Modern Workplace

Are you ready to build a workplace that thrives and inspires? Modern Workplace Culture Made Easy and Modern Workplace Diversity Made Easy are now available as a powerful bundle. Together, they provide leaders, managers, and teams with tools to create inclusive, innovative, and highly effective environments—no matter the challenges.

Are you a leader driven by the desire to inspire your team? Do you seek new strategies to improve team dynamics in today’s ever-evolving workplace? Are you challenged by resistance to change or aligning your values with your corporate culture? If these questions resonate with you, this book is for you. Modern Workplace Culture is more than just another leadership book—it’s a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of creating positive work environments using actionable, real-world strategies.

Experience is making a comeback. Learn how to repurpose your wisdom. At age 52, after selling the company he founded and ran as CEO for 24 years, rebel boutique hotelier Chip Conley was looking at an open horizon in midlife. Then he received a call from the young founders of Airbnb, asking him...

Are you navigating the challenges of building an inclusive workplace? Do you struggle with gaining leadership buy-in, addressing cultural resistance, or leveraging diverse talents to drive innovation? You’re not alone but closer to the solution than you think. Modern Workplace Diversity is your essential guide to overcoming the hurdles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Packed with actionable insights, this book offers practical tools to help you create an environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best.

“The perfect book for anyone who has ever built an entire fantasy life around a man who barely knows your last name and who makes you ask, ‘Is this love, or am I just deeply unwell?’ It’s funny, cringey, painfully real yet still tender about the humiliations we endure to feel chosen."...

In 1944, the OSS created a field manual teaching ordinary citizens how to disrupt enemy operations through simple, untraceable acts. When declassified in 2008, business consultants made a startling discovery: these "sabotage" techniques perfectly described toxic workplace behaviors.

Stop Playing the Corporate Game Blindfolded: Decode the Hidden Architecture of the Modern Office. You were told a comforting lie at the start of your career: if you work hard and produce brilliant results, the corporate meritocracy will naturally reward you. But you’ve seen the truth. You’ve watched brilliant ideas die in silent boardrooms, witnessed competent colleagues succumb to crushing burnout, and watched in bafflement as toxic individuals are handed the keys to the executive suite. The modern workplace is not a rational machine; it is a volatile psychological battlefield. Every ...

"The Ultimate Career Survival Master Course" is designed to transform you into an irreplaceable asset in your field. More than a mere guide, this book equips you with the strategies and mindset required to become the most valued individual in your career. Amid a shifting work landscape and rapidly advancing technology, equip yourself with the tools to not just survive but thrive. It's time to future-proof your career and shine in any circumstance.

Today’s workplace is fast-moving, digital-first, and values-driven, and Gen Z is stepping in with bold expectations. This empowering guide helps young professionals navigate real-world challenges like personal branding, remote collaboration, leadership, job-hopping, burnout, and AI disruption. With practical tools, relatable stories, and fresh career strategies, career strategist Giselle Sandy-Phillips shows Gen Z how to thrive, not just survive, on their own terms. It’s more than a career book; it’s a roadmap to confidence, clarity, and long-term success.

In today's fast-paced and dynamic work environments, the success of organizations rests not only on the brilliance of their strategies, but also on the emotional well-being of their employees. Emotional Intelligence for the Modern Workplace is a thought-provoking and insightful guide that illuminates the significance of creating sustainable and effective organizations, where individuals feel safe, calm, and empowered to share their ideas, thoughts, and most importantly, their emotions.

The bitingly funny, eye-opening story of finding work in the automated and time-starved world of hourly low-wage labor. "Nickel and Dimed for the Amazon age" —Salon After the local newspaper where she worked as a reporter closed, Emily Guendelsberger took a pre-Christmas job at an Amazon...

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER “Everyone wants better meetings, but no one seems to know how—until now.” —Reid Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author and cofounder of LinkedIn “Warning: This read may save you countless hours.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author and...

You already know how to do more. This is a small book about leading with less. Your boss presents your idea as their own. A peer talks over you in the meeting. The organization is quietly at war with itself. Most leadership books hand you another framework for days like these. This one hands you a cat. The Black Cat Guru: Workplace Edition meets you in exactly those moments. Each of its thirteen lessons opens with a situation you will recognize instantly, then turns to an unlikely teacher — a rescued black cat named Rani — for how to steady yourself and lead through it. Rani never ...

AI Literacy for the Modern Workplace is a practical guide designed to help employees and organisations navigate the evolving world of artificial intelligence. Covering everything from foundational AI concepts and workplace applications to ethical considerations and leadership strategies, this book equips readers with the skills, mindset, and confidence to work effectively alongside AI. Through real-world case studies, actionable insights, and a strong focus on ethical AI use, it empowers professionals to thrive in an increasingly automated and data-driven environment.

Strong-willed and proudly single, an engineer walks out when her parents set her up with a lawyer -- but when work brings them together again, she just might give love a second chance. Liya Thakkar is a successful biochemical engineer, takeout enthusiast, and happily single woman. The moment she...

Unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence in your professional life with AI at Work: A Practical Guide for Employees by Maxwell Steinbeck. This comprehensive guide equips employees, team leaders, and small business professionals with practical strategies to leverage AI for productivity, collaboration, and decision-making in today’s rapidly evolving workplace. Explore how AI is reshaping industries and transforming daily work by automating routine tasks, enhancing teamwork, improving communication, and enabling smarter project management. Whether you’re new to AI or looking to...

Everyone has secrets, and everyone is living a double life to some degree. The world is held up by lies; if everyone's secrets were to all be revealed tomorrow morning, civilization might collapse. To ascend the social hierarchies and achieve great power, you need to optimize and strategize rather than slogging and "working hard" every day of your life. This is counterproductive since it does not guarantee any beneficial results in the end. Nobody can succeed by following rules in the first place.

"Narrators Muffy Newtown and Jacob Morgan will make listeners blush and laugh their way through this Las Vegas-based romantic comedy in which the sin extends beyond the city...Newtown is great at emphasizing character individuality and sneaking humor into her delivery. Morgan, with his...

Leadership in the Rough isn’t just a book—it’s your blueprint for thriving in a world and workplace of constant change. Built around the powerful diamond metaphor—formed under pressure and refined into brilliance—this guide shows why mastering both hard and soft skills is the secret to success in this modern workplace.

What if today’s toughest leadership challenges—conflict, mistrust, burnout, unhealthy competition, excessive control, fear of speaking up, and difficult decisions—could be approached through timeless principles of ethical living? Jain Wisdom for Modern Leaders brings the enduring insights associated with Bhagwan Mahavir into modern organizational life. It is a practical guide for managers, founders, entrepreneurs, executives, HR professionals, team leaders, and professionals seeking meaningful results without sacrificing integrity or human dignity. Organizations have more technology, ...