The Workplace Bullying Handbook: How to Identify, Prevent, and Stop a Workplace Bully by Paul Pelletier is a comprehensive guide that provides invaluable insights and practical strategies for addressing and eliminating workplace bullying. Pelletier, an expert in workplace bullying, offers a step-by-step approach to help individuals and organisations recognise, prevent, and effectively respond to this pervasive issue.
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.
Mentoring 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know by John C. Maxwell is a practical guide that explores the art and science of mentoring. John Maxwell, a renowned leadership expert and author, draws from his extensive experience to provide valuable insights and actionable strategies for effective mentoring.
"The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data" by Kevin Mitnick is a guide to staying safe and secure in the digital age. Mitnick is a former hacker who spent five years in prison for computer crimes, and has since become a respected security consultant. In this book, he shares his insights into how hackers think and work, and provides practical advice on how to protect yourself online.
In Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion, George J. Thompson, a former police officer and martial artist, introduces a communication method designed to defuse conflict, improve persuasion, and handle difficult conversations with tact and effectiveness. The book provides strategies for using language to maintain control in tense situations while fostering cooperation and mutual respect. Thompson's approach is based on the idea that words, like martial arts, can be used to redirect aggression and turn conflicts into productive exchanges.
Karla McLaren’s The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You is a transformative guide to understanding, processing, and harnessing emotions for personal growth and well-being. Unlike traditional approaches that categorise emotions as “positive” or “negative,” McLaren argues that all emotions serve a vital purpose and can be valuable messengers when properly understood. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, and energy healing, she provides a framework for engaging with emotions in a healthy and productive way.