Work Motivation

You are not alone. In Betrayed by Work, authors Julia Erickson, MBA, and Suzanne Vosburg, PhD, bear witness to the stories of women just like you - and just like them. This book shows how women lost their jobs, describes what happened to them immediately and in the aftermath, validates women's feelings about being fired, and offers a source of hope and companionship to those of us coping with either our own job loss or the sudden job loss of someone we know or love.

The Success Story celebrates the authors, innovators, and entrepreneurs who have become ultra-successful. We tell you what makes these entrepreneurs so special, and why they are so successful. We also tell you how you can replicate their success and become ultra-successful like they are.

Coach Dar has seen a fair share of calamitous situations in her career, from major league players suffering slumps and season-ending injuries to executives floundering and experiencing financial devastation-plus her own setbacks like three strokes and the loss of her parents. As a mental skills coach, Coach Dar specializes in helping the best of the best get up and get going again after suffering setbacks. In The Art of Bouncing Back, she shares these proven strategies and techniques so you can ensure the obstacles and setbacks you face morph into setups for your next success.

In Run with the Bulls Without Getting Trampled, veteran corporate psychologist Tim Irwin presents the distilled essence of what makes some succeed and others derail in the workplace. Using compelling real-life stories to launch each chapter, not only is Irwin transparent with the lessons he has learned from his own experiences, but he also shares the invaluable insights and principles he has gathered from thousands of interviews with senior executives.

Have you ever known that you needed to make a change but felt unable to do anything about it? Have you ever felt like you aren't where you are supposed to be and wondered how the people around you managed to find their purpose in life? After realizing that his well-paying, prestigious job was actually making him miserable, Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky started asking these big questions: How do you actually find meaning in the workplace? How do you find work that makes your heart sing?

This book by Ken Keyes and Tolly Burkan contains the key to total happiness. It became an international best seller when it was first released in the 1970s. A fast, easy listen, it reveals the "science of happiness" in a way that anyone can quickly absorb. Teenagers who listen to this book are more likely to become happy and successful adults.

Discover how AI can revolutionize your teaching experience, making it more personalized, engaging, and efficient. "The Power of AI for Educators" is your comprehensive guide to effectively integrating AI into your classroom.

Achieving 150 consecutive dips 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. And whether you can currently manage five dips or over 50, there is a place for you in this program. Don’t wait to challenge yourself. Don’t wait to feel ready. Start today and become ready. Your new you is just 60 days away.

Achieving 30 consecutive pull-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.

Making Work Work is Julie Morgenstern's most important book yet. Through the mastery of brand-new strategies, Morgenstern shows you how small changes in your thinking and behavior will help you achieve the seemingly impossible, boost your value, increase your job security, and afford you the time to still have a life.

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?

Heather E. McGowan and Chris Shipley deliver a guidebook for leaders navigating the uncertainty of a post pandemic world in this sequel to The Adaptation Advantage. Leaders today must acknowledge and respond to the fundamental shifts that lay the foundation for effective leadership: From managing people to enabling success, from viewing peers as competitors to seeing them as collaborators, from applying extrinsic pressure on workers to unlocking intrinsic motivation, and from driving productivity with unquestioned authority to inspiring value creation by leading with empathy.

Remote Work: Thrive in the New Age of Remote and Hybrid Careers is a comprehensive guide designed for professionals navigating the evolving landscape of remote and hybrid work. This book delves into the essentials of adapting to a digital workspace, mastering productivity outside traditional office settings, and building a sustainable work-life balance. Covering topics from virtual collaboration tools to effective time management strategies, it provides listeners with actionable insights to excel in remote roles.

“You don’t have to turn into a corporate drone to kick ass in the working world,” says inspirational speaker Tania Katan. After more than ten years of smuggling creativity into the business sector, Katan is here to tell you that any task or pursuit can be a creative one. You just need to be willing to defy conformity and be ready to conjure imagination anywhere, at any time. That’s where Creative Trespassing comes in.

In our hectic days filled with long hours, endless emails, and tedious virtual meetings, it’s hard to stay connected to the higher purpose of work–to see past the grind and embrace what we’re really trying to achieve. In this engaging and illuminating book, Japanese Buddhist monk Shoukei Matsumoto offers a fresh take on what it means to find satisfaction at work.

Do you feel as though you’re doing everything right to provide for your family but sense a growing distance between you and those you love the most? According to entrepreneur Louis Upkins, you may be doing all the right things, but in the wrong order. Using a simple customer service principle, you can learn how to be just as successful at home as you are at work. Fulfill your calling as a parent and spouse by doing what you do so well at work.

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.

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.

It doesn't matter in which industry or where: too many of us are overworked, disengaged and apprehensive about the future of work. In his life-affirming new book, bestselling author and founder Tim Duggan argues that we approach work and life the wrong way around.