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Career development is no longer a case of climbing the corporate ladderThe world of work has changed dramatically in the past decade - and so have our expectations. Changing jobs, roles, locations, sectors and careers is becoming the new normal...

Do your employees have a case of the Mondays?For people in many workplaces, lack of trust results in poor work relationships and toxic office politics that undermine employee satisfaction and morale. A Case of the Mondays makes an irrefutable case for...

Many organisations are diverse - but that doesn't make them inclusive. Many teams are made up of high-performing individuals - but that doesn't turn them into high-performing teams. Many leaders work hard and take care of their people - but that doesn't...

Now more than ever, it is essential to be an inclusive leader. When it comes to being a modern leader, your ability to manage a diverse team and make sure everyone feels respected and valued is one of the most essential skills to have.You might be a...

Ensuring Civility Online: Professional Etiquette in the Virtual Workplace provides a practical approach with clear guidelines for managing behavior in a virtual environment.In a world of increasing self-expression and self-promotion, the practice of...

This book is designed to help small businesses thrive in an increasingly competitive world.People are one of the few remaining, reliable sources of sustainable, competitive advantage. Competitors will copy marketing strategies, and technology and process...

Extraordinary organizations have extraordinary cultures. Fully engaged team members find personal meaning in their jobs-and in the company. Driven by a sense of purpose, they feel responsible, and accountable, for results. Personal development becomes...

How many IT books have you read that are long on theory and short on practical application? They are interesting, but not very impactful. They provide a framework from which to think and understand, but lack a process from which to act. Addressing this...

Most people only consider the Mississippi River when they cross it or when it inconveniently abandons its banks. But every year, millions of tons of cargo are transported by towboats on the river. In Peep Light: Stories of a Mississippi River Boat...

Wake up. Go to work. Prepare for war. A tyrannical and irrational boss, job insecurity, unreasonable demands, stress from juggling home and family-these are just a few of the all-too-common grievances in the workplace today. Employees often live with...

Your company will soar when you embrace the insights and initiativesin this guidebook.Based on 25-years of facilitating growth and productivity in small and medium-sized companies, Larry Smith shares the "how to" of creating a culture of high performance...

Organizing Inclusion brings communication experts together to examine issues of inclusion and exclusion, which have emerged as a major challenge as both society and the workforce become more diverse. Connecting communication theories to diversity and...

The Poetic Organization explores the inherent aspects of organization that focuses on poetic processes. The term 'poetics' refers to a wider definition aligned with a philosophical perspective, in which poetics emerges as a phenomenal aspect of being...

What does it look like to work in game development when you're not a high profile director? Starting work in games in 2013, our protagonist explores and navigates a slowly maturing and rapidly growing industry. Technically Nobody goes through the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

There is little doubt that culture strongly affects the functioning of any organisation. But there is still little awareness among managers about how to uncover, evaluate and improve that culture - so that it works to reinforce the corporate strategy...

How well does your corporate strategy work - for your company as a whole, and for individual business units? If it fails in some areas - which ones? And why? How good is your strategy-making process at gathering information and opinions, and at...

Much contemporary research ignores or is dismissive of the growth of global religiosity, even though 90 percent of the global population sees the world through a commitment to some kind of faith. Reimagining Faith and Management addresses this issue...

Burnout results in people feeling exhausted, cynical, detached and hopeless - even depressed and anxious. This book looks at burnout from an individual, group and organisational perspective. It uses anecdotes from the author's life; and examples from...

This book provides a comprehensive demonstration of risk analysis as a distinct science covering risk understanding, assessment, perception, communication, management, governance and policy. It presents and discusses the key pillars of this science, and...

Transcending Agile with Ruthlessness and Grace is the first book in the Innovation Elegance series. Although software is not what makes innovation difficult, innovators rely on software-centric methodologies. What makes innovation difficult is people:...

As organizations transition to new models and new ways of working, this book will provide invaluable lessons, tools and new practices that can enhance our working environments and improve employee and customer satisfaction.  COVID-19 changed...

Employee retention rates have become a significant problem in many organizations today. Companies are struggling to staff their organizations. The workforce also appears to be more actively disengaged as people struggle to find purpose in their job. We...

     This book explains how different deparments can bring raising efficiency and improving performance benefits to every employees. This book include these chapters to explain how different HRM strategies can solve these organization...

