Workplace Culture

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

Gillespie explains how workplace psychopaths - from bosses to clients, colleagues and customers - see the world, and highlights their devastating impact on workplaces....

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....

In this audiobook, Allison Pugh makes a timely and urgent argument for preserving the work that connects us in the age of automation.

An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life....

When Christine Armstrong became a mother, it never occurred to her that she would want to stop work or even work part-time. But the truth is, combining work and small kids is hard....

A DDO is organized around the conviction that organizations will best prosper when they are more deeply aligned with people's strongest motive, which is to grow....

Corporate culture is ground zero for your organization. If left to chance, corporate culture will fall to the lowest common denominator or the loudest voice, resulting in inconsistency at best and volatility at worst. Scaling your company means scaling your culture first....

We can bury the girlboss, but what comes next? The former executive editor of Teen Vogue tells the story of her personal workplace reckoning and argues for collective responsibility to reimagine work as we know it....

The founder of Menlo Innovations and author of the business culture cult classic Joy, Inc. offers an inspirational guide to leaders seeking joy in the challenge of leading others....

Physicist and entrepreneur Safi Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behavior that challenges everything we thought we knew about nurturing radical breakthroughs....

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....

In Impact Players, New York Times best-selling author and researcher Liz Wiseman reveals the secrets of these stellar professionals who play the game at a higher level....

Drawing on Zen philosophy and his expertise in the martial art of aikido, best-selling author George Leonard shows how the process of mastery can help us attain a higher level of excellence and a deeper sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in our daily lives....

Once you realize the potential for change, the book's simple steps, examples, and scripts explain how to right even the most hopeless situations....

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....

In Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn, leadership coach Katie Anderson and Toyota leader Isao Yoshino bring you a remarkable book about what it means to learn, to lead, and to care. This book offers their shared reflections on leadership and learning....

Filled with practical advice and lessons, and backed by extensive research by Gentry and others, this book lays out the art, science, and practice behind learning and leading as a first time manager....

Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist, business consultant, and coach, author Mark Goulston combines his background with the latest scientific research to help listeners turn the "impossible" and "unreachable" people in their lives into allies....

The book aims to demystify Lean methodologies and provide you with clear, actionable steps to foster a lean culture within your organization. I believe that by simplifying these concepts, Lean Made Simple can open minds to the transformative possibilities of Lean.

A deeply human exploration of how our relationship with work has evolved—and a guide for leaders who aim to make things right—from the author of The Burnout Epidemic.

The second installment of the Traction Library's EOS Mastery Series, People gives listeners all the tools they need to create a thriving workplace culture and shows why it's an absolutely essential part of any successful business.

How to Work for an Idiot is the confessions of a recovering Idiot Boss. This new edition is bigger and better - and filled with even more idiots - than before....

Is it possible to create a positive workforce in negative times?....

In this timeless guide on maximizing teams to achieve outstanding business success, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who’s Got Your Back, and Never Eat Alone distills his years of experience coaching teams at Fortune 500 companies and startup unicorns to optimize team performance.

Humans have always been good at inventing tools that change the way we live and work—though not always good at adapting to those changes. Consider how the internet has given us instant access to gigabytes of data and yet has made us more distracted. Or how social media has enabled us to be more connected than ever, and yet it can also alienate or isolate us. Will the power of AI create a new era of robotic, impersonal efficiency, or will it catalyze a renaissance, redefining leadership and the world of work?

Based on research from over 1,200 companies, including WalMart, Google, and JPMorgan Chase, this book follows real-world cases from companies where employees evolved from silent contributors to masterminds steering corporate strategies. These cases are the vanguard of a vibrant era in which workers will be the architects of their destinies, shaping not just their own careers but the entire trajectories of their organizations.

Most of us spend a third of our waking lives at work. Work shapes our schedules, relationships, identities, and economies—but is it actually making us happy? This crucial question is explored in depth by leading Oxford researchers Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward, who provide the richest, most comprehensive picture of workplace wellbeing yet. In Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters, the authors clarify what workplace wellbeing is (and is not) and offer a framework for how businesses can approach and improve it

Your company’s power is defined by those employees who Buy in, feel Included, have Trust, and are Engaged—those who have BITE. The health of your organization ultimately comes from the net energy of your people, as measured by this “BITE Index.” In this guide, seasoned CEO and expert consultant Walt Brown shares his groundbreaking seven-question survey to definitively measure your company’s BITE . . . and how to turn those questions into seven promises to create an environment where employees thrive and contribute to your company’s success.

