Productivity & Time Management

The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss is a groundbreaking and transformative guide that challenges conventional beliefs about work and life. Through a blend of insightful anecdotes, practical advice, and real-world examples, Ferriss provides readers with the blueprint to escape the confines of the traditional 9-to-5 grind. By leveraging modern technology and innovative thinking, this book presents a revolutionary approach...

The paperback edition of the liberating Sunday Times bestseller is set to enhance readers' lives even further with extra content on how we can all spend our four thousand weeks. The average human lifespan is absurdly, outrageously, insultingly brief—if you live to 80, you have about four thousand weeks on earth. How should we use them best? Of course, nobody...

ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson revolutionises the way we approach business in today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world. This eye-catching Vermilion Life Essentials edition brings the authors' radical insights to a wider audience of forward-thinking readers. The book challenges conventional wisdom, urging entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and even those stuck in mundane day jobs to reimagine the fundamentals of running...

Essentialism by Greg McKeown is a transformative guide for those who seek to eliminate life's nonessentials and focus on what truly matters. Set against the backdrop of McKeown's expertise as CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley, the book offers a radical and disciplined approach to living and working. Through personal anecdotes, client case studies, and practical...

Best Books of 2023 - The Financial Times and The Economist Shortlisted for Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023 Important, timely, instructive and entertaining - Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow World expert Bent Flyvbjerg and bestselling author Dan Gardner reveal the secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious projects on any scale....

Acclaimed neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin provides a comprehensive guide to decluttering your mind and organising your life in The Organized Mind. In an era where the onslaught of information from the digital age can easily overwhelm us, this book delves into the intricate workings of the brain and offers strategies to alleviate the mental burden. The core premise revolves around...

Redefine wealth. Reclaim your life. This interactive companion to the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling book The 5 Types of Wealth will help you establish your priorities and achieve true wealth for a happier, more fulfilled life. Your wealthy life may involve money, but in the end, it will be defined by everything else. In his wildly popular...

Don't burn out. Burn bright. 10 Simple Habits to Perform at Your Best and Lose the Stress Are you feeling overwhelmed at work? Is the line between your professional and personal life fading away? If you want to keep achieving without the personal cost, this is the book you need. Nick Petrie has spent two decades studying sustainable performance in...

Getting Things Done by David Allen offers a groundbreaking approach to stress-free productivity and efficient personal organisation, now fully updated to address the realities of today's fast-paced workplace. Allen's methodology, often referred to simply as GTD, has revolutionised the way people manage their responsibilities and time, promising to transform both professional and personal lives. The central thesis of the book...

In an age where distractions are abundant and our lives seem to run on autopilot, many of us struggle to align our actions with our intentions. Intentional confronts this challenge head-on. Bailey seamlessly integrates actionable advice, compelling personal anecdotes, and insightful psychological research to empower readers to transform their productivity through the science of intentionality. This guide allows readers to...

In Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber delves into the overwhelming phenomenon of meaningless employment that plagues modern society. The book begins by examining the stark contradiction between our technological advancements and the persistent reality of increasing work hours. Despite predictions from notable economists like John Maynard Keynes, who foresaw a future of fifteen-hour workweeks, we find ourselves inundated with jobs that...

The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll is an indispensable guide to gaining control over your chaotic life using the power of a simple pen and notebook. Whether you're a seasoned planner or a beginner, this book lays out a revolutionary system that provides structure, clarity, and purpose to your everyday activities. It's not just a method of organising your...

In Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek, readers are taken on an insightful journey into the dynamics of leadership and the essential components that build successful and highly effective teams. Sinek delves into the crucial role that leaders play in fostering an environment where trust and cooperation flourish. The book is based on real-life stories and thorough research, providing a...

A powerful call to action to think deeply about what lights you up’ TIM COOK, CEO of Apple ‘Full of great storytelling, great takeaways, and great wisdom’ SUSAN CAIN ‘An important clarifying force in anyone’s search to make the best possible choices for their life’ ANDREW HUBERMAN Throughout your life, you’ve been slowly indoctrinated to believe that money is the...

