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👥 Workplace Anxiety

Books addressing the dread, perfectionism, and chronic stress that modern work culture breeds, offering both understanding and practical strategies for relief.
Dying for a Paycheck
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2018
120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.
3.71
599
🏥 Workplace Health☣️ Toxic Work Culture😰 Job Stress💸 Economic Insecurity⏰ Overwork
Dying for a Paycheck Summary
Dying for a Paycheck 89%
120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2018
3.71
599 ratings
🏥 Workplace Health☣️ Toxic Work Culture😰 Job Stress💸 Economic Insecurity⏰ Overwork
Self-Talk for a Calmer You
by Beverly D. Flaxington • 2013
Anxiety wears your own voice. Learn to recognize it, challenge it, and talk yourself calm.
3.48
79
🧘 Anxiety Management🔄 Cognitive Reframing💬 Self-Talk🧐 Inner Critic✨ Affirmations
Self-Talk for a Calmer You Summary
Self-Talk for a Calmer You 88%
Anxiety wears your own voice. Learn to recognize it, challenge it, and talk yourself calm.
by Beverly D. Flaxington 2013
3.48
79 ratings
🧘 Anxiety Management🔄 Cognitive Reframing💬 Self-Talk🧐 Inner Critic✨ Affirmations
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work
by Richard Carlson • 1998
Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.
3.86
2k+
🏢 Workplace Stress⏰ Time Management⚖️ Work-Life Balance🧘 Mindfulness At Work😊 Positive Attitude
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work 88%
Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.
by Richard Carlson 1998
3.86
2k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Stress⏰ Time Management⚖️ Work-Life Balance🧘 Mindfulness At Work😊 Positive Attitude
Company
by Max Barry • 2006
His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.
3.76
7k+
🏢 Corporate Satire🏭 Office Dystopia🖤 Dark Comedy🪴 Cubicle Life📋 Kafkaesque Bureaucracy
Company Summary
Company 88%
His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.
by Max Barry 2006
3.76
7k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Satire🏭 Office Dystopia🖤 Dark Comedy🪴 Cubicle Life📋 Kafkaesque Bureaucracy
The Burnout Epidemic
by Jennifer Moss • 2021
Six systemic failures cause burnout. None live inside the employee; all are fixable by leadership.
3.71
714
🏢 Workplace Culture🧠 Organizational Psychology🔥 Burnout Prevention💚 Employee Well-Being☣️ Toxic Workplaces
The Burnout Epidemic Summary
The Burnout Epidemic 88%
Six systemic failures cause burnout. None live inside the employee; all are fixable by leadership.
by Jennifer Moss 2021
3.71
714 ratings
🏢 Workplace Culture🧠 Organizational Psychology🔥 Burnout Prevention💚 Employee Well-Being☣️ Toxic Workplaces
Como lidar com a política no trabalho
by Karen Dillon • 2018
Navigate office politics: disarm bullies, claim credit, turn rivals into allies.
3.57
30
🏢 Office Politics🔼 Managing Up⚔️ Workplace Conflict🗣️ Self-Advocacy🛡️ Workplace Bullying
Como lidar com a política no trabalho Summary
Como lidar com a política no trabalho 88%
Navigate office politics: disarm bullies, claim credit, turn rivals into allies.
by Karen Dillon 2018
3.57
30 ratings
🏢 Office Politics🔼 Managing Up⚔️ Workplace Conflict🗣️ Self-Advocacy🛡️ Workplace Bullying
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety
by Jen Lancaster • 2020
Never safer, never richer, never more anxious. The culprit: how we now eat, post, and parent.