Providing performance feedback is one of the most challenging tasks leaders face. Feedback often sparks frustration and fear for both leaders and their teams. Why? Because there is a disconnect between what leaders think they are communicating and what employees receive. In this essential book, leadership experts Mashihi and Nowack offer leaders their four-part Performance Feedback Coaching Model, designed to bridge this gap.

Drawing on popular influencer Kody Green's inspirational story as a diagnosed person with schizophrenia who succeeded in finding and maintaining a job across diverse industry sectors, including production, distribution, office settings, and management, Minds Over Meetings: A Personal Perspective on Wellness in the Workplace provides practical strategies for fostering an understanding, empathetic, and supportive and inclusive work environment as well as self-care and coping strategies to help all professionals manage their mental health better at work.

The Healthy Office reimagines the concept of workspaces, advocating for a human-centric design approach that resonates with everyone—from business leaders and workspace designers to the individuals who use these spaces every day.

In Radicle Growth, Dave Reynolds introduces a leadership approach that emphasizes purposeful questions and meaningful conversation to create a supportive, accountable environment for both the leader and their team. He shows you how to be a better leader by shifting the paradigm from hierarchical to collaborative, enabling each person's commitment to growth and positive change within themselves and the company.

In einer Welt zunehmender Komplexität, in der viele Organisationen noch an veralteten Führungsansätzen festhalten, bietet Oliver Ristau einen erhellenden und inspirierenden Ausblick. Mit seiner Expertise in Betriebswirtschaft und Unternehmenspsychologie verknüpft er theoretische Erkenntnisse mit praktischen Beispielen, angereichert durch anschauliche Illustrationen.

Are you ready to become the kind of leader who inspires, empowers, and transforms your team? The Coaching Edge serves as your comprehensive guide for transitioning from a traditional manager to a high-impact coach-leader. In modern work environments, effective leadership has developed beyond mere task management to include coaching as a fundamental practice.

Willkommen in der Zukunft der Führung! Als langjähriger Führungskräftetrainer und Coach habe ich unzählige Führungskräfte begleitet – von Familienunternehmen bis hin zu globalen Konzernen. Dabei habe ich immer wieder festgestellt, dass erfolgreiche Führung nicht nur auf Strategien, sondern vor allem auf Menschlichkeit und Empathie basiert. Dieses Buch ist eine Sammlung meiner Erfahrungen, kombiniert mit wissenschaftlich fundierten Ansätzen und praxisorientierten Tipps. Es zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie:. Ihre Mitarbeitenden motivieren und inspirieren, unabhängig von den Herausforderungen des Alltags.

Unlock the True Potential of Your WorkforceIf you want your organization to start meeting and exceeding the expectations you have for it, then you need to address the problem of your disengaged workforce. The challenge, however, is that the business world has misunderstood the concept of employee engagement, thus our efforts have been failing—despite years of effort and billions of dollars spent. In this refreshing new book, future-of-work experts Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter reveal a new path for tapping into the power of your people in ways that produce tangible, measurable results.

We all have a personal brand—our own unique core essence that we mold and modify over time. This brand is presented to the world in situations ranging from casual to professional. Although members of Generation Z are unique individuals, they do have some things in common that affect their personal brands. As business leaders and hiring managers, it is more important than ever to understand the unique strengths and challenges of working with Gen Z and that starts with recognizing everything that makes this generation different.

How do we turn our good intentions and high hopes toward DEI into real and lasting change? Many of today's organizations lack mature and effective DEI efforts. In recent studies, several were found to be only "going through the motions" with much being promised but little delivered. Despite these dismal reports and external resistance, backlash, and polarization that sometimes exist toward DEI work, we've made some progress.

We all want an exceptional workplace culture that delivers better results and higher employee engagement. We know that companies with weak or average cultures struggle to attract and retain top talent. But culture change seems daunting—it feels time-consuming, risky, and difficult to manage. The real problem, however, is that we’re not seeing the invisible patterns inside our culture that make culture change so hard. The truth is, you can create a stronger, more resilient culture by uncovering your patterns and solving the problems they create—all in a matter of months, not years.