Productivity & Time Management

A deeply human exploration of how our relationship with work has evolved and a guide for leaders who aim to make things right from the author of The Burnout Epidemic. Work has recently undergone profound changes, not all for the better. AI's acceleration has led to worker fears and uncertainties around job security. DEI initiatives are underfunded or cancelled. The...

A research-based deep dive into a growing phenomenon: companies allowing employees to work from anywhere, and how those who adopt this model can boost talent, innovation, and productivity. As the debate around remote versus in-office work rages on, leaders in a wide range of industries continue to implement radically flexible work practices, allowing most, if not all, of their employees...

All organisations have a culture, whether they acknowledge it or not, and whether it's helping or hindering them. Get it right, and culture can be a positive force for good. Get it wrong, and culture can become toxic, undermining performance and reputations. In short, culture matters. It can, though, be a tricky thing to understand and master. The Power of...

How one global organisation's lingua franca mandate shaped the lives of its employees around the world. For nearly three decades, English has been the lingua franca of cross-border business, yet studies on global language strategies have been scarce. Providing a rare behind-the-scenes look at the high-tech giant Rakuten in the five years following its English mandate, The Language of Global...

A smart, science-based approach to retaining your talent and making the world of work a better place. Right now, we’re confronting a once-in-a-century opportunity to create a future of work that’s better for everyone. The old corporate standard of extreme hours, sleep deprivation, and nonstop travel is dead. And knowledge workers don’t miss it. They’re expecting today’s leaders to create...

Move more and find a happier, healthier, more productive you. After a long day of sitting at work, your body aches, you have no energy, you're drained of creativity, and your mood has hit rock bottom. But that's just part of your job, right? Wrong! It doesn't have to be that way. The Active Workday Advantage will educate and inspire...

In Sleeping with Your Smartphone, Harvard Business School professor and ethnographer Leslie Perlow delves into the new connected world of work and challenges the notion that you must be constantly plugged in to be successful. Her work and research suggest this 24/7 mentality is actually counterproductive. Based on her latest research, the author recommends a radical yet simple idea: take...

Create a space where everyone can contribute and shine. Psychological Safety is a shared belief within a team that it's OK to speak up, ask questions, take risks, and make mistakes without fear of repercussions. And it's a leader's job to create it. This book offers a rich understanding of this concept and the trust and humility that must come...

“Ford’s overlap of past and present, narrative and commentary is masterful, and makes this volume all the more valuable to those readers wise enough to allow the past to inform the future. Of Blood and Sweat is a myth-busting work of genius that will stand as the last word on this vital subject for a long time to come.”—Elizabeth Dowling...

Seize the benefits of the five-generation workforce. Generational distrust and ageism are seeping into organisations worldwide. Differences over communication style, technology preferences, identity, and politics are fuelling harmful stereotypes and hurting team performance. It doesn't need to be this way. Smart leaders are harnessing age diversity and encouraging mutual learning, cross-generational collaboration, and a culture that embraces both similarities and...

Bestselling authors and cohosts of the TED podcast Fixable, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss reinvent the playbook for how to lead change - with a radical approach that moves fast, builds trust, and accelerates excellence. Speed has gotten a bad name in business, much of it deserved. When Facebook made Move fast and break things an informal company motto, it...

AI has the potential to transform leadership and the human experience of work, or to lead us into an automated and uninspiring work reality. Which one will it be? Humans have always been good at inventing tools that change the way we live and work, though not always good at adapting to those changes. Consider how the internet has given...

Boost your productivity with these essential tips. About HBR's 20-Minute Manager Series: Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a...

Leader Upheaval provides an actionable roadmap for leaders to enhance client-centricity, shift mindsets, and create the right teaming climate so that a culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity can thrive. Derived from over 280 interviews with senior executives in professional services and their clients, along with hands-on experience leading hundreds of multidisciplinary teams on innovation journeys, Professor DeStefano reveals the...

Outstanding...This book is superb. — Robert B Cialdini, bestselling author of Influence To be successful at work, you also need to be influential at work. And to be influential requires an understanding of how the rules of influence work. Not just those mandated by logic, economics, and company policy, but the unspoken rules too. The rules people rarely talk about,...

Are your organisation's ideas growing stale? Do your employees need to refresh their thinking? If you read nothing else on creativity, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you instil creativity across your organisation. This book will inspire you to: Understand the 'rules' of creativity and...

