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10/19/2021

Don't miss Liz Wiseman, author of the new book 'Impact Player: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact' on Brené Brown's “Dare to Lead” to talk about impact players: what sets them apart, how they contribute, and how having an impact makes work more fulfilling. https://spoti.fi/3lUA61X

Liz Wiseman—author, executive adviser, and someone who’s done tons of research in organizations all around the globe—is out with a new book called “Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact.”

If you could see my copy, you’d see a lot of highlighting. It just gives us—both leaders and working professionals—a lot of new language around how to make our work and our impact at work more fulfilling.

I’m grateful to Liz for joining me on “Dare to Lead”—and for digging in on what impact players look like, what sets them apart, and how they contribute. Hope you enjoy this episode.

https://spoti.fi/3aRhxoV

10/19/2021

The Digital Silk Road

TODAY at 1pm EST: Don't miss the book launch of "The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future" and a discussion with author Jonathan E. Hillman on China's expanding digital footprint.

Register here: cs.is/2XrxHlP

via CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies

10/05/2021

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The Power of Flexing: How to Use Small Daily Experiments to Create Big Life-Changing Growth by Susan Ashford is on sale today! HarperCollins Get your copy now:

10/01/2021

Meet the Port of Los Angeles' dock workers who make over $100,000 working with some of the world's largest robots

In the book, "Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door — Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy," The Wall Street Journal journalist and author Chris Mims breaks down how goods travel from Asia to the US.

Christopher Mims' new book "Arriving Today" breaks down how shipments from overseas arrive at your door. Longshoremen represent a key part of it.

09/21/2021

Welcome to the Hybrid Work Era

“I was delighted, for the first time in my career, to see the empathy that people had and the willingness to make accommodations,” Tsedal Neeley, author of Remote Work Revolution (on sale now HarperCollins), weighs in with Entrepreneur.

It seems like ages ago. But, do you remember the optimism that we were all basking in back in the spring? Maybe, just maybe, things were returning to...

09/17/2021

Meet the harbor pilots who make $434,000 a year, face high fatality rates, and are responsible for guiding hulking cargo ships into ports

"Despite happening a thousand times a day all across the globe, despite myriad safety precautions, if you're a harbor pilot, doing your job can kill you," Christopher Mims writes in his new book Arriving Today, on sale now HarperCollins. Insider

Christopher Mims' new book "Arriving Today" breaks down how shipments from overseas arrive at your door. Harbor pilots represent a key part of it.

09/15/2021

The Way Amazon Uses Tech to Squeeze Performance Out of Workers Deserves Its Own Name: Bezosism

"The Way Amazon Uses Tech to Squeeze Performance Out of Workers Deserves Its Own Name: Bezosism" The Wall Street Journal shared an exclusive excerpt from Christopher Mims's new book Arriving Today, on sale now HarperCollins.

The e-commerce giant has supercharged systems of management invented a century ago with surveillance, algorithms and data, leading to a new “ism.”

08/16/2021

Business Book of the Year 2021 — the longlist

The Financial Times included Remote Work Revolution by Tsedal Neeley and The Key Man by Simon Clark and William Louch (both on sale now HarperCollins) in their prestigious business book of the year long list. Congratulations to the nominees!

A record-breaking entry of some 600 titles was whittled down to produce 15 for the judges to read

08/12/2021

The Digital Silk Road by Jonathan E. Hillman

“A probing look at China’s quest to dominate the technosphere…a cogent warning that the West has much work to do if it is to contain Chinese expansion into cyberspace.” Kirkus Reviews on The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest To Wire the World and Win the Future by Jonathan E. Hillman (on sale 10/19 HarperCollins).

An expert on China’s global infrastructure expansion provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow’s networks. From the ocean floor to outer space, China’s Digital Silk Road aims to wire the world and rewrite the global order. Taking readers on a journey inside China’...

08/06/2021

Building Successful Hybrid Teams

Tsedal Neeley, author of Remote Work Revolution (on sale now HarperCollins), joined Harvard Business Review on their podcast to help managers lead their teams effectively in a hybrid workplace. Listen here:

A conversation with HBS professor Tsedal Neeley about leading people effectively in a mix of remote and on-site work.

08/03/2021

Juliet Funt's new book A Minute to Think is on sale now HarperCollins! Get your copy today:

07/14/2021

He Convinced the Elite He Invested for Good. Then the Money Vanished.

