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Le plus pire voyage de ma vie

by James Patterson • 2017

Your best people are holding back. Here is how to unlock what they are not giving.

4.25

1k+

🔄 Employee Motivation 👥 People Management 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎯 Manager Coaching 🌤️ Team Climate

Le plus pire voyage de ma vie

Your best people are holding back. Here is how to unlock what they are not giving.

by James Patterson 2017 264 pages

4.25

1k+ ratings

🔄 Employee Motivation 👥 People Management 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎯 Manager Coaching 🌤️ Team Climate

The Way of the HR Warrior

by Monica Frede • 2018

The six character traits that transform HR from compliance overhead into a leadership force.

3.91

👥 Human Resources 🏛️ Strategic Hr 🛡️ Professional Courage 💪 Emotional Resilience 📊 Business Acumen

The Way of the HR Warrior

The six character traits that transform HR from compliance overhead into a leadership force.

by Monica Frede 2018 215 pages

3.91

43 ratings

👥 Human Resources 🏛️ Strategic Hr 🛡️ Professional Courage 💪 Emotional Resilience 📊 Business Acumen

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work

by Jason Fried • 2018

Stop the hustle, protect your time, and build a calm, profitable business. Proven at Basecamp.

4.01

13k+

🏢 Company Culture 🌱 Sustainable Business 🔍 Attention Management 🧘 Anti-Hustle 🤝 Meeting Culture

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work

Stop the hustle, protect your time, and build a calm, profitable business. Proven at Basecamp.

by Jason Fried 2018 240 pages

4.01

13k+ ratings

🏢 Company Culture 🌱 Sustainable Business 🔍 Attention Management 🧘 Anti-Hustle 🤝 Meeting Culture

Happy at Work

by Robyn L. Garrett • 2023

The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.

3.86

100

🏢 Workplace Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌍 Inclusive Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧠 Mental Health At Work

Happy at Work

The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.

by Robyn L. Garrett 2023 256 pages

3.86

100 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌍 Inclusive Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧠 Mental Health At Work

Sous Chef

by Michael Gibney • 2014

From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.

3.64

7k+

🍳 Professional Kitchens 🧑‍🍳 Kitchen Hierarchy 🍽️ Service Culture 📖 Kitchen Memoirs 🏢 Restaurant Industry

Sous Chef

From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.

by Michael Gibney 2014 240 pages

3.64

7k+ ratings

🍳 Professional Kitchens 🧑‍🍳 Kitchen Hierarchy 🍽️ Service Culture 📖 Kitchen Memoirs 🏢 Restaurant Industry

The Now Habit at Work

by Neil A. Fiore • 2010

Why pushing harder makes procrastination worse, and the reframes that actually build momentum.

3.55

500+

🧠 Procrastination Cure 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚡ Intrinsic Motivation 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔇 Inner Critic

The Now Habit at Work

Why pushing harder makes procrastination worse, and the reframes that actually build momentum.

by Neil A. Fiore 2010 192 pages

3.55

500+ ratings

🧠 Procrastination Cure 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚡ Intrinsic Motivation 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔇 Inner Critic

Getting from College to Career

by Lindsey Pollak • 2007

Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.

3.81

500+

🔍 Career Readiness 🎓 Campus To Career 🤝 Networking 📱 Personal Branding 🔎 Job Search

Getting from College to Career

Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.

by Lindsey Pollak 2007 352 pages

3.81

500+ ratings

🔍 Career Readiness 🎓 Campus To Career 🤝 Networking 📱 Personal Branding 🔎 Job Search

Unfinished Business

by Anne-Marie Slaughter • 2015

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

3.91

3k+

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

Unfinished Business

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

by Anne-Marie Slaughter 2015 352 pages

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

The Connector Manager

by Jaime Roca • 2019

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

3.79

218

🧠 Coaching Leadership 🧑‍🏫 Employee Development 🤝 Team Development 💪 Strengths-Based Feedback 🌐 Organizational Networks

The Connector Manager

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

by Jaime Roca 2019 272 pages

3.79

218 ratings

🧠 Coaching Leadership 🧑‍🏫 Employee Development 🤝 Team Development 💪 Strengths-Based Feedback 🌐 Organizational Networks

The Happy Lawyer

by Nancy Levit • 2010

The burned-out lawyer is not a law of nature. The research on who thrives, and why.

