Women Workplace

Overwhelmed is a map of the stresses that have ripped our leisure to shreds, and a look at how to put the pieces back together. Schulte speaks to neuroscientists, sociologists, and hundreds of working parents to tease out the factors contributing to our collective sense of being overwhelmed, seeking insights, answers, and inspiration.

I've never wanted to break the no-dating-coworkers rule... until now. Holly As a caregiver to Mom and an executive chef in a kitchen full of disrespectful staff, I'm wilting like day-old butter-leaf lettuce. I’d quit, except my job is the only thing keeping a roof over our heads. When my boss forces me to work with the new, annoyingly handsome and all too cheerful general manager to increase profits by New Year’s, I'm left with no choice but to play nice. But all my efforts to maintain a steady paycheck have backfired because behind Rhett's nauseatingly jolly facade is a man who is ...

Sebastian My new temp doesn’t quite have the level of sophistication I’ve grown used to with secretaries from the recruitment agency. She’s only been here ten minutes, and she’s already gotten stuck in the elevator, blown up her computer, and caused the coffee machine to explode all over the floor. She says technology hates her, but I’m beginning to suspect her secretarial skills aren’t the reason she wants to work at my company. Part of me wants to fire the agency for wasting my time and send Colette and her sassy smile packing. The other part of me has very different ideas of ...

Sexism. Self-doubt. Invisibility. When you're one of the only women in your workplace, it can be difficult to gain your footing. Organizations need to change, but in the meantime, women can find success in these settings—and even flourish in them. Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace provides the advice you need to ensure your professional growth in roles and industries that have traditionally been filled by and controlled by men.

We all need to think more like entrepreneurs. Seeking and seizing opportunities, boldly taking risks, quickly changing course - achieving success today requires the kind of action-first, fake-it-'til-you-make-it ethos celebrated in the tech industry. This formula is not typically a female one. Women tend to be cautious. We overthink our next moves, become paralyzed by fear, and simply don't act. We might be safer...but we're also stuck.

Customers who want what your business offers are out there. To find them, you need the right tools and an understanding of how to leverage them. In Why Your Marketing is Killing Your Business and What to Do About It, expert marketing strategist Minal Sampat shares exactly that, illustrating with real-life examples from over 10 years of experience working with businesses in multiple industries. Minal untangles some of the mysteries of the market, including social media platforms, and shares how a few of her clients have achieved real results.

Jody Dyer has gained as much insight as she has weight since publishing her last book, Theories: Size 12, Laugh! You know you want to. Readers will recoil then real as Dyer shares her middle-aged perspective on BIG topics like: online dating, the myth that is natural beauty, orthopedic bras, adults in college, group work, becoming your mother, teacher money hustlers with ADHD, "not pyramid scheme" direct marketing, redneck money-saving summer skills, modernized senior superlatives, God and prayer in schools, school field day with millennial teachers, men vs. women at work, filing taxes as a...

Este libro es una guía práctica para lograr empresas más diversas y desarrollar un liderazgo incluyente. Basado en conversaciones con personas de distintos países, Alfas y omegas explica cómo el equilibrio entre lo femenino y lo masculino genera bienestar a los empleados y rentabilidad a las organizaciones.

For many women in their 20s and 30s, the greatest professional hurdle they'll need to overcome has little to do with their work life. The most focused, confident, and ambitious women can find themselves derailed by a tiny little thing: a new baby. While more workplaces are espousing family-friendly cultures, women are still subject to a "parenting penalty", and high-profile conflicts between parenting and the workplace are all over the news, from the controversy over companies covering the costs of egg freezing to the debate over parental leave and child care inspired by Mark Zuckerberg's two-month paternity leave.

With the tips and techniques taught in this power-packed audiobook, you'll learn to respond to the most difficult situations with dignity, diplomacy, and poise. Even when you're put on the spot, you'll learn to use these simple scripts (and create your own!) to work through a variety of tough situations and get your point across, guilt-free. Plus, you'll learn about the importance of the inflection, tone, and timing - because how you say it is just as important as what you say.

Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in a hot, desperate treasure hunt... Dr. Cat Livingstone works for the British Museum, and she’s frustrated as hell when the mysterious man she knows only as the Silver Fox snatches yet another artifact from under her nose. Determined to steal the priceless necklace back, she tracks him to the Swedish Ice Hotel, but she doesn’t bank on him being the most gorgeous guy she’s ever laid eyes on. Dr. Heath Roberts has no idea the hot blonde in the ice-cold Absolut Icebar is his nemesis, the Black Cat. In the mood for a one-night stand, he asks her back to his...

Let’s be honest; the majority of the corporations we’re working for weren’t founded with us in mind. It is no secret how stressful, challenging, and difficult working in corporate America can be, especially for women of color. But guess what, Sis? You made it, and most of us had to fight really hard to get here. We’ve worked long hours, continued our education, moved across the country, and made countless sacrifices.

Enjoy this sweet cowboy novel by small-town romance author Erin K. Wright… Forbidden love is never easy… There’s nothing more important to Elijah Morland than spending time with his daughter, no matter how hard his ex-wife is fighting to keep them apart. Taking a job at Brooklyn’s elementary school to be closer to her seems like the perfect plan. Right up until he met her teacher, Miss Hannah Lambert. Despite his best efforts, he starts falling for her, but he can’t date his daughter’s teacher – it’s against the rules. Not to mention his ex-wife would have a field day in ...

While strangers meet, it’s lust at first sight! Two coworkers pass the time during a Black Friday stampede by getting busy under a clothing rack. A sexy older woman seduces a young virgin when he comes to talk about religion. And two strangers bang at a fireworks display, only to do it again when their paths cross at a carnival, with his family and crowds of people nearby. It’s all about lust and filthy fun when these strangers hook up and have some very inappropriate quickies. “Hello, Sexy Stranger” is a collection of four quick and steamy stories of people getting down and dirty ...

Emma Shaw is a modern woman with a classic dilemma—love or career? Eight years ago, she chose ambition over romance, cutting out the man she loved and carrying the emotional load for her family. Now, her dream job is slipping through her fingers, and the only way to save it is to work with the one person she’s spent years avoiding—Fredrick Wentworth, the man she let go. When his book launch falls apart, Emma is forced back into Fredrick's orbit, embarking on a book tour that could either revive her career… or reopen old wounds. But as miles pass and sparks reignite, she starts to ...

What happens when you give your boss a sexy flash dance? What happens when a silly workplace dare becomes an invitation to ecstasy? When the otherwise hard-working and conservative Snow Spencer is dared by her coworkers to give her impossibly handsome boss, Gio Abbett, a sultry dance on his Christmas Eve birthday, she hesitates. But, a deal is a deal. And, she isn't one to back down from a challenge. So, fueled by a festive spirit and a desire to do the "unthinkable", Snow struts out in front of her boss and give him a performance that leaves him stunned and wanting more. What starts as a ...

The Filthy Romance Anthology features 14 of Kelsie Calloway's bestselling steamy, high-heat, instalove romance short stories. Including books from the following series: The Vitale Crime Family, Inked Bad Boys Of Beaumont, Husky Hunks Of Bourbon Peak, and the Juniper Falls Duet. Individual stories include: Dad Bod Outlaw, No Ordinary Love, and Good Girls Finish Last. This anthology has stalkers, dark romance, small towns, plenty of age gaps, pregnancy, and always a happily ever after! The Filthy Romance Anthology will fulfill your every fantasy... one delicious page at a time! Happily ever ...

Even in the #MeToo era, studies show that women in the workforce continue to harbor misconceptions about sexual harassment and are unprepared to respond when it happens. Lawyer and former ESPN anchor Adrienne Lawrence has learned to advocate for herself and other women. This essential guide helps women navigate the complicated realities of sexual harassment and teaches them how to be their own best advocates in toxic work environments.

Gloria Romero - former California Senate Majority Leader and Professor Emeritus of psychology - shatters the glass ceiling in a sweeping takedown of gender bias at the workplace and the price women and society pay for the virulent, double standard of “the likability factor” that persists in the workplace. She exposes the link between success and likability that 21st-century women leaders face in politics and the workplace.

Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions, and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. But it's also on the verge of destroying the planet and destabilising society in its single-minded pursuit of maximising shareholder value. Rebecca Henderson, McArthur University Professor at Harvard University, argues for a new framework; one that can simultaneously make a positive societal impact while also delivering sustained financial performance.