Workplace & Organisational Behaviour

Albeit not new information, Unkept Leadership: The Neglected Topics gives a fresh perspective on leadership and the neglected traits that can build up if not recognized and maintained. Like laundry, leadership requires regular care. When neglected, wrinkles deepen, colors fade, and stains—those subtle signs of avoidance, miscommunication, and burnout- begin to set in. Are you ready to sort through your leadership laundry basket, wash with care, and refresh the way you lead?

Leadership selection isn't the methodical, objective process we imagine. Decisions aren't made by robotic executives ticking boxes for attributes like strategic fit, core competencies, or cultural alignment. Instead, the process is deeply personal, emotional, and often unpredictable. If you think it's purely merit-based, you're not CEO ready. But don't worry, Mark Thompson and Byron Loflin have coached thousands of candidates through the process and have seen it all—they know what it takes to become truly CEO ready and they're sharing it here.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and performance expert Josh Cavalier shares his in-depth knowledge and skills to help L&D professionals master learning experience design by using generative AI in their employee learning and development efforts. More than just a technical manual on generative AI or a collection of best prompt practices, this book explores how AI is reshaping jobs, skill development, and human performance. Cavalier provides his Learning and Development AI Ecosystem framework as a practical road map for integrating AI into your day-to-day work and your organization.

In a world more connected than ever, why are we all feeling so disconnected? Leadership expert Dr. Michelle K. Johnston reveals the hidden crisis plaguing modern workplaces: an epidemic of disconnection that’s eroding team performance, personal satisfaction, and organizational success. The Seismic Shift in You offers a transformative approach to leadership that starts with the most critical factor—you.

In Build It Boldly, she calls on the world's 524 million entrepreneurs to embrace a new kind of activism and legacy-building: one that puts people and the planet in the balance of the pursuit of profit and that promotes the kind of optimism necessary for climate resilience.

If you listen to nothing else on employee engagement, listen to this book. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you make your employees feel valued, motivated, and ready to do great things.

In an age defined by disruption, complexity, and volatility, The Ethical Leader’s Playbook offers a bold and refreshing vision for 21st-century leadership—one grounded not merely in strategy or success, but in purpose, integrity, and humanity. Blending timeless wisdom with modern insight, this book guides listeners through the essential qualities of ethical and adaptive leadership, where trust supersedes fear, people take precedence over profit, and every decision reflects deeper values.

In the Good is the New Cool Guide to Conscious Business, conscious capitalism experts Afdhel Aziz and Bobby Jones deliver all of the knowledge and tools needed to discover, design, and deploy sustainable and inclusive growth within any organization. This book draws on stories, insights, and case studies from leaders at successful purpose-driven corporations around the world, from Fortune 500 giants like Unilever and Procter to tech disruptors like Tesla, Microsoft, and Airbnb, as well as beloved brands like Lego, Adidas, and Patagonia.

You and your team are dispensable, but not with Super Charged Teams, which shatters the outdated myth that leadership is defined by title, tenure, or hierarchy. Managers are culture-shapers, trust-builders, and performance accelerators. Backed by real stories, actionable behavioral psychological insights, and proven frameworks, this book equips managers at every stage whether you’re applying for roles, newly promoted, leading other managers, or sitting in the C-suite with the tools to become the kind of leader people reach their highest level of performance.

In Beyond the Leader, renowned organizational behaviorist and author Dr. Tony Bridwell delivers a startlingly insightful new take on leadership and followership. The author explains how the interplay of these two dynamics can optimize team performance. In the book, Bridwell introduces seven disciplines that elevate teams from mere efficacy to a state of continuous learning and improvement, innovation, and long-term success.

Transformative technologies are converging, disrupting industries and society in mere moments. This is a tsunami of change, and the question is no longer whether we can adapt, but how individuals, organizations and institutions can ride it and build a future of abundance.

Alex Atherton is the former secondary school headteacher who heard the word ‘snowflake’ once too often. In The Snowflake Myth, he challenges the negative stereotypes surrounding Generation Z. Drawing on his years of experience working with thousands of students, Atherton reveals that far from being lazy, entitled, or unreliable, Gen Z represents our most diligent, pragmatic, and patient generation yet.

