New Work | Journal by getAbstract

This 9 min. read saves you up to 105 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 23 getAbstract summaries (20 books with a total of 5243 pages and 3 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 6283 minutes (about 105 hours). Learn more.

Inclusion is a Transformative Change

How to build an inclusive culture from the inside out.

Humans at Work

Work, workers and workplaces are all changing in new ways, so companies must change, too.

Kogan Page Publishers

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Kevin Wilde

Coachability

Become a better leader by learning to harness feedback.

Kevin Wilde

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Cal Newport

It's Time to Embrace Slow Productivity

As workers grow more fed up with the status quo, it’s time to start tackling the root causes of burnout in the workplace.

The New Yorker

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Lara Bazelon

Ambitious Like a Mother

Learn how to love your job, guilt-free, and know the kids are all right too.

Little, Brown Spark

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Charvi Parikh and C. J. Meadows

The Design Thinking Workbook

Learn the essentials of design thinking and how it can solve even your most elusive customer’s needs.

Emerald Publishing Limited

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Adam Grant

The Science of Productive Conflict

Don’t agree to disagree; agree to disagree respectfully.

Work Life with Adam Grant

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HOT TOPIC: WELLBEING

How to Help Your Employees Stay Healthy

Reading List

This 8 min. read saves you up to 34 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 10 getAbstract summaries (7 books with a total of 1690 pages and 3 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2020 minutes (about 34 hours). Learn more.

End Workplace Harassment By Preventing It in the First Place

Go beyond legal requirements to create a harassment-free culture.

READING LISTS:

How To Stop Pressure From Turning Into Stress

This 9 min. read saves you up to 95 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 19 getAbstract summaries (17 books with a total of 4752 pages and 2 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 5694 minutes (about 95 hours). Learn more.

How To Stop Pressure From Turning Into Stress

Strategies to turn a health enemy into a performance ally

The search for meaning at work: A more delicate issue than often admitted.

Both people and organizations experience traumatic events. Here’s how to move past them.

Well-Being Is About More than “An Apple a Day”

It also means managing your time and energy wisely and practicing emotional intelligence.

HOW-TO-GUIDES:

This 7 min. read saves you up to 26 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 7 getAbstract summaries (5 books with a total of 1278 pages and 2 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1527 minutes (about 26 hours). Learn more.

Leading for Well-Being

A healthy workforce is a productive workforce. From sponsoring exercise programs to creating a values-based work culture, there is a lot you can do as a leader to help your employees thrive.

Those who sleep better (and often, more) are healthier, in a better mood and perform better. Time for more accurate sleep leadership in your organization!

How healthy optimism makes you more resilient.

In moments of acute stress, the brain engages a fight or flight response. Learn how to snap out of it.

INTERVIEWS:

This 10 min. read saves you up to 9 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from one getAbstract summary (one book with a total of 456 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 538 minutes (about 9 hours). Learn more.

“Meditation Trains Your Mind.”

Author, coach and long-time meditator Giovanni Dienstmann explains why the benefits of a daily meditation practice go beyond relaxation – and how mindful awareness can help you realize your goals.

“Well-Being Doesn’t Just Mean Switching Off. It Is About How You Burn Your Light.”

Nicolai Chen Nielsen and Nicolai Tillisch explain how to make ambition work for you.

British psychologist Audrey Tang discusses how introducing small nuggets of mindfulness into your workday can lead to powerful changes over time.

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INTERVIEWS

In Conversation with Experts and Professionals

Human Resource Studies professors Dorien Kooij and Marianne van Woerkom offer insights on keeping older workers engaged and measuring the success of informal learning activities.

“Every Working Relationship Gets Banged, Cracked, Dented and Bruised at Some Stage.”

This 4 min. read saves you up to 27 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 6 getAbstract summaries (6 books with a total of 1332 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1595 minutes (about 27 hours). Learn more.

“Every Working Relationship Gets Banged, Cracked, Dented and Bruised at Some Stage.”

And yet, argues bestselling author Michael Bungay Stanier, you can take preventive action to ensure that this doesn’t leave lasting damage. Here, he explains what matters in the process.

“Companies Benefit from Executives Who Complement Each Other.”

This 10 min. read saves you up to 7 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from one getAbstract summary (one book with a total of 312 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 365 minutes (about 7 hours). Learn more.

“Companies Benefit from Executives Who Complement Each Other.”

Co-leadership is becoming increasingly popular: Part-time leaders benefit from greater flexibility, productive synergies and higher motivation. Companies also use shared leadership as a recruitment, innovation and employee retention booster. Organizational development expert Petra Kneip explains…

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THOUGHT LEADER PROFILES

Instant Practical Insights into the Thinking of Important Contemporaries

This 9 min. read saves you up to 39 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 14 getAbstract summaries (9 books with a total of 1912 pages and 5 videos) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2286 minutes (about 39 hours). Learn more.

Simon Sinek

On purpose, leadership and empathy.

This 9 min. read saves you up to 41 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 16 getAbstract summaries (7 books with a total of 2030 pages, 7 articles and 2 podcasts) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2427 minutes (about 41 hours). Learn more.

Josh Bersin

On finding and empowering top talent.

This 7 min. read saves you up to 25 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 4 getAbstract summaries (4 books with a total of 1215 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1451 minutes (about 25 hours). Learn more.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

There are many stories and there are many feminisms.

This 8 min. read saves you up to 33 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 9 getAbstract summaries (7 books with a total of 1630 pages and one video) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1948 minutes (about 33 hours). Learn more.

Carol Dweck

On the foundations of a growth mind-set, or, why we are “born to learn.”

On rebuilding community after disaster.

This 7 min. read saves you up to 23 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 8 getAbstract summaries (4 books with a total of 1136 pages, one video and 3 podcasts) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1357 minutes (about 23 hours). Learn more.

Brené Brown

On vulnerability, psychological safety and other leadership skills.

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FEATURES

A Dozen Books, Summarized in a Handful of Abstracts – in One Story: Our Longreads

CREATIVITY

This 4 min. read saves you up to 34 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 16 getAbstract summaries (7 books with a total of 1692 pages, 4 articles, 4 videos and one podcast) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2027 minutes (about 34 hours). Learn more.

Creativity Is a Journey, Not a Destination

A Reading List to Get the Creative Juices Flowing

TEAMWORK

The great ideas are out there waiting for the patient and the bold to find them.

SLEEP

This 6 min. read saves you up to 24 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 16 getAbstract summaries (4 books with a total of 1197 pages and 12 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1431 minutes (about 24 hours). Learn more.

How to Sleep

Those who sleep better (and often, more) are healthier, in a better mood and perform better. Time for more accurate sleep leadership in your organization!

HABITS

This 7 min. read saves you up to 54 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 14 getAbstract summaries (8 books with a total of 2687 pages and 6 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 3218 minutes (about 54 hours). Learn more.

Biohacking for Beginners

Tweaks to sharpen your thinking and increase your energy

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