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University of Illinois Press What Work Is
Book SynopsisA distinctive exploration of how workers see work For more than twenty years, Robert Bruno has taught labor history and labor studies to union members from a wide range of occupations and demographic groups. In the class, he asked his students to finish the question “Work is—?” in six words or less. The thousands of responses he collected provide some of the rich source material behind What Work Is. Bruno draws on the thoughts and feelings experienced by workers in the present day to analyze how we might design a future of work. He breaks down perceptions of work into five categories: work and time; the space workers occupy; the impact of work on our lives; the sense of purpose that motivates workers; and the people we work for, in all senses of the term. Far-seeing and sympathetic, What Work Is merges personal experiences with research, poetry, and other diverse sources to illuminate workers’ lives in the present and envision whaTrade Review“Understanding what work means is critically important for understanding the lived experiences of millions of people and for research and policymaking. Bruno gives voice to workers who are critically important for society but overlooked by research focused on the managerial and professional class. The nuances revealed by the workers’ own words can’t be observed in statistical analyses, and the more we learn about their experiences through their own voices, the better.”--John W. Budd, author of The Thought of Work"Bruno’s humanistic analysis often approaches the poetic ('Work hurts. Work disables and abuses. It exhausts, stresses, and ultimately kills. Work dictates life spans. It also invigorates, inspires, satisfies, and brings joy'), and his shrewd recommendations for improving American labor include strong unions, reducing the 40-hour workweek, and stronger enforcement of overtime benefits. It’s a worthy update to Studs Terkel’s Working." --Publisher's WeeklyTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. The Time of Work Chapter 2. Work and Space Chapter 3. Work’s Impact Chapter 4. The Purpose of Work Chapter 5. The Subject of Work Conclusion Index
£77.35
University of Illinois Press What Work Is
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Understanding what work means is critically important for understanding the lived experiences of millions of people and for research and policymaking. Bruno gives voice to workers who are critically important for society but overlooked by research focused on the managerial and professional class. The nuances revealed by the workers’ own words can’t be observed in statistical analyses, and the more we learn about their experiences through their own voices, the better.”--John W. Budd, author of The Thought of Work"Bruno’s humanistic analysis often approaches the poetic ('Work hurts. Work disables and abuses. It exhausts, stresses, and ultimately kills. Work dictates life spans. It also invigorates, inspires, satisfies, and brings joy'), and his shrewd recommendations for improving American labor include strong unions, reducing the 40-hour workweek, and stronger enforcement of overtime benefits. It’s a worthy update to Studs Terkel’s Working." --Publisher's WeeklyTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. The Time of Work Chapter 2. Work and Space Chapter 3. Work’s Impact Chapter 4. The Purpose of Work Chapter 5. The Subject of Work Conclusion Index
£17.99
WW Norton & Co Super Pumped
Book SynopsisA The New York Times technology correspondent presents the dramatic rise and fall of Uber, set against the rapid upheaval in Silicon Valley during the mobile era.Trade Review"If you want to understand modern-day Silicon Valley, you need to read this book. The tale of Uber, the queen of the so-called ‘unicorns,’ is a parable about power—and the lengths to which some startup founders will go to amass it and hold onto it. Aside from being a delicious read, Mike Isaac’s account is also teeming with new revelations that will shock and outrage you." -- John Carreyrou"Travis Kalanick changed an entire industry, made billions of dollars, and made a company into a verb, and he did so by destroying anything and anyone who stepped in his way. A riveting read about bro culture gone awry." -- Nick Bilton - Vanity Fair"Mike Isaac reveals the toe-curling tale of how Travis Kalanick drove a revolutionary taxi app to global success — and the brink." -- The Sunday Times"This forensic account of the rise and fall of Kalanick is a great “behind the headlines” read for Valley types." -- The Sunday Times"[Isaac] spins a compelling yarn that chronicles the transit company’s unruly development into… a publicly traded, billion-dollar global behemoth, often aided by spying on competitors and outwitting transportation regulators… [Super Pumped] is no dry business profile but a tale that Isaac has deeply reported yet still made accessible." -- William Nottingham - Los Angeles Times"... entertaining and well-researched book..." -- Business Book of the Year 2019 - The Sunday Times"What makes ‘Super Pumped' different, and justifies its description as a page-turner rather than a dry corporate history, is the visceral world in which Kalanick was determined to operate. It’s a gripping account of Uber’s rapid rise, its pitched battles with taxi unions and drivers, the company’s toxic internal culture and the bare-knuckle tactics it devised to overcome obstacles in its quest for dominance." -- Engineering and Technology"Isaac is great at the ticktock of events as they unfold, but his best work comes when he steps back to examine the bigger picture." -- Leslie Berlin - The New York Times Book Review"[Isaac’s] meticulously reported account of Uber’s trajectory avoids the easy paths." -- Nitasha Tiku - Wired"... if you want to understand how some of Silicon Valley’s biggest players tick, this is the book for you." -- City AM"Tenacious New York Times technology correspondent Mike Isaac chronicles the dramatic rise, fall and subsequent hand-wringing at the world’s most controversial start-up." -- Best tech Christmas gift ideas for 2019 - inews"Mike Isaac’s dramatic account of the rise and fall of Uber at the hands of founder Travis Kalanick is all thriller." -- Festive Wish List: Tech Books 2019 - The Evening Standard
£20.89
John Wiley & Sons Inc Virtual Team Success
Book SynopsisIn today's complex organizations it is not uncommon to have as many as 50 percent of employees working on virtual teams. As the virtual revolution continues to spread, how can companies ensure that virtual team collaboration is producing the desired results? Highly practical and easy to navigate, Virtual Team Success leverages the authors' robust global research study and hands-on experience to provide an immediately usable resource for virtual team members and team leaders. This groundbreaking book is a hands-on, practical toolkit filled with down-to-earth examples and insights that can enhance the virtual team experience for everyone involved. The authors' research study is one of the most comprehensive applied studies ever conducted on virtual teams, and all of the recommendations outlined are based on these findings as well as the authors' years of experience helping virtual teams and virtual team leaders effectively lead and collaborate from a distance. To help orgTable of ContentsList of Tables, Case Studies, Figures, and Exhibits xi Acknowledgments xv Foreword xvii Introduction xix Section One: Building High-Performing Virtual Teams 1 Chapter One: Why Virtual Teams Fail 3 Key Challenges 6 Four Pitfalls to Virtual Team Performance 8 Conclusion 12 Chapter Two: Profiles of Virtual Team Success—What Good Looks Like 15 Team Composition 15 Communication and Training 19 Leadership 24 Conclusion 25 Chapter Three: Virtual Team Launch Kit 27 Test Your Virtual Team Launch IQ 27 Setting Virtual Teams Up for Success 30 Is Your Organization Prepared to Support Virtual Team Work? 49 Conclusion 50 Chapter Four: What Differentiates Great Virtual Teams—How to RAMP Up Your Team’s Performance 51 What Differentiates Top Virtual Teams? 51 The Shingle Seal Standstill: How Would You Handle It? 57 RAMP Up Virtual Team Performance 60 Conclusion 78 Section Two: Leading Virtual Teams 81 Chapter Five: How to Lead Virtual Teams—Tips, Techniques, and Best Practices for HighPerformance 83 Challenges Virtual Team Leaders Face 83 Raygen Company Slump: How Would You Handle It? 88 Virtual Team Leadership Self-Assessment 91 What Makes an Effective Virtual Team Leader? 92 Obstacles at a Glance: A Quick Reference Guide 107 Conclusion 110 Chapter Six: What Factors Really Accelerate Virtual Team Performance—The Four TopPerformance Boosters 113 Taking Virtual Team Performance to the Next Level 113 Conclusion 129 Chapter Seven: How to Facilitate High-Impact Virtual Meetings—Techniques That ReallyWork 131 The Facilitator’s Role 132 V-Meeting Checklist 134 Building a V-Meeting Agenda 134 Keeping Virtual Meetings on Track 136 Dealing with Other Common Challenges 140 Conclusion 142 Conclusion: Six Lessons for Successful Virtual Teams 147 Lesson 1: Focus on People Issues 147 Lesson 2: No Trust, No Team 148 Lesson 3: ‘‘Soft” Skills Are Essential 149 Lesson 4:Watch Out For Performance Peaks 150 Lesson 5: Create a ‘‘High-Touch” Environment 151 Lesson 6: Virtual Team Leadership Matters 152 Closing Thoughts 153 Appendix: On Point’s Global Virtual Team Study 157 Notes 173 About the Authors 177 Index 181
£49.88
John Wiley & Sons Inc Psychological Management of Individual
Book SynopsisIndividual performance is a core concept within Work and Organizational Psychology. Psychological Management of Individual Performance is a unique combination of contributions from an academic and a practitioner for each topic.Trade Review"…A weighty but nevertheless accessible book and one worth knowing about…" (The Occupational Psychologist, December 2002)Table of ContentsAbout the Editor About the Contributors Series Preface Preface Part 1: Performance: Concept, Theory, and Predictors Performance Concepts and Performance Theory (Sabine Sonnentag and Michael Frese) 2. Ability and Non-ability Predictors of Job Performance (Ruth Kanfer and Tracy M Kantrowitz) 3. PRACTICE CHAPTER--debis Career Development Center: Personality Scales within a Process-Oriented Development Instrument for Management High Potentials (Jurgen Deller et al) 4. Work Design and Individual Work Performance: Research Findings and an Agenda for Future Inquiry (Sharon K Parker and Nick Turner) 5. PRACTICE CHAPTER--Organizational Design and Organizational Development as a Precondition for Good Job Design and High Job Performance (Oliver Strohm) Part 2: Assessing Performance 6. Appraisal: An Individual Psychological Perspective (Clive Fletcher) 7. PRACTICE CHAPTER--Performance Appraisal (Gesa Drewes and Bernd Runde) 8. Analysis of Performance Potential (Daniela Lohaus and Martin Kleinmann) 9. PRACTICE CHAPTER--Assessing Potential and Future Performance (Wieby Altink and Helma Verhagen) Part 3 Enhancing Performance 10. The High Performance Cycle: Standing the Test of Time (Gary P Latham et al) 11. PRACTICE CHAPTER--Enhancing Performance through Goal-Setting and Feedback Interventions (Jen A Algera et al) 12. Enhancing Performance through Training (Beryl Hesketh and Karolina Ivancic) 13. PRACTICE CHAPTER--Enhancing Performance through Training (Brigitte Winkler) 14. Enhancing Performance through Mentoring (Terri A Scandura and Betti A Hamilton) 15. PRACTICE CHAPTER --Mentoring for World-Class Performance (James G Clawson and Douglas S Newburg) 16. Enhancing Performance through Pay and Reward Systems (Henk Thierry) 17. PRACTICE CHAPTER--Performance Measurement and Pay for Performance (Harrie F J M Tuijl et al) 18. Managing Individual Performance: A Strategic Perspective (Susan E Jackson and Randall S Schuler) 19. PRACTICE CHAPTER--Performance Improvement through Human Resource Management (Sabine Remdisch) Part 4 Ensuring Performance in a Wider Context 20. Performance, Well-being and Self-Regulation (Sabine Sonnentag) 21. PRACTICE CHAPTER--Well-being, Stress Managment and Performance: From Analysis to Intervention (Rendel D de Jong) 22. Integrating the Linkages between Organizational Culture and Individual Outcomes at Work (Paul Tesluk et al) 23. PRACTICE CHAPTER--Organizational Culture: A Case Study (Jaap J van Muijen) Author Index Subject Index
£188.96
University of California Press Hustle and Gig
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book is at its best and most useful when detailing—often in workers own words—the litany of injustices, indignities, and unsafe conditions visited upon the people working for these services. Such issues are not surprising and speak directly to why the Labor Department’s directive is so problematic. Nevertheless, the sheer volume of workplace injuries, unreachable employers, legally tenuous situations like drug delivery and credit card scams, denied benefits, endemic sexual harassment, low wages, and constant stress about whether one will get hired enough on a day-to-day level is striking." * New Labor Forum *"Hustle and Gig is a timely and important addition to the nascent but rapidly expanding literature of this new economic movement. It vividly bring to life the realities that many gig workers face today as they move forward to the past. The reality that many face challenges not unlike their peers from over a century ago—piecemeal work, low wages, and lacking basic protections. Hustle and Gig would be of particular interest to scholars studying non-standard work arrangements and employment relations, but also to scholars with a general interest in work and occupations or labor history." * Social Forces *"Ravenelle’s account of the state of gig work in Hustle and Gig is a great starting point: both the breadth of sectors covered and the depth of the ethnographic material are fantastic and add important detail to the techlash movement that is so often empirically weak." * LSE Review of Books *"Hustle and Gig is a refreshing and important statement about the structural changes evident in contemporary capitalism. The book is written with style and verve, yet is accessible and even ideal for assignment in classes on work, organizations, and social inequality. It is perhaps the most thoughtful and provocative depiction of the structural changes impinging on work as the sharing economy gains force. It deserves a wide audience." * Sociological Forum *"Hustle and Gig is a timely contribution to conversations about the kinds of working conditions that we, as a society, are—and are not—building for the future. . . .[it] reminds readers that decent jobs are not something that exist a priori. They must be made." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Strugglers, Strivers, and Success Stories 2. What Is the Sharing Economy? 3. Forward to the Past and the Early Industrial Age 4. Workplace Troubles 5. Sharing Is Caring 6. All in a Day’s (Dirty) Work 7. Living the Dream? 8. Conclusion Appendix 1. Demographic Survey Appendix 2. Interview Matrix Notes References Index
£22.50
Princeton University Press Inventing Equal Opportunity
