Virtual Workplace

Surrounded by incompetence? Feeling like you’re trapped in a never-ending meeting with clueless coworkers? Welcome to the survival guide you didn’t know you desperately needed. For anyone navigating today’s chaotic workplace filled with baffling decisions, endless meetings, and maddening mediocrity, How to Work with Stupid People offers a practical, witty, and research-backed blueprint to protect your sanity — and your career. Drawing on 30 years of experience inside corporate madhouses, JS Paxton unpacks the psychology of irrational behavior and gives you tactical strategies to ...

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CLAUDE COWORK — NOW FULLY UPDATED FOR DISPATCH, COMPUTER USE, PLUGINS, AND EVERYTHING ANTHROPIC HAS SHIPPED SINCE LAUNCH. Claude Cowork launched in January 2026 and changed what's possible for knowledge workers. Delegate real tasks to AI: organising files, creating documents, extracting data from receipts, conducting research — all without writing a single line of code. This handbook was the first comprehensive guide to Cowork. This second edition brings it fully up to date with a product that has moved fast. Since launch, Anthropic has shipped Windows support, a...

Stop Rehearsing Conversations You Never Have. Start Saying What You Mean When It Matters Most. You rehearse the perfect words. Then the moment arrives, and everything vanishes. You fumble. You ramble. You walk away wishing you had said something different. This book changes that. Forever. Say It Right Every Time gives you the exact words to say in every difficult conversation. Not vague advice. Not theories. Just 115 word-for-word scripts that work in real situations, starting today. 115 Ready-to-Use Scripts for every difficult conversation at work, home, and everywhere that matters 15 ...

Wren Calloway is just trying to survive another exhausting shift. A shy waitress with more bills than hope, she keeps her head down, refills glasses, and prays the powerful people in the room never notice her. But tonight, one of them does. Calvin Mercer didn’t become a billionaire by overlooking anything. Cold. Controlled. Untouchable. The man built an empire by dominating every room he walks into. So when champagne spills down his suit and the trembling waitress freezes in front of him, Calvin doesn’t react like the other men in the room. He stares. Because the moment Calvin Mercer ...

Unlock the skills that set exceptional professionals apart. In today’s fast-paced, multicultural, and often virtual workplace, your ability to handle hard conversations can make or break your success. Whether it’s addressing poor performance, negotiating with a client, resolving a conflict, or delivering tough feedback, the conversations you fear most are often the ones that matter most. Lead Through Difficult Conversations is your go-to playbook for turning these high-stress moments into leadership wins. Inside, you’ll learn how to: ✅ Stay calm and manage your emotions — even ...

Amina Wells never planned on becoming a nanny. But when she takes the job caring for billionaire Grant Wilder’s grieving niece, she finds herself drawn into a world of glittering penthouses, whispered gossip—and a man who terrifies her as much as he tempts her. Grant lives for control. For order. For keeping his emotions locked behind boardroom walls. But Amina is nothing like the polished women in his world. She’s sunshine and music, the one person who can reach through his armor… and the only one who can soothe the little girl who’s become his entire world. Their connection is ...

Getting an internship at the biggest accounting firm in Boston is no small feat. But when my straight boss becomes my new Daddy, everything I’ve worked so hard for is put in jeopardy. Even so, I love every minute of it. Every year, the MBA candidates fight for internships all across the city. Somehow, I managed to land the most sought-after position in Massachusetts. I’m personal assistant to Timothy Hark, billionaire, CEO, and one of the most handsome men I’ve ever seen in my life. The problem? He’s my boss now, nearly twice my age, a jerk, and he has a girlfriend. However, that ...

A high-heat, enemies-to-lovers why-choose romance. Enemies to Lovers + Forced Proximity + Reverse Harem + Workplace Power Dynamics I made enemies in high places by telling the truth. Now the only way to survive is to work for three billionaire triplets who want to control exactly what I say and do. Their deal is simple: They own my future. They own my time. And for the next three years, I work for them. Liam is cold, commanding, and used to obedience. Axel is reckless and always looking for a fight. Nolan is quiet, watchful, and far more dangerous than he looks. They didn’t make this deal...

The first decade of a career is built on small behaviors that compound. If you are a recent graduate starting work in the United States, this book gives you a practical system for learning the micro-skills that shape reputation, trust, and momentum. Instead of vague advice, it teaches 1,000 specific behaviors you can practice in real work: clarifying assignments, writing better emails, running cleaner meetings, using spreadsheets and AI tools responsibly, communicating with managers, managing deadlines, and building sound professional judgment. Designed as a self-learning handbook, each ...

Blair ruined my life once. Now she's about to ruin me in an entirely different way. Blair Fox. The name that's been seared into my memory since the day her stick caught my knee and ended my athletic ambitions. The scar on my thigh is a permanent reminder of everything I lost, thanks to her. Now she's here. In my law firm. Looking at me like she wants to either argue with me or devour me—and I can't tell which one terrifies me more. We're enemies. Rivals. We can't be in the same room without the air crackling between us. So how the hell did we end up tangled together in a New Orleans hotel...

