Author: Shell Cooper

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Book Review: Transform to Outperform on thehrdirector.com

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‘Outperformance requires a lifetime of reinvention, a personal transformation of the leader interwoven with that of the team, in a double helix of performance peaks, learning troughs, and transformation moments. Learn more not only through the descriptive ways Robinson explains in this book but also the action plans at the end of each chapter to help and guide you through the process. A great read for anyone wishing to remain on top.’

Susie Robinson’s book, Transform to Outperform, is reviewed on thehrdirector.com

Transform to Outperform: 7 powers to transform you, your team and your results – theHRDIRECTOR

Author: Susie Robinson Review by: Monique Vander Eyken This book is intended for leaders wanting to transform their own results and those of their team and organization. It also offers human resources professionals a tool to support their business partners do the same. You know the old saying, don’t fix what’s not broken!

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Book review: Closing the Influence Gap on thehrdirector.com

HR Director

‘This book will help any woman – at whatever stage of their career – to realise they have all the skills they need to become the leader they really want to be.’

Carla Miller‘s book, Closing the Influence Gap, has been reviewed on thehrdirector.com

Closing the Influence Gap: A practical guide for women leaders who want to be heard – theHRDIRECTOR

The hard-hitting introduction of this book perfectly summarises the harm that the Influence Gap is having, not only to women in the workplace but on organisations globally. And it’s this challenge of gender inequality that the author aims to help women to navigate through this practical and punchy guide.

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Alison Jones on the Creative Slurp Podcast

Alison Jones, author of Exploratory Writing and This Book Means Business, is a guest on the Creative Slurp Podcast.

Can a pen and paper change your life? With publisher Alison Jones

Can a pen and a scrap of paper change your life? Alison Jones thinks so. Over 30 years in the publishing industry she’s helped hundreds of authors to publish their books and knows a bit about getting your story down on paper.

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Felicity Dwyer in Global Leaders Today

‘Connecting with yourself, others, and the wider community will help you to become a more powerful leader’

Felicity Dwyer, author of Crafting Connection is featured in Global Leaders Today.

Crafting Meaningful Connections for Effective Leadership

Written by Felicity Dwyer An important leadership skill is an ability to connect with others. Leaders need to be able to communicate at all levels both internally and externally and to inspire other people. Research shows that leaders who are both visionary and empathic are likely to be the most successful.

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Deb Mashek on The Business of Being Brilliant podcast

‘I mentioned I’m from Nebraska, so I like a good farm metaphor. If my wagon is hitched to your ill mannered horses, whether I like it or not, that’s a miserable existence! I’m going to be stressed out, I’m going to be carrying that stress home. And it’s when you have that low relationship quality combined with this really high interdependence that you get collaborHATE.’

Deb Mashek, author of Collabor(h)ate, is a guest The Business of Being Brilliant podcast with Helen Beedham.

TBoBB S4 E1 Deb Mashek

I talk with Dr. Debra Mashek, social psychologist, expert on the science of close relationships and author of Collabor(h)ate: how to build incredibly collaborative relationships at work even if you’d rather work alone. Collaboration might sound a familiar concept but in practice it can be at best a mystery and at worst a minefield that trips us and our businesses up with costly and lasting consequences.

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Ollie Henderson on LXA Hub

‘Your career and what’s happening in your personal life can’t be separated – they’re interdependent. You make progress by ensuring they work together in harmony.’

Ollie Henderson’s book, Work/Life Flywheel is featured as the January Book of the Month 2023 on LXAHub and speaks with Sarah O’Neill about his integrated approach that means work and life work in harmony.

January Book of The Month 2023: Work/Life Flywheel

Founder and CEO Ollie Henderson believes the work/lifebalance is a myth. Rather than seeing these as two opposing forces, he promotes an integrated approach that means they work in harmony. So, along came the work/life flywheel. We sat down with Ollie to hear his tips, tricks, and insights for getting into a state of life nirvana.

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Book Review: Closing the Influence Gap in Workingmums.co.uk

‘…the important thing is being more aware of yourself, what you bring as a leader and how that fits your organisation and understanding what impact your actions, words and how you say them have on others…’

Carla Miller‘s book, Closing the Influence Gap, has been reviewed in depth by Workingmums.co.uk.

Women Succeeding On Their Own Terms | workingmums.co.uk

Women don’t need fixing, but they can learn ways to get ahead on their own terms in a system that is biased against them, according to a new book which is packed full of practical tips.