Virtual Workplace

Friends to Lovers Romance From Allies to Soulmates: A Midwest Journey, Overcoming Obstacles, and Adversities. Everything halts in a breathless moment. Ben's eyes connect with mine in the bustling farmers market, unleashing memories of our hot night of passion from the last time our worlds collided. Gotta bolt before he digs too deep or spots my son. Ben's ripped frame, tats, and piercing blues craft an enticing image, igniting visions of family. Yet a tantalizing secret shadows our reunion. Is this just a passing memory or the start of something more? Days later, when Ben turns up at my ...

THERE'S A FINE LINE BETWEEN INNOCENCE AND GUILT. AN EVEN FINER LINE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND REVENGE. Laura prefers the company of her books to the real world - let alone that cesspit online. But when her best friend Emily becomes the victim of horrific cyberbullying, she makes it her all-engulfing mission to track down the worst culprits using her data science skills. Petite corporate financier Suki is about to outshine the stupid boys at her firm: she's leading the acquisition of Edinburgh's most exciting start-up. If only she could get its brilliant, but distracted, co-founder Laura to engage...

The human body is a fragile system, and we put many demands on it every day. Activities like reaching to get supplies off of a shelf, sitting in front of a computer for hours every day, and moving heavy products around the shop can all take a toll on our bodies. This is a quick introduction to be aware of how to make your environment as ergonomic as possible in order to make daily tasks easier on your body and mind This is a very quick read and can be done over breakfast, lunch or a coffee break. So enjoy feeding your mind….

Between his pride and her prejudice, there could hardly be a less likely couple. When their best friends’ summer wedding in London pushes proud judgmental medical missionary Matthew Coalbrooke and bubbly plus sized shoe-aholic kitchenware saleswoman Anita Kiernan together, it’s dislike at first sight. Turning up at the airport with a toddler in tow doesn't exactly help matters. The only thing they can both agree on is that the bride and groom’s matchmaking attempts are bound to fail. Neither are looking for love. He’s determined to return to his African mission hospital as soon as ...

Damn! How can the hunky hero I met in Central Park this weekend be my new boss? The divine-looking man I fantasized about without end after our first steamy and unexpected encounter… This is my first big job break and too important for me and my middle-class family. I can’t ruin my new career with this off-limits relationship. But he is relentless, a sexy alpha who wants what he wants. Which is me. Can I use my superior chess strategies to find a way through this? Use my head instead of my heart? But those eyes, those hands, that chiseled body, what he did in the park. His power, his ...

She signed a contract. Now, she belongs to the clause. Tiffany: I thought I’d landed my dream job—corner office, six figures, a foot in the door of Silicon Valley royalty. What I signed instead was a nudity clause buried in legalese and sealed with my damn signature. Now, I’m stripping on command, kneeling when ordered, and trying not to come when he touches me in public. I hate him for what he’s doing to me. I hate myself more for how my body reacts. But that bonus? That lifeline? It's got a chokehold on me, and Brakos knows exactly how to tighten it. Brakos: She thought she could ...

Eye of the Storm is a call to action for business and organizational leaders. Ray Williams cites problems such as relentless demands and extreme pressure placed on both leaders and workers, explaining the harm that recurring waves of job cuts and globalization do to the corporate structure as they lower loyalty and job satisfaction. But Williams doesn't just detail the problem--he presents steps on how to fix it. Arguing how leaders need to become more mindful and take steps to engage their employees in more meaningful work, he also lays out ways in which businesses can create environments ...

Sebastian Slate – ruthless billionaire and my new boss. Our clash is immediate. Sebastian is used to getting his way. But I refuse to be just another conquest. Then a corporate conspiracy threatens to unravel everything. We’re forced to work together to clear our names. Surprisingly, our heated debates transform into something deeper… But the biggest surprise of all, I’m pregnant. Can this notorious bad boy conquer his new role as daddy?

If you are bringing in your first intern, or growing your program to 1,000 interns, Intern Management is required reading to maximize the experience for both you and your interns. —Gregory V. Jaros, Co-Founder of InternConnect, Co-Founder of Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Are you interested in taking your internship program to a new level? If so, this book is for you. Intern Management shares a set of guiding principles that ensure you host an exceptional internship - every time. Intern Management outlines nine principles for designing an exceptional internship with dignity. ...

When a disabled man with a past finds himself falling for a troubled rich girl, both their futures are on the line… LELAND Ten years ago, an accident altered my life and forever changed me. Some days are harder than others, but my job as the director of a nonprofit fills me with purpose. Then I meet a fun-loving redhead at work and suddenly getting out of bed each morning is easier. I’d love nothing more than to get her into my bed on a permanant basis, but what could I offer a woman that has it all when many consider me half a man? Winning Her Over is a steamy & sweet, opposites ...

