Work Motivation

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.

Où s'en va votre vie? Comment gérez-vous votre carrière? Occupez-vous le siège du passager ou celui du conducteur? Si vous ne réapprenez pas à rêver et à réaliser vos rêves, vous vous contenterez de miettes. Le guide Pourquoi travaillez-vous? vous montre le chemin de la réussite. Découvrez l'importance de vous fixer des buts. Trouvez un objectif qui vous enthousiasme. Préparez un plan pour réaliser ce que vous avez en tête. Vous êtes capable de grandes choses. Il suffit simplement de vous lancer à l'aventure dès aujourd'hui.

Have you ever struggled to convince someone of something you felt passionate about? No matter how hard you try to convince them, they just don't get it. Or, maybe, you've been stumped in a job interview where you're being asked to sell yourself and your capabilities to the interviewer, but you just don't know how.

Lara Lekutat kennt die Schattenseiten des Schulalltags nur zu gut. Über Jahre hinweg hat die Lernexpertin Werkzeuge entwickelt, um mit Sorgen, innerem Druck und der ewigen Selbstkritik umzugehen. Sie teilt persönliche Erfahrungen aus ihrer eigenen Schulzeit, gibt wertvolle Tipps für Lernen und Freizeitausgleich und zeigt, wie sich Schüler von der Angst nicht mehr aufhalten lassen. Lara weiß, wie Motivation gefördert werden kann, was gegen Selbstzweifel hilft und dass Versagensängste oft dann leiser werden, sobald man merkt: Man ist damit nicht allein.

What does it mean to 'be a leader'? What does true leadership look like in the 2020s, when we're facing complexity and challenges in every direction - from climate disaster to political division, and inequality to consumer mistrust? And how can we be part of the solution, while crafting a...

A pep talk in your pocket, this short audiobook will fill you to the brim with happiness, positivity, well-being and, most importantly, success! Andy Cope and Andy Whittaker are experts in the art of happiness and positive psychology and The Art of Being Brilliant is crammed full of good advice, instructive case studies, inspiring quotes, some funny stuff and important questions to make you think about your work, relationships, and life.

In Inflection Points: How to Work and Live with Purpose, renowned executive coach and speaker Matt Spielman delivers an energizing and hands-on existential navigational tool that walks you through how to identify what really matters in life and how to achieve it.

In these tough times, there are few people who are completely happy with the current conditions. From business executives to the everyday Joe or Jane, everyone seems to be going through a rough economic and personal crunch. But Srikumar Rao, a former business school professor and the head of The Rao Institute, says that we can learn to create joy no matter what else may be going on around us.

To succeed in business today, you must be strong, smart, competitive, resilient, tenacious, and fearless. If you want to be heard at work, you must speak up. If you want to drive change, you need an action plan. If you want to keep your job in an increasingly competitive world, you must show on a daily basis how you add value to your company. In short, if you want to succeed, you need good, old-fashioned backbone.

Scientific research has found that your ability to resist the damaging effects of stress - your hardiness - can reduce stress-related illness and strengthen your ability to thrive under pressure. Hardiness, written by respected clinical and research psychologists, will help develop your psychological hardiness which, in turn, enables you to enjoy more of life's rewards. Mastering the 3 C's of hardiness - commitment, control, and challenge - is essential to increasing hardiness and responding effectively to stressful situations.

Many executives and managers have learned to accept the poor performance they are getting from their employees as normal. You are paying for results every payday, but you are not always getting them. Totally accountable systems (TAS) are for professionals who understand that the “new norm” isn’t something that has to be accepted. If you want to create an environment where you can actually count on people to keep their word, this book is for you. Remember, people treat you exactly the way you teach people to treat you.

In Grow like Tech, explore the captivating world of big tech companies like Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, and TikTok. This book takes you on a journey through the unprecedented rise of these tech giants, revealing the code of their profound impact on business and society at large. Learn about their business practices, employee cultures, and the driving forces behind their exponential growth. Gain insights into their approach to product development, market competition, and the unparalleled speed at which they operate.

Many organizations approach the issue of employee engagement and motivation by tapping into age, gender and other stereotypes. Motivation and Performance challenges these notions, bringing together evidence that group differences are often exaggerated and that getting to the heart of what really motivates individuals is what's most important. This book is a practical guide to ensuring that organizations consider all motivators - job security as well as the need for personal growth - to improve employee satisfaction, boost organizational productivity and reduce staff turnover.

We are more divided than ever in many aspects of life, and we too often feel empty while pushing to keep up or protect ourselves from all that is coming at us. Suffer Less in Life & Work explores many facets of our relationships with ourselves and others, and how our stressors and society’s negative influences affect and slowly tear us down.

Ready to achieve what so many want...but so few have? Achieving 200 consecutive sit-ups is an incredible show of strength that very few ever manage to accomplish. Want to hear a secret? It’s actually really easy to get there if you’re willing to put in the work. At this moment...literally this very second you're reading these words...you’re 60 days away from knocking out 200 consecutive sit-ups. You’re also 60 days away from transforming your core; packing on more muscle on your abs, obliques, and lower back; and adding more definition to your six pack. Listen to find out more.

Ready to achieve what so many want...but so few have? Achieving 100 consecutive push-ups is an incredible show of strength that very few ever manage to accomplish. Want to hear a secret? It’s actually really easy to get there if you’re willing to put in the work. At this moment, literally this very second you're reading these words, you’re 60 days away from knocking out 100 consecutive push-ups.

In this audiobook you will learn how to apply frameworks to building a business, a career - and you. We are living in an era of accelerating disruption - those who can manage the S-curve waves of learning and maxing out will have a competitive advantage. But this is a skill set that needs to be learned. Disrupt Yourself will help people cope with the unpredictability of disruption and use it to their competitive advantage.

Can’t see the woods for the trees? Which best describes the working you? New to it all and feeling a bit lost? Stuck in a never-ending work loop? Coasting aimlessly, needing direction and motivation? Exhausting, isn’t it? Never-ending background noise from the social media jungle would have you believe that your life should be sorted, your goals set firmly in place and that you should be feeling fulfilled and grateful. But instead, you’re scratching your head and asking yourself…it wasn’t meant to feel like this and where do I really fit into the business world?

Finally, a workplace survival guide that tells the truth about office politics, corporate culture, and career advice that actually works.

Too many people in their forties and fifties (Gen X) are trapped in work that bores them, drains them of energy, stresses them out, threatens their relationships or simply feels meaningless. This rebellious generation has been tamed by the corporate master and trained into submission. Lucia Knight challenges you to step back, look at what you wanted, where you are now and what you want to create next. It is possible to take control of your own career and work story. BUT Without a clear understanding of how to do this effectively you risk everything.