Working patterns and practices Books

It is evident that organizations are becoming increasingly diverse because of the growing numbers of ethnic minorities in the U. S. and the rise in immigration around the world (U. S. Bureau of Census, 2019). Some estimates indicate that by 2060 ethnic...

Speed of Purpose delivers a powerful step-by-step process to achieve 2.8x productivity gains. This is a must-read, and must-implement, book for every aspiring top-performing team and organization!SPEED OF PURPOSE is launched with the three key Drivers of...

"What if you loved going to work? What if your co-workers were friends, as well as colleagues? What if your work was personally fulfilling? What if you were encouraged to express your talents and gifts at work? What if you could be 'on purpose' and make...

"Brilliant! The Renegade Leader offers leaders the key strategies to accelerate business results, gain peak performance from each employee, and create a culture fueled with vibrating energy." -Melissa Evans, CEO The Broshe Group, Bestselling Author of...

Mindful Business Leadership presents a new model of leadership. It introduces ten very different leadership roles that are required to meet the challenges of modern business. Memorable metaphors and images are created for each, and they are placed in a...

7 Finesse Essentials of Exceptional LeadersWhen dealing with office politics and interpersonal conflict, how do you "show up"? If you are facing tricky situations, how well do you use tact, emotional intelligence, and forethought regarding...

Managing the Next Generation of Public Workers is a fresh and energetic look at the changing climate of diversity in the public and nonprofit workplace.The workforce of the twenty-first century represents unparalleled complexity: Baby Boomers, GenX,...

This important book provides an accessible yet scholarly overview of key academic findings and theories on organizational compassion.

This book offers a timely exploration of how climate change manifests in the global workplace. It draws together accounts of workers, their work, and the politics of resistance in order to enable us to better understand how the impacts of climate change...

The Multiplier Effect of Inclusion is a process that systemically creates greater problem-solving, creativity, and innovative ideas resulting in increased market share, process efficiencies, and business growth. When leaders learn to apply inclusion...

Empathy, diversity, inclusion, and soft skills are key building blocks of an innovative workforce challenged to respond to the ever-growing needs of the COVID-19 era. Organizations that value diversity and inclusion are looking for ways to manage the...

Despite the ill effects of COVID-19 and the temporary closure of business operations worldwide, some organizations, such as the food and pharmaceutical industries, are still functioning, and their need to resume operations is dire. Managing the workforce...

Are you a business owner frustrated because you're not getting the results or support you need to drive your business forward?Having worked with hundreds of business owners since the late nineties, Jacqui Mann has identified three main problems they...

Are you feeling overwhelmed and burned out from working harder than ever and striving to achieve goals in various areas of your life but not seeing results? Have you tried everything and are feeling like the pot of gold at the end of the long-curved...

People aren't typically taught how to thrive in a distributed workplace. Sure, they formally study to learn a specific occupation: design, marketing, sales, development, finance, law, or education. But can they perform that occupation at a high level...

In A Better Bargain, Martin Manley delivers a compelling case for a modern form of income bargaining to grow America’s vital middle class. He describes why investments in education, technology, or trade are unlikely to raise the pay of...

What do you want to be when you grow up? The answers were our childhood dreams. The reality of adulthood is that what we are and do now is what we became. Finding Livelihood is a book about work for grown-ups. It's about not just the work we thought...

In the tapestry of organizational life, culture is the invisible force that shapes attitudes, behaviours, and, ultimately, outcomes. In " The Culture Revolution: Transform Organizational Values and Drive Results," I invite you to embark on a...

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In today's technology companies, only 10% of women find themselves in executive roles. This book offers a fresh, anecdotal look at why - and provides an insider's view of life in a tech start-up.In Come into My Office: Stories from an HR Leader in...

I have had a love of coffee for years. I have a degree in Pharmacology-Toxicology where I ran the coffee club. Noone else wanted the responsibility to absolutely positively show up every day to make that all important fluid extraction. I learned a lot...