How women can improve their productivity, happiness, and physical well-being by keeping their natural cycles in mind and working with them (rather than ignoring them). In the FLO teaches women how to use their 28-day cycle to optimise their life by letting their internal clock and natural rhythms guide time management, diet, fitness, and more. This is so simple and...

An informative and beautiful productivity workbook designed for the neurodivergent brain, backed by science and filled with tools for shame-free organisation. Life with ADHD can be a wild ride. With a million creative thoughts pinging around, organising the chaos can feel impossible, leading to the frustration of a long list of half-finished projects and nothing to show for it. Traditional...

How to harness Employee Experience Design to attract and retain the best talent In Employee Experience Design: How to Co-create Work Where People and Organizations Thrive, three highly experienced leaders explain how businesses can use Employee Experience Design to create workplaces that deliver better business results by first focusing on meaningful employee experiences. Many leading organisations worldwide have successfully implemented...

Originals by Adam Grant is a compelling manifesto for originality and a transformative guide to championing new ideas that challenge the status quo. This acclaimed work explores how individuals can drive creative, moral, and organisational progress, and how leaders can foster a culture of innovation within their organisations. Through a series of captivating stories and insightful research, Grant reveals the...

No Rules Rules by Erin Meyer and Reed Hastings dives deep into the remarkable journey of Netflix, chronicling its meteoric rise from a simple DVD rental service to a global streaming giant. The narrative peels back the curtain on Netflix's unique work culture, examining the radical management principles and innovative practices that drive the company's success. With unlimited holidays, the...

If you've ever stared at a to-do list, waiting for divine inspiration to strike, and then randomly found yourself cleaning the fridge instead, welcome. You're in the right place. ADHD experts and co-hosts of the popular ADHD Adults podcast, Professor James Brown and Sam Brown will show you how to disarm procrastination and overcome decision paralysis by using your ADHD...

In Find Your Why, Simon Sinek, together with David Mead and Peter Docker, takes readers on an enlightening journey to uncover their deeper purpose. As a follow-up to the internationally acclaimed bestseller Start With Why, this transformative guide delves into the practical steps necessary for discovering and implementing the principles of the "Why" within both personal and organisational contexts. Beginning...

Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson is a ground-breaking guide to harnessing the power of remote work. As the founders of the innovative tech company 37signals, the authors draw on their extensive experience to present a compelling case for the benefits of remote working. This book offers a wealth of practical advice on how to...

A Forbes Best Business Book "Vital reading for today's and tomorrow's leaders." - Arianna Huffington "Burnout seems to be everyone's problem, and this book has solutions. As trailblazers in burnout research, Christina Maslach and Michael Leiter didn't just clear the path to study the causes—they've also discovered some of the cures." - Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of...

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a transformative guide that shows you how to master your attention—the most valuable resource you possess. This engrossing book presents actionable strategies to help you become more creative, accomplish tasks efficiently, and live a fulfilling life by harnessing the power of focus. In this insightful work, Bailey delves into the science of attention, elucidating how...

Most of us have an adversarial relationship with time. We're constantly trying to beat the clock — behaviour rooted in a fear that time is scarce and must be obsessed over, hoarded, and ultra-optimised. But what if there is a different way to view time, one that could make our hours feel abundant? What if we believed that we had...

The guide to shortening your execution cycle down from one year to twelve weeks Most organisations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a twelve-month execution cycle. Instead, The 12 Week Year avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualised thinking. This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long. In 12 weeks, there just...

The New One Minute Manager by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard is a modernized and refreshed take on the classic, providing essential management principles that are simple and highly effective. This succinct and engaging narrative follows a young man on a quest to discover the secrets of successful management. His journey leads him to the One Minute Manager, an experienced...

