Work Productivity

Edited by Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist Institute Discover what’s next for robotics, automation, and AI—before it happens. In the midst of a digital transformation, The Robot and Automation Almanac – 2020 captures a powerful snapshot of the technologies, industries, and trends that are shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This must-read volume assembles forecasts and insights from 25+ leading futurists, technologists, and industry experts on the future of work, supply chains, smart manufacturing, and AI-driven innovation. With original essays from executives at ...

In this book, you will have the opportunity to define your own success, create a life mission to achieve success, forge productivity on your own terms, and then begin to succeed by effectively utilizing motivation, communication, and implementations.

“Accountability is the glue that ties commitment to the result." This quote, from author Bob Proctor, illustrates perfectly the key role accountability plays in personal and organizational success. But it begs the question: If accountability brings results then how do I ensure it in my own life? It feels like nobody is accountable today. Excuses abound, and our society seems to have fostered an atmosphere of complacency. This culture of complacency can seriously hurt your team or organization.

Are you overwhelmed by a cluttered workspace and a scattered mind? In Clear Desk, Clear Mind, Hayden Crosswell offers a transformative guide to reclaiming your focus, energy, and confidence through the art of decluttering. This book provides practical strategies to organize your physical and digital spaces, manage your time effectively, and foster a calm, productive work environment. Inside, you’ll discover: Step-by-step methods to declutter your workspace Techniques to enhance mental clarity and reduce stress Time management tips to boost productivity Mindfulness practices for sustained ...

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed in a world that never stops demanding your attention? Ask yourself these five questions: Do you feel like you're constantly distracted and putting other people's needs ahead of your own, even if it means sacrificing your well-being? Let's Identify if you're a people pleaser and break free from this habit, prioritizing your needs for a fulfilling life. Do you struggle with being true to yourself and practicing self-care? Let's discover practical ways to practice real self-care and be more authentic for a more fulfilling life. Are your fears holding you ...

Living The Remote Dream details my journey to make an impact in the world without being constrained by the concept of a conventional workplace. This guide will enable more of us to travel the world, spend more time with our families, and be even more productive. The daily commute has become an ingrained part of modern society, largely defined by what was necessary to communicate and share ideas decades ago. In the Internet age, the globe is far smaller. Connectivity is abundant, and collaborating with colleagues sitting in different continents is no longer the challenge it once was. As the ...

Our daily experience, dominated by the corporate clock that so many of us contort ourselves to fit inside, is destroying us. It wasn't built for people, it was built for profit. This is a book that tears open the seams of reality as we know it-the way we experience time itself-and rearranges it, reimagining a world not centered around work, the office clock, or the profit motive. Explaining how we got to the point where time became money, Odell offers us new models to live by that make a more humane, more hopeful way of living seem possible.

How do business owners extinguish burnout, regain control, and create an intolerance for unconscionable overtime hours? What if you could make that change by tomorrow? In The 3.3 Rule, John Briggs shows how to fix the demand for nonstop work for business owners and their team. Not the demand from having clients, but the demand from self that pushes the nonstop work.

Are you feeling trapped in a cycle of endless meetings, constant emails, and overwhelming deadlines? You're not alone. In Working Hell to Working Well: Making Your Company Work for You, workplace experience expert Lindsay Barnett offers a groundbreaking approach to reclaiming your work-life harmony without waiting for top-down organizational change.

"Balancing Act: Achieving Work-Life Harmony" is a must-read for anyone looking to find a better balance between their professional and personal lives. This comprehensive guide takes you on a journey of self-discovery and provides practical tools and tips to help you assess your current work-life balance, set realistic goals, prioritize your time and tasks, delegate and outsource effectively, build a supportive network, communicate with your employer, develop a self-care routine, and maintain balance in times of stress. With a focus on creating long-term sustainability, this book empowers ...