Arif Naqvi attracted billionaires and governments to his funds by promising to make money from investments that would benefit society. Prosecutors allege he committed fraud, stealing from those he wooed. HarperCollins The Key Man by WSJ reporters Simon Clark and Will Louch uncovers the story, read an exclusive excerpt on The Wall Street Journal now:

Arif Naqvi attracted billionaires and governments to his funds by promising to make money from investments that would benefit society. Prosecutors allege he committed fraud, stealing from those he wooed.

07/13/2021

As office life beckons again, the pandemic's digital nomads weigh benefits of a return

"People have experienced the power of work-life flexibility, enhancing the quality of their lives, their satisfaction," Tsedal Neeley, author of Remote Work Revolution (on sale now HarperCollins), explains to NBC News why people don't want to return to work after this past year.

Covid-19 opened up the possibility of a nomadic lifestyle to entirely new groups of people. Now, many of them don't want to go back.

07/12/2021

#62 – Robert Cialdini on Influence

Why do people say yes? Team Robert Cialdini, author of Influence New and Expanded (on sale now HarperCollins), joined The Good Life Podcast with Sean Murray to discuss the seven principles of influence. Listen here:

My guest this week is Robert Cialdini, Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University and author of the New York Times best-selling book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion . A new and expanded version is being release this week. Professor Cialdini's book has had an enormous impact on thos...

07/07/2021

25 Books by TED Speakers That Will Expand Your Mind This Summer

Inc. Magazine includes Jon Levy's You're Invited (on sale now HarperCollins) in their 25 Books by TED Speakers roundup! Check out the full list here:

New books full of fresh ideas from popular TED speakers.

07/06/2021

The Key Man by Simon Clark and Will Louch

Lies, greed and tarnished idealism...The Key Man by Wall Street Journal reporters Simon Clark and Will Louch is on sale today!

In this compelling story of lies, greed and tarnished idealism, two Wall Street Journal reporters investigate a man who Bill Gates, Western governments, and other investors entrusted with billions of dollars to make profits and end poverty, but who now stands accused of masterminding one of the bigg...

07/06/2021

The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale

'The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale' by Simon Clark and Will Louch is on sale today!

07/02/2021

What 'Likeability' Really Means In The Workplace : Life Kit

What does "likeability" really mean in the workplace? Alicia Menendez, author of The Likeability Trap (on sale now HarperCollins), weighs in with NPR's Life Kit.

"Likeability" is a loaded word. And try as we might, none of us has full control over who likes us. Journalist and podcaster Alicia Menendez, author of The Likeability Trap, says who we like is shaped by who we are — and often, likeability is a way of shielding biases in the workplace.

07/01/2021

Fair Pay Book — David Buckmaster

“Buckmaster, global compensation director at Nike, argues in his winning debut that America’s pay system is deeply broken. . . . Buckmaster packs his work with insight, and delivers his message in a charming, funny tone… This layperson’s guide will be a boon to anyone looking to understand the forces behind how that number got on their W-2.” — Publishers Weekly gives Fair Pay by David Buckmaster (on sale now HarperCollins) a starred review!

Fair Pay releases June 29, 2021 from Harper Business. Order it from your favorite bookseller:Amazon, Apple Books, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Bookshop, IndieBound, HarperCollins, Powell’s Books, Target, or wherever you like to buy books. “Buckmaster packs his work with insight, and...

06/30/2021

Leonard Lauder’s Mother, Estée, Showed Him How to Sell Beauty

"The former cosmetics CEO, who grew up in the Depression, was his mother’s constant business companion."

Leonard Lauder, author of The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty (Harper Business), a memoir, speaks to The Wall Street Journal.

The former cosmetics CEO, who grew up in the Depression, was his mother’s constant business companion.

06/24/2021

Reading Roundup: Early Summer 2021 | Just Visiting

"The first chapter is music to my ears," Inside Higher Ed says of Maurice Stucke's and Ariel Ezrachi's Competition Overdose (on sale now HarperCollins).

Books on technology, teaching and competition, oh my!

06/22/2021

What 'Likeability' Really Means In The Workplace : Life Kit

Alicia Menendez talk to NPR about some of the likability traps that women often get stuck in and more! Alicia's book "The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are" is on sale now!

"Likeability" is a loaded word. And try as we might, none of us has full control over who likes us. Journalist and podcaster Alicia Menendez, author of The Likeability Trap, says who we like is shaped by who we are — and often, likeability is a way of shielding biases in the workplace.

06/15/2021

Is working from home here to say? A look at ‘offices’ as more than half of US adults are vaccinated

"Individuals have changed. Organizations have changed," Tsedal Neeley, author of Remote Work Revolution (on sale now HarperCollins), told KCRW when discussing if working from home was here to stay or not.