Book SynopsisEqual opportunity in the workplace is thought to be the direct legacy of the civil rights and feminist movements and the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. This book reveals how the personnel profession devised - and transformed - our understanding of discrimination.Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2012 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, American Sociological Association Winner of the 2010 Max Weber Award in the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009 "Frank Dobbin's impressive Inventing Equal Opportunity documents the crucial role played by the personnel profession in translating equal employment law into practice... Dobbin makes a powerful argument about the importance of long-overlooked personnel managers in creating the legal environment that governs so much of an American's working life."--Science "In this superb book, Dobbin explains the process through which white males have now become 'victims' of a system intended to uplift disadvantaged groups; at the same time, it reveals the fallacy of judicial neutrality in civil rights cases... Overall, Dobbin tells a clear, well-documented, fascinating story about workplace relations."--R.L. Hogler, Choice "Inventing Equal Opportunity provides a much needed corrective to our understanding of the workings of corporate America in the face of external pressures surrounding inequality and law... Consequent to [its] many strengths, I have no doubt that Inventing Equal Opportunity will find a welcome home on the 'must read' shelf among sociologists and graduate students of inequality, law, organizations, professions, and work."--Vincent J. Roscigno, Contemporary Sociology "Dobbin's book is an eye-opening account of how a professional group used demands for equal opportunity to expand its professional jurisdiction... Through their policies and programs, these experts heightened expectations for fair treatment and promoted a more sociological understanding of racism and sexism inside organizations."--Christine L. Williams, Gender and Society "This impressive book makes a convincing case for human resources professionals as key players in the implementation of civil rights laws."--Edward Berkowitz, Journal of Social History "Frank Dobbin has written a careful institutional analysis of how human resource professionals invented equal opportunity. The book is a pleasure to read and a field guide for what historically careful institutional analyses should look like. For institutionalists and law and society scholars the book is necessary reading. Inventing Equal Opportunity is likely to become one of the definitive books on the history of equal opportunity law and corporate personnel practice."--Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, American Journal of Sociology "This is an excellent, smart book attuned to the implications its argument has for our understanding of social movements, racial progress, and federalism."--Jennifer Delton, Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix CHAPTER 1: Regulating Discrimination The Paradox of a Weak State 1 CHAPTER 2: Washington Outlaws Discrimination with a Broad Brush 22 CHAPTER 3: The End of Jim Crow The Personnel Arsenal Put to New Purposes 41 CHAPTER 4: Washington Means Business Personnel Experts Fashion a System of Compliance 75 CHAPTER 5: Fighting Bias with Bureaucracy 101 CHAPTER 6: The Reagan Revolution and the Rise of Diversity Management 133 CHAPTER 7: The Feminization of HR and Work-Family Programs 161 CHAPTER 8: Sexual Harassment as Employment Discrimination 190 CHAPTER 9: How Personnel Defined Equal Opportunity 220 Notes 235 Bibliography 261 Index 289
£28.80
Princeton University Press Pedigree
Book SynopsisAmericans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it is often those from affluent backgrounds who land the best jobs. Pedigree takes readers behind the closed doors of top-tier investment banks, consulting firms, and law firms to reveal the truth about whoTrade ReviewWinner of the 2016 Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2016 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association Co-Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association Co-Winner of the 2016 Silver Medal in Career (Job Search, Career Advancement), Axiom Business Book Awards One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs is an academic book with the requisite references to gender theory and Marxist concepts of inequality. But read it carefully and it becomes something far more useful--a guide on how to join the global elite."--Economist "[Rivera's] richly described account is mesmerising--and horrifying."--Gillian Tett, Financial Times "[Pedigree] provides an insider look at how top-notch places hire, and explores how their processes serve those with the most privileged and affluent backgrounds."--Bouree Lam, The Atlantic "Sociologist Rivera has written an exceptionally useful study of how hiring for elite starting jobs is actually done in the US. This insider study shows how the top investment banks, law firms, and consulting companies hire only from a double handful of leading universities, law schools, and business schools... This significant sociological study will also likely be read as a how-to manual."--ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi 1 Entering the Elite 1 2 The Playing Field 29 3 The Pitch 55 4 The Paper 83 5 Setting the Stage for Interviews 113 6 Beginning the Interview: Finding a Fit 135 7 Continuing the Interview: The Candidate's Story 147 8 Concluding the Interview: The Final Acts 183 9 Talking It Out: Deliberating Merit 211 10 Social Reconstruction 253 11 Conclusion 267 Appendix A Who Is Elite? 287 Appendix B Methodological Details 291 Appendix C List of Interviews 307 Notes 315 References 347 Index 365
£31.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Dissent in Organizations
Book SynopsisWhile disagreement persists in most contemporary organizations, how employees express dissent at work and how their respective organizations respond to it vary widely. This book provides students, scholars, and practitioners with an understanding of dissent as an important aspect of workplace communication.Trade Review"This scholarly acknowledgement of the vital role of dissent is refreshing and long overdue." Choice "Kassing convinces the reader that the question of organizational dissent is of singular importance in the study of organizational communication. The book provides an interesting synthesis of the attitude research designed to tease out the intricacies of dissent, and it is replete with the stories of some of our most important dissenters." Tim Hegstrom, San Jose State University "Dissent in Organizations is an important book for students, scholars, and indeed citizens in general. Kassing widens and deepens our understanding of why and how dissent occurs in organizations. Above all, this book helps to build an important bridge between our understanding of what we do during a huge proportion of the hours of our lives - that is, work - and our common commitment to democratic practices." George Cheney, University of Texas at Austin "Dissent in Organizations is a ‘must read' if you have ever made suggestions for change and been surprised at others' reactions. The book provides an insightful and interesting integration of research on dissent across multiple disciplines. It is full of excellent examples that have immediate relevance to managers and employees across all types of organizations." Linn Van Dyne, Michigan State UniversityTable of ContentsDetailed Table of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPrefaceChapter 1: Why is Organizational Dissent Relevant?Chapter 2: What is Organizational Dissent?Chapter 3: How Do We Make Sense of Organizational Dissent?Chapter 4: What Triggers Organizational DissentChapter 5: How Do Employees Express Dissent?Chapter 6: Upward Dissent Anyone?Chapter 7: Can Organizational Dissent Be Managed Well?References
£45.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc John Carver on Board Leadership
Book SynopsisThis one-stop board leadership resource, written by one of the world''s leading governance consultants and author of the bestselling Boards That Make a Difference, offers you a broad range of material including the best articles from the Board Leadership newsletter, articles from various publications, and previously unpublished short works. Each chapter has been carefully selected and arranged to provide you with a distillation of John Carver''s revolutionary Policy Governance model.Trade Review.."packed with information and advice.."(Modern Management, February 2002)Table of ContentsFrequently Asked Questions Guide. Foreword (Sir Adrian Cadbury). Introduction. About the Author. 1. A Theory of Governance: The Search for Universal Principles. A Theory of Governing the Public's Business: Redesigning the Jobs of Boards, Councils, and Commissions. Is Policy Governance the One Best Way? Rethinking Governance Research. Watch Out for Misleading Interpretations of Governance Research. Why Is Conceptual Wholeness So Difficult for Boards? Are Boards Searching for the Holy Grail? Can Things Go Horribly Wrong for Boards That Use Policy Governance? 2. The Moral Basis of Board Authority: Where the Chain of Command Begins. Ownership. Understanding the Special Board-Ownership Relationship. Determining Who Your Owners Are. Connecting with the Ownership. What to Do If You Find a Consumer on Your Board. Achieving Meaningful Diversity in the Boardroom. Making Hierarchy Work: Exercising Appropriate Board Authority in the Service of Mission. Elected Boards: Meeting Their Special Governance Challenge. Your Board's Market Surrogate Obligation. Leading, Following, and the Wisdom to Know the Difference. Families of Boards, Part One: Federations. Families of Boards, Part Two: Holding Companies. When Owners Are Customers: The Confusion of Dual Board Hats. 3. Creating the Board's Single Voice: Appropriate Roles of Committees, Officers, and Individual Members. Creating a Single Voice: The Prerequisite to Board Leadership. Boards Should Have Their Own Voice. Protecting Board Integrity from the Renegade Board Member. When the Founding Parent Stays on the Board. The Executive Committee: Turning a Governance Liability into an Asset. A Team of Equals. Policies Us. Recruiting Leaders: What to Look for in New Board Members. Should Your CEO Be a Board Member? What If the Committee Chair Just Wants to Know? Reining In a Runaway Chair. Does Your Board Drive Away Its Most Promising Members? A Few Tips for the Chairperson. Sometimes You Have to Fire Your Chair. What to Do with Your Board's Philosophy, Values, and Beliefs. Crafting the Board Job Description. Planning the Board's Conduct. 4. Linking Governance to Operations: The Board-Management Connection. To Tell or Not to Tell: One CEO Learns the Right Way to Inform Her Board. Governing in the Shadow of a Founder-CEO. If You Want It Done Right, Delegate It! What to Do When Staff Take Complaints Directly to Board Members. When Board Members Are the Only Staff in Sight. The CEO's Objectives Are Not Proper Board Business. Why Only the CEO Can Interpret the Board's Ends and Executive Limitations Policies. Getting It Right from the Start: The CEO's Job Description. Do You Really Have a CEO? Does Policy Governance Give Too Much Authority to the CEO? 5 Putting Purpose First: Deciding, Delegating, and Demanding Organizational "Ends". Boards Lead Best When Services, Programs, and Curricula Are Transparent. A Community Board Struggles with the Cost of Its Results. Beware the "Quality" Fetish. First Things First. Evaluating the Mission Statement. The Board of a Trade Association Establishes Ends Policies. A Public School Board Establishes Ends Policies. A City Council Creates Ends Policies. A Hospital Board Creates Ends Policies. 6. Safely Avoiding Micromanagement: Staff Freedom Within Defined Limits. Free Your Board and Staff Through Executive Limitations. Making Informed Fiscal Policy. Running Afoul of Governance. Crafting Policy to Safeguard Your Organization's Actual Fiscal Condition. Crafting Policy to Guide Your Organization's Budget. Fiduciary Responsibility. Redefining the Board's Role in Fiscal Planning. 7. What the Board's Words Mean: Harnessing Interpretation for Control and Empowerment. The "Any Reasonable Interpretation" Rule: Leap of Faith or Sine Qua Non of Delegation? Boards Should Be Not the Final Authority but the Initial Authority. Abstracting Up: Discovering the Big Issues Among the Trivia. Who's in Charge? Is Your Organization Too Staff-Driven? Too Volunteer-Driven? Never Cast in Stone: Flexible Policy Supports Management and Saves Board Time. Policy Governance Is Not a "Hands Off" Model. 8. When the Board Meets: Products, Process, Discipline, and Costs. Is Your Board in a Rut? Shake Up Your Routine! Why Not Set Your Quorum Requirement at 100 Percent? Owning Your Agenda: A Long-Term View Is the Key to Taking Charge. Calculating the Real Costs of Governance. The Consent Agenda and Responsible Rubber-Stamping. 9. Assuring Board and Management Performance: Measurement, Evaluation, and Discipline. Painful Lessons: Learning from the United Way Misfortune. One Board Fails to Follow Its Own Monitoring Policy-and Courts Fiscal Disaster. The Misguided Focus on Administrative Cost. A Simple Matter of Comparison: Monitoring Fiscal Management in Your Organization. Board Approvals and Monitoring Are Very Different Actions. Giving Measurement Its Due in Policy Governance. Honey, I Shrunk the Policies. The Mechanics of Direct Inspection Monitoring. Redefining Board Self-Evaluation: The Key to Keeping on Track. Living Up to Your Own Expectations: Implementing Self-Evaluation to Make a Difference in Your Organization. The Importance of Trust in the Board-CEO Relationship. Evaluating the CEO: An Effective Approach to Ensure Future Organizational Success. Putting CEO Evaluation in Perspective. Off Limits: What Not to Do in Your CEO Evaluation. A CEO Self-Evaluation Checklist. 10. Safeguarding Governance Viability for the Long Term. What to Do When All Your Policies Are in Place. Nine Steps to Implementing Policy Governance. Shaping Up Your Bylaws. What Happens to Conventional Documents Under Policy Governance? How You Can Tell When Your Board Is Not Using Policy Governance. CEOs! Guiding Your Board Toward Better Governance. Policy Governance Won't Work Because . . . Protecting Governance from Law, Funders, and Accreditors. 11. When Governing Boards Perform Nongoverning Roles. When Board Members Act as Staff Advisors. Tips for Creating Advisory Boards and Committees. Giving, Getting, and Governing: Finding a Place for Fundraising Among the Responsibilities of Leadership. Girl Scout Council Learns What Kind of Help Counts the Most. Board Members as Amateur CEOs. 12. Policy Governance for Specific Audiences. Remaking Governance. Toward Coherent Governance. Partnership for Public Service. Governing Parks and Recreation. Education Accountability and Legislative Oversight. New Means to an End. Reinventing Governance. To Focus on Shaping the Future, Many Hospital Boards Might Require a Radical Overhaul. Corporate Governance Model from an Unexpected Source-Nonprofits. A Theory of Corporate Governance: Finding a New Balance for Boards and Their CEOs. The Opportunity for Reinventing Corporate Governance in Joint Venture Companies. What Use Is Business Experience on a Nonprofit or Governmental Board? Seizing the Governance Opportunity for Central European NGOs. Building an Infrastructure of Governance in Eastern Europe. References. Index.