Here’s an SEO-optimised Amazon book description for "AI Power Prompts: Cloud Engineer" that highlights usability, engages readers, and aligns with Amazon’s best practices: Unlock the Power of AI in Your Cloud Engineering Workflow Are you a mid to senior-level cloud engineer tired of firefighting incidents, writing endless documentation, and managing complex environments? AI Power Prompts: Cloud Control is your practical guide to using AI—especially ChatGPT—to streamline tasks, sharpen response times, and bring order to cloud chaos. Purpose-Built for L2/L3 Cloud Roles This isn’t ...

To achieve efficiency, productivity, and significant results, you need to make the best use of the resources available to you. Productivity expert Maura Thomas helps you nurture the crucial resource that is your work culture and build productive habits for yourself and your team, without letting work take over your life. Everyone Wants to Work Here empowers you to define what productivity means for your team and to create conditions that support your own productivity. Starting with yourself, Thomas's holistic advice will help you develop productive strategies for your whole team.

Venture into the evolving world of remote work with "The Remote Renaissance". This dynamic resource unpacks everything you need to know about succeeding in a digitally enhanced workplace. Enjoy an in-depth exploration into the advantages and challenges of remote work, offering crucial insights and applicable strategies to optimize your work-from-home experience. Imagine mastering work-life balance from the comfort of your home, and organizing a workspace that aligns with your individual needs and work style. Establish a healthy routine to prevent burnout and organize an effective remote ...

Edited by Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist Institute Welcome to the Automation Age. What happens when supply chains break, labor markets tighten, and inflation surges—all at once? You automate. The Robot and Automation Almanac – 2022 is your front-row seat to the future of automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence. In this fifth volume of the acclaimed almanac series, top experts from Microsoft, Honeywell, iTRACE Technologies, MHI, Hyster, The Futurist Institute, and more come together to forecast the trends, technologies, and transformations shaping business, education,...

You were never meant to move this fast. In a world built for urgency, hustle, and high-speed everything, The Politics of Pace offers a radical alternative: what if slowing down is not failure—but freedom? This isn't just another productivity book wrapped in softer language. It's a deeply thoughtful, trauma-informed exploration of how modern systems—capitalism, online culture, leadership, and even self-help—train us to equate our value with how quickly we move. And what happens when we refuse. Through twelve grounded, expansive chapters and one deeply personal letter, August Reed ...

Unaware of the battle… …the secret enemy destroys careers. Do you know the biggest threat to your job? Fiodar is a lead software engineer, technical author, and mentor to coders. He knows the struggle and has compiled take the lessons learned from mixed martial arts and endurance sports in this book. The mentees he’s worked with have 10x their careers. Would you like to know how? Modern society is addicted to dopamine. It comes from us at every turn. The likes, loves, comments, and shares of social media are a drug that quietly ruins our focus. Dopamine leads to procrastination ...

One of the most important reasons people today choose to stay—or leave—a job is the culture of the company. As people become more socially conscious; focus more on wellness, self-care, and work-life balance; and seek jobs where they feel a real connection, it’s more important than ever to think about the elements of a job between the work itself. But how do you create a culture that people enjoy while staying productive and successful? In Happy at Work, you’ll first learn a bit more about why a happy workplace is so important and how it can benefit both employees and the company as a whole.

This book is for people who are set on achieving every one of their goals, and it starts with dominating every part of your day. It’s about showing up as the best version of yourself everyday and giving life your all in a structured, organized approach. From getting your morning routine down like a boss, to cutting through the clutter and keeping your mind laser-focused, we’re covering all the bases. We're talking about setting up your environment for success, mastering the art of time management, and fueling up with the right kind of vibes from the music and nature around you. This ...

Listen for an incredibly practical, action-oriented recipe to build your thriving workplace culture. In this book you'll learn how workforce well-being, culture, and worker engagement are inseparable from these other more traditional business concerns. Happiness means creativity, productivity, effectiveness, and profitability. Happiness means business!

In Thursday Is the New Friday, author Joe Sanok offers the exercises, tools, and training that have helped thousands of professionals - from authors and scholars to business leaders and innovators - create the schedule they want, resulting in less work, greater income, and more time for what they most desire.