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Dreading Monday? Feeling stuck in your career? Frustrated with your boss?Here's the ouchy (but awesome) bit: The only person who can fix it is you.Beth Stallwood is a sought-after coach, facilitator, speaker and consultant, specialising in helping people find more joy at work, and helping organisations nurture their people. She's distilled years of experience into the practical WorkJoy toolkit, inspiring you to take ownership of your working life by:Breaking free from 'work/life balance' and un-blurring your boundariesReframing relationships with your organisation, boss and support squadLetting go of limiting beliefs and crafting big goals that won't go in the bin You'll spend more than a third of your lifetime working, so there's no better time to take the wheel and start creating more WorkJoy than right now. bethstallwood.com/

We're experiencing a work revolution, with an unprecedented opportunity to reimagine how, when, and where we do what we do. Now is the perfect time to take more control over your work/life and maybe even finally take the leap into going it alone, whether by starting your own business or turning your passion into a career.Ollie Henderson shares the lessons he's learned by interviewing entrepreneurs, business leaders, and world-renowned experts on his chart-topping podcast Future Work/Life. Forget work/life balance, the secret to navigating a career transition today is to create a flywheel that aligns all parts of your work and life and harness small wins to help build the momentum you need to succeed. Take control of your long-term future using a proven step-by-step process Develop the confidence to transform your career by focusing on becoming an expert in your niche Adopt a creative and experimental approach to your work/life that delivers consistent, measurable results Cultivate a network of global collaborators to support your transition and generate new opportunities Experienced founder and CEO Ollie Henderson pivoted his career while juggling the pleasures and pressures of raising a young family. He believes work/life balance is a myth. Rather than seeing career and personal life as two opposing forces, Ollie argues that the secret is to design an integrated approach that allows them to work in harmony.

'Amazing book: Clever, insightful, relevant, and actionable.' Dave UlrichIf you find discussions of inequality painful, aggravating, exhausting, or even scary, it's time to explore the elephant.Growing the Elephant is the story of Advantage - Earned and Unearned. Earned Advantage is the part of the Elephant we know. Work hard - get rewarded; form relationships - get opportunities. But while anyone can earn Advantage, some have more opportunity than others. That's the story of Unearned Advantage.Unearned Advantage is the part of the Elephant we avoid. It is so hard to talk or even think about that those with it ignore or deny it while those without it are exhausted or incensed by it. Growing the Elephant is for anyone working to increase innovation, performance, and inclusion by building practices and mindset to meet and stay with what's difficult. It is for leaders and contributors at any level and those who help them build and sustain diversity, equity and inclusion.A seasoned human resources executive, CHRIS ALTIZER, MBA, MA consults and coaches executives and lectures on business, management. and inclusive leadership. He has led teams and worked with senior leaders across industries around the globe. His research and work have been published in journals and covered by Forbes Magazine. Chris practices and teaches mindfulness, yoga, and martial arts.GLORIA JOHNSON-CUSACK, MPA, is a servant leader and changemaker who consults to leadership teams and boards of public and private foundations committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in education, financial security, and health. She lectures at Columbia University and serves as Board Chair of the Firelight Foundation supporting communities in Africa. She holds degrees from American University and Columbia University.

Women leaders across the globe are experiencing the influence gap. They struggle to get their voice heard in meetings. They can't get a seat at the table for the decisions that matter. It's a systemic problem, not a problem with women.It's no wonder so many talented women experience imposter syndrome!Closing the Influence Gap empowers women leaders to successfully navigate the workplace, leading their way and changing it for the better. It is a reference tool packed with practical strategies and a troubleshooting section which women can draw on daily to tackle the challenging conversations, decisions and situations they face.It shows women how they can believe in themselves in challenging situations, helps them to get the recognition they deserve as leaders and provides them with the influencing skills they need to get their voices heard and increase their impact.Carla Miller is a leadership coach and chart-topping podcast host who works with women in management and leadership roles to develop their careers and their confidence. Hundreds of women leaders from global companies, the public sector and charities have taken part in her Influence & Impact programme.

Giving business leaders the serious infusion of hope and energy to blaze a new trail forward after post-pandemic exhaustion: this book contains the GUSTO recipe you need to rejuvenate and transform first yourself and then your stakeholders!

