Partnership

If you are interested in NGO-Government partnerships and the history/dynamics there of, BUY THIS BOOK. This is a subject that is not extensively written on and Ian Smillie hits the nail on the head with this compilation.

It is important to note, however, that this text does NOT deal with NGOs in the Global South.

Beginning with a list of 25 deadly sins of HRD professionals, the authors show the way to transforming HRD for today's higly competitive and fast-paced business organizations. Gilley and Maycunich present a five-phase framework integrating HRD into the fabric of the organization. The authors shift the focus of HRD from being an in-house training department to becoming a strategically oriented function working with clients at all levels to achieve business goals. The book is well written and organized, and will be valuable reading for any HRD or HRM professional.

This is a pretty good book. Fifty some years after John McCloy slapped his name on this firm, at a time when law firm compensation was more regimented and egalitarian among all equity partners, being compensated as a lawyer resembled getting tenure at a university--no one cared if you sat around dozing all day, because those still awake looked forward to sleeping all day eventually, but still getting paid just as much as some young lawyer pounding down 2000+ billable hours per year.

This changed among New York law firms, but Millbank, Tweed was slower than most to move to a multi-track partner system, or to key compensation to the revenue a given lawyer generated. At the core of this unwillingness to change was the mindset of the senior, contolling partners: it was the firm, and not any given lawyer, that got the business. During the time period covered by this book, several key younger partners begged to differ, and most of this book describes how these young "turks" influenced the older "Brahmins" to adapt the legal structure of the firm to the underlying economic structure. Use ot "Turks" also suggest an element of destruction, which is also a fair reading of how these younger lawyers were perceived by the older partners.

One younger turk in particular, by the name of Worenklein, is profiled, since he controlled millions of dollars in business as a result of learning the legal end of nuclear power plant financing. An interesting epilogue to his particular story is that Worenklein later left the firm he helped modernize, and last I heard, he was an investment banker, working on the same deals but making even more money off of them.

So should the old guys have stood fast and let Worenklein leave earlier? Or do you not hold the superachievers inside a law firm anyway? This book tackles questions like these in an evenhanded manner. Especially for law students who might be inclined to uncritically yearn to work in one of these bigger firms, this book casts accurate light on what goes on at the ruling levels, where compensation and quality of life decisions are made, uaually way beyond the purview of the younger lawyers.

Robin Woods has written a well thought out step by step guide to looking at your products and services through your customers eyes. Using helpful and easily understood examples from real life advertising campaigns, even the Marketing Novice will be able to quickly get a grasp of the basics of customer foccused Marketing. Reccommened for sales and marketing people from all industries as an introductory text without all the "Techno- Babble"

I needed a book to guide me in forming an Illinois LLC after I had done research to determine the pros and cons of the structure. In other words, I needed a good rundown of the potential options for an operating agreement, and I needed clear instruction on the application/filing process.

This book was too generic on operations, and the actual formation of an LLC in Illinois requires one form and a check, but the book's description of the filing process for Illinois was not clear.

I noticed another book which goes through an operating agreement almost clause by clause - it was cheaper, too, but I have forgotten which book that one is. I wish I had bought that one.

This book has a good explanation of the ins and outs of forming an LLC. However, in most cases, you create an LLC by filling the blanks in a state form, and then optionally create an Operating Agreement by filling in the blanks in a sample version included in the book.

The value of this book is in the state-by-state reference and in the sample Operating Agreement (and accompanying explanations). It doesn't tell you much of anything about what else you need to do to start a business or run it, referring you to other books written by the author.

Given the relatively light content, I wouldn't have expected it to be on the high end price range of Nolo's offerings. The book's real value for me was filling in some gaps in Nolo's excellent "Small Business Start-Up Kit for California" by Peri Pakroo.

An excellent intro to LLC's, in a generic sort of way. However, the sample operating agreements leave much to be desired...there are more thorough versions out there. In addition, the differences between the various state laws on LLC's make it necessary that you consult an attorney just to be on the safe side. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who is thinking about getting into business.

This book discusses partnerships from a macro point of view and is very vague. If your are interested in learning how to structure joint ventures and/or partnerships - this isnt the book.

Easy to read and the most useful for people initiating alliances. Attention to the soft side of alliances is the most useful. Very few people deal with this critical aspect of alliances. My colleagues and I want to hear more from this author.

This is a thorough, well researched collection of case studies and best practices. Makes the case for why and how strategic, cross boundary relationships are the new models for doing business in todays marketplace.

Dr. O'Callaghan forces his own unbalanced opinions upon the reader. Hopefully, anyone reading this book will also take the time to read information based upon facts and widely accepted viewpoints and theories, not just one person's beliefs. It would be nice to think that all problems children have could be resolved as simply as the author implies. Recent studies have shown otherwise. But, one could chose to ignore these facts and studies,as Dr. O'Callaghan does.

I have worked with J. Brien O'Callaghan and seen him implement his model in the CT. School Systems. His step by step accountability based approach are very helpful and have helped many students succeed. This model works best with oppositionally defiant and conduct disordered children. Brien's model has become a standard assessment tool as a school psychologist and family therapy intern to help families try to re-balance the levels of "control" and "protection" in their families.

O'Callaghan's book is well-written, well-informed, and persuasive. His structural approach has now been tried in several school based locations, including one recently featured in ACA's newsletter. This material is useful for school-based counselors, school teachers and administrators, and recipients of school referrals for counseling for troubled children.

