More than 11,000 business books are published every year—an overwhelming choice for busy professionals. Therefore, in partnership with getAbstract, Training brings you November’s top three business books recommended to our readers.

Humor can help humanize cultures while reinforcing the myriad complex learning messages that talent management experts have to communicate within large, complex organizations.

Take charge of your speech. Learning strong communication skills will make the difference in your career. By practicing these five tips, you can learn to transform your communication skills and deliver every message like a leader.

Preceptors are clinicians partnered with newly hired or newly licensed clinicians to provide on-the-job support and skill development. In 2012, insurance provider Aetna began the transition from an ad hoc Preceptor Program to a robust, structured one. As of July 2013, 100 percent of new hires had a Preceptor, and turnover was down 50 percent.

Bluebeam turned to Mindflash’s E-Learning software to deploy an online training system designed to help its resellers become influential and knowledgeable product experts.

Your hard skills help you acquire employment, while your soft skills help you retain your longevity in employment. As such, you must strive to understand the subtle difference between them, and integrate and apply them proportionately and effectively to excel as a successful professional and leader.

Many of us Millennials have a funny way of putting ourselves before anyone else, and that includes our customers. It’s no wonder we get such a bad rap as the most self-absorbed generation in recent history. As it stands, there are just a few too many "I’s" in "Millennials."

Where wearables could have the biggest impact is in the realm of communication and collaboration. Wearables afford the rare opportunity to access people and information hands-free.

The 6G Leadership System is designed to produce Generic Leaders who operate on the 2G Network because, through time, they have demonstrated through their behaviors that they have accepted their leadership potential, and their actions have influenced others to accept them as leaders.

You only have one chance to create a first impression—a lasting impression that may affect the outcome of the customer interaction and the impression the customer has of your company. People remember how you make them feel. Make them feel legendary!