From the bestselling author of Purple Cow and This Is Marketing comes a new expert guide for leaders facing unprecedented challenges in a rapidly-changing workplace. The workplace has undergone a massive shift. Remote work and economic instability have depressed innovation and left us disconnected and disengaged. Quiet quitting runs rampant, and people show up without truly showing up. Alarmed managers...

The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma unfolds the captivating story of two down-and-out individuals who serendipitously cross paths with an eccentric, yet highly successful tycoon. This charismatic mentor takes them under his wing, revealing the revolutionary morning routine that has dramatically transformed many lives. As the trio embarks on this enlightening journey, the two strangers learn invaluable lessons on...

The development expert behind some of the world's most successful leaders reveals how to unlock your team's ability to focus on the things that matter. Unlock your team's highest potential with this proven counterintuitive approach to productivity. In today's hyper-paced world, workers face relentless demands, endless distractions and intense pressure to deliver more with fewer resources and in less time....

The Time-Block Planner by Cal Newport is a revolutionary daily planning method designed to help you avoid distractions and stay focused on what truly matters. How do highly successful individuals like Elon Musk and Bill Gates accomplish so much? The secret lies in time blocking, a powerful time-management technique that Cal Newport, esteemed productivity expert and bestselling author of Digital...

Harness the power of a growth mindset. Cultivating a positive outlook can help you and your team embrace strengths, see opportunities instead of problems, and even feel more engaged in routine tasks. This book provides insights on how to create an environment where everyone can flourish and grow. You'll learn about the effects of emotional contagion, how gratitude, feedback, and...

Swamped with endless notifications and growing to-do lists, we all feel the pressure of a culture that prizes being busy over being present. This 'time anxiety' isn't just for the overly ambitious—it's a daily reality for parents juggling work and family, students trying to balance grades and health, and anyone feeling the pinch to make every moment count. In Time...

In a world beset by burnout, Greg McKeown's work is essential -- Daniel H. Pink Effortless shows that achieving more doesn't have to be as hard as we make it out to be -- Arianna Huffington NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Times (UK) Best Book of the Year From the author of the million-copy-selling Essentialism comes an empowering guide to...

In The 4-Hour Work Week, Timothy Ferriss introduces you to a life-changing concept of achieving your dreams without having to endure the traditional 9-to-5 grind. Through his revolutionary steps, Ferriss reveals how you can design your life to maximise success, freedom, and fulfillment. By shifting your mindset and embracing innovative strategies, you can escape the rat race, enjoy high-end world...

Transform how you think. Transform how you perform. Transform your life. In The Cognitive Athlete, high-performance coach Clint Rahe reveals how to amplify your mental game using the same scientific principles that create Olympic champions. This book isn't another productivity hack or mindfulness trend. It's a complete system for building unshakeable focus, bulletproof resilience, and sustainable peak performance. Through cutting-edge...

Get yourself paid and broaden your skillset with this everyday guide to side hustles The gig economy is growing by leaps and bounds, partly because it’s easier to find a flexible work-life balance. Those of us who don't want to leave our full-time jobs, however, can still grab a piece of excitement and extra income for ourselves by starting a...

Project management is becoming even more complex. Regardless of their industry, every project manager will be taking on an increasing number of projects, bringing a new set of challenges for them to navigate. Combining an overview of formal project management techniques with strategies for time management and productivity, Managing Multiple Projects is an essential guide for project managers to understand...

'It's a breeze to read and you won't feel so alone at the end of it' Marie Claire It's never too late to grow the f*ck up. And New York Times bestselling author Sarah Knight is here to help! With her no-bullsh*t bible for the modern adult, you'll become more self-aware, self-sufficient, and resourceful — and turn grown-up responsibilities into...

Learn how to simplify your life with AI in this essential guide — now fully updated and revised, with even more ideas to spark creativity and boost efficiency. The ChatGPT Revolution is the ultimate quick-start guide to unlocking the power of generative AI. We’re on the edge of an AI revolution … but what does that mean for you? It’s...