3.37
6k+
🪞 Cultural Anxiety📖 Anxiety Memoirs📱 Social Media Anxiety🏆 Status Anxiety📡 Attention Economy
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety Summary
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety 88%
Never safer, never richer, never more anxious. The culprit: how we now eat, post, and parent.
by Jen Lancaster 2020
3.37
6k+ ratings
🪞 Cultural Anxiety📖 Anxiety Memoirs📱 Social Media Anxiety🏆 Status Anxiety📡 Attention Economy
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success
by Tessa White • 2023
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
4.26
550
🧭 Career Strategy🏛️ Office Politics📢 Self-Advocacy🗣️ Feedback Culture💰 Salary Negotiation
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success Summary
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success 88%
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
by Tessa White 2023
4.26
550 ratings
🧭 Career Strategy🏛️ Office Politics📢 Self-Advocacy🗣️ Feedback Culture💰 Salary Negotiation
The Unspoken Rules
by Gorick Ng • 2021
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
4.24
1k+
🌱 Early Career🏢 Workplace Dynamics🧭 Career Navigation💼 Professional Presence🔄 Feedback Culture
The Unspoken Rules Summary
The Unspoken Rules 88%
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
by Gorick Ng 2021
4.24
1k+ ratings
🌱 Early Career🏢 Workplace Dynamics🧭 Career Navigation💼 Professional Presence🔄 Feedback Culture
HBR Guide to Office Politics
by Karen Dillon • 2014
Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.
3.77
756
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics📈 Managing Up🛑 Workplace Bullying💬 Difficult Conversations
HBR Guide to Office Politics Summary
HBR Guide to Office Politics 88%
Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.
by Karen Dillon 2014
3.77
756 ratings
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics📈 Managing Up🛑 Workplace Bullying💬 Difficult Conversations
Jerks at Work
by Tessa West • 2022
Seven coworker types that make work miserable, and a specific counter-strategy for each one.
3.56
594
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🐍 Toxic Coworkers🤝 Conflict Resolution🌀 Gaslighting🎭 Psychological Manipulation
Jerks at Work Summary
Jerks at Work 88%
Seven coworker types that make work miserable, and a specific counter-strategy for each one.
by Tessa West 2022
3.56
594 ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🐍 Toxic Coworkers🤝 Conflict Resolution🌀 Gaslighting🎭 Psychological Manipulation
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook
by Melisa Robichaud • 2015
You're not a worrier: you're allergic to uncertainty. A CBT workbook that rewires the reaction.
4.06
259
🧠 CBT😟 Anxiety Disorders🌀 Generalized Anxiety💭 Worry Management🧪 Exposure Therapy
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook Summary
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook 88%
You're not a worrier: you're allergic to uncertainty. A CBT workbook that rewires the reaction.
by Melisa Robichaud 2015
4.06
259 ratings
🧠 CBT😟 Anxiety Disorders🌀 Generalized Anxiety💭 Worry Management🧪 Exposure Therapy
Cheers to Monday
by Amy Leneker • 2026
Seven types of stress are draining your life. The simple sorting tool that stops them.
4.03
31
😣 Workplace Stress🛡️ Burnout Prevention⏰ Time Management🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧠 Psychological Safety
Cheers to Monday Summary
Cheers to Monday 87%
Seven types of stress are draining your life. The simple sorting tool that stops them.
by Amy Leneker 2026
4.03
31 ratings
😣 Workplace Stress🛡️ Burnout Prevention⏰ Time Management🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧠 Psychological Safety
Trust Yourself
by Melody Wilding • 2021
High sensitivity meets high ambition: stop overthinking and make your emotions fuel your career.
4.14
673
🫧 High Sensitivity🧠 Overthinking💡 Emotional Intelligence🚧 Boundary Setting💼 Workplace Psychology
Trust Yourself Summary
Trust Yourself 87%
High sensitivity meets high ambition: stop overthinking and make your emotions fuel your career.
by Melody Wilding 2021
4.14
673 ratings
🫧 High Sensitivity🧠 Overthinking💡 Emotional Intelligence🚧 Boundary Setting💼 Workplace Psychology
Am I The Only Sane One Working Here
by Albert J. Bernstein • 2009
Your crazy coworkers follow predictable patterns. Learn the patterns to save your sanity.
