Bücher veröffentlicht von Tracy Stanley

Charlotte is a fashion designer creating her own wedding dress while delivering costumes for the bridal party of an Indian wedding. It's an arranged marriage and the bride-to-be, who is now staying in Charlotte's fashion design studio, is having doubts. Scott her fiancé, is locked up in quarantine spending time alternately writing his wedding vows and competing in a fitness competition with his sailing crew who are also contained in the hotel. Discovery of paint splatters on her own wedding dress is a first clue that the Indian bride-to-be has been kidnapped. Humour is ever present in the daily call between Charlotte and her best friend Miranda who now lives in London, is painfully pregnant and is a self-appointed organiser for their wedding. Best-man Mason, married to Miranda, is a journalist, constantly on the lookout for an intriguing story. Both bridal parties want to ensure that as few people as possible are aware of what's happening in the run up to their big day. While Charlotte wants a simple wedding, her parents want something special. As a result of everything that transpires, something extraordinary results. A mystery and a romance with a healthy dash of suspense, culminating in a surprising start to a happily ever after. All set in the delightfully sleepy town of Bangalow in northern, New South Wales, Australia.

Les and Tracy had lived in the south of France from 1997 to 2007 before moving back to Australia via Bangkok.So, when COVID began to release its grip on the world and airlines were flying again, they ventured out of their quiet sanctuary in Brisbane and boarded a plane bound for Nice.Twenty-four hours later, they were basking in the dappled sunlight of the Cote d'Azur.But it wasn't all red wine and Salad Niçoise. There were inefficient bank managers and other bureaucrats to deal with. Not to mention noise-sensitive neighbours.Cannes Encore is the story of two, not so intrepid, travellers and their exploits in the tourist traps of France, along with excursions to other less travelled parts of Europe.Partly together, partly apart, Les and Tracy discover the continent; each in their own unique style.

Thriller-romance set in Italy. A delayed flight and a missing friend send Charlotte on a whirlwind journey into the world of luxury yachts and nefarious people.

Creativity will be one of the top three skills needed by 2020 according to the World Economic Forum.Creativity Cycling is written for leaders who want to help their team solve complex problems by applying creative thinking skills. In a fast-changing world, new challenges frequently arise and complex problems benefit from creative thinking revealing new perspectives and opportunities.This book provides an overview of the conditions for creativity, both individual and team, and presents a tried and tested creative process for solving complex problems and envisioning the future.It is written for leaders who want to enable their team to work creatively in responding to challenges.Many people have analytical tools they've acquired through formal studies or work experience that they apply when faced with a challenging situation. Indeed, organisations have extensive experience in applying rational and analytical skills such as data mining, correlation analysis, scenario analysis and forecasting, to name a few. These are all valuable and have their place.Organisations sometimes lack knowledge or experience of using other tools and processes such as creative tools. In this book the authors describe our favourite creative exercises and how we've used them for solving complex problems and envisioning the future.

Many researchers have highlighted the business value of deeply engaged teams. Indeed a great team is powerful, much more than the sum of its individual people. While many things influence engagement at work, and indeed there is complexity - it isn't rocket science. Engagement Whisperer demystifies the science and describes a 'softly, softly' approach to lifting engagement in your team. There is already so much noise in an organisation that a quieter approach might just be the right 'cup of tea' (or coffee). This book is written for anyone who manages people. Learning for managers is distilled in thirty delicious and easily digestible bites. It's designed as a dipper or a flipper. Simply, you can read a chapter or two at a time on the bus or while enjoying a cappuccino (my preferred option). The book will also be helpful for those people responsible for organisational wide employee engagement initiatives. Perhaps you are in human resources or corporate communications. There are a couple of chapters written with input from folk like you who have run these types of programs in the past. Who is this book for? The books is targeted at managers in large organisations. I've drawn heavily on my PhD research into what's happening when people are highly engaged at work. The results are recommendations for manager's behaviours and team processes. I also talk a bit about what it's like to live in a large organisation and how this influences your status and identity. The book is sprinkled heavily with the voices of employees. What will the reader take away?The book is a fun and enlightening investment of a manager's time. They will come away with ideas on things to do to bring out the best in their team.