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  You the Leader

  Harvard Business Review

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  It's time for female leaders to shine. 
   
   
   
  Women face a double bind, forced to choose whether to be liked or respected, while neither one alone is enough to secure a seat at the table. It is up to organizations to change, but until then, what's an aspiring female leader to do? 
   
   
   
  You, the Leader tackles these obstacles and more as women chart their path to the top, from a lack of credit for their work to feeling invisible to unfair biases. This book will help you better understand how women can lead with authenticity and become valued leaders in their organizations. 
   
   
   
  This book will inspire you to: see yourself as a leader; command the respect you deserve; ensure you're visible for promotion; align yourself with the right supporters and mentors; break out of the authenticity paradox; and navigate power dynamics within your organization. 
   
   
   
  The HBR Women at Work series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout their careers. With interviews from the popular podcast of the same name and related articles, stories, and research, these books provide inspiration and advice for taking on topics at work like inequity, advancement, and building community. Featuring detailed discussion guides, this series will help you spark important conversations about where we're at and how to move forward.

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  Agile Project Management with...

  Ben Stephen

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  "Agile Project Management with Kanban: A Proven Framework for Managing Projects, Teams and Deliveries" is a comprehensive guide to implementing the Kanban method in any organization. Originally developed in the manufacturing industry, Kanban is a powerful tool for managing and improving workflows, and it is now widely used in a variety of industries. This book provides a clear and detailed explanation of the Kanban method and its key principles, as well as practical guidance for introducing Kanban to your team and organization. 
  The book begins by defining Kanban and its origins in Lean manufacturing, and comparing it to other Agile methodologies. It then goes on to explain the Kanban board and its components, and the role of Work In Progress (WIP) limits in Kanban. The author provides step-by-step instructions for introducing Kanban to your team and organization, including tips for creating a Kanban board and setting up WIP limits. The book also covers strategies for overcoming resistance to change and managing the flow of work. 
  In addition, the author provides techniques for visualizing and managing the flow of work, discussion of the role of metrics in Kanban, and strategies for identifying and addressing bottlenecks. The book also covers tips for effective communication and collaboration with team members and stakeholders, and strategies for ensuring buy-in and alignment with organizational goals. The author also discusses the role of leadership in Kanban, including the Kanban leadership style and practices that are most effective in a Kanban environment. 
  This book is ideal for project managers, team leaders, product managers, and anyone looking to improve their project management and delivery process. With its clear explanations and practical guidance, this book is an essential resource for anyone looking to implement Kanban in their organization. 
   

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  Lucid Leadership - The...

  Nicholas J. Webb, Chase Webb

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  Lucid Leadership tackles the toughest challenge facing organizational leaders today: how to get unfiltered, honest information from multiple sources and transform it into industry leading growth. In this powerful audiobook, the father and son team of Nicholas and Chase Webb reveal how leaders facing a bewildering mass of data and opinions can cut through the static, get a grip on reality, make affective decisions, and lead their organizations to sustained success. 
  The audiobook shows you what a lucid leader is, how to become one, and how to develop your clarity of vision, take decisive action, and fulfill your company's mission. 
  It's a must listen for every leader who's looking for clarity amid "the fog of business" and needs to get the most out of themselves and their employees while delighting their investors and customers.

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  Creepy Analytics - Avoid...

  Salvatore V. Falletta

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  The potential of HR analytics is a major discussion among scholars, practitioners, thought leaders, and technology vendors, with companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta digging deeply into HR research and analytics practices that extend beyond simple metrics, scorecards, and reporting. 
   
    
   
  Additionally, ethical questions have begun to arise about the potential abuses of HR analytics with respect to technological advancements and the "datafication" of personal characteristics, preferences, and behaviors that have little relevance to job performance. 
   
   
   
  As a former chief human resources officer, head of Global HR Research and Analytics at a Fortune 100, and thought leader on this subject, Salvatore Falletta has witnessed first-hand the emergence of "creepy analytics" as a hot-button issue. 
   
    
   
  In this one-of-a-kind guide, Falletta delivers a proven step-by-step process for establishing HR analytics capabilities that serve employees and organizations alike. You'll learn how to rethink and redefine HR analytics, determine stakeholder requirements, gather and transform data, communicate intelligence results, and establish an ethical ecosystem to ensure HR analytics remains a force for good.

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  Multigenerational Workplace -...

  Harvard Business Review

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  Generational distrust and ageism are seeping into organizations worldwide. Differences over communication style, technology preferences, identity, and politics are fueling 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 differences across age groups. Multigenerational Workplace: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you bridge divides, reduce prejudice, and unlock the benefits of age-diverse teams. 
   
   
   
  Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? 
   
   
   
  Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues—blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more—each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow.

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  A Career Carol - A Tale of...

  Dr Helmut Schuster, Dr David Oxley

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  A Career Carol is an irreverent take on the classic Christmas Carol, graduation commencement speakers, and Generation Z expectations. A wry and insightful take on how to successfully navigate a 30-to-40-year professional career. 
   
  A Career Carol, bridges analogue and digital eras. What constitutes a successful career may have dramatically changed over the last 50 years, but the deeper journey we make as human beings across different life cycles, is eternal.
   
  Drs Schuster & Oxley’s take a different and decidedly modern approach to business and life advice. They set out to share real stories of how to navigate the big crises that most of us will have to navigate at some point. In the process, they give the past an entertaining and relevant 
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  The world, and business literature in particular, is overdue for Shey Sinope. As we witness his journey from reclusive cynical social critic to tentative member of a flawed, and sometimes unkind society, we are amused, provoked, saddened, but ultimately uplifted.

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