3.66
160
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🗳️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Personalities🧘 Emotional Self-Control☣️ Toxic Workplaces
Am I The Only Sane One Working Here Summary
Am I The Only Sane One Working Here 87%
Your crazy coworkers follow predictable patterns. Learn the patterns to save your sanity.
by Albert J. Bernstein 2009
3.66
160 ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🗳️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Personalities🧘 Emotional Self-Control☣️ Toxic Workplaces
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
3.58
16k+
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🏛️ Corporate Culture⚡ Power Structures🎭 Office Politics🎲 Status Games
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit 87%
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005
3.58
16k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🏛️ Corporate Culture⚡ Power Structures🎭 Office Politics🎲 Status Games
We're All Mad Here
by Claire Eastham • 2016
The brain, the meds, and daily moves that shrink social anxiety, from someone who lived it.
3.86
475
🧠 Social Anxiety🔬 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy💪 Coping Strategies📖 Mental Health Memoir🧪 Brain Chemistry
We're All Mad Here Summary
We're All Mad Here 87%
The brain, the meds, and daily moves that shrink social anxiety, from someone who lived it.
by Claire Eastham 2016
3.86
475 ratings
🧠 Social Anxiety🔬 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy💪 Coping Strategies📖 Mental Health Memoir🧪 Brain Chemistry
Boreout!
by Philippe Rothlin • 2008
You spend more energy looking busy than working. The diagnosis and the exit strategy.
3.15
26
🥱 Workplace Boredom😶 Work Disengagement🎭 Fake Busyness😞 Career Dissatisfaction💣 Workplace Self-Sabotage
Boreout! Summary
Boreout! 87%
You spend more energy looking busy than working. The diagnosis and the exit strategy.
by Philippe Rothlin 2008
3.15
26 ratings
🥱 Workplace Boredom😶 Work Disengagement🎭 Fake Busyness😞 Career Dissatisfaction💣 Workplace Self-Sabotage
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings
by Sarah Cooper • 2016
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
3.91
2k+
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor🤷 Anti-Self-Help📋 Meeting Culture
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 87%
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
by Sarah Cooper 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor🤷 Anti-Self-Help📋 Meeting Culture
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace
by Gill Hasson • 2020
Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.
3.61
170
🌱 Workplace Wellbeing🧠 Employee Mental Health⚖️ Work-Life Balance💆 Self-Care Strategies🩺 Occupational Health
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Summary
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace 87%
Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.
by Gill Hasson 2020
3.61
170 ratings
🌱 Workplace Wellbeing🧠 Employee Mental Health⚖️ Work-Life Balance💆 Self-Care Strategies🩺 Occupational Health
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency
by John Hoover • 2003
Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.
3.14
309
😤 Difficult Bosses🏢 Office Politics🛡️ Workplace Survival📤 Managing Up🗣️ Workplace Communication
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency Summary
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency 87%
Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.
by John Hoover 2003
3.14
309 ratings
😤 Difficult Bosses🏢 Office Politics🛡️ Workplace Survival📤 Managing Up🗣️ Workplace Communication
Coping with Difficult People
by Robert M. Bramson • 1981
Difficult people fall into types. What drives each one, and the exact moves that defuse them.
3.77
661
🏢 Workplace Relationships🤝 Conflict Resolution😤 Difficult Personalities🛡️ De-Escalation Techniques👥 People Managers
Coping with Difficult People Summary
Coping with Difficult People 87%
Difficult people fall into types. What drives each one, and the exact moves that defuse them.
by Robert M. Bramson 1981
3.77
661 ratings
🏢 Workplace Relationships🤝 Conflict Resolution😤 Difficult Personalities🛡️ De-Escalation Techniques👥 People Managers
Hope and Help for Your Nerves
by Claire Weekes • 1969
Your symptoms aren't the problem. The fear of them is, and that fear can be unlearned.
