Even if, because of the economy, your company is not doing a holiday party this year, the chances are good you're doing some holiday team building by encouraging your folks to do a "Secret Santa"-style gift exchange. Or maybe your team is looking for a great gift for your supervisor.
Whatever the context for an office stocking stuffer, Winning Workplaces has you covered. Check out these books, which come recommended by several business-related blogs I follow.
Referred by Management-Issues:
- Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long by David Rock
- Creating Passion-Driven Teams: How to Stop Micromanaging and Motivate People to Top Performance by Dan Bobinski
- A Cup of Cappuccino for the Entrepreneur's Spirit: Volume I by Jeretta Horn Nord
- The Other Kind of Smart: Simple Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Personal Effectiveness and Success by Harvey Deutschendorf
- A World of Wealth: How Capitalism Turns Profits into Progress by Thomas G. Donlan
Referred by Small Biz Survival:
- BAM! Delivering Customer Service in a Self-Service World by Barry Moltz
Referred by Small Business Trends:
- Self-Promotion for Introverts: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead by Nancy Ancowitz
Referred by The Instigator Blog:
- The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win by Steven Gary Blank
- Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs (The New Rules of Social Media) by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah
- Pow! Right Between the Eyes: Profiting from the Power of Surprise by Andy Nulman
- Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith
- Six Pixels of Separation: Everyone Is Connected. Connect Your Business to Everyone. by Mitch Joel
Additionally, check out these eight titles we've reviewed on our website that are focused on helping you improve employee engagement:
- The Truth About Trust in Business: How to Enrich the Bottom Line, Improve Retention, and Build Valuable Relationships for Success by Vanessa Hall
- The Boss Benchmark: 35 Ways You Can Finally Reach It by Allison O'Neill
- Primal Management: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Nature to Drive High Performance by Paul Herr
- Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When they Create Widespread Empathy by Dev Patnaik with Peter Mortensen
- The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable by Robert H. Thompson
- Greening Your Office - From Cupboard to Corporation: an A-Z Guide by Jon Clift and Amanda Cuthbert
- A Manager's Guide to Coaching: Simple and Effective Ways to Get the BEST Out of Your Employees by Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr
- Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright
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