Most culture change programs change nothing. This book changes everything.

Most attempts at culture change fail because they don’t get under the hood of what’s really going on. As a result growth is slowed, or performance continues to fall off a cliff, or the toxic culture continues to make headlines.

It doesn’t have to be this way, and it’s easier than you might think to make real change right now. Andrew Saffron shows you exactly what to do - and how to do it - to get to the heart of your organization’s culture and change it for the better, fast.

Perimenopause is not a hormone deficiency, it’s the time before your last period, a normal life stage and transition to a more liberating time of life. Perimenopause need not be a crisis, but lots of people talk up a fearful narrative that creates stress and confusion, which can make symptoms worse.

Kate Codrington has been a menopause mentor and a therapist for 30 years and now, in her new book The Perimenopause Journal, she guides readers through the ‘inner seasons’ of perimenopause, so they can better track, understand and manage the symptoms of the natural ebb and flow of this transition. Most importantly, she provides readers with the advice they need to care for themselves, so that this change can become a source of excitement and joy.

The second half of the beautifully illustrated hardback is a 52-page, undated journal for readers to track their own symptoms based around the seasons and the lunar year. As a safe space away from the misogyny and fear that surrounds perimenopause, the journal will help readers chart their course to a smooth and fulfilling postmenopause, known as a “second spring”.

This book is a unique take on navigating the perimenopause – it's for people who don't want to be patronised and find that other books on the topic just don't speak their language. For those who go to yoga but cringe at the chanting; get the giggles in a gong bath or close out their mindfulness class with a glass of prosecco. They are sharp, they’ve busted glass ceilings, they’ve burned out and (hopefully) recovered and are now longing to learn how to live their lives sustainably and stylishly.

The Edge of Sentience is published by Oxford University Press and tackles the urgent ethical dilemmas brought on by our evolving understanding of the beings sitting on the edge of sentience — with Birch offering a compelling message that when in doubt, err on the side of caution. Whether dealing with AI, lab-grown brains, or animals, we should act as though sentience matters—because one day, they might thank us for it!

Written by Jonathan Birch, Professor of Philosophy at the LSE – whose work led to octopuses, crabs and lobsters being recognized as sentient beings under UK law.

Rewriting Your Leadership Code encourages us to look behind the mirror at how our childhood experiences secretly influence the way we make decisions, behave, and feel about ourselves at work, and crucially shows how we can channel their impact to our advantage.

The 9-5 routine has become more complicated for business leaders, with 74% saying that the number of decisions they make every day has risen over the past five years. Leaders are having to rely on their instincts to cope with the increased pressure and workload. But by running on automatic, we risk bringing unreliable traits and subconscious biases to the surface.

Written by leadership expert Nik Kinley and organisational psychologist Shlomo Ben-Hur, this new book draws upon decades of research and proven neurological and psychological mechanisms to show how our past experiences shape our adult tendencies and why early experiences of stress, conflict and friendship can create blind spots for our leadership patterns.

From how we act in meetings and manage conflict to whether we respect our boss and can handle change, our childhood plays a pivotal part in how we lead our teams and organisations when under pressure. By understanding these triggers and traits, managers can be more aware of when they’re running on automatic and ensure their actions are intentional, relevant, and effective.

Families are the most prevalent type of business owners in any global economy. They collectively control a huge proportion of the world’s wealth and play a significant role in shaping wider society.

However, succeeding across generations is difficult. Family dynamics and emotions add an extra layer of complexity to leadership and decision making, and only few family businesses continue to prosper beyond the first generation.

So why is it that some families are able to build a legacy that will last far into the future, while others fade away?

Now a new book, written by professors and world-leading experts in entrepreneurship and family business Alfredo De Massis and Emanuela Rondi, provides a practical roadmap to help families navigate these challenges and thrive across generations. The Family Business Book blends over 20 years of research with practical, real-world experience, to provide a unique combination of academic rigor and actionable insights.

