Antonio F. Vianna Books

Whether you are just starting out in your career, re-entering the workforce, changing jobs or careers, or wanting to advance in your current organization, you must be on target as to who you are, what you want to become, and how to get there. Career Management and Employee Portfolio Tool Kit, 3rd edition provides two valuable tools for the how to plan, organize, decide, and act on key career decisions; how to make the performance management process work for you. Several updates have been added to help build your understanding of ways to enhance your career. There are new exercises, tips, tactics, and tools.

When darkness comes and the nightfalls, silence is sometimes your only friend. One evening, however, alone, with no one left to talk with, Lucy Lodine unexpectedly walks into Precinct 21 to break her silence. She confesses to a murder oftwenty years ago, unsuccessfully convincing the authorities that her husband ondeath row is innocent of the crime. Her confession, however, begins aseries of chilling crimes that reveal an inside look at trust and betrayal, love and hate, and acceptance and greed. One by one, those who might reveal the truth of who murdered Professor Kadian twenty years ago die, until only one person remains. Talking Rain is an invitation to an incredible topsy-turvy ride offalse beliefs, with human emotions, conflict, and relationships at risk. You think you might have been ona similar journey before, but nothing like this one.

Today, some Native American tribes practice the Ghost Dance, a ceremony whose purpose is to contact their Spirits for guidance. Although there is some scientific evidence for the visions the Native Americans claim to have during the Ghost Dance, they rely upon this connection with their Deity. A Tale From A Ghost Dance is a story of multiple human conflicts. Victoria Kairtol, a marketing-communications consultant, is able to see into the future. She resists accepting this truth until she meets Joseph Mandio, an elder of a Native American tribe. During several Ghost Dance ceremonies, some of the tribal members claim to have a vision of an Anglo woman. Joseph believes Victoria has been sent to them from their Spirits. Simultaneously, Joseph struggles with many tribal members who oppose accepting guidance from a non-Native American. Victoria sorts through riddles of bizarre cases that are linked to one of her clients, placing her life and others at risk. To maintain perspective she keeps the faith by reminding herself of Joseph's truth comes from authentic participation in one's core values. The antagonistic state of divergent ideas, interests, and motives give rise to dramatic action and a test of oneself.

a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications, as of a prospective employee; a meeting at which information exchanges between two parties. A job interview is stressful for most people, but for Laura Simmons, a determined and trusting, yet insecure, job candidate, the interview with Fred Wheeler and Associates is more than what she expects. Her husband, Kyle, is a successful opportunistic executive, whose business successes is largely due to his competitive, self-confident, and risk taking behavior. However, he misplaces these traits when he provides counsel to his wife's job search. In an attempt to please Kyle, Laura overextends and becomes overly self-critical and an easy touch, thus jeopardizing her emotional and physical well being. The interview is unexpectedly interrupted when an angry former employee, Gil Jackson, takes hostage Laura and seven employees of Fred Wheeler and Associates, threatening to explode a dynamite bomb, killing everyone. This thriller exposes the real character of each person, demonstrating how each of them reacts differently to the same stress-demands. The turning point occurs when they realize they must work together to survive, and put aside their differences.