Productive Workplaces

In the modern workplace, conflict has become a dirty word. After all, conflict is antithetical to teamwork, employee engagement, and a positive company culture. Or is it? The truth is that our teams and organizations require conflict to get things done. But we avoid conflict and build up conflict debt by deferring and dodging the difficult decisions. Our organizations are paying the price - becoming less productive, less innovative, and less competitive.

Why is it so difficult to collaborate with that one coworker? Why can't your boss understand where you're coming from? We all want to experience a healthy, flourishing work environment, but interpersonal conflicts and miscommunications often make work feel frustrating, overwhelming, and maybe...

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.

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.  

In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving professional world, working with diverse personality types is not just a challenge but a necessity. One of the most difficult personalities to manage is the narcissist—a self-centered, often manipulative individual who can dominate the workplace environment, disrupt team dynamics, and diminish morale. But what if there was a proven way to turn their unique traits into tools for success, instead of triggers for chaos? In Working With Anyone, you’ll discover a groundbreaking 4-step blueprint to navigating narcissistic personalities at work. This ...

52 powerful habits, presented weekly, in a practical, no-fluff guide to help you become an extraordinary leader. Every one of us has the ability to become an extraordinary leader. All you need to do is apply your unique talents and turn them into regular habits. Weekly Habits for Extraordinary Leaders offers 52 lessons, one for each week of the year, with an insightful quote, an innovative idea and a question to help you develop your leadership skills. With practice, you’ll become a masterful leader that people look up to. In this book you’ll learn: How to identify small changes that ...

Productize draws on the 25+ years of experience that Eisha Armstrong has in successfully creating, launching and growing productized services. Eisha knows what works and what doesn't and she is passionate about making sure organizations learn from each other and avoid reinventing the wheel.

Did you know that Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a better predictor of success than IQ? You can have all the skills and smarts, but if you aren’t great with people, your personal and professional life will always fall short of your expectations. In every sector, from teaching to manufacturing to law enforcement, brains and brawn no longer cut it. The ability to interact well with others—peers, subordinates, and clients—is what makes candidates highly desirable in today’s competitive market. Improving your EI is not about sitting in a circle and singing kumbaya. It’s about becoming...

Psychological safety is often treated like a soft skill, a cultural buzzword, or a promise that no one on a team should ever feel uncomfortable. That is not what it is. In Psychological Safety Is Not Comfort, Artemis Ellis makes the case that healthy teams are not tension-free. They are strong enough to handle tension without humiliation, retaliation, or silence becoming the default. This practical guide explores why so many teams confuse safety with agreement, politeness, or emotional ease—and what that confusion costs them in trust, accountability, feedback, and decision-making. Inside,...

Remote work is here to stay,so if you can do it well, you're ahead of the game! The remote work revolution has been rapidly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace shares insights from the remote employee, manager and leader perspectives, offering a blueprint...

Urgency - that frantic feeling that we need to be doing more, and faster - is a destructive force in today's workplace. Unnecessary urgency can be toxic, causing stress and burnout. But not all urgency is bad, and sometimes we really do need to get things done quickly. Too little urgency can lead to inaction and lost productivity. So how do we find the right balance where we can use urgency as a meaningful tool to keep productivity up without generating burnout? Urgent! is a guide to using urgency for good to help achieve your goals, to drive success, and minimize stress.

Why are some entrepreneurs extremely successful while others can barely scrape by? What do they do differently than the rest? Is there a pattern to success?

Who will take care of everything if you don’t take care of yourself? You’ve built a life of showing up for your business, your team, your clients, and your family. On the outside, it looks like you’ve got it all handled, but the weight of your responsibilities is quietly wearing you down. Author Barbara Gustavson knows how you feel. Navigating the emotional demands of caregiving, raising a family, and running a business took its toll, until she built a life around alignment and restoration.

Unlock Your Potential: Transform Your Life with Empowered and Productive! Imagine a world where your ambitions thrive while effortlessly balancing your personal life and career. Empowered and Productive is not just an audiobook; it's your essential guide to achieving that beautiful synergy of productivity and empowerment that every busy woman deserves!

After a period of tremendous upheaval, it is necessary for organizations to transform alongside their employees and welcome new ways of working. While it is impossible to predict which changes will be successful, it is crucial for leaders to now ask: what should work look like to achieve productive, healthy, and safe organizations? In Brave New Workplace, Julian Barling argues that we should focus on creating environments in which employees can flourish, rather than relying on the resiliency of workers to withstand difficult working conditions.

Just 5 minutes a day can change your work life and your crew. This is a book of positive actions you take, one per day, over the next 31 days to create your personal 31-Day Workforce Turnaround. You know you can only control your actions. You know that your attitude each day and your interactions with your workforce will set and determine the tone for the day.

Meetings shouldn’t feel like a waste of time. They should be productive, respectful, and energizing. This book shows you how. Did you know that nearly one-quarter of a businessperson’s time is spent in meetings—and even more for CEOs? That’s why effective, respectful, and results-driven meetings aren’t just nice to have—they’re essential. Polished & Productive: Business Meeting Etiquette That Works is your go-to guide for mastering the art of the meeting. Whether you’re leading the charge or taking a seat at the table, this book equips you with the tools to contribute ...

Are you tired of losing your best employees? Struggling to fill positions in your organization? Brace yourself: 1 in 4 of your existing employees are eyeing the exit door! Here's the shocking truth: it's not all about the money. In this game-changing book, you'll uncover the secrets to what truly drives employee satisfaction and retention. Say goodbye to the financial drain of disengaged employees who are typically costing you 34% of their annual salary in company losses.

How to Transform Your Office with a Simple Cup of Coffee Ever been stuck in a dull meeting, stifling a yawn, only to find the coffee machine spit out a lukewarm, tasteless brew? Or noticed your team's energy levels dip by mid-afternoon, with productivity taking a nosedive as a result? Perhaps you've felt a twinge of embarrassment offering a potential client a subpar cup of coffee, knowing it reflects poorly on your company's image? You're not alone. In today's high-pressure work environment, it's easy to overlook the smaller details like the quality of office coffee. However, these ...

Unlock the Secret to Transforming Time-Wasting Meetings into Productivity Powerhouses! Are you tired of sitting through endless, unproductive meetings that seem to go nowhere? Do you wish there was a way to make meetings not just bearable but actually enjoyable and highly effective? Sharif George, with over thirty years of project management experience, shares the ultimate guide to revolutionizing your meetings in “The Art of Productive Meetings.” This dynamic and energetic book reveals tried-and-tested strategies to transform any meeting into a productivity powerhouse. Whether you’re...