Most people feel like they know themselves pretty well. But what if you could know yourself just a little bit better—and with this small improvement, get a big payoff…not just in your career, but in your life? Research shows that self-awareness—knowing who we are and how others see us—is the foundation for high performance, smart choices, and lasting relationships. There’s just on…
The book uses examples and case studies to show that cost optimization and not cost reduction is the right approach to maximizing profitability and enterprise value. Indeed, it is the only way to achieve sustainable profitability. In this book, the science of process improvement, the art of finance, and the enabling powers of information technology come together to make the case for a dependabl…
This book assumes that you are a competent computer user. That means you have used a computer at work and at home, are comfortable with email and web browsers, and know what words like RAM and USB mean. For instructors considering this as a textbook, that means that students will have had some basic understanding of PCs, but need not have had formal computer courses. For this reason, there is a…
While this book is published as a first edition for various reasons, this book and the companion Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching ICND2 200-101 Official Cert Guide represent the seventh books in a long line of Cisco Press books focused on helping people pass the CCENT and CCNA Routing and Switching certifications. Given the long history, many people have worked on these books from their incepti…
Since the seminal book “Software Ecosystem” by Messerschmitt and Szyperski in 2003, software ecosystems have become a very active topic of research in software engineering. As the different chapters of this book will reveal, software ecosystems exist in many different forms and flavors, so it is difficult to provide a unique encompassing definition. But a key aspect of such software ecosyst…
Effective security rules and procedures do not exist for their own sake-they are put in place to protect critical assets, thereby supporting overall business objectives. Recognizing security as a business enabler is the first step in building a successful program.Information Security Fundamentals allows future security professionals to gain a solid understanding of the foundations of the field …
Tahun 2003 dirayakan sebagai tahun ke-50 terjalinnya hubungan kemitraan antara Ford Foundation dengan Indonesia. Dalam rangka merayakan hubungan yang bersejarah ini, kantor perwakilan Jakarta dibawah tema Celebrating Indonesia telah melakukan berbagai kegiatan, termasuk menerbitkan beberapa buku yang salah satu diantaranya adalah buku ini. Penerbitan buku-buku ini diharapkan dapat menyamp…
In this book, we will shake the preconceived ideas (Rust is too complex for the real world, Rust is not productive...) and see how to architect and create real-world Rust projects applied to offensive security. We will see how polyvalent Rust is, which enables its users to replace the plethora of programming languages (Python, Ruby, C, C++...) plaguing the offensive security world with a unique…
Fenomena UFO ternyata diminati juga di Indonesia. Sejak tahun 70an hingga kini, berbagai komunitas pemerhati UFO telah berdiri. Kebanyakan mungkin sudah tidak eksis lagi, namun di masa kini dengan dimudahkan oleh sosial media serta informasi dari internet, banyak komunitas yang tumbuh subur, termasuk komunitas penggiat UFO.
Buku ini membahas mengenai ilmu komunikasi dalam teori dan praktek
Era pasca-Suharto menawarkan wajah Islam Indonesia yang amat berbeda. Selama beberapa tahun, terjadi konlik antaragama di seluruh negeri. Gerakan jihad (didukung oleh faksi militer dan kelompok- kelompok kepentingan di daerah) membawa panji-panji Islam ke konlik-konlik di daerah, mengubahnya menjadi medan perang untuk sebuah perjuangan yang tampaknya akan memecah-belah
Bahasa Tetun di Timor-Leste berkembang pesat. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan kian bertambahnya jumlah kosakata baru - terutama dari bahasa Portugis - yang diadopsi ke dalam bahasa Tetun dari hari ke hari, terlebih setelah berdirinya negara baru Timor-Leste. Kamus ini hadir untuk menjadi saksi "kristal" bagi perkembangan bahasa tersebut.Dengan penjelasan yang ringkas dan mudah dimengerti, serta isi y…
Kepulauan Indonesia yang merupakan suatu gugusan yang terpanjang dan terbesar di dunia, menurut para ahli ilmu geologi, mendapat ben- tuknya kira-kira seperti apa yang kita kenal sekarang ini, pada akhir Kala Es terakhir atau Kala Glacial Wurm l). Pada Kala Es itu, yang kata- nya berlanpung kira-kira setengah juta tahun yang lalu, daerah es di, kutub utara dan selatan jauh lebih luas darip…
Abad 20 bagi Indonesia merupakan abad yang sangat bersejarah, karena di masa itulah kita meraih kemerdekaan setelah tiga setengah abad terjajah. Se- lain Proklamasi Kemerdekaan 17 Agustus 1945, cu- kup banyak peristiwa bersejarah yang terjadi dalam abad 20.
From the rhythmic grooves of dang dut, the archipelago's tenacious pop music, to the oft-quoted image of the wayang shadow puppet-theater, this book investigates the expression of the Muslim religion through a diversity of art forms in this region.
In 1936, Dale Carnegie made a compelling statement to his readers: “Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face.” is is the foundation of How to Win Friends and Influence People, and it is still true today. However, developing strategies for dealing with people is more complex.
Sam Elliot* is a capable executive in Silicon Valley who found himself stretched too thin after his company was acquired by a larger, bureaucratic business. He was in earnest about being a good citizen in his new role so he said yes to many requests without really thinking about it. But as a result he would spend the whole day rushing from one meeting and conference call to another trying to pl…
Akhir Perang Dingin mengantar kita pada era baru politik internasional. Selama satu dekade lebih, bentuknya masih terlihat samar-samar. Banyak upaya memahaminya masih terpaku pada acuan lama. Kemudian terjadi serangan 11 September 2001, yang menghamparkan sebuah babak baru dalam perkembangan sejarah Amerika Serikat dan dunia. Pemahaman kita tentang berbagai persoalan dalam era baru ini selalu s…
Ulasan panjang lebar tentang sejarah agama dan sejarah dunia, menggambarkan evolusi awal seluruh agama dunia … Armstrong mengkritik sekularisme otoritarian dengan bersemangat … [dan] menjelaskan dengan sangat baik mengapa orang-orang yang sangat terbenam dalam kepercayaan dan sistem sosial tradisional merasa terancam dan cenderung untuk balik melawan
Dale Carnegie began teaching his first public speaking course in 1912 for the YMCA at 125th Street in New York City. In those days, public speaking was regarded as an art, rather than as a skill, and its teaching aims were directed toward producing orators and platform giants of the silver-tongued variety. The average business or professional man who merely wanted to express himself with more e…
When people are asked what their greatest fear is, the most frequent response is dying and the second most frequent is speaking in public. True, many people, who are intelligent, articulate, and at ease in expressing their ideas on a one-to-one basis, become tongue-tied and terrified when faced with even a small audience. Businesspeople have been stymied in their careers because they fear speak…
Welcome to The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy. Handbooks generally aspire to give readers a handy toolkit, a practical guide. Recalling one of the most famous handbooks of diplomacy, Sir Ernest Satow’s A Guide to Diplomatic Practice, the aim was to offer ‘practical utility, not only to members of the services, but also to the general public and to writers who occupy themselves with internationa…