Virtual Workplace

ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on workplace deviance or psychopathic employees, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Workplace Deviance This book focuses on workplace deviance. Specifically, it examines: • The types of workplace deviance and the effects they have on people and organizations • The root causes of workplace deviance • The methods available for preventing workplace deviance If you are interested in learning about workplace deviance through simple explanation and related organizational ...

Matthew Hale—my boss, my best friend, and now my pretend lover? Suddenly, my life is a romantic comedy, but the punchline is my pounding heart. He insists on being my bodyguard, claiming it's not just about the job—it's personal. I've always found him attractive, but a girl like me can't be more than friends with a rich, dreamy guy like him... right? Yet, here we are, faking a relationship to throw off my stalker, and his touch feels dangerously real. His protective instincts are a temptation I can't resist. In this tangled web of lies, the lines blur between pretend and reality. But ...

Transform Your Workplace Experience: Navigate, Thrive, and Exce In today's fast-paced and often high-pressure work environments, navigating the complexities of workplace dynamics, from overbearing bosses to sycophantic cultures, is more critical than ever. "How to Deal with an Overbearing Boss and Their Ass-Kissing Clan" is not just a book; it's a comprehensive guide designed to empower you to transform your workplace experience from surviving to thriving. Why Buy This Book? Master the Art of Communication: Learn effective strategies to articulate your needs and feedback constructively, ...

What if Edgar Allan Poe's masterpieces happened in our world? Step into five chilling retellings that transport Poe's most terrifying tales into the 21st century, where ancient horrors take on frightening new forms. From sterile hospital corridors to corporate boardrooms, from contaminated mansions to digital graveyards, these stories prove that the human capacity for guilt, obsession, and revenge transcends any era. "The Monitor" - A night-shift nurse's paranoia spirals into murder, where the tell-tale heart becomes the relentless beeping of medical equipment, and guilt echoes through ...

Eloping was the easy part. Everyone finding out before we could announce it, is backfiring on us. My family that I have little contact with is coming out to meet my new husband. Some for reasons completely of envy and the other to make sure I chose correctly. I am grateful for Todd's spontaneous wedding plan with it only being us, before he could change his mind when he meets his new in-laws.

In The Wake We Leave, leadership expert and transformational change agent Kim Eckels invites readers to reimagine what leadership could, and should, look like in today’s workplaces. With raw honesty and unflinching compassion, Eckels explores the emotional and cultural cost of performative leadership, toxic favoritism, and outdated power dynamics that leave high-performing employees disengaged and unseen. Drawing from over two decades of lived experience, from the front lines of customer service to executive leadership, Kim shares real stories, hard truths, and practical insights that ...

When Elizabeth Chatham met her new boss, department-store owner Nicholas Lancaster, she completely fell for him. But she never imagined that after a whirlwind courtship, Nick would be on bended knee proposing to her. It was the stuff of a Christmas fairy tale... Then Nick and Elizabeth decided to hold their wedding in Elizabeth's hometown of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and their dream of an idyllic Christmas wedding began to turn into a disaster. Elizabeth's family wanted a lively, down-home, country-style party with all their friends and relatives. Nick's family, on the other hand, pushed for...

New job… check.Robyn Page is on top of the world. Her dreams are coming true. She’s got the new apartment and the new job to go along with it. And the sexy stranger in the coffee shop was an excellent way to start her first day.Sexy stranger… check.All was going better than she imagined until Mr. Sexy-in-a-Suit ran into her, literally spilling coffee all over her white shirt. Then the jerk blamed her for it, claiming she ruined his suit.Imagine her surprise when Mr. Sexy-Jerkface-in-a-Suit, turns out to be Jacob Black, a partner at her new firm.Great.After Mr. Sexy-Jerkface-Partner-in...

Business owners, managers, and supervisors struggle to find ways to compete in the market. The greatest competitive advantages exist where other organizations are struggling. Rather than complaining about young professionals, growth-minded organizations are finding ways to invest in them. P2T: Preparing 2 Thrive in the Modern Workplace by Jonathan L. Isaacson creates win-wins for employers and employees. Young professionals win by learning the keys to building a strong career foundation. Organizations win by communicating a clearer roadmap to success for new hires. This is BOOK 1 in the ...