Readers will discover how to understand the subtle nuances, complexities and key challenges of the journey undertaken by entrepreneurial families across generations. Through its entrepreneurial family galaxy concept, the book shows how to disentangle complicated and emotionally-charged family dynamics, to build a strategic plan that will ensure long-term success and a lasting legacy for the future.

The book is full of practical templates, worksheets, reflection questions and actionable strategies to guide readers in the development of a roadmap that allows their family business to prosper.

The Family Business Book takes a deep dive into the complex world of family business and is an essential read for family entrepreneurs, managers, professionals, business students and anyone interested in the dynamics of entrepreneurial families.

Governance, or the quality of decision-making at the very top of organisations, is central to organisational success. It can not only drive commercial performance, but also foster a culture of positive social impact and economic value creation.

However, boards often fail their organisation – typically in the areas of risk oversight, strategy, the selection and support of the CEO and senior management, and integrity. Making boards more effective, therefore, is crucial to improving governance around the world.

In a world of geopolitical conflict, division, and social and economic uncertainty, now more than ever, boards need to adapt their own governance practice to anticipate and confront the challenges that lie ahead and steer the organisation with clarity.

High Performance Boards is a comprehensive manual for mastering best practices in modern governance, offering pragmatic guidance on improving board quality, accountability, and performance.

Author Didier Cossin is a professor of governance at the Institute for Management Development. He draws upon more than thirty years of experience working with boards across the globe to assess and improve governance – in large global companies, sovereign wealth funds, government bodies, international organisations, non-profits, family businesses, and tech start-ups. Prof Cossin reveals his Four Pillars of Board Effectiveness methodology: the quality, diversity, focus, and dedication of individual directors; sophisticated information architecture; well-functioning structures and processes; and healthy group dynamics and board culture.

This book covers both the diagnosis and treatment of governance problems and provides directors with a practical guide to making their boards more effective:

• Part I introduces the Four Pillars of Board Effectiveness methodology used to assess governance health.
• Part II addresses the most common areas of governance failure, and how boards can guard against these.
• Part III looks at the importance of board leadership and the role of the chair in ensuring quality governance.
• Part IV is a compendium of best-in-class governance practices, with each chapter covering a specific aspect of board work.

High Performance Boards has inspired more than 3000 board members around the world and is essential reading for professionals and managers interested in governance and board members, senior managers, investors, lawyers, and students of governance.

The world is changing, and so must our understanding of leadership. Through the stories of trailblazing female leaders, discover what leadership can look like and how you can become a catalyst for change.

In Leading Our Way, renowned executive and author Gaia van der Esch shares an inspiring collection of leadership stories from seven iconic women around the world. Stories that explore new leadership models, concepts and tools, to inspire action and solve global challenges.

Featuring exclusive interviews with Christiana Figueres, Gitanjali Rao, Becky Sauerbrunn, Diane von Furstenberg, Tawakkol Karman, Comfort Ero and Gloria Steinem, this book examines key trends in leadership, and in how female leaders from across the globe are redefining its meaning, surfacing essential patterns and ideas to re-imagine our present and future.

An inspiring and essential new exploration of leadership, Leading Our Way is a must read for both men and women in leadership positions and those who aspire to them. A stepping-stone to build your purpose, find inspiration, and lead in your own way.

When mines and quarries close, they shouldn’t become scars on the landscape or sources of pollution or leave their working communities on the brink of collapse. With imagination and determination, they can offer something radically different – hope.

102 Things to Do with a Hole in the Ground explores some of the world’s best examples of mine site transformation to repair damaged places and offer their communities new futures. There are over 100 inspiring examples including heritage and tourism attractions, ‘natural’ habitats, and new commercial uses – it shows what can be done when the remnants of mining are regarded as an opportunity rather than a liability. The examples are wide-ranging – from a salt mine cathedral in Colombia to an underground laboratory hoping to uncover the secrets of dark matter in Australia, from scuba diving through an old lead mine in the USA to an underground night club in Mexico. Each location is illustrated with details about its former usage and the positive impact of its regeneration on its surroundings.

