Performance Workplace

Escape the daily grind and master workplace productivity to consistently deliver high-impact results without burnout. If your morning commute is filled with anxiety about unclear expectations and constant distractions, it is time to upgrade your professional toolkit. Transform overwhelming...

Most of us spend a third of our waking lives at work. Work shapes our schedules, relationships, identities, and economies—but is it actually making us happy? This crucial question is explored in depth by leading Oxford researchers Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward, who provide the richest, most comprehensive picture of workplace wellbeing yet. In Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters, the authors clarify what workplace wellbeing is (and is not) and offer a framework for how businesses can approach and improve it

Finalist in the Business Book of the Year 2024 awards! The Chief People Officer role has finally taken its rightful place on the Executive Committee and human resource management is recognised as a true differentiator of success for modern organisations. However, CPOs face a challenge. In a world of increasing regulation and litigation, and with greater expectations than ever of how organisations should support their people, the HR role risks being overwhelmed. Managers are drowning under the weight of people-related tasks, while staff demand ever more from their workplace. CEOs and Boards ...

Now a New York Times bestseller This program is read by the author. "Radical Candor is packed with illuminating truths, insightful advice, and practical suggestions, all illustrated with engaging (and often funny) stories from Kim Scott’s own experiences at places like Apple, Google, and...

Organizations that embed evaluation into their culture and operations can pivot faster, innovate more effectively, and foster a growth mindset. Evaluation thus becomes a tool for learning and continuous improvement. Building a Culture of Evaluation leads you through how to integrate measurement and feedback into your organization’s DNA.

Whether you’re leading a small team or a large organization, these two books provide valuable insights and practical advice for driving performance and achieving results. If you’re ready to become a truly impactful leader, while rising above conflict, then download this audiobook!

FEATURED ON THE COVER OF HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW “An outstanding book.” —NPR “A valuable guide for teams and managers seeking to improve performance.” —The Wall Street Journal “A rare read that introduces fresh ideas about how to make groups more than the sum of their parts...

Every team has a manager.... But not every team is lucky enough to have a true leader. Get ready to break the mold! Did you know that 82 percent of employees would consider quitting their job because of a bad boss? And it isn’t just that you don’t want to be a bad boss…. You don’t want to be a boss at all – you want to be a leader.

The 5 Levels of High Performance Teams: A Balanced Framework in High-Velocity Environments redefines what it means to lead and sustain elite teams, providing a groundbreaking framework for building, managing, and optimizing high-performance teams across industries, from business and sports to military and crisis response. What truly defines a high performance team? For years, leadership experts have used the term loosely, failing to distinguish between teams that perform at a high level and those that must perform at an elite level under intense pressure. The 5 Levels of High Performance ...

Managing poor performance is one of the toughest leadership challenges. S.C.O.R.E Performance Counseling provides a practical, step-by-step approach to turn around problem behaviors while maintaining positive working relationships. In this book, you'll discover: The SCORE Method - A proven 9-step process for addressing performance gaps in a supportive way How to focus on behaviors, not personalities - Strategies to provide clear, objective feedback The power of perspective - Techniques to understand the employee's viewpoint while upholding expectations Active listening skills that turn ...

The Concise Reads Management Series gives us some of the important tools in the management tool belt including problem solving, communicating, and building a team. The guides are concise on purpose and should take you no more than an hour or so to read but the principles within them take weeks and months to master. These are essential principles to find success as a manager or leader and therefore it is important that you absorb them and turn them into habits. Team Building: "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." --Henry Ford The Team ...

Researchers now have a clear understanding of the key drivers that make meetings successful. In The Surprising Science of Meetings, Steven G. Rogelberg, researcher and consultant to some of the world's most successful companies, draws from extensive research, analytics and data mining, and survey interviews with over 5,000 employees across a range of industries to share the proven practices and techniques that help managers and employees enhance the quality of their meetings.  

Narrated by the author. 'The most productive man you'd ever hope to meet' – TED Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a practical guide to managing your attention – the most powerful resource you have to become more creative, get stuff done, and live a more meaningful life. You will learn: How...

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...

Industrial-Organizational Psychology" is a comprehensive guide that looks into the dynamic field of industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology. This book provides a thorough introduction to the principles, theories, and applications of I-O psychology, offering readers a deeper understanding of the factors that shape behavior and performance in the workplace. From employee selection and training to leadership development and organizational culture, readers will explore key topics such as job analysis, motivation, teamwork, work-life balance, and organizational development. Through real-world...

Here we explore a shift from traditional command-and-control management to a system where colleagues build a deep sense of ownership. This transition moves the leader from being a central authority to acting as a Custodian of the work environment and a Curator of agency, identity, meaning, and kinship. The Core Premise: From Control to Ownership We argue that traditional leadership often relies on coercion—the quiet pressure of "do it or pay a price"—which may produce compliance but can never create true ownership. When leaders default to control, they become bottlenecks, and the work ...

If no further changes are made, it will take 132 years to reach full gender parity across education, economic participation and opportunity, and political empowerment! When women learn how to be heard, true leadership with positive social and economic results is seen. They can balance assertiveness with care, management with team empowerment, and create a workplace environment that is inclusive, safe, and productive. The challenge for many female leaders isn't their leadership skills, it's finding their voice! 

Culture does not decline through announcements. It changes through behavior. Standards are not removed. They are adjusted quietly inside teams. Deadlines are missed without consequence. Underperformance is discussed but not corrected. High performers compensate for others. Difficult conversations are postponed. Nothing appears broken. But inside the team, something has already shifted. In The Hidden Culture Mistakes That Erode Performance, Amit Dharmendra Singh examines how everyday team behaviors gradually redefine standards, accountability, and performance. This book focuses on what ...

As successful CEOs devote their time and energy to growing their companies in a fast-paced world of global trade, high technology, and fierce competition, the how of business—also known as organizational culture—can be neglected. The repercussions include losing your most talented people, damaging your reputation, and wreaking havoc on company growth. Through the use of real-life examples and client conversations, organizational psychologist and master coach Dr. Shahrzad Nooravi shares three models for driving a strong culture.

Previously published as Your Leadership EDGE: Mastering Management Skills for Today's Workforce by Ravinder Tulsiani. The workforce changed. Your management playbook probably didn't. AI can now draft, summarize, recommend, analyze and increasingly take action. But when the work goes wrong, a manager still has to answer for the result. Your Leadership EDGE, Second Edition is a practical management guide for that reality. It shows you how to lead people when AI and agents are becoming part of the work, without turning management into a technology project. You will learn how to: decide what ...