3.39

239

🏛️ Legal Profession 🎯 Career Satisfaction 🔬 Positive Psychology 📐 Self-Determination Theory ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The Happy Lawyer

The burned-out lawyer is not a law of nature. The research on who thrives, and why.

by Nancy Levit 2010 285 pages

3.39

239 ratings

🏛️ Legal Profession 🎯 Career Satisfaction 🔬 Positive Psychology 📐 Self-Determination Theory ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Teaming

by Amy C. Edmondson • 2005

Why most companies confuse execution with competence, and how teaming restores the ability to learn.

3.93

500+

🔐 Psychological Safety 🤝 Team Dynamics 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🌐 Boundary Spanning 📚 Learning Organizations

Teaming

Why most companies confuse execution with competence, and how teaming restores the ability to learn.

by Amy C. Edmondson 2005 352 pages

3.93

500+ ratings

🔐 Psychological Safety 🤝 Team Dynamics 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🌐 Boundary Spanning 📚 Learning Organizations

Burnout Immunity

by Kandi Wiens • 2024

Why some professionals never burn out: an emotional intelligence framework that immunizes.

3.80

313

😰 Workplace Stress 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌊 Stress Management ⚖️ Work-Life Alignment

Burnout Immunity

Why some professionals never burn out: an emotional intelligence framework that immunizes.

by Kandi Wiens 2024 288 pages

3.80

313 ratings

😰 Workplace Stress 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌊 Stress Management ⚖️ Work-Life Alignment

Bring Your Brain to Work

by Art Markman • 2019

A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.

3.62

144

🧠 Career Development 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔄 Career Transitions 💪 Resilience At Work 🧩 Applied Cognitive Science

Bring Your Brain to Work

A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.

by Art Markman 2019 296 pages

3.62

144 ratings

🧠 Career Development 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔄 Career Transitions 💪 Resilience At Work 🧩 Applied Cognitive Science

What Colour Is Your Parachute Workbook

by Richard Nelson Bolles • 1998

Your dream job isn't listed. A guided assessment that uncovers it, skill by skill.

3.73

500+

🧭 Career Playbooks 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Transferable Skills 🪞 Self Assessment 💰 Salary Negotiation

What Colour Is Your Parachute Workbook

Your dream job isn't listed. A guided assessment that uncovers it, skill by skill.

by Richard Nelson Bolles 1998

3.73

500+ ratings

🧭 Career Playbooks 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Transferable Skills 🪞 Self Assessment 💰 Salary Negotiation

Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures

by Project Management Institute • 2013

Break a project into pieces that add up to 100 percent of the work, every time.

3.7

106

🗂️ Project Management 📋 Project Planning 🔭 Scope Management 📊 Project Estimation 📏 Professional Standards

Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures

Break a project into pieces that add up to 100 percent of the work, every time.

by Project Management Institute 2013 111 pages

3.7

106 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 📋 Project Planning 🔭 Scope Management 📊 Project Estimation 📏 Professional Standards

The Active Life Leader's Guide

by Parker J. Palmer • 1990

Anxiety, ego, or habit drive most of what you do. Learning to pause and see clearly first.

4.13

446

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔨 Work And Vocation 🪞 Inner Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Failure And Resilience

The Active Life Leader's Guide

Anxiety, ego, or habit drive most of what you do. Learning to pause and see clearly first.

by Parker J. Palmer 1990 64 pages

4.13

446 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔨 Work And Vocation 🪞 Inner Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Failure And Resilience

Born for This

by Chris Guillebeau • 2016

Test any job against three measures. When one falls short, here is your exit strategy.

3.64

2k+

🎯 Career Design 💰 Side Hustles 🔧 Job Crafting 📂 Portfolio Careers 🏝️ Lifestyle Design

Born for This

Test any job against three measures. When one falls short, here is your exit strategy.

by Chris Guillebeau 2016 320 pages

3.64

2k+ ratings

🎯 Career Design 💰 Side Hustles 🔧 Job Crafting 📂 Portfolio Careers 🏝️ Lifestyle Design

Dealing with Difficult People

by Roy Lilley • 2001

Seven types of difficult people, one playbook. Spot the pattern, tailor the response, end the drama.