Growth, resilience, and adaptability are qualities that are not only desirable but essential in today’s workplace. Dr. Debra Clary, a narrative scientist and transformational leader, has discovered that the driving force behind these qualities is curiosity. If you’re a leader in any sector, The Curiosity Curve will guide you to create a culture of curiosity for long-term, sustainable growth.

Wikipedia gehört zu den vertrauenswürdigsten und meistgenutzten Websites der Welt und ist aus unserem Alltag kaum noch wegzudenken. Ihr Gründer Jimmy Wales beschreibt in seinem ersten Buch nicht nur die Entstehungsgeschichte der weltgrößten Online-Enzyklopädie, sondern auch die Prinzipien, auf denen die einzigartige Plattform basiert. Diese Prinzipien sind für ihn gleichzeitig Essenz und Antrieb seines gesamten Schaffens. Wales erklärt dabei die alles überragende Rolle von Vertrauen und zeigt, wie man durch die Umsetzung von sieben Vertrauensregeln selbst zu einem Trust-Maker werden kann.

Can Vulnerability Deepen Professional Relationships? is a bold and honest short listen for professionals, leaders, and creatives who are tired of wearing emotional armor at work. If you’ve ever felt pressure to “always have it together” in the workplace—or wondered whether authenticity belongs in the boardroom—this book will challenge everything you’ve been taught.

From a distance, Saudi Arabia may seem a subdued, or even dull place; but for those who take a closer look it emerges as a fascinating country, not necessarily because of its political and economic importance, but because of its people. Reticent perhaps but, on closer acquaintance, charming and warm, the Saudis form a far less monolithic society than one might expect.

In today’s fast-paced digital world, maximizing productivity isn’t just about working harder—it’s about working smarter. AI-Powered Productivity Tools is your essential guide to understanding and leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline tasks, boost efficiency, and transform how you work and collaborate. This book demystifies the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-driven tools designed to handle repetitive tasks, optimize decision-making, enhance communication, and unlock creativity.

This groundbreaking audiobook serves as your definitive guide to sustainable business dominance, designed for established owners aiming to command premium pricing, attract high-value clients, build unshakeable market leadership, and forge enduring competitive advantages. Across eight comprehensive chapters, you will uncover proven systems for premium client acquisition, strategic pricing models that maximize profitability, ethical influence frameworks to cultivate customer loyalty, advanced brand engineering techniques, and scalable operational strategies for market dominance.

With a road map for cultivating empathy, humility, forgiveness, and reality testing, The Positive Intent Mindset helps leaders replace fear, insecurity, and self-protection with realistic optimism and clarity. The payoff is enormous: a workplace that attracts and keeps top talent, builds loyal clients, and sustains long-term success.

Dr. Joey Faucette reveals in this practical short book exactly how HR leaders and business owners redefine work to create cultures that engage people and grow profits. Drawing from his four decades of culture transformation success and real stories from his Work Positive Podcast guests, he reveals how the E. N. G. A. G. E. framework revolutionizes the human-work relationship.

What’s the Balance Between Leading with Heart and With Strategy? explores the essential interplay between emotional intelligence and tactical thinking in effective leadership. This thoughtful guide helps leaders integrate compassion with clear vision to inspire teams and drive results.

Maneuvering Monday is a revelatory story of leadership, structural transformation, and what it takes to succeed in the face of adversity. Its insightful portrayal of the real ups and downs of company life and the mistakes people make—even when intentions are good—offers fresh perspectives on how to deal with organizational dysfunction and develop successful strategies for creating a workplace that employees love.

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World is a transformative guide that delves into the concept of deep work—the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. In this book, the author argues that cultivating a deep work ethic is essential for achieving professional success and personal fulfillment in today's increasingly distracted world.

Entre muchas otras cosas, una empresa es ante todo servicio, una comunidad de personas que sirven a otras con el fin de satisfacer sus necesidades más importantes. Pero ¿qué hace que una empresa funcione? ¿Existe la empresa perfecta? Analizando temas fundamentales en el ámbito de las organizaciones como la ética y la cultura de la empresa; la responsabilidad social corporativa; el sentido del trabajo; la sostenibilidad; los stakeholders; la misión, la visión y los propósitos de una empresa.

In a world of polycrisis—where climate collapse, AI acceleration, societal fragmentation, and economic instability collide—business leaders can no longer maintain the status quo. From now until 2030, CEOs will be expected to lead the reinvention in this volatile new reality.