Ever wonder how to achieve extraordinary results in a disruptive world? Exceed your own expectations and those of your competitors by unleashing your superpower. Learn how to develop your best self, build your brand, influence, engage others and transform your team and organization's results.In Transform to Outperform: 7 powers to transform you, your team and your results, Susie Robinson reveals practical steps towards personal, team and organization transformation, and seven powers that help you deliver extraordinary performance. Leadership is transforming outcomes, it begins with the release of personal power, activated, and amplified by goal and process power. When the right conditions are created, a performance double helix occurs between the leader and their team - people power. Those leaders who embed a concern for people, accountability, customer intimacy and excellence create culture power and a corresponding flywheel effect; an ever-increasing performance momentum which is sustained with smart power and staying power. Informed by the latest developments in psychology, neuroscience, and performance science, this is a powerful guide to personal development and life transformation as well as a manual for modern leadership and a practical, innovative route through the maze of leading change.

'A really powerful book.' - Bruce DaisleySimple tools, extraordinary results.Everything we're learning about how we function best as humans in the digital age is pointing towards one of our oldest technologies: the pen and the page.Exploratory writing - writing for ourselves, not for others, writing when we don't know exactly what it is we want to say - is one of the most powerful and lightweight thinking tools we have at our disposal. It's also been, until now, one of the most overlooked.But the world's most influential leaders are increasingly using the techniques in this book to support the key skills of the 21st century - self-mastery, creativity, focus, solution-finding, collaboration - and so can you.Alison Jones has been helping business leaders identify and articulate what matters over a 30-year career in publishing and as a coach. The founder of Practical Inspiration Publishing and host of The Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast and community, she is passionate about the power of writing to change ourselves and the world.

Coaching Outdoors offers a journey of professional development, personal development and enriched wellbeing.Coaching Outdoors supports practitioners to step outside and make the most of what nature can offer the coach, client, organisation and planet.It contains essential practical advice and activities, together with engaging case studies and research - all laid out in an accessible and logical format.Discover how to: Articulate the benefits of coaching outdoors from a place of experienceContract for psychological safety outdoorsFind resources in natureCollaborate with nature as a coaching co-facilitatorEngage with nature when working remotely with clientsCoaching Outdoors is the first handbook specifically on the value of coaching with nature. It is an invitation to leave the fast-paced, technology-focused world and reconnect with what really matters, in an environment where we were born to thrive.LESLEY ROBERTS BEd, MSc is an executive coach and adventurer who has been coaching outdoors since 1999. Her academic research focused on how nature can support coach and client. After 16 years with Mars Inc she founded Brave Conversations, working with global teams and individuals to unlock their potential. In 2019 she founded Coaching Outdoors to bring the benefits of partnering with nature to as many people as possible.

Nothing really prepares you for what it's like to become a board trustee of a charity you believe in; nothing, that is, until now.This book talks you through how to become a brilliant board trustee, carry out your roles effectively and even enjoy the experience.Written by a current board member, for boards and their trustees, each chapter outlines the key approaches to take to become part of an empowered and brilliant board. Discover the principles of Governing with Purpose, and find out why governance and leadership are core values for board trustees.Above all, it speaks to the value of your role in leading a charity to achieve its objectives.Brian Cavanagh has over 25 years' experience of governance and leadership in the public sector in Scotland. He is the CEO of Calibrate, a mentoring consultancy specializing in strategic leadership and board governance for the charity sector in UK and Ireland. Brian chairs an SME in Scotland and is a board member of a housing association in Ireland.

'Read this and be the change that's needed' Prof Helen Pankhurst CBE'Here, at last, is a book that aims to change the narrative and fix the system. Every boss should have a copy.' Kate Bassett, Financial Times'Joy clearly articulates the benefits of diversity and the systemic reasons it has proven elusive, but this book's power lies in its tangible and practical solutions.' Nathan Coe, CEO, Auto Trader Group PlcStruggling to find ways to retain and reward women and meet your diversity targets? Wondering why your female-led diversity initiatives are not working?Don't Fix Women reveals how achieving gender balance at work isn't about 'fixing' the women, it's about changing the system. Packed with simple, practical recommendations, this book provides a route-map to improve gender equality in your organization, develop a truly diverse, modern leadership culture, and reap the rewards that this brings.Be informed: Learn from over 100 senior business leaders and CEOs about what they are doing to accelerate progress towards gender equality.Be ahead of the game: Access research data, new tools and frameworks for your leadership kitbag.Be the change: Discover practical actions to help you make change happen in your organization today.As a 'curator of confidence', and with over 70 articles published on Forbes.com, Joy Burnford has inspired thousands of women across the globe to find their confidence. But this is only one side of the equation. Her research makes it clear that making women more confident isn't enough: we also need to change the organizations they work for to clear the path for true gender equality.

