If you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset.From effective time management and efficient speed reading to managing yourself and stopping stress from slowing you down, THE ULTIMATE PRODUCTIVITY BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success. Short, punchy chapters mean you can read up quickly and start applying what you've learned immediately.Discover the main themes, key ideas and tools you need and bring i...

If you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset.From confidence and assertiveness to managing stress and mindfulness, THE ULTIMATE SELF CARE BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success.Discover the main themes and key ideas, and bring it all together with practical exercises.This is your complete course in wellbeing at work.ABOUT THE SERIESULTIMATE books are for manage...

Sunday: Examine the common causes of stress from a work/organizational perspective and an individual levelMonday: Understand the basic psychological and physiological aspects of stressTuesday: Gain an overview of the issues of stress surrounding job roles and responsibility, and consider potential solutionsWednesday: Understand the stress associated with workload, work pressure and work environment and develop the tools to deal with itThursday: Create a supporti...

Evelyn Field's masterful analysis of the ways we can help employees cope with and overcome workplace bullying and harassment is a must read for all concerned about how to right this wrong. — Dr Philip Zimbardo, Stanford University and author of The Lucifer Effect, Understanding How Good People Turn EvilKudos to bully expert Evelyn Field for this helpful book. Features many "I can use that today" techniques Read it and reap! — Sam Horn, aut...

One of The Globe & Mail's Top 10 Business books of the Year!Rethink Everything You Know About Leadership Strengths"A must-read for anyone wanting to positively stand out in an organization or for leaders wanting to raise the overall performance of the organization." -- Cindy Brinkley, Vice President, Global Human Resources, General Motors"Zenger Folkman's findings related to companion behaviors is exciting. It enhances what's...

Developing your emotional intelligence just got easierExperts are beginning to agree that types of intelligence other than IQ (Intelligence Quotient) have evolved as human capacities over the last two million years. Low Emotional Intelligence Quotient or EQ can be perceived as the absence of control over the outcome of a situation. Do you ever feel like this is the case - you keep getting 'poor luck' or cannot influence better results? When you have a high ...

Are you suffering from work-related stress?Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and short-tempered at work—and at home? Then you may have too much stress in your life. Stress is a serious problem that impacts not only your mental and physical health, but also your loved ones and your organization. So what can you do to address it?The HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work will help you find a sustainable solution. It will help you reach t...

Tom Rath, author of five influential bestsellers, reveals the three keys that matter most for our daily health and well-being, as well as our engagement in our work. Drawing on the latest and most practical research from health, psychology, and economics, this book focuses on changes we can make to create better days for ourselves and others. Are You Fully Charged? will challenge you to stop pursuing happiness and start creating meaning instead, lead you to rethink your daily inte...

“High Performance Team Coaching (HPTC) is a fantastic resource and a ‘must read’ for all Team Leaders and Coaches. The authors demystify the concepts of creating and sustaining high performance teams and how to lead and coach them. Built upon solid research and investigation along with practical and relevant action steps, it is a resource that will help move your team from average or good, to high performance in any context.” - Lillas Marie Hatala and Richard Hatala, Co-authors of Integrative...

Are you a K–8 principal ready to implement the PLC at Work™ process? Two experienced practitioners show you how to explore the critical components needed to lay the foundation of a PLC, including how to develop a structure that supports collaborative teams, how to focus on effective monitoring strategies, how to reflect on your communication effectiveness, and more.

A challenging book to improve your influencing skills. Manager, consultant, member of the Works Council: in any of these functions you want to exert maximum influence to reach your goals. There are quite some ways to do this. You can reason and give logical arguments, you can paint a picture about an attractive future perspective or give compliments. This book describes ten different influencing skills that you can learn to use and to apply yourself. Influencing is not about using communic...

“There is so much good research and writing on high performing teams now… but few CEOs have the time to access it. So good to have this short, accessible and practical collection of tips on how to transform your team, by Catherine and Jacqueline, two very experienced team coaches who have both thoroughly researched all the best literature and found ways of applying it to teams across different sectors… I certainly will be using a number of these tips to improve the boards I chair and the team...