3.24

500+

🎭 Difficult Personalities ⚡ Workplace Conflict 👥 People Management 💬 Communication Tactics 🗣️ Assertive Communication

Dealing with Difficult People

Seven types of difficult people, one playbook. Spot the pattern, tailor the response, end the drama.

by Roy Lilley 2001 160 pages

3.24

500+ ratings

🎭 Difficult Personalities ⚡ Workplace Conflict 👥 People Management 💬 Communication Tactics 🗣️ Assertive Communication

Kids These Days

by Malcolm Harris • 2017

Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.

3.77

2k+

👥 Generational Economics 💼 Human Capital Theory 💸 Student Debt Crisis 🔧 Precarious Labor 🏛️ Neoliberal Critique

Kids These Days

Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.

by Malcolm Harris 2017 261 pages

3.77

2k+ ratings

👥 Generational Economics 💼 Human Capital Theory 💸 Student Debt Crisis 🔧 Precarious Labor 🏛️ Neoliberal Critique

Thrive

by Arianna Huffington • 2014

When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.

3.69

18k+

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Corporate Wellness 😴 Sleep Science 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Thrive

When success feels like failure: what high achievers measure after money and power stop working.

by Arianna Huffington 2014 342 pages

3.69

18k+ ratings

⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🏢 Corporate Wellness 😴 Sleep Science 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

4 Seconds

by Peter Bregman • 2015

One breath catches the reaction you will regret before you make it.

3.75

500+

🧘 Mindful Productivity 🛑 Impulse Control 🧠 Self-Sabotage ✨ Perfectionism 🔔 Daily Rituals

4 Seconds

One breath catches the reaction you will regret before you make it.

by Peter Bregman 2015 272 pages

3.75

500+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Productivity 🛑 Impulse Control 🧠 Self-Sabotage ✨ Perfectionism 🔔 Daily Rituals

The Big Book of HR - Revised and Expanded Edition

by Barbara Mitchell • 2017

From job post to retirement party: the HR desktop companion that connects every step to strategy.

3.92

155

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 🎯 Talent Acquisition 🤝 Employee Engagement 💰 Compensation Strategy 📊 Performance Management

The Big Book of HR - Revised and Expanded Edition

From job post to retirement party: the HR desktop companion that connects every step to strategy.

by Barbara Mitchell 2017

3.92

155 ratings

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 🎯 Talent Acquisition 🤝 Employee Engagement 💰 Compensation Strategy 📊 Performance Management

Love as a Business Strategy

by Mohammad F. Anwar • 2021

The business case for love: how inclusion, trust, and forgiveness drive retention and innovation.

4.17

212

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Human-Centered Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🙌 Servant Leadership 🫂 Empathy At Work

Love as a Business Strategy

The business case for love: how inclusion, trust, and forgiveness drive retention and innovation.

by Mohammad F. Anwar 2021 336 pages

4.17

212 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Human-Centered Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🙌 Servant Leadership 🫂 Empathy At Work

How to Find Fulfilling Work

by Roman Krznaric • 2012

How to stumble into work you love: the experimental method for finding fulfillment without a plan.

3.90

3k+

🔄 Career Change 💼 Meaningful Work 🌊 Flow States 🧠 Positive Psychology 🏢 Modern Work Culture

How to Find Fulfilling Work

How to stumble into work you love: the experimental method for finding fulfillment without a plan.

by Roman Krznaric 2012 161 pages

3.90

3k+ ratings

🔄 Career Change 💼 Meaningful Work 🌊 Flow States 🧠 Positive Psychology 🏢 Modern Work Culture

Managing the Millennials

by Chip Espinoza • 2010

The generation that won't take orders wants something else. Give it, and they'll outwork anyone.

3.74

248

🧬 Generational Management 📚 Generational Theory 🤝 Employee Engagement 🏆 Employee Recognition 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

Managing the Millennials

The generation that won't take orders wants something else. Give it, and they'll outwork anyone.

by Chip Espinoza 2010 192 pages

3.74

248 ratings

🧬 Generational Management 📚 Generational Theory 🤝 Employee Engagement 🏆 Employee Recognition 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

The Truth About Employee Engagement

by Patrick Lencioni • 2007

Job misery has three causes, none about pay, and any manager can cure them.

