Discover our collection of the most relevant books in talent management, talent acquisition, business development, engagement, HR and more.
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How to Be an Inclusive Leader
Author: Jennifer Brown
In this updated and greatly expanded second edition of her bestselling book, Jennifer Brown takes a deeper dive into what it takes to be an inclusive leader and examines the challenges and mindsets that continue to hold many leaders back. Combining nearly two decades of professional DEI expertise with personal experience and reflection, she tackles complex topics such as identity, privilege, and systemic inequities. Following her widely acclaimed Inclusive Leader Continuum, Brown makes the journey to becoming an inclusive leader more informed and actionable by offering new structure and content throughout the new edition of the book, including new insights and stories, detailed strategies and tools, and discussion guides to spark learning at the individual and organizational levels.
The Essential HR Handbook, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Quick and Handy Resource for Any Manager or HR Professional
Sharon Armstrong and Barbara Mitchell
For more than a decade, busy managers by the tens of thousands have turned to this best-selling book as a handy guide to the ins and outs of human resources. And no wonder! Because whether you’re a small business owner, a manager in a business without an HR department, or even a seasoned HR professional, The Essential HR Handbook will help you handle any personnel problem–from onboarding to outplacement–quickly and easily. This fully updated 10th anniversary edition is packed with information, tools, checklists, sample forms, and timely tips to guide you through the maze of personnel issues in today’s complex business environment.
When Women Lead
Julia Boorstin
Julia Boorstin was thirteen when her mother told her that, by the time she grew up, women could be just as powerful as men, “captains of industry, running the biggest companies!” A decade later, working at a top business publication and seeing the dearth of women in positions of leadership, Boorstin assumed her mom had been wrong. But over the following two decades as a TV reporter and creator of CNBC’s Disruptor 50 franchise, interviewing, and studying thousands of executives, she realized that a gender-equity utopia shouldn’t be a pipe dream. Yes, women faced massive social and institutional headwinds, and struggled with double standards and what psychologists call “pattern matching.” Yet those who thrived, Boorstin found, shared key commonalities that made them uniquely equipped to lead, grow businesses, and navigate crises. They were highly adaptive to change, deeply empathetic in their management style, and much more likely to integrate diverse points of view into their business strategies, filling voids that their male counterparts had overlooked for generations. By utilizing those strengths, they had invented new business models, disrupted industries, and made massive profits along the way.
Assessment and Measurement
The Training Measurement Book: Best Practices, Proven Methodologies, and Practical Approaches
Culture
Rituals for Work: 50 Ways to Create Engagement, Shared Purpose, and a Culture that Can Adapt to Change
Courageous Cultures
Charting Change
I love it here
Culture Rules
Culture Renovation: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion & Belonging
Grit, the Secret to Advancement: Stories of Successful women Lawyers
The Essential HR Handbook, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Quick and Handy Resource for Any Manager or HR Professional
The Visibility Mindset: How Asian American Leaders Create Opportunities and Push Past Barriers
Emerging Technologies
Learning in the Age of Immediacy: 5 Factors for How We Connect, Communicate, and Get Work Done
L&D Playbook for the Digital Age
Perspectives on Technology Skill Development
The Human Side Of Digital Business Transformation
Performance Management
Design Thinking for Training and Development
Predictably Irrational
Design for How People Learn
Hardwired to Learn: Leveraging the Self-Sustaining Power of Lifelong Learning
Iterate: Run a Fast, Flexible, Focused Management Team
Strategy and Management
Instructional Story Design: Develop Stories That Train
The Leadership Pipeline
Bootstrap Leadership
When Women Lead
The Adventures of Women in Tech Workbook: A Life-Tested Guide to Building Your Career
Be More Strategic in Business: How to Win Through Stronger Leadership and Smarter Decisions
The Blended Learning Book: Best Practices, Proven Methodologies, and Lessons Learned
Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
Coachability: The Leadership Superpower
Irresistible: The Seven Secrets of the World’s Most Enduring, Employee-Focused Organizations
How to Be an Inclusive Leader
The Modern Learning Ecosystem: A New L&D Mindset for the Ever-Changing Workplace
Your Brain at Work
Think Again
The Extended Mind
Leading the Learning Function
Social Media Strategy: A Step-by-step Guide to Building Your Social Business
Talent Acquisition
Dancing With the Talent Stars: 25 Moves That Matter Now
Chasing Stars
People Processes: How Your People Can Be Your Organization’s Competitive Advantage
