It's time to do things differently. Trust your team. Be radically honest. And never, ever try to please your boss. These are some of the ground rules if you work at Netflix. They are part of a unique cultural experiment that explains how the company…
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A Wall Street Journal BestsellerIn a world of unrelenting change and unprecedented challenges, we need organizations that are resilient and daring.Unfortunately, most organizations, overburdened by bureaucracy, are sluggish and timid. In the age of…
Whether you work in a home office or abroad, business success in our ever more globalized and virtual world requires the skills to navigate through cultural differences and decode cultures foreign to your own. Renowned expert Erin Meyer is your guid…
Byråkrati uppfattas ofta som synonymt med krångel. Och att byråkrati verkligen kan innebära krångel fick antropologen och aktivisten David Graeber erfara när hans mor blev svårt sjuk och han behövde en fullmakt för att kunna ta hand om hennes ekonom…
The uplifting message of Reinventing Organizations has resonated with readers all over the world, and they have turned it, one conversation at a time, into a word-of-mouth phenomenon. The book has helped shift the conversation from what's broken wit…
Being around assholes, whether at work or elsewhere, can damage performance and affect wellbeing: having one asshole in a team has been shown to reduce performance by 30 to 40%, and research shows that rudeness spreads like a common cold. In The Ass…
The bestselling guide fully updated for the post-Lean In era For nearly two decades, Hardball for Women has shown women how to get ahead in the business world. Whether the arena is a law firm, a medical group, a tech company, or any other work envir…
From the founders of the trailblazing software company 37signals, here is a different kind of business book - one that explores a new reality.
The issue of gender in organizations has attracted much attention and debate over a number of years. The focus of examination is inequality of opportunity between the genders and the impact this has on organizations, individual men and women, and so…
The classic playbook that will transform your approach to workFrom the founders of the trailblazing software company Basecamp, here is a different kind of business book - one that explores a new reality.
Leaders often try to push people into change, creating resentment and resistance. Agile software development expert Esther Derby offers seven rules for engaging people in the change process so that they fully embrace it. Organizational change effort…
The secret to the success or failure of any business boils down to its culture.From disengaged employees to underserved customers, business failures invariably stem from a culture problem. In The Insider's Guide to Culture Change, acclaimed culture…
For too long our lives have been dominated by the 'under one roof' Industrial Revolution model of work. That era is now over. There is no longer a reason for the daily roll call, of the need to be seen with your butt on your seat in the office. The…
What’s Your Type at Work? Are you one of those organized people who always complete your projects before they are due? Or do you put off getting the job done until the very last possible moment? Is your boss someone who readily lets you know h…
A fully revised and updated installment from the bestselling author of The Oz Principle Series. Two-time New York Times bestselling authors Roger Connors and Tom Smith show how leaders can achieve record-breaking results by quickly and effectively…
"An excellent guide on how teams can effectively work together, regardless of location." STEPHANE KASRIEL, former CEO of UpworkIN TODAY'S MODERN GLOBAL ECONOMY, companies and organizations in all sectors are embracing the game-changing benefits of t…
Mocking self-entrepreneurship and exploring the miseries of precarity, this biting new book identifies the aesthetics of productive anxietyIn this pocket-sized paperback volume, Italian writer and conceptual artist Silvio Lorusso guides us through t…
Today, software organizations are transforming the way work gets done through practices like Agile, Lean, and DevOps. But as commonly implemented as these methods are, many transformations still fail, largely because the organization misses a critic…
8 radical lessons from 100 of the world's most inspiring companiesToday's workplaces are broken. Badly broken. With 85% of employees disengaged, 23% feeling burned out and 37% believing that their job makes no useful contribution to society, work as…
Every couple wants a happy relationship and a meaningful career but how do we balance both? In Couples that Work, Professor Jennifer Petriglieri shifts away from the language of sacrifice and trade-offs and focuses on how couples can successfully ta…
The tiger has captured the imagination of human beings from the beginning of recorded history. It has been feared, worshipped, admired, hunted, studied, photographed, written about, immortalized in art and poetry, and has enthralled king and commone…
'Smart, practical advice for anyone looking to do good and do well.' - Reid Hoffman, co-founder of Linkedin and author of Blitzscaling Silicon Valley expert and General Counsel of Airbnb, Robert Chesnut shows that companies that do not think seriou…
'Stop talking about bringing your values to work and learn how to actually DO it!' - Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor Silicon Valley expert and former General Counsel of Airbnb, Intentional Integrity provides an excellent roadmap for…
Are you and your colleagues frustrated by policies that slow you down? Unsure how to reorganize for an era of uncertainty? Overwhelmed by the sheer complexity of your organization? Afraid your team will lose its culture as it grows? Distracted from…