Become wealthier—in every way that really matters—by effectively managing your time. In Become Time Rich: How to Stop Being Busy and Start Getting Wealthy, celebrated financial educator and business coach Lloyd Ross delivers an exciting, practical, and insightful new take on how to effectively manage your time to help you reach exceptional financial and lifestyle outcomes. The book teaches you...

What if success isn’t about adding more, but about removing what holds you back? Do you spend every day wading through too much information, too many choices and too many commitments? Is there always too much to do, but never enough time and energy to do it all? In Red Brick Thinking, bestselling author Donna McGeorge delivers a game-changing philosophy about how...

The only person you need to start and run a highly profitable and sustainable company is you. What if the real key to a richer and more fulfilling career was not to create and scale up a new business, but rather, to be able to work for yourself, determine your own hours, and become a (highly profitable) and sustainable company...

A no-bullsht planner to crush those fcking fitness goals. Get organised, cut the bullsht, and crush your fcking goals this year with this hilarious softcover fitness planner! Sometimes you just need to suck it the hell up, laugh it off, and get that workout fcking done. This 2025 flexi spiral organiser will help you stay on top of your fitness...

Platinum Jubilee edition ‘Full of gems … Angela Kelly is a jewel in the crown’Daily Telegraph ‘Entertaining and beautifully illustrated’The Sunday Times ‘For real intel, [The Crown] can’t come close to The Other Side of the Coin by Angela Kelly’The New York Times ‘When Angela Kelly and The Queen are together, laughter echoes through the corridors of Buckingham Palace.’ Angela...

Dr. Robert Hare has devoted more than three decades of his professional career to the investigation of the psychopath and how psychopathic behaviour influences and corrupts society. The psychopath is destructive, sleazy, manipulative, and often the cause of crime and abuse on the street, in the home, and in the workplace. There is no doubt that everyone has come in...

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH A FAST COMPANY TOP SUMMER PICK 'Completely changed my life' - Ali Abdaal, YouTuber and Entrepreneur 'Reading this book feels like being let in on a secret. ... an absolute must read' - Ryder Carroll, author of The Bullet Journal Method Discover the full potential of your...

As heard on The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett. Everyone experiences challenges, setbacks and mind blocks, the key is to break through them. Bestselling author Adam Alter shows you how... In this groundbreaking and entertaining book, Alter sets out a proven framework to help you identify the friction points holding you back, shift your thinking and realise your...

This friendly, compassionate guide is the antidote to workplace toxicity. Toxic workplaces can be detrimental to your mental and physical health and are one of the leading causes of employee turnover. Navigating a Toxic Workplace For Dummies explores what causes work environments to turn sour and what you—as an employee, manager, or leader—can do about it. You'll learn why people...

A transformative guide to breaking free from unproductive busyness Why is it that in a world demanding constant connectedness, we somehow feel lonelier, more burned out, and more disengaged than ever before? Busy Idiots explores how and why we find ourselves constantly busy — but getting nothing done. Through revealing anecdotes and insightful analysis, this book will show you how...

Discover the transformative power of regularly going offline. Imagine your life without the distractions of the digital world. What would you do if you could silence the constant buzz of social media and retreat from the demands of a hyperconnected existence? In Offline Humans, writer and creator Natalie Alzate invites you to stop the endless doom scroll and find joy...

Everyone deserves to feel a sense of respect and belonging. And we all want our coworkers to feel safe, heard, and free to be their authentic selves at work. But being an inclusive colleague doesn't always come naturally. This book will teach you how to be more empathetic, accepting, and socially aware, so you can create a more inclusive work...

We all know we should be learning and growing. But how do you make time while under pressure to perform? Too many of us suffer from 'chronic performance'—we feel constant pressure to look like we know what we're doing, to always be on, to rack up success after success, and have all the answers, all because we assume that greater...

Learn a new model for understanding how organisations really operate and implement changes that get real results. With so many forces of change buffeting the business world today, a scary state of flux has replaced any sense of certainty, stability, and familiarity, delivering a wake-up call to make crucial changes happen, make them happen quickly, and make them stick. Traditional...

