John Mckinstry: 15 books

So you want to be a trainer. You want to be able to deliver memorable, powerful training courses that make a real difference to the people who attend them. Just how well prepared have you been to do that?  When you learned how to be a trainer were you really set up for success? There...

(Please note that this ebook is approximately 9000 words long with an estimated reading time of 30-40 minutes) A challenging day in HR could involve having to handle some of the most difficult or unpleasant people in the organisation.  It could mean delivering negative feedback, constantly...

(Please note that this ebook is approximately 9000 words long with an estimated reading time of 30-40 minutes) When you work in sales everything is great while you are hitting target but when you aren't – when you are below target and struggling – it can be very different. Just imagine...

This isn’t a book about the build-up to redundancy, this is a book for the moment after you’ve had “the” chat and have suddenly found yourself without a job. This isn’t a book based on some out of date perceptions of what redundancy might be like; this book uses the first hand experiences...

When you work for a living, you’re likely to spend more time with the people in the office than you do with your friends and family.  If the people you work alongside are supportive and easy to get on with then that can be okay. But what if they aren’t? What if you’re trapped...

(Please note that this ebook is approximately 9000 words long with an estimated reading time of 30-40 minutes) A good manager needs to be able to be "skilful" in how they deal with people – especially their own team – under stressful situations.  Even when angry or frustrated...

Just how big an impact does anger have on YOU in the workplace? Have you felt that familiar feeling of slowly building office rage as situations and people around you start to push your buttons?  Have you ever responded to those situations by sulking, shouting or otherwise venting your feelings...

Just how good are you at managing your time and energy?  If your job was starting to slowly but surely overwhelm you, do you think you would actually notice in time to be able to do something about it? Taking Back Control is the story of Annie, a dedicated and hardworking manager whose workload...

You can hear people in sales, from the front-line staff who generate the leads through to the account managers and directors, talking about motivation almost constantly. Is it really important though?  Does it really matter if you are motivated when you work in sales? Short answer? ...

Not every scar is visible… Beaten and abused for years, the young man who calls himself Lonely Little Freak has checked into a hotel with the express intention of taking his own life. A few blocks away, Sarah Dean is pulling on her gloves as she prepares to take part in one of the...

Warriors can't retire. Ice hockey tough guy Ollie Brooks – better known as the Ogre – understands this better than anyone. He's been the enforcer for his team, the man whose job it is to upset and brutalise his opponents, for years now and has been terrifyingly effective in that...

What do you do if you're a coward in one of the most brutal contact sports in the world?  How do you hide when all eyes are going to be on you? Davey Jones – son of local legend Charley – is a professional ice hockey player who knows he's wasting his potential playing in the lower leagues...

Few if any people think the Clean Air Act is the optimal legislative solution to climate change; but it is a powerful tool that is being used sometimes despite the prevailing political will. To address this reality, this volume calls on the best writing from the most often-cited environmental law journal...

People are sick of being sold to. They switch off when they hear conventional approaches, irrespective of how sophisticated they are. In today’s society, where we are being bombarded with information and communication mediums, we have developed the ability to superficially scan; we are ruthless...