4.15

7k+

🏢 Employee Engagement 🌐 Workplace Culture 📖 Management Fables 💡 Meaningful Work 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Truth About Employee Engagement

Job misery has three causes, none about pay, and any manager can cure them.

by Patrick Lencioni 2007 272 pages

4.15

7k+ ratings

🏢 Employee Engagement 🌐 Workplace Culture 📖 Management Fables 💡 Meaningful Work 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Ten Roads to Riches

by Kenneth L. Fisher • 2008

The wealthiest did not all start companies; some sued, married, or managed other people's cash.

3.59

380

🏗️ Wealth Building 🧭 Career Strategy 🗽 Financial Independence 🚀 Self-Made Wealth 📈 Economic Mobility

The Ten Roads to Riches

The wealthiest did not all start companies; some sued, married, or managed other people's cash.

by Kenneth L. Fisher 2008 272 pages

3.59

380 ratings

🏗️ Wealth Building 🧭 Career Strategy 🗽 Financial Independence 🚀 Self-Made Wealth 📈 Economic Mobility

Time Management in 20 Minutes a Day

by Holly Reisem Hanna • 2019

Twenty daily minutes to fix your inbox, calendar, and clutter and finally control your schedule.

3.73

500+

🕐 Time Management 💡 Productivity Hacks 🔍 Attention Management 🧱 Habit Building ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Time Management in 20 Minutes a Day

Twenty daily minutes to fix your inbox, calendar, and clutter and finally control your schedule.

by Holly Reisem Hanna 2019 119 pages

3.73

500+ ratings

🕐 Time Management 💡 Productivity Hacks 🔍 Attention Management 🧱 Habit Building ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress

by Rita Emmett • 2008

Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.

3.46

293

🕒 Time Management 😌 Stress Reduction 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📌 Prioritization

Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress

Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.

by Rita Emmett 2008 208 pages

3.46

293 ratings

🕒 Time Management 😌 Stress Reduction 🎯 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📌 Prioritization

The Genius of Opposites

by Jennifer B. Kahnweiler • 2015

How to turn opposite personalities from a liability into your partnership's sharpest edge.

3.19

237

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧩 Personality Differences At Work 🤝 Complementary Strengths ⚡ Constructive Conflict 🧠 Personality Psychology

The Genius of Opposites

How to turn opposite personalities from a liability into your partnership's sharpest edge.

by Jennifer B. Kahnweiler 2015 168 pages

3.19

237 ratings

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧩 Personality Differences At Work 🤝 Complementary Strengths ⚡ Constructive Conflict 🧠 Personality Psychology

The Microstress Effect

by Rob Cross • 2023

The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.

3.38

473

🏢 Workplace Stress 🧘 Stress Management 🎯 High Performance 😷 Emotional Contagion 🔥 Burnout Prevention

The Microstress Effect

The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.

by Rob Cross 2023 240 pages

3.38

473 ratings

🏢 Workplace Stress 🧘 Stress Management 🎯 High Performance 😷 Emotional Contagion 🔥 Burnout Prevention

Manage Your Day-to-Day

by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2013

Guard your mornings, work in 90-minute sprints, and quit letting your inbox run the day.

3.98

28k+

🎨 Creative Routines 🎯 Attention Management 📵 Digital Minimalism 🏋️‍♂️ Deliberate Practice ❤️‍🩹 Perfectionism

Manage Your Day-to-Day

Guard your mornings, work in 90-minute sprints, and quit letting your inbox run the day.

by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013 253 pages

3.98

28k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Routines 🎯 Attention Management 📵 Digital Minimalism 🏋️‍♂️ Deliberate Practice ❤️‍🩹 Perfectionism

America

by Chris Hedges • 2018

Addiction, casinos, and the death of work: the symptoms of late capitalism's terminal stage.

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2k+

🛒 Late Capitalism 🇺🇸 American Decline 💊 Opioid Crisis ⚙️ Working Class Erosion 📕 Marxist Critique

America

Addiction, casinos, and the death of work: the symptoms of late capitalism's terminal stage.

by Chris Hedges 2018 400 pages

4.23

2k+ ratings

🛒 Late Capitalism 🇺🇸 American Decline 💊 Opioid Crisis ⚙️ Working Class Erosion 📕 Marxist Critique

Resolving Conflicts at Work

by Kenneth Cloke • 2011

Workplace conflict isn't the problem. Ten strategies for finding the real one hiding underneath.