£52.25
MB - Cornell University Press A Company of One Insecurity Independence and the
Book SynopsisSurveying the new culture of corporate employment and unemployment.Trade Review"A Company of One is a commendable addition to the growing literature on the New Economy. Carrie Lane makes her contribution by focusing on the ideologies and internal thought processes of workers affected by tumultuous employment and the emphasis on career managementrather than just on the documentation of those trends... A Company of One is smoothly writtenwell organized and a pleasure to read... Lane accomplishes what she set out to dowhich was to detail how individuals wrap their minds around tumultuous employment and march on." —Kathryn DensbergerUniversity of Richmond, * The British Sociological Association *In A Company of One, Carrie Lane reveals ways in which unemployed technology workers seek to manage the uncharted territory between jobs. She documents the strategies these workers use and analyzes the cultural logic through which they understand unemployment. Her analysis reveals the contradictions of an ideology of independence that obscures structural disadvantage and impedes recognition of broader relations of power.... Historically and geographically situated, this book helps to explain the resilience of individualism. Ideas about work, Lane shows, can withstand considerable challenge and yet continue to inform both meaning and action. -- Debra Osnowitz * British Journal of Industrial Relations *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Fortitude, Faith, and the Free Market 1. Silicon Prairie 2. A Company of One 3. The Hardest Job You'll Ever Have 4. Rituals of Unemployment 5. Man Enough to Let My Wife Support Me EpilogueNotes Bibliography Index
£19.99
Stanford University Press Cultural Intelligence
Book SynopsisThis work develops the idea of cultural intelligence and examine its three essential facets: cognition - the ability to develop patterns from cultural cues; motivation - the desire and ability to engage others; and behaviour - the capability to act in accordance with cognition and motivation.Trade Review"This is a very important book about a significant new concept, 'cultural intelligence' (CQ) that is sure to attract the attention of both scholars and those who are involved in the practical matters of global commerce and international affairs. The authors have amassed a considerable array of academic theories and research evidence to support their arguments for why it is essential to understand CQ and how it can be developed and used in our increasingly multi-cultural world. All of us who consider ourselves 'internationalists' need to read this book." -Lyman W. Porter,University of California, Irvine "Cultural Intelligence provides an innovative, instructive, and engaging discussion of a question that most cultural frameworks have left in the shadows-the question of how people come to understand cultures other than their own. Few questions are of more intellectual or practical interest in this time of multicultural communities, global organizations, and culturally framed political conflict." -Michael W. Morris, Columbia University "Intelligence is frequently understood in terms of the psychological tests so salient in the public mind. Earley and Ang broaden the scope of intelligence to include culture, and then applied cultural intelligence to numerous practical situations. This book is an indispensable companion for those who research the culture and psychology link, work across cultures, or train those who work across cultures." -Harry C. Triandis, University of Illinois,
£112.20
Stanford University Press Cultural Intelligence
Book SynopsisThis work develops the idea of cultural intelligence and examines its three essential facets: cognition - the ability to develop patterns from cultural cues; motivation - the desire and ability to engage others; and behaviour - the capability to act in accordance with cognition and motivation.Trade Review"This is a very important book about a significant new concept, 'cultural intelligence' (CQ) that is sure to attract the attention of both scholars and those who are involved in the practical matters of global commerce and international affairs. The authors have amassed a considerable array of academic theories and research evidence to support their arguments for why it is essential to understand CQ and how it can be developed and used in our increasingly multi-cultural world. All of us who consider ourselves 'internationalists' need to read this book." -Lyman W. Porter,University of California, Irvine "Cultural Intelligence provides an innovative, instructive, and engaging discussion of a question that most cultural frameworks have left in the shadows-the question of how people come to understand cultures other than their own. Few questions are of more intellectual or practical interest in this time of multicultural communities, global organizations, and culturally framed political conflict." -Michael W. Morris, Columbia University "Intelligence is frequently understood in terms of the psychological tests so salient in the public mind. Earley and Ang broaden the scope of intelligence to include culture, and then applied cultural intelligence to numerous practical situations. This book is an indispensable companion for those who research the culture and psychology link, work across cultures, or train those who work across cultures." -Harry C. Triandis, University of Illinois,
£28.80
Stanford University Press Corporate Culture
Book SynopsisCorporate Culture explains how culture is a key driver or determinant of the "bottom line" and why it is the ultimate source of sustainable competitive advantage in organizations.Trade Review"The success of any company is directly predicated on its employees; their dedication, passion, and commitment. Through Drs. Flamholtz's and Randle's work with my organization, we learned how corporate culture can contribute to enhancing our employees' productivity and accelerating our company's growth."—Fuad El-Hibri, Chairman and CEO, Emergent BioSolutions Inc."I have applied the authors' corporate culture model to help numerous industry leaders in China. It's simple, applicable, and has transformed the way that CEOs view the science of corporate culture. Most importantly, it's the only corporate cultural model that I have found to boost profits!"—Wendy Wu, CEO, New Leaders Group"Eric Flamholtz and Yvonne Randle provide a new understanding of the need to not just assess corporate culture, but to actively manage culture toward the end of improved performance. In doing so, they create an innovative, uniquely comprehensive framework to guide business leaders."—Jeff Cornwall, President, USASBE, and Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and the Jack C. Massey Chair of Entrepreneurship, Belmont University"I would highly recommend Corporate Culture: The Ultimate Strategic Assetas a valuable tool for all managers and teams. This book will help one overcome challenges and grow as a leader. The real-world examples provide insight on how to manage corporate culture and create a sustainable competitive advantage that drives results."—Eric Schiffer, CEO of 99 Only Stores (a NYSE company)"This book is a scholarly and original milestone in the literature on cultural management in corporations - a 'hot topic' at a time when firms seek new ways to survive and grow. Authors Flamholtz and Randle mine a rich vein of numerous corporate case studies of both success and failure and provide a step-by-step approach to implementing their practical advice and assistance to corporate professionals. It will also rank high in academic appreciation and student course-work."—Paul Stonham, Professor, ESCP Europe
£40.50
Stanford University Press CQ
Book SynopsisThis book helps a manager understand and assess personal cultural intelligence and how to leverage this capability in diverse work environments.Trade Review"This book is an immensely useful guide to the use of cultural intelligence at work. Cultural intelligence is the individual's capacity for successful work and social adaptation to new cultural settings, and indeed to any unfamiliar social environment. Part I details the various components of cultural intelligence. Part II provides realistic, practical, culture-sensitive stories from intercultural work settings. It describes how leading multicultural organizations deal with cultural diversity, how to create high performing international teams, how to improve job assignments to other cultures, how to deal with a diverse work force, and how to lead people in international organizations."—Harry C. Triandis, University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign"One of tomorrow's certainties is that more and more people will need to understand the effects of culture on behavior and the impact of cultural differences. In CQ, the authors give us important frameworks and insights for developing an understanding of cultures other than our own. Throughout the book, interesting, intriguing, and stimulating examples are presented that focus on cultural differences in workplace interactions and the necessity for dealing with them effectively from the points of view of all stakeholders involved."—Richard Brislin, University of HawaiiTable of ContentsContents Preface Section I ' Understanding Cultural Intelligence Chapter 1: Introduction - Positioning Cultural Intelligence in the Global Economy Chapter 2: What is Cultural Intelligence & Why Does It Matter? Chapter 3: Preparing Your Mind: The Cultural Strategic Thinking Basis of CQ Chapter 4: Directing Your Energy: The Motivational Basis of CQ Chapter 5: Presenting Yourself: The Behavioral Basis of CQ Section II ' Applying CQ to Your Workplace Chapter 6: Working Effectively in the Culturally Diverse Workplace Chapter 7: Succeeding in Global Work Assignments Chapter 8: Building High Performing Global Teams Chapter 9: Leading Globally Chapter 10: Summary and Concluding Thoughts Further Readings Appendix: A Self-Assessment of Your CQ Index About the Authors
£19.94
University of Pennsylvania Press The Organization Man
Book SynopsisRegarded as one of the most important sociological and business commentaries of modern times, The Organization Man developed the first thorough description of the impact of mass organization on American society. During the height of the Eisenhower administration, corporations appeared to provide a blissful answer to postwar life with the marketing of new technologies—television, affordable cars, space travel, fast food—and lifestyles, such as carefully planned suburban communities centered around the nuclear family. William H. Whyte found this phenomenon alarming.As an editor for Fortune magazine, Whyte was well placed to observe corporate America; it became clear to him that the American belief in the perfectibility of society was shifting from one of individual initiative to one that could be achieved at the expense of the individual. With its clear analysis of contemporary working and living arrangements, The Organization Man rapidly achieveTrade Review"Recognized as a benchmark, Whyte's book reveals the dilemmas at the heart of the group ethos that emerged in the corporate and social world of the postwar era." * Nathan Glazer *"The Organization Man is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. It established the categories Americans now use when thinking about the workplace, the suburbs, and their lives." * David Brooks, senior editor at the Weekly Standard and contributing editor at Newsweek *"The Organization Man remains a worthwhile read today." * Philadelphia Inquirer *Table of ContentsForeword, by Joseph Nocera PART I. THE IDEOLOGY OF ORGANIZATION MAN 1. Introduction 2. Decline of the Protestant Ethic 3. Scientism 4. Belongingness 5. Togetherness PART II. THE TRAINING OF ORGANIZATION MAN 6. A generation of Bureaucrats 7. The Practical Curriculum 8. Business Influence on Education 9. The Pipe Line 10. The "Well-Rounded" Man PART III. THE NEUROSES OF ORGANIZATION MAN 11. The Executive: Non-Well-Rounded Man 12. 12. The Executive Ego 13. Checkers PART IV. THE TESTING OF ORGANIZATION MAN 14. How Goon an Organization Man Are You? 15. The Tests of Conformity PART V. THE ORGANIZATION SCIENTIST 16. The Fight against Genius 17. The Bureaucratization of the Scientist 18. The Foundations and Projectism PART VI. THE ORGANIZATION MAN IN FICTION 19 Love That System 20. Society As Hero PART VII. THE NEW SUBURBIA: ORGANIZATION MAN AT HOME 21. The Transients 22. The New Roots 23. Classlessness in Suburbia 24. Inconspicuous Consumption 25. The Web of Friendship 26. The Outgoing Life 27. The Church of Suburbia 28. The Organization of Children 29. Conclusion Afterword, by Jenny Bell Whyte Appendix: How to Cheat on Personality Tests Acknowledgments Index
£27.90
Duke University Press Wall Street Women
