2023 Global Book Award’s Gold Medal Winner in Business Management"Backstrom brings her own voice—and evident confidence—to [business books] along with an effective narrative structure, making it a solid addition to a crowded bookshelf." —Kirkus"Dr. Heather Backstrom's Collaborative Confidence is a practical and informative handbook that women—and their employers—can turn to when in need of guidance or inspiration." —Ind...

2023 Global Book Award's Gold Medal Winner in Business Management"This book is a must-read for women who have found themselves struggling with confidence at any time in their lives. Brilliantly written with stories about some of the most amazing women leaders around the world, Collaborative Confidence is the next step in creating more inclusive workspaces." -Seattle Book Review"Heather's Activate-Amplify-Accelerate...

A Wall Street Journal BestsellerLearn how to Empower and Lead a Healthy, High-Performance Organization from the Inside Out in this Wall Street Journal Bestseller!Sometimes corporate leaders forget that businesses are human systems. Revenue, innovation, and growth are all generated by human beings. Every organization is a human system, an amalgamation of personalities, behaviors, moods, actions, and interactions. All too often, pers...

A lot of Engineering Managers and leaders studied for years and years to become the best Engineer they possibly could be... and then they were promoted.It can be very tough for those of us who didn't go into Engineering with the distinct concept that we would become managers, but still want to do our best to support our teams.I wrote this book because there's so much no one told me about management that I wished I would have known. There's a lot to be purposeful about that ...

Powerful phrases for effective communication in every management situationThe latest addition to the bestselling Perfect Phrases series, Perfect Phrases for Managers and Supervisors is an indispensable tool for novice to mid-level managers and frontline supervisors. Corporate communications guru Meryl Runion coaches readers in the six fundamentals of effective delivery, including "Be Short, Specific, Targeted," and "Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say, an...

The Right Phrase for Every Situation . . . Every TimeCommunication is the single most important skill for excelling as a manager. What you say and how you say it sets the tone for your department and your entire organization.Perfect Phrases for Managers and Supervisors, second edition, has been completely revised to help you communicate in today’s workplace, where collaboration, cooperation, and personalization are critical to building an efficient...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Ivanka is donating the unpaid portion of her advance and all future royalties received from Women Who Work to the Ivanka M. Trump Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund that will make grants to organizations that empower and educate women and girls.***"This is a chatty step-by-step guide to living a happy life and getting ahead in a career." —USA Today"The advice is spot-on for everyone, not just women." —Tony Hsieh, CEO ...

The book that started a movement!Do you hate the way sales and marketing copy makes you feel? Sales-y? Inauthentic? Hype-y? Just plain icky? You're not alone ... and there's a reason you feel that way. It's because traditional sales and marketing copy (also known as direct response copy) sells by tapping into fear.But you don't have to use fear – you can sell and market your business using love instead. And when you do that, you stop manipulating and twisting arms to get bu...

Another book about sales? Haven't we got a few hundred of those already? What makes this one different?It's short, it's sweet, it's to the point. Each of the 15 chapters zeroes in on a key success factor and gives you an action step you can implement immediately. By the time you've finished the book, your business will be at a whole new level.If you already have a product or a service, a clearly defined territory and a smooth sales pitch, you can use this book to polish you...

Quick, practical management advice from Harvard Business Review to help you do your job better.Drawing from HBR's popular Management Tip of the Day newsletter, this concise, handy guide is packed with easy-to-read tips on a broad range of topics, organized into the two major skills every manager must master: managing yourself and managing your team.Management Tips 2: From Harvard Business Review puts the best management practices and insights, from...

Have the career you want—without putting your family last.Setting and achieving professional goals are complicated when you’re managing a career and a family. How do you get ahead when sometimes it's a struggle just to get through the day?Managing Your Career provides the expert advice and practical solutions you need to help you find a way forward, whether you're taking time off, staying steady, reentering the workforce, or looking to advance....

A guide to being the best leader possible in business, or anywhere.Are you a manager or director climbing the ranks, a founder who's busy growing your army, or a formal leader in any field? If yes, you need to retain talented employees and inspire them to contribute their very best at work using methods that go beyond command-and-control leadership. So, how do you get the competitive edge in today's rapidly evolving workplace?In Light a Fire in Their He...