You never know until you try. Devin considered himself 100% straight until the day he bumped into Lucas at a conference. It started slowly, but throughout the day their physical attraction grew strong enough to bring Devin to his knees—literally—performing an act he'd never imagined himself capable of. And that was only the beginning. Conference Call is a blistering man-to-man bisexual awakening short story hot enough to make a guy question his own sexuality.

Heat. Conquer. Claim. There's one waiting for you. Sexy as sin encounters that demand obedience and require total surrender. Whether you like Billionaires, Mafia Bosses, Aliens, Shifters, or Monsters, there's no one here but you and them. This delicious collection of all-new steamy short stories are sure to leave you breathless. You know who they are and open yourself to them. Don't Keep Your Dominant Waiting.

All I want for Christmas is a grumpy Santa in my stocking… Despite having the misfortune to be called Mistletoe, I love everything about the festive season – from dressing the tree to baking the cake to wrapping the presents, even though I can’t afford half the things I know my ten-year-old son, Finn, wishes for. When the primary school where I work asks me to find someone to play Santa at the Christmas fair, I’m happy to oblige. Suddenly, though, every person I know is conveniently busy. The only guy available has the least amount of festive spirit of anyone I’ve ever met. Alex ...

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 ...

My new next-door neighbor? My high school sweetheart. Now he’s my boss, and I’m stuck living in his mansion. We were that cute couple the whole school talked about. After graduation, he left me to chase his dream of becoming a chef, leaving me heartbroken. Now he’s back in town to open a restaurant and moves into the mansion next to my rundown house. When my place can’t survive a leak, he offers me a lifeline: move in with him and be his assistant chef. I can’t exactly say no. Sharing a roof reignites old sparks. His gorgeous, grumpy eyes still make my heart race. His gentle ...

Never fall in love when it's supposed to be just for fun… It’s the day before my brother’s wedding in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. It’s also the last day of my studies before I qualify as a veterinarian. At last, I can put aside my ditzy image and be the sophisticated career woman I’ve always wanted to be. Except I don’t notice my watch has stopped, and I miss my flight. Luckily, Ryan misses the plane too. He suggests we take a road trip to Dunedin, and I jump at the chance to spend a cozy couple of days with him. I’ve had a crush on him for years. When I ...

Unfortunately, we've all seen it happen. When faced with a problem, rather than working cooperatively to come up with a solution, your manager or colleagues come swooping in, squawking loudly, dump orders riddled with formulaic advice, and then take off, leaving you behind to clean up the mess. Or—let's be honest: there may have been a time (or three) when you have been guilty of doing this very thing yourself. While this happens in every workplace worldwide more frequently than ever, it doesn't have to. Through the story of Charlie, a seagull who doesn't understand how his management ...

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 ...

Soulmates don't just happen - They're made. When beautiful Riley joins his team, Blair Andrews is determined to keep their working relationship professional. Having been the victim of betrayal himself, Blair's respect for Riley's marriage influenced his mentorship of her career and protection of her virtue within diverse corporate environments. In spite of Blair's moral dedication, Riley's marriage begins to implode on its own. Her desire to share her marital challenges clash with Blair's reluctance to get personally involved with her. Can they find a balance that works for both of them?

She should never have promised her sister to be at the wedding - not when it meant returning to the small town she left behind and confronting her first love and heartbreak Ten years ago, Isabella left Misty Springs to start a new life. Now she’s back, and absolutely not ready to confront her past or make the most of this second chance. Being involved in her sister Abigail’s wedding brings back unwelcome memories - and it puts her right in the path of the man she’s been struggling to forget. Logan Cooper was her first love, before she broke his heart. It looks as if this time, it will...

Taming the Abrasive Manager: How to End Unnecessary Roughness in the Workplace is an ideal resource for managers, human resource professionals, executive coaches, and anyone who works for or with an abrasive leader. Researcher and executive coach Dr. Laura Crawshaw― known as the Boss Whisperer® for her work in this field―shares her discoveries on how to tame the deep fears that drive abrasive managers to attack their coworkers. In her straight-shooting style, Crawshaw offers invaluable insights gained from her encounters with abrasive bosses in corporate jungles who aggressively defend...