Work Smart Business

Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer questions like: What's the best way to have a tough conversation with my boss? How do I connect with people and make real friends at work? When should I opt into (or out of) office politics? How can I build a strong professional network?

Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer questions like: How do I set clear boundaries around my work life and my personal life? How can I pursue my passions while making time for my job? What are the signs of burnout and how do I conserve my energy? What steps can I take to protect my mental health at work?

So you’ve gone freelance. And you’re making a living. But have you made yourself a life? Freelancing can be a wonderful way to work. But if you want to build a thriving freelance enterprise, just being good at what you do is not enough. You also need a business brain that will drive your freelancing forward and safeguard your success. The Freelancer’s Business Brain will give you all the commercial, strategic and management skills you need to build and grow your freelance business. You’ll learn how to: Define your service and understand the unique value you bring Craft a strategy to...

😩 Tired of wasting hours on boring, repetitive tasks? 🚀 Wish you could automate your work without writing a single line of code?This short & practical guide is your gateway to n8n, the open-source, no-code automation tool that puts the power of workflows right in your hands. ✨ Unlike closed platforms like Zapier or Make, n8n is self-hosted, fully customizable, and gives you complete control of your data 🔒. It's flexible, powerful, and ready to scale with you. Inside this book, you'll discover: ✅ What n8n is — and why it's a game-changer in workflow automation ⚡ How to build...

This program features a bonus conversation between the authors. The definitive guide to eliminating the forces that make it harder, more complicated, or downright impossible to get things done in organizations. Find out why Adam Grant says, "If every leader took the ideas in this book seriously...

Rookie Smarts addresses the questions every experienced professional faces: Will my knowledge and skills become obsolete and irrelevant? Will a young, inexperienced newcomer upend my company or me? How can I keep up? The answer is to stay fresh, keep learning, and know when to think like a rookie.

As an award-winning financial journalist and Bloomberg Television anchor, Betty has sat down with billionaires, CEOs, politicians, and celebrities to get their views from the top. Now, in Work Smarts, Betty helps you get to the top by distilling the wisdom of some of the most prominent CEOs in the country. Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, Elon Musk, Sam Zell, John Chambers, Anne Mulcahy, and many more spill the beans on what it really takes to be successful, giving practical, "from the street" advice on how to get ahead in your career.

An unstoppable business revolution is under way - and it is Agile. Companies that embrace Agile Management learn to connect everyone and everything...all the time. They can deliver instant, intimate, frictionless value on a large scale.

Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer this and other questions like: What does authenticity really mean at work? How do I disclose personal information without oversharing? In what ways can I overcome feelings of imposter syndrome? What should I do when who I am conflicts with those around me?

Writing, speaking, and communicating with confidence can be intimidating. This book gives you the tools to stand out and deliver your message more successfully.

Seeking Fairness at Work examines the unwritten rules at work—rules that, when broken, keep employees from doing their best work and companies from reaching their full potential.

Work Smart Do More is the time management book for CEOs and leaders looking for proven, successful ways to increase productivity and create a winning culture.

In this e-book, you are going to learn: *How to challenge your status quo and find better ways to live and work. *Discover how to be more productive and how to better use your valuable time. *Find more excitement in your projects. *Leverage your results by the power of networking. *Get what you want while working smarter, not harder. There are better and easier ways to work and get what you want in your life and projects. Sometimes we work and live in “automatic pilot”, repeating patterns that we have practiced for years. My invitation in this e-book is to challenge the status quo, ...

Ready to Turn AI into Income? This Is Your Ultimate Shortcut. Whether you're a total beginner or a seasoned entrepreneur, The Ultimate ChatGPT Side Hustle Guide: Earn Fast, Work Smart is your fast-track blueprint to building real income with artificial intelligence.

Handling conflict well is the most neglected but most transformative professional skill of all–here’s the blueprint for doing it better.

"We believe in step-by-step growth. It is what school got us used to. And when we see the anomalies and the outliers strike it big, we make up a fact that explains why they can do it but we can't. So we just stick to what we know. And what do we know? Working harder. The things we want, we work for. It gets so bad that people see money in terms of time. "I can't afford that right now. I have to be earning 4X my current pay. And I have to be a senior executive to earn that. And I can't be a senior executive for another 6 years." Yada, yada, yada. That is what the school system instills in ...

Many think the future of work is about better technology. In Work Smart: Use Your Brain and Behavior to Master the Future of Work, Dr. Jennie Byrne will convince you that the future of work is about being a better human. You will learn a little science about how human brains and behavior work, and you will learn a lot about how the workplace can be better.

You don’t need a marketing degree, an office, or years of experience to launch a profitable online business. You just need the right tools, a step-by-step plan, and the confidence to take action. Launch Your Own Social Media Marketing Agency with AI is the complete beginner’s guide for anyone who wants to build a flexible, modern business from home—using powerful (and often free) AI tools like ChatGPT, Canva, Buffer, and more. This book takes you by the hand and shows you exactly how to: Choose a niche and create a brand—even with no prior experience Use AI to write captions, design...

From mastering leadership and communication to balancing independence with collaboration, The Wolf’s Edge offers a fresh perspective on thriving in both work and life. Each chapter draws powerful lessons from the natural world, showing you how to lead with confidence, navigate change with resilience, and build lasting relationships through trust and clear communication. Whether you’re a business leader, entrepreneur, or anyone striving for a more harmonious life, this book equips you with the tools to rise above challenges and harness your inner strength.

Being a manager is no easy task. You must set and meet team goals that match business objectives while also ensuring growth and development opportunities for your people. You have to be the voice of authority and a key decision-maker while simultaneously giving your employees autonomy and flexibility. How do you navigate these tensions?