Productivity & Time Management

Non-office based work is here to stay, but everyone experiences it differently. Find out how to make working at home and remote work, work for you. How to Work Remotely will help anyone adapt to home, remote, and hybrid working. Suitable for homeworkers, or the managers and leaders of homeworkers, this highly practical book will address how to be successful...

Elevate your team's performance. If you read nothing else on leading winning teams, read this book. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you communicate effectively, build trust, and cultivate a learning culture. From Tom Brady's advice on leading high-performing teams from within to Amy Edmondson's best practices for building...

IBM was the world's leading provider of information technologies for much of the twentieth century. What made it so successful for such a long time, and what lessons can this iconic corporation teach present-day enterprises? James W. Cortada—a business historian who worked at IBM for many years—pinpoints the crucial role of IBM's corporate culture. He provides an inside look at...

The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion—a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold—now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications.In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology...

From David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt—"a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate" (Slate)—comes a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay...

Tired of your toxic work culture? Ready to be the leader you never had? Begin With WE is a rallying cry for a different kind of leadership—one grounded in people, not power. Written by a former Fortune 10 executive who led tens of thousands around the globe, this book offers a groundbreaking, yet practical path to leading with integrity, authenticity,...

How do the most resilient leaders and organisations survive - and even thrive - during a market slowdown? If you read nothing else on weathering a down market and returning to growth, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you navigate a tough market, stay resilient,...

Supercharge your teamwork skills in just three months with expert advice from an industry leader In 90 Days to Level Up Your Teamwork, bestselling author Amy Edmondson teaches you how to become a better team player by focusing on a specific element of cooperative achievement each week. From overcoming barriers to creating psychological safety, this book walks you through exactly...

ELEVATE LEADERSHIP TO TEAMSHIP. In today’s volatile, fast-paced, and decentralized business environment, even the most talented leaders can’t succeed alone—they need to mobilise the full potential of the team. The world’s highest-performing organisations understand they need more than leadership to win—they need teamship. Teamship is a profound shift from today’s hierarchical model to sharing the load among a team that...

Strong cultures don't emerge by accident. They're built with clarity, consistency, and design. This is your guide. Today's leaders are navigating a storm of competing demands: rising economic and social pressures, rapid technological disruption, and a workforce that expects greater purpose and accountability than ever before. In this unpredictable climate, a weak culture erodes trust, loyalty, and performance. A strong...

A heartfelt personal journey that unlocks the power of evidence-based wellbeing at work In The Wellbeing-Centered Workplace, Chris Cummings shares a powerful personal and professional journey following his partner's mental health challenges that motivated him to quit his corporate career and start Wellbeing at Work, a global purpose-led business empowering organisations to prioritise employee wellbeing through community engagement, meaningful connections,...

Discover and embrace the untapped power of your sense of humour In The Humor Habit: Rewire Your Brain to Stress Less, Laugh More, and Achieve More’er, veteran speaker, corporate trainer, and comedian Paul Osincup delivers a hilarious and effective new take on how to make yourself and your team more productive and resilient by focusing on the funny side of...

Leaders remain sceptical about the power of organisational culture, even though extensive research shows that it is crucial to business success. Can a manager really influence an organisation’s culture, or do executives just try to impose a culture on their employees? Is the concept of culture too vague to measure objectively and improve? What happens to valuable employees who feel...

It is impossible to view the news at present without hearing talk of crisis. This timely book looks at how three major crises - the economy, pandemic and climate - are related to the crisis of work, making it more precarious, intense and unequal. Providing an original and critical synthesis of recent trends in the field, expert scholars offer a...

A Simple 3-Step Method to Lead – and Live – with Less Stress and More Joy What if the secret to less stress is just three simple steps? If you’ve ever woken up on a Monday already exhausted – or spent Sunday night bracing yourself for the week ahead – the problem isn’t you. The problem is stress. And there’s...

Redesign the Future of Work with Neurodiversity in Mind Brainstorm: A Guide to Neurodivergent Talent and the Future of Work is a bold, practical guide to rebuilding work from the ground up. It shows that inclusion is more than the right thing to do, it is essential to business success. With raw honesty, sharp storytelling, and real-world tools, Brainstorm challenges...

The most comprehensive, in-depth picture yet of workplace wellbeing and its key drivers, providing new perspective on the intersection of happiness, productivity, and organisational success.Most of us spend a third of our waking lives at work. Work sets our schedules, influences our relationships, shapes our identities, and drives our economies. But is it actually making us happy?This is a deep...