This is NOT a leadership book.If you want to be the leader of a growing, profitable business that positively impacts the lives of employees and clients, it’ll take more than leveling up your capacity and capabilities as leader. It will require a...

Dan Pink, best-selling author of DRIVE wrote:“WORK THE FUTURE! TODAY is an ebullient paean to the power of story. What we need is a new story based on purpose, not on profit. With a mind toward sustaining the planet rather than just amassing money,...

"The best book on change I've ever read..." (Bank CEO)"The best book on change in fifteen years, perhaps longer..." (Organization Development consultant)Leaders need guidance on leading change grounded in the latest science, not...

Unlock the Future of Strategic Diversity: A Proven DEI Blueprint for Fortune 500 Leaders & Academia.Navigating the intricate maze of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has been a daunting task for Fortune 500 CDOs, CHROs, and CEO's. While grad...

"A master class on team dynamics in a picture book -- yes! Only someone with Michelle Brody's experience and wisdom could do that! Read this book and learn from the best!" -- Amy Hayes, Global Head of Learning and Development at Meta (Facebook)We all...

Meetings are widely regarded as a source of frustration and inconvenience. People say they are trapped in too many meetings, and for too long. They complain they are time-wasting events that divert us from our core tasks, leaving us feeling drained...

Vulture Cultures is a provocative and entertaining book that articulates, in vivid detail, the tell-tale signs and symptoms of destructive workplaces. From the incompetent to the incomprehensible, the disruptive to the dastardly, this book will explain...

Given users' heavy reliance of modern communication technologies such as mobile and tablet devices, laptops, computers, and social media networks, workplace cyberbullying and online harassment have become escalating problems around the world...

Awareness and inclusion are not enough to create effective change in organizations and society. Instead, organizations must implement strategies to ensure that they not only improve diversity, but also place their employees on career development plans...

Behaviors Form Culture, Leading to ResultsThe Cultural Sales Leader is about sales leadership, creating a performance culture, and followership. It is about creating a vision and then building an organization and approach which will make that vision a...

A project team is critical to project success which in turn leads to success of an organization. Projects are routinely conceived and executed to operationalize strategic objectives of organizations. Managing a project is challenging, as project managers...

Hybrid P3M: Processes in Optimized, Mature Environments is an advanced technical book for hybrid project and program management. It is a complete methodology covering both processes as well as principles, according to a sound meta-model. Essentially, it...

What does it take to become an effective executive? Anyone with that dream goal will want to know the answers to the six questions around which this book is organized: Who are you? What's your strategic story? Can you sell your story? Can you organize to...

Nearly all managers dream of being inspiring leaders who elicit the most from their people. But while they may understand the skills needed to manage their teams, very few know how to put their knowledge into practice. Now, any manager can get...

Get your team moving . . . and get them learning!

This new edition of the bestselling Discipline Without Punishment has been updated to help a new generation of managers adopt a positive, proven method for getting problem employees back on track.

There's a palpable feeling that clouds many team meetings and keeps them from being productive: overpoliteness. Discover the antidote to this crutch and get your team back on track.

For recruiters, mangers, trainers, human resources professionals, and anyone with influence over workplace culture, this unique business guide offers tools to help you develop a workplace that motivates and retains your most experienced--and most...

Productive Performance Appraisals gives readers all the easy-to-use tools they need to conduct an effective review, including sample dialogs, checklists, and forms. Readers will find guidance on developing career plans, keeping consistent records,...

The Boss and The Assistant. It's a basic business relationship, and the structure is easy: The Boss gives orders, and The Assistant obeys. But there's an alternative that's better for both assistant and boss, and it's called 'partnership.'

In most discussions about the knowledge-based economy, innovation is associated or even equated with technology, while culture's influence is ignored. Innovation is however embedded in cultural and social contexts, and neglecting these crucial contexts...

Since the mid-1980s, the development of competitive strategies based on intensive innovation has deeply transformed the design of new products and services. Much has been written about new methods and organizations that are likely to develop economically...