This book explains how different deparments can bring raising efficiency and improving performance benefits to every employees. This book include these chapters to explain how different HRM strategies can solve these organization challenges.   ...

Cultural anthropology is a fascinating field of study that explores the diversity and complexity of human cultures across the globe. It is a branch of anthropology that focuses on understanding the beliefs, practices, customs, and behaviors of different...

Emotional intelligence influences our ability to build strong relationships and achieve our goals. We can enhance emotional intelligence by learning to better understand ourselves and others. This book demonstrates how powerful the Myers-Briggs Type...

Barbering is the second oldest profession in the world and one of the fastest growing in the United States. Everybody wants a piece of this expanding market for a variety of reasons. While some have a passion for the craft and are regarded as...

An inspiring and informative guide for a new generation of leaders We've all heard of the bystander effect, where people see bad behaviour and do nothing. Award-winning thought leader Jessica Hickman experienced this firsthand when she was a victim of...

Is it time to be bolder?Leadership opportunities for women are increasing in the Middle East. As debates about gender parity and gender politics continue to be a hot topic globally, Annabel Harper addresses the complexities of the culture in the Middle...

SPEAK AND BE HEARD! The ability to speak and be heard matters. It matters for your credibility and your career. Yet, the reality is that many women find it challenging to speak and be fully heard. Have you been ignored or interrupted in...

If you want to know every questions and answers of a Job Interview, then keep readingNot sure which questions you can usually find in a interview? Without knowing what the questions might be, you wouldn't know how to face a interview? Does the very idea...

Rock-Star Leaders Stand OutUp and coming leaders have a challenge: How do you enhance your company's culture in your current role? How do you establish yourself as a leader who takes your organization's brand to eleven? You may not be an executive, and...

Does your workplace need to change? Are you dealing with the same problems day after day? Struggling with broken processes? Concerned that you're failing your customers? Caught up in a culture of blame? This illuminating book shows how to bring...

"I wish my boss did that." It's a common response from leaders and team members alike to Achievable's core message: Focus on and acknowledge work done well. With only 23 percent of employees engaged at work, leaders face what may seem like an...

Safety. It's a basic human need, a workplace right, a misunderstood concept with situational importance, and a challenging word to apply. It's also a science. To be safe, you need to know about things like electrical theory, ergonomics, and standards...

"What's it going to be, Mom? Money or happiness?" This is the blunt question Amy Conway-Hatcher's fourteen-year-old daughter challenged her with as she was deciding whether to leave her Big Law equity partner job. Amy knew the climb was harder and longer...

Leaders must decide and take action when the course isn't clear, but the stakes are high - sometimes life-threatening.Uncertain crossroads force people to see things differently, to push past their assumptions and habitual ways of thinking, to rewrite...

The Future of Palestine: How Discrimination Hinders Change was inspired by the shocking "honor killing" of the author's classmate and friend, Israa Ghrayeb. Her alleged crime? The simple act of going out, in broad daylight, with her fiancé and his...

YOU WANT THIS BOOK IF...→ You do business globally and want to make a momentous impact on the market.→ Your organization is working on their first diversity strategy.→ You are a CEO or Business Owner who wants to create a more productive, talent rich,...

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As a leader, you already know that designing DEI initiatives that have a measurable impact is imperative. However, you also know that the path toward an anti-racist, purpose-driven culture is riddled with potential pitfalls that can lead to DEI programs...

The workplace is changing. Will you adapt or fall behind?"The future of work isn't fixed; it's waiting to be built. Remote, Not Distant offers a tactical blueprint to building a better future for all." --Darren Murph, Head of Remote, GitLab"Gustavo...

Never before have managers been under such pressure to juggle the responsibilities of leading their teams to high performance and simultaneously responding to ever-increasing demands to maintain a psychologically safe work environment. In Trust Your...

From time to time certain words or ways of thinking gain real traction and become ‘buzz words’ that are used all over the place; sometimes in context, sometimes out of context.  One such word that this has happened to in recent times is...

Walk my Talk delves into how younger generations Millennials and Gen Z can navigate their careers and life, the way Gen X and Baby Boomers, think, speak, communicate...or not, and how to bridge this divide. It's the handbook for each generation, which...

A mentally healthy workplace recognises that people are at the heart of its productivity and customer interactions and that a positive and safe culture enables organisational success.While this is revolutionary thinking for some, we all have a critical...