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Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Based on two lectures given in 2014 by the author during the Tanner Lectures on Human Values delivered at Princeton University, followed by four commentaries by eminent scholars and the author's response to the commentators. Anderson questions the authoritarian control workers have been forced to give to their employers in order to remain employed and historically why this goes against American ideology of free market values.
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Shows how your organization can become more entrepreneurial, more connected with the broader trends in your industry, and more willing to take smart risks. Explains how to set clear expectations and focus on the endpoint as opposed to managing the process that gets you there. Offers quick, everyday strategies to experience huge increases in productivity (without adding resources) and dramatic drops in turnover.
Author
Publisher
Regnery Gateway Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From the author of Popular Economics comes a surpringly sunny projection of America's future job market. Forget the doomsday predictions of sour-faced nostalgists who say automization and globalization will take away your dream job. The job market is only going to get better and better, according to economist John Tamny, who argues in The End of Work that the greatest gift of prosperity, beyond freedom from painful want, is the existence of work that...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jenn Lim has dedicated her career to helping organizations from name-brand industry leaders to innovative governments build workplace cultures that benefit both their employees and their bottom line, with less employee turnover, greater engagement, and higher profits. Her culture consultancy, Delivering Happiness, demonstrates the profound impact happiness can have on businesses' ability to thrive in our ever-changing times. In this book, she clearly...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth -- the idea...
14) The business of friendship: making the most of our relationships where we spend most of our time
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"I'm working harder than I ever have, and I don't know if it's worth it anymore." If you're a manager or leader in today's high-speed, high-stress economy, these words have probably run through your mind, maybe more than once. Many people in management positions are feeling fed up, burned out, and unhappy at work: the constant pressure and stress, the unending changes, the politics ... People are feeling they can't give much more, and their performance...
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It's time to update your workplace culture! One of the most important reasons people today choose to stay--or leave--a job is the culture of the company. As people become more socially conscious; focus more on wellness, self-care, and work-life balance; and seek jobs where they feel a real connection, it's more important than ever to think about the elements of a job between the work itself. But how do you create a culture that people enjoy while...
17) #Enamórate
Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"A los clientes, a los compañeros, incluso a los jefes los podemos querer. Obviamente no con el mismo tipo de amor que a los seres que hemos escogido en la vida. Tras mucho tiempo con las mismas personas (tanto en el entorno profesional como en el personal) la rutina hace mella y el amor se desvanece. ¿Cómo podemos recuperar o mantener este amor en el entorno laboral? Mediante un análisis en cinco fases estaremos en condiciones de decidir y entender...
19) Off balance: getting beyond the work-life balance myth to personal and professional satisfaction
Author
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Argues that people require satisfaction more than a work-life balance, outlining a system used by the author to promote energy, focus on key priorities, and avoid popular beliefs that compromise personal fulfillment.
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