Workplace Culture

Too many workplaces are driven by cynicism, paranoia, and self-interest. But the best ones foster trust and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a "Circle of Safety" that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside....

The idea is simple: You don't have to choose between being a pushover and a jerk. Using Radical Candor - avoiding the perils of Obnoxious Aggression, Manipulative Insincerity, and Ruinous Empathy - you can be kind and clear at the same time....

Exploring a simple way to take the fear and anxiety out of managing the future, Who Moved My Cheese? can help you discover how to anticipate, acknowledge, and accept change in order to have a positive impact on your job, your relationships, and every aspect of your life....

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 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....

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: Passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today’s dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others....

The retired four-star general and and best-selling 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....

With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his generation’s most compelling and provocative thought leaders. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world....

From best-selling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs and their consequences....

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....

Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic room. Eleven years later, EMP was named the best restaurant in the world....

The Outward Mindset teaches listeners how to shift more fully to an outward mindset and how to help others, even whole organizations, to make that shift - a shift that sparks innovation....

Your organization's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. People's competencies should be measured and their weaknesses shored up. People crave feedback. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually, they're lies....

Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal - especially when there are few tools, texts, and frameworks to help you....

Tony Hsieh - CEO of Zappos, the online shoe retailer - explains how he created a unique culture and commitment to service that aims to improve the lives of its employees....

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....

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

Sylvia Ann Hewlett, one of the world's most influential business thinkers, cracks the code of Executive Presence (EP) for men and women intent on winning the next plum assignment....

Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist and modern management expert, combines lessons both from history and from modern organizational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help executives build cultures that can weather both good and bad times....

Based on hundreds of interviews with current and former Uber employees, along with previously unpublished documents, Super Pumped is a pause-resisting story of ambition and deception, obscene wealth, and bad behavior....

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....

Former VP at Facebook and the current president and CEO of Ancestry Deborah Liu knows firsthand the challenges and obstacles in the workplace that keep the deck stacked against women in the workplace...and the ways to overcome them.

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....

The New Gold Standard takes you on an exclusive tour behind the scenes of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company....

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....

Let It Go! is a fresh look at delegation that gets to the heart of why we struggle with it. You’ll learn step by step how to shift your mindset and implement proven techniques to create space for more of what you love. Then, you’ll discover how to scale delegation across your organization, giving your team the permission, autonomy, and tools they need to better leverage their time. By making this simple shift, you’ll attract and retain great talent while creating limitless potential for business growth. 

Justin Breen considers himself a results guy; he’s great at making things happen, but not so great at generating awesome ideas. But that hasn’t stopped him from creating an epic business and life! What Breen lacks in idea generation, he makes up for in his ability to recognize when an amazing idea is presented to him. The concepts that rule his life and success evolved from conversations with innovators. Learn the 30 transformational ideas Breen has gathered from some of the world’s top business leaders. Each chapter concludes with simplified takeaways.

In a world where women and communities of color were disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it's more important than ever for leaders to truly understand how to support inclusion in the postpandemic workplace. Drawing on years of work with many leading organizations, Jennifer Brown shows what leaders at any level can do to spark real change and navigate uncharted waters. She guides listeners through anti-racism using the Inclusive Leader Continuum, a set of four developmental stages: unaware, aware, active, and advocate. 

Are you eager to tap into the transformative power of remote work? Do you feel out of touch with your remote employees and are afraid that you’ll become obsolete in this new age of working? If the above fears ring true for you, then you have come to the right place. The vast majority of workers prefer a more flexible work arrangement, and studies clearly show that the “new normal” of remote work is here to stay. This guidebook will give you the knowledge and ability to lead your team effectively in the age of remote work.

Few would disagree that inclusion is both the right thing to do and good for business. Then why are we so terrible at it? If we believe in the morality and the profitability of including people of diverse and underestimated backgrounds in the workplace, why don't we do it? Because, explains Ruchika Tulshyan in this eye-opening book, we don't realize that inclusion takes awareness, intention, and regular practice. Inclusion doesn't just happen; we have to work at it. Tulshyan presents inclusion best practices, showing how leaders and organizations can meaningfully promote inclusion.

