Workplace Management

Ce n’est pas parce qu’on réunit un groupe de personnes et qu’on leur dit qu’elles vont dorénavant travailler ensemble que ça produit nécessairement une véritable équipe. Un groupe de personnes, c’est un attroupement. S’ils s’apprécient, ils peuvent même avoir du plaisir à se côtoyer. Mais de là à en faire une équipe gagnante qui réussira à atteindre ses objectifs contre vents et marées, il y a un pas que vous apprendrez à franchir dans ce livre. Vous serez à même de constater ce que chaque carence peut coûter aux équipes les mieux intentionnées.

Every manager makes tough calls - it comes with the job. And the hardest decisions are the "gray areas" - situations where you and your team have worked hard to find an answer, you've done the best analysis you can, and you still don't know what to do. But you have to make a decision. In Managing in the Gray, Joseph Badaracco offers a powerful, practical, and even radical way to resolve these problems.

The Compass and the Nail presents an unconventional perspective of how particular organizations create rabid fan bases, in turn making them more successful and more profitable. Written by Patagonia's former lead strategist for consumer marketing, and advisor to such iconic brands as Seventh Generation and Burton Snowboards, Craig Wilson outlines game-changing insights for providers of any product or service who desire fiercely loyal behavior.

La gentillesse et la bienveillance n'ont pas forcément bonne presse en ce monde de "méchants". Pourtant, depuis toujours, cette forme d'altruisme est la base de la réussite de tous types de projets collectifs et permet l'épanouissement individuel. La bienveillance est le ciment essentiel du changement. Nous vivons dans un monde de vrais sadiques, de violents, de pervers - de pervers narcissiques même ! -, de nocifs et de toxiques.

The Ultimate Competitive Advantage describes the six practices Franklin Covey has discovered to engage people across the company and shows how employing these practices can take your organization to a higher level of performance. In the end the success of any organization is dependent on effectiveness and the commitment of its people. Everyone knows this, but few organizations operate this way. But with the help of The Ultimate Competitive Advantage, yours can.

Developing a successful workforce requires more than a gut check. Data can help guide your decisions on everything from where to seat a team to optimizing production processes to engaging with your employees in ways that ring true to them. People analytics is the study of your number one business asset - your people - and this book shows you how to collect data, analyze that data, and then apply your findings to create a happier and more engaged workforce.

In an ever-evolving global landscape, it's not enough to merely recognize the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). One must actively integrate it to create workplaces where everyone thrives. "Impactful Inclusive Leadership" isn't about following trends but pioneering a future where inclusivity is at the heart of every organizational decision.

Meredith Wilson's Shift: Everyday Actions Leaders Can Take to Shift Culture simplifies workplace culture with a focus on actionable steps. This practical guide enables leaders to shape, shift, and strengthen workplace cultures through everyday actions. Shift demystifies organisational culture, without being stuffy or fluffy. Using everyday language and removing unnecessary complexity, Shift makes culture doable for leaders at all levels.

In her first book, What Your Customer Wants and Can't Tell You, author and behavioral economics specialist Melina Palmer, applies the science of behavioral economics to unlocking what is behind customer decisions. Behavioral economics combines elements of economics and psychology to understand how and why people behave the way they do in the real world. Now, in her sequel, What Your Employees Need and Can't Tell You, she offers a highly actionable roadmap for business executives and managers faced with the task of instituting successful organizational change.

Gorilla in the Cockpit offers a revolutionary way to understand megaproject failures. It opens the black box to reveal the hidden drivers of project crashes. The root causes cannot be found in traditional project management books. They are neither technical nor financial. They are human.

Master conflict before it escalates—create a harmonious workplace quickly and efficiently, through these key conflict resolution skills! Are you overwhelmed by conflicts in the workplace that disrupt your team’s synergy? Do you find yourself wishing for practical strategies that can help you manage diverse personalities and prevent disputes from escalating into something more serious? If these challenges sound all too familiar, you're not alone. Many managers encounter these pain points. With the right tools and knowledge, you can transform conflict into collaboration.

You wake up tired to a blaring alarm, forcing yourself through your morning routine, feeling like you’re just going through the motions. As you get ready for work, your anxiety builds, dreading the thought of facing your toxic boss and an overwhelming workload. At work, you struggle to focus on tasks and feel easily distracted. The weight of the day and anxiety build, and you worry about your performance and the judgment of your toxic boss and colleagues.

An essential resource for current CEOs, leaders, and future leaders who realize a new cultural order is transforming what effective leadership is about, The Culturepreneur will help you and your organization reach new levels of performance - driving human, organizational, societal, and economic successes that exceed even your own expectations.

Leading Change offers an alternative. It provides a framework for change that opens opportunities for people within the organization to play a significant role in the process. Supported by academic research, and grounded with a range of examples and cases, the book offers a valuable approach to successful change management.

Hybrid work is here to stay - but what will it look like at your company? Organizations that mandate rigid, pre-pandemic policies of five days a week at the traditional, co-located office may risk a mass exodus of talent. But designing a hybrid office that furthers your business goals while staying true to your culture will require experimentation and rigorous planning.

This is a book about work choices and life choices, and the critical points, or defining moments, at which the two become one. A refreshing antidote to traditional feel-good, inspirational business ethics, it examines the right-versus-right conflicts that every business manager faces and presents an unorthodox yet practical way for you to think about and resolve them.

Well-Being in the Workplace: A Guide to Resilience for Individuals and Teams is aimed at managers who need to build resilience in both themselves and their team, and improve their own and others’ well-being. Managers, team leaders, those in HR roles, and employees looking to adapt to new ways of working will find this book invaluable.

Healthy teams begin with healthy leaders. And at the heart of this dynamic is emotional maturity, the quality the greatest leaders possess. Combining cutting-edge brain science, with decades of counseling and consulting experience, Rare Leadership in the Workplace shows you how to take your leadership, and your team, to the next level. Whether you are burnt out, or just looking to improve, this audiobook can help. When you prioritize people, and lead from a secure identity, you’ll be amazed at the freedom you feel, and the results you see.

We've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and can quite literally make people think blue is green. In the name of comity, we embrace stupidity. We can make better decisions by embracing dissent. Dissent forces us to question the status quo, consider more information, and engage in creative decision-making.

As human beings, we are fascinated by what makes us tick. We know that nature gave us certain biological appetites to ensure our survival, among those the need for water, food, sex, and love, but meeting these alone is not enough to ensure happiness. Scientists, and now managers, are realizing that people have a biological need to experience social rewards like praise, the thrill of innovation, and the satisfaction of acquiring new skills.