New Releases

With unparalleled access, and having interviewed hundreds of people – from Amazon executives to competitors to small businesses who rely on its marketplace to survive – Dana Mattioli exposes how Amazon was driven by a competitive edge to dominate every industry it entered, bulldozed all who stood in its way, reshaped the retail landscape, transformed how Wall Street evaluates companies, and altered the very nature of the global economy.

The 3rd Paradigm provides a framework for businesses and individuals alike to innovate breakthrough solutions through a process of Co-Creation. Backed by original research involving more than 4,000 business professionals, the authors present the three paradigms of business, the five types of Co-Creation, and a four part step-by-step model that allows you to make the radical shift toward the 3rd Paradigm of Co-Creation—where all stakeholders play a meaningful part in greater success.

In The Humor Habit, 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 work and life. In the book, you'll learn why humor isn't an in-born quality you're either born with or without. Instead, it's a habit you can develop over time.

In this business fable from Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author, Jeff Rogers, we find a simple way to rekindle our lost sense of play...and use it at work. Meet Jerry Newcombe: a person who's struggling with a work-life balance that has him drowning in mediocrity. He’s tired, unfulfilled, and more than a little worried that he'll never reach his full potential. An intriguing question from an unusual source forces Jerry onto the path of discovery on how to unleash his true creative potential!

This is the question Chip Higgins invites you to explore in The Bizzics Way: Powering Your Small Business to Maximum Momentum. Bizzics applies the laws of physics to business, providing a how-to guide for entrepreneurs that cuts through the corporate jargon and simplifies business best practices. Whether you're just thinking of starting a business or already growing a small company of your own, this book can help you achieve the holy grail that every business seeks momentum.

Many business leaders focus only on satisfying their customers as the best way to grow their business. Makes sense, right? Chad Peterman, President and CEO of Peterman Brothers, sees it differently. In his engaging new book, The Empowerment Project, Peterman delves into the concept of empowering employees by creating a supportive corporate culture, giving employees the authority to make decisions, providing training and career path planning, and showing employees that mistakes are opportunities for learning and growth.

The modern working world doesn't leave much time for reflection. Leaders in particular are encouraged to speed ahead, make quick decisions, and seek swift solutions to any problem that may arise. However, the full-speed-ahead approach can backfire. By taking time to pause and reflect, it's possible to notice new pathways and develop innovative solutions that allow for impactful results. Executive coach Janet M. Harvey has worked with leaders and teams around the world to explore the common tensions that arise in the workplace.

I have an enormous amount of respect for people who consider themselves entrepreneurs. People who, in most cases, take tremendous risks in hopes of experiencing tremendous rewards. Not only for themselves but for the world at large. Entrepreneurs hire the most people, drive the economy, create innovation, promote research and development, while shaping new products and services.

Gehaltserhöhung verweigert, Beförderung fällt aus oder die Leistungen Ihres Teams bleiben weit hinter den Möglichkeiten zurück? Wer trotz optimaler Vorbereitung, Top-Kompetenzen und harter Arbeit nicht weiterkommt, der steht oft am Rande der Verzweiflung – doch was, wenn der Fehler "im System" liegt? Dann gibt es eine gute Nachricht: Denn mit der effektiven Methode der systemischen Fragen gehen Sie Problemen ganz einfach auf den Grund und dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie! Die Belegschaft, das Projektteam oder die gesamte Firma: Ganz gleich, in welchem Umfeld Sie sich bewegen, Sie sind niemals allein, sondern stets eingebunden in komplexe Systeme.

Character is something intrinsic to us all; it forms and reveals who we are. Unbeknownst to many, character is foundational to our judgment, behavior, and leadership. As we tackle the grand challenges of our time, strength of character guides us to make better decisions, creates greater well-being, and contributes to human flourishing. For those who lead—whether in the public, private, not for profit, or education sectors—a greater understanding of character will challenge your thinking, inspire new ideas, and elevate your personal and professional performance.

In Inclusion Revolution, workplace strategist and C-suite executive Daisy Auger-Dominguez delivers a timely, inspirational, and practical exploration of why mainstream efforts at diversity improvement tend to fail and what you can do today to successfully create a diverse and representative leadership team at your company.