There's always more work to be done. How do you make sure you'll finish your most important tasks and make progress in your key projects by the end of the day? Getting Work Done (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series) runs you through the basics of prioritising your work, staying focused, delegating tasks, and using technology to help you get more done....

Trust is the basis of all relationships - at work and beyond. We naturally want to bond with others with whom we can relate and on whom we can rely - and vice versa. That's why creating meaningful working relationships by trusting and being trustworthy adds value. Whether you're leading a team, building partnerships, selling, or collaborating, it's trust that...

Named a Top Business Book by Forbes Beyond Happiness by Jenn Lim is a transformative guide for organisations seeking to build meaningful workplace cultures. Jenn Lim, through her career, has been dedicated to helping organisations—from well-known industry leaders to innovative governments—foster cultures that benefit both employees and the bottom line, resulting in less turnover, greater engagement, and increased profits. Her...

Be Better Than Your BS is a book on DEI in the workplace that speaks not only to executives but also to employees at all levels of a company. Authored by award-winning diversity consultant Risha Grant, it offers a direct and insightful examination of bias in the workplace. Risha Grant, a seasoned DEI consultant and corporate speaker, introduces her practice...

The world of work is full of ideas. Some are useful, shaping what we do and the way we do it — but it can often be hard to sort the wheat from the chaff. When ideas really do break new ground and change our approach, they can help all of us to be better, happier, and more productive. The...

Eighty-three per cent of employees say it is up to the employer to facilitate well-being in the workplace. Well-being at work is a key priority for employees. Over the last decade, our world has increased its focus on individual well-being. There is a huge amount of information available and education offered on how to enhance personal well-being by reducing stress...

A supportive planner and journal for anyone filled with prompts, reminders, and gently existential encouragement from the creative mind of Adam JK. It's never too late to start—even if you're not normally a paper-planner person. This spiral-bound, undated companion is the useful and creative tool we all need in these busy and complicated times. Part organisation, part distraction, and part...

THE AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 From the bestselling author of Mastering Your Mean Girl, Melissa Ambrosini, and Nick Broadhurst, Time Magic is a radical new way to rethink your approach to time that will change your life. Feel like you don't have enough time? Killing yourself trying to 'do it all' without much to show...

Do less and achieve more with a simple time management practice guaranteed to transform all aspects of your life. Do you feel like you're always busy, but never truly productive? Do you crave a simpler, more intentional life? Look no further than Timeboxing—the gloriously simple practice of choosing one thing to do, when to do it, and getting it done....

"A terrific read for the new generations rising in the workforce—and for their leaders." — Stephen M. R. Covey, The New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust and Trust & Inspire STOP SPINNING YOUR WHEELS AND TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR CAREER FUTURE TODAY. Building a successful career in the world of remote...

An accessible and approachable guide to work and careers from a trusted and authoritative source, looking at the new way of working in a post-pandemic world, no matter what stage of your career you’re at. Whether you’re the boss, the deputy, or on your way up, the way we’re working in a post-pandemic world is forever changed. This is a...

The definitive guide to eliminating the forces that make it harder, more complicated, or downright impossible to get things done in organisations. Every organisation is plagued by destructive friction. Lengthy and convoluted emails, inefficient processes, and antiquated procedures can all be obstacles to excellence at work. Yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful. Often teams need to slow down,...

Wall Street Journal Bestseller Develop and expand your innate leadership abilities through daily exercises and challenges designed to help you grow into the leader you want to be and prepare you for the job you were made to have. A recent Harvard Business Review article outlining a study of over 17,000 leaders found that although, on average, people begin to...

Learn success secrets from original remote work pioneers on the mindset and strategies they developed to build and grow successful organisations from the ground up. With the unprecedented rise in remote work due to the pandemic, many businesses have struggled with how to effectively transition to a distributed format. Meanwhile, companies that had always been remote-first had a unique advantage:...

The first book to explore your psychological needs at work to help find your most fulfilling job yet. When we think about changing jobs, we turn to traditional career advice that focuses on skills, qualifications, and interviewing techniques. We tend to ask ourselves, "Do I want to move from a full-time to a part-time job? Do I want to leave...

We live in a time of ‘hurry sickness’. ‘Busy’ has become a competitive sport — and it’s a sport with no winners. But somewhere, underneath all of this hard slog, there are the things we really want to do. The things that bring us joy and give our lives meaning. More often than not, the only thing standing between us...