Aim for Iconic Rise to Legendary Make History For over twenty-five years, leadership legend and personal mastery trailblazer Robin Sharma has mentored billionaires, business titans, professional sports superstars, and entertainment royalty via a revolutionary methodology that has caused them to accomplish rare-air results. Now, in this groundbreaking book, he makes this transformational system available to anyone ready for undefeatable positivity,...

"READ THIS BOOK AND USE IT." TIM FERRISS Millions of highly effective people have become more successful by understanding the simple fact that 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts. All you have to do is identify the 20 percent that leads to 80 percent. The 80/20 Principle shows you how. Richard Koch's million-copy-selling global bestseller is...

‘Fantastic’ - Cal Newport ‘A bold vision ... lights the way to fewer hours, less stress, and more meaning’ - Adam Grant Workers across all demographics, industries, and socioeconomic levels report exhaustion, burnout, and the wish for more meaningful lives. Drawing on years of research, Brigid Schulte traces the arc of our discontent from a time before the 1980s, when...

How to be respectful and respected at work—from the author of the revolutionary bestseller Radical Candor We can create cultures where everyone does the best work of their lives and enjoys working together. Radical Respect offers a simple framework that helps us identify what gets in the way of that—and practical, tactical tips for how to get back on track....

Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam invites readers on a journey to better manage their time, through changing their perception of how it is spent. The author explores the emotional and psychological aspects of the 168 hours we all have each week, cutting through the noise of traditional time-management advice. Vanderkam shares strategies that help to savour life’s best moments,...

Discover the transformative power of a well-organised work life with Joy at Work by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein. This insightful guide combines the revolutionary KonMari Method with key principles of organisational psychology to help you achieve a more balanced, efficient, and joyful professional life. Whether you're navigating the challenges of remote work or striving to optimise a traditional office...

An original, life-affirming book that reshapes our relationship with time from the bestselling author of How to Do Nothing. We're living on the wrong clock—one that tells us time is money—and it's destroying us. Here is a radical argument for other ways of experiencing time that offer hopeful possibilities for ourselves and the planet. Our daily experience is dominated by...

What separates lasting success from fleeting triumph in the business world? In The Infinite Game, Simon Sinek, the New York Times-bestselling author of Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and Together Is Better, delves into this compelling question with a fresh perspective. Sinek introduces the revolutionary concept of applying game theory to business strategy, asking whether you and your organisation...

'An amazing portrait of how grifters came to be called visionaries and high finance lost its mind.' Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit The definitive inside story of WeWork, its audacious founder, and the company's epic unravelling from the journalists who first broke the story wide open. In 2001, Adam Neumann arrived in New York after five...

Effortless by Greg McKeown is a transformative guide that seeks to redefine how we approach life's most important tasks. In a fast-paced world where burnout has become all too common, this New York Times bestseller and Times (UK) Best Book of the Year offers a powerful alternative to the relentless hustle. McKeown argues that not everything has to be difficult...

In A World Without Email, New York Times bestselling author and productivity expert Cal Newport presents a groundbreaking vision for transforming the modern workplace. Newport delves into the pervasive issue of constant communication, highlighting the fact that we now check our emails every 5.4 minutes. This barrage of email interruptions not only hampers our ability to concentrate and engage in...

The New York Times bestselling author debunks the myths of what makes great leaders and effective teams, revealing the simple habits that help leaders unlock team intelligence. Ever wonder why some of our most effective leaders aren’t known for the skills we’ve been told are essential for great leadership? Would you describe Elon Musk or Steve Jobs as having empathy...

The Practical Guide for Talking About Mental Health at Work—For Every Employee, Manager, and Leader. Originally written in 2021 and re-released for 2026, Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why and How To Do It Really Well) has been featured in CNN, Vogue, NPR, the BBC, CNBC, Forbes, Fast Company, and Inc. as an essential, research-backed...

