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Publisher
Gallup Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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What if the next global crisis is a mental health pandemic? It is here now. One-third of Americans have shown signs of clinical anxiety or depression, and the current state of suffering globally has risen significantly. The mental health pandemic manifests everywhere, not least in your workplace. As organizations around the world face health and social crises, as well as economic uncertainty, acknowledging and improving wellbeing in your workplace...
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Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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While the #MeToo movement has exposed the enormous harm done by sexual misconduct in the workplace, the movements full promise has not been fulfilled, Sylvia Ann Hewlett argues. Showcasing new data on the incidence of sexual harassment and assault at work, she reveals how the movement has focused almost exclusively on white women and failed to support other vulnerable groups who are also targets of abuse. Black men, gay men and women, and Latinas...
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English
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In this provocative book, author Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic connects the dots and asks a powerful question: what if the reason for the lack of women at the top--and the presence of so many incompetent leaders who also happen to be men--is not that there are too many obstacles slowing women's advancement, but that there aren't enough career-testing obstacles for men? Marshalling decades of rigorous research on leadership to build his case, Chamorro-Premuzic...
66) Virtual EI
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Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Just because a global pandemic forced us all to log more hours in virtual meetings and engage in more Slack conversations doesn't mean we're good at them. We've all endured the uncertainty of knowing who should talk first when several of us start at once. Or logging in to a call with a full mosaic of faces but no one speaking. How do you allow folks to dissent or share a hard perspective? If someone appears confused, do you call them on it or message...
67) Inclusion
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Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"We all want our colleagues to feel safe, heard, and free to be their authentic selves at work. But being an inclusive colleague doesn't happen overnight-it's an evolving process that involves growing, learning, and intentional effort. This book will teach you how to address and understand your biases, how to get better at noticing and responding to microaggressions, and why being an inclusive colleague will spark more-productive and -rewarding relationships...
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An inspirational, practical, and research-based guide for embracing risk and making a powerful impact at work. Have you ever wanted to disagree with your boss in a meeting? Speak up about your company's lack of diversity or unequal pay practices? Make a tough decision that you know will be unpopular? We all have opportunities to be courageous at work. But since courage requires risk-to our reputations, our social standing, and, in some cases, our...
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The transformational technologies of the Internet-Web compound continue to exert a vast and readily apparent influence on the way we live and work. In recent times, internet penetration is now very high in most parts of the world, impacting the context and content of the workplace and the boundary between work and private life is even more porous. Not only has the reach increased, but the technologies to access the Internet-Web have further evolved...
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Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Whether you're facing the glass ceiling, a toxic work environment, or anything in between, limit-breaking female founder Heather Monahan's 3-Step BAK process will help you evaluate and eliminate any outside or self-defeating blockers between where you are now and where you deserve to be. If you've ever felt alone, down, defeated, or discouraged-- this book's for you. If you've ever been unsure of your next move or felt your confidence slip just when...
Author
Publisher
Currency Doubleday
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
David Whyte brings his unique perspective as poet and consultant to the workplace, showing readers how fulfilling work can be when they face their fears and follow their dreams. Going beneath the surface concerns about products and profits, organization and order, Whyte addresses the needs of the heart and soul, and the fears and desires that many workers keep hidden. --from publisher description.
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"For anyone pulling their hair out over an irritating colleague who's not technically breaking any rules, a hilarious guide to getting difficult people off your back from NYU psychology professor Tessa West. Ever watched a coworker charm the pants off management while showing a competitive, Machiavellian side to the lower ranks? The Kiss-Up/Kick-Down coworker doesn't hesitate to throw peers under the bus, but their boss is oblivious to their bad behavior....
73) Wellness Works
Publisher
Dept. of Human Services
Pub. Date
1988-
Language
English
Description
Wellness works is published monthly by the Arlington Dept. of Human Services. The newsletter has changed its name several times and is currently known as Health Smart.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With the fastest growing economy in the history of the world, China is the workshop of globalisation. But are workers paying the price for a manufacturing revolution? This unique fly-on-the-wall documentary uncovers the hard realities of working conditions in a Chinese factory. The film focuses on a German-owned company in Shenzhen, China, which makes the chargers for Nokia's mobile phones. Nokia sends in a two-woman team to carry out an ethical audit...
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English
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Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men–era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and wanted up
Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between 5′3" and 5′9", between 105 and 140 pounds,...
Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between 5′3" and 5′9", between 105 and 140 pounds,...
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Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
If our executive suites and boardrooms aren't gender-balanced, we're throwing money away! The shortage of women in boardrooms and executive suites means companies are missing out on the best solutions, products, and services-and on having the type of workplace that will attract the best workers. Gender imbalance is a serious problem in companies, and the cost is significant-but it is a problem we can solve. Melissa Greenwell challenges leaders in...
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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
"A behind-the-scenes look at the firm behind WordPress.com and the unique work culture that contributes to its phenomenal success50 million websites, or twenty percent of the entire web, use WordPress software. The force behind WordPress.com is a convention-defying company called Automattic, Inc., whose 120 employees work from anywhere in the world they wish, barely use email, and launch improvements to their products dozens of times a day. With a...
Author
Publisher
Amplify Publishing, an imprint of Mascot Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Using case studies, data, and candid storytelling, Tara Jaye Frank outlines how leaders with power and position can clear the path to workplace equity by discovering where you are on your equity journey today; embracing the steps required to achieve true equity; understanding what your employees really want from you; developing a lens for the big barriers and intervention opportunities; connecting the dots between meeting talent needs and unlocking...
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