How the groundbreaking science of body clocks can help you sleep better, feel happier and improve your overall health'The Inner Clock explores the strange new science of why your circadian rhythms fall out of sync – and how to get them back on track to live a happier, healthier life' JAMES NESTOR, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BREATH'Secrets to better sleep ....

An accessible, practical, step-by-step guide that supplements GETTING THINGS DONE by providing the details, the how-to's and the practices to apply GTD more fully and easily in daily lifeThe incredible popularity of GETTING THINGS DONE revealed people's need to take control of their own productivity with a system that reduces the stress of staying on top of it all. Around...

Two leading gender experts and Harvard researchers reveal a new paradigm for fairness at work and offer professionals at every level, in any kind of organization, immediate, proven, and evidence-based ways to do their everyday work better and smarter—and more fairly.To make organizations more fair, many well-meaning individuals and companies invest their time and resources in diversity, equity, and inclusion...

The new science of why we quit, whether we should, and how to make the right choices for our work and lives, by a leading organizational psychologist. 'A master class' - Adam Grant 'An essential guide' - Annie Duke The new science of why we quit, whether we should, and how to make the right choices for our work and...

Companies have never invested more in transformation-or wasted more on failed attempts. Finally, there's a science-based, practical guide to making change stick.Market volatility. AI. Regulatory uncertainty. Geopolitical risk. Leaders know they must adapt faster than ever-yet most transformation programs still fail to deliver their expected outcomes, exhausting employees and eroding market confidence. And the failure rate hasn't budged in decades,...

How outdated work norms undermine careers, caregiving, and gender equity and how leaders can fix the system.The workplace is broken and it's holding everyone back. Women still struggle to grow in their careers, while men who endeavour to do their part at home are often stigmatised. This disconnect means that even when men take part in flexible work arrangements or...

The surprising science of why being authentic holds you back from the author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It).'Just be yourself' might be the worst advice you've ever received.For years, we've been told that authenticity is the key to success that we should be true to ourselves, tune out others' opinions, and...

An impassioned and data-driven case for a four-day workweek.The five-day workweek is a pillar of modern life, but it isn't backed by science, ancient wisdom, or divine decree. It's simply a relic of the industrial age and it's time for an upgrade. What if we could accomplish more while working fewer days?A shortened workweek once seemed like a radical idea....

The most powerful force in business is not what you think it is and it's right in front of you as a leader, waiting to be unleashed.Think about the last time you said, 'I love that'. Maybe it was about a product that exceeded expectations, a service experience that built instant loyalty, or a moment when your work brought out...

TIME FOR THE DOERS. WILL YOU BE ONE OF THEM? The new breakout book from the Dragons' Den star and creator of THE DIARY OF A CEO Steven Bartlett, creator of The Diary of a CEO, returns with his most unique and uncompromising book yet. How do you do the thing when you don't know how to do the thing?...

Challenge your brain power with these fun crossword puzzles. 100 puzzles from The Times adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps only solve a handful of clues. Appearing Monday to Friday...

A powerful new edition of the Wall Street Journal bestseller that helps leaders build radically more human and capable organisations. Now more than ever, we need organisations that are daring, resilient, and creative. Unfortunately, when confronted by unprecedented challenges, most companies and institutions prove to be timid, plodding, and orthodox. The culprit is bureaucracy. With its top-down power structures and...

Challenge your brain power with these fun crossword puzzles. The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 3 offers 100 quick cryptic puzzles from The Times, adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps...

Getting a message across on paper and presenting a proposal in a clear and persuasive form are vital skills for anyone in business. This book provides practical advice on how to impress, convince and persuade. This fully updated 7th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates and top tips that will help you to write succinctly and with...

Successful Time Management is packed with proven tips, tools and techniques to help you review and assess your time management and adopt new work practices to improve it. This book includes great time-saving ideas, practical solutions and checklists, plus advice on: controlling paperwork, organizing your emails, delegating and working with others, prioritizing to focus on key issues, getting and staying...

UberTherapy is the essential guide to the rise of digital therapy for anyone working in, researching, or using mental health services. This timely book explores the emerging uberization of therapy through algorithmic control, datafication of despair, and attrition by design. Analyzing the deployment of e-commerce business models, the book makes a compelling case that the rise of 'therapeutic Tinder' offers...