A straight-talking and irreverent guide to getting your life together from beloved influencer @homewithroo. This is Atomic Habits for Huns. Raise your hand if you feel like there's far too much sh*t you wanna get done and just not enough time to do it. Getting Sh*t Done, from Home With Roo, is for the people who can't be helped, the...

Wall Street Journal Bestseller! The practical guide to go from “drowning in work” to freeing up an extra business day per week for everyone on your team. “There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done!” Sound familiar? Forget the old concepts of time management and the hustle culture of working until you burn out. You and...

GOLD MEMBER WINNER — LIVING NOW BOOK AWARD: SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP and eLIT BOOK AWARD: BUSINESS AUDIOBOOK A timely resource for Black professionals on how to rise to the top of their organisations or industries and, just as importantly, to stay there. Black Faces in High Places is the essential guide for Black professionals who are moving up through their organisations...

Get inspired to live your brightest life with this joyful empowerment planner from Marianne Richmond! Be present, be organised, be YOU with this self-care organiser and undated planner! Discover your brightest light in this self-discovery organiser from the bestselling author and illustrator, Marianne Richmond! This wellness planner guides you through 52 weeks of creative journaling prompts, monthly aspirational themes, and...

A step-by-step guide for creatives to transform your passion into a profitable business. Whether you’re a musician, photographer, painter, writer, dancer, singer, or any other creative with aspirations of making a living from your art, this is the perfect time to turn your creative ideas into a sustainable business. With gatekeepers no longer controlling the market, anyone with a laptop...

Hustle culture isn’t working for women. If you’ve ever... had too many things to do and not enough time to do them, lost focus of your priorities and questioned your lack of motivation or drive, believed that if you slowed down, your business would fail and the life you have worked so hard to create would crumble... ...you’re not alone....

As seen on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard and in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and The Times A Cosmopolitan Best New Non-Fiction Book to Add to Your TBR in 2023 A "Next Big Idea Club" Must-Read Rediscover your ability to pay attention with this groundbreaking new approach from ‘the definitive expert on distraction and multitasking’ (Cal Newport)....

Learning how to rest- the smartest lifehack of all In our 24-7 global economy, rest feels like a luxury at best and a weakness at worst. We see work and rest as competitors—but what if they're actually partners in a productive, balanced life? Blending rigorous scientific research with examples of writers, painters, and thinkers—from Darwin to Stephen King—Silicon Valley futurist...

An affirming, accessible and practical guide to making the most of your time, based on the author's hugely popular MBA course at the University of California. Money is often thought of as the secret to a good life and the ultimate metric of success, yet research suggests a whole other story—time is the true yardstick of our lives. Organising our...

Is dread the first thing you feel when you wake up in the morning? Are you working in the evenings and on weekends to catch up? Have you already beat burnout once, only to find it creeping back? If you answered yes to any of these, you're in need of a cure for burnout. In The Cure for Burnout, burnout...

If you feel like a hostage of your to-do list, and struggle to find time for what matters most, this book will be a big help. – DANIEL H. PINK, #1 New York Times bestselling author of When and Drive The week just started and already you’re playing catch-up. At the end of another busy day, your to-do list is...

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint, a simple four-step system for improving focus, finding greater joy in your work, and getting more out of every day. Most of our time is spent by default. We all wish for more hours in the day. We all struggle to make time for what matters. Help is here. Productivity experts...

Life is fast and full of opportunity. This is your guide to eliminating the nonessential in order to do something truly great. Have you ever found yourself struggling with information overload? Have you ever felt both overworked and underutilised? Do you ever feel busy but not productive? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is to...

No matter your position or industry, Leading Giants offers proven strategies that will rapidly expand your influence to get you the results you want. Leaders carry a unique burden. They are guardians, protectors, providers, judges, helpers, servants, counsellors, and friends—and only a Giant can be all those at one time. Leaders live and die with the actual results they create,...

When should you have your first coffee of the day? When should you ask for a raise? When should you get married? Daniel H. Pink has the life-changing answers to our questions about the mysteries of perfect timing. Daniel H. Pink, the bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help...

Working with Difficult People is a revised edition of the classic guide on how to best resolve conflict in today's technologically advanced workplace. Your work day is filled with them—people who frustrate, impede, manoeuvre, undermine, plot, connive, and whine. This indispensable guide details specific techniques for handling all of them, with easy-to-follow scenarios for every situation. Updated and revised to...

Learn how to overcome procrastination and enjoy guilt-free play! One of the most effective programmes to combat procrastination, The Now Habit has sold over 100,000 copies, has been translated into 11 languages, and is now revised and updated. Featuring a new preface and a new section providing strategies to understand and deal with the role technology plays in procrastination today,...

