The way we work is overdue for change. Businesses want to increase efficiency and attract the best talent and skills. The new workforce wants a fresh deal. Aided by technology, companies now have the tools to boost output and cut costs, to give employees more freedom over how they work, and to contribute to a greener economy. But many organizations are slow to realize this. They cling to a rigid model of fixed working time and presence better suited to the industrial age than the digital age. This is bad for business. There is ample evidence that trusting people to manage their own work lives, whether individually or in teams, pays off. Organizations that measure and reward people by results, rather than hours, benefit from higher productivity, more motivated workers, better customer service, and lower costs. Future Work sets out the compelling business case for a change in organizational cultures and working practices, drawing on a unique international survey and dozens of examples of innovative companies making the transition. It explains: • Why current flexible work arrangements fail to achieve the business benefits of a wholesale shift to an autonomous work culture • Why future work requires leadership styles that play to female strengths • Why offices of the future will be meeting places rather than workplaces • How managers can help virtual teams to collaborate and ensure that technology is our servant, not our master It takes bold leadership and a break with old habits. But future work will not wait for those who fail to grasp the opportunities now.

Future Work: How Businesses Can Adapt and Thrive In The New World Of Work

Business & Money

Thomson, Peter

Maitland, Alison

Business Culture

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

This 2 in 1 set includes the internationally acclaimed bestseller Why Women Mean Business and the new follow-up book How Women Mean Business. Armed with both these books you will discover why business needs to change and how you can achieve a healthy and profitable balance. 
• Understand the gender divide • Balance your business for better bottom line results • Find out how companies are implementing balance – and making it work Praise for Why Women Mean Business “...gives example after example of the price that we all pay for a situation in which ‘women may hold the keys but men still control the locks’.” The Times “What’s especially valuable is the authors’ analysis of where companies go wrong in managing women...that’s how it will help women in the workplace.” Harvard Business Review “Lays out the importance of retaining women in senior leadership positions.” Harpers Bazaar “Wittenberg-Cox and Maitland have opened new ground.” Management Today Praise for How Women Mean Business “A call to action for savvy executives.” Lois P Frankel, PhD, bestselling author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office. “Understanding the why of gender balance is easy, the real challenge is implementing the how across a business. This book shows the reader how to do it, step by pragmatic step.” John J. Harris, Chairman and CEO, Nestlé Waters “This book is the best overview of the extraordinary business opportunity women represent.” Julie Gilbert, Founder and CEO, Wolf “How Women Mean Business is a must-read for any manager.” Emilio Umeoka, President, Microsoft Asia Pacific “How Women Mean Business sets out a compelling blueprint for better business practices in the 21st century.” Cherie Blair “A must-read for any leader wanting to use gender differences as a strategic lever to develop their business.” Jean-Pascal Tricoire, President and CEO, Schneider Electric

Why Women Mean Business + How Women Mean Business Set

Wittenberg-Cox, Avivah

Economics

wiley

Why Women Mean Business: Understanding the Emergence of Our Next Economic Revolution

Never before has there been such a confluence of international attention to the economic importance of women and the need for policies to enable them to fulfil their potential. The position of women - as employees, consumers and leaders - is seen as a measure of health, maturity and economic viability. 
Why Women Mean Business takes the economic arguments for change to the heart of the corporate world. This powerful new book analyses the opportunities available to companies that really understand what motivates women in the workplace and the marketplace. Find out how companies that learn to adapt to women will be better able to respond to the challenge of an ageing workforce and the demands of the next generation of knowledge workers. The authors compare policies and approaches in countries around the world, that offer surprising and envious results. The optimisation of women’s talents will boost the bottom line. Taking action to achieve this will require sustained courage and conviction from today’s corporate leaders. Reading Why Women Mean Business will be an important first step.

Management & Leadership

Jossey-Bass

Review\n"Alison Maitland and Rebekah Steele have written the book on inclusion we've all been waiting for. Not a 'tick the box' recipe but a holistic and strategic guide for enduring organizational transformation. Engaging and informative, INdivisible is a must read for any executive who cares about building better organizations for a better society." HERMINIA IBARRA, The Charles Handy Professor ofOrganizational Behaviour, London Business School 
"INdivisible offers useful advice to senior leaders, middle managers, and individuals about actions to knit a diverse workforce into a powerful whole. This compact book explains why productivity, innovation, and sustainable success depend on ensuring that every idea is heard." ROSABETH MOSS KANTER, Harvard Business School professor, Author of ThinkOutside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time 
"A must-read for all leaders committed to business success by leveraging Diversity, Equality and Inclusion.The authors make a compelling case for the importance of achieving an inclusive ecosystem through an integrated systemic approach. Organizations will benefit from reading what has not worked and why, learning from the case studies and implementing the practical guidance." ROHINI ANAND, former SVP Corporate SocialResponsibility & Global CDO, Sodexo 
"A refreshing quick read that demystifies how to make inclusion explicit and measurable. This book would bean excellent addition to any business, leadership and HR program. Makes you think outside the box on how to drive systemic change." NADIA YOUNES, Chief Innovation Officer, EdgeStrategy 
"I am impressed by the strong arguments and clear picture presented in this ground-breaking book. It is just what CEOs, C-Suite executives and CDOs need to put strategy, people and processes together for a high-performing organization." MAY SNOWDEN, Founder and CEO, Snowden & Associates 
"INdivisible starts with a radical premise: it's a book for everyone. Executives and individual contributors, general managers and those in finance, operations and R&D, Board members and external stakeholders. Then it hits you. This is the first book about inclusion that's inclusive...everyone has a role to play." JON SPECTOR, former President and CEO, The Conference Board\nINdivisible shows how organizations can bridge the gap between the promise and practice of inclusion. Challenging today’s piecemeal approaches, it provides a comprehensive framework to achieve visible impact for business, society, and sustainability. It shows how everyone – senior leaders, middle managers and individuals – plays a part.Disruptive global challenges and shifting workforce expectations make it more important than ever to get inclusion right. Organizations need to draw on the skills, strengths and perspectives of the widest possible mix of people to find creative solutions and adapt to these changes. When inclusion flourishes, it galvanizes the whole working environment: attracting talent, fueling innovation, cultivating positive internal and external relationships, raising performance, and preparing organizations for the challenges ahead.Yet many companies struggle to achieve these desired business outcomes. Uncertain what inclusion really looks like, what action to take, or how to measure progress and impact, they too often focus on isolated initiatives.New thinking is needed to close the gap. In this powerful book, Alison Maitland and Rebekah Steele provide an effective way forward. They show why inclusion is indivisible from the way organizations operate and the results they achieve. They give solid facts supporting the business case and step-by-step guidance to make inclusion happen. Inclusion has to be more than an afterthought, more than a few questions in an employee engagement survey, more than offering people a sense of belonging, more than focusing only on single-identity marginalized groups, and more than an end in it

INdivisible: RADICALLY RETHINKING INCLUSION FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS RESULTS

Steele, Rebekah

Young & Joseph Press

Drop The Struggle: A Transformative Approach to Achieving Your Potential in Sport and Life

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Ashford, Jenna

Alternative Medicine

Sequoia Books

Womenomics: pourquoi les femmes constituent un levier primordial

Womenomics (French Edition)

Eyrolles Group

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