Virtual Workplace

By 2025, an estimated 70 percent of the workforce will work remotely at least five days each month. In The Virtual Leader, Takako Hirata, an experienced leader of large international virtual teams, shares her proven methods for thriving in the remote workplace with the help of new leadership principles.

From the bestselling author of The Kissed Series comes the highly anticipated fourth installment, French Kissed by the Billionaire. Raphe wasn’t a stranger to great loss. He grew up with a father who ignored his existence rather than deal with a child he never wanted. For years, he searched for a sister he’d never met, then the woman he thought would love him and give him the family he’d always wanted, vanished. He should be a bitter and cold-hearted man, but he wasn’t. Instead, learning important life lessons so young made him appreciate all the many blessings he did have…his ...

A second chance to win her heart… Six years ago, Neve Clark thought she’d found in Rhett Taylor the perfect doubles partner both on and off the badminton court, but their volatile relationship ended with a betrayal she couldn’t forgive. Since then, she’s dated plenty of guys in an attempt to recreate the passion she once felt with the man who broke her heart, but to no avail. Anxious to put aside her growing despair that she’ll never find someone to replace him, she books herself on a business course in wintry Queenstown, New Zealand, with the aim of concentrating on her career as...

***READ FOR FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Sasha had never opened her heart to anyone the way she had to Alison. And, now she felt like that opening she’d provided was slowly but surely being shut. As she’d done so many times before in her life, Sasha just decided to try to just go with the flow. She’d enjoy what time she had left with her girlfriend, then play the rest by ear.
 She did not, however, have any intention of taking Alison’s advice. Even if that opening to her heart was being shut, she was gonna make sure she left it open for Alison when she got back, and she wasn’t ...

Teacher Beth Capshaw hadn’t intended sleep with her boss but when the new principal at her school turned out to be someone she’d had a torrid relationship with in college, all bets were off. Soon she was visiting the principal’s office a few times a week for a romp. Their situation worked perfectly until a new, young secretary started working at the school. When she figures out what Beth and the boss are doing, she demands to be included. Will Beth agree to let the woman join in? Download this steamy story now! It's too hot for an excerpt!

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 ...

**#1 Author in Amazon Hot New Releases** My instincts warned me not to fall for Willow Creek’s rugged Fire Captain, but nothing prepared me for the irresistible heat of his smoldering gaze and the way his touch leaves me breathless. When flames devoured my grandmother's home, Kyle emerged from the chaos, pulling my daughter and me to safety in his rock-solid arms. His raw, magnetic intensity ignited something deep within me—an unquenchable fire. With pasts as stormy as our own, living under his roof throws us into a tense dance of forbidden desire. Every stolen glance is a tantalizing ...

Age Gap? Check. Off-Limits? Definitely. Second Chance? I hope so. The minute I saw Alexa in the café, all those feelings came rushing back. She’s smart, sassy, and more beautiful than I remember. With a twist of fate, now I’m her boss. The witty paralegal might be the best single hire I make. As we tackle the case of a lifetime, we’re not just fighting for justice in the courtroom; we’re battling our own attraction. I can't ignore the chemistry that simmers between us. Tensions rise, misunderstanding ensues, and to make matters worse, another paralegal has her sights on me. I never...

I dream of him night after night. He's dressed in a tuxedo that I'm sure cost more than my first car, while I'm wearing a sparkling black gown. But there are two problems with these dreams. First, I've never seen this man before. And second—I'm a man. My first day at my new job, I'm stressed. My bills are so far past due that I know the collection agents by name. If this job doesn't work out, my gas and electric will be shut off. So I'm already on edge. Then I see him. The man from my dreams. How can this be? How have I dreamed of him when this is my first time meeting him? Over the next ...

Love arrives when it's least expected. And, with the person least expected! Maggie Golding, the unconventional and artistic 50-something designing the Christmas window displays at Pettett & Mayfields London department store, never expected to fall in love with Edgar Pettett, staid and sensible heir to the business. They couldn't be more different. But he's kind, sweet, a delight to be with, and willing to accept her as she is. Even with her rainbow-coloured hair, and her coat to match. Ed would far rather be wearing Wellingtons and jeans while caring for the dairy cattle on his farm than ...

