New Business Book Summary Available for On Fire at Work

In On Fire at Work, veteran workplace researcher Eric Chester explains why and how a company’s culture is the determining factor in attracting, developing, and retaining high-quality employees. Companies voted as “best places to work” are achieving this designation by supporting seven cultural pillars: compensation, alignment, atmosphere, growth, acknowledgment, communication, and autonomy. On Fire at Work provides a roadmap for company executives to follow in establishing a culture that not only retains great employees, but also elicits their best performances, keeping them engaged and happy at work.

New Business Book Summary Available for Pivot

In Pivot, Adam Markel outlines the steps necessary for people to pivot toward new careers. By adopting the right mindsets, establishing ritualistic behaviors, and continually building momentum, individuals can begin to transition toward career reinvention. A pivot often takes the form of a career change, but it can also refer to changes in other aspects of a person’s life, including forging new relationships, rediscovering old passions, or improving work-life balance.

New Business Book Summary Available for Top Brain, Bottom Brain

In Top Brain, Bottom Brain, Dr. Stephen M. Kosslyn and G. Wayne Miller offer a new, research-driven alternative to the outdated left-brain/right-brain theory of cognitive processing. The authors demonstrate that human thought patterns, personalities, and behaviors are influenced by the ways in which a person accesses the top and bottom parts of the brain. While everyone utilizes both parts of their brains, some people rely more heavily on the top part, which helps them to formulate and execute plans. Others rely more on the bottom part, which helps them to classify and interpret information. Some people use both the top and bottom parts extensively, and others do not rely heavily on either part. These four approaches represent four distinct cognitive modes of thinking that influence how people approach the world, manage difficult situations, and develop their relationships with others.

New Business Book Summary Available for Beyond Competitive Advantage

Many profitable and competitive companies suffer from stagnant stock prices. In Harvard Business School Publishing’s Beyond Competitive Advantage, corporate strategy expert Todd Zenger argues that in order to keep stock prices growing, companies must continuously identify new value creation opportunities. Zenger provides leaders with a road map to developing effective corporate theories, which define how companies can identify worthwhile business opportunities and use their unique assets to create new value over time.