Coaching has become one of the most important leadership development issues in China, where most companies invest in coaching for their senior staff. In this book Frank Gallo, one of the foremost executive coaches in China, draws on his 30 years' experience of working with both Chinese and Western coaches to provide an indispensable guide.
In this fascinating journey to the edge of science, Vidal takes on big philosophical questions: Does our universe have a beginning and an end or is it cyclic? Are we alone in the universe? What is the role of intelligent life, if any, in cosmic evolution? Grounded in science and committed to philosophical rigor, this book presents an evolutionary worldview where the rise of intelligent life is not an accident, but may well be the key to unlocking the universe's deepest mysteries. Vidal shows how the fine-tuning controversy can be advanced with computer simulations. He also explores whether natural or artificial selection could hold on a cosmic scale. In perhaps his boldest hypothesis, he argues that signs of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations are already present in our astrophysical data. His conclusions invite us to see the meaning of life, evolution and intelligence from a novel cosmological framework that should stir debate for years to come.
This book introduces readers to global brain singularity through a logical meditation on the temporal dynamics of the universal process. Global brain singularity is conceived of as a future metasystem of human civilization that represents a qualitatively higher coherence of order. To better understand the potential of this phenomenon, the book begins with an overview of universal history. The focus then shifts to the structure of human systems, and the notion that contemporary global civilization must mediate the emergence of a commons that will transform the future of politics, economics and psychosocial life in general. In this context the book presents our species as biocultural evolutionary agents attempting to create a novel and independent domain of technocultural evolution that affords us new levels of freedom. Lastly, the book underscores the internal depths of the present moment, structured by a division between subject and object. The nature of the interaction between subject and object would appear to govern the mechanics of a spiritual process that is key to understanding the meaning of singularity inclusive of observers. Given its scope, the book will appeal to...
"[Jon] extracts the epic from daily life" -Félix J. Palma, author of THE MAP OF TIME "An emotional novel, the kind that leaves a mark" -Laura Mas, author of LA MAESTRA DE SOCRATES (Socrates' Teacher) "[The angle to happiness] gets so deep inside us that it is difficult to bid it farewell" -Victoria Mera, in LIBROS Y LITERATURA "A plot that gradually draws you in until it leaves you in a state of self-absorption" -Francisco Javier Torres, in LIBROS QUE VOY LEYENDO Juan has dedicated his adult life to taking care of his mother and his sister, who suffers from cognitive impairment. One day, by chance, he finds out about a dark episode in his family life that will make him question his love for his mother and his role as a self-sacrificing son. Sickened and enraged, Juan embarks on a journey to the other side of the world in a quest to rescue what little decency he might still have. The discovery of his first love as well as friendship, along with the experience of a fresh start - a new life in a different culture, far from his familiar world, will allow Juan to see life from a more generous angle. However, his past life, his fears, and his miseries will jeopardize the only...
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