Description
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 follow
Table of Contents
Introduction: 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
