Uprostřed jedné zimní noci probudí ovečky na pastvině podivné jasné světlo na obloze. Co se to děje? A kam zmizeli pastýři? Že by je unesli ufouni, jak sýčkuje jedna z oveček? Nebo se šli podívat na děťátko, které se narodilo v nedalekém chlévě? Proslýchá se, že je to holčička. Ovečky se vydají na dobrodružnou noční pouť, aby přišly celé té záhadě na kloub. Pak se ale jedna z nich ztratí…
Příběh vzdáleně inspirovaný Noemovou archou pro děti i dospělé o všelijakých představách o Bohu, a to vše ve chvíli, kdy se blíží potopa světa. "Nejsem Bůh," řekl Noe polichocen. "Ale my jsme si Boha právě tak představovali," řekli zklamaně tučňáci, "jako starce s dlouhým bílým vousem." "To si myslí mnozí," řekl Noe, "ale Bůh není muž." "Bůh je žena?!" "Ne!" zvolal Noe rozhořčeně a skla jeho brýlí se pohoršeně zaleskla. "Pochop," řekl jeden tučňák, "Bůh je spíše něco na způsob věci," a malý tučňák se tenkým hlasem zeptal: "Jako třeba toustovač?"
A very funny and philosophical illustrated chapter book by a bestselling author/illustrator pair, in which a duck with a limp takes a blind hen on a goose chase, as they search for adventure and answers to some big questions.
Investors are increasingly focusing on leadership as a key differentiator in their investment decisions. But they've been forced to rely on instinctive, subjective, and unreliable ways to measure its impact �until now. In this book, leadership scholar, author, and consultant Dave Ulrich proposes a leadership capital index �a Moody's or Standard and Poor's rating for leadership. Drawing on research from investors and business leaders, and synthesizing the work of dozens of consulting firms and leadership experts, Ulrich offers a leadership index with two domains, each comprising five factors. The individual domain includes personal qualities, strategic prowess, execution proficiency, interpersonal skills, and fit between the leader's style and the organization's values. The organizational domain encompasses a leader's ability to create customer-focused cultures, manage talent, demand accountability, use information to gain competitive advantage, and set up work processes to deal with change. In successive chapters, Ulrich details rigorous metrics and methods for evaluating leaders on each of these factors. The result is a groundbreaking book that will be of vital interest not only to investors but also to boards of directors, executive teams, human resource and leadership development professionals, government and ratings agencies, and of course leaders themselves.-- Provided by Publisher
Trois pingouins (deux grands et un petit) discutent sur la banquise." C'est qui, Dieu? Il est grand, tout-puissant et invisible! - Invisible? Mais alors, comment savoir s'il existe vraiment?" Absorbés par leur discussion, les trois amis ne voient pas tout de suite que la pluie s'est mise à tomber. Et quelle pluie! Un vrai Déluge! Heureusement, la colombe arrive juste à temps avec des tickets pour l'Arche de Noé. Mais il n'y a que deux places par espèce ... Vite, il faut trouver une solution! L'Arche part à huit heures!
Nella porzione di cielo che sovrasta un gregge di pecore compare una splendida stella cometa. Queste si spaventano, credendo fosse un UFO. Invece scopriranno che i pastori che vivono intorno a loro stanno seguendo questa stella per andare a fare visita ad una pecora appena nata. Riusciranno ad arrivare in tempo? Umoristico e pieno di colpi di scena questo libro sembra parafrasare la storia dei Re Magi