The bestselling author of Never Eat Alone reveals a new management approach for the 21st century — that every one of us can be a leader in our jobs, on our teams, in our companies and in our lives, whatever our titles. The world of work is changing at an unprecedented rate, leaving many organisations struggling to cope. At a...

The bestselling author of Team of Teams dismantles the Great Man theory of leadership by profiling leaders whose real stories defy their legends. Retired four-star general Stan McChrystal has studied leadership his whole adult life, from his first day at West Point to his most recent work with the corporate clients of the McChrystal Group. In this follow-up to his...

The ultimate visual guide to successful management Are you looking to take the next step in your career? Can you manage yourself with ease, but need more confidence when managing others? Achieving excellence as a manager requires a broad skillset, and The Essential Manager's Management Handbook provides easy-to-follow and engaging advice on the seven key areas. Nurture your confidence with...

Bestselling author Dr John Medina turns his expertise to the professional world, guiding the reader through what brain science and evolutionary biology have to say about topics ranging from office space and work-life balance to power dynamics and work interactions. Medina discusses vital questions related to the workplace in the time of COVID-19, such as how to keep people interested...

This book defines nine fundamental types of difficult people and gives you a complete system for opening lines of communication, resolving differences, and avoiding office headaches. Mastering the ability to handle difficult people and disruptive behaviors has always been a critical career skill. You can do something positive about difficult people in your workplace, and this invaluable resource will show you...

No Rules Rules by Erin Meyer and Reed Hastings dives deep into the remarkable journey of Netflix, chronicling its meteoric rise from a simple DVD rental service to a global streaming giant. The narrative peels back the curtain on Netflix's unique work culture, examining the radical management principles and innovative practices that drive the company's success. With unlimited holidays, the...

Thinkers50 Top 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 Why do some people break through and make an impact while others get stuck going through the motions? In every organisation, there are individuals who stand out—those indispensable colleagues who shine in critical situations and consistently receive high-profile assignments and new opportunities. Whether they are in the spotlight or working diligently...

The Time-Block Planner by Cal Newport is a revolutionary daily planning method designed to help you avoid distractions and stay focused on what truly matters. How do highly successful individuals like Elon Musk and Bill Gates accomplish so much? The secret lies in time blocking, a powerful time-management technique that Cal Newport, esteemed productivity expert and bestselling author of Digital...

A PORCHLIGHT BEST BUSINESS BOOK AWARD WINNER AN INC. MAGAZINE NON-OBVIOUS BOOK AWARDS PICK A unique and revelatory guide to understanding and navigating the unwritten rules of the workplace—the key to achieving success, finding meaning, and staying true to your authentic self in today’s business world—from the organisational expert and celebrated author of The Fix. In her two decades researching...

"READ THIS BOOK AND USE IT." TIM FERRISS Millions of highly effective people have become more successful by understanding the simple fact that 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts. All you have to do is identify the 20 percent that leads to 80 percent. The 80/20 Principle shows you how. Richard Koch's million-copy-selling global bestseller is...

‘This is an honest, thought-provoking book that takes you on a journey of discomfort that leaves you reflecting on your personal and professional relationship with race and racism.’ CHERYL SAMUELS, People & Culture Director, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust ‘The first question I hear from organisations seeking to incorporate racial equity practice is, “What do we do?” Dr...

Reclaim your time! Set priorities, stop procrastinating, and get your stuff done! While some believe that you're either born a great time manager or you're not, that's not really the case at all. Anyone can learn the powerful habits of being more effective and more productive—and getting things done. Wait, You Need It When?!? is the essential guide to learning...

From the bestselling author of Rejection Proof, a guide to making hard actions easy by using pleasure—not willpower—to achieve your goals. Work can be fun. Focus can be automatic. And success can be easy. Most people think that because great achievements are difficult, they must also feel difficult. They resort to grind culture and sheer willpower, attempting to bully themselves...

A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential, Think Again, and Originals For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today’s dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with...

Much has been written about Toyota over the last 30 years focusing on both its products (superior vehicles), and its operational excellence based on its Toyota Production System (TPS). The Toyota Template details the critical concepts and methods that Taiichi Ohno implemented in developing the Toyota Production System. This book is different, however, regarding the parallels it draws between Toyota’s...