A practical leadership guide for building steady, trusted, high-performing teams when pressure, change, and burnout never let up. Today’s leaders are being asked to deliver more with fewer resources, navigate constant change, prevent burnout, and keep teams engaged while the pressure never seems to stop. In The Unshakable Team, workplace culture expert Heather R. Younger offers a practical, human-centred roadmap...

‘This is an honest, thought-provoking book that takes you on a journey of discomfort that leaves you reflecting on your personal and professional relationship with race and racism.’ CHERYL SAMUELS, People & Culture Director, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust ‘The first question I hear from organisations seeking to incorporate racial equity practice is, “What do we do?” Dr...

Use generative AI to reduce your workweek from 40 hours to 15 The AI Workweek: How to Cut Hours, Automate the Busywork, and Focus on What's Really Important delivers a practical playbook for implementing generative AI tools like ChatGPT to eliminate repetitive tasks and reclaim productive time. Ashley Gross, an AI consultant who has led workshops for multiple global corporations...

Create a future-proof workforce through the lens of neuroinclusion—with proven strategies to make your organisation better for all. Approximately 15-20% of the population is neurodivergent, yet most organisations are not designed to allow those who think and learn differently to thrive. Made for Some, written by Joseph Riddle, a leader in the neurodiversity movement and a consultant who has designed...

Integrate your purpose, identity, and actions to lead with clarity and conviction In Leading With Your Whole Heart: Become the Leader the World Needs and You Long to Be, two senior Boston Consulting Group leaders draw on over 60 years of combined experience advising executives at more than 500 companies worldwide. They present a framework for becoming a wholehearted leader,...

A revealing look at the decline in formal employment in favour of hiring contractors, freelancers, temps, and marginal workers, who are excluded from traditional benefits and career ladders. Companies cannot exist without workers, but they are increasingly reluctant to have employees. Instead of providing the benefits and protections that have traditionally come with employee status, businesses are turning to tactics...

Burnout is a leadership problem, not a people problem — and the solution is in your hands. The economic cost of employee exhaustion, disengagement and despair impacts the global economy by as much as $10 trillion every year. In the face of this mass burnout, simple wellness programmes are struggling to make a difference. Built to Burn exposes the uncomfortable...

Manage and mitigate the human side of risk In Humanizing Rules: Bringing Behavioural Science to Ethics and Compliance, veteran risk adviser and trainer Christian Hunt delivers an incisive and practical discussion of how to mitigate the risk of people doing things they shouldn't or failing to do things they should. In the book, you'll explore effective strategies for achieving compliance...

The founder of one of the world's most successful hospitality groups, also renowned for his conscious leadership and the enduring culture his organisation lives by, distils the rules of a successful culture and how to lead businesses that provide enduring value to all. 'I've been waiting two decades for this book, and it was worth it' - Adam Grant 'A...

"An engaging and unique approach to leadership" - Kirkus Reviews "A precise guide to business success" - Booklife / Publishers Weekly Most leadership advice assumes people will do what you say because you have authority, alignment, or a shared culture. That's not today's reality. In modern organizations, leaders routinely have to influence people who don't report to them, don't have...

Reclaim God's vision for your life. Many Christians fall victim to one of two main problems when it comes to work: either they are idle in their work, or they have made an idol of it. Both of these mindsets are deadly misunderstandings of how God intends for us to think about our employment. In The Gospel at Work, Sebastian...

In our rapidly evolving "complexponential" world, where complexity and exponential change intersect, traditional leadership models are failing us. Drawing profound wisdom from nature's patterns and ancient Taoist principles, The Four Forces reveals how emergent generative team leadership can transform teams and organizations. Self-organizing, autonomous teams exercise this team-led leadership close to stakeholders where responsive decisions matter most. At the heart...

"This book is a contemporary classic—a shrewd and spirited guide to protecting ourselves from the jerks, bullies, tyrants, and trolls who seek to demean. We desperately need this antidote to the a-holes in our midst."—Daniel H. Pink, best-selling author of To Sell Is Human and Drive How to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes, from the author of the classic The...