4.24
3k+
😰 Anxiety Self-Help⚡ Stress Management🦁 Facing Fear🌊 Acceptance-Based Coping💓 Somatic Symptoms
Hope and Help for Your Nerves Summary
Hope and Help for Your Nerves 87%
Your symptoms aren't the problem. The fear of them is, and that fear can be unlearned.
by Claire Weekes 1969
4.24
3k+ ratings
😰 Anxiety Self-Help⚡ Stress Management🦁 Facing Fear🌊 Acceptance-Based Coping💓 Somatic Symptoms
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada • 2010
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
3.30
12k+
🏭 Workplace Absurdism🌫️ Quiet Surrealism💼 Corporate Ennui🌀 Bureaucratic Maze📄 Meaningless Labor
The Factory Summary
The Factory 87%
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010
3.30
12k+ ratings
🏭 Workplace Absurdism🌫️ Quiet Surrealism💼 Corporate Ennui🌀 Bureaucratic Maze📄 Meaningless Labor
The Microstress Effect
by Rob Cross • 2023
The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.
3.38
473
🏢 Workplace Stress🧘 Stress Management🎯 High Performance😷 Emotional Contagion🔥 Burnout Prevention
The Microstress Effect Summary
The Microstress Effect 87%
The people closest to you are secretly burning you out, one tiny interaction at a time.
by Rob Cross 2023
3.38
473 ratings
🏢 Workplace Stress🧘 Stress Management🎯 High Performance😷 Emotional Contagion🔥 Burnout Prevention
Too Perfect
by Allan E. Mallinger • 1992
Obsessive traits run lives. The perfectionism, overthinking, and workaholism trap, and the way out.
4.15
826
🎯 Perfectionism🔄 Overthinking⏰ Workaholism💗 Self-Acceptance😰 Anxiety Management
Too Perfect Summary
Too Perfect 87%
Obsessive traits run lives. The perfectionism, overthinking, and workaholism trap, and the way out.
by Allan E. Mallinger 1992
4.15
826 ratings
🎯 Perfectionism🔄 Overthinking⏰ Workaholism💗 Self-Acceptance😰 Anxiety Management
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person
by Barrie Jaeger • 2004
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
3.76
414
🧠 Highly Sensitive Person🏢 Workplace Psychology🪫 Burnout Recovery🚧 Boundary Setting🥋 Conflict Resolution
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person Summary
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person 87%
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
by Barrie Jaeger 2004
3.76
414 ratings
🧠 Highly Sensitive Person🏢 Workplace Psychology🪫 Burnout Recovery🚧 Boundary Setting🥋 Conflict Resolution
Time Traps
by Todd Duncan • 2005
Time is the symptom; task overload is the disease. A four-part boundary system to reclaim your day.
3.68
146
🗂️ Task Management📈 Sales Productivity🛑 Boundary Setting🤝 Delegation Skills📱 Technology Distraction
Time Traps Summary
Time Traps 87%
Time is the symptom; task overload is the disease. A four-part boundary system to reclaim your day.
by Todd Duncan 2005
3.68
146 ratings
🗂️ Task Management📈 Sales Productivity🛑 Boundary Setting🤝 Delegation Skills📱 Technology Distraction
Managing Up
by Mary Abbajay • 2018
Your boss won't change. Learn to read their style and adapt so your career thrives anyway.
3.77
876
🔼 Managing Upward🧩 Personality Types💬 Workplace Communication⚠️ Difficult Bosses🏛️ Office Politics
Managing Up Summary
Managing Up 87%
Your boss won't change. Learn to read their style and adapt so your career thrives anyway.
by Mary Abbajay 2018
3.77
876 ratings
🔼 Managing Upward🧩 Personality Types💬 Workplace Communication⚠️ Difficult Bosses🏛️ Office Politics
Horrorstör
by Grady Hendrix • 2014
Trapped overnight in a knockoff IKEA, employees find the prison beneath still wants inmates.
3.65
129k+
🏢 Haunted Workplace🌙 Trapped Overnight👻 Ghost Hunt Gone Wrong💼 Corporate Evil🖤 Darkly Comic
Horrorstör Summary
Horrorstör 87%
Trapped overnight in a knockoff IKEA, employees find the prison beneath still wants inmates.
by Grady Hendrix 2014
3.65
129k+ ratings
🏢 Haunted Workplace🌙 Trapped Overnight👻 Ghost Hunt Gone Wrong💼 Corporate Evil🖤 Darkly Comic
The Sorrows of Work
by The School of Life • 2019
Work fulfillment is nearly impossible by design. The reasons are structural, not personal.