A bold leadership reset for every level, from first-time manager to seasoned executive You and your team are dispensable, but not with Supercharged Teams, which shatters the outdated myth that leadership is defined by title, tenure, or hierarchy. Managers are culture-shapers, trust-builders, and performance accelerators. Backed by real stories, actionable behavioural psychological insights, and proven frameworks, this book equips managers...

A new approach for organisations to structure and support human flourishing in the workplace In Hope Is the Strategy: The Underrated Skill That Transforms Work, Leadership, and Wellbeing, bestselling author and leader in the corporate wellbeing movement, Jen Fisher, shows how the future of work demands a fundamentally new approach to how we think about, structure, and support human flourishing...

An exciting new discussion of empowerment strategies that work in the real world In Empowerment for All, veteran tech executive and Director of Products for All at Google, Annie Jean-Baptiste, delivers a groundbreaking new approach to innovation and change management for all business professionals, not just executives and human resources practitioners. Jean-Baptiste explains how people of any experience level can...

Key workplace mental health thought leadership, research, and practical strategies aimed at supporting leaders in business—not just their teams. Cornered Office: Why We Need To Talk About Leadership Mental Health is a call to action for leaders, and the World of Work, to recognise and prioritise LEADERSHIP mental health. This critical leadership development book proves the case of why leaders...

A vibrant new translation of Seneca's On the Shortness of Life, a pointed reminder to make the most of our time. Who doesn't worry sometimes that smartphones, the Internet, and TV are robbing us of time and preventing us from having a life? How can we make the most of our time on earth? In the first century AD, the...

Drawing on Marcuse, Adorno, Arendt and a variety of other critical social philosophers, this book introduces us to a familiar character amid the wreckage of the post-pandemic economy: no-dimensional man. A cousin of Marcuse’s one-dimensional man, they are a figure so compressed by the unending present of capitalism that they have ceased to be genuinely present in any ethical or...

With workplace stress and burnout at record levels, everyone needs to understand the mental health challenges we face at work. But these challenges can be hard to anticipate and manage, whether we're tackling our own sense of overwhelm or trying to help a colleague. That matters, not just for individuals, but for organisational wellbeing too. Poor mental health is miserable...

Backed by billions in venture capital dollars and led by Travis Kalanick, a brash and ambitious founder, Uber promised to revolutionise the way we move people and goods through the world. But in June 2017, Uber's hard-charging CEO was ousted in a boardroom coup that capped a brutal year for the transportation giant. What followed would become a corporate cautionary...

Engage your employees and transform your organisation. If you read nothing else on employee engagement, read this book. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you make your employees feel valued, motivated, and ready to do great things. This book will inspire you to: Invest in a culture of cohesive...

Stop your top talent from walking out the door. Employees have a sea of options when it comes to where and how they work, and if they're not getting what they want, they'll move on. If the threat of having your top performers working for the competition isn't bad enough, high turnover can inflict serious financial and emotional costs on...

Productivity starts with you. Every day begins with the same challenge: too many tasks on your to-do list and not enough time to accomplish them. Perhaps you tell yourself to just buckle down and get it all done—skip lunch, work a longer day. Maybe you throw your hands up, recognise you can't do it all, and just begin fighting the...

Feel Good in 15: Recipes, workouts and life hacks to change your life in just 15 minutes Joe Wicks, the nation’s favourite Body Coach, teaches you how best to harness your day with life hacks, tips and tricks to help you feel your best. We all live busy lives, so let me show you how just 15 minutes a day...

Capitalism's crisis is planetary. It is a system upending nature and society, causing many to live and work in despair. So far, the left has been incapable of inspiring an effective challenge to it. In Worker Cooperatives and Deep Democracy, Vishwas Satgar and Michelle Williams map a new transformative politics arising from inspiring worker cooperative systems that advance planetary care...

A proven five-step framework to overcome the most pressing challenges in the modern workplace At a time when American workplaces are in crisis, Happiness Works: The Science of Thriving at Work delivers a five-step framework to address the growing challenges they face, including the complexities of hybrid/remote work, rising mental health concerns, and a pervasive sense of disconnection and disengagement....

There's an 80% chance you're poor. Time poor, that is. Four out of five adults report feeling they are time-poor: they have too much to do and not enough time to do it. The consequences are severe. The time-poor experience less joy each day. They laugh less, are less healthy, less productive, and more likely to divorce. In one study...

A practical guide for bringing gender equality to the workplace with a new imperative: unburden women's careers from work that goes unrewarded. The No Club started when four women, who were overwhelmed by endless to-do lists, banded together over $10 bottles of wine and vowed to get their work lives under control. Despite working harder than ever, they found themselves...