3.79

132

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🤝 Mediation Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking

Resolving Conflicts at Work

Workplace conflict isn't the problem. Ten strategies for finding the real one hiding underneath.

by Kenneth Cloke 2011 400 pages

3.79

132 ratings

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🤝 Mediation Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking

There's Got to Be a Better Way

by Nelson P. Repenning • 2025

Your team drowns in work that never finishes. The fix isn't working harder; it's starting less.

4.16

121

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔧 Process Improvement 🏭 Lean Methodology 🚒 Reactive Organizations 👁️ Visual Management

There's Got to Be a Better Way

Your team drowns in work that never finishes. The fix isn't working harder; it's starting less.

by Nelson P. Repenning 2025 320 pages

4.16

121 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔧 Process Improvement 🏭 Lean Methodology 🚒 Reactive Organizations 👁️ Visual Management

Principles of Product Management

by Peter Yang • 2020

The PM playbook: land the job, earn trust, and survive your make-or-break first 30 days.

4.03

156

📱 Product Management 🔄 Career Transitions 🎯 Interview Preparation 🧠 Ownership Mindset 🔍 Customer Research

Principles of Product Management

The PM playbook: land the job, earn trust, and survive your make-or-break first 30 days.

by Peter Yang 2020 180 pages

4.03

156 ratings

📱 Product Management 🔄 Career Transitions 🎯 Interview Preparation 🧠 Ownership Mindset 🔍 Customer Research

Be A Free Range Human

by Marianne Cantwell • 2013

Test your hidden strengths with small paid projects until the cubicle is optional.

4.03

500+

🔄 Career Change 🏝️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Location Independence 🎤 Personal Branding 🔬 Lean Methodology

Be A Free Range Human

Test your hidden strengths with small paid projects until the cubicle is optional.

by Marianne Cantwell 2013 304 pages

4.03

500+ ratings

🔄 Career Change 🏝️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Location Independence 🎤 Personal Branding 🔬 Lean Methodology

Event Planning and Management

by Ruth Dowson • 2014

A planning system for events that must deliver, from the first objective to the final debrief.

4.33

🎪 Event Planning 📰 Public Relations 📦 Event Logistics 📣 Event Marketing 🗺️ Strategic Planning

Event Planning and Management

A planning system for events that must deliver, from the first objective to the final debrief.

by Ruth Dowson 2014 328 pages

4.33

12 ratings

🎪 Event Planning 📰 Public Relations 📦 Event Logistics 📣 Event Marketing 🗺️ Strategic Planning

How to Become a Great Boss

by Jeffrey J. Fox • 2002

Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.

3.87

423

🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Hiring Practices 📤 Delegation 🏢 Workplace Culture

How to Become a Great Boss

Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.

by Jeffrey J. Fox 2002 192 pages

3.87

423 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Hiring Practices 📤 Delegation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Smart Collaboration

by Heidi K. Gardner • 2017

Sharing your best clients doesn't shrink your business. The data shows it makes it bigger.

3.63

121

💼 Professional Services 🏛️ Partnership Models 🧱 Organizational Silos 🤝 Collaborative Leadership 🎯 Incentive Design

Smart Collaboration

Sharing your best clients doesn't shrink your business. The data shows it makes it bigger.

by Heidi K. Gardner 2017 272 pages

3.63

121 ratings

💼 Professional Services 🏛️ Partnership Models 🧱 Organizational Silos 🤝 Collaborative Leadership 🎯 Incentive Design

Quiet Influence

by Jennifer B. Kahnweiler • 2013

Six introvert strengths that outperform working the room: no personality transplant required.

3.76

1k+

🧠 Introvert Strengths 💼 Workplace Influence 🤫 Quiet Leadership 👂 Deep Listening 🔋 Energy Management

Quiet Influence

Six introvert strengths that outperform working the room: no personality transplant required.

by Jennifer B. Kahnweiler 2013 192 pages

3.76

1k+ ratings

🧠 Introvert Strengths 💼 Workplace Influence 🤫 Quiet Leadership 👂 Deep Listening 🔋 Energy Management

Leading With Questions

by Michael J. Marquardt • 2005

Replace advice with inquiry: a leadership shift that turns dependent teams into problem solvers.

