Workplace Changes

The best-laid plans are the most fun to break. After years of disappointing her parents, Emberleigh Hayes has finally worked up the courage to run from the man and the life they chose for her (well, not actually run—southern ladies do not sweat). Together with her best friend Ivy, she's armed...

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...

Market volatility. AI. Regulatory uncertainty. Geopolitical risk. Leaders know they must adapt faster than ever—yet most transformation programs still fail to deliver their expected outcomes, with enormous costs to companies, shareholders, and the broader economy. But some companies do succeed...

Struggling in a toxic work environment? 'The Toxic Workplace Survival Guide' by Sara Baker is your lifeline. This isn't just a book; it's a practical, hands-on toolkit designed for real-world application. Inside, you'll discover: Identify & Tackle Toxicity: Our Comprehensive Toxic Workplace Checklist helps pinpoint issues, setting the stage for positive change. Strategies for Self-Protection: Learn to shield yourself from negativity and grow professionally. Dealing with Toxic Leadership and Toxic Coworkers: Gain insights into handling challenging superiors and colleagues. Survive and Thrive...

Consciousness, teaches Fred Kofman, is the capacity to observe, choose, and act in accord with your values. And conscious business means using that ability at every level of your work: in being aware of the needs of others and expressing your own in seeing the hidden emotional obstacles that may...

From a certified somatic life coach, a feminist guide to reclaiming your self-worth and having healthier relationships—perfect for readers of Burnout and The Body Is Not an Apology. Do you say “yes” when you mean “no”? Do you end up in lopsided relationships, feeling resentful but not...

The Advice Trap is about getting to grips with how to actually change your behavior, so you stay curious a little bit longer. It sounds like it should be easy, but it’s not. To get there, leading coach and trainer Michael Bungay Stanier offers specific coaching strategies, particularly on how to focus on what matters most. The audiobook of The Advice Trap gives you tools to make your conversations, coaching, and otherwise, irresistible.

Declutter your desk and brighten up your business with this transformative guide from an organizational psychologist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn't felt drained by wasteful meetings...

Is your brain running a 24/7 anxiety podcast you never subscribed to? Yeah. This book is for you. Shut Up Brain! is a refreshingly honest, laugh-out-loud guide to calming your mind without the fluff, guilt, or toxic positivity. Written like a sassy best friend who actually knows what they’re talking about, this book helps you quiet the mental chaos while keeping your personality firmly intact. Inside, you’ll discover: Practical, science-backed strategies to manage anxiety and overthinking Real-life scenarios that make you say, “Oh wow, that’s me” Tools you can use at 3 a.m., ...

The New York Times best-selling author of The No Asshole Rule reads his guide on how to preserve civility, sanity, and success when facing a business world full of difficult people. Since The No Asshole Rule became a national best seller a decade ago, Robert Sutton has been asked, in a thousand different ways, the best way to deal with an asshole. This new guide presents Sutton's signature prescriptive advice.

A personal and professional guide to the latest research on imposterism and psychological flexibility, this book is the professional’s handbook to combating “impostor syndrome” and overcoming self-doubt to achieve career success. Dr. Jill Stoddard is a recovered imposter. For years, she...

Change at work is not your enemy. Learn to turn it into the driving force behind the best version of your professional self. Do you feel that every change at work leaves you exhausted, frustrated, and with the sense that you no longer perform as you once did? A new software system that makes you feel clumsy, an unfamiliar manager who dismantles your methods, a transfer that forces you to start from scratch. And the worst part is not the change itself, but that small inner voice that keeps asking, “Am I the problem?” No, you are not. This book reveals that this wear and tear is not a ...

A man can own the view, the name on the door, and the chair behind the desk—and still not own the lock. For twenty years, commercial real estate broker Charlonda Files has been the invisible foundation of her husband’s empire. She negotiated the deals, structured the holding companies, and quietly kept the glass ceiling of Darrin’s ego intact. She was content to be the silent architect of their success—until she discovers he’s been housing his mistress on the company dime and referring to the woman who built him as "just the bookkeeper." Darrin thinks he holds all the power, the ...

Manchester, 1920. As a mannequin in an exclusive fashion salon, Kate Hunter lives for the moments she can step into a beautiful gown and leave her worries behind. But when Kate is cheated out of her home and then suffers a terrible accident, she suddenly loses everything: her job, her...

Derek Rydall, the author behind The Abundance Project, offers an empowering and actionable guide for workers, creators, leaders, and educators to unlock their full potential and not only survive but thrive in the AI era. As AI accelerates beyond human capabilities, the real threat isn’t that...

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 groundbreaking new book which exposes the psychology of destructive leadership and how to rise above it 'Rare and necessary... essential reading for anyone who leads, or is led.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Jon Slade, CEO, Financial Times 'Every boss, every board member and every employed person...

2026 EDITION Are you navigating your career on instinct... or do you have a proven system to protect your future? In a rapidly changing job market, career security isn't about working harder; it’s about adapting faster. If you’ve ever felt your career drifting, plateauing, or at the mercy of sudden organizational shifts, you don't just need advice. You need a field-tested system to stay relevant, employable, and in control. In the BUSINESS CAREER Survival Guide, management expert and academic Dr. Gerard L. Danford delivers a structured, real-world framework designed to build a career ...

The myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds of geniuses. The reality is that most innovations come from a process of rigorous examination through which great ideas are identified and developed before being realized as new offerings and capabilities. This is not a book by designers for designers; this is a book for creative leaders seeking to infuse design thinking into every level of an organization's products or service to drive new alternatives for business and society.

Negotiation expert Kwame Christian's motto is: "The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations." If we want a more equitable workplace, and a more equitable world, we have to talk to each other about race. But, for so many of us, that's easier said than done.