{"title":"Books by Sue Unerman","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781399413251","title":"A Year of Creativity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Year of Creativity \u003c\/i\u003edemystifies what it means to be creative, showing how \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003eof us need to exercise our creativity muscles if we are to meet the challenges of an uncertain world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you want to win at work, efficiency is not enough, strategy is not enough, and analysis is not enough. We live in times of increasing complexity and ambiguity; even businesses that have themselves been major disruptors fear major new disruption themselves. In response, leaders are battening down the hatches:  the more uncertain the world, the more they retreat into stale, established patterns of behaviour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a big mistake. The only way to secure competitive advantage is to ensure that \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ecreative thinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is driving your organization. It will enable workplace satisfaction, boost performance, and encourage new ideas throughout teams. To tackle our uncertain environment - and to win in the world of future business - we all need to get serious about creativity and the potential it can unleash.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors of\u003ci\u003e Belonging \u003c\/i\u003ehave now written\u003ci\u003e A Year of Creativity, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich will make creativity accessible to everyone. 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From gender pay gaps and the #MeToo movement to Black Lives Matter, it seems that every organization has finally recognised that lasting change needs to happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVarious studies show that the most successful and productive senior management teams are those which are truly diverse and eclectic. Yet there remains only 8 female CEOs of FTSE 100 boards, and only 10 BAME people working in leadership roles across companies in the FTSE 100. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile there has been a clear shift in attitudes, actual progress towards more inclusive workspaces has been excruciatingly slow and, in some cases, has ground to a halt. Following extensive research and interviews at over 200 international businesses, Kathryn Jacob, Sue Unerman and Mark Edwards have discovered one major problem that is holding back the move towards greater diversity: why aren’t the men getting involved?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost men are not engaged with D\u0026amp;I initiatives in the workplace – at one extreme they may be feeling actively hostile and threatened by the changing cultural landscape. But others may be unmotivated to change – recognising the abstract benefits of diversity but not realising what’s in it for them. The time for change is long past. \u003ci\u003eBelonging\u003c\/i\u003e is the call to action we need today -the tool to turn the men in power into allies as we battle discrimination, harassment, pay gaps, and structural racism and patriarchy at every level of the workplace. 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In this 10th anniversary edition, the authors look at what has changed for women in the workplace since 2016. Spoiler alert – not a lot.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glass Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is a pragmatic guide to success for women at work. Since the first edition was published ten years ago, whilst there has been some meaningful progress, in some areas things have gone into reverse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this 10th anniversary edition, the authors examine the latest research and gauge whether things have improved or not for women at work since the #MeToo movement and the global pandemic, both causing seismic change. Every week brings new headlines that cause unease as much as reason to celebrate. Women still make up less than 10% of CEOs in FTSE 100 companies; a 2024 report found that women are still subject to shocking levels of sexual harassment and bullying; generative AI is sustaining stereotyped images and exacerbating inequity and the ‘manosphere’ is spawning a new generation of misogyny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn terms of real power, both in government and at work, things haven’t changed enough. Debates about the pros and cons of remote and hybrid working continue to impact women and their careers. More companies offer parental leave to new parents, but most of it is still taken by mothers rather than fathers. The new debate around menopause at work is positive, unless it becomes another stick to keep women down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glass Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, 10th Anniversary Edition helps new groups of women to navigate the workplace, make their lives happier and empower real change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503836799349,"sku":"9781350603837","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781350603837.jpg?v=1786867552"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-sue-unerman.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}