Business & economics / Workplace Culture

Emotional Vampires at Work: Dealing with Bosses and Coworkers Who Drain You Dry

by Albert Bernstein

DO YOU WORK WITH VAMPIRES? LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF!Banish the bloodsuckers from your professional life

Whether it's a coworker, subordinate, or boss, there's at least one emotional vampire in every office....

Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

by Spencer Johnson & Kenneth Blanchard

With Who Moved My Cheese? Dr. Spencer Johnson realizes the need for finding the language and tools to deal with change--an issue that makes all of us nervous and uncomfortable. Most people are fearful of change...

The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations

by Ori Brafman & Rod A. Beckstrom

If you cut off a spider?s head, it dies; if you cut off a starfish?s leg it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organizations are like spiders, but now...

Who Moved My Cheese?

by Spencer Johnson & Kenneth Blanchard

From one of the world's most recognized experts on management comes a charming parable filled with insights designed to help readers manage change quickly and prevail in changing times.

It's Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace

by Anne Kreamer

An innovative study of gender, emotion, and power, It’s Always Personal is an essential companion for everyone navigating the challenges of the contemporary workplace.

How often have we heard “It’s...

Let Me Stop You Right There

by Pamela D Straker

Have you ever noticed that great CEOs, managers and other people in charge always seem to know exactly what to say in every situation? Author Pamela Straker, with more than 25 years experience as a mental health...

The Conflict Resolution Toolbox: Models and Maps for Analyzing, Diagnosing, and Resolving Conflict

by Gary Furlong

In real-life conflict resolution situations, one size does not fit all. Just as a mechanic does not fix every car with the same tool, the conflict resolution practitioner cannot hope to resolve every dispute...

All Hands on Deck: 8 Essential Lessons for Building a Culture of Ownership

by Joe Tye

In the stormy seas of today's world economy, organizations need all hands on deck

In the stormy seas of today's world economy, organizations need people to own their work, not just rent a spot on the organization...

Communication and Organizational Knowledge

by Heather Canary & Robert McPhee

This book provides an overview of communication-centered theory and research regarding organizational knowledge and learning. It brings the work of scholars in communication, management, information technology,...

Stepping Forward Together: Creating Trust and Commitment in the Workplace

by Mac McIntire

This book provides a step-by-step guide for motivating individuals in your organization to work together as a team and fully commit to achieving common goals. It shows you how to use the Ladder of Commitment...

Officespeak: The Win-Win Guide to Touching Base, Getting the Ball Rolling, and Thinking Inside the Box

by David Martin

Do you feel like putting a bullet through your head every time your boss tells you to "quarterback this one for me, champ"? Do you find yourself resisting the urge to put a chokehold on colleagues who use the...

Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong

by Alina Tugend

New York Times columnist Alina Tugend delivers an eye-opening big idea: Embracing mistakes can make us smarter, healthier, and happier in every facet of our lives.

In this persuasive book, journalist Alina Tugend...

Social Media at Work: How Networking Tools Propel Organizational Performance

by Arthur L. Jue

The definitive guide for using social media to build more effective organizations

Today's networking technologies-wikis, blogs, and social networking sites-are changing how we build professional relationships...

Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results

by Bill Jensen & Josh Klein

Why work harder than you have to? One manager kept his senior execs happy by secretly hacking into the company's database to give them the reports they needed in one third of the time. Hacking is a powerful...

The Reactor Factor: How to Handle Difficult Work Situations Without Going Nuclear

by Marsha Petrie Sue

How to encourage personal responsibility and eliminate entitlement at work

Marsha Petrie Sue, MBA, is a renowned professional speaker who addresses, among other topics, the business value of personal accountability...

Emergenetics (R)

by Geil Browning

Who you are today is a result of certain characteristics that have emerged from your life experiences, plus the genetics with which you were born. This interplay between nature and nurture is the foundation...

Grow Your People, Grow Your Business

by Karen Jett & Lee Felbinger

The Seeds of GreatnessTM I believe that every human being contains the seeds of greatness. This doesn't necessarily mean that everyone will grow up to become a CEO or President. It does mean that every person...

The Leader's Code: Mission, Character, Service, and Getting the Job Done

by Donovan Campbell

What does it take to be a great leader? In a word: character. This unique book by decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran Donovan Campbell, the New York Times bestselling author of Joker One, draws on his years...

Leading and Implementing Business Change Management: Making Change Stick in the Contemporary Organization

by David J. Jones & Ronald J. Recardo

Being change capable is the "new normal" for today's growth-minded organizations. The "do more with less" strategies of the past are no longer effective in preparing organizations to meet the increasing challenges...

Multicultural Behavior and Global Business Environments

by Kamal Dean Parhizgar

Resolve cross-cultural communication issues with your business suppliers, customers, and staff! Because of the rapid growth of multinational corporations and the World Wide Web, global interdependence is no...