in order to manage and lead effectively in the workplace.
Chefs Stories Unmasked
A serious reference for those embarking on a culinary career…<br /> <br />International author and entrepreneur Juliana Frances shares a collection of inspirational stories from some of the world's most successful chefs.<br /> <br />You'll gain valuable insights that have never been shared before. Top chefs and growers of fine food discuss and address the challenges and adversities faced throughout their careers in these amazing interviews.<br /> <br />Their lessons, guidance, support and techniques will inspire you to enjoy and love cooking as much as they do.<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– How to find your culinary niche and tackle it with a positive attitude and eagerness<br />– How to set your sights on your kitchen dream job and never look back<br />– Essential tips to think outside the box when it comes to where you'll cook<br />– How to know your own limitations and what to do if situations spiral out of control<br />– How to become a successful chef entrepreneur<br />– How other chefs became successful and how you can too<br />– Award winning tips, strategies and practical ideas of leading a successful food service<br /> <br />Ignite your passion for cooking!