Reimagine Online Training: Transform Employee Engagement with Gamification Tired of boring PowerPoint, uninspired PDFs, and outdated e-Learning methods? It’s time to revolutionize your approach to training. Office Arcade is your playbook for leveraging gamification to create fun, engaging, and impactful learning experiences that drive results. Designed for HR leaders, instructional designers, marketers, and product managers, this step-by-step guide will empower you to rethink how you deliver training and motivate your teams. Inside, you’ll discover: • The Four Pillars of Gamification:...

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 ...

Strategic Procrastination and Stealthwork Model (SPASM): Practitioner Course Handbook Master the Art of Workplace Survival While Doing the Bare Minimum Are you tired of watching others get ahead while you drown in actual work? Do you suspect that the most “productive” people in your office are simply better at looking busy than actually working? Welcome to the Strategic Procrastination and Stealthwork Model (SPASM): Practitioner Course Handbook—your definitive guide to mastering effort minimization, perception management, and career optimization. This practitioner-level handbook ...

A billionaire searching for something more. A baker hiding a troublesome past. Will Christmas spoil their chance at love? Each Christmas, Grace Smythe struggles to forget her heartbreaking childhood. Her joy comes from giving her customers yummy goods. Billionaire Sebastian Layley basks in the anonymity of his adopted hometown. Then he meets the lovely baker who turns his visit to her shop into a catastrophe. He’s willing to forgive and forget, but as he draws closer to Grace, she throws up the barricades. Grace can’t let down her guard. She’s been hurt too many times and won’t take...

A best friends to lovers hockey romance. My coach is playing matchmaker. And that’s a problem because I work with this beautiful and distracting woman. Also, she’s my best friend’s ex making her very off limits. I also might be crushing on her. Hard. That’s a hat trick of reasons to say no. But if I don’t follow coach’s playbook on and off the ice I’ll be benched. Kind of like my heart. If I say yes to this fake-dating plan…well, it could save my reputation (nice guy, wrong place, wrong time, etc., etc.) as well as get me those deals I so desperately need. It could even help...

She’s the daughter I never expected. He’s the one-night-stand love I walked away from. Now, I’m back—facing the love I abandoned and the life I left behind. I left Jake Matthews, my one-night-stand love—terrified, alone, and pregnant—thinking I was doing the right thing. But every day without him has left a hole in my heart. I’ve been sent to Chestnut Creek for business, to take over his café. But one look at Jake—and our five-year-old daughter, Emma, with his eyes and my curls—turns my world upside down. She’s the secret I kept from him, the love I thought I could ...

GREAT LEADERS ask GREAT QUESTIONS Great questions inspire your team to THINK and ACT differently. In Stop Talking Start Asking Jean Marie DiGiovanna highlights the 27 questions that will impact your bottom line by increasing employee engagement, improving communication, and creating happier, more productive teams. You can work your way through all of the questions or open straight to the chapter that will foster the needed engagement in your workplace. Jean Marie shares powerful stories, practical tips, and targeted questions you can apply immediately to create a culture of unstoppability. ...

Unlock the key to workplace safety with "MASTERING The Fundamentals of ISO 45001: A Comprehensive Guide to Building a Robust Occupational Health and Safety Management System." This comprehensive guide is your essential tool in understanding and implementing ISO 45001 standards effectively within your organization. Key Highlights: ◆Comprehensive Coverage: Dive deep into the essentials of ISO 45001 and gain a comprehensive understanding of occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS). ◆Step-by-Step Guidance: Navigate the process of building a robust OHSMS with confidence ...

Reluctantly, Chef Isaac finds himself working in the kitchen of his nemesis, Chef Piper Peyton. Why would he want to cook his way into her heart? To save a landmark family restaurant in Savannah, two chefs must put aside their twenty-year-old feud and cook together. Can they at least try to be kind toward each other without digging up old hurts? I can’t wait for you to read Piper’s story. Fans of my Savannah Sweethearts and Coastal Sweethearts Christian coastal romance series might recall that Piper is profoundly deaf. Here comes Chef Isaac, who does not speak American Sign Language at ...

“An incredible dive into the intersection of spirituality and business. Gibbons wrote the book that needed to be written for our world—showing us how our spirituality is the key to our humanity in business.”—Marshall Goldsmith Is there a spiritual revolution in society and in business? The Spirituality of Work and Leadership is the most comprehensive treatment of workplace spirituality to date written by one of the “movement’s” founders, and covers meaning-making, work, workaholism, vocation and purpose, happiness, mindfulness, altruism, motivation, engagement, and leadership....