Book SynopsisWall Street Womenn tells the story of the first generation of women to establish themselves as professionals on Wall Street.Trade Review"Detecting gendering in high finance is a long-standing challenge—it is a domain inhospitable to the main categories of feminist analysis. Melissa S. Fisher goes at it with gusto and gives us a great book."—Saskia Sassen, author of Territory, Authority, Rights“Extensively researched and thoroughly documented, this portrait of a pioneering generation of women provides context for understanding the emergent discourse of feminizing markets. Strongly recommended for readers interested in business anthropology or gender studies, particularly for gendered discourses of finance and the female financial elite.” -- Rebekah Wallin * Library Journal *"Melissa Fisher's Wall Street Women introduces us to a feminist world that we can hardly imagine. As they dream of changing the hostile domain of finance, women find themselves drawing on traditional notions of gender equality and coaching each other in old-fashioned survival skills. Written in enticing prose, Wall Street Women offers us an illuminating peek into a wholly unexpected fusion of feminism with the market."—Alice Kessler-Harris, author of A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman“Fisher presents a world to us that taps into a current public interest in women pioneers in business, is methodologically innovative, is theoretically rich, and is ethnographically vital in understanding how to move forward as both gendered and market-engaged persons in the post–financial crisis world.” -- Sarah A. Tobin * American Ethnologist *“Melissa Fisher has written a fascinating, fresh, and accessible account of the pioneering women who started careers on Wall Street in the 1960s and 1970s and established themselves as successful financial professionals. . . . This book offers a readable ethnography that would be a valuable course adoption in both undergraduate and graduate courses on social aspects of finance or gender and labor markets.” -- Louise Marie Roth * American Journal of Sociology *“Wall Street Women serves not only as an helpful reminder of women’s struggles and successes, but also as an enlightening depiction of changes—and continuing challenges—in a part of the business world often seen as mysterious at best and oppressive at worst. Indeed, the material Fisher gleans through ethnographic and archival research establishes the importance of her project, even if the book raises troubling questions about the compromises that women continue to make in the name of success, and about the nature of high finance itself.” -- Megan Brown * Reviews in Cultural Theory *“[W]ell-argued and superbly researched. . . . Fisher’s in-depth case study of a Wall Street women’s cohort adds ethnographic specificity to the typically cross-societal literature on market feminism.” -- Alexandra Michel * Administrative Science Quarterly *“Wall Street Women offers insightful interpretations of the noticeable changes in the rhetoric and practice of the first women of Wall Street, encouraging further comparative study of elites in this area. Fisher’s extensive fieldwork, conducted over many years, has produced a detailed, wide-ranging and thoughtful exploration of the first women of Wall Street and their navigation of a competitive corporate culture structured by ideas about masculinity. Furthermore, it makes a significant contribution to our wider understanding of capitalism and finance as gendered and the resulting complexity of this for women in a market-driven society.” -- Alison C. Kay * Women's History Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Wall Street Women 1 1. Beginnings 27 2. Careers, Networks, and Mentors 66 3. Gendered Discourses of Finance 95 4. Women's Politics and State-Market Feminism 120 5. Life after Wall-Street 136 6. Market Feminism, Feminizing Markets, and the Financial Crisis 155 Notes 175 Bibliography 201 Index 217
£22.49
Fordham University Press The Sentimental Touch
Book SynopsisExamines emotion in American literature between 1850 and 1940—when sentimental literature seemed to fade from the cultural landscape and managerial bureaucracies began to dominate American culture. Offers readings of novels by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Sherwood Anderson, Nathanael West, and David Foster Wallace.Trade Review"A very humane book. Concentrating on the image of touch, Ritzenberg traces how American authors have represented human feeling. Delving into works from the 1850s to the 1930s, he shows how Americans responded to a major consequence of industrialization--the social organization of society through management--and how managerial principles eroded fundamental human connections." -- -Gregg Camfield University of California, Merced "Ritzenberg capably traces the 'sentimental touch'-- the evocation of emotion through bodiy relations. such as the touch of hands or an embraces-- arguing that it runs through a variety of American literary texts from 1850-1940... Recommended." -Choice "A powerful addition to the ongoing critical conversation about the role of sentimentality in shaping the parameters of American subjectivity while also offering some new and compelling readings of a small, but well chosen, set of American fictions." -- -Mary Louise Kete University of Vermont
£28.80
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research Methods for Organisational
Book SynopsisThis innovative Handbook explores the complexity of cultural, conceptual and definitional issues surrounding research into organisational culture, outlining the varied frameworks and theories that underpin the field.Trade Review‘The Handbook of Research Methods for Organisational Culture provides an excellent balance of breadth and depth with luminary insights from some of the most respected pioneers in organisational culture research.’ -- Chad Hartnell, Georgia State University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Research Methods for Organisational Culture 1 Cameron Newton PART I CONCEPTUAL ISSUES RELATING TO ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE 2 Organisational culture: definitions, distinctions and functions 5 Penny Williams 3 Leadership and organizational culture 23 Athena Xenikou 4 Fit and congruence with organisational culture: definitions and measurement issues 39 Kamarul Zaman Bin Ahmad 5 Multilevel issues in organizations and culture: a review of theoretical and methodological innovations for the study of national and organizational culture 52 Ronald Fischer, Johannes Karl, Gerard Janse van Rensburg and Maria Cristina Ferreira PART II QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPROACHES 6 Values-based methods for measuring organizational culture: logic, evidence and critique 69 Stefano Calciolari and Anna Prenestini 7 Measuring organizational culture: converging on definitions and approaches to advance the paradigm 92 Jennifer A. Chatman and Andrew Choi 8 Methodological alignment in qualitative research of organisational culture 108 Alireza Javanmardi Kashan and Anna Wiewiora 9 Mixed methods research approaches to measuring organisational culture 126 Roslyn Cameron and Leesa Taylor PART III SPECIAL TOPICS OF ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE MEASUREMENT 10 Culture change: measurement approaches and challenges 139 Julian Randall 11 High-performance cultures: a framework for navigating definition and measurement challenges 155 Adelle J. Bish 12 Measuring culture of innovation: from assessment to action 174 Jay Rao and Shelby Danks 13 Corporate entrepreneurship culture 191 Jenna Campton 14 Measuring and developing an ethical organizational climate 205 Niel J. Christensen, Nathanael J.N. Lee and John B. Bingham 15 Measuring nonprofit organisational culture: key issues and insights 230 Ruth Knight 16 Leadership capabilities: the influence of organizational purpose and culture in the nonprofit sector 244 Adelle J. Bish, Karen Becker and Bernd Irmer 17 Deciphering “bad” organizational cultures 260 Sonja A. Sackmann 18 Measuring organizational culture in Christian churches 275 Angela J. Ward 19 Rolling up our sleeves and pulling up our socks: a critical review of safety culture definitions and measures, and innovative ways to move the field forward 291 Tristan W. Casey, Xiaowen Hu, Chantelle Reid, Phuong Anh Tran and Frank W. Guldenmund Index 312
£36.05
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on WorkâLife Balance
Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This wonderful Research Handbook introduces scholarly debates on work-life balance, provides new theoretical approaches and insights, proposes innovative qualitative and quantitative research methods, and uses longitudinal and cross-national research examples in the analysis of how people define and reconcile family and work relationships.’ -- Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Emeritus of Excellence, TRAc, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Germany‘This excellent collection enriches substantially the work-life balance literature both at the theoretical and empirical level. Focusing on the changing and diversified contexts in which work-life tensions are experienced and balances negotiated across gender and employment relations, the authors shed new light on the different micro and macro dimensions involved, as well as on the importance of a life course perspective. Using a variety of research methods, they look at different kinds of workers and working conditions, highlighting also the ongoing redefinition of the boundaries between (paid) work and other life spheres.’ -- Chiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Work–Life Balance 1 Sonia Bertolini and Barbara Poggio PART I THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK 2 Work–life balance and beyond: premises and challenges 8 Anna Carreri, Annalisa Dordoni, and Barbara Poggio 3 Doing research on work–life balance 27 Sonia Bertolini and Rosy Musumeci PART II MULTILEVEL PERSPECTIVES ALONG GENDER AND TEMPORAL AXES 4 Research on work–life balance: a gender structure analysis 50 Emily Hallgren and Barbara J. Risman 5 Work–life balance through the life course 72 Jeanne Ganault and Ariane Pailhé 6 Work-(later) life balance: shifting the temporal frame 90 Anne E. Barrett, Rachel Douglas and Jessica Noblitt PART III COMPARATIVE RESEARCH (APPROACHES AND STUDIES) 7 The household division of labour in Europe: a multilevel perspective 102 Dirk Hofäcker and Simone Braun 8 Subjective work–family conflicts: the challenge of studying self-employed workers 118 Rossella Bozzon and Annalisa Murgia PART IV LONGITUDINAL, DISCURSIVE AND NARRATIVE ANALYSIS 9 Qualitative longitudinal research for studying work–family balance (before and after childbirth) 142 Manuela Naldini 10 Fathers in focus: two discursive analyses on addressing men, work and care 160 Suvi Heikkinen, Marjut Jyrkinen and Emilia Kangas 11 Work–life balance for fathers during paternal leave in Norway: a narrative approach 176 Kristine Warhuus Smeby and Ulla Forseth PART V MIXED AND MULTIMETHOD RESEARCH 12 Beyond the lines: gender, work, and care in the new economy – a view from the U.S. 194 Kathleen Gerson and Mauro Migliavacca 13 The effect of childcare facilities on labour market participation among young adults in Estonia: a mixed-methods study 217 Kadri Täht, Marge Unt and Epp Reiska 14 Flexible work arrangements and diversity through a comparative and multilevel lens 237 Eleni Stavrou and Myrto Anastassiadou PART VI DIGITAL AND VISUAL METHODS 15 The gendered labour of work–life balance: using a new method to understand an enduring dilemma 258 Julia Cook and Dan Woodman 16 ‘My work is full of gossipers so I tried to keep my pregnancy secret’: ‘distant’ netnography as a qualitative method for exploring work–life balance among pregnant and breastfeeding employees 274 Caroline Gatrell 17 The performance of oneself through visuals in interviews: queering the work–life binary 293 Marjan De Coster and Patrizia Zanoni Index
£38.90
John Wiley & Sons Inc Shapers
Book SynopsisSHAPERS is the definitive guide to elevate the way you work and live. PRAISE FOR SHAPERS: Do you wish you could throw yourself into your work, become energised and enriched by it, and leave the world a better place? Then SHAPERS is for you. Altman shows that your idiosyncrasies and unique skills are not the obstacles to achievement and purpose. They are the path.Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WHEN and DRIVE With countless nuggets of timeless wisdom, SHAPERS gently nudges readers to envision new possibilities for them to build more meaningful, joyful work and lives.Amy C. Edmondson, Professor, Harvard Business School, author of The Fearless Organisation and Teaming Altman mixes together case studies, anecdotes and careful empirical research to offer wise and practical advice about how to make work better, and thus to get better work. If companies followTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Watershed Moment xv Part I Meaning and the Nature of Work 3 1. The Magic of Meaning 5 2. A Short History of Work 15 3. Employee Disengagement Epidemic 25 4. Inhumane Resources 33 5. The Drive to Work 45 6. Work-Life Blend 51 Part II Better Ways of Working 63 7. Bad Bosses 65 8. The Pursuit of Dopeness 71 9. Vital Ingredients 81 10. Fluid Teams Work 89 11. Managing Self-Management 99 12. Back to School Without the Bull 111 13. Tools to Help You Succeed 121 Part III Principle for the Futures of Work 141 14. Learning: Wonder at Work 143 15. Feeling: An Emotional Revolution 159 16. Leading: Modes of Showing Up 181 17. Becoming: Our Social Fabric 195 18. Futuring: The Long View 211 Conclusion: The Shapers Legacy 237 Notes 241 Glossary of Work Terms 293 Acknowledgements 295 About the Author 297 Index 299
£17.09
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Successful Hybrid Team
Book SynopsisProven strategies to build, nurture, and retain world-class talent in a hybrid environment In The Successful Hybrid Team: What the Best Hybrid Teams Know About Culture that Others Don't (But Wish They Did), award-winning diversity and inclusion expert Perrine Farque delivers an eye-opening look into what distinguishes world-class teams from the also-rans. The book explores the permanent changes being made in the modern workplace, how hybrid work is fundamentally changing the nature of teams, and the overwhelming importance of culture in determining performance. The author introduces a four-pillar framework that details what you need to do to hire, lead, and retain a high-performing team in a hybrid world. You'll discover how to create a unified hybrid leadership team, how to build extreme clarity and transparency, how to overcommunicate through digital channels, and how to unify cross-cultural remote teams with cultural awareness. The book also offers: ATable of ContentsIntroduction 1 1 The World of Work Is Changing Faster than Ever Before 7 2 Why a Culture of Belonging Is Key in Hybrid Work 15 3 The Four- Pillar Framework 25 4 Pillar I: Create a Unified Hybrid Leadership Team 31 5 Pillar II: Build Extreme Transparency 85 6 Pillar III: Over communicate Through All Channels 143 7 Pillar IV: Unify Cross- Cultural Hybrid Teams Through Cultural Awareness 203 Appendix 261 Additional Resources 309 Acknowledgements 311 About the Author 313 Index 317
£18.70
John Wiley & Sons Inc Kind Folks Finish First
