Description
Book SynopsisWe will spend up to 120,000 hours at work in our lifetimes.
But how do we best use those hours? And how do we adapt to today's working world?
'Life has questions. They have answers' New York Times
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Designing Your Life
With this innovative and deeply empowering book, all of us can find answers to these challenging questions. It offers a fresh understanding of the politics and psychology of work and, by sharing the 'design thinking' principles that have been fuelling the growth of Silicon Valley, helps us to build a working life that is rewarding and meaningful.
Designing Your New Work Life features updated creative tools to:
Redesign your current job
Optimise your hybrid work and workspace
Up your communication game
Adapt to any disruption
Launch your next career chapter
Trade ReviewFor many of us working from home, advice on how to find meaning and joy is welcome when the daily commute is a walk downstairs and the movie
Groundhog Day feels more like a documentary...the economic upheaval created by the pandemic will no doubt make this book an attractive proposition for many people now considering a radical change in lifestyle or just questioning what work is all about. * Financial Times *
In a world where it seems almost revolutionary to love your job, these tools just might help you find a few more ways to like going to work * USA Today *
A worthy successor to the authors’ previous work that also stands on its own, this should be an essential read for college students and might also become a hit on the lecture circuit. * Library Journal *
Burnett and Evans address important matters including strength finders, growth mindsets, and the dynamics of power and politics in the workplace...helpful, clearly written, and relevant * Booklist *
