Self Help Work

With warmth, honesty, and inspired wisdom, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jodi Kantor expands on her triumphant Columbia University commencement address, tackling the question, "How, in this environment, is anyone supposed to find and start their life's work?” Jodi Kantor’s groundbreaking...

An award-winning designer and former Design Lead at the iconic innovation firm IDEO teaches how to use small, creative risks to build trust, inspire connection, and supercharge employee engagement. In a world where safety easily becomes stagnation and risk is seen as a threat, Ben Swire's...

In a world overwhelmed by noise and speed, the need for smart, fast decision-making has never been greater. In this bold new edition of her New York Times bestseller 10-10-10, bestselling author of Becoming You and NYU professor Suzy Welch unveils a fully updated method—now backed by a...

Are you exhausted by the pressure to ‘have it all’? In a push and rush culture that rewards entrenched cultural narratives like the need to be exceptional and the drive to optimise, our relentless obsession with ‘more’ can often lead to chronic overperformance and burnout. Life...

The complete guide for anyone who faces sudden change at work, in technology, and in the world around them In Changing Directions Without Losing Your Way, the authors who helped pioneer the "working from home" revolution identify the six stages of change in business and in life. For each of...

"This work offers wonderful wisdom for navigating the inflection points in our lives." - Mehmet Oz, MD An iconic teacher. A warm friend. A generous mentor. For more than 40 years, Howard Stevenson has been a towering figure at Harvard Business School: the man who literally defined...

Leading authority on success Brian Tracy gives proven principles and step-by-step tips for raising self-esteem and improving your life. Brian Tracy is one of the world's leading authorities on success and personal achievement, addressing more than 100,000 men and women each year in public and...

An unprecedented look at how the Mormon faith has shaped some of today’s most successful CEOs and businessmen. The Founder of JetBlue.The CEO of Dell Computers. The CEO of Deloitte & Touche. The Dean of the Harvard Business School. They all have one thing in common. They are devout Mormons who...

An award-winning business writer dismantles the myths of entrepreneurship, replacing them with an essential story about the experience of real business owners in the modern economy. We're often told that we're living amidst a startup boom. Typically, we think of apps built by college kids and...

Practice a new framework for dismantling racial bias in our society, our workplaces, and ourselves: by learning to detect it as well as people of color do. How do we combat racism in a world determined to tell us it doesn’t exist? To hold the line against racism, we need to know it when we see...

A heartfelt, hands-on guide to setting boundaries, increasing productivity, and finding fulfillment for teachers who know that their classrooms won’t thrive unless they do. Over time, teachers internalize myths about their success that cause them to fall out of love with teaching. “I’ll...

"All of us have Seven Slices in our lives: our Family Slice, our Professional Slice, our Personal Slice, our Physical Slice, our Intellectual Slice, our Emotional Slice, and our Spiritual Slice. These all need to be served in some fashion - and in serving them, they, in turn, serve us." This concept is at the heart of the method executive coach David McNeff has used to transform the lives and careers of his clients. It begins with two important facts: 1) Stress happens - you can't avoid it; and 2) Your existence is composed of far more than "work" and "life".

That's Not the Help I Need: Real Talk for Women About Winning at Work is especially relevant for women navigating work, family, and personal life in today's workforce. Tiffany Rosik, CEO of TGR Management Consulting, skips the generic corporate rhetoric and shares her advice on everything from negotiating for better salary and compensation to performance reviews that resonate and dealing with the realities of being a working mother in the workplace.

Whiting award-winning poet and Distinguished Chair of Humanities at MIT, Dr. Joshua Bennett creates a masterful synthesis of personal narrative and history that illuminates the promises and perils of being labelled a Black prodigy. If our gifts aren’t earned, but given, then what do they...

A funny, practical and crucial guide for women facing the life-changing prospect of returning to work after having children. When Dolly had her children, the idea of returning to the fast-paced, all-consuming job she had previously loved felt daunting and somehow unprecedented, despite it being...

Previously published as Don't Send a Resume, How to Land Your Dream Job is a wisdom-packed audiobook that has inspired—and rewarded—countless listeners. Do you want to land your dream job? There are some terrific jobs out there, but they're becoming harder to get. That's why you've got to...

What if there is more to your life than this? For so many of us, the ever-present list of daily demands can mean that we end up settling for a life that's different to the one we once imagined. But there is a way to get back on track and this holistic guide to realigning with your sense of...

The business world is full of catchphrases: follow your passion, think positive, be authentic, suck it up, take risks, network. All are well-intentioned, but let's be honest - this inch-deep advice just isn't very helpful. How do real people succeed in the real world of work? That's the question best-selling author Joanna Barsh sets out to answer - not by asking motivational gurus or well-established CEOs, but by diving into the trenches with today's boldest, brightest up-and-coming leaders.

If we must work, we might as well get the most out of it. Welcome to the before Intrinsic Work and after Intrinsic Work experience. This is not a magical process or some 5 a.m. early bird madness. It is several proven methods, stitched together, that will help you form your own unstoppable productivity wheel. Adopt it at whatever speed and scale is right for you. Use it for upward trajectory and/or work life balance. The system is designed for anyone who works. Those who have more freedom with their time and what they work on each day, will capture more value from it.

Since 2004, Dr. Lois P. Frankel’s New York Times bestseller has been an essential resource for women seeking advice and empowerment to stop sabotaging their careers and get ahead in the workplace. This completely updated and revised vital new 3rd edition is everything a modern working girl...