Workplace Culture

The must-read New York Times bestseller that's redefining hospitality and inspiring readers in every industry. - Featured in FX's The Bear and Showtime's Billions - JP Morgan NextList Pick Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie...

The New York Times bestseller by the acclaimed, bestselling author of Start With Why and Together is Better. Now with an expanded chapter and appendix on leading millennials, based on Simon Sinek's viral video "Millenials in the workplace" (150+ million views). Imagine a world where almost...

Featuring a new preface, afterword, and Radically Candid performance-review bonus chapter, the fully revised and updated edition of Radical Candor is packed with even more guidance to help you improve your relationships at work. Radical Candor has been embraced around the world by leaders of...

Millions of copies sold! The bestselling modern classic that sparked a worldwide conversation about the value of concentration—and the true costs of fractured attention. “I’m handing you the answer to the overwhelm you feel, and his name is Dr. Cal Newport.” —Mel Robbins, The Mel...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A timely, vitally important read.” — Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:thinking “Beautifully written and deeply felt. Wallace gives readers the insights we need to understand each other, and...

“One of the 12 best business books of all time…. Timeless principles of empowering leadership.” – USA Today "The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.” —FORTUNE Marquet was a Naval Academy graduate and an experienced officer...

In Indistractable, Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving us to distraction. He describes why solving the problem is not as simple as swearing off our devices: Abstinence is impractical and often makes us want more....

Legendary venture capitalist John Doerr reveals how the goal-setting system of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) has helped tech giants from Intel to Google achieve explosive growth--and how it can help any organization thrive. In the fall of 1999, John Doerr met with the founders of a start-up...

The retired four-star general and and bestselling author of My Share of the Task shares a powerful new leadership model Former General Stanley McChrystal held a key position for much of the War on Terror, as head of the Joint Special Operations Command. In Iraq, he found that despite the vastly...

Learn how to develop the influence, character, service and vision that it takes to be a leader in every aspect of your life. First released in 1993, John C. Maxwell’s now-classic work revolutionized the way leaders are made. By examining the differences between leadership styles, Maxwell...

Find the fully revised and updated edition of Radical Candor on Audible. Now a New York Times best seller This program is read by the author. From the time we learn to speak, we're told that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. When you become a manager, it's...

The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain...

New from the Arbinger Institute, the authors of the bestselling Leadership and Self-Deception, comes an updated edition of its transformative work on conflict resolution. What if the conflicts in our lives—from personal disagreements to workplace tensions to global divisions—all stem from...

A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential, Think Again, and Originals For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in...

An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this "brilliant guide to what all business leaders need to know right now" (Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times and global bestseller What Got You Here Won't Get You There) When it comes to...

Vivid Vision is a revolutionary tool that will help owners, CEOs, and senior managers create inspirational, detailed, and actionable three-year mission statements for their companies....

Employees that don't take ownership of their work. Friction between departments. Inconsistent results. These are the top challenges that face most businesses today. These common issues create high turnover and force managers into crisis mode where they're consumed putting out daily fires.

It’s time to take your business to the next level....

Without even being aware of it, many of us operate from an inward mindset, a single-minded focus on our own goals and objectives. This book points out the many ways, some quite subtle and deceptive, that this mindset invites tension and conflict. But incredible things happen when people switch...

From New York Times bestselling author and pioneer of the strengths movement comes a bold new blueprint for leading with the most powerful force in business—love.

Team Topologies is a practical, step-by-step, adaptive model for organizational design and team interaction based on four fundamental team types and three team interaction patterns....

From Attorney Ryan, the most well-known labor lawyer in America, the complete guide to workers’ rights that your boss doesn’t want you to read Life for working people is getting harder and more expensive. While employers clamp down with return-to-office mandates, productivity trackers, and...

Successfully grow your business and improve customer and employee happiness with this New York Times bestseller book written by the CEO of Zappos. As the CEO of one of Fortune Magazine's "Best Companies to Work For," Tony Hsieh knows that keeping people happy is the key to professional growth...

What separates great teams from the rest? It's not just talent—it's commitment. In The 7 Commitments of a Great Team, we follow the journey of Tim, a struggling leader facing declining business performance, low team morale, and self-doubt. While visiting his old college coach who is on his...

The #1 New York Times bestseller that examines how people can champion new ideas in their careers and everyday life—and how leaders can fight groupthink, from the author of Hidden Potential, Think Again, and the co-author of Option B “Filled with fresh insights on a broad array of topics...

The new science of why we quit, whether we should, and how to make the right choices for our work and lives, by the organizational psychologist who predicted the Great Resignation Most of us are just one event away from leaving our job. Conventional wisdom and lists of the “top reasons people...

A forward-thinking, practical guide to thriving at work through the next evolution of emotional intelligence—attunement—deepening connections and making others feel seen, heard, and valued in a healthier workplace Compartmentalization. Work-life separation. Work boundaries. This was...

Conquer the SHRM-CP Exam provides a comprehensive, audiobook-friendly guide to mastering the Human Resource Certification Examination. This study guide covers the full spectrum of HR domains, including people, talent acquisition, organizational strategy, workplace culture, leadership, communication, ethics, and employment law. Every chapter is structured to build knowledge logically and efficiently, ensuring clarity and depth for learners at all levels. The guide emphasizes practical applications and organizational strategies, exploring workforce planning, total rewards, performance ...

