Organizational Behavior Leadership

Thoroughly revised and updated, David Noer's classic book about downsized organizations has never been more relevant. Reports of the most recent layoffs are making the front pages of our newspapers with frightening regularity. And massive downsizing continues to reshape the face of American business. But what about those who remain behind? Healing the Wounds provides an antidote to the widespread malaise on the American business scene left in the wake of workforce reductions.

Read by the author. Woke leaders are the stewards of an "all in" equity economy; they are the sentinels for change. They live at the nexus of consciousness and compassion; and, in this book—Woke Leadership: Profits, Prophets & Purpose—Douglas describes the experiences that create these leadership traits and by presenting a profile of “woke” leaders and followers in action.

The greatest threat to an organization's success is not always the competition. Often, it is what a company does to itself. Because of fear, companies become plagued with barriers and bureaucracy that limit success, crush employees, and infuse frustration and a sense of futility across the enterprise. It starts with a narrowing of focus, which leads to the first level of bureaucracy: parochialism.

Leadership coach and experienced finance director Susan Ni Chríodáin sits at the nexus of business and emotion and reveals how to reintroduce humanity into the workplace, for improved engagement and fulfillment, benefiting both individuals and organizations.

Leading thinker and change consultant Peggy Holman provides leaders, trainers, and other agents of change grappling with disruption with a theory of "emergence" and tools for fostering it in organizations.

Why do four in every five employees quit their job? According to research, it's because they don't feel appreciated. Maybe this employee is you. Or maybe you're a manager wanting to hold on to good people. Either way, appreciation is the key to a workplace people care about. Dr. Paul White, a psychologist and leading workplace authority, unpacks the obstacles holding you back from authentic appreciation.

Serial Innovators: How Individuals Create and Deliver Breakthrough Innovations in Mature Firms zeros in on the cutting-edge thinkers who repeatedly create and deliver breakthrough innovations and new products in large, mature organizations. These employees are organizational powerhouses who solve consumer problems and substantially contribute to the financial value to their firms.

Von half bis full remote: Das erste umfassende Hörbuch zu hybridem Arbeiten im deutschsprachigen Raum. Die Corona-Krise hat Unternehmen von heute auf morgen vor die Herausforderung gestellt, Mitarbeiter ins Homeoffice zu schicken. Und diese haben die Vorzüge der neuen Arbeitsweise schätzen gelernt. Wir erleben gerade einen Quantensprung in unserer Arbeitswelt, denn die jahrzehntelang vorherrschende Nine-to-five-Präsenzkultur wird von immer mehr Mitarbeitern als für ihre Lebenssituation unpassend abgelehnt.

In The Elephant and the Mouse, diversity and inclusion expert Laura Liswood delivers a thought-provoking and insightful new business guide that explores workplace diversity and offers new ideas for gaining the real benefits from your diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. In this book, you'll explore the powerful case for diversity, equity, and inclusion and the often-overlooked risks posed by a homogeneous workforce. You will learn the hard truths about why many DE&I efforts fail, millions of dollars are wasted, and why organizations confuse efforts with outcomes.

Culture cannot be a set-it-and-forget-it aspect of your business. Weaving culture-building into your daily and weekly activities strengthens the engagement of your people and reinforces the key principles of your desired culture, making it a reality. In Cultivating Culture, author, speaker, and leadership coach Brad Federman provides actionable tools for immediately promoting better teamwork, creating two-way conversations with your people, and gaining better feedback about how things are really going.

Conventional workplace cultures had been based on boss-led authority and control, often resulting in workers that don’t know, or worse, don’t care or don’t take responsibility for the work they are doing. Breaking the business norms, the "Own It" workplace culture cultivates a courageous workforce and presents tools for driving breakthrough results in today’s ever-changing and demanding marketplace.

Recent best-selling books have completely altered the way we understand how humans work and play together. Zina Sutch and Patrick Malone hope to flip a light switch and illuminate, above all else, that leadership begins with heart and soul. In five succinct chapters, they show that we lead best when we tap into our genetically driven human nature to love and nurture, connect and trust. This book seeks to reintroduce the warmth of human interaction and emotion into the leadership tool kit.

The small-business guru behind Duct Tape Marketing and The Referral Engine teaches listeners how to establish lasting commitment in their employees, customers, and businesses. Why are some companies able to generate committed, long-term customers while others struggle to stay afloat? Why do the employees of some organizations fully dedicate themselves while others punch the clock without enthusiasm?

Moving beyond mere tolerance, us-versus-them is the costly mind-set in which organizations, communities, and whole nations too often find themselves trapped. In fact, recognizing difference as a positive force can bring astonishing value to even the most diverse organizations. In Us Plus Them, leadership scholar Todd Pittinsky introduces a groundbreaking new science of diversity.

Far too many people in contemporary culture feel they don't have enough time to "get it all done". The stress of this chronic overwhelm creates a disorganized mind that leads to a chaotic life. Based on her highly acclaimed "Energy Management" workshops and drawn from over 25 years of counseling and coaching experience, professional trainer and speaker Jackie Woodside shares her breakthrough methods that lead to becoming the least stressed, most productive person you know!

Companies make headline news all the time for decisions that make many of us scratch our heads in wonder, even companies that are smart and successful. Here, Neil Smith, with more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale performance improvements, reveals the hidden barriers that cause excellent companies to do dumb things, and smart people within companies to act in dumb ways. Smith has identified 8 barriers that prevent organizations from achieving and maintaining sustainable success.

How can you ensure your organisation grows, develops, and thrives in a way which benefits everyone? Success within an organisation is about so much more than revenue and profits, and yet so many businesses are riddled with toxicity which leads to low morale, unhappy staff, and an unhealthy work culture. Healthy Organisations helps leaders, business owners, and senior management recognize the negative aspects which might affect their organisation and prevent it from achieving its goals.

Leaders in nearly every industry have learned to keep a professional “distance” between themselves and the people who report to them - to avoid getting too close or too personal. This unwritten rule of leadership is pervasive and quietly destructive, and, little by little, keeping ourselves at arm’s length destroys trust, collaboration, and the very fabric of organizations. When Tom Gartland became president of Avis Budget Group, North America, he wanted the corporate culture to become more "open and connected" - so he started with himself. As he grew closer and connected more with those he was leading, he became a more effective leader.

Beholden to accepted assumptions about people and organizations, too many enterprises waste human potential. Robert Quinn shows how to defy convention and create organizations where people feel fully engaged and continually rewarded, where - both individually and collectively - they flourish and exceed expectations.

A cultura de uma organização pode significar a diferença entre sucesso e fracasso. Líderes deixam longas sombras culturais por onde passam, e se você quer mudar a cultura corporativa para melhor, você deve ser o exemplo a ser seguido. Neste audiolivro, Carolyn Taylor fornece um guia inovador para a construção de uma cultura eficaz em todos os seus aspectos, demonstrando ao ouvinte como liderar, definir, planejar, analisar e capitalizar sobre aspectos culturais, e como transformar a si mesmo e sua respectiva organização.