Epiphanized: Integrating Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma, by Bob Sproull and Bruce Nelson, is a blue print for systems improvement that is based on a combination of three approaches: the Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma. The book is structured as a business novel, but the authors include a very active Appendix for those readers who want more technical know-how and details for how the various improvements tools and principles that are woven into the story line work.
The Goal, 25th Anniversary edition
The Goal, 25th Anniversary Edition by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout…
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Social Thinking titles garner awards
Two titles published by North River Press are among the 2012 International Book Awards winners announced by JPX Media Group in Los Angeles, California, on May 23, 2012. Both titles are from our Social Thinking Books division.
Socially Curious, Curiously Social is the winner of the IBA’s Children’s Mind/Body/Spirit category. Co-authored by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke, this anime-illustrated guidebook is written for teens and young adults to learn how the social mind is expected to work in order to effectively relate to others at school, at work, in the community and even at home. Socially Curious, Curiously Social was also named a finalist in the Awards’ Youth Issues category.
Social Thinking at Work, another title co-authored by Garcia Winner and Crooke, was named a finalist in the Best New Self-Help and Self-Help General categories. In this groundbreaking book, the authors describe the inner workings of the social mind in the workplace and decode the hidden rules of the social world by explaining how we think about our own, as well as other people’s thoughts and emotions.
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You Are a Social Detective Wins Again!
You Are a Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking to Kids wins a 2012 National Parenting Publications Award, joining an elite list of outstanding “must-have” products for parents
The National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) has bestowed an Honors Award on You Are a Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking to Kids, by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke, in its 2012 Parenting Resources competition. NAPPA is one of the oldest and most respected awards programs in the country.
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Social Thinking Book Wins Award
North River Press and Social Thinking are pleased to announce that You Are a Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking® to Kids has won a Silver Award in the Mom’s Choice Awards® Competition.
The Mom’s Choice Awards has selected You Are a Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking to Kids by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke, as among the best in family-friendly products and services. The book has won a Silver Award in the 2012 competition.
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EXCERPT from Social Thinking at Work
Posted on June 10, 2011 | No CommentsIntroduction The Social Mind: It’s Always on the Job, Even When You’re Off the Job When people at work say they were, “talking around the water cooler” or “making small... -
EXCERPT from You Are a Social Detective
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No CommentsYou Are a Social Detective is a comic book. Here are two sample pages: -
EXCERPT from Socially Curious, Curiously Social
Posted on February 10, 2011 | No CommentsFor Parents And Caregivers What do you say to your 14-year-old socially challenged son when he comes home from high school and says to you, “Mom, how do I make...
