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Fair Share: How Men and Women Can Create a More Equitable Workplace Together

The workplace is broken, holding everyone back. Women face stalled careers, while men who engage more at home are stigmatized—leaving women to pick up the slack. In Fair Share, W. Brad Johnson and David G. Smith show how leaders can fix this by reshaping culture, expanding caregiving support, and embedding gender fairness into policies. Their proven blueprint helps organizations remove barriers so men and women can thrive at work and at home.

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How Change Really Works: Seven Science-Based Principles for Transforming Your Organization

Market volatility, AI, and rising uncertainty demand faster transformation—yet most change efforts fail. Why? Leaders misunderstand how people actually change.

In How Change Really Works, BCG experts Julia Dhar, Kristy R. Ellmer, and Philip Jameson reveal seven human-centered principles that drive success—paired with a practical five-phase guide to help leaders turn ambition into results.

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Power Reimagined: My Mission to Get It, Grow It, and Give It Away

From growing up in 1980s Harlem to leadership roles at BET, MTV, and Nickelodeon, Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard has built a career defined by strategic influence and impact. In Power Reimagined, she challenges conventional notions of power and shows leaders how to claim it deliberately. Blending personal experience with practical leadership lessons, Sharif-Drinkard offers a blueprint for leading with confidence, conviction, and integrity—especially in environments where power is unevenly distributed.

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Getting Along Toolkit: Practical Techniques for Dealing with Difficult People at Work

Work relationships can be challenging, and difficult colleagues can drain your focus, productivity, and well-being. The Getting Along Toolkit offers practical, research-based strategies to navigate eight common types of tough coworkers—from insecure bosses to passive-aggressive peers. Based on Amy Gallo’s Getting Along, it helps you understand behaviors, apply targeted tactics, and decide when to stay or step away. The toolkit includes the book, a handbook, an assessment, tailored exercises, six podcast-style coaching episodes with Amy Gallo, and a decision-making worksheet—giving you everything you need to manage conflict and build healthier, more productive work relationships.

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