Great Workplace

Colleges and universities rarely establish working conditions and cultures that prioritize employee well-being. During the pandemic, many staff and faculty members questioned their careers in higher education. Because of this mindset, leaders in higher education must rethink their approaches to attracting, growing, and retaining talent. In The Caring University, Kevin R. McClure describes six organizational changes to create a university dedicated to creating working conditions and cultures in which all employees can flourish.

Includes a conversation between Tim Elmore and John Maxwell! Read by the author. Become a next-generation leader—rich in emotional and social intelligence and orchestrating outstanding collaborative results—by mastering these eight status quo–shattering paradoxes. The Eight Paradoxes of...

The Great Place to Work Institute develops the annual ranking of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. In this book, the authors explore the model of a Great Place to Work For - one which fosters employee trust, pride in what they do, and enjoyment in the people they work with. They answer the fundamental question, "What is the business value of creating a great workplace?" and bring the definition of a great place to work alive with anecdotes, best practices, and quotes from employees working at the best workplaces in the US. 

People Don't Quit Jobs, They Quit Bosses Why do good employees leave jobs they once loved? The answer is often simpler than organizations want to admit: People don't quit jobs. They quit bosses. In this honest and thought-provoking book, veteran paramedic, healthcare leader, educator, and author Dr. James B. Eubanks explores the hidden cost of toxic leadership and its impact on employees, families, teams, and organizations. Drawing from more than 40 years of experience in EMS, healthcare, education, and leadership, Dr. Eubanks examines how toxic behaviors such as micromanagement, favoritism...

A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim equality, power, and authority in...

The empowering true story of a group of spirited stewardesses who “stood up to huge corporations and won, creating momentous change for all working women.” (Gloria Steinem, co-founder of Ms. magazine) It was the Golden Age of Travel, and everyone wanted in. As flying boomed in the 1960s...

Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller A Financial Times Business Book of the Month Named by The Washington Post as One of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018 From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual...

Drawing on decades of expertise, visionary leader and team expert Michael G. Rogers presents an unparalleled approach to team development that sets this audiobook apart from any other in the leadership genre. With captivating stories, relatable examples, introspective activities, and actionable exercises, this audiobook challenges your team’s mindset and equips them with the tools to elevate their personal performance and that of your entire team.

In Beyond High Performance, Jason Jaggard, along with the coaches of Novus Global and the faculty of the Meta Performance™ Institute, pull back the curtain to reveal the coaching tools they use to help the best get better. Their groundbreaking research shows there are two types of great leaders and teams: Those who achieve success once and then plateau or decline, and those who achieve success over and over again.

Evidence shows culture drives fiscal performance. It's no secret that a toxic work culture can drive away employees and drive down profits. Creating a dynamic work culture that promotes both employee and business growth is key to ensuring an organization's success. However, culture is a moving target and hard to get right. In Great Mondays, brand strategist Josh Levine introduces a proven formula for building and managing a workplace culture that maximizes employee engagement, performance, and retention for long-term business success. 

Discover the 27 paths to transformation in Beatrice Chestnut's definitive guide to the Enneagram Beatrice Chestnut’s The Complete Enneagram has become a modern classic for anyone seeking to understand themselves and others. In this renewed edition, Chestnut offers her signature depth and...

Interactuar con personas en el trabajo puede ser una de las mayores alegrías de la vida… y también una de las mayores frustraciones. Algunos compañeros nunca confían en que hagamos bien nuestro trabajo, o nunca responden a solicitudes de información, o nos hacen perder el tiempo con decenas de correos innecesarios. El costo: nuestros resultados laborales y nuestra salud mental.

Your only job as a leader is to make sure that Monday morning doesn't suck. At least, that’s what Eric Harkins thinks. In his first book, Eric talks about his 25-year journey working in corporate America and the many lessons he learned about leadership. He was lucky enough to work for a company that made sure Monday morning didn’t suck, but even luckier to work for several that didn’t. And he learned a lot about what it takes to create a culture high performers want to be a part of.

Previously published as The Fake Bake by Annie Bright. Felicity Sinclair is the best pastry chef no one has ever heard of — and that's the whole problem. For three years, she's been the invisible hand behind celebrity chef Fiona Douglas, quietly perfecting the recipes Fiona takes credit for on morning television. Fiona gets the book deals. Felicity gets the paycheck, the work she loves, and a small Tupperware of wadded dollar bills in her sock drawer she's been saving to move her grandmother somewhere nicer. Then Fiona lands a guest-judge spot on The Great Baking Challenge and drags ...

Leadership Is Not Management challenges one of the most persistent misunderstandings in the modern workplace: the belief that management and leadership are interchangeable. They are not. Management creates reliability. Leadership creates direction. Healthy organizations need both—but they solve different problems, require different capabilities, and often appear at different moments. In this practical guide, Artemis Ellis separates management from leadership without diminishing either. Through clear examples, thoughtful workplace analysis, and actionable reflection tools, you’ll learn ...

Coffee shop owner Tavy has a theory: you can tell everything about a person by their coffee order. Black coffee drinkers are efficient. Latte lovers seek comfort. But Zak—with his daily iced coffee with hazelnut syrup—is an enigma wrapped in a perfectly boring blue tie. Every day at 2:15, he walks into Java Zen with clockwork precision, yet those hazel eyes hint at a wild side that makes her pulse race. At thirty-two and still technically married to her disaster of an ex-husband, Tavy knows she should keep her fantasies to herself. Zak's probably fresh out of college anyway, right? ...

The Talent War explores how US Special Operations Forces assess, select, and develop their world-class talent. You'll learn how to adopt a talent mindset, the single greatest weapon you can possess in the war for talent. When your organization reflects this mindset, you will hire, train, and develop the right people and put them in the best positions to make decisions that allow you to retake the advantage and win the war.

In The Culture Solution, business consultant and The New York Times best-selling author of The Dream Manager and Off Balance presents the six enduring principles of a dynamic culture, designed in a way that is both intensely practical and inspiring. If you want to grow your business; attract, grow, and retain top talent; learn the key to hiring in the 21st century; teach every person in your organization that they have a role to play in making the culture better today than it was yesterday, this book is for you and every person on your team.

hat happens when everything you do to become more employable eventually makes you harder to employ? For much of his working life, Carter Matthews did what people are encouraged to do. He learned new skills, gained qualifications, changed industries, took on increasing responsibility, worked in different countries, started a business and adapted whenever circumstances changed. He became good at figuring things out. Finance led to technology. Technology led to systems and business management. Business created experience in compliance, operations, people and risk. Later came web development, ...

In this book, you will be learning how to communicate effectively in English in a professional context. You will be expanding your English vocabulary, improve your ability to write and speak in both social and professional interactions, and learn terminology and skills that you can apply to business negotiations, telephone conversations, written reports, emails, and presentations. This book is written to bridge the gap between the general English and the specialized business English that you need for career advancement.