Work Success

We are in the midst of a crisis of commitment in the workplace—organizations are searching for engaged employees (“talent”), and employees are looking for a place to thrive. Both are struggling. If we fit, we hum, we connect, we create momentum and produce high-value work with grace and ease. But the wrong fit has serious consequences, including frustration, disengagement, and disruption, which undermines every aspect of daily work and the production of value.

Knowing how to transform conflict is critical in both our personal and professional lives. Yet, by and large, we are terrible at it. The reason, says longtime mediator Chad Ford, is fear. When conflict comes, our instincts are to run or fight. To transform conflict, Ford says we need to turn toward the people we are in conflict with, put down our physical and emotional weapons, and really love them with the kind of love that leads us to treat others as fellow human beings, not as objects in our way.

How to Be Resilient in Your Career: Facing Up to Barriers at Work is a reliable resource presented with nuance, depth, and specificity. Psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and HR professionals who are looking for effective advice when supporting people struggling with these issues will greatly benefit from this book—as will early career professionals and established earners looking to resolve their career issues.

A guide to setting up and running your own business - covering everything from funding and finance to social media and expansion. Discover everything you need to know to turn your big idea into a thriving business with this unique guide. With clear, jargon-free language, How to Start Your Own...

Work Less, Do More, 2nd Edition, is filled with suggestions on how to handle e-mail, deal with distractions ("distractionitis") and interruptions, as well as tips on prioritizing, delegating, conducting more effective meetings, multitasking, and mastering (or even eliminating) paperwork.

Tired of all the "shoulds" that guide your life? Want to create a life full of meaning? Work on your own terms? See the world a little differently? Then it's time to Own Your Weird. Creative entrepreneur Jason Zook certainly walks the walk of "owning his weird." He's had some crazy yet...

World-renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning was named by the Library of Congress as one of the 10 most influential books of the 20th century. Dr. Frankl's story of finding a reason to live in the most horrible circumstance imaginable - Nazi concentration camps - continues to inspire millions.

New York Times bestselling author and award-winning educator Ron Clark applies his successful leadership principles to the business world in this effective and accessible guidebook, perfect for any manager looking to inspire and motivate his or her team. Includes a foreword by bestselling author...

You want to pursue meaningful work and succeed professionally, and you know that personal pursuits matter and fuel your happiness, too. But in today's world, the pressure to do it all can leave you stretched thin and questioning everything—your direction, your choices, and even your ambitions themselves. Time-management techniques and productivity hacks aren’t enough. The endless search for balance feels like chasing a mirage.

Meghan Roberts takes you by the hand (gently, we promise—no yanking!) and walks you through manageable, real-world strategies for managing anxiety and finding emotional balance, even when it feels like your world’s stuck on fast-forward. She combines heartwarming personal anecdotes, amusing real-life examples, and thought-provoking insights that help you realize that calmness is not some mythical state but something you can actually achieve (seriously, no chanting or incense required).

Learn how to maximize your potential in minimal time with this compact how-to book derived from No Limits by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Maxwell. Many of us hold ourselves back because we firmly believe our abilities are finite. But what if our supposed limitations are just an...

Active listening is the doorway to increased belonging, loyalty, profitability, innovation, and so much more. It is the difference between thinking we understand what people want and knowing what they want. Want to build stronger relationships, avoid misunderstandings, and anticipate problems before they surface at work? All you have to do is listen.

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.

There has never been a better time to invest in your own L&D career. No matter where you are in your L&D career, expert career coach and L&D luminary Sarah Cannistra delivers tactical and industry-specific advice for how to conduct and succeed in your next job search.

How do you get your mojo back when you’re in a passionless relationship with your job? In Careergasm, Sarah Vermunt leads the way. This playful, empowering book for wannabe career changers is a rally cry, a shot of courage, and a road map charting the course to meaningful work. Filled with real stories about brave people making great stuff happen, this how-to book will help you step out of your career rut and into action.

This newly updated edition of a classic bestseller is THE ultimate job-hunting guide for college grads and career-changers alike! Now you can utilize The Pathfinder’s proven and practical techniques and tools to discover exactly what career path is right for you and make it happen. Whether you...

Life is busier than ever before. We are working longer hours to keep up with longer to-do lists. Yet we’re experiencing more stress and seem to fall further and further behind. Our so-called leisure time is punctuated with interruptions, constantly pulling us back to work. We are led to believe we can prioritize our way out of this, but prioritization is broken. In Workday Warrior, productivity expert Ann Gomez presents a fresh approach that smashes today’s time challenges: too many priorities, too many interruptions, and too much complexity.

As we struggle to keep up in a knowledge economy that never sleeps, we arm ourselves with life hacks, to-do lists, and an inbox-zero mentality, grasping at anything that will help us work faster, push harder, and produce more. There’s just one problem: most of these solutions are making things worse. Creativity isn’t produced on an assembly line, and endless hustle is ruining our mental and physical health while subtracting from our creative performance.

Josh "the Shark" Altman has achieved extraordinary success in a traditional industry and in the most competitive real estate market in the country - all without being "discovered" or catching the proverbial big break. He worked for it. He figured it out. He failed. He learned. He wrote his own script. The key to his success? Confidence - informed, intelligent, calculated confidence. Calculated confidence means training yourself in your chosen field, knowing it so well that you can trust your gut instincts to guide you toward the best possible option.

Jade Simmons is an unexpected phenom who remixed the way things were done in both the classical music and professional speaking industries. Now, she’s remixing purpose by bringing us a brand new, life-altering understanding of what purpose truly is and how it really works.