3.84
505
🏭 Sociology Of Work💰 Capitalism Critique🧠 Workplace Psychology🔍 Anti-Self-Help🔨 Meaningful Work
The Sorrows of Work Summary
The Sorrows of Work 87%
Work fulfillment is nearly impossible by design. The reasons are structural, not personal.
by The School of Life 2019
3.84
505 ratings
🏭 Sociology Of Work💰 Capitalism Critique🧠 Workplace Psychology🔍 Anti-Self-Help🔨 Meaningful Work
The Good Fight
by Liane Davey • 2019
Conflict avoidance is wired in childhood. Your team pays the price. A method for rewiring it.
4.11
143
🔥 Workplace Conflict🏢 Organizational Culture💬 Difficult Conversations🛡️ Psychological Safety👥 Team Dynamics
The Good Fight Summary
The Good Fight 87%
Conflict avoidance is wired in childhood. Your team pays the price. A method for rewiring it.
by Liane Davey 2019
4.11
143 ratings
🔥 Workplace Conflict🏢 Organizational Culture💬 Difficult Conversations🛡️ Psychological Safety👥 Team Dynamics
Socrate au pays des process
by Julia Funès (de) • 2017
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
3.50
22
🏢 Corporate Culture🏛️ Workplace Philosophy🧠 Applied Philosophy💼 Meaning At Work🎭 Cultural Criticism
Socrate au pays des process Summary
Socrate au pays des process 87%
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
by Julia Funès (de) 2017
3.50
22 ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🏛️ Workplace Philosophy🧠 Applied Philosophy💼 Meaning At Work🎭 Cultural Criticism
Exit Interview
by Kristi Coulter • 2023
Amazon promised a meritocracy. For women, ambition demanded a second full-time job: survival.
4.14
7k+
💻 Tech Industry🏢 Corporate Culture⚖️ Gender Bias At Work🔥 Workplace Burnout👩‍💻 Women In Tech
Exit Interview Summary
Exit Interview 87%
Amazon promised a meritocracy. For women, ambition demanded a second full-time job: survival.
by Kristi Coulter 2023
4.14
7k+ ratings
💻 Tech Industry🏢 Corporate Culture⚖️ Gender Bias At Work🔥 Workplace Burnout👩‍💻 Women In Tech
Slack
by Tom DeMarco • 2001
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
4.02
2k+
🔄 Organizational Change⏳ Efficiency Critique🔥 Overwork And Burnout⚠️ Risk Management🔗 Systems Thinking
Slack Summary
Slack 87%
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
by Tom DeMarco 2001
4.02
2k+ ratings
🔄 Organizational Change⏳ Efficiency Critique🔥 Overwork And Burnout⚠️ Risk Management🔗 Systems Thinking
Stopping the Noise in Your Head
by R. Reid Wilson • 2016
Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.
4.02
496
🧠 Anxiety Management📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy💬 Self-Talk🎯 Distress Tolerance🤞 Uncertainty Tolerance
Stopping the Noise in Your Head Summary
Stopping the Noise in Your Head 87%
Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.
by R. Reid Wilson 2016
4.02
496 ratings
🧠 Anxiety Management📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy💬 Self-Talk🎯 Distress Tolerance🤞 Uncertainty Tolerance
The Ballerina Mindset
by Megan Fairchild • 2021
What elite ballet teaches about managing perfectionism: techniques for any high-pressure pursuit.
3.98
548
🎭 Performance Anxiety🧷 Perfectionism🧘 Stress Management🏆 High Achievers🩰 Ballet Memoir
The Ballerina Mindset Summary
The Ballerina Mindset 87%
What elite ballet teaches about managing perfectionism: techniques for any high-pressure pursuit.
by Megan Fairchild 2021
3.98
548 ratings
🎭 Performance Anxiety🧷 Perfectionism🧘 Stress Management🏆 High Achievers🩰 Ballet Memoir
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life
by Naomi Shragai • 2021
Your rivalry with the colleague, your fear of the boss: none of it began at work.
