Harper Business

17/06/2025

In this excerpt from SPEAK, MEMORABLY, author Bill McGowan discusses the "primacy/recency effect" — a mindset to embrace when preparing to give a speech or presentation.

The “primacy/recency effect” is used by celebrated movie-makers and restaurateurs — it can work for you too.

30/04/2025

Success isn’t about inventing the next big thing. Nick Huber shows how to build a thriving business with low-risk, high-reward opportunities using simple, proven strategies. THE SWEATY STARTUP is filled with the practical, no-nonsense advice to inspire a generation of entrepreneurs how to do common things uncommonly well. Buy now: https://bit.ly/4jU4cO2

28/04/2025

*EVENT ALERT* Join Nick Huber at Barnes & Noble Athens, GA for an author talk & signing of his new book THE SWEATY STARTUP on May 8!

Details: https://bit.ly/4iFt5wb

19/03/2025

The authors of CONFLICT RESILIENCE make a case that our social muscles are profoundly atrophied and offer ways to develop conflict endurance, including holding discomfort in the body.

During the first Trump era, the resistance engaged in soaring rhetoric about unity — then fell apart. Will this time be different?

18/03/2025

CONFLICT RESILIENCE by Robert Bordone and Joel Salinas, M.D. transforms the way we handle disagreements. With practical tools and insights drawn from neuroscience, this empowering book helps readers turn conflict into connection, tackle tough conversations, and build stronger relationships at home, work, and beyond.

Available wherever books are sold: https://bit.ly/4kAdq3i

28/02/2025

In an excerpt featured in TIME, Shari Dunn discusses how imposter syndrome in the workplace is often a misdiagnosis—a symptom of systemic inequities. It’s a response to environments steeped in bias, exclusion, and relentless scrutiny of the competence of women, Black professionals, and other people of color.

"Imposter syndrome thrives in isolation, convincing women that they alone are flawed," writes Shari Dunn.

25/02/2025

Why are Black professionals and people of color so often forced to continually prove their worth at work? Shari Dunn tackles this damaging practice, known as Competency Checking, in her powerful book QUALIFIED where she shares enlightening insights, personal stories, and actionable solutions to help build workplaces that truly value diversity and inclusion. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3D7oxjg

18/02/2025

Shari Dunn's QUALIFIED challenges the practice of “competency checking,” which requires highly qualified Black candidates to constantly prove themselves and work harder for a seat at the table.

Support your local Black-owned bookstore when you check out these titles.

30/01/2025

Congratulations to Terry Szuplat's SAY IT WELL for winning a Porchlight Book Company Business Book Award!

22/01/2025

Forbes shares 5 Keys To Inspire Yourself And Others from Adam Galinsky's new book INSPIRE:

"Leaders don’t have the luxury of neutrality. 'Neutrality is not an option,' Galinsky, renowned social psychologist and a professor of leadership and ethics at Columbia Business School, asserts. 'We will either inspire or infuriate.' How do you inspire yourself and others?"

Being inspiring or infuriating is a choice leaders make daily. What can you do to inspire yourself and others? Adam Galinsky, author of the book INSPIRE, shares 5 keys.

18/12/2024

Thrilled to see Keith Ferrazzi 's NEVER LEAD ALONE on the Forbes list!

Prepare yourself for a challenging year ahead with the 10 best business books published in 2024. Each of them provides unique insights.

06/12/2024

Chase Jarvis, award-winning photographer and author of NEVER PLAY IT SAFE, shares powerful insights on why safety is an illusion and how the best things in life happen when you step outside your comfort zone.

Author Chase Jarvis shares 5 key insights from his new book, Never Play It Safe: A Practical Guide to Freedom, Creativity, and a Life You Love.