Prospective purchasers should be advised that this work consists of slightly more than 200 pages. The sample agreements/docs consume the last 100 pages while the first 100 provide not much more than an =overview= of pertinent legal issues. At these prices I would have expected more of a compendium. Exacerbating the price issue is the fact that much of the information contained in the book can be obtained =free= of charge from various web sites.

In my opinion, the words 'How to Start' tend to mislead. I have serious reservations about anyone not well-versed in the field being able to actually start their own investment partnership (i.e. hedge fund) from the materials presented in this book. This makes me wonder about the target audience. The book will add little, if anything, to the knowledge base of attorneys who work in this area, as well as most other investment professionals. At the same time the work is not sufficiently comprehensive for those interested in accomplishing anything more than learning the basics. With respect to the latter, this book is about as far from the most cost effective means of learning the basics as one can get.

I found this guide very helpful when I started my private partnership. It is written by professionals who know very well the subject. It will be very valuable to anyone who is considering starting his own private partnership, particularly in the financial sector.

There are very few books on this subject written by lawyers would work in the field, so it is worth the price. In fact it may be the only book addressing this very specific topic. The material is of very low printing quality, but this is not an antique collector's work, but a professional overview of the subject. Getting that information would cost thousands of dollars from a lawyer specializing in hedge funds and other financial vehicules.
So if you need to find out more about some of the legal intricacies of starting this kind of partnership, this book may provide some answers.

A simplistic piece of Biblical propaganda. Ignores the reality of long, committed, and rewarding homosexual relationships. As a psychotherapist (already suspect to the Christian Right) this serves as continued avoidance of the question "did God create homosexuals?" This topic is simply to confusing for the rigid "black and white thinking fundamentalist Christian" I hope people interested in the subject will also research more scientific based literature for balance. I am the person who treats your children after their suicide attempts. For their sake, I hope the reader will broaden their scope.

John Stott is one of my favorite authors. He is a respected theologan and commentator. John Stott's book The Cross of Christ is a classic book.

Unfortunately, this book falls far short of the theological rigor one expects of John Stott. He takes a complex theological and scriptural issue and treats it in simplistic terms, without giving adequate coverage of the issue.

This book is a sad disappointment. It is hardly worth reading and is definitely not worth purchasing.

This is obviously a sensitive topic and judging by the types of reviews, a difficult one to understand from a biblical perspective. John does a decent job of trying to gain common ground between homosexuals and heterosexuals. What may be the cause for concern is really just each readers interpretation of the Bible or lack there of. Romans is very explicit about the issue. Along with God's grace comes repentance and sanctification. A process that the Bible calls all sinners to strive for. Homosexuality, bisexuality and promiscuous heterosexuality are sins like alcoholism, infidelity, murder, addictions, and any other thing that heterosexuals do as well. In fact, we're all sinners. Welcome to the club. Grace and forgiveness is a gift from God and John does remind us of God's grace and what results from his grace. Yes, even for the homosexual as well as the heterosexual and bisexual. It may be difficult to recommend this book to anyone bereft of God's grace or word. Although I would recommend the Bible over this book as a more complete source of how God feels about homosexual behavior, I would say that overall, John has tried to reach out and bridge a gap often filled with rhetoric, from believers to non-believers and all those in between. Tolerance is not a virtue. Tolerance seems to be the "new" answer for all religions and beliefs except Christianity. No one seems to be very tolerant of Christianity. Outdated? Hardly. Revealing is more to the point and no one likes to be shown their depravity. Not even heterosexuals. I would argue that John has tried to focus us to God's word so we see that tolerance doesn't solve our problem, it merely amplifies the sin on both camps and perpetuates our depravity.

Since my husband has sarcoidosis of the lungs and central nervous system, I was quite excited to find another book on this subject. I read Karen Duffy's book when it was first released, and I enjoyed it immensely. This book, however, is an insult to sarcoidosis patients and their families. This book contains the worst grammar and spelling I have ever seen in print. I cannot believe that I spent 20 dollars to read someone's account of this disease; someone who obviously feels the need to criticize everyone he has ever encountered who has not treated him as he is extraordinary because he is ill. My husband and I have approached treating this disease with humility, and therefore, have been treated with respect from all the professionals we have encountered during this long journey. We have a good attitude and don't expect special treatment by anyone. Of course, it can be extremely frustrating to not "be cured" of this disease, however, my husband has never taken out his frustration on anyone. The only positive experience of reading this book has been that I now have a much greater respect for my husband and the manner in which he is coping with sarcoidosis.

I just completed the revised edition (which had the editing issues corrected) as other members of my family are now reading it as well. It was enlightening to finally read a book from an average person that must deal with the same experiences as I do. I was finally diagnosed with sarcoidosis in my lungs and on my skin in 1993. The author does not flinch from outlining his most personal symptoms in a very direct approach. Considering he spent over 4 years being misdiagnosed there were several negative experiences however I did not feel that he felt any self-pity or unjustly bashed the professionals he was exposed to but instead just told the truth and in the end gives credit to those who were able to help him. For me it was a roller coaster of emotions. I appreciate the fact that he gave much due respect to God, his loving family and those who supported him. Although the book is over 300 pages, it touches on every aspect of living with chronic health conditions and the physical and mental stress involved. I admire Mr. Barr's courage to tell his story in such a direct manner and open up to the world. The only thing I found insulting about this book were some of the experiences we all experience and they needed to be told.

As a sarcoidosis patient since 1989 I found it refreshing to finally read a story from a fellow patient such as myself. The story was very emotional for me but yet inspiring as I could relate to many of the experiences written about throughout the book. I would recommend this book to any patient with sarcoidosis, family member or caretaker. We need more stories like this!