The State We’re In: The 2010 Flux Trend Review
edited by Dion Chang
Dion Chang’s annual Flux Trend Review is in its third year. It has a growing following and
is used as an essential business and reference tool by a cross-section of industries, from
marketing departments and corporate executives to journalists and students. Its holistic
approach provides insights into global trends, but also offers a South African perspective. The
2010 edition, The State We’re In, tracks the ripple effects of the global economic meltdown,
the consumer revolution that has been sparked as a result, the technology that has provided
the tools for change as well as the massive shifts of social and business dynamics that are
altering the journey ahead.
Transient Caretakers:
Making Life On Earth
Sustainable
by Mervyn King, with
Teodorina Lessidrenska
Transient Caretakers is a
revolutionary book that explores
the state of the Earth – from
climate change to the ongoing
water and energy crises, and from
issues of waste and garbage to
tourism, transportation, urban
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reporting. In addition, steps are
mapped out for each person
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sustainable state. While companies and governments are important agents During times of economic
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for change, individuals – in their roles as homeowners, consumers, citizens, downturn and upheaval, people
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voters, investors and shareholders – will be empowered by this book to help express heightened interest in
make life on Earth sustainable. the stock market, and there is a
greater need for sound advice.
For aspiring private investors,
Managing For Excellence the stock market can often
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Perfecting your skills and achieving information is of the utmost
excellence are key to high performance in importance. But even professional
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Excellence you will learn all you need to unbiased and clinical. The Effective
know to get the best out of yourself and Investor is a valuable source of
your team by developing 12 core business information. With a healthy dose
skills: from effective leadership and of humour, the book explains how
controlling budgets to making the most the stock market works, the key
of technology and e-business. Discover factors that drive it and how to
how to explore your options and put them improve investment performance
into action with the aid of charts and while meeting objectives. It’s
diagrams. Plus, pick up over 1 200 power essential reading for every investor
tips for maximising performance. Read it and investment adviser who wants
cover to cover, or dip in and out of topics to understand the most important
for quick reference. You’ll fi nd handy principles of the South African
tips for experienced managers or those stock market to ensure both
looking to pick up new skills. rewarding and safe investing.
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