May 28, 2020
By: George J. Siedel, Christine Ladwig
Topic(s): Positive Ethics & Virtues, Positive Leadership
Keyword(s): ethics, law, strategy
Based on a model used in the Harvard Business School course on leadership, the three key elements of decision making (the Three Pillars) are strategy, law, and ethics. This book shows students how to use the Three Pillars to make successful business decisions that manage risk (the Law Pillar) and create value (the Strategy Pillar) […]
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May 6, 2020
By: Ace Simpson, Miguel Pina e Cunha, Arménio Rego, Stewart Clegg
Topic(s): Positive Culture, Positive Leadership
Keyword(s): Compassion, Resilience
Positive Organizational Behaviour: A Reflective Approach introduces the most recent theoretical and empirical insights on positive organizational practices, addressing emerging topics such as resilience, job crafting, responsible leadership and mindfulness. Other books on positive approaches tend to gloss over the limitations of the positive agenda, but this textbook is unique in taking a reflective approach, […]
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May 1, 2020
By: Scott Sonenshein, Marie Kondo
Topic(s): Positive Practices
Keyword(s): declutter, joy, KonKari Method, Marie Kondo, productivity, success
The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn’t felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain the joy from work, limit our chances of career progress, and undermine our well-being. There is another way. In Joy […]
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December 24, 2019
By: Wayne Baker
Topic(s): Positive Practices, Positive Relationships
Keyword(s): Asking, Genuine, Giving, Grateful, Helping, leadership, reciprocity, Teamwork, Vulnerable
All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success In All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success (Currency/Random House; January 14, 2020), Wayne Baker deconstructs the art of making strategic asks in order to achieve your career objectives, grow […]
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October 10, 2019
By: Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, David A. Thomas
Topic(s): Positive Leadership
Keyword(s): inclusive organizations, race, racial dynamics
Rethinking How to Build Inclusive Organizations Race, Work, and Leadership is a rare and important compilation of essays that examines how race matters in people’s experience of work and leadership. What does it mean to be black in corporate America today? How are racial dynamics in organizations changing? How do we build inclusive organizations? Inspired […]
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October 1, 2019
By: Robert E. Quinn, Anjan Thakor
Topic(s): Positive Meaning & Purpose
Keyword(s): Authenticity, higher purpose, leadership, purpose-driven
Two distinguished scholars offer eight steps to help organizations discover and embrace an authentic higher purpose – something that will dramatically improve every aspect of any enterprise, including the bottom line. What does a lofty notion like purpose have to do with business basics like the bottom line? Robert E. Quinn and Anjan J. Thakor […]
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July 11, 2017
By: Lea Waters
Topic(s): Positive Relationships
Keyword(s): Flourishing, Happiness, parenting, strengths, Thriving
Unlock your children’s potential by helping them build their strengths. This game-changing book shows us the extraordinary results of focusing on our children’s strengths rather than always trying to correct their weaknesses. Most parents struggle with this shift because they suffer from a negativity bias, thanks to evolutionary development, giving them “strengths-blindness.” By showing us […]
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April 24, 2017
By: Adam Grant, Sheryl Sandberg
Topic(s): Positive Meaning & Purpose, Positive Practices
Keyword(s): Compassion, Courage, Flourishing, Relationships, Resilience, Thriving
After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. “I was in ‘the void,’” she writes, “a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe.” Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, […]
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February 20, 2017
By: Jane Dutton, Monica Worline
Topic(s): Positive Relationships
Compassion Architects Video #2 – The Ripple Metaphor from Monica Worline on Vimeo. Suffering in the workplace can rob our colleagues and coworkers of humanity, dignity, and motivation and is an unrecognized and costly drain on organizational potential. Marshaling evidence from two decades of field research, scholars and consultants Monica Worline and Jane Dutton show […]
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February 7, 2017
By: Scott Sonenshein
Topic(s): Positive Meaning & Purpose
A groundbreaking approach to succeeding in business and life, using the science of resourcefulness. We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional resources for our professional and personal goals. It turns out we’re wrong. Using captivating stories […]
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November 10, 2016
By: Laura Morgan Roberts
#epicenter, inspired by the results of the U.S.A. November 2016 elections, channels pain and struggle laced with hope and courage. Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts, organizational psychologist, infuses her poetry with global experiences of diversity and leadership. Her words paint images of the timeless quest for inclusion, justice and social transformation among silenced and marginalized voices. […]
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September 27, 2016
By: Mary Hinesly, Amy Young, Michael J. O'Brien
Three big questions gnaw on the minds of business leaders. What are the new rules of business for the digital era? Which companies will survive and which will go by the wayside? Will your company survive? It is common knowledge that the digital revolution has happened, and information age is here; yet few fully understand what […]
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