Have you ever seen a competitor get great headlines and thought, 'Hey! Why wasn't that us?'Get insider secrets to find out how to set your business apart and cut through the noise, using media coverageHow to prepare your business to become a go-to authority for journalists from day oneThe end-to-end process of getting media coverage, demystifiedHow to align media relations with your growth strategy and scale coverageIncluded: An invaluable media relations toolkit with actionable templates, scripts and cheat sheets for transformational resultsFELICITY COWIE is a media relations troubleshooter for some of the world's leading organisations and former BBC News and Panorama journalist. She's worked on 100,000 story pitches from both sides and now makes her insider secrets available to YOU..."e;A must-read for founders. This is truly a game-changing guide"e; Eileen Burbidge MBE

If you have an interest in agility but you're not working specifically in IT, this book is for you. It shows how agile principles can be adapted and applied in almost any sector to manage projects more effectively. It explains what agility looks like for ALL aspects of the management of projects - from leadership, roles and responsibilities through planning, implementation, change control, risk management and more.Whether you're a new or seasoned project professional, or an executive or senior manager seeking to generate value by bringing agility beyond the IT department, Adrian Pyne shows you how an organization can become agile for projects, and what that journey looks like.Based on over 30 years' experience and drawing on case studies from multiple sectors, this is the essential guide to managing projects more effectively at a time when agility and sustainability matter more than ever.A project professional for over 30 years, Adrian Pyne has led change in 11 industries and in the public sector, in the UK and abroad. The author of books on programme management and agile governance and assurance, he has contributed to the evolution of programme, portfolio and PMO standards and is a regular speaker, visiting lecturer, blogger and researcher.

Need your new sales hires to get up to speed faster? Want your salespeople to stop depending on you? Like to get the very best from your sales team?"e;This is the book you keep on your shelf and 'dog-ear' as a new or seasoned manager with tips you can action immediately. A rare find among sales books today."e;Ashton Williams - Senior Manager Revenue Enablement ADA"e;A masterpiece in sales coaching. Your salespeople will become autonomous in their thinking, discovering their own answers, mastering their own objections, and you will be the guide to their success."e;Caroline McCrystal - Senior Account Manager UK&I GTM Banking Experian"e;Mark does a phenomenal job demystifying sales coaching and making it actionable for frontline managers. A must-read for any sales leader unlocking the performance of their team."e; Matthew Dixon - Co-author of The Challenger Sale and JoltMore than ever you need to coach your team so they can think for themselves, take responsibility for their performance and do what you hired them to do. If you want to turn your team into top sales performers, sales coaching must be your focus. Let this practical and easy-to-read book show you how.Mark Garrett Hayes is an accredited coach and trainer, and is passionate about helping sales leaders to dramatically boost sales performance and accountability.

"e;Nothing connects people to engage emotionally with your business better than a well-told story - your story."e;From mega-large corporations to tiny start-ups, every.... single.... business always has a story to tell. Before people choose to buy your product or service, or respond to a call to action, they need to understand how you will solve their problem or fulfil their needs. Storytelling for Business reveals why storytelling remains the most impactful way to create a meaningful and sustainable connection with the people who matter the most to your business, and how to tell YOUR story well.For more than 25 years, storytelling has been at the core of everything Rob Wozny has accomplished as an intrepid senior journalist, creative content strategist, and proven business communicator. Leveraging his passion and experience for storytelling, Rob works with business owners and leaders to understand their goals and align them with business storytelling ideas, personalized to attract and engage the people that matter most to them.