Book SynopsisYou don't have to be ruthless to get aheadkindness will get you there faster From the CEO of the Pavilion community, Sam Jacobs, Kind Folks Finish First weaves practical business lessons with fresh perspectives on how you can achieve success. The ideas in this book are backed by the author's personal experience building a nearly $200-million business rooted in kindness, reciprocity, and deeply held values. More than that, they're proven principles that have helped thousands reach their goals in every arena. In business, we've been told to never leave money on the table. Don't split the difference. You need to be ruthless in order to make it to the top. Kind Folks Finish First shows you that isn't the only path. Being a good person and earning money aren't mutually exclusive. Helping others isn't a sacrifice; it's a long-term strategy that can spur your success if only you're willing to take the exit ramp, reset your destination, and fuel your future with generosity. Walk through a proven process to discover what you really stand forLearn how to assume control of your life and how to leverage reciprocity to drive professional success. Align your personal life with your professional lifeUnlock your highest potential to create true happiness Anyone looking for a kinder, gentler, more values-driven and authentic way to succeed will love this book. The secret is finally getting outkind people really do get ahead faster.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: The Story of Pavilion 1 Chapter 1 Fired at the Rest Stop 9 Chapter 2 The Exit Ramp 37 Chapter 3 Reset Your Destination 63 Chapter 4 Powered by Generosity 81 Chapter 5 The Next Right Step 99 Chapter 6 Listen Closely, Act Quickly 121 Chapter 7 Every Crisis Is an Opportunity 153 Chapter 8 The Last Piece of the Puzzle: Leading with Love 183 Chapter 9 Arriving at Happiness 203 About the Author 215 Index 217
£18.69
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Equity Mindset
Book SynopsisLearn to implement the intentional practices and make the hard decisions that true equity demands In The Equity Mindset, celebrated researcher, attorney, and activist Ifeomasinachi Ike delivers a moving and impactful exploration of why equity is so important, the shortcomings of institutional diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and how we creatively and boldly design cultures centering the expertise of those who know first-hand how inequity has shaped work culture. The book examines the dynamics of normalized institutional oppression, offers real-world case studies, and provides readers with new practices, key performance indicators (KPIs), and milestones for measuring the success of modern DEI efforts. At its core, The Equity Mindset is about adopting a problem-solving mentality to address social inequities to ensure we all thrive. This nuanced treatment of principles, practices, and production also includes: Practitioner interviews with guidance on how each person, regardless of industry, can advance equity personally and professionally Strategies for addressing organizational bias, inequity, and lack of representationTools for leaders and decisionmakers seeking concrete steps to create safer cultures for communities historically marginalized A can't-miss resource for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders, The Equity Mindset is for those with and without traditional authority who seek to advance the movement for equitable treatment in every environment.Table of ContentsMy Mommy’s Foreword ix Introduction: A Book of Problems, Possibilities, and Practices xv Chapter 1 Forty Thoughts on Designing with an Equity Mindset 1 Chapter 2 The Work Culture We Inherited (and How It Erases Us All) 9 Chapter 3 Thoughts on Being an Equity Designer 23 Chapter 4 An Equity Lens: Seeing the Right Problem 33 Chapter 5 Testing Assumptions About What Our Cultures Must Be 49 Chapter 6 Are Your People S.A.F.E.? 67 Chapter 7 Remote Work Is a Reasonable Accommodation and We Owe the Disability Justice Community an Apology) 85 Chapter 8 Confront Your Issues with Black Women 95 Chapter 9 The Case for Radical Sabbaticals 107 Chapter 10 Safety, Access, and a Good Sandwich 117 Chapter 11 What Is Your Equity (Mindset) Journey? 135 Chapter 12 Centering Proximate Leadership in Our Research Practices 163 Chapter 13 Pipelines Are Deep Work: What You Should Know and Be Prepared For 179 Chapter 14 Reimagining “Chief”: Ways Leaders Are Designing with an Equity Mindset 187 Epilogue 205 Notes 211 Acknowledgments 215 About the Author 219 Index 221
£18.69
John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Smart Teams
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£15.26
John Wiley & Sons Inc Intentional Power
Book SynopsisIntentional Power: The 6 Essential Leadership Skills for Triple Bottom Line Impact is THE playbook for modern leaders. Intentional Power: The 6 Essential Leadership Skills for Triple Bottom Line Impact explores how the transition from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder capitalism has created an urgent need for a new model of leadership; a model that enables leaders to navigate competing demands from both internal and external stakeholders including the most racially and age-diverse workforce in history, activist investors, purpose-driven customers, and global government regulators. Intentional Power argues persuasively for a more inclusive, comprehensive approach to leadership disrupting the conventional approach that has been taught for decades in business books, management courses, and by traditional leaders themselves. It is a guide for delivering triple bottom-line impact: enhancing profits, people, and the planet. Written by Lisen StrombeTable of ContentsPreface xi Chapter 1 Everything’s Changed 1 Chapter 2 Intentional Power Skills for Stakeholder Success 19 Chapter 3 Be Humble: “Lead from Behind” 39 Chapter 4 Be Empathetic: It’s Not How You Feel, It’s What You Do 57 Chapter 5 Be Accountable: To Yourself, Your Company, and the World at Large 83 Chapter 6 Be Resilient: Because the World Needs You 107 Chapter 7 Be Transparent: It’s the Foundation of Trust 129 Chapter 8 Be Inclusive: It’s a Win for All 149 Chapter 9 Live Your Impact 177 Acknowledgments 191 Notes 193 About the Authors 219 Index 223
£19.54
John Wiley & Sons Inc Building A ProBlack World
Book SynopsisLearn to create a nonprofit organization and society in which Black people can thrive In Building A Pro-Black World: A Guide To Creating True Equity in The Workplace and In Life, a team of dedicated nonprofit leaders delivers a timely roadmap to building pro-Black nonprofit organizations. Refreshingly moving the conversation beyond stale DEI cliches, editors Cyndi Suarez and the NPQ staff have included works from leading racial justice voices that show you how to create an environmentand societyin which Black people can thrive. You'll also learn how building such a world will benefit all of society, from the most marginalized to the least. The book explains how to shift from simply critiquing white supremacist culture and calling out anti-Blackness to actively designing for pro-Blackness. It offers you: Incisive and engaging work from leading voices in racial justice, Cyndi Suarez, Dax-Devlon Ross, Liz Derias, Kad Smith, and Isabelle MosesTable of ContentsI Enacting Pro-Black Leadership: A Better World Is Possible 1 Going Pro-Black 3 by Cyndi Suarez Defining Pro-Black 5 by Cyndi Suarez When Blackness Is Centered, Everybody Wins: A Conversation with 19 Cyndi Suarez and Dax-Devlon Ross Leading Restoratively: The Role of Leadership in a Pro-Black Sector 39 by Sequoia Owen II Building Pro-Black Institutions: Narrative and Forms 47 What It Looks Like to Build a Pro-Black Organization 49 by Liz Derias and Kad Smith To Build a Public Safety That Protects Black Women and Girls, Money Isn’t the Only Resource We Need 59 by Shanelle Matthews Combatting Disinformation and Misinformation: A Struggle for Democracy and Racial Justice 69 by Kitana Ananda Forms: A New Theory of Power 79 by Cyndi Suarez Copyrighted Material Hierarchy and Justice 85 by Cyndi Suarez A Journey from White Space to Pro-Black Space 91 by Isabelle Moses III Building Pro-Black Institutions: Philanthropy and Evaluation 101 The Emergence of Black Funds 103 by Cyndi Suarez Reimagining Philanthropy to Build a Culture of Repair 109 by Aria Florant and Venneikia Williams How Philanthropy Can Truly Support Land Justice for Black Communities 115 by Savi Horne and Dr. Jasmine Ratliff What Does Black Feminist Evaluation Look Like? 119 by Cyndi Suarez Nothing Is Broken: What Evaluation and Philanthropy Can Learn from Abolitionism 123 by Dr. Aisha Rios IV Implementing Reparations: Health and Well-Being 129 Revolutionary Black Grace: Finding Emotional Justice in Global Black Communities 131 by Esther A. Armah What Is Healing Justice? 139 by Nineequa Blanding The US “Healthcare System” Is a Misnomer—We Don’t Have a System 149 by Amira Barger Pro-Black Actions That Health Justice Organizations Can Model 157 by Amira Barger Repairing the Whole: How Reparations Can Address Physical and Mental Health 165 by Trevor Smith Addressing Inequities in Health Technology 173 by Sonia Sarkar V Implementing Reparations: Work and Ownership 179 Resurrecting the Promise of 40 Acres: The Imperative of Reparations for Black Americans 181 by William A. Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen Solutions Centering Black Women in Housing 193 by Natasha Hicks, Anne Price, Rakeen Mabud, and Aisha Nyandoro Linking Racial and Economic Justice: The Struggle of Our Time 199 by Steve Dubb What If We Owned It? 205 by Darnell Adams How Do We Build Black Wealth?: Understanding the Limits of Black Capitalism 225 by Francisco Pérez VI Organizing for the Future: Community and Politics 235 Making Black Communities Powerful in Politics—and in Our Lives 237 by Alicia Garza Justice Beyond the Polls: Investing in Black Youth Organizers 241 by Carmel Pryor The Liberatory World We Want to Create: Loving Accountability and the Limitations of Cancel Culture 247 by Aja Couchois Duncan and Kad Smith Dimensions of Thriving: Learning from Black LGBTQ+/SGL Moments, Spaces, and Practices 257 by Dr. Kia Darling-Hammond Pro-Blackness Is Aspirational: A Conversation with Cyndi Suarez and Shanelle Matthews 269 About the Authors 283 Index 291
£22.94
John Wiley & Sons Inc Transgender Inclusion
Book SynopsisDiscover the realities for transgender people in the workplace and beyond as they move through any of the three recognized kinds of transitionand how to be an ally. In Transgender Inclusion: All The Things You Want To Ask Your Transgender Coworker But Shouldn't, clinical psychologist and trans inclusion specialist Dr. A.C. Fowlkes delivers an essential and remarkably honest discussion of the realities of the workplace for transgender people. In the book, you'll explore the experiences that trans people have in the workplace as they move through none, one, or more of the three recognized kinds of transitionmedical, social, and legal. You'll learn answers to your questions about your transgender colleagues, so you can be respectful of your coworker's feelings and work together comfortably. You'll also find: Discussions of how and why transgender people often feel excluded from the workplace and by their colleagues Explorations of the unfortunTable of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xi Part I: Transgender Basics 1 1 Getting to Know the Transgender Community 3 2 Experiences in the Workplace 29 Part II: Core Questions About Transition 43 3 A Basic Understanding of Transition 45 4 Questions About Medical Transition 73 5 Questions About Legal Transition 89 6 Questions About Social Transition 101 Part III: Workplace Dos and Don’ts 109 7 Taking Initiative 111 8 Using Gender Pronouns and Chosen Names 121 9 Respecting a Person’s Individuality and Privacy 133 10 Establishing Policies, Practices, and Procedures 141 Part IV: Building on This Foundation 155 11 What If My Question Wasn’t Answered? 157 12 Conclusion 171 Appendix: 10 Things I’ve Learned During My Personal Journey of Transition 189 Acknowledgments 205 About the Author 207 Index 209
£999.99
Kogan Page Ltd Remote Work
Book SynopsisChris Dyer is the Founder and CEO of PeopleG2, a background check and intelligence firm. Based in California, he is the host of TalentTalk on OC Talk Radio and iHeartRadio, an in-demand speaker on company culture, remote workforces, and employee engagement, and a frequent contributor to Forbes, Inc, HR.com and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).Kim Shepherd was the CEO and Co-owner of Decision Toolbox, a recruitment solutions provider, which became an entirely virtual company in 2002. Based in California she is a recognised thought leader by organizations including the Human Capital Institute and a frequent keynote speaker.Trade Review"Chris and Kim have delivered the essential must read for anyone leading a remote a team. From their engaging stories to the practical advice their honest and uplifting style is contagious!" * Allison Maslan, Founder and CEO, Pinnacle Global Network *"We need this [book], especially after a year when so many companies were forced into remote work woefully unprepared. Anyone with remote employees should read this book. If you do, you will set yourself apart from the competition and help ensure a culture that you - and your people - can be proud of." * Tracie Sponenberg, Chief People Officer-The Granite Group *"Chris and Kim's book is a must read for all business leaders to not just survive but to thrive in the new world of work. They provide a sound case for why and how to make remote work as a strategic business advantage. They provide real world examples of effective leadership using their "Swiss Cheese" approach to filling the holes and not the cheese." * Pattie S. Grimm Former Microsoft Business Leader *"Chris and Kim are succinct at delivering the right information at the right time to implement on immediately to get the results we are hunting in our organizations." * Troy Hoffman, Founder of Simpluris & BalanceGenics *"I have been privileged to be able to use Chris & Kim's work for several years now in various organizations with very positive feedback. I am very happy to see that they are making this work accessible to everyone through this book, with an optimal mix of practical tips, practical case analyses and scientific background." * David Kirsch, Expert for Learning