3.56
375
🧠 Workplace Psychology🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems At Work🎭 Impostor Syndrome🧸 Childhood Trauma
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life Summary
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life 87%
Your rivalry with the colleague, your fear of the boss: none of it began at work.
by Naomi Shragai 2021
3.56
375 ratings
🧠 Workplace Psychology🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems At Work🎭 Impostor Syndrome🧸 Childhood Trauma
Calm The Fuck Down
by Sarah Knight • 2018
One question tells you what matters. Then a five-point scale sorts the rest.
3.41
11k+
🧠 Anxiety Management🚑 Mental Triage🤬 Profane Self-Help🎯 Locus Of Control💭 Overthinking Relief
Calm The Fuck Down Summary
Calm The Fuck Down 87%
One question tells you what matters. Then a five-point scale sorts the rest.
by Sarah Knight 2018
3.41
11k+ ratings
🧠 Anxiety Management🚑 Mental Triage🤬 Profane Self-Help🎯 Locus Of Control💭 Overthinking Relief
Ask a Manager
by Alison Green • 2018
Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.
3.91
2k+
💬 Workplace Communication📋 Management Advice🧭 Career Guidance🗣️ Difficult Conversations📝 Direct Feedback
Ask a Manager Summary
Ask a Manager 87%
Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.
by Alison Green 2018
3.91
2k+ ratings
💬 Workplace Communication📋 Management Advice🧭 Career Guidance🗣️ Difficult Conversations📝 Direct Feedback
Thanks for the Feedback
by Douglas Stone • 2014
When feedback stings, you stop hearing it. Skills for receiving criticism without shutting down.
4.05
10k+
💼 Workplace Communication🔄 Feedback Culture🧘 Emotional Regulation🌱 Growth Mindset📈 Professional Development
Thanks for the Feedback Summary
Thanks for the Feedback 87%
When feedback stings, you stop hearing it. Skills for receiving criticism without shutting down.
by Douglas Stone 2014
4.05
10k+ ratings
💼 Workplace Communication🔄 Feedback Culture🧘 Emotional Regulation🌱 Growth Mindset📈 Professional Development
The Hard Truth About Soft Skills
by Peggy Klaus • 2008
Seventy-five percent of career success relies on skills school never taught. Here's what they are.
3.53
548
🔑 Soft Skills💬 Workplace Communication🧠 Emotional Intelligence🏢 Office Politics🏷️ Personal Branding
The Hard Truth About Soft Skills Summary
The Hard Truth About Soft Skills 87%
Seventy-five percent of career success relies on skills school never taught. Here's what they are.
by Peggy Klaus 2008
3.53
548 ratings
🔑 Soft Skills💬 Workplace Communication🧠 Emotional Intelligence🏢 Office Politics🏷️ Personal Branding
The No Asshole Rule
by Robert I. Sutton • 2007
Brilliant jerks cost more than they're worth. A Stanford professor's case for zero tolerance.
3.60
9k+
🐍 Toxic Workplaces🏢 Organizational Culture🛑 Workplace Bullying🧠 Emotional Intelligence🛡️ Psychological Safety
The No Asshole Rule Summary
The No Asshole Rule 87%
Brilliant jerks cost more than they're worth. A Stanford professor's case for zero tolerance.
by Robert I. Sutton 2007
3.60
9k+ ratings
🐍 Toxic Workplaces🏢 Organizational Culture🛑 Workplace Bullying🧠 Emotional Intelligence🛡️ Psychological Safety
Today Was Fun
by Bree Groff • 2025
Build a work life around genuine laughs, trusted teammates, and days that don't demand recovery.