In a world of disruptive change, uncertainty is the buzzword on everyone's lips.Disruptive change can throw everything into chaos unless leaders and teams have the skills to lead confidently through it. How do you lead complex change without burning out, disconnecting or losing your team?Welcome to the age of Leading Through Uncertainty, where emotional responses to challenging situations are part of the human experience.Drawing on numerous interviews with leaders from all walks of life demonstrating leadership in action, this new edition of the classic book on leadership and uncertainty has been revised and updated for the post-pandemic age. It explores these fundamental questions:How do you lead confidently and competently in uncertainty?How do you create human connection in a performance-driven culture?How do you adapt rapidly to technological advances and disruptive change without losing yourself or your team in the process?

Ever come away from a conversation thinking 'I could have handled that better'?Soft skills are a dark art, but one you are already using when you are at your best.With her simple NALED framework, Lucy Harrison has already helped hundreds of leaders be at their best more often. Now you too can choose to hold a different kind of conversation.Designed and road-tested with busy industry managers, this guide and toolkit will help you improve team engagement, ideas and performance.LUCY HARRISON is the founder of leadership consultancy the Harrison Network, delivering training and coaching in organizational development with a focus on human-centred leadership.Foreword by Adrienne Kelbie, CBE

The REAL University Challenge: Helping students to become flourishing life-long learners.As a tutor you want to help students to flourish not only academically but in all aspects of their university lives: mentally, emotionally, physically, socially and spiritually. But with students reporting stress and anxiety at an all-time high, and academic stai under more pressure than ever before, you could use some help.In this new, post-pandemic edition of the classic guide, Fabienne Vailes reveals how you can help your students develop a 'tool box' of well-being techniques that will support them through university and beyond, and ensure your own well-being at the same time. She finishes with thoughts on how universities can implement systemic changes that support flourishing at an institutional, not just at an individual, level.Fabienne Vailes is an expert on emotional and mental well-being within the education sector. She is on a mission to change the face of education - embedding well-being into the curriculum to create an environment where both students and staff flourish and become empowered lifelong learners to succeed both academically and in the workplace.

'A trusted referral is the holy grail of advertising' - Mark ZuckerbergThe fastest, easiest, most sustainable way to bring in new clients and grow sales is to ask for referrals from your network; clients, intermediaries, family, friends, and existing and former colleagues. And yet most sales professionals don't ask, or if they do, they end up making themselves and their client feel awkward.Graham Eisner has spent 30 years understanding the mindset and methods behind asking for referrals. His 7-step plan helps salespeople understand their own reluctance, change their mindset, and apply practical techniques so they can ask in a way that's both natural and effective.From preparation before the meeting and identifying the 'bridge line' to qualifying the referral and managing the response, each step is supported by worksheets and summaries to help you put the principles into action today, so that you can start growing your sales and your business immediately.Graham became one of Goldman Sachs's most successful sales professionals by developing a powerful referrals methodology, and he now teaches his system to clients worldwide, including Barclays, Julius Baer, and Deutsche Bank, as well as smaller businesses.Foreword by Brett LankesterFormer Chief Executive Officer, London, Union Bancaire Privee

This is the go-to-guide for anyone wanting to create healthy, humane and sustainable working and living spaces. Whether you're a design professional or just someone who cares about their living space, discover how to create designs that promote mental and physical wellbeing whilst being good for the planet. From wall coverings to floor coverings, furniture to fabric, and with a special note on nurseries, Rachel Fowler uses her background in healthcare alongside her design expertise to reveal how the way we furnish our living spaces impacts on our health and happiness.Richly illustrated, with top tips for selecting products, questions to ask when buying materials, information on suppliers and a glossary of sustainable and vegan certifications, this is a unique resource for creating a kinder, more beautiful way of living.Rachel Fowler used to be a paediatric intensive care nurse before swapping scrubs for a sketch-pad and committing herself to a full-time 3-year degree in interior design. Having graduated with Honours, she now runs her own design business focused on healthy, humane design, including her own line of sustainable wallpaper.

A powerful, practical approach for solving difficult problems, creating connected relationships and making a difference in the world.

This Is Not a Dress Rehearsal is an open and honest account of the personal and professional journey of Michel Masquelier, the man who went from being a lowly intern to the Chairman of the media division of IMG, the world's largest sports management company.This unique insight into the life of someone who was at the very heart of the sports industry for 35 years is filled with colourful, larger-than-life anecdotes, as well as advice about how to balance professional success with a passion for life and about how - ultimately - the ingredients which help you build a good career can also bring you profound personal contentment.Masquelier opens his heart to the reader, reflecting on many intimate and deeply moving experiences which have shaped his life, as well as providing up-close portraits of the giants who have shaped the sports industry over the last three decades.Be inspired and seize the day!