Organizations at Simplitude *"This is a must read for any leader looking for practical work-from-home tips and tools to help build a stronger culture. Kim and Chris's real-life examples and current data highlight how WFH is here to stay, and how you can help your company produce greater results with a stronger culture in this new remote work world." * Jen Spencer, Founder + CEO, The Creative Executive *"If you're considering taking your workforce remote - or have already done so but still have questions, this book serves as a guide to do remote work right!" * Annette Franz, CCXP, Founder + CEO, CX Journey Inc. *"As a professional leading a remote team, I'm thrilled by the message of this book. The benefits of working remotely, including flexibility, employee time savings and global presence are vital for success in today's world." * Heather J Myers, PhD, Chief Psychology Officer at Traitify *"Chris and Kim have provided a recipe book for navigating the world of Work from Home. They have offered personal experiences that not only speak to how to WFH successfully, but they offer many ideas and strategies that can help your business to be more agile and competitive in today's economy. Regardless of how you plan to meet the future, this is a must read book as we prepare for Post-COVID ways of working." * Milton N. Green, Jr., SPHR, Former Director of People & Culture at Renovate America *"As a professional leading a remote team, I'm thrilled by the message of this book. The benefits of working remotely, including flexibility, employee time savings and global presence are vital for sChris and Kim have provided a recipe book for navigating the world of Work from Home. They have offered personal experiences that not only speak to how to WFH successfully, but they offer many ideas and strategies that can help your business to be more agile and competitive in today's economy. Regardless of how you plan to meet the future, this is a must read book as we prepare for Post-COVID ways of working." * Milton N. Green, Jr., SPHR, Former Director of People & Culture at Renovate America *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Go home and work; Chapter - 02: Coming to terms; Chapter - 03: Spoiler alert – CEOs beware; Chapter - 04: Scrumming Swiss cheese; Chapter - 05: Who is in your orchestra pit?; Chapter - 06: Why not remote?; Chapter - 07: A collision of intelligence and creativity; Chapter - 08: Top-down leadership - why remote is best for leaders; Chapter - 09: Company health - why remote is best for the company; Chapter - 10: People health - why remote is best for your people; Chapter - 11: Who can work from home; Chapter - 12: Who can lead from home; Chapter - 13: Who are you as a company?; Chapter - 14: Getting started; Chapter - 15: Meetings and measurement; Chapter - 16: People, processes, tools, technology... and momentum; Chapter - 17: Profit and people; Chapter - 18: Questions you should be asking yourself; Chapter - 19: Story time; Chapter - 20: Paying it forward;
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Kogan Page Humans at Work
Book SynopsisAnna Tavis is Clinical Professor and Academic Director of the Human Capital Management Department at NYU School of Professional Studies, Senior Fellow with the Conference Board and the Academic in Residence with Executive Networks. She is based in Brooklyn, New York.Stela Lupushor is the founder of Reframe.Work Inc. She is also Program Director for the Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Management Councils, as well as the Human Capital Analytics Institute Senior Fellow shaping the research agenda of the Conference Board. She is based in Summit, New Jersey.Trade Review"Despite everything we know about humans at work, the undeniable fact is that work is simply not working for many people. This timely book, by two of the leading experts in the field, shows us why there has never been a better time to apply the key lessons from the science of human resources management and organizational psychology, as well as the field of people analytics, to help every human thrive at work. A book that every organization needs to study in detail." * Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup and Professor of Business Psychology, Columbia University and UCL *"At this time of intense change, the voices of deep thinkers like Anna Tavis and Stela Lupushor are crucial. Humans at Work adds significant insight about empathy and technology into the evolving debate about the future of work." * Dr. Lynda Gratton, Professor at London Business School and author of Redesigning Work *"If the 'great reassessment' taught us anything, it is the willingness to listen and to meet people where they are. At Mastercard this is central to our DQ (or Decency Quotient). Anna Tavis and Stela Lupushor show how empathy can be a force multiplier in our organizations that when done in an authentic way can build a winning culture that our people and stakeholders will trust and value." * Michael Fraccaro, Chief People Officer, Mastercard *"Humans at Work is the book, roadmap and manifesto we have been waiting for. After years of handwringing on the 'future of work' and the 'middle skills gap,' Humans at Work takes us back to the necessary fundamentals and shows us that the largest and truest successes-for businesses, workers and in our personal lives-happen when we take a radically honest approach to what we do and why we do it. Thank you for this wonderful work that finally makes sense and brings order to the crashing levels of noise and dissonance on the 'work, workforce, workplace and worth' conversation." * Angie Kamath, Dean, NYU School of Professional Studies *"Humans at Work is a must-read for anyone who is struggling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the myriad of other forces changing in fundamental ways how people work and how organizations organize and manage to deliver value-added products and services. Anna Tavis and Stela Lupushor have synthesized this complex and ever-changing environment into a cogent guidebook and playbook from which each reader will gain significant insights and benefits." * Mike Dulworth, CEO, Executive Networks *"Humans at Work meets today's moment. Too often, organizations adopt mechanistic approaches to living, dynamic, human organizations. Anna Tavis and Stela Lupushor inject the human element into an intuitive yet clear and systematic framework for any organization seeking alignment with the people that are its business." * Dr. Michael N Bazigos, Global Managing Director (Partner) for People and Organizational Analytics, Accenture *"Many leaders recognize we are lacking the skills needed for the future of our workforce. Anna Tavis and Stela Lupushor have outlined a practical user guide and model through which to consider the relevant aspects of the new world of work, and how to optimize the relationships and outcomes for both companies and the workforce. I look forward to further exploring and engaging in this journey." * Zane Zumbahlen, Chief Human Resources and Talent Officer, Cancer Treatment Centers of America *"In this thought-provoking book, Anna Tavis and Stela Lupushor challenge our thinking about how to design work and the workplace to create value for humanity at large. Well researched and evidence-based yet filled with practical frameworks and advice-a must-read for future-minded business and HR leaders. The authors compel us to choose empathy, trust and impact on others to design workplaces that benefit all stakeholders." * Michaela Schoberova, Worldwide Director of People, Organization and Leadership Development, Colgate-Palmolive *"Anna Tavis and Stela Lupushor continue to be at the forefront of the future of work. The social contract and world of work is shifting at earthquake levels of magnitude and intensity. Their research and new ways of thinking help us accelerate our understanding of these shifts and solutions that can help our organizations survive this phenomenon and become more fit for human beings and performance." * Wendy Branche, Vice President and Global Head of Talent Management, Visa *"Humans at Work explains how to both consider and, crucially, apply technology and analytics in the workplace with the human purpose in mind. In the book, Anna Tavis and Stela Lupushor provide a timely reminder that our tools, frameworks and technologies should have the ultimate purpose of restoring the workplace to its human-centric design. The four parts of Humans at Work explore the origins and the evolution of the 4Ws of 'work'-work, workforce, workplace and worth. The book's extensive appendix helps translate these concepts into practical tools that can be applied in the day-to-day work of human resources teams. Humans at Work is an indispensable guide for any HR leader or professional looking to ensure that their work has a positive impact on their firm and, more importantly, the people who work for it." * David Green, co-author of 'Excellence in People Analytics', Managing Partner of Insight222 and host of the 'Digital HR Leaders' podcast *"Workplaces are now subject to a new 'social contract,' where the needs of 'humans' are transcending the safety of pay and benefits to experiences of purpose for themselves and their communities. A must-read for anyone involved with defining 'work,' this book showcases the expertise of two convincing analysts." * Rajamma Krishnamurthy, Senior Director HR Technology, Microsoft *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Foreword by Peter Cappelli Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - PART ONE: Work; Chapter - 01: What Is Work?; Chapter - 02: Jobs vs Work; Chapter - 03: How Work Is Measured - Productivity vs Impact; Section - PART TWO: Workforce; Chapter - 04: Human-Centered Work Design - Humans vs Workforce; Chapter - 05: Designing for Inclusion - Empathy as a Superpower; Chapter - 06: From Customers to Employees - Employees Are the New Customers; Section - PART THREE: Workplace; Chapter - 07: Where Work Happens; Chapter - 08: Work at Scale - Organizations as Platforms; Section - PART FOUR: Worth; Chapter - 09: Why Work? The Rise of Employee Experience; Chapter - 10: Work Reputation as Experience; Chapter - 11: Conclusion;
£77.90
Johns Hopkins University Press Getting In Is Not Enough
Book SynopsisThe contributors consider a wide range of issues, from an examination of the male/female wage gap that starts when girls are teenagers, to policewomen in Persian Gulf countries, to Latinas' politics, to Aboriginal health care workers, to secretarial work, and to feminist activism in Cuban hip hop.Trade ReviewA powerful collection of experiences. Midwest Book Review
£29.70
Johns Hopkins University Press Havoc and Reform
Book SynopsisHow disastersthat have wrecked work sites throughout American history, in all parts of the nation and all sectors of the economyhave also inspired policy reform. Workplace disasters have wreaked havoc on countless American workers and their families. They have resulted in widespread death and disability as well as the loss of property and savings. These tragic events have also inspired safety reforms that reshaped labor conditions in ways that partially compensated for death, suffering, and social dislocation. In Havoc and Reform, James P. Kraft encourages readers to think about such disastrous events in new ways. Placing the problem of workplace safety in historical context, Kraft focuses on five catastrophes that shocked the nation in the half century after World War II, a time when service-oriented industries became the nation's leading engines of job growth. Looking to growing areas of economic life in the Western Sunbelt, Kraft touches on the 1947 explosion of the Texas City MonTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Disasters at Work: A Brief Background2. Chemical Plant Explodes in Texas City!3. Airliners Collide over the Grand Canyon!4. Hospitals Collapse in Southern California!5. MGM Grand Burns in Las Vegas!6. Federal Building Bombed in Oklahoma City!ConclusionNotesEssay on Primary SourcesIndex
£42.75
Temple University Press,U.S. The Company We Keep
Book SynopsisHow computer technologists developed an occupational identity that persists in cyberspace long after the dot-com bubble has burstTrade Review"The Company We Keep traces the rise and fall of a high-tech software firm in ways that illuminate our current moment, in particular how an organizational community of hardcore software developers shapes the digital architectures through which we increasingly live. It is a strong contribution to the emerging literature on technologists and how they organize their work."-Thomas M. Malaby, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and author of Making Virtual Worlds: Linden Lab and Second Life Table of ContentsThe Company We Keep: Occupational Community in the Network Society; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue: First encounters of a techie kind; 1. Network Society and Occupational Community; A. The Network Society of Castells; Table 1.1; Table 1.2; B. Transformation of Work; C. Occupational Community; Table 1.3; D. Computer Technologists and Occupational Community; Endnotes: 1; 2. Setting: A "monster soft dev shop" in Silicon Swamp; A. Pushing Technology in Silicon Swamp; B. A "Very Cool" Atmosphere for Software Developers; C. Historical Overview of IntenSivity; Endnotes: 2;; 3. Constructing Occupational Identity; A. Constructing Identity: Personal and Collective; B. Ideology and The Founding Story; Table 3.1; C. A Sense of Community among "Renaissance Geeks"; D. Identity in a "Going Corporate" Place; Endnotes: 3; 4: Forging Bonds on Projects and Products; A. The Centrality of Projects; B. Project's Object: The Product; C. A Coding Scheme for Product Development; D. Bonding with One Another on Projects; E. Three Phases of Growth; F. Staff Augmentation Dominates Project Work; Endnotes: 4; 5. Language and the Persistence of Community; Table 5.1; A. Nurture the Hurt!; B. Core Mottoes; C. Military Metaphors and Gendered Discourse; D. A Sense of Community Persists; Table 5.2; E. Networked Occupational Community; F. Community Reconfigured; Endnotes: 5; Epilogue: Remembering the "Wild Ride" ... and what happened to its participants; Endnotes: Epilogue; References.