3.79
414
😄 Joy At Work🏢 Workplace Culture🤝 Team Dynamics🛡️ Work-Life Boundaries🔥 Anti-Burnout
Today Was Fun Summary
Today Was Fun 87%
Build a work life around genuine laughs, trusted teammates, and days that don't demand recovery.
by Bree Groff 2025
3.79
414 ratings
😄 Joy At Work🏢 Workplace Culture🤝 Team Dynamics🛡️ Work-Life Boundaries🔥 Anti-Burnout
Working with Difficult People
by Amy Cooper Hakim • 1990
How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.
3.24
190
🏢 Workplace Relationships😤 Difficult Personalities🤝 Conflict Resolution🗣️ Assertive Communication🧘 Emotional Regulation
Working with Difficult People Summary
Working with Difficult People 87%
How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.
by Amy Cooper Hakim 1990
3.24
190 ratings
🏢 Workplace Relationships😤 Difficult Personalities🤝 Conflict Resolution🗣️ Assertive Communication🧘 Emotional Regulation
Managing Your Manager
by Gonzague Dufour • 2010
Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.
3.52
132
🪜 Managing Up♟️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Bosses🎭 Boss Personalities📈 Career Advancement
Managing Your Manager Summary
Managing Your Manager 87%
Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.
by Gonzague Dufour 2010
3.52
132 ratings
🪜 Managing Up♟️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Bosses🎭 Boss Personalities📈 Career Advancement
Stoicism, Bullying, and Beyond
by Matthew Sharpe • 2022
Mobbing strips job, reputation, and peace. Stoicism armors the one thing left: your head.
4.26
19
🏢 Workplace Bullying🏛️ Modern Stoicism💪 Emotional Resilience🧠 Psychological Abuse🔄 Cognitive Reframing
Stoicism, Bullying, and Beyond Summary
Stoicism, Bullying, and Beyond 87%
Mobbing strips job, reputation, and peace. Stoicism armors the one thing left: your head.
by Matthew Sharpe 2022
4.26
19 ratings
🏢 Workplace Bullying🏛️ Modern Stoicism💪 Emotional Resilience🧠 Psychological Abuse🔄 Cognitive Reframing
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness
by Miya Tokumitsu • 2015
Loving your job is what your boss wants. It is also making you tired, compliant, and broke.
3.91
501
🏃 Critique Of Hustle Culture⚠️ Labor Precarity🎓 Student Debt🙅 Anti-Self-Help👁️ Workplace Surveillance
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness Summary
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness 87%
Loving your job is what your boss wants. It is also making you tired, compliant, and broke.
by Miya Tokumitsu 2015
3.91
501 ratings
🏃 Critique Of Hustle Culture⚠️ Labor Precarity🎓 Student Debt🙅 Anti-Self-Help👁️ Workplace Surveillance
Dare
by Barry McDonagh • 2015
Panic hits: don't fight it, demand the full attack. Four steps to break the anxiety cycle.
4.30
6k+
🧘 Anxiety Management😰 Panic Attacks🙏 Anxiety Acceptance🪜 Exposure Therapy🎯 Paradoxical Intention
Dare Summary
Dare 87%
Panic hits: don't fight it, demand the full attack. Four steps to break the anxiety cycle.
by Barry McDonagh 2015
4.30
6k+ ratings
🧘 Anxiety Management😰 Panic Attacks🙏 Anxiety Acceptance🪜 Exposure Therapy🎯 Paradoxical Intention
Nervous Energy
by Chloe Carmichael • 2021
Your anxiety is not broken. Nine ways to channel nervous energy into focus, drive, and calm.
3.87
322
🧠 High Functioning Anxiety🔧 Cbt Techniques🎯 Perfectionism🌬️ Breathwork💭 Thought Management
Nervous Energy Summary
Nervous Energy 87%
Your anxiety is not broken. Nine ways to channel nervous energy into focus, drive, and calm.
by Chloe Carmichael 2021
3.87
322 ratings
🧠 High Functioning Anxiety🔧 Cbt Techniques🎯 Perfectionism🌬️ Breathwork💭 Thought Management
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