BOOKS THAT WORK

Jul 06 2023

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Business books you’re too busy to read - but need to know about. Get the best and most useful bits from business writing covering everything from leadership, to culture, to the future of work and strategy. We speed read a book, talk to the author and share five things each time to adopt or try to make work better.

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FLEXPERTS - BY GILLIAN BROOKES

What is flexible work and how do we make the most of it in a post-Covid world?

belonging - by owen eastwood

Why does belonging matter in high performing teams? What can we learn from and embrace from the past to build a sense of belonging for the future?

THE UPSTANDER LEADER - BY JESSICA HICKMAN

May 11 2023 29 mins

Why is it that good people stand by and let negative behaviours create toxic workplaces? How do you become an ‘upstander leader’ and intentionally shift away from being a passive observer to being a proactive change maker?

WHEN THE DUST SETTLES - BY LUCY EASTHOPE

Apr 12 2023 24 mins

Lucy Easthope is one of the United Kingdom’s top disaster recovery experts - she challenges us to front into disaster recovery before a disaster happens and as we navigate the months and years of recovery after a disaster strikes.

AROHA - BY DR HINEMOA ELDER

Mar 22 2023 27 mins

Where can we find wisdom to help strengthen how we work in teams, how we lead and who we are as people? Aroha opens us up to Māori wisdom – from Aotearoa New Zealand - helping to paint a picture of how we might look at situations or behave.

I’M NOT A NUMBERS PERSON - BY DR SELENA FISK

Jun 02 2022 29 mins

Data is everywhere - I'm not a numbers person helps build our data literacy, helping leaders and teams use evidence for decision making.

THE COMPASSIONATE LEADER’S PLAYBOOK - BY STEVEN HARGREAVES

Apr 28 2022 26 mins

Compassionate Leaders are courageous and have a more inclusive approach to leadership with trust, honesty and empowerment at its core.

FINDING CALM - BY DR SARB JOHAL

Apr 14 2022 30 mins

We face a world of uncertainty, optimised to deliver anxiety - Finding Calm provides s safety bar in the roller coaster of life.

FUTURE YOU - BY FRANCES VALINTINE

Mar 31 2022 31 mins

Your future is what you make it - stay relevant, stay informed, keep an expansive view of the world around you and Never Stop Learning.

FLEXABILITY - BY DR KAREN MORLEY

Mar 09 2022 28 mins

Overwork is here to stay. As we recover from COVID, FlexAbility focuses on what matters - knowing what matters, doing what matters and influencing what matters.