How to unleash "human magic" and achieve improbable results. Hubert Joly, former CEO of Best Buy and orchestrator of the retailer's spectacular turnaround, unveils his personal playbook for achieving extraordinary outcomes by putting people and purpose at the heart of business. Back in 2012, "Everyone thought we were going to die," says Joly. Eight years later, Best Buy was transformed...

Do your most important work when you are your most resourceful. Are you drowning in email? Overloaded with calendar invitations? Frustrated by wasteful meetings and an ever-growing workload? Then you know that being busy does not mean being productive. Most workers are being asked to take on more responsibilities with less support, advised to simply ‘be innovative.’ But you only...

GAIN MORE TIME FOR WHAT YOU LOVE Are you constantly juggling multiple tasks and operating at 100 per cent or more? Do you feel you are permanently on the treadmill and can’t get off? If you needed extra capacity for something urgent, could you find it? In The 1-Day Refund, best-selling author and time management expert Donna McGeorge shows you...

Kind, realistic and genuinely helpful - Observer Bravo on the publication of this witty, wise guide to solo working - Alice Lascelles Filled to the brim with advice . . . Such a brilliant book - Emma Gannon Whether by choice or circumstance, as a freelancer or a company employee working from home, more of us are becoming solo workers...

Learn how your team can communicate, congregate, and collaborate more effectively than ever. Smart Teams will help your team go beyond personal productivity to build a culture where productivity thrives. This book shows you how to turn around the unproductive team behaviours that create friction. You'll learn the 'superproductive' behaviours that promote flow and the most impactful productivity principles for...

Success isn't made up of huge leaps forward, but instead small repetitive actions completed each day. These small steps eventually lead to great achievements in the pursuit of your goals. Remarkability is an inspiring look at the lessons Lorraine has learned during her entrepreneurship journey - through study, trial and error; the strategies she has developed and the habits she...

Tanya Dalton, the world's leading expert on maximizing productivity, has created a DayReader with 60 eye-opening entries to help you assess and live a life free from FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). There's no doubt that social media has intensified the feelings of FOMO. The fear of missing out makes people feel envious, jealous, sad, and disappointed. According to a...

'This book can catapult you into living fully the life that is yours to live while you have the chance' Jon Kabat-Zinn 'A must-read for our distracted times' Dan Goleman 'A must-have guide to experiencing every moment of our lives' Goldie Hawn 'A treasure trove of insights and exercises to enrich our lives' Dan Siegel Stop for a moment. Are...

Overworked? Overwhelmed? Protect yourself from burnout. The amount of work placed on women is often insurmountable. Along with doing what's required for our jobs, we're often asked to manage tasks that don't lead to career growth or promotions. At work and at home, we're charged with countless forms of invisible labour that sap our time and energy. We usually rise...

A beautifully packaged collection of inspirational quotes with a hilariously explicit twist from Sarah Knight's beloved No Fcks Given Guides* series. In The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving A Fck, Sarah liberated you from people and things that don't make you happy; with Get Your Sht Together she provided a tough-love push towards getting organised to achieve your goals; You...

Unlock the power of mentorship in your journey to success in this practical and inspiring guide What is a mentor? Why is having a mentor crucial to success? How do you make sure that you're a good mentor? In Mentorship Unlocked: The Science and Art of Setting Yourself Up for Success, veteran entrepreneur and innovator Janice Omadeke delivers an insightful...

Employees are searching for answers on how to operate in the post-COVID working world in a way that feels right for them. They don't need more information; they need practical direction on how to apply their knowledge and skills that are relevant. They need it shared in a way that doesn't feel as if their mum is telling them what...

You don't have to be ruthless to get ahead—kindness will get you there faster. From the CEO of the Pavilion community, Sam Jacobs, Kind Folks Finish First weaves practical business lessons with fresh perspectives on how you can achieve success. The ideas in this book are backed by the author's personal experience building a nearly $200-million business rooted in kindness,...

If you’re finding yourself tied down by piles of paperwork, endless unanswered emails, and thousands of to-do lists, then this is the book for you! Become a more efficient, effective, and productive you with Time Management For Dummies – your one-stop guide to taking control of your life. Packed with hundreds of time-saving ideas, techniques, and strategies, you’ll be able...

