More than 11,000 business books are published every year—an overwhelming choice for busy professionals. Therefore, in partnership with getAbstract, Training brings you July’s top three business books recommended to our readers.
“How Women Can Speak Up, Stand Out, and Succeed” by Judith Humphrey: Taking the Stage (Jossey-Bass, 2014, 227 pages, ISBN: 9781118870259; $29.95)
Many women struggle to get ahead in the workplace with no idea that the way they present themselves is holding them back. Leadership trainer Judith Humphrey presents an action-oriented plan to unlock your leadership potential and help you stand up for yourself at work and gain professional respect. She writes in a clear, concise tone, telling anecdotes about her life, friends, and clients. In this insightful guidebook for anyone seeking to become a leader, she identifies several common factors—such as body language and word choices—that women must alter to communicate leadership. getAbstract recommends Humphrey’s manual to women in the corporate world and to anyone who might mentor a female future leader.
Rating (out of 10): 7
Applicability: 9
Innovation: 6
Style: 7
“Employee Engagement” by Emma Bridger (Kogan Page, 2014, 264 pages, ISBN: 9780749472016; $37.95)
Employee engagement specialist Emma Bridger says “never mind” to annual employee surveys and advises building a strategic engagement road map instead. Drawing from academic research and professional practice, Bridger enriches her coverage of the sub-disciplines of organizational development and human resource management with case studies and examples. She offers how-to guidance, including tools and techniques. Bridger explains why engaged employees are happier, perform better, and take fewer days off sick—and she has the evidence to prove why every employer should embrace engagement’s “happiness advantage.” getAbstract recommends her essential text to managers and HR professionals as a solid primer for exploring and encouraging employee engagement.
Rating (out of 10): 7
Applicability: 8
Innovation: 6
Style: 7
“When Millennials Take Over. Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business” by Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant (IdeaPress Publishing, 2015, 180 pages, ISBN: 9781940858128; $18.45)
Consultants Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant discuss four business competencies—in the light of their extensive research about Millennials at work—that are crucial in today’s turbocharged commercial environment. Your firm must be “digital, clear, fluid,” and “fast.” The authors explain how to incorporate these elements into your organization and why it matters. These are Millennial priorities, and these grown children of the digital age will have an outsized influence on business in the years to come. Notter and Grant parse an important transition in the work world. getAbstract recommends this generational marker to CIOs, executives, and Human Resource officers, and to the Millennials who, sooner or later, will fill those positions.
Rating (out of 10): 8
Applicability: 8
Innovation: 7
Style: 8
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