Great One-on-One Meetings for Busy Managers: Manage your team in a way that's empowering for them and dependable for you by Nick Robinson is a practical guidebook that offers valuable insights and strategies for conducting effective one-on-one meetings with team members. Recognising the challenges faced by busy managers, Robinson provides practical advice and actionable techniques to optimise these meetings, fostering stronger relationships and driving team performance.
Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss by Mary Abbajay is a comprehensive guide that offers practical strategies for effectively managing the boss-employee relationship and advancing in your career. Abbajay provides insights, tools, and techniques for navigating various types of bosses, building strong relationships, and achieving success in the workplace.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't is a book by Jim Collins that explores the key factors that separate successful companies from those that struggle to achieve long-term success. Collins and his team of researchers studied a wide range of companies over a period of five years, analysing their financial performance and leadership practices to identify the characteristics that set the great companies apart.
"Data Analysis in Microsoft Excel: Deliver Awesome Analytics" authored by Alex Holloway is a comprehensive guide aimed at empowering users to perform effective data analysis using Microsoft Excel. Holloway's book is structured to cater to users of all skill levels, providing a systematic approach to mastering Excel's data analysis capabilities and delivering impactful insights.
"The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance" by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton is a motivational and insightful book that explores the powerful impact of recognition in the workplace. Through extensive research and real-world examples, the authors demonstrate how simple acts of appreciation and acknowledgment can transform employee engagement, retention, and performance.
Personal Branding for Dummies by Susan Chritton is a comprehensive guide that demystifies the concept of personal branding and provides practical advice for individuals looking to develop and enhance their personal brand. The book offers step-by-step instructions, actionable strategies, and real-life examples to help readers understand the importance of personal branding and how to effectively communicate their unique value to the world.