Professional Intelligence

'Wonderfully feisty and beguiling' William Boyd, bestselling author of GABRIEL'S MOON Was he about to offer her a job in the secret service? She held her breath. Frogwoman, codebreaker, assassin, saboteur - whatever it was, she'd do it! Oxford, 1938. Ida and Medora are two brilliant young...

You've tried AI. You typed a prompt, got a generic response you'd never show your boss, and spent more time fixing the output than it would have taken to do the work yourself. The problem isn't the technology, and it isn't you. The problem is simple: this technology is advancing so fast that nobody taught you how to communicate with AI at the level your work demands. Most AI books hand you prompt lists that expire or offer beginner content you could find for free online, instead of teaching you how to "speak machine." The Prompt Hero Method is different.

As we stand in June 2025, it is our hope that this handbook serves its intended purpose: to empower professionals across diverse fields to engage with AI tools like Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot, and Grok with greater skill, confidence, and ethical awareness. May it contribute to a future where human ingenuity is augmented by artificial intelligence, leading to more innovative, efficient, and responsible professional work.

The New York Times bestselling author debunks the myths of what makes great leaders and effective teams, revealing the simple habits that help leaders unlock team intelligence. Ever wonder why some of our most effective leaders aren’t known for the skills we’ve been told are essential for...

The Security Intelligence Handbook is your definitive guide for proactive risk reduction. This edition has been updated to include a new foreword about the unprecedented state of cyber and physical security, a sharpened focus on six critical security functions, an expanded discussion of security intelligence’s applications for specific teams, and a new conclusion that explores the results you may achieve with security intelligence.

A masterful synthesis of neuroscience, philosophy and evolutionary biology, this book transforms how we understand what it means to be conscious, alive and human. The age-old mystery of consciousness - our capacity to experience our own existence and have a sense of ourselves - remains unsolved...

Feeling buried under lesson plans, grading, and administrative tasks? Find out how AI could be your new best friend in the classroom...AI is already making waves in sectors like healthcare, automotive, and even your home appliances. So why should education be any different?

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, but for many people, it still feels confusing, intimidating, or out of reach. This book is written for professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and curious listeners who want to understand artificial intelligence without becoming technical or learning to code.

Maddie James and her colleagues are terrorism experts working in a crumbling intelligence agency. They are certain another terrorist attack is coming, but in a post-9/11 election year the Administration is stressing its victories in the War on Terror - and few want to hear the team's warnings. Reluctantly, Maddie's given a team of five analysts to focus on the impending threat. The crew labors through bureaucratic obstacles, personal problems, and a blossoming romance between its senior members. They come heartbreakingly close to stopping the attack....

We are living through one of the most significant transitions in the history of work. For decades, professionals learned to navigate a world defined by software, search engines, email, spreadsheets, and digital communication. Those tools changed the speed of business, but they did not fundamentally alter the role of human effort. People still had to search, sort, draft, compare, organize, interpret, and decide almost everything themselves. Technology accelerated tasks, but it rarely collaborated in any meaningful sense. That reality is changing.

Whether you are new to emotional intelligence or ready to deepen your journey, this audiobook will become a companion you return to again and again. It offers not only insights but an invitation to live with more authenticity, courage, and compassion.

In The Attention Trap, Boris Kriger traces the quiet catastrophe unfolding behind every screen: the transformation of human attention from an intimate, irreplaceable faculty into the most fiercely contested commodity on Earth. Algorithms bid for your gaze. Platforms auction your focus. Love letters vanish between memes, and wars disappear behind recipe videos. Meanwhile, small businesses are crushed not by competition but by invisibility, and trust between people erodes as every word begins to feel like a sales pitch.

Every morning, billions of people drag themselves out of bed to perform tasks that a machine could do better, faster, and without existential dread. They commute for hours, attend meetings that could have been emails, fill out forms that no one reads, and return home too exhausted to wonder why. They were told this was life. They were told wrong. The Career Redundancy in the Age of Intelligent Machines is a provocative manifesto that refuses to pretend the crisis of work and education is a problem to be managed. It is a liberation to be seized.

Human Mode, a new HarperCollins book, full description to follow when available...

Are you an educator, instructional leader, or lifelong learner curious about artificial intelligence—but not sure where to begin? AI in Education: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Tools to Transform Teaching and Professional Practice is your go-to audio companion for navigating the future of education with clarity and confidence. Whether you're driving, walking, or relaxing at home, this audiobook brings the world of AI to life with practical insights, real classroom examples, and visionary strategies designed to support your growth.

Are you feeling overwhelmed in a world where understanding emotions seems more like deciphering a complex code? "Foundations of Emotional Intelligence How to Connect Deeply, Communicate Effectively, and Enhance Personal & Professional Growth" is your key to unlocking this mystery. This book is not just a guide; it's a journey into the heart of what makes us human and how mastering emotional intelligence can transform our lives, both personally and professionally.

What if the struggle of launching an e-commerce business—finding products, creating professional content, managing operations—is completely unnecessary in the AI era? While you're agonizing over product photography, spending days writing descriptions, wondering how to handle customer service without hiring expensive staff, and watching competitors with bigger budgets dominate your market, early adopters have discovered how to use AI to build e-commerce businesses that generate six figures annually with minimal teams and sustainable profit margins.

Author Rashed Haq is a subject matter expert on AI, having developed AI and data science strategies, platforms, and applications for Publicis Sapient's clients for more than 10 years. He shares that expertise in the new audiobook Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Transformation. The first of its kind, this audiobook grants technology leaders the insight to create and scale their AI capabilities and bring their companies into the new generation of technology. 

What sets "AI Simplified for Teachers" apart is its commitment to ethical, inclusive, and practical strategies tailored for different teaching settings and styles. This book aims not only to broaden your understanding of AI but also to arm you with actionable knowledge needed for practical and impactful application in your everyday teaching. No more fear of being left behind in the technological wave.

This is the path where you finally unlock The Secrets of Emotional Intelligence, that elusive quality that sets apart the great from the merely good. It's not a passing trend; it's a crucial skill set, and the good news is it can be developed. You can fine-tune your reactions, read the room like a pro, and know exactly what to say and when to say it. No more wishing you could rewind time and take back that off-the-cuff comment or rash decision. The roadmap you've been waiting for is here.