Offices aren’t quite sure how to approach bringing back employees, especially now that so many jobs can be done from home in pajamas.

06/04/2021

Why It’s Hard to Hire Right Now

"Experts weigh in on what’s really going on in the labor market — and what companies can do to attract workers." via The New York Times with Tsedal Neeley, author of Remote Work Revolution: Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere!

Experts weigh in on what’s really going on in the labor market — and what companies can do to attract workers.

06/04/2021

6 Books to Help Kickstart Your Success

"Work can bring a lot of stress and anxiety to our lives, and often we don’t know how to deal with it." via SUCCESS Magazine, featuring our new book 'Anxiety at Work:8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done" by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton!

Add one of these

06/02/2021

7 Things You Will Miss About Working From Home

"Comfy clothes and disappearing commutes are two perks that could fade as workers go back to offices." Featuring Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton, authors of #AnxietyAtWork.

Workers are going back to the office after more than a year of telework due to the pandemic. Here's what you might miss about working from home.

05/27/2021

Pequity Webinar | Virtual Fireside Chat with David Buckmaster - Director, Compensation at Nike & Author of Fair Pay: How to Get a Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses

Join Pequity for an exciting discussion on all things comp between David Buckmaster, Director, Compensation Nike and author of Fair Pay: How to Get a Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses (on sale 6/29 HarperCollins) and Kaitlyn Knopp, CEO & Co-Founder of Pequity. Sign up here!

Join our upcoming virtual fireside chat with David Buckmaster - Director, Compensation at Nike & Author of "Fair Pay: How to Get a Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses". David will share more from his new book about fair pay with our very own Kaitlyn Knopp - CEO at Pequity.

05/25/2021

The 'Godfather of Influence' Says This Word Matters Most: How to Significantly Increase Buy-In, Collaboration, and Teamwork

"When you ask for someone's opinion, you get a critic. That person literally takes a half-step back from you psychologically, and goes inside themselves to see where they relative to your idea. It (becomes) them, and everybody else, against your idea." Team Robert Cialdini, author of Influence New and Expanded (on sale now HarperCollins), tells Inc. Magazine why asking for an opinion is a bad idea.

Robert Cialdini, author of the bestselling book 'Influence,' on how swapping one word for another makes it much more likely people will agree with you.

05/25/2021

David Buckmaster

“Fair Pay…offer[s] deeply informed insight into how companies set pay rates… A thought-provoking counterpoint to typical fair-pay books.” Booklist reviews David Buckmaster's Fair Pay, on sale 6/29 HarperCollins.

I wrote a book about your pay. You can pre-order it now. Order it here: Amazon, Apple Books, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Bookshop, IndieBound, HarperCollins, Powell’s Books, Target, or wherever you like to buy books. Let’s fix pay. To solve our most persistent pay problems, like l...

05/24/2021

5 secrets to dealing with too much work

Need some tips for how to deal when you have too much work? Fast Company shared an exclusive excerpt from Anxiety at Work by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton, on sale now HarperCollins.

When work is crushing you, you need a road map for preserving work-life balance.

05/21/2021

The hybrid workplace probably won’t last - The Boston Globe

"Having some people work from home while their teammates are in the office runs counter to much of what makes organizations tick," Jon Levy, author of You're Invited (on sale now HarperCollins), writes for The Boston Globe.

Having some people work from home while their teammates are in the office runs counter to much of what makes organizations tick.

05/18/2021

How a Geeky Superhero Fan Revived a Failing Comic Con

How did a superhero fan revived a failing comic con? WIRED shared an exclusive excerpt from Jon Levy's You're Invited, on sale now HarperCollins!

And how he used that great knowledge to help nudge Marvel back from bankruptcy.

05/18/2021

How To Make The World Better, Not Perfect

“I hope that [people] make better decisions and make wiser trade-offs in life...It’s about doing good in more productive ways," Max Bazerman, author of Better, Not Perfect (on sale now HarperCollins), tells Forbes.

If we want to do more good for the world, we must first change how we think about our behavior, says Max Bazerman in his book Better, Not Perfect.

05/17/2021

Anxiety at Work by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton

“[Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton] bring everything together into a clear evidence based plan.” Financial Times includes Anxiety at Work (on sale now HarperCollins) in their business books roundup!

Executive coaches and #1 bestselling authors of All In and The Carrot Principle offer insight and advice in this practical eight-step guide both managers and employees can use to reduce work anxiety in the office and at home.Have you ever dreaded Sunday night, got a pit in your stomach on the way to...