Human Leadership

In The Science of Likability, you'll get all that and more. I've taken 27 seminal scientific and psychological studies and broken them down, so you can use their findings to your advantage. Every piece of advice in this book to increase your social standing and likability factor is 100% backed by in-depth, peer-reviewed research. You can get a new haircut and wardrobe, and you even learn funny jokes. But likability is something more. It's subconscious, and it's the small signs that signal our brains to let their guards down and embrace others.

The leadership of tomorrow is here today! Unlock the future of leadership with The PinLeader Path, a #1 Bestseller Amazon New Release in HR and Personnel Management groundbreaking guide to identify, engage, and develop effective human and AI leadership for your organizational culture. Dr. Shanda Gore rolls out the red carpet path for a new generation of leaders. This book skillfully weaves threads of well-earned wisdom to help readers skillfully navigate the challenges of working with the fabric of organizational culture by embodying the traits of an effective PinLeader.

The Human Element: Balancing People and Performance in Modern Management is a practical leadership audiobook that teaches managers how to balance results with empathy, emotional intelligence, and clear communication. Unlike traditional management books that focus on systems and metrics, this one puts people at the center of performance. Each chapter includes real-world examples, coaching conversations, and actionable steps you can use right away.

Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts, with remarkably few results. Too often diversity efforts rest on the assumption that all that's needed is an earnest conversation about "privilege." That's not enough. To truly make progress with diversity, equity and inclusion, we must focus less on documenting the problem and more on just stopping the transmission of it.

Reap the benefits of a diverse workforce. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you create a culture that seeks and celebrates difference. This book will inspire you to: identify and address bias; short-circuit discrimination instead of unintentionally feeding it; attract, retain, and engage talented people who represent myriad identities; ensure that everyone has equal access to growth opportunities; trade outdated policies for practices that are proven to foster inclusion; and more.

Renowned international speaker and human resources thought leader Pat Wadors delivers a powerful discussion of the lessons we can draw from some of the most well-known stories in the world. In each chapter, she introduces a different fable or folktale and reflects on the "moral of the story" and how we can apply it to help us meet contemporary challenges at work and in life. You'll discover the power of storytelling as you inspire, motivate, and drive positive change in yourself and the people around you.

Leap Beyond AI is a must-listen for leaders navigating the intersection of technology and humanity in the AI era. Micheline Nader masterfully blends visionary insights with practical strategies, offering a framework that empowers leaders to embrace disruption, align wellness, and leverage AI ethically—while preserving the essential qualities that make us human.

James Mullen believes that American employees are inherently ambitious, and that the most efficient and profitable way a company can reach its full potential is by empowering its workforce, individual by individual. Yet most companies treat their employees like idiots, says Mullen, creating a...

In Human Being, illuminating the reality beneath the façade, Ashkan Tashvir supports you to adopt an ontological ("let’s get real") approach to understanding human beings—yourself and others. It follows his best-selling book, Being, in which he deeply examines a radical paradigm he engineered after a decade of intensive studies called the Being Framework™ and the philosophy behind it.

Great leaders know that investing in their people boosts results and increases retention. We are mildly obsessed with relationships, organizational culture, learning and development, connection, trust, and team performance. We design and deliver interactive keynotes, team-building retreats, programs, and workshops that have real impact.

Virtue is more than a word: it's a way for us all to live, a way to flourish as human beings. And when applied to organizational life, virtue serves to enhance engagement, strengthen relationships, and foster success in business. Picking up where the acclaimed Exception to the Rule left off, Better Humans, Better Performance connects the classical Greek virtues—Trust, Compassion, Courage, Justice, Temperance, Wisdom, and Hope—with authoritative science that can help you achieve the highest performance.

This is a book for leaders, particularly CEOs, executive directors, divisional leaders and for anyone aspiring to lead people in a better way, a more human way. It’s for people who have chosen the ‘adventure ride’ and not the ‘guided tour’. My book is based on over 30 years of real-life experiences with CEOs and leaders: the strategies and cultures they strive to bring into play, their behaviour, successful approaches, challenges, mistakes and at times failures. I have been in the thick of it. I am setting out to shine fresh light through my 12 insights.

Get Down to Business by Getting the Best People to Work for Your Team With more jobs than people to fill them, we are entering an era where employees have CHOICES! If you are going to hire and maintain the best of the best, employers need to wake up and realize that there is a war going on for...

In their groundbreaking book, Women Don’t Ask, Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever uncovered a startling fact: even women who negotiate brilliantly on behalf of others often falter when it comes to asking for themselves. Now they’ve developed the action plan that women all over the country...

In The Human Experience, John Sills draws upon extensive research and illustrative case studies to explain that the emotional experience is just as important as the functional one, and, if done right, will create a more efficient business. He also demonstrates that the customer experience is not just the responsibility of front-line employees, but shared across the company.

Empower yourself with the knowledge to keep up with the rapidly changing technical world of work, as two workforce productivity and technology experts lay out a clear picture of the?coming?revolution?in how work is done and how jobs are shaped. If you listen to the news, robots are coming for...

Do you overspend? Undersave? Keep secrets about money from a spouse or family member? Are you anxious about dealing with your finances? If so, you are not alone. Let's face it–just about all of have complicated, if not downright dysfunctional, relationships with money. As Drs. Brad and Ted...

The companion workbook to Dartmouth professor Sydney Finkelstein's acclaimed Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent. Superbosses explained how industry legends like football coach Bill Walsh, television executive Lorne Michaels, restaurateur Alice Waters, and fashion...

As a top leader today, you’re constantly seeking ways to navigate high-stakes crises and create alignment across complex organizational structures. But what if the missing key to achieving extraordinary business results is something most leaders overlook—humanity? By embracing human connection as a strategic advantage, you can not only stand out in a competitive world but redefine what success looks like for you and your organization.

This book is a passionate and enthusiastic account of the life of a religious sister in the 21st century. As an Educator and Organizational Consultant the author draws on the resources of professional skills in leadership training, facilitation, and consultancy and integrates them with discernment for action. True to the charism and mission of her congregation of the Faithful Companions of Jesus, based on the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola, she writes with energy and vast experience about practical ways of living faith in action.