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"From setting up your virtual office, to time management, to dealing with conference call fatigue, turn remote work into a career powerhouse--even if you live in an apartment. This book has everything you need to know to make the most out of working from home in the new normal so that you and your organization can thrive in a socially-isolated world. Learn how to claim your space, create your environment, and make your career virtually vital without...
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2020.
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Declutter your desk and brighten up your business with this transformative guide from an organizational psychologist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.
The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn't felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain...
The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn't felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain...
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Working from Home - Career Collection Spotlight
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"Many people spend hours a week commuting into work. Some arrive to an office that is uninspiring or chaotic and wonder, "Why did I come in at all?" They spend all day answering emails and fiddling with computer systems, which they could easily do from home. Home Sweet Home Office is the guide to finding a job where you can ditch the commute and stuffy office environment and work remotely. Career expert Kerry Hannon walks you through getting a remote-access...
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The Link Between College and the World of Work - College and Career Collection Spotlight
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The Link Between College and the World of Work - College and Career Collection Spotlight
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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice!
There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office...
There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office...
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2011.
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Being organized and efficient doesn't come easily to everyone. For those who struggle to maintain an organized office space, whether at work or at home, Smart Office Organizing offers tips and tricks for reining in the chaos and creating a personalized system that works. Organizing experts Sandra Felton and Marsha Sims help readers
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[2022]
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"Inclusion, Inc tackles the realities of workplace bias and reveals an innovative, proven approach--changing mechanics rather than mindsets--that businesses can adopt today to design bias out and equity in and harness the collective intelligence of their employees. Readers will learn exactly what equity looks like, how to adjust "cultural levers" to create systemic change, and how to avoid common DEI pitfalls that are counterproductive, despite good...
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Many professionals aspire to work for a start-up. Executives from large companies view them as models to help them adapt to today's dynamic innovation economy. Yes, start-ups look magical, but they can also be chaotic and inaccessible. Many books are written for those who aspire to be founders, but a company only has one or two of those. What's needed are hundreds of employees to do the day-to-day work required to operate a fledgling company and grow...
8) How to be an inclusive leader: your role in creating cultures of belonging where everyone can thrive
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[2019]
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Human potential is unleashed when we feel like we belong. That's why inclusive workplaces experience higher engagement, performance, and profits. But the reality is that many people still feel unable to bring their true selves to work. In a world where the talent pool is becoming increasingly diverse, it's more important than ever for leaders to truly understand how to support inclusion. Drawing on years of work with many leading organizations, Jennifer...
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AMACOM--American Management Association
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2016.
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"When it comes to work these days, we're expected to do more with less--but is this nose-to-the-grindstone philosophy the best way to run a business? Alarmingly low employee engagement numbers indicate otherwise. So, if pushing everyone harder isn't the path to productivity, what is? Supported by the latest research, this ... book argues that our best work is the product of a positive environment"--Amazon.com.
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Harvard Business Review Press
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c2017.
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While some of us enjoy a lively debate with colleagues and others prefer to suppress our feelings over disagreements, we all struggle with conflict at work. Every day we navigate an office full of competing interests, clashing personalities, limited time and resources, and fragile egos. Sure, we share the same overarching goals as our colleagues, but we don't always agree on how to achieve them. We work differently. We rub each other the wrong way....
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Sterling Ethos
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[2016]
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"Making Work Work focuses on inspiring current and future leaders to start a movement that will banish on-the-job bullying, put meaning back into work, and enhance coworkers' happiness and engagement. Richards, whose popular blog has a worldwide following, explains why inaction is insane, why we must move forward with positivity, and why the "abc" employees (asshats, bullies, and complainers) are so destructive."--
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"Katty Kay and Claire Shipman delve into the nature of power in the workplace, in politics, and at home-explaining how our existing power structures were designed for men, and how a new structure, one determined by and for women, is emerging and will be better for all"--
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Portfolio/Penguin, An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
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[2018]
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English
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"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. Rich Sheridan's Joy, Inc. told the story of how his tiny software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan achieved success and renown by embracing offbeat culture and human-centered values. In Chief Joy Officer, he turns his attention from culture to leadership, and draws on his...
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PublicAffairs
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[2021]
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English
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"In a time of unusual stress, with a pandemic raging and economic insecurity and dislocation increasing, we need to rediscover the values that make us human, that give us a sense of meaning in order to increase our potential for productivity and success. What stands in the way, however, is a professional culture where human connectedness is a lost art: the frenzied numbers-obsessed, bottom-line thinking, the "scratch and claw" workplace, and organizations...
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Hachette Books
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2018.
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At a time of soaring corporate profits and plenty of HR lip service about "wellness," millions of workers--in virtually every industry--are deeply unhappy. Why did work become so miserable? Who is responsible? And does any company have a model for doing it right? For two years, Lyons ventured in search of answers. From the innovation-crazed headquarters of the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, to a cult-like "Holocracy" workshop in San Francisco, and...
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Wiley
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[2022]
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English
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"The pace of change in the way that we work is accelerating faster than what leaders ever imagined possible. What felt like radical shifts driven by the pandemic ended up being the beginning of empowering individuals to do their best work while also leading better lives. But achieving true flexibility -- not only in where but critically when people work -- requires overcoming decades of reflexes leaders have built up around "the right way to work"...
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Wiley
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[2023]
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English
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"In Work Here Now: Think Like a Human and Build a Powerhouse Workplace, Mercer's North American Transformation Leader Melissa Swift delivers an eye-opening roadmap to better work that generates wins for companies and employees alike. In the book, you'll explore different ways to improve the growth-impeding, borderline inhumane people management practices we've created and endured over time. You'll also find: 50 strategies to create a powerhouse workplace...
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