Welcome to Pettett & Mayfield, a once-grand central London department store now fallen on harder times, despite the eccentric owner's schemes to attract customers. But from the basement kitchenware department through to the top floor management offices, love and faith can still find a home. You never forget your first love... especially if they broke your heart! With her eye for design and her cut-glass accent, no-one would guess Beth Forrest’s poorer background. It’s all throw pillows, china patterns, and upper class brides in the Wedding Registry at Pettett & Mayfield. So it's not ...

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the need for a human-centered approach to work has never been more pressing. Bestselling author, professor, and consultant Dr. Jonathan H. Westover provides a comprehensive and research-backed roadmap for practitioners to cultivate purpose-driven, people-centric organizations. Diving deep into the key themes of meaning, motivation, self-awareness, strategic HR, and adaptive leadership, this book empowers readers to: Discover new ways to help their teams find purpose and meaning at work Develop self-awareness and leadership capabilities for ...

Never fall in love when you’re full of Christmas spirit… Stefan is the only guy I’ve ever really wanted. But on the night that I finally plucked up courage to ask him back to my room, he turned me down. Okay, he didn't just turn me down; he crushed my very soul. That was a month ago, and now, at Christmastime, I’m traveling with my family to the Arctic Circle to celebrate Noah’s wedding. Because Stefan and I are the only two singletons left, I just know we’re going to end up sitting together on the plane and in restaurants. I can’t bear to be near him. It hurts too much. And ...

Eyes on the prize! Gage ‘Houdini’ Walters had a terrible secret he was hiding. One mistake had his world crashing down around him, his team rejecting him, and with no way to redeem himself in their eyes. Then she had the nerve to ask him out? There was no way he was even going to entertain dating the person who'd ruined his life - Abby. Apply the airbrakes and come around, Flyboy! Abby York was surprised at the devastation and bitterness in the man’s eyes during their discussion. The news wasn’t easy, but it could be corrected - so why did he look like she’d just broken his heart?...

Aidan Black left the Marine Corps to skip the red tape, but it’s a woman from his past he’s now trying to avoid… one who believes him capable of murder. Briar Sutton is the last person I expect to see on my client’s driveway that day. It’s been months and we’ve successfully ignored and avoided one another. No one knows we have a past. One where she believes I’m a murderer. One where I thought she would be my wife. Now my private paramilitary security crew are working the biggest kept secret in Hollywood – a celebrity wedding – and Briar is going to be there. With her ...

Are you looking to sharpen your communication skill to advance your career to the next level? Sometimes, the only thing standing between you and getting that new promotion or locking in that next deal is effective communication. This book aims to help you gain skills needed to get ahead of your peers. With Communication at the Workplace, you can master the secrets to interpersonal communication. These strategies will help you establish effective workplace collaboration, boost your confidence, and leave a positive impression among your colleagues and clients. This book will help you: • ...

Have you ever wondered if you're truly smart or just busy? It’s time to discover strategies to help you work smarter, not harder. This book will teach you how to streamline your path to success with smart leadership and effective HR leadership techniques. You'll learn how to build your dream team with effective hiring strategies and conduct effective hiring interviews, transforming your hiring process into a powerful tool for growth. Investing wisely in employee orientation, training, and development is essential. A top-notch performance appraisal system paired with effective performance ...

Tag thought working for the Census would be boring... ...he just didn't know what he would get stuck with! When Tag's girlfriend, Corrina, left him, he thought the best way to win her back would be to clean up his act. The first step was to get a job. Fortunately, Census Rochester isn't the most choosy employer. Not choosy, but not all that classy, either. As Tag watches 'Chip' and 'Sue' explain in the training video how to enumerate his fellow citizens, he inadvertently stabs himself with something secretly taped under the old, surplus desk. Turns out, they're syringes from some government...

She needed a fiancé to seal the deal. He was the charming chaos next door. Chloe Larson is brilliant, driven, and this close to landing her dream VP of Marketing job. She's shattered every target and exceeded every KPI. There's just one tiny, utterly absurd hurdle: her eccentric, family-values-obsessed boss wants to meet the partners—the "support systems"—of his candidates at the annual leadership retreat. Problem? Chloe's only serious relationship is with her career. Solution? A desperate, last-minute proposal to her annoying-but-handsome neighbor, Liam O'Connell. He's a freelance ...

The remote work revolution is here. Even before COVID-19 created the largest remote work experiment in history, the business world was already gravitating toward virtual workplaces. Suddenly organisations as big as Twitter are learning that their employees don’t need an office in order to get great results. How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace shows how to stay productive, feel like part of a team and make the most of remote working.