Fearless, innovative, driven and daring. These are the qualities of a disruptor: a business that is willing to take risks to achieve incredible success.

In The Disruptors, leading business journalist Sally Percy investigates the stories behind 15 of the world's most innovative businesses. Businesses that took unconventional and trailblazing approaches to overtake the competition and achieve success.

A24, Crocs, Nintendo, Spotify and TikTok. These are examples of businesses that have taken disruptive pathways to success and redefined their industries in the process. The Disruptors dives into the strategies behind these businesses, offering valuable insights into innovative and daring entrepreneurship.

Many businesses simply conform, but others disrupt. They were founded to solve a specific problem and so achieve success through innovative, trailblazing strategies. The Disruptors investigates the stories behind these revolutionary businesses, uncovering the secrets of their success.

Citizens’ assemblies bring the shared wisdom of ordinary people into political decision making on the climate and ecological crisis. They are increasingly being used at local, national and even global levels. But with what impact? Can they take us beyond the shortcomings of electoral and partisan politics? Can they make a real difference? This book explains why climate assemblies have captured the imagination of governments and activists alike, exploring the ways they can have a meaningful impact on climate politics.

We Need To Talk About Climate: How Citizens' Assemblies Can Help Us Solve the Climate Crisis charts the development of climate assemblies across Europe and beyond. It explores what ordinary people want, highlighting the ways in which assembly recommendations take us beyond current government policies and offer new visions and directions for change. It shows that not all assemblies are the same and that the context and design of climate assemblies have differed quite profoundly – as have their impacts on policy and public discourse. The book also lays out the key elements needed for climate assemblies to have sustained impact, providing essential insights for anyone wanting to run or advocate for them, and concludes with reflections on what we can expect from assemblies as they evolve.

Strategy and Leadership as Service isn’t just a nice idea; it is a practical, alternative vision of the future of work for senior executives that is starting to gain significant interest and is being adopted by businesses globally. Disrupting and challenging the traditional full-time employment model, the Strategy and Leadership as Service framework provides businesses with access to the complete range of functional, emotional, and collective intelligence at the C-suite level by moving their positions from the “pay-roll” to an “access-role.”

Many entrepreneurial and growing businesses don’t need, don’t want, and can’t afford full-time C-suite executives. For larger organisations, it is becoming harder to find the skills and knowledge required to fulfil all the obligations of a functional C-suite with a fixed group of individuals. By moving to the Strategy and Leadership as Service framework, the outcomes are better for all stakeholders: more engagement, access to the right skillsets and mindsets at the right time and in the right quantity to match the changing business agenda, more flexibility for senior leaders, and strengthened risk management. Through presenting a working business model, and real-world case studies throughout, this book provides executives and leaders with a complete understanding of this ground-breaking approach and its key benefits, the theory upon which it is based, its essential ingredients, the mindset change required and, most importantly, how to apply it in practice.

The Secret Language of the Body shares how to recover from stress, move out of survival mode, desensitize your nervous system and heal your mind and body through three fundamental steps of getting to know yourself and taking back control of your health and life.

Mind-body practitioners Jennifer Mann and Karden Rabin, co-founders of Somia, now provide the first in-depth look at nervous system regulation, somatic therapy, Polyvagal theory, the vagus nerve, and the mind-body connection. Combining science-backed insights and hands-on techniques, The Secret Language of the Body teaches you how to move out of survival mode, regulate your nervous system, and heal your mind and body.

Rabin and Mann don’t teach stress management, but something far more powerful–how to control your body’s nervous system. This revolutionary book will lift the veil on how to speak the language of your body and train it to not only manage stress but also achieve personal transformation.