Are you working with extremely difficult people who make your life miserable? They put you down. They take advantage of you. They want power over you, and lack empathy for anyone but themselves. Charming you one minute, they seek to destroy your good reputation the next. You don't know which side of them will come forth. The vicious side berates, tortures and embarrasses you and uses you for narcissistic supply. Accomplishing tasks under their toxic schemes is difficult. Anxious and confused, you long to work elsewhere but you're stuck. NOT ANYMORE. You have the power to change that today. ...

"A masterfully crafted psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page!" What happens when your coworker becomes your worst nightmare? Shelby Lane thought she knew her colleagues at Meridian Health Marketing. She was wrong. When mysterious incidents begin targeting Shelby—missing keys, corrupted files, cancelled medical appointments—she realizes someone wants to destroy her career... and her life. Perfect for fans of: - Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects - Ruth Ware's psychological suspense - Anyone who loved "The Silent Patient" 230 pages of edge-of-your-seat ...

A taco showdown. A dead chef. And two contestants who refuse to fold under pressure. In Dallas, Cinco de Mayo means sizzling grills and the city’s fiercest taco competition. When Kat Calloway’s boyfriend Bash and her Gramartha enter the cook-off, they’re ready to bring the heat and take home the trophy. Suddenly, the fiesta takes a deadly turn when a rival chef is found murdered after a day of insults and enough kitchen drama to curdle the crema. As a top head chef, Kat can handle kitchen chaos. Murder investigations? Definitely not on the menu. When suspicion starts simmering around ...

One reckless night with my teammate could destroy everything I’ve worked for. Nash O'Connor: I’ve had to hide who I really am my entire life. Being hailed as the NHL's Golden Boy,I can't afford for the truth about who I am to get out. However, all of that is about to change with the addition of Leo Maverick, the NHL's most notorious troublemaker. Our on-ice rivalry has spun out of control, and now our coach is forcing us to room together during away games. Underneath our public hatred is a fierce craving neither of us can control, and it is threatening to consume us both. Our secret ...

A Survival Guide For Navigating Power Dynamics, Stereotypes, and Systematic Racism in Corporate Spaces Being a Black woman in corporate America comes with microaggressions that feel macro, having your competence constantly questioned, and being forced to work twice as hard for half the recognition. Plus the rules are unwritten, the playing field is anything but level, and the goalposts move without warning. So if you’re feeling stuck, sidelined, or exhausted from trying to excel in spaces that weren’t built for you, it’s because you need more than just motivation to navigate the ...

My wedding day was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. Instead, my heart was shattered into a million pieces. When twenty-five year-old Bree Gamble was left at the altar by her long-time boyfriend, she’d no idea where to go from there. Her friends is now trying to help by setting her up on blind dates, telling her she needs a casual encounter to move on. When a mysterious stranger comes to her rescue from a disastrous date from hell, Bree thinks that maybe she's met the one person who can help heal her broken heart. What she doesn't know is that her handsome hero isn't the white ...

Read the complete Exotic Desires series in this box set. No Cliffhanger. After having lost the only woman he’d ever loved, twenty-seven year-old Reed Stirling rejects his parents' plans for him to take over the family business and travels to Europe, searching for a revelation as to what he's supposed to do with his life. What he finds instead is something else entirely. Don't miss the Sinful Desires steamy spin-off series, Exotic Desires by best-selling author M.S. Parker.

“Funny, Sexy, Romantic. Each book is adorable, but if you only read one, read book five. In Love.” -- RomanceLMHLaugh out loud and fall in love with a fake fiancé, a baseball super star, a genius, and tortured soulmates in this captivating Rom-Com bundle.Whether you like your heroinesAmbitious…but in loveSporty…but fascinatedBookish…but enthralledUnflappable…but with a secret fortuneorSweet…but determinedThis series has a book for you. Read along as these couples find their happily-ever-after.Now available--the complete series:Book 1: Fake Fiancé for Christmas (Chance & ...

South Florida is treating Travis Fulbrook (44) well: he has a beautiful wife with a great sense of humor (Anna, 40) and a satisfying job. He plays Texas hold ’em with the other guys in his neighborhood and sometimes even wins. He has a younger colleague (Rob, 23) with enough DIY experience to help him out with home improvements on the weekends. Perhaps best of all: his lanai is alligator-free! (Though he can’t say the same for his neighbors', the Harrisons). But when Travis stumbles upon Anna’s candid posts on a “dead bedrooms” forum, he’s shocked to discover that his wife is ...

If someone had told me three months ago that I would walk down the aisle to marry my boss, Derrick Thomas, the hot as hell but super demanding and arrogant CEO of Broker Publishing, I would have called them a damn lunatic. But here I am, all dressed in white, ready to tie the knot with the man of my dreams. Or so you would think. There's one problem: Somewhere along the way, I did the dumbest thing possible. I fell in love with him. When Jessica Ellis lands her dream job as an editor at Broker Publishing in Manhattan, she never expects her life to take a dramatic turn. But when her parents'...