£50.15
Temple University Press,U.S. The Company We Keep
Book SynopsisHow computer technologists developed an occupational identity that persists in cyberspace long after the dot-com bubble has burstTrade Review"The Company We Keep traces the rise and fall of a high-tech software firm in ways that illuminate our current moment, in particular how an organizational community of hardcore software developers shapes the digital architectures through which we increasingly live. It is a strong contribution to the emerging literature on technologists and how they organize their work."-Thomas M. Malaby, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and author of Making Virtual Worlds: Linden Lab and Second Life
£21.84
New York University Press Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World
Book SynopsisA step-by-step guide to reestablishing work-life balanceAmericans love a hard worker. The employee who toils eighteen-hour days and eats meals on the run between appointments is usually viewed with a combination of respect and awe. But for many, this lifestyle leads to family problems, a decline in work productivity, and, ultimately, physical and mental burnout. Intended for anyone touched by what Robinson calls the best-dressed problem of the twenty-first century, Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World provides an inside look at the impact of work stress on those who live and work with workaholicspartners, spouses, children, and colleaguesas well as the appropriate techniques for clinicians who treat them. This groundbreaking book builds on the research included in three previous editions of Chained to the Desk from the best-selling author and widely respected family therapist Bryan E. Robinson. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of working from home, Robinson finds thTrade ReviewBryan Robinson is the seminal voice in work addiction recovery. I have greatly benefited from his guidance, experience, knowledge and wisdom on the topic of healing from what I consider to be the quietest and most insidious (and often praised) addiction in today’s times. -- Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriterA profound book that is about more than addictive behavior. It is about the tragic dimension of the human situation. -- Harville Hendrix, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, co-authors of Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for CouplesThis 4th edition of Bryan Robinson’s groundbreaking book on workaholism arrives at an interesting time in our history. I know of no other book that better identifies this other pandemic of work addiction that takes such a toll on individuals and their families, on the companies that foster it, and yet is so revered in our culture. . . . Offers a host of scientific studies, celebrity stories (including his own moving self-disclosures), as well as compassion-based practices to convince your inner workaholic to let you have your life back. This is an important read for this crucial time in our history. -- Richard Schwartz, author of No Bad PartsSome books are perfect for keeping on the bedside table, and Bryan Robinson’s Chained to the Desk is one of them. Full of inspiration and practical wisdom, this is a blueprint for how to untangle from work addiction, work stress, and the fight-or-flight response and live authentically from the inside out with less stress and burnout and more joy. -- Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO of Thrive GlobalThe glorification of `busy’ is rampant in our success driven culture. Chained to the Desk is a masterful exploration of the mind of the workaholic and offers creative and powerful practices to build resilience, increase mindfulness, and restore balance in the midst of a speedy and stressful culture. -- Tara Brach, Ph.D., author of Trusting the Gold and Radical AcceptanceThis book is a lifesaver for anyone who is burnt out and exhausted from working too much. It comprehensively explains the problems, provides science-based solutions, and tells personal stories that make a great read. -- Kristin Neff, author of Self-CompassionMasterfully blends compelling stories with cutting-edge science to provide readers with a new way to think about burnout and science-based tools they can use to manage it. If you’ve ever found yourself struggling to break free from the incessant demands of work, this beautifully written book is for you. -- Ethan Kross, author of ChatterA truly insightful book that will help you find immersive presence and fulfillment in your life. Dr. Robinson’s book offers a combination of heart-warming stories, cutting edge science, and transforming skills—all packaged in a true page turner. If you have heard the words ‘work’ and ‘stress,’ this book is written just for you. -- Amit Sood, M.D., Executive Director, Global Center for Resiliency & WellbeingBryan Robinson has written the universal guide on work addiction and work-life balance. This premier authority has compiled a comprehensive encyclopedia of life-saving strategic techniques in a classic masterpiece. -- Joy Erlichman Miller, CEO, Resiliency ForumsThis work is recommended as a helpful update for libraries where earlier editions circulate, or where self-help and psychology books are popular. * Library Journal *The world of work is in flux, as Robinson is keenly aware. In this updated edition of Chained to the Desk, he provides insights into the world of hybrid work and the increasing pervasiveness of workaholic employees and bosses. This useful book will find a broad audience. * Booklist *
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University of Toronto Press Connected Capitalism
Book SynopsisApplying the classic teachings of Judaism, Connected Capitalism is an empowering call to fix what is currently broken in our social, political, and economic spaces.Trade Review"For business leaders whose education and experience have focused only on profit and end results, Weitzner’s book, as well as other works that he mentions, can provide some guidance in how to change the office dynamic." -- Sheryl Pockrose * The American Israelite *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: It’s Time for a Different Spirituality Part One: Meaning in Work 1. Mindfulmess 2. Be Spiritual or Do Spiritual Work? 3. Mitzvah in the Workplace Part Two: Connecting through Work 4. Transformational Cooperation 5. All “WE”s, Always 6. Connected Capitalism Part Three: Wonder at Work 7. Curiosity Isn’t Relevant 8. Elevating Forgiveness 9. Strategize for Hope Notes
£18.89
Cornell University Press Despotism on Demand
Book SynopsisDespotism on Demand draws attention to the impact of flexible scheduling on managerial power and workplace control. When we understand paid work as a power relationship, argues Alex J. Wood, we see how the spread of precarious scheduling constitutes flexible despotism; a novel regime of control within the workplace. Wood believes that flexible despotism represents a new domain of inequality, in which the postindustrial working class increasingly suffers a scheduling nightmare. By investigating two of the largest retailers in the world he uncovers how control in the contemporary "flexible firm" is achieved through the insidious combination of "flexible discipline" and "schedule gifts." Flexible discipline provides managers with an arbitrary means by which to punish workers, but flexible scheduling also requires workers to actively win favor with managers in order to receive "schedule gifts": more or better hours. Wood concludes that the centrality of precarious scheduling to control means that for those at the bottom of the postindustrial labor market the future of work will increasingly be one of flexible despotism.Trade ReviewDespotism on Demand comes with the well-deserved praise of two seminal scholars in the field of industrial sociology. Wood presents an exquisite study of today's flexible workplace. * The Marx and Philosophy Review of Books *This is an eminently readable, well-written book. * New Technology, Work, and Employment *This important book adds significantly to the ongoing debate on the changing features of Carter Goodrich's "frontier of control". Drawing upon participant research undertaken in 2013 in and around supermarkets in North London, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, Alex Wood explores the details of power relations facing the "post-industrial working class". * ILR Review *Table of ContentsFlexible Despotism: An Introduction Power at Work 1. Internal States in the UK 2. Internal States in the U.S. The Despotism of Time 3. Despotic Time in the UK: Overcoming Hegemonic Constraints 4. Despotic Time in the U.S.: Undermining Worker Organization The Dynamics of Work and Spaces of Resistance 5. The Dynamics of Work and Scheduling Gifts 6. Limits of Control and Spaces of Resistance Conclusions: Control in the Twenty-First Century
£999.99
Cornell University Press Millennial Feminism at Work
Book SynopsisIn Millennial Feminism at Work, volume editor Jane Juffer brings together recently graduated students from across the US to reflect on the relevance of their feminist studies programs in their chosen career paths. The result is a dynamic collection of voices, shaking up preconceived ideas and showing the positive influence of gender and sexuality studies on individuals at work.Encompassing five areascorporate, education, nonprofit, medical, and media careersthese engaging essays use personal experiences to analyze the pressure on young adults to define themselves through creative work, even when that job may not sustain them financially. Obstacles to feminist work conditions notwithstanding, they urge readers to never downplay their feminist credentials and prove that gender and sexuality studies degrees can serve graduates well in the current marketplace and prepare them for life outside of their alma mater. Emphasizing the importance of inTrade ReviewJuffer's excellent introduction argues for undergraduate programs to more deliberately prepare students to take theory beyond the classroom, preparing them to traverse a fluctuating economy marked by gig work. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Feminist Studies and the Millennial Workforce, by Jane Juffer 1. Affective Exertions at the Humanitarian Frontlines: Engendering Recognition of Gendered Labor and Mutuality through Feminist and Queer Theory, by Kate Poor Part 1: NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 2. Subjugated Knowledge: Listening to LGBTQ Homeless Youths, by Sassafras Lowrey 3. The Patriarchal Roots of Philanthropy, by Lauren Danzig Part 2: THE BUSINESS WORLD 4. "Woman, You Are the One Doing It Wrong": A Decolonial Conceptualization of Colombian Working-Class Femininity, by Laura Ramos-Jaimes 5. How to Market Anticapitalist Feminism: The Making of an Online Socialist Agenda, by Alissa Medina 6. The Perils of Perfection Feminism, by Stephanie Newman 7. Circuitous Paths from University to Work, and Finding Feminist Willfulness along the Way, by Jael Goldfine Part 3: PEDAGOGY 8. Letter to a White Supremacist, by Addie Tsai 9. Praise to Our School We Love So Dear—or Maybe Not: Status Quo and Safe Spaces in High School, by Hayley Zablotsky 10. Love the Killjoy, by Justine Parkin Part 4: HEALTH AND MEDICINE 11. Acts of Defiance: The Power of Anger and Sadness in the Workplace, by Rose Al Abosy 12. #MyBirthToo: The Patriarchy of the Modern Obstetric System, by Savannah Medley Taylor 13. Navigating Feminism and Vulnerability in the Medical Workplace, by Lily Pierce Part 5: MEDIA 14. Where Are the Queer Politics? #MeToo, Robin Wright, and Celebrity PR Work, by Samuel Naimi 15. The Immanence of Social Media Labor? The Struggle to Find a Feminist Dwelling, by Sadaf Ferdowsi 16. Finding "the Trouble with Normal" in Journalism, by Rachel Cromidas 17. "No Place to Be, Except with Each Other": How Women's Studies Taught Me to Be Unionized, by Reina Gattuso
£81.00
Stanford University Press The Power of Being Divisive: Understanding
Book SynopsisIn the last decade, research on negative social evaluations, from adverse reputation to extreme stigmatization, has burgeoned both at the individual and organizational level. Thus far, this research has largely focused on major corporate risks. Corporate public relations and business executives intuitively know that a negative image deters important relationships—from customers and partners, to applicants, stakeholders, and potential funding. At the same time, business is conducted in an age of heightened connection, including digital platforms for criticism and a 24-hour news cycle. Executives know that some degree of public disapproval is increasingly unavoidable. Negative social evaluations can also put social actors on the map. In the era of identity politics, many political leaders express controversial views to appeal to specific audiences and gain in popularity. Through network and signaling effects, being controversial can potentially pay off. Thomas J. Roulet offers a framework for understanding not only how individuals and organizations can survive in an age of increasing scrutiny, but how negative social evaluations can surprisingly yield positive results. A growing body of work has begun to show that being "up against the rest" is an active driver of corporate identity, and that firms that face strong public hostility can benefit from internal bonding. Synthesizing this work with his original research, and drawing comparisons to work on misconduct and scandals, Roulet addresses an important gap by providing a broader perspective to link the antecedents and consequences of negative social evaluations. Moreover, he reveals the key role that audiences play in assessing these consequences, whether positive or negative, and the crucial function of media in establishing conditions in which public disapproval can bring positive results. Examples and cases cover Uber and Google, Monsanto, Electronic Arts, and the investment banking industry during the financial crisis. Trade Review"Thomas Roulet has very compellingly articulated the power of divisiveness in channeling negative social evaluations and perceived stigma to empower us into action and success, something that I have experienced personally in my professional life. Highly relevant and a must-read for professionals as well as researchers grappling with the velocity and impact of social perceptions in the increasingly digital world."—Navdeep Arora, former Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company"A careful and forensic analysis of why and how attacks by others on your capability or your character can in fact be positive and productive forces. The book takes us through a journey of in-groups, echo chambers, social trolls, post-truth narratives, and permanent peer evaluation to bring us fresh insights into the addictive practice of picking each other apart."—Rupert Younger, Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation"This is a must-read for organization and management theory scholars. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the overlapping literatures that address how organizations are influenced by negative social evaluations. Roulet puts forward—convincingly—the strikingly counterintuitive idea that under certain conditions negative evaluations are beneficial—and, in contrast, that positive evaluations can have negative consequences for the targeted actors. How this happens, and the potential implications for society, are thought-provoking and often worrying. This is a timely and important book."—Royston Greenwood, Professor Emeritus, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, and Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School"While not explicitly a management book, this is a fascinating study of the social-media fuelled and fast-changing landscape of public opinion, and the possible ways in which that might be beneficial."—Financial Times"Roulet's framework provides an important starting point for understanding how organizations and their members might survive in a world where everyone's a critic with easy access to a social platform."—Kimberly D. Elsbach, Administrative Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Framework to Understand Negative Social Evaluations 1. Where It All Begins: Understanding the Antecedents of Negative Social Evaluations 2. Resisting Hostility: Resilience to Negative Social Evaluations 3. Going Beyond Resilience and Capitalizing on Negative Social Evaluations 4. Practical Implications for Individuals, Organizations, and Society Conclusion: Conclusion