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500+

🧱 Questioning Cultures 🗣️ Coaching Questions 📚 Action Learning 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Leading With Questions

Replace advice with inquiry: a leadership shift that turns dependent teams into problem solvers.

by Michael J. Marquardt 2005 216 pages

3.50

500+ ratings

🧱 Questioning Cultures 🗣️ Coaching Questions 📚 Action Learning 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Total Quality Management

by Dale H. Besterfield • 1994

Build a quality system that satisfies auditors, customers, and the bottom line: the ISO blueprint.

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265

🏭 Total Quality Management ✅ Quality Assurance 🔄 Process Improvement 📈 Continuous Improvement 📐 Iso Standards

Total Quality Management

Build a quality system that satisfies auditors, customers, and the bottom line: the ISO blueprint.

by Dale H. Besterfield 1994 533 pages

3.94

265 ratings

🏭 Total Quality Management ✅ Quality Assurance 🔄 Process Improvement 📈 Continuous Improvement 📐 Iso Standards

Escape from Cubicle Nation

by Pamela Slim • 2009

The escape plan from cubicle life: launch a business while you still have a paycheck.

3.84

5k+

🧭 Career Transitions 🏃 Corporate Escape 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship 💡 Passion To Profit 💰 Side Hustle

Escape from Cubicle Nation

The escape plan from cubicle life: launch a business while you still have a paycheck.

by Pamela Slim 2009 352 pages

3.84

5k+ ratings

🧭 Career Transitions 🏃 Corporate Escape 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship 💡 Passion To Profit 💰 Side Hustle

The Craftsman

by Richard Sennett • 2008

Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.

3.84

2k+

🔨 Philosophy Of Work 🏺 Material Culture 🔧 Skilled Labor ✋ Craftsmanship 🧠 Tacit Knowledge

The Craftsman

Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.

by Richard Sennett 2008 336 pages

3.84

2k+ ratings

🔨 Philosophy Of Work 🏺 Material Culture 🔧 Skilled Labor ✋ Craftsmanship 🧠 Tacit Knowledge

Master Your Workday Now!

by Michael Linenberger • 2010

Twenty tasks, a daily vision ritual, and one question your inbox will never answer.

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165

🗂️ Task Management ⏰ Time Management 👁️ Goal Visualization 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 🧠 Subconscious Programming

Master Your Workday Now!

Twenty tasks, a daily vision ritual, and one question your inbox will never answer.

by Michael Linenberger 2010 344 pages

3.78

165 ratings

🗂️ Task Management ⏰ Time Management 👁️ Goal Visualization 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 🧠 Subconscious Programming

Managing to Change the World

by Alison Green • 2009

For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.

4.26

500+

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 👥 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔍 Hiring And Retention

Managing to Change the World

For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.

by Alison Green 2009 240 pages

4.26

500+ ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 👥 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔍 Hiring And Retention

The Leader Assistant

by Jeremy Burrows • 2020

Stop being invisible: how assistants lead, negotiate, and design a week that actually works.

4.14

500+

💼 Executive Assistants ⏳ Time Management 🗣️ Meeting Leadership 🤝 Professional Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Leader Assistant

Stop being invisible: how assistants lead, negotiate, and design a week that actually works.

by Jeremy Burrows 2020 252 pages

4.14

500+ ratings

💼 Executive Assistants ⏳ Time Management 🗣️ Meeting Leadership 🤝 Professional Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership

by Joan Garry • 2017

A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.

4.28

331

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 📋 Board Governance 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership

A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.

by Joan Garry 2017 256 pages

4.28

331 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 📋 Board Governance 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Survival Skills for Freelancers

by Sarah Townsend • 2020

A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.

4.27

149

💼 Freelancing 💰 Freelance Finance 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎭 Imposter Syndrome ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Survival Skills for Freelancers

A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.

by Sarah Townsend 2020 213 pages

4.27

149 ratings

💼 Freelancing 💰 Freelance Finance 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎭 Imposter Syndrome ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

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