Discover the proven system for attracting, hiring, and retaining the strongest people on the planet for your company. Written by executive search expert Rick Girard, this radical guide introduces you to the Hiring Operating System (HireOS™), a single start-to-finish structure to the hiring process that is both highly efficient and proven successful. When you’re ready to ditch your ineffective recruiting process for an evolutionary model of consciously hiring for value alignment, Healing Career Wounds will give you all the competitive edge you need to win. 

Integrity is not a sound bite. It is your expression of truth. This book you hold invites you on a journey to that truth. It will be an interesting ride—not to a destination, but to a richer state of being. Integrity is whole, entire, undiminished, and connected integrated you might say. Inside and out. In our world of rapid change and disruption, this invitation arrives for such a time as this. We are in slow motion compared to where we are headed. The one essential thing is more valuable than ever. It will forever change how you think of ROI. It is a return worth investing in.

Out of Office is an audiobook for every office worker—from employees to managers—currently facing the decision about whether, and how, to return to the office. The past two years have shown us that there may be a new path forward, one that doesn’t involve hellish daily commutes and the demands of jam-packed work schedules that no longer make sense. But how can we realise that future in a way that benefits workers and companies alike?

Workplace finger-pointing stifles creativity, reduces productivity, and limits psychological safety. Although no one sets out to be judgmental, learning new habits is hard. Two experienced leadership and agilists coaches share a road-tested leadership model that continuously embraces humility and failure as part of the growth process to deliver results. By facilitating blame-free retrospective meetings, leaders chart a productive path forward. They amplify three essential motivators of purpose, autonomy, and co-intelligence within their team, layered on with four resilience factors.

ongratulations, new leader! You’ve joined the ranks during an exceptionally complicated time. Our current workplace climate is fraught with political divisions, economic disparities, and ever-shifting social dynamics. Leaders are managing remote teams across larger geographic distances and facing new roadblocks to onboarding, giving performance feedback, and nurturing healthy relationships. Leadership Two Words at a Time speaks directly to the plight of the new leader and is divided into three parts: Leading Yourself, Leading People, and Leading Work.

As COVID-19 descended upon the country in 2020, millions of American office workers transitioned to working from home to reduce risk of infection and prevent spread of the virus. In the aftermath of this shift, a significant number of workers remain at least partially remote. It is clear that this massive experiment we were forced to run will have long-term consequences, changing the shape of our personal and work lives, as well as the urban landscape around us. Going Remote addresses the uncertainties and possibilities of this moment.

In this book, I share my journey and how I moved from being an unfulfilled nurse, experiencing burnout mentally, emotionally, and physically, completely unfit to serve to become a fulfilled, warmhearted nurse, who is mentally fit and emotionally balanced to give the best care. What’s the secret? I learned how respect works and how it doesn’t. This is a record of an authentic journey from feeling disrespected and unworthy to finding my value and feeling worthy. I share the secrets that I have used to become the person I am today. As you will learn, respect is about you, not them.

Playful Rebellion: Maximize Workplace Success Through the Power of Play is the one book you should listen to if you wish to learn how to bring some playfulness back into your life and workplace. Packed with useful information, instructions, "Rebel Missions", wisdom, and fun, this book will guide you through finding and reigniting your playful spirit. If you have ever wondered how to be more creative or been curious about how to connect on a deeper level with the people in your life, Playful Rebellion can help.

The changing needs of employees have created a new mandate for today's leader. This actionable guide will help you, your team, and your business thrive. Healthy leadership is like a cultural magnet that attracts people to your team and the cultural glue that makes them want to stay. If your employees do not see healthy leadership, they will look for it elsewhere. Healthy Leadership is grounded in healthy principles and practices. The three healthy leadership principles are love, positivity, and growth. The three healthy leadership practices are to clarify, connect, and coach.

If you want your team to be well-oiled machine like the team Steve Jobs created for Apple, then keep reading! When I started out, I created a team that needed my constant attention. Nothing would get done without my leading and guidance which meant I was doing it. You can learn from my years of stress and pain. You can create a team that is excited about your vision and willing to do the work necessary to win. Even if you just take on the new mindset from this book, it will boost the productivity of the team you create. Your team can become a well-oiled machine!