This book provides a straightforward and pragmatic guide to leadership, management, and team working in contemporary library and information services. Contemporary managers and leaders in library and information services are working in a challenging context; dealing with multiple demands on their time, expertise, and resources. This book translates theories in teamwork, management, and leadership into practical guidance backed up with...

All employees want themselves and their colleagues to be better engaged at work, but most just can’t get past the talking stage to actually developing an effective plan. Ready? Set? Engage! is a step-by-step "how-to" guide for those who develop and complete projects – not just supervisors and continuous improvement professionals. Like instructions for "assembly required" projects, this book takes...

The exciting follow-up to the bestselling Harry Potter: Knitting Magic offers 28 new and official patterns for knits ranging from spellbinding stuffed toys to cosy Hogwarts house apparel to all-new costume replicas – including bewitching projects inspired by the Fantastic Beasts films! Discover even more knitting magic with a brand-new collection of patterns inspired by the characters, creatures, and artefacts...

20 percent of people admit to being procrastinators and an untold number never admit to it at all. Procrastination is an epidemic that can only be eliminated if the underlying causes are uncovered. Yet there's very little understanding of how to let go of procrastination, how to recognise and diffuse the feelings that lead to it, and most importantly, how...

Elevate your work and relationships through Conscious Accountability. Results and relationships—managers and leaders no longer have to prioritise one over the other to build a culture of exceptional accountability. You don't have to choose between being the hard-charging taskmaster and being the easy-going people pleaser. By expanding your awareness to create deliberate intentions, take informed actions, and be responsible for...

Expand Your Knowledge of Organization Development to Enhance Your L&D Efforts ATD's Organization Development Handbook is a tactical, hands-on book for those in learning and development looking to make that first step into organization development or those who are a one-person band doing both. While many books and textbooks exist on organization development— the effort to improve an organisation's capability...

Do you upset people despite your good intentions? Do you become irritable under pressure? Do you put others' needs before your own? Do you hate taking unpopular decisions? Do you work with someone who never engages with the team? Does your line manager forget to offer people positive feedback? If you answered 'yes' to any of the above, you are...

A brand-new edition of the global bestseller on time management, work-life balance, and conquering procrastination. This 4th edition is fully revised and expanded with 25% new material, including practical action guides in every chapter, for the ultimate growth mindset book. The productivity classic—now updated with powerful new tools. You know that task you keep avoiding? The one that would actually...

The bestselling, award-winning, must-have family calendar that's mum-tested and approved! Get big organisation for more big family fun with this essential big grid wall calendar! Take family organisation to the next level with a 2026 large hanging calendar based on the #1 national bestseller from Amy Knapp! A comprehensive organisation and communication tool for every busy household, this all-inclusive 17-month...

In A New Kind of Diversity, bestselling author Tim Elmore brings his decades of research and leadership experience to bear on what might be the biggest, most dramatic, and most disruptive shift the American workforce has ever seen: the vast diversity of several generations living and working together. The past few years have brought an endless cascade of social media...

An accessible, practical, step-by-step guide that supplements GETTING THINGS DONE by providing the details, the how-to's and the practices to apply GTD more fully and easily in daily lifeThe incredible popularity of GETTING THINGS DONE revealed people's need to take control of their own productivity with a system that reduces the stress of staying on top of it all. Around...

In a world that constantly demands more, Prioritise This invites you to press pause and consider what really matters to you. It's an uplifting and deeply practical guide to navigating the challenges of modern life with greater clarity, compassion, and purpose. Blending theory and real-life case stories with accessible exercises and techniques, it offers both the daily steps and big-picture...

The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention. We fantasize about escaping our screens. We dream of recapturing the quiet of a world with less noise. We imagine retreating into solitude and singlemindedness, almost like latter-day monks. But...

Unlock the qualities of success and reach your full potential using this effective guide from leadership and career development expert Alan C. Guarino. Your personal greatness objective is self-defined. For each of us, the definition of success and the journey to achieve it is different. Yet, no matter how talented or driven you are, your ability to achieve greatness is...

Filled with help on making working from home work for you, including setting up your workspace, working as part of a virtual team, managing professional relationships, and dealing with feelings of isolation. The pandemic and the resulting lockdowns have reshaped the way that many people work. From commuting to an office on a daily basis, many companies are now adopting...

There's an 80% chance you're poor. Time poor, that is. Four out of five adults report feeling they are time-poor: they have too much to do and not enough time to do it. The consequences are severe. The time-poor experience less joy each day. They laugh less, are less healthy, less productive, and more likely to divorce. In one study...