The time was the 1980s. The place was Wall Street. The game was called Liar's Poker. Michael Lewis was fresh out of Princeton and the London School of Economics when he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street's premier in...
What Your Boss Really Wants from You:...
Steve ArnesonTake Charge of the Relationship That Matters Most to Your Career Your most important work relationship is with your boss. You need it to go well. But even the best bosses can be hard to read, and some seem downright inscrutable. Your ...
Positive x Positive = Unlimited: High...
Timothy Grant CarterThirty Readings of Inspirational Thoughts to Add Meaning to Your Life and Career! Here is a book to change your life and career for the better. Thirty daily readings, based on Timothy Grant Carter's concept of "Exponential I...
Breathe to Succeed: Increase Workplac...
Sandy Abrams“Science has validated the power of breathing and mindfulness to enhance our well-being. Sandy Abrams' advice is a simple but incredibly effective way to make mindfulness a part of your life and help you thrive in our always-on worl...
6-Hour Safety Culture: How to Sustain...
Tim AutreyHow do you get workers to [consistently] do the 'right things' at 3:00AM when no one else is watching? The answer to this question provides the ultimate (yet little understood) solution to rapid and sustainable improvement in safety,...
Why Limit WIP: We are Drowning in Wor...
Jim BensonPersonal Kanban transformed how we think about our own personal productivity. Why Limit Your WIP will transform how organizations and teams think about and manage their work. The tale in this book will hurt, because you'll have undoub...
Coming Around: Surprises and Surrende...
Tina BergerYou thought success would be more fun. You can't put your finger on it, but something's missing. All the hard work has paid off and you're checking off your goals quickly. Your life is progressing exactly according to plan. So why ...
The Authenticity Principle: Resist Co...
Ritu Bhasin“Relatable right from the first page, The Authenticity Principle is an honest and thoughtful immersion into what it truly means to be ‘The Other.’ A definite must-read for all!” – Deepa Mehta, film director and screenwriter...
It's All about Cex!: The Essential Gu...
Jason S. BradshawOf all the things that can make or break your business, the most critical is experience. Great experiences inspire customers and employees to advocate for you, while bad ones do the opposite. It sounds obvious, but so many companies f...
Quick and Nimble: Lessons from Leadin...
Adam BryantMore than two hundred CEOs reveal their candid insights on how to build and foster a corporate culture that encourages innovation and drives results In Quick and Nimble, Adam Bryant draws on interviews with more than two hundred CEOs ...
A Great Place to Work for All: Better...
Michael C. BushFrom Great Place to Work, which produces the popular FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For ranking, comes a new definition of what it takes to make an organization great FOR ALL--for business, people and the world.Greatness Redefined...
Millennials in the Workplace: Helping...
Steele Flippin CandaceIn her second book, Millennials in the Workplace, multigenerational workplace scholar, Dr. Candace Steele Flippin offers research-based insights and easy to follow exercises designed to help the more than 54 million Millennial (also k...
The Better Allies Approach to Hiring
Karen CatlinAre you struggling to diversify your workforce? Is your company consistently missing its diversity goals? You may hear colleagues saying, "We'd hire more women or people of color if we could find them," but the pipeline isn'...
Making Things Right at Work: Increase...
Gary ChapmanWorkplace conflict is inevitable. When it happens, how can you get back on track? Like all relationships, the ones we have at work are subject to stresses—maybe even fractures that can really take a toll on the workplace. Produ...
Sync or Swim: A Fable about Improving...
Gary ChapmanWorking with a discouraged, disorganized, cynical team? Learn how to turn it around. Sync or Swim is a small tale with enormous insight on ways you can empower, engage, and energize employees or volunteers facing discouragement or cy...
Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Bu...
Todd Davis"A toolbox full of wisdom, an urgent starting point in finding possibility, potential, and power in the people around you."—Seth Godin, author of LinchpinFans of Crucial Conversations, The Speed of Trust, Radical Candor, a...
Working Remotely: Secrets to Success ...
Teresa DouglasThe world is now your office You can work from home, from a coffee shop, or even from the gym--but how do you keep on task and stay motivated when you're alone. In Working Remotely, authors Mike, Holly, and Teresa discuss how to wa...
It's All Your Fault at Work!: Managin...
Bill EddyIncreasingly, high-conflict people-especially narcissists and bullies-are showing up in the workplace. It's All Your Fault at Work! addresses ways of managing the behavior of high-conflict people (HCP).Based on Bill Eddy's high-confli...
(Un)Skirting the Issues: A Guide for ...
Bonnie FetchForeword by Dr. Steve Robbins, author of What If?: Short Stories to Spark Diversity Dialogue.Men are from Mars and women are from Venus--but when it comes to the workplace, everyone needs to come down to Earth (at least in the workpl...
A Peacock in the Land of Penguins: A ...
BJ GallagherNew Edition, Revised and UpdatedA Peacock in the Land of Penguins brings new insight to an important topic—workforce diversity. Written in a charming, engaging style, it is a contemporary corporate fable—a tale for our times. The ...
You Can't Google It!: The Compelling ...
Phyllis Weiss HaserotMuch of the learning, skills and perspective people of all ages need to succeed long-term in their careers is not found in data on the Internet, but rather in conversations and personal relationships with the people they work with. Te...
Go With It: Embrace the Unexpected to...
Karen HoughCount the number of times you've said “no” to an idea. Whether you inadvertently put out a spark of brilliance or nixed a nonstarter, your response took away someone else's opportunity to feel heard. And that's an innovation kille...
Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic R...
Tiffany JanaControl, Conquer, and Prevail! Everybody's biased. The truth is, we all harbor unconscious assumptions that can get in the way of our good intentions and keep us from building authentic relationships with people different from ourselv...
Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Unde...
Tiffany JanaThis practical, accessible, nonjudgmental handbook is the first to help individuals and organizations recognize and prevent microaggressions so that all employees can feel a sense of belonging in their workplace. Our workplaces and ...
From Hierarchy to High Performance: U...
Doug KirkpatrickForward-thinking leaders are developing new, successful models of self-management, attracting the energies and visions of a young and modern workforce who rightfully demand autonomy and flexibility. Driven by passion and purpose as a ...
Corporate Superpower: Cultivating A W...
Oleg Konovalov“The great Peter Drucker said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” and Oleg Konovalov shows why this is so true! Corporate Superpower can help your organization create the culture needed to move to the next level of success. G...
It's Always Personal: Navigating Emot...
Anne KreamerAn innovative study of gender, emotion, and power, It's Always Personal is an essential companion for everyone navigating the challenges of the contemporary workplace. How often have we heard "It's nothing against you, it's not...
Culture Is The Bass: 7 Steps to Creat...
Gerald J. LeonardEveryday companies fail to compete in the market and grow because of a poor project management culture. Culture Is The Bass: 7 Steps to Creating High PerformingTeams walks you through how organizations can achieve balance, harmony and...
How to Make Work Not Suck: Honest Adv...
Carina MaggarGoogle doesn't have the answer Dream big, plan small When in doubt, Helvetica Assumption is the mother of all fuck ups Stay curious How to deal with assholes No one knows what they're doing, neither should you In this straigh...
Culture Is an Inside Job: Embracing S...
Scott McGohanWhen the ego dies, the company begins to thrive. Every organization has a culture, because every organization is made up of people. As a leader, you may already have your own idea of what your company culture is. Maybe you value in...