Foreword by Richard Branson.

A visual chronicle of the world's first personal space flight, publishing with Virgin Galactic's inaugural launch.

In 2014, Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo lifts off in New Mexico, and commercial space tourism will become a reality. Virgin Galactic: The Ultimate Experience takes readers on this historic flight experience, rocketing to three times the speed of sound to the edge of the atmosphere, the somersaulting turn of zero gravity, and the graceful glide back to Earth.

Packed with incredible artifacts, artwork, and photographs, this beautiful book gives readers the astronaut experience.

Much has been said about corporate social responsibility, and most organizations already understand that they must realign their traditional focus on profit alone to measure results in terms of their economic, social, and environmental effects. What remains largely unexplored is this question: if the old ways are on the way out, what will the new economic landscape look like? How will this sea change affect the way we do business in 2020, 2050, and beyond?

Tomorrow’s Bottom Line sets out to answer this question. The authors draw on their unique position as practitioners, authorities, and critics—John Elkington coined the phrase “triple bottom line” in 1997 and has been a thought leader on sustainable business ever since, and Jochen Zeitz is a rising star in the world of corporate social responsibility, having pioneered the “environment profit & loss” concept during a successful tenure as Puma’s CEO. Elkington and Zeitz set forth a compelling argument that it isn’t only our accounting methods that are set to change. Tomorrow’s understanding of capital and value will be very different from today’s, and a concept of “blended” or “shared” value will affect all realms of the economy, from stock exchanges and pension funds to boardrooms and C-suites, with sweeping consequences for all organizations. The book will feature the insights of over 50 major corporate leaders interviewed by Elkington and Zeitz, providing a strong pulse reading on our business climate, poised on the brink of a major turning point.

Effective performance coaching helps individuals and organizations achieve their maximum potential, tackle challenges, and reach specific goals. It leads to personal and professional development and helps create a work-life balance.

Written as an introduction for those thinking of becoming or hiring a coach – personal or corporate – and a reference guide for experienced coaches, Performance Coaching offers a guide to the fundamentals of coaching by illustrating how to develop a best practice approach.

Using practical tools throughout the text and international case studies to demonstrate the various cultural challenges, Performance Coaching is a complete resource for developing coaching in any organization.

The new edition is completely updated to offer a greater focus on building a coaching culture in organizations and on the challenges that leaders face in understanding and developing a coaching approach.