£30.60
Bristol University Press Older Workers in Transition: European Experiences
Book SynopsisMore people are extending their working lives through necessity or choice in the context of increasingly precarious labour markets and neoliberalism. This book goes beyond the aggregated statistics to explore the lived experiences of older people attempting to make job transitions. Drawing on the voices of older workers in a diverse range of European countries, leading scholars explore job redeployment and job mobility, temporary employment, unemployment, employment beyond pension age and transitions into retirement. This book makes a major contribution and will be essential reading within a range of disciplines, including social gerontology, management, sociology and social policy.Table of ContentsPart I: Introducing Older Worker Job Transitions in a Neoliberal Era 1. Job Transitions in Older Age in an Era of Neoliberal Responsibilisation ~ David Lain, Sarah Vickerstaff and Mariska van der Horst 2. The Social Construction of Work and Retirement: Changing Transitions and ‘Work- endings’ ~ Chris Phillipson Part II: European Experiences of Older Worker Transitions 3. Job Redeployment of Older Workers in UK Local Government ~ David Lain, Sarah Vickerstaff and Mariska van der Horst 4. Time, Precarisation and Age Normality: On Internal Job Mobility among Men in Manual Work in Sweden ~ Clary Krekula 5. Temporary Older Workers in Belgium as a Demonstration of a Paradoxical Situation ~ Nathalie Burnay 6. Attempted Transitions from Unemployment in Italy ~ Emma Garavaglia 7. Divorced Women Working Past Pension Age in Germany and the UK: The Long Shadow of the Female Homemaker Model~ Anna Hokema 8. Expectations of Transitions to Retirement in Ireland ~ Áine Ní Léime Part III: Conclusions and Discussion 9. Retirement and Responsibilisation: Current Narratives about the End of Working Life ~ David Lain, Sarah Vickerstaff and Mariska van der Horst
£76.00
Bristol University Press Work and Alienation in the Platform Economy:
Book Synopsis• A timely analysis of work on the digital shop floor of the platform economy. • Based on extensive fieldwork, including interviews with Amazon workers.Table of Contents1. Introduction Part 1: Examining The World of Work and Workers 2. How to Study Alienation: Marx’s Four Relations 3. How to Grasp Agency: The Power Resources Approach Part 2: The Birth and Growth of Platforms 4. Historicizing Three Generations of Platforms 5. Contextualizing Amazon’s Growing Empire Part 3: Workers on the (Digital) Amazon Shop Floor 6. Cog in the Machine: Working the Amazon Circulation Line 7. “I Am Not a Robot”: (Trans)national Labour Organization at the Warehouses 8. “Artificial Artificial Intelligence”: Gigging on Amazon Mechanical Turk 9. Instrumentalizing Technology: Digital Solidarity with and among MTurk Workers 10. Alienation Across Amazon and the Platform Economy 11. The Power of Amazon Workers and Platform Workers 12. Conclusion
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Bristol University Press The Sociology of Contemporary Work
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Society for Human Resource Management Mastering Consultation as an HR Practitioner:
Book SynopsisHR'S GUIDE TO THINKING LIKE A CONSULTANT. It's an exciting time to be an HR professional: You are on the front lines for changing the way the world works. By taking a consultative approach to developing strategic guidance for key decision-makers, you'll not only add value to your organization but contribute meaningfully toward bringing about the change you want to see. Covering guidelines and best practices for building and applying your consultative skills, Mastering Consultation as an HR Practitioner features cases studies, worksheets, and additional resources that can be used immediately and applied every day for: Defining customer needs Gathering the right data Avoiding common obstacles Building a framework for change Developing and presenting new HR solutions
£21.21
Society for Human Resource Management Motivation-based Interviewing: A Revolutionary
Book SynopsisStop Asking the Wrong Interview Questions and Start Hiring High Performers. The candidate seemed to have it all—a great resume, the perfect skills and confident responses to all of your interview questions. You had a good feeling about this one. Finally, a high performer—that terrific hire who undoubtedly would produce extraordinary results. But that's not how it turned out, was it? Here's a little secret: Before you can hire a high performer, you have to correctly identify a high performer. And to identify a high performer you have to ask effective interview question... and know how to evaluate the answers. Hiring the best requires more than just assessing a candidate's skill. Interviewers must also determine the candidate's attitude toward overcoming obstacles and how passionate they are about achieving your goals—both proven predictors of future success. Hiring expert and popular keynote speaker Carol Quinn provides a complete guide for accurately and reliably assessing skill, attitude, and passion, so you can expose the incremental differences that separate the pretenders from the genuine high performers. Once you discover the power of Motivation-based Interviewing, you'll never conduct an interview any other way!
£21.21
Society for Human Resource Management Performance Conversations: How to Use Questions
Book SynopsisThere are three universal truths about traditional performance management. They are widely used, universally despised, and are known to be ineffective. These reasons are cited in the recent spate of announcements from dozens of major corporations who have abandoned their appraisal systems. As a result, many organizations are grappling with what to do instead. They have adopted many interesting and innovative practices, but most are a random collection of activities that are not bound together by a sound theoretical framework. This new approach is built upon a sound theoretical foundation, uses proven management techniques, and offers a novel framework and tool for managers for regulating and enhancing the performance of their staff. Dozens of ready-to-use templates and accompanying tools help make good management practice more accessible, practical, and effective. Just as important, the new approach is both millennial- and remote worker-friendly as it incorporates features that speak to how they work.
£25.46
Wharton Digital Press The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote
Book SynopsisA GLOBE & MAIL BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic forced an unprecedented experiment that reshaped white-collar work and turned remote work into a kind of "new normal." Now comes the hard part. Many employees want to continue that normal and keep working remotely, and most at least want the ability to work occasionally from home. But for employers, the benefits of employees working from home or hybrid approaches are not so obvious. What should both groups do? In a prescient new book, The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote Work, and the Hard Choices We All Face, Wharton professor Peter Cappelli lays out the facts in an effort to provide both employees and employers with a vision of their futures. Cappelli unveils the surprising tradeoffs both may have to accept to get what they want. Cappelli illustrates the challenges we face by in drawing lessons from the pandemic and deciding what to do moving forward. Do we allow some workers to be permanently remote? Do we let others choose when to work from home? Do we get rid of their offices? What else has to change, depending on the approach we choose? His research reveals there is no consensus among business leaders. Even the most high-profile and forward-thinking companies are taking divergent approaches:Facebook, Twitter, and other tech companies say many employees can work remotely on a permanent basis. Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and others say it is important for everyone to come back to the office.Ford is redoing its office space so that most employees can work from home at least part of the time, and GM is planning to let local managers work out arrangements on an ad-hoc basis. As Cappelli examines, earlier research on other types of remote work, including telecommuting offers some guidance as to what to expect when some people will be in the office and others work at home, and also what happened when employers tried to take back offices. Neither worked as expected. In a call to action for both employers and employees, Cappelli explores how we should think about the choices going forward as well as who wins and who loses. As he implores, we have to choose soon.
£15.19
Wharton Digital Press The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote
Book SynopsisA GLOBE & MAIL BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic forced an unprecedented experiment that reshaped white-collar work and turned remote work into a kind of "new normal." Now comes the hard part. Many employees want to continue that normal and keep working remotely, and most at least want the ability to work occasionally from home. But for employers, the benefits of employees working from home or hybrid approaches are not so obvious. What should both groups do? In a prescient new book, The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote Work, and the Hard Choices We All Face, Wharton professor Peter Cappelli lays out the facts in an effort to provide both employees and employers with a vision of their futures. Cappelli unveils the surprising tradeoffs both may have to accept to get what they want. Cappelli illustrates the challenges we face by in drawing lessons from the pandemic and deciding what to do moving forward. Do we allow some workers to be permanently remote? Do we let others choose when to work from home? Do we get rid of their offices? What else has to change, depending on the approach we choose? His research reveals there is no consensus among business leaders. Even the most high-profile and forward-thinking companies are taking divergent approaches:Facebook, Twitter, and other tech companies say many employees can work remotely on a permanent basis. Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and others say it is important for everyone to come back to the office.Ford is redoing its office space so that most employees can work from home at least part of the time, and GM is planning to let local managers work out arrangements on an ad-hoc basis. As Cappelli examines, earlier research on other types of remote work, including telecommuting offers some guidance as to what to expect when some people will be in the office and others work at home, and also what happened when employers tried to take back offices. Neither worked as expected. In a call to action for both employers and employees, Cappelli explores how we should think about the choices going forward as well as who wins and who loses. As he implores, we have to choose soon.
£34.00
Business Expert Press Power Skills that Lead to Exceptional Performance
Book SynopsisThis book is for leaders, those who aspire to be leaders, and all employees who desire to take their performance to a higher level.Do you have the Power Skills needed to achieve the level of success you desire? Power Skills are a top asset in today's ever-changing workplace. This book reveals Power Skills that promote accountability and how to think and act effectively for success.But this book does far more. It describes Power Skills that, if taught and nurtured to all employees of an organization or company, will result in the organization continuously and holistically evolving. Adopting these Power Skills can lead to exceptional performance both for individuals and for their organizations.Power Skills discussed include: break the rules occasionally, never avoid necessary confrontation, think for yourself, manage daily to your top three priorities, routinely practice boldness and courage, decide who you chose to be, be a good actor, and so much more. I welcome you to come along for a potentially transformative and game-changing ride in your personal pursuit of the adventure called life.
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