Professional Culture

There’s no doubt that technology has made it easier to communicate. It’s also easier to shut someone out when we are confronted with online discourse. Why bother to understand strangers - or even acquaintances - when you can troll them, block them, or just click “Unfriend” and never look back? However briefly satisfying that might be, it’s also potentially eroding one of our most human traits: empathy.

Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and saw up close how celebrities really live and die. The Forrest Gump of the funeral industry, Abbott was everywhere celebrities died, from helping to prepare Marilyn Monroe's body for burial to standing next to Christopher Walken at Natalie Wood's funeral. This book tells the rags-to-shroud story of how a young man with a hearse became the funeral driver to the stars.

George Bird Grinnell, the son of a New York merchant, saw a different future for a nation in the thrall of the Industrial Age. With railroads scarring virgin lands and the formerly vast buffalo herds decimated, the country faced a crossroads: Could it pursue Manifest Destiny without destroying its natural bounty and beauty? The alarm that Grinnell sounded would spark America's conservation movement. Yet today his name has been forgotten - an omission that John Taliaferro's commanding biography now sets right with historical care and narrative flair.

Are you sharing too much—or not enough? In Manage Professional Vulnerability, you’ll discover how to navigate the fine line between openness and discretion—ensuring trust, psychological safety, and performance without exposing yourself to unnecessary risks. This book isn’t about suppressing emotions; it’s about sharing thoughtfully, like a skilled communicator who knows when, how, and with whom to be vulnerable. Learn how to: • Recognize when vulnerability fosters trust—and when it makes you a target. • Develop thoughtful transparency without oversharing. • Build ...

"An engrossing microcosm of the internet’s Wild West years" (Kirkus Reviews), award-winning journalist David Kushner tells the incredible battle between the founder of Match.com and the con man who swindled him out of the website Sex.com, resulting in an all-out war for control for what still powers the internet today: love and sex.

In a world where change is the only constant, organizations face unprecedented challenges. With 77% of HR practitioners reporting perpetual organizational flux, the need for adept change management has never been more pressing. Jennifer Powers, renowned Master Certified Coach and international speaker, presents the ultimate guide for corporate HR professionals and leaders: Good Shift! How to Deal with Change Before it Deals with You. Building upon the success of her bestseller Oh, Shift! How to Change your Life with a Little F in Shift, Powers delivers an indispensable playbook for managing...

The Corporate Playbook: A Guide to Leadership, Inclusion, and Success In today’s fast-changing corporate landscape, success isn’t just about climbing the ladder—it’s about playing the game strategically, with purpose, empathy, and inclusion. The Corporate Playbook is a dynamic, actionable guide that equips leaders at every level with the tools to excel in the modern workplace. Written by a seasoned executive who has shattered glass ceilings and led with impact, this book offers a fresh take on leadership, drawing from real-world experience to deliver practical insights on excellence...

A true story of one man’s survival in Corporate America. Enticed by the promise of the great rewards that await software developers, Randy Zinn enters the corporate world during the exciting internet boom of the late 1990s—only to find that the challenges awaiting him have nothing to do with code and everything to do with people. Whether it’s the incompetence of coworkers, getting thrown under the bus, or being set up to fail, Zinn faces the outrageous behavior with determination to keep his hopes alive. Along the way, he offers readers a rare peek into working with private companies ...

The cell phone changed the world. It revolutionized how people communicate, freed them to get in touch with one another at any time, in any place, without the constraints of the wired network. The cell phone led to the creation and growth of new industries. Yet the true story of its creation has not been told. This book tells that story. It centers on a battle for control of how people communicate, involving government regulators, lobbyists, police, technology breakthroughs, failures, quartz, and a horse. At the center of that story was Martin Cooper.

Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Taken on by British Intelligence in 1938, as a shy young Cambridge don, he combined brilliant logic with a flair for engineering. In 1940 his machines were breaking the Enigma-enciphered messages of Nazi Germany's air force. He then headed the penetration of the super-secure U-boat communications.

Break out the TV dinners! From the author who gave us Cod, Salt, and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture.

On the moonlit evening of September 12, 1970, an ex-Harvard professor with a genius IQ studies a 12-foot high fence topped with barbed wire. A few months earlier, Dr. Timothy Leary, the High Priest of LSD, had been running a gleeful campaign for California governor against Ronald Reagan. Now, Leary is six months into a 10-year prison sentence for the crime of possessing two marijuana cigarettes. Aided by the radical Weather Underground, Leary's escape from prison is the counterculture's union of "dope and dynamite", aimed at sparking a revolution.

The Code of Honor: Embracing Ethics in Cybersecurity delivers a first of its kind comprehensive discussion of the ethical challenges that face contemporary information security workers, managers, and executives. Authors Ed Skoudis, president of the SANS Technology Institute College and founder of the Counter Hack team, and Dr. Paul Maurer, president of Montreat College, explain how timeless ethical wisdom gives birth to the Cybersecurity Code which is currently being adopted by security practitioners and leaders around the world.

According to Winston Churchill, Alan Turing made the single biggest contribution to the Allied victory over Nazi Germany with his code-breaking machine. The world is also indebted to Turing's genius for the modern computer. It was clear that Turing had a remarkable mind from an early age. He taught himself to read in just three weeks. At his first school, the headmistress said, "I have had clever and hardworking boys, but Alan has genius."

In the fast-paced world of business, it can be easy for leaders at all levels to overlook the subtle signs of silent resignation among their employees. However, failing to recognize and address these signs can have devastating consequences for a company's bottom line. In this insightful guide, Snorri Bergmansson delves into the critical importance of detecting and preventing silent resignations to ensure the sustained success of any organization. This book highlights the significance of employee retention strategies and their pivotal role in fostering a thriving workplace. By learning to ...

The Pickleball Leadership Playbook for Educators: How Pickleball Builds Resilient, Connected Educators Discover how the game of pickleball can revolutionize your approach to educational leadership. In The Pickleball Leadership Playbook for Educators, Dr. Kaliym A. Islam—a seasoned leadership expert and educator—combines research-backed insights, relatable stories, and practical strategies to empower teachers at all levels. This book bridges the worlds of pickleball and education, offering actionable tools to help you: Build trust and collaboration in your classroom. Develop quick-...

Discover the powerful secrets to creating a safe and inclusive work environment with "Navigating Professional Boundaries - A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace." This groundbreaking book is a must-have for anyone looking to foster a culture of respect and professionalism in their organization. As you immerse yourself in the pages of this transformative guide, you'll uncover the proven strategies and practical advice to effectively prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace. You'll be compelled to take action as you learn how to: Develop ...

Transforming a B2B services business model to a more scalable, profitable, productized company can have many points of failure - but the biggest and most underserved is the cultural transformation required to support successful productization. The encore book from Eisha Armstrong and her team at Vecteris, Fearless tackles this frequent point of failure and dives deep on the change management required to build a Product-Friendly Culture. Building on the insights presented in Productize, Fearless details how shifting a business model from services to products requires a profound, fearless ...

Embark on a literary journey to Japan with Tatami Days: Getting a Life in Japan, a captivating memoir by Michael Guest, an Australian writer and Sydney University PhD graduate in English literature. In his mid-30s he went to Japan on a whim but stayed 15 years, eventually working as tenured Professor in a national university. Through witty anecdotes and rich storytelling, Tatami Days takes readers on a journey of discovery as the author navigates the intricacies of Japanese society, from its enchanting customs to its perplexing idiosyncrasies. A specialist in modern literature and ...

Skating on Thin Ice exposes the culture of toxic masculinity in professional hockey and suggests how sport and society can change the narrative on sexual assault and violence.