Organisations want to maximise performance and employees want to maximise their career success. These goals are not one and the same. The key to keeping and growing employees is to help them develop their careers in line with the needs of the business. This relies on open, honest and effective two-way conversations. However, managers and employees can find it hard to talk about career development.

Confident Careers Conversations, answers the big question of how to have engaging career conversations that empower employees to take ownership of their own development while providing them with the information and support they need.

Menopause Working, written by HR expert Cathy Hastie, helps women and employers to improve their understanding of the menopause and introduce changes that can help women thrive during the menopause transition in the workplace, and continue to make major contributions to their companies.

Written in a friendly, approachable style yet packed with insightful data, Menopause Working is a comprehensive guide that provides a wealth of information about managing the menopause in the workplace. Author, Cathy Hastie, draws on knowledge amassed during more than thirty years as a Human Resources practitioner and from her own experience of the menopause.

The book covers topics including:

• Managing menopause symptoms at work
• Rights and responsibilities
• Managing performance and promotion
• Workplace culture and change
  

Menopause Working is an essential, practical guide which provides everything an employer needs to know about managing menopause but had never thought of, or had dared to ask. It is also provides practical insights and information for those who are suffering menopausal symptoms to help them thrive in their mid-life careers.

Written by leading business consultant, comedian, keynote speaker and podcast host, Paul Boross, Humourology: The Serious Business of Humour At Work explains why finding your funny can be the secret to survival and success. Filled with anecdotes and advice from leaders in business, comedy, and sport, this book is a must-read guide for tips and tricks on becoming a finely honed weapon of mass amusement. From being more likeable to becoming more resilient, Paul explains how having a sense of humour will put you ahead in the future of work, where automation and emerging technologies mean social interactions and decision-making are based more on feelings than facts.

This book also covers key issues around employee engagement and wellbeing, with advice for team leaders, HR managers and CEOs on how to create a happy and healthy work environment. It explores how laughter prevents a socially distanced workplace and encourages collaboration and employee loyalty, as well as helps teams deal with failure and organisational change.

Many people wonder if there is more to work and life. Perhaps they feel unfulfilled at work or in their personal life and need to challenge themselves in some way. Many want to change, but self-doubt and fear stands in their way.

EXPLORE: A Life of Adventure encourages and inspires readers to explore their own potential without fear, to step out of their comfort zone and to be courageous in taking risks and trying new things.

EXPLORE is a compelling memoir, describing how the author, Sue Stockdale, has embarked on a lifetime of adventure, exploring some of the world’s most extreme environments including the North Pole, Antarctica, and Greenland.

Sue shares the crucial life lessons which she has learnt from her adventures and describes how the mindset, discipline and commitment needed for adventurous activities is also useful in professional life. It covers important key areas, advising readers on: exploring with questions; self-discipline; being adventurous; networking; overcoming fear; seizing opportunities and self-compassion.

Dice Men is more than just the rollercoaster early years story of an iconic games company, it's the personal story of two men who turned their hobby into a multi-national business and changed the world of tabletop gaming forever. Games Workshop has grown from its humble beginnings to become a global company listed on the London Stock Exchange, a FTSE 250 company with a present market capitalisation of more than £2 billion.

Renowned futurist, technologist, and bestselling author Bernard Marr provides an engaging and insightful discussion of how employers and employees can address the digital skills gap and succeed in a technology-led workplace. From creativity to data analysis, cyber-threat awareness to cultural intelligence, this book explores the uniquely human competencies that can’t be replaced by technology and outlines how to build the skillsets of tomorrow, today.

This book is the ultimate guide to survive – and thrive – with ADHD. From diagnosis and medication to organisation and sleep, rejection sensitive dysphoria, finances and time management, Leanne provides practical and accessible advice, activities and support to help people work with their ADHD brain, instead of against it.