by David Rock

In Your Brain at Work, David Rock takes readers inside the heads—literally—of a modern two-career couple as they mentally process their workday to reveal how we can better organize, prioritize, remember, and process our daily lives.

by Hougaard Rasmus

Faced with a relentless flood of information and distractions, our brains try to process everything at once increasing our stress, decreasing our effectiveness and negatively impacting our performance. 1 Second Ahead demonstrates that it is possible to train the brain to respond differently to today's constant pressures and distraction.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer

In this timely, provocative book, Jeffrey Pfeffer contends that many modern management commonalities such as long work hours, work-family conflict, and economic insecurity are toxic to employees—hurting engagement, increasing turnover, and destroying people’s physical and emotional health—and also inimical to company performance.

by Sharon Salzberg

Real Happiness at Work is a practical guide to improving work life through mindfulness, compassion, and ingenuity. It’s about being committed without being consumed, competitive without being cruel, managing time and emotions to counterbalance stress and frustration. It shows readers how to be more creative, organised, and accomplished in order to do better, more productive work.

by Michael Chaskalson

This book offers a practical and theoretical guide to the benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in the workplace, describing the latest neuroscience research into the effects of mindfulness training and detailing an eight-week mindfulness training course.

by Dr Stephen McKenzie 

Mindfulness at Work reveals how the practice of mindfulness — the ability to focus our attention on what ‘is’ rather than be distracted by what ‘isn’t’ — can be a powerful antidote to the distractions and stresses of our modern lives, especially our working lives.

by John Medina

In Brain Rules, Dr John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in brain science, and how it can influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule — what scientists know for sure about how our brains work — and offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.

by Matt Tenney

The authors make a compelling case for why mindfulness training may be the 'ultimate success habit.' In addition to helping you improve the most essential elements of highly effective leadership, mindfulness training can help you discover unconditional happiness and realise incredible meaning—professionally and personally.

by Simon Sinek

Start With Why shows that the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way -- and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organisations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.

by Simon Sinek

This easy-to-follow guide starts with the search for your personal why, and then expands to helping your colleagues find your organization's why. With detailed instructions on every stage in the process, the book also answer common concerns, such as: What if my why sounds like my competitor's? Can you have more than one why? And, if my work doesn't match my why, what do I do?

by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness

Peak Performance combines the inspiring stories of top performers across a range of capabilities - from athletic, to intellectual, to artistic - with the latest scientific insights into the cognitive and neurochemical factors that drive performance in all domains.

by Alex Hutchinson

In Endure Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D., reveals why our individual limits may be determined as much by our head and heart, as by our muscles. He presents an overview of science’s search for understanding human fatigue, from crude experiments with electricity and frogs’ legs to sophisticated brain imaging technology.

by Peter Bregman 

18 Minutes clearly shows how busy people can cut through all the daily clutter and distractions and find a way to focus on those key items which are truly the top priorities in our lives.

by Charles Duhigg

From the author of The Power of Habit comes a fascinating book that explores the science of productivity, and why managing how you think is more important than what you think—with an appendix of real-world lessons to apply to your life.

by Jim Loehr 

A personal energy training program outlines strategies on how to prevent burnout and improve productivity, discussing such areas as how to work with four key sources of energy, balancing stress and recovery, expanding capacity, and implementing positive routines.

by Charles Duhigg

Explores scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed, packaged up nicely in engrossing narratives.

by Professor Carol Dweck

World-renowned Stanford professor shares insights on decades of research on achievement and success to share groundbreaking ideas on the power of our mindset. Dweck explains why it’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success—but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset.

Christina Maslach & Michael Leiter (2023)

Two pioneering researchers identify key causes of workplace burnout and reveal what managers can do to promote increased productivity and health.

Emily & Amelia Nagoski (2020)

This is the book all women* need to take back control, end the cycle of overwhelm and live a more joyful life.

*men need to read this too!

Gordon Parker, Gabriela Tavella & Kerrie Eyers (2021)

The first complete guide to burnout, based on groundbreaking new research.