From special duties selection to an earthquake on the side of Mount Everest, from a gunfight in Afghanistan to a year of endurance challenges, Tim Bradshaw has had to develop a toolkit of tips and skills to help him learn new skills fast, recruit specialist teams and raise finances. What's remarkable is that he achieved these feats in the face of imposter syndrome and depression.Tim's mantra is 'Because I Can', because whatever you're facing, you can do so much more than you think. This is a toolkit to help you achieve any goal and be more effective in any situation, whether you're making an attempt on Everest or making a presentation to the board.Tim has never won the Olympics or sold a multimillion-dollar business. He has a fairly ordinary background. He went to a reasonable school and attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Since then, he has served as a covert human intelligence officer, attempted to climb Mount Everest, summited the Matterhorn, completed a 70.3 ironman, cycled L'Etape du Tour, raced downhill and ridden the Cresta Run, all #BecauseICan.

Starting a business is one of the most exciting things you can do. It's also one of the most daunting. There's so much that can go right, and so much that can go wrong.That's why you need to understand and minimise the legal and commercial risks involved. When your new business is built on rock, you can relax in the knowledge that you won't lose access to life-changing opportunities or waste time and energy on fighting legal challenges. Instead, you're free to get on with what you do best - coming up with fresh ideas, finding ways to make them a reality, and selling your products or services to an ever- expanding customer base.This book makes the complicated aspects of start-up law simple. In everyday language, it walks you through the key legal and commercial considerations:Setting up your corporate structure for maximum advantageDiscovering your risks and how to minimise themFinding out the best sources of investmentLearning how to value your companyNegotiating with investors for long-term success.

So you have a great idea... but you're not an entrepreneur, right? Wrong! Every entrepreneur started with the same fears, doubts and anxieties that you have right now. The difference between them and you? Nothing more than the next choice you make. Ignite will take you step by step through the process, turning that small spark into a flaming success. This simple, easy-to-read guide will walk you through what may seem today like an impossible journey. From business planning to balancing wellbeing and hectic life schedules, this book breaks down the seemingly impossible journey into small manageable steps that you can cover over a matter of weeks, months or even years. You can use the helpful reflections tool to note your thoughts as you go along so even if you come back to the journey at a later date you can pick up right where you left off!Jo Richardson has over 20 years' experience as a HR professional coaching and mentoring women in business. She has supported female entrepreneurs and small business owners to break through barriers and overcome personal and professional challenges.

"e;The beauty of the ABCDE model and toolkit is that it is simple but not simplistic, it's user-friendly and works in practice."e;Joanne Gubbay, Former Head of Learning and Development, Slaughter and MayLead your team of lawyers to new heights with this tried-and-tested toolkit, based on 25 years' practical experience of getting the best out of lawyers.Leading Lawyers distils 25 years of experience at helping people do just that into one easy-to-read practical toolkit. Based on the successful ABCDE methodology, this guide will help you identify your natural leadership style, identify the various needs and personalities in your team of lawyers, and align everything to become a truly impactful and supportive leader.Packed with real-life inspiring examples, ready-made tools and memorable tips, Leading Lawyers will help you reflect on your own communication preferences, and use what you learn to get different stakeholders and different personalities on board.From scoping the project with a client to reviewing progress and success, from on-boarding a new team member to tackling a stubborn problem, there are examples each step of the way and opportunities to plan how to use the approach in practice, so you can become an even more effective team leader.

The way we value and manage time at work is broken.Businesses are squandering time when making decisions, delivering work and managing people. Employees are rewarded for 24/7 availability, speed of response and hours worked.The results are clear: low productivity; high stress and burnout; falling retention; and stalling diversity.The Future of Time reveals how 're-working' time - transforming organizations by adopting positive time practices - can help you build a more diverse, engaged and productive workforce.Diagnostics to quickly assess the 'time defects' damaging your businessCompelling evidence, case studies and strategies to 're-work' time successfullyTimelines and tools to bring about fast, effective change. www.thefutureoftime.co.uk

Fascinating, funny and thoughtful stories from a distinguished career in international business. Ken Pasternak's adventures - and particularly his misadventures - reveal important truths about leadership and life.