ALL-NEW SECOND EDITION COMING APRIL 2021! WRITTEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WITH ALL-NEW INSIGHTS.FEATURING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OVER 50 TOP EXPERTS. Why do virtual meetings usually suck and how can you make yours better? What are the five secrets…
In this extraordinary book, one of the world's best known Zen Buddhist teachers uses Buddhist precepts to teach us how to find meaning in our jobs and deal with challenges in the workplace. The book's emphasis is on how to use applied Buddhism in da…
Researchers have found that the accelerated pace of modern office life is taking its toll on productivity, employee engagement, creativity and well-being. Faced with a relentless flood of information and distractions, our brains try to process ever…
Mike, a sought-after motivational speaker and business consultant, has spent more than 15 years researching, writing, and speaking about essential human experiences and high performance in the workplace. His clients have ranged from Google to Citiba…
ADAPT or else...When companies reach the peak of their growth, they tend to hide in their shell, like tortoises, and stagnate. Leaders have to realize that the first step to transforming into a forward-thinking organization is to become self-aware l…
Companies across all industries are engaging in digital transformation to harness the power of advanced information technologies. Building on interviews and diverse case studies, this book provides an in-depth look at how data and algorithms are res…
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BESTSELLER 'The Squiggly Career is about navigating work in a way that suits you, it's a timely and brilliant handbook for now' Stylist 'A brilliant guide. Read it and get the tools you need to thrive in your career n…
Across the social sciences, scholars are increasingly showing how people 'work' to construct organizational life, including the rules and routines that shape and enable organizational activity, the identities of people who occupy organizations, and…
In June 2017, Travis Kalanick, the CEO of Uber, was ousted in a boardroom coup that capped a brutal year for the transportation giant. Uber had catapulted to the top of the tech world, yet for many came to symbolise everything wrong with Silicon Val…
We all need more hours in the day, as we spend more time than ever working, studying and caring. So what if we could reclaim an entire hour, every day, to spend on the things we love? With proven advice from over 300 busy contributors, The Extra Ho…
What is it like to be a professional in today’s Nordic Public sector organisations? In Tension between Organization and Profession describes everyday problems experienced by individuals in offical positions. The authors’ analyses are set…
What if leaders stripped away all preconceptions about how business operates, allowing the organization to go back to its core and build itself back up to become something new-something so responsive, so innovative and resilient, it becomes virtuall…
Never before in history have so many humans suffered from depression, anxiety, and stress. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 300 million people struggle with depression - equivalent to 4.4 percent of the world's population, with…
How best to adapt established companies to a rapidly changing economy has long been a topic of debate in both the corporate and academic worlds. This challenge is especially pressing for large organizations that may have grown top-heavy and rigid wi…
A new and simple system to understanding and controlling the behavior of others Noted body language, behavior and communication expert Mark Bowden offers a totally practical, easy-to-read guide to understanding the impulsive actions of others, along…
Are you looking to build a workplace culture with a certain buzz about it? Where employees are thriving and engagement survey scores are through the roof. Where people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and…
Build resilience in your company to weather the greatest crises.If you read nothing else on organizational resilience, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to…
The flood of information, unprecedented transparency, increasing interconnectedness-and our global interde--pendence-are dramatically reshaping today's world, the world of business, and our lives. We are in the Era of Behavior and the rules of the g…
Featuring a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.Despite decades of research and evidence, there is still extreme scepticism that businesses can combine a more humane style of management with superior shareholder returns, or that busy managers ca…
Do you ever feel you're a fraud and about to be found out?Do you feel an expectation to keep going and to be strong?Do you ever think what it would be like to just... 'STOP'?You're not alone. Mental ill health impacts one in four people every year,…
'Leaders everywhere are trying to build great brands, but few realise how powerfully brands are shaped by the cultures of their organizations. This compelling book shows how.' -Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and…
An explosive exposé of Samsung that "reads like a dynastic thriller, rolling through three generations of family intrigue, embezzlement, bribery, corruption, prostitution, and other bad behavior" (The Wall Street Journal). LONGLISTED FOR THE F…
Put an end to miscommunication and inefficiency--and tap into the strengths of your diverse team. If you read nothing else on managing across cultures, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and sel…
Few time periods in the past five decades match the intensity of intergroup conflict that people around the world are currently experiencing. Polarized attitudes around various sociopolitical issues, such as gender equality and immigration, have dom…
