How leaders can turn their team's individual differences into deeper trust, greater creativity, and winning results.Look around your team. You see people with different communication styles, perspectives, cultural norms, and capabilities. These differences are expressed in all kinds of ways—a casual gesture in a meeting, a colleague's opinion on a current event, an intense work style—and can often lead to friction, even conflict. You try to manage around them, but ...

Look around your team. You see people with different communication styles, perspectives, cultural norms, and capabilities. These differences are expressed in all kinds of ways—a casual gesture in a meeting; a colleague's opinion on a current event; an intense work style—and can often lead to friction, even conflict. You try to manage around them, but what if these differences are the key to your team's success?In All the Difference, Susan MacKenty Brady, Stuart D. Kliman, ...

Is your workplace toxic?Toxic workplaces take many forms. Whether you're dealing with a narcissistic boss, a backstabbing colleague, endless microaggressions, or a culture of overwork and burnout, it can feel impossible to know what to do. Should you address the issue directly, play office politics, go to HR, or just keep your head down?The HBR Guide to Navigating the Toxic Workplace will help you set boundaries and change what you can whil...

*Nonfiction Book Award Silver Medal**2023 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite*The how-to guide for transformative leadershipEvery employee, at every level, wants to feel seen, heard, and respected. If we don't feel safe, we can't be our best selves or do our most creative work. This is why leaders must ensure psychological safety for everyone in their team. Whether you're a manager, CEO, or entrepreneur, The Psychological Safety Playbook is the guide you need to...

Learn how you can tackle everyday leadership challenges regardless of your title, position, or authority with this insightful resourceA book about leadership for people who are not in formal or hierarchical leadership positions, Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership provides readers with a comprehensive and practical approach to addressing leadership challenges, no matter the setting or circumstance. Esteemed scholars and sought-after consultants Jim K...

While you can't personally transform the corporate culture, you can influence the workplace climate and create meaningful and lasting change. Supported by the latest research, this eye-opening book argues that our best work is the product of a positive environment.When it comes to work these days, we're expected to do more with less--but is this nose-to-the-grindstone philosophy the best way to run a business? Alarmingly low employee engagement numbers indicate oth...

In today’s organizations, engagement is vital—more is being required of workers than ever. In this new edition of his classic book, Kenneth Thomas draws on the latest research findings to identify the key to employee engagement: intrinsic motivation.Only intrinsic rewards—rewards that come directly from the work itself—encourage the profound commitment and sense of ownership needed for a truly engaged and innovative workforce.Thomas identifies four intrinsi...

Emotional intelligence is increasingly recognized as one of the most valuable skills a leader can possess. In Emotional Intelligence Game Changers, leading emotional intelligence expert Harvey Deutschendorf teaches readers how to leverage this skill to achieve success in every part of life.Whether battling procrastination or a toxic co-worker, strong emotional intelligence is an important tool that can drastically change the outcome of any situation. E...

Learn all you need to know about neuro-linguistic programming — achieving excellence by copying the behavior and thought patterns of outstanding professionals. Maximizing Performance shows you how to boost your confidence by changing the way you see yourself and also provides practical techniques in a variety of settings. Power tips help you to deal with real-life situations and develop skills to overcome many challenges.The Essential Manager guides have sold more than 2 m...

"Four Thousand Weeks: Mastering the Art of Time Management" is a comprehensive guide to help individuals take control of their time and achieve their goals. The book starts by exploring the idea that life is limited, and every individual only has a finite number of weeks to make the most of their time. From there, the book delves into setting goals and priorities, creating a productive schedule, managing energy and minimizing distractions, taking breaks and enjoying life, and finally, impl...

Furious customers? Missed deadlines? Failed products? The problems your business faces may stem from a single issue: lack of empathy.In this practical playbook for organizations of all types, Maria Ross pairs her knowledge as a branding expert with proven research and fascinating stories from executives, changemakers, and community leaders to prove that empathy is great for business—and may transform you at a personal level, too.Ross shows why your business needs to cultivate more ...

Lead with compassion without compromising financial success.We have entered a new world of work. It's a world where leaders utilize a human-centric approach, prioritizing the mental health and personal responsibilities of their employees alongside their professional ones. However, post-pandemic, a dark side to the empathetic workplace has emerged and many well-intentioned business leaders are struggling to keep both productivity and morale high.In The Empathy Dilemma, autho...