Ever type “Happy to help!” while your brain screams “Absolutely NOT”? This audiobook is for you. HR-SAFE HOW TO SAY IT WITHOUT SAYING IT is your Corporate Survival Manual. Packed with sharp humor and bulletproof scripts, it teaches you the art of translating internal screams into polite, HR-safe boundaries—without getting fired or losing your cool. End panic-typing and take back control with scripts for every office crisis: • Quit Reading Minds: Force vague emails to use actual verbs before you panic. • Disarm the Ambush: "How is your week?" is a trap. Don't fall for it.

"I accidentally called my boss 'Mum' in a meeting. In front of the whole team. She responded. She said 'yes, dear.' The team applauded." Some things should never leave the group chat. These things did. REPLIED ALL is a collection of 250+ of the worst, funniest, and most catastrophically unprofessional workplace messages ever sent. From reply-all disasters and passive-aggressive CCs to unhinged out-of-office replies and resignation letters written in haiku — every page features one short exchange that will make you laugh, cringe, and check your own sent folder. Featuring 12 chapters of ...

This is a book about the unspoken scoreboard in modern offices: status. If you’ve seen meeting hijacks, “we’ve been thinking” openings, silence treated as consent, or ideas accepted while authors disappear—this is your map. You’ll get five repeatable tools: Pre‑commitment of roles Contemporaneous documentation that makes reality retrievable Public linkage tying names to outcomes Sponsor calibration with reusable phrasing Repair after drift without melodrama Use them to become harder to erase and easier to trust. Not court politics—clean structure. Not applause grabs—...

No single factor—not sales, marketing, finance, strategy, or operations—has more influence over the ultimate success of an organization than its culture. Yet for many leaders, culture remains frustratingly vague: everyone knows it matters, but few know exactly what to do about it. In Culture by Design, David J. Friedman cuts through the fog and provides a clear, practical roadmap for intentionally creating a high-performing culture.

Step into the transformative journey of Alex Avery, whose life is upended by the loss of her visionary mother. Thrusted into a leadership role, Alex faces a universal challenge: the quest to attract and retain unparalleled talent. Amidst her grief and newfound responsibilities, she encounters the mystical Talent Fox, a guide whose wisdom transcends conventional talent acquisition strategies.

This book offers practical frameworks, models, and case studies that will help leaders inspire and lead change effectively, making it an essential resource. It belongs on the desks of founders, entrepreneurs, CEOs, leadership teams, HR professionals, managers, and consultants across industries...

Let me guide you on a voyage into the realm of those celebrated as both genuine dreamers and accomplished executors—individuals who made their dent in the world and those today who firmly believe they can and will continue to change the world. Would you believe me if I said it all commences with just three unassuming words? Vision, Mission, and Values.

Narrated by the author, Ed Howard, this is a book best experienced in audio and includes exclusive bonus content not available in the print edition: a guided practice exercise at the close of every chapter and a bonus section taking the technique beyond the office into every part of your day.

Are you mentally exhausted from thinking about everything… all the time? The 30-Day Overthinking Reset™ Companion Workbook is the guided, therapeutic extension of the bestselling reset framework for high-functioning women who are tired of anxiety running their lives. This is not just a journal. This is structured nervous system retraining.

A layoff isn’t just the loss of a paycheck; it’s the loss of stability, identity, and routine. It’s a deeply personal upheaval, one that triggers the same emotional responses as other major life transitions. In The Layoff Journey From Dismissal to Discovery: Navigating the Stages of Grief After a Job Loss, seasoned advertising and marketing executive Steve Jaffe—who has navigated the emotional and practical challenges of career transitions firsthand—guides listeners through the seven stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, reconstruction, and renewal.

In Empowerment for All, veteran tech executive and Director of Products for All at Google, Annie Jean-Baptiste, delivers a groundbreaking new approach to innovation and change management for all business professionals, not just executives and human resources practitioners. Jean-Baptiste explains...

This bite-sized book has been designed to provide a useful overview of how to collaborate well with others and will help you to accomplish the following: understand the importance of collaboration.

Tired of Finishing Last in the Race to Develop Talent? Are you a people leader who's exhausted from watching 70% of employees struggle with skills gaps while training programs change nothing? Are you ready to stop losing top talent to competitors and start winning with a work culture so compelling that 94% of your employees stay longer? Dr. Joey Faucette shares the secrets of champion people leaders who win the race to develop talent in today's accelerated business environment.

The way you speak to your team shapes everything: your culture, your loyalty, the care your employees show one another, the way they treat your customers—even the quality of your product. In Be Kind, Gui Costin shows that leadership language is not soft. Thoughtful words can drive a hard-charging, high-performance culture without breeding burnout, fear, or toxicity. Speaking with clarity, respect, and intent builds an environment where people feel valued, trusted, and understood.

When AI systems generate polished analysis, balanced reasoning, and confident recommendations, work often improves on the surface. Decisions move faster. Outputs look better. Fewer errors appear. Yet many professionals experience a quieter shift beneath that efficiency: responsibility feels diffused, ownership feels thinner, and judgment is less often required for work to proceed. When AI Can Do Everything, What Value Do You Still Bring? explores that shift.

Create a culture where people become their best selves and profits soar. In this practical guide, Dr. Joey Faucette reveals the 6 strategies HR leaders and business owners implement to create Becoming @ Work cultures so people develop into their best selves.

In this practical guide, Dr. Joey Faucette reveals how successful people leaders navigate today’s constant change. Drawing from powerful insights with nine culture architects featured on his Work Positive Podcast, he shows how the T.R.A.N.S.F.O.R.M. framework turns exhausting upheaval into energizing opportunity. Discover how to: Transform Turmoil into Triumph with crisis-tested flight plans. Relentless Vision Overcomes Uncertainty for competitive advantage. Adaptability Quotient (AQ) is Vital—build yours now. Need to Know Yourself through powerful self-awareness.