If you read nothing else on communicating effectively, read these definitive articles from Harvard Business Review. The best leaders know how to communicate clearly and persuasively. How do you stack up? HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication 2-Volume Collection provides enduring ideas and practical advice to help you express your ideas with clarity and impact—no matter what the situation. Bringing...

Burnout is rampant. Recognise the signs and make the right changes. The always-on workplace and increasing pressures are leading to a high rate of burnout. Unmanaged, chronic work stress doesn't just lead to lower productivity and negative emotions—it can have dire personal and professional consequences. Are you and your team at risk? The HBR Guide to Beating Burnout provides practical...

Incorporate effective time management and transform your life If you always feel like there's not enough time in the day to get everything accomplished, Successful Time Management For Dummies is the resource that can help change your workday and your life. Filled with insights into how the most successful people manage distractions, fight procrastination, and optimise their workspace, this guide...

'As a GTD devotee for nearly two decades, I know how these principles have transformed my own work life. So I'm thrilled that David Allen is bringing his brilliance to the most important audience of all: Our young people. Today's teenagers face a tsunami of distractions and pressures. This practical and powerful book will ease their stress and focus their...

The latest no-fks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensations THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF NOT GIVING A FK, GET YOUR SHT TOGETHER, YOU DO YOU, and CALM THE F*K DOWN. It is something that happens to most of us every day. You are up to your eyeballs in work, childcare, social commitments, and someone asks you...

Many professionals aspire to work for startups. Executives from large companies view them as models to help them adapt to today's dynamic innovation economy, while freshly minted MBAs see magic in founding something new. Yes, startups look magical, but they can also be chaotic and inaccessible. Many books are written for those who aspire to be founders, but a company...

We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? This manifesto helps us break free of our unhealthy devotion to efficiency and shows us how to reclaim our time and humanity. 'This book is so important and could truly save lives... With intelligence and compassion, Headlee presents realistic solutions for how we can reclaim our health...

Abolish stress. Rediscover joy. Replenish your energy. In Crazy Busy, acclaimed psychologist Thijs Launspach examines why we often work ourselves to the bone and what we can do to prevent this. He explains how to cope with stress and create more peace and calm in your life. He draws on the latest scientific knowledge, the methods used by experts, and...

Take your productivity to the next level and make the most of your time! Do you have too much to do and not enough time to do it? Don't we all! Productivity For Dummies shows you how to overcome this common problem by tackling key issues that are preventing you from remaining focused and making the most of your time....

The latest no-fks-given guide from July 2017 New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fk, Get Your Sh*t Together, and You Do You. Do you waste time overthinking things you can't do anything about? Do you freak out when things don't go to plan? Does anxiety get in the way of...

The definitive and accessible guide to building and leading high-performance teams In Leading High-Performance Teams For Dummies, talent and leadership expert Dr. Shirley Davis demonstrates how to unlock your team's full potential at work. The book offers a science-based deep dive into high-performing teams, covering everything from becoming a purpose-driven leader to creating a work culture in which you and...

Get ahead in the workplace by influencing others Influence is a timeless topic for business leaders and others in positions of power, but the world has evolved to the point where everyone needs these skills. No matter your job, role, rank, or function, if you want to get things done you need to know how to influence up, down, across,...

Why blend in when you were born to stand out? Who Says? Question Everything and Discover the Genius of Thinking Differently is a manifesto for those who refuse to live life on autopilot. This book dares you to ask the questions no one else is asking, to defy the gravitational and seductive pull of the status quo, and to embrace...

Recruit, create, and retain the best teams In Who Is the New How: Strategies to Find, Recruit, and Create the Best Teams, a team of accomplished talent experts delivers a hands-on roadmap to filling your most mission-critical roles with the best people. In the book, you’ll explore strategies that guide the world’s most innovative companies and high-performing organisations as they...

Discover the realities for transgender people in the workplace and beyond as they move through any of the three recognised kinds of transition—and how to be an ally. In Transgender Inclusion: All The Things You Want To Ask Your Transgender Coworker But Shouldn’t, clinical psychologist and trans inclusion specialist Dr A.C. Fowlkes delivers an essential and remarkably honest discussion of...

Wall Street Journal bestselling authors deliver a powerful and actionable story to build high-performing teams with concepts rooted in nature. In The Stargazer: Unleashing the Brilliance of Building Brighter Teams, human capital experts and Wall Street Journal bestselling authors Drs. Katie P. Desiderio and Michael G. Frino deliver a thought-provoking leadership fable. The story explores the importance of growth partnership...