Workplace Strategy

Chock-full of real-world examples of mistakes, heartbreak, and redemption that makes it sound more like a juicy exposé than a business book, Love as a Business Strategy offers a new, people-first framework for achieving any business outcome. Written by authors who aren't fans of run-of-the-mill...

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CLAUDE COWORK — NOW FULLY UPDATED FOR DISPATCH, COMPUTER USE, PLUGINS, AND EVERYTHING ANTHROPIC HAS SHIPPED SINCE LAUNCH. Claude Cowork launched in January 2026 and changed what's possible for knowledge workers. Delegate real tasks to AI: organising files, creating documents, extracting data from receipts, conducting research — all without writing a single line of code. This handbook was the first comprehensive guide to Cowork. This second edition brings it fully up to date with a product that has moved fast. Since launch, Anthropic has shipped Windows support, a...

Playing to Win, a noted Wall Street Journal and Washington Post best seller, outlines the strategic approach Lafley, in close partnership with strategic adviser Roger Martin, used to double P&G’s sales, quadruple its profits, and increase its market value by more than $100 billion when Lafley was first CEO (he led the company from 2000 to 2009). The book shows leaders in any type of organization how to guide everyday actions with larger strategic goals built around the clear, essential elements that determine business successwhere to play and how to win.

The original edition of Discipline Without Punishment introduced a positive approach for getting problem employees to meet - and often even exceed - job requirements. The book still delivers on that promise, and in this revised edition, Dick Grote provides new insights, along with sample dialogues, memos, and worksheets.

The Hidden Chaos: Turn Your ADHD Into Professional Superpowers. You're not struggling with productivity. You're Drowning in the Wrong System. Do you perform brilliantly at work, then collapse at home, exhausted from pretending your brain works like everyone else's? Have you built elaborate systems of reminders and backup plans just to appear "normal" in meetings? You're not broken. You're a race-car brain forced onto a commuter's schedule. While you apologize for needing seventeen sticky notes and walking meetings, your ADHD traits (hyperfocus, pattern-spotting, crisis brilliance) are ...

Think about the last time you said, "I love that." Maybe it was about a product that exceeded expectations, a service experience that built instant loyalty, or a moment when your work brought out the best in you. That reaction isn't just emotional—it's electric. In the organization, it fuels...

Success in life is more than having goals and skills. You need connections. And to get connections, you need to reach out - fearlessly, strategically, and every day of the work week. For many, this is a daunting and confusing task. Reach Out shows listeners how to use social media and simple digital tools to begin building and expanding the number of people they know. Author Molly Beck explains how to: establish and strengthen your digital presence; develop career goals that reaching out can help you obtain; and much more!

This book focuses on 9 topics that leaders must understand to properly run their organizations. These topics include Crisis Management, Consistently Inconsistent Leadership, CEO Mistakes, Coworker Relationships, Delegation, Brainstorming, Hands-on Leadership, Psychopathic Employees, and Drug Abuse. The text is educational and informational, and it is written for easy understanding at all reader levels.

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 ...

Is AI running your organization — or are you? Most leaders have approved the budget. Launched the tools. Encouraged the team to experiment. And yet something feels off. The results are not there. Nobody can tell you what is actually working. And the honest answer is that AI is moving through your organization right now without clear direction, real accountability, or anyone truly in charge. That gap has a name. It is called the leadership gap. And it is the real reason most AI investments fail to deliver. Leader in the Loop is the executive guide to AI leadership that your organization ...

Introducing "The Essential Guide to Starting Your Own Dry Cleaning Business" - the comprehensive, step-by-step handbook designed to help you transform your entrepreneurial dream into a thriving and successful reality! This captivating eBook is your one-stop shop for all things related to launching and growing a prosperous dry cleaning venture. Dive into the depths of the dry cleaning industry, from understanding its history and growth, to evaluating potential business opportunities. Delve into the critical aspects of choosing the ideal location and learn how to set up an eco-friendly dry ...

Getting the job or promotion you want takes more than working hard and hoping someone notices. You need a clear direction, credible evidence, strong relationships, and the judgment to recognize when an opportunity truly fits. How to Earn the Job and Promotion You Want offers a practical career strategy for becoming the person decision-makers trust with greater responsibility. It explains how to understand promotion systems, build valuable skills, measure your impact, communicate your work, earn sponsorship, and demonstrate leadership before receiving a new title. The book also addresses the...

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.

As award-winning club consultants working with clubs and communities across the country, we noticed themes and patterns of excellence and struggles. One of the common denominators was a lack of understanding about human behavior. The industry focuses on the what, but misses the opportunity to explain the why or how.

What if the most valuable thing you own is not your job title, degree, or current salary—but the skills that remain with you wherever you go? The Skills That Pay You Twice reveals how useful, portable abilities can create two returns. The first comes from the value you produce today through better work, stronger performance, and increased earning potential. The second develops over time through greater confidence, credibility, opportunity, flexibility, and independence. Rather than encouraging you to chase every new trend, Orlando Cole provides a practical framework for selecting ...

Buying a company is a transaction. Making it one company is an entirely different challenge. The contracts are signed. The announcement is made. The organizational chart is updated. Leadership declares that everyone is now part of one company. And somehow, the teams still operate like strangers. Acquisition Is Not Integration explores what happens after the deal closes, when the financial transaction is complete but the human and operational work has barely begun. Organizations spend enormous energy evaluating acquisitions, negotiating agreements, and projecting synergies. Yet many ...

Unlock the full potential of your organization with "ORDER IN CHAOS: Objectives and Key Results (OKR)." This comprehensive guidebook takes you through the ins and outs of implementing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), a powerful goal-setting framework that has been used by some of the world's most successful companies. Learn how to align your team's efforts and measure progress toward achieving your organization's most important goals. From crafting effective objectives to tracking progress and holding team members accountable, this book provides a step-by-step guide to implementing OKRs ...

Transform workplace structures and empower cultures of care—a practical guide for nonprofit leaders and social justice organizations This book is a powerful call for nonprofits and movement organizations to rethink their internal systems and processes—and to bring workplace culture and...

You don’t get long to prove yourself in a new role. From the moment you step in, people are watching. They are forming opinions about how you think, how you act, and whether you were the right choice. Most people assume they have time to settle in, learn quietly, and build momentum over time. They don’t. How to Wow is a practical, high-impact guide for anyone stepping into a new role and wanting to succeed faster without making the mistakes that quietly damage credibility. It focuses on what actually happens beneath the surface, where expectations are unclear, pressure builds quickly, ...

This book is not about lean. This book is about how to become lean. Lean strategy brings to a company a purpose of existence, belonging, influence, trust, and conscious leadership among its managers. It strengthens the autonomy and responsibility of individual employees and ultimately provides an everyday feeling of collaborative winning. This is my strategic approach to lean. Lean strategy consists of two parts. The first is to help you understand the problem. The second part of the book is a kind of manual.