What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader

For decades, we have looked to management theorists, organizational psychologists and economists to tell us how we can squeeze the most out of people at work. The result? People are uninspired, feel like cogs in a machine and prefer to leave traditional work structures behind. Numbers and productivity can only get you so far. What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader offers a different route that will allow you to reconnect with the humanist values of work. By turning to philosophy, and what it teaches us about finding fulfilment and living a good life, this book uncovers the ways you can re-engage your workforce by valuing its members as people, rather than just tools within the process. The four authors argue that the rise of the 'omnipotent leader', who focuses on telling rather than leading, risks creating a new generation of feudal CEOs and needs to be resisted. With the help of Aristotle, Socrates, Kant and Nietzsche, as well as a whole host of other brilliant minds, they turn traditional management practices on their head, showing how moving away from traditional, hierarchical, risk focused control structures can lead to improved employee engagement, increased productivity and better outcomes for the entire business.

Business & Money

Reynolds, Alison

Goddard, Jules

Lewis, David Giles

Houlder, Dominic

Management & Leadership

Kogan Page.

An adorable kitty helps a young girl understand the nature of friendship in this sweetly uplifting picture book. Ella and Maddy are best friends. But one day Maddy says she is moving away, and she asks Ella to look after her cat, Marmalade. Both Ella and Marmalade cry and cry when Maddy leaves. Ella tries to do fun things—like pick apples, stomp through puddles, and ice skate on the pond—but somehow nothing is fun without her friend Maddy. Then one morning Ella finds Marmalade curled up by her feet, and as they spend more and more time together, a unique friendship begins to grow. A Year with Marmalade is a charming book about about losing friends and making new ones. Set against a beautiful backdrop of the turning seasons, this story of transition reminds us that change, while constant, is not always a bad thing.

A Year with Marmalade

Children's Books

Animals

Little Simon

Join Max Jupiter as he and his friend Jack take an unexpected journey to Planet Robonica.

Planet Robonica (Engage Literacy: Engage Literacy Brown)

Literature & Fiction

Raintree

The course of true love never did run smooth ... Demetrius loves Hermia, but Helena loves Demetrius. Hermia loves Lysander but has been promised to Demetrius. When the young people run away to the forest and the fairies also get involved, mix ups and confusion follow. Can it all be sorted out before morning?

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Capstone Global Library Ltd

Ella and Maddy and their adorable cat learn there’s always room for new friendships in this endearing follow-up to A Year with Marmalade. Best friends Ella and Maddy are busy building a playhouse, with Marmalade lazing around nearby. Suddenly Toby, the boy from across the street, zooms by with his red cape and ruins everything. So then they decide to build some sandcastles. Swoosh! Toby cartwheels through, his cape destroying the castles. Ella and Maddy don’t want Toby around, but Marmalade seems to be warming up to him. And when Marmalade gets stuck in a tree, guess who comes to the rescue? Continuing the wonderful theme of friendship that began with A Year with Marmalade with simple, effective text from Alison Reynolds and charming, one-of-a-kind illustrations from Heath McKenzie, this is a beautiful story about accepting others and tolerating those who may be different from us.

A New Friend for Marmalade

There are so many reasons why we love our moms, and this unique gift book lets you show why your mom is special! In WHY I LOVE MY MOM, kids can read the sweet story and then personalize the book by writing and drawing in the pages in the back. On the final two pages, children can draw pictures of their moms and the things they love to do together. And, they can even use a photo to feature their own mom on the cover!

Why I Love My Mom

Activities, Crafts & Games

little bee books

There are so many reasons why we love our dads, and this unique gift book lets you show why your dad is special! In Why I Love My Dad, kids can read the sweet story and then personalize the book by writing and drawing in the pages in the back. On the final two pages, children can draw pictures of their dads and the things they love to do together. And, they can even use a photo to feature their own dad on the cover!

Why I Love My Dad

Why I Love My Grandpa

Five Mile Press

Pickle & Bree - the Decorating Disaster

The Five Mile Press

Pickle & Bree - the Birthday Party Cake

Holidays & Celebrations

Five Mile

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