From setting up your virtual office, to time management, to dealing with conference call fatigue, turn remote work into a career powerhouse — even if you live in an apartment. Working From Home addresses top-of-mind topics and has everything you need to know to make the most out of working from home in the new normal so that you and your organization can thrive in a socially … [More]
Your Next Five Moves
From the creator of Valuetainment, the No. 1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious business goals. Both successful entrepreneurs and chess grandmasters have the vision to look at the pieces in front of them and anticipate their next five moves. In this book, Patrick Bet-David … [More]
Humanocracy
In a world of unrelenting change and unprecedented challenges, we need organizations that are resilient and daring. Unfortunately, most organizations, overburdened by bureaucracy, are sluggish and timid. In the age of upheaval, top-down power structures and rule-choked management systems are a liability. They crush creativity and stifle initiative. As leaders, employees, … [More]
Pandemic, Inc.
This is a difficult time, that’s for sure, but it’s also a time of enormous opportunity. Entrepreneurs, small business owners, and self-employed professionals need to leverage these 8 trends to thrive in tomorrow’s economy! Pandemic, Inc. offers a strategic roadmap for businesses navigating the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine. The book details eight accelerating … [More]
Why Wait?
For those who want to get started as an entrepreneur and take advantage of being young, Why Wait? shares Rob Berk’s journey, from his first year at Hamilton through graduation day. This rollercoaster ride started when he decided to #SayYes and began working with The New York Times best-selling author and serial entrepreneur Dave Kerpen as his executive assistant. In an effort … [More]
Coronavirus: Leadership and Recovery
Lead through the crisis and prepare for recovery. As the COVID-19 pandemic is exacting its toll on the global economy, forward-looking organizations are moving past crisis management and positioning themselves to leap ahead when the worst is over. What should organizations be doing now to address today’s unprecedented challenges while laying the foundation needed to emerge … [More]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (30th Anniversary Edition)
One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents — millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 Habits with … [More]
Accountable Leaders
Leadership accountability is a major issue in organizations around the globe. Research has shown that teams and individual employees are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the degree of accountability demonstrated by their leaders. Effective teams need responsible and accountable leaders — the solution seems simple. Yet, thousands of businesses are struggling with mediocre … [More]
Doing Agile Right
Agile has the power to transform work — but only if it’s implemented the right way. For decades, business leaders have been painfully aware of a huge chasm: They aspire to create nimble, flexible enterprises, but their day-to-day reality is silos, sluggish processes and stalled innovation. Today, agile is hailed as the essential bridge across this chasm, with the potential to … [More]
Books: 12 Tips for Employers to Navigate the Future World of Work
With so many employees quickly shifting to work-from-home arrangements and many others with concerns about remaining on-site during the COVID-19 pandemic, employers face a range of new questions about the future world of work. To help employers strategically respond to evolving employee needs and concerns, The Grossman Group, a Chicago-based leadership and communications … [More]
Making Remote Work Work
Making Remote Work Work is a pragmatic, realistic approach to building effective remote teams, aimed at helping individuals find their way into a remote role that works for them. For leaders in a company trying to build a remote team as well as individuals looking for a remote job, Making Remote Work Work will lay out a blueprint for long-term success using author Gil Gildner’s … [More]
The Long-Distance Leader
Leadership First, Locations Second. As more organizations adopt a remote workforce, the challenges of leading at a distance become more urgent than ever. The cofounders of the Remote Leadership Institute, Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel, show leaders how to guide their teams by recalling the foundational principles of leadership whether their teams are scattered globally or … [More]
Distributed Teams
Is it possible to have a meaningful, well-paid career without a daily commute to a physical office? Can a team or organization work well together even when physically apart? What if an organization’s “work from home” policy was a competitive advantage, while also helping address important social, diversity, urban planning and environmental issues? This book is for those who are … [More]
Diversity in the Workplace
Containing 25 real-life interviews, including stories of trailblazers fighting inequality, this book shares a slice of life readers may not have been privy to. Whether the reader is a member of a marginalized community or a manager looking to equalize an unbalance, this book explores real-world issues in a modern-day work dynamic. Diversity in the Workplace includes exploring … [More]
Mastering the Hire
Mis-hires siphon energy and erode team culture. Replacing them is stressful and can cost more than $40,000 per re-hire. With the right tools, all of that can be avoided, and a company can consistently make great hires. After years of scientific research and first-hand interview experience with thousands of candidates, Chaka Booker has created a system that helps employers … [More]
From Hire to Inspire
North Americans work 90,000 hours in their lifetime. Wouldn’t they enjoy working in a job they love, with a boss who energizes them? With advice for all types of companies, From Hire to Inspire is a road map to becoming a better boss - maybe even the best boss - and to helping one’s employees achieve their potential. Using a new set of behavioral science analytics, Lahey shows … [More]
Authenticity
A common problem in marketing is, what a brand says in advertising isn't always what customers and employees experience. This book shows how to align one’s marketing efforts with the purpose of one’s brand. Too many companies depend on marketing tactics that don't match the needs and concerns of their customers, or embrace messaging and causes that don't connect. Authenticity … [More]
Next Generation Leadership
Employers who refuse to adapt to the expectations of younger generations are losing out on top talent, as they leave for positions at companies with more modern practices. Learn what companies need to do to fit into the new normal in the workplace. Generation Y sees the world differently from any other generation in modern memory. And nowhere is this more evident than in the … [More]
