Corporate Game

The corporate world is a complex game that must be mastered in order to achieve great success and rise up the organizational ladder. There are many rewards for the winners in this game-playing environment, and as with many things in life, the corporate world can be quite brutal for the losers in this competitive ecosystem of complicated relationships and diverse behaviors that must be effectively navigated in the course of playing the strategic game. Ergo, learn to play the game of office politics or suffer the unkind consequences of being destroyed on the corporate battlefield.

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 ...

She died a pawn in her family’s cruel game. Now, she’s returning to hold the gavel. Seo-yoon Kim had it all: beauty, status, and a name that commanded respect in Seoul’s elite circles. But behind the glitz of the chaebol lifestyle lay a suffocating reality of betrayal, manipulation, and a loveless life she never asked for. After being discarded like an inconvenient asset, Seo-yoon’s life ends in a cold, lonely betrayal. But fate offers a second chance. Waking up with the memories of her past life intact, Seo-yoon refuses to be the victim again. Armed with the knowledge of her ...

Boardroom antics, backroom sexcapades, harassment, and murder are just some of the Corporate Games. Corporate Games are fraught with danger. Six short tales of power, money, sex, and love.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes a “thought-provoking and grimly enjoyable” (Kirkus Reviews) “epic biological thriller” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about a world where happiness is contagious but the risks of...

Welcome to the Jungle — Where Cubicles Hide More Drama Than Netflix If you’ve ever sipped your morning coffee and wondered if the real reason for your workplace stress isn’t the workload — but rather the side-eyes, strategic compliments, backhanded praises, and the mysterious ‘urgent’ email chains — congratulations. You’ve already stepped into the riveting, cutthroat, and occasionally hilarious arena of Office Politics. Spoiler alert: You're not imagining it. he promotion that went to the least deserving? The sudden love-fest your boss has for the guy who’s always brown-...

Mastering the Money Game: Essential Accounting and Finance Skills for CMOs to Drive Corporate Triumph is a definitive guide for Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) seeking to elevate their strategic impact through financial acumen in the dynamic 2025 business landscape. As marketing evolves into a data-driven, financially accountable discipline, this book equips CMOs with specialized skills to optimize budgets, quantify impact, and align strategies with corporate goals like revenue growth, brand equity, and shareholder value. Written for seasoned marketing leaders navigating AI-driven ...

A career advisor explains why many talented, hard-working people often miss out on their full career potential, revealing the tells, blind spots, secrets, and unspoken rules you need to know in order to play the game to win. While many careers have been impacted by economic downturns, failed...

Innovation used to be seen as a game best left to entrepreneurs, but now a new breed of corporate managers is flipping this logic on its head. These Corporate Explorers have the insight, resilience, and discipline to overcome the obstacles and build new ventures from inside even the largest organizations. Corporate Explorer is a guidebook to the practices that enable these managers to go from idea into action. This actionable and proven framework explains how managers can become successful corporate innovators. 

Two leading behavioral scientists argue we should reject “nudge” policies and stop blaming personal failure for society’s failures "Excellent. A master class on how to blend individual psychology with institutions, so that people are encouraged to get involved and develop solutions to our...

Can you win at inner peace? A tech sponsor launches the Mindfulness Games, paying big money for the calmest mind. Our narrator straps on sensors and tries to out-zen strangers in front of a live audience. Mia—his unamused partner—opts out. Frosty, their Westie, achieves enlightenment by napping. From “gratitude Tabatas” and compassion relays to the infamous Noise Gauntlet, every event turns stillness into spectacle. The harder he tries, the worse he scores—until a small, human choice during the finals costs him everything the leaderboard promised… and gives him what it ...

The camera is rolling. The world is watching. And the lies are trending. Carlie Payten thought the worst was behind her. Now, as co-host of NuJays’ digital reboot, her creative vision is winning over followers—until a formal inquiry reopens last year’s Speedsters Competition scandal. With the Company demanding damage control, her magnetic co-host, Eric, begs for silence. His charm hides a dangerous vulnerability and secret debts that could ruin them both. Worse, a ruthless office rival is weaponizing their electric on-air chemistry. Facing cutthroat PR maneuvers and questionable legal...

Gaming is more than a way of life, it’s my job. Josh Dailey has spent the last two years on the dark side of the gaming world, as a gold farmer. He doesn’t do it to cheat; he does it to survive. And with the launch of a mysterious new game, Avarice Online, his hopes for a better life finally seem within reach. Living in a Slab City trailer with his foster family is not the end of the line for him; he will see to it, if it’s the last thing he does. The day the game launches, his life turns to shambles, leaving him desperate and at a new low. He must now put everything he has into ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House—the sources for the films The Social Network and 21— comes the larger-than-life true tale of a group of American college buddies who brilliantly built a billion-dollar online poker colossus...

Wall Street Journal Bestseller Is it possible to be at your best even when you are underqualified or doing something for the first time? Is it still possible, even after decades of experience, to recapture the enthusiasm, curiosity, and fearlessness of youth to take on new challenges? With the...

JOSEPH: THE AWAKENING Book One of The Joseph Series On the morning of the national championship game, Joseph Dillward faces a decision that could alter the course of his life. NFL scouts are watching. Millions of fans are waiting. A professional career stands within reach. But hours before kickoff, Joseph receives devastating news. His childhood friend, DJ Fallon, has been killed. While everyone expects him to lead Rock University to victory, Joseph makes a decision no one can understand. He chooses loyalty. Attending the funeral pulls Joseph back into the streets of Maza City — the place...

She has almost a year of hard work riding on this internship. But her cohost is about to change all the rules. Carlie, a driven young intern at NuJays Jigsaw Puzzle Company, is determined to excel in her role and finally gain the recognition her hard work deserves. But climbing the corporate ladder comes with a major obstacle: Eric. Her aloof and manipulative cohost inadvertently undermines her confidence and complicates their professional relationship at every turn. Then comes the pressure cooker of the Speedsters Playoffs. Amidst the high-adrenaline chaos of the tournament, Eric becomes ...

The creator of Dilbert, the fastest-growing comic strip in the nation, takes a look at corporate America in all its glorious lunacy.These hilarious essays on incompetent bosses, rampant management fads, bewildering technological changes, and so much more, will make anyone who has ever worked in...

So many people are trying to navigate a corporate world that is laden with secrets; cleverly hidden and unspoken rules to a game that most employees don’t know they are playing. In order to find the success that most people want in their careers, it requires navigating this unspoken set of...

The Board Game presents the undeniable case for having more women corporate directors at the decision-making tables of America's public companies. Fifty-eight women directors tell how they won their first board seats. From her executive-search perspective, author Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire gives valuable advice to women at all career stages - so YOU, your sisters, your mothers, and your daughters will have a chance to win The Board Game.