Protestant evangelical Christian schools are the fastest-growing segment of American private school education. Despite their notable individual autonomy, these schools have retained a consistent belief system and mission over several decades. Private religious schools can be traced to our nation's earliest origins....

Before there was Tony Hawk skateboarding in empty swimming pools there was Robbie Slater screaming down the Cheyenne Frontier Days arena ramps and launching himself on his old green Schwinn....

Praise for Seizing Power: The Grab for Global Oil Wealth \"In Seizing Power, Robert Slater takes a whole new slant on the oil issue, offering for the first time an analysis of how the ongoing oil crisis could trigger increased turbulence, even violence between the new breed of petroaggressors....

This book describes Integrated Process Management, a six-step model which clearly shows how to institutionalize process standards, their measurements, and their management. Also shown is how to computerize them....

This revealing account deals not only with those giant figures who perpetrated takeovers, but also with other featured players: investment bankers, attorneys, and arbitrageurs....

Book DescriptionA brilliant portrait of Jack Welch\'s innovative leadership and how he dismantled the boundaries between management layers between engineers and marketers, and between GE and its customers to streamline the process of getting products and services to market....

Two of the toughest challenges for any company are leadership transitions and rapid growth. How do you replace an enormously popular and beloved CEO? And how do you maintain a rapid growth rate without losing the culture and focus of a small company?...

Book DescriptionInside one of America\'s most remarkable success stories, from the bestselling author of Jack Welch and the G.E. Way. Two of the toughest challenges for any company are leadership transitions and rapid growth. How do you replace an enormously popular and beloved CEO-especially one who started from scratch to create a national icon?...

\"If leadership is an art, then surely Jack Welch has proved himself a master painter....

Jack Welch\'s innovative leadership strategies revived a lagging GE, transforming it into a powerhouse with a staggering $300 billion-plus market capitalization. In writing Jack Welch and the GE Way, author Robert Slater was given unprecedented access to Welch and other prominent GE insiders....

Book DescriptionOver the past ten years, since the death of the legendary Sam Walton, Wal-Mart has passed two challenges with flying colors: leadership transitions and rapid growth. Sam Walton\'s successors have taken the company into far-flung new markets and new directions yet without losing their down-to-earth retailing culture....

Until now, the brilliant methods and tactics that world-renowned investor and hedge fund king George Soros used to amass billions have remained a closely-guarded secret....

The secrets that experts and top professionals use to get things done. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Getting Things Done....

Book Description In March 2000 Cisco Systems, with a market capitalization of $531 billion, was the most valuable company on the planet. With 44,000 employees and a stock price at $80 per share, Cisco was poised for unstoppable growth and unending glory....