Author : Dave Hemsath
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 20,81 MB
Release : 1997-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781576750193
Research has shown that when people actually enjoy their jobs they're more creative, more productive, and more committed to doing their job well. Featuring ideas generated by companies around the world that have successfully instilled fun into the workplace, "301 Ways to Have Fun at Work" is a complete resource anyone can use to create a dynamic workplace. Illus.
Author : Dave Hemsath
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 32,36 MB
Release : 2001-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781576751183
People who enjoy their work are more productive, creative and have higher levels of job satisfaction.This guide combines research with hands-on tools for injecting fun into the work environment.
Author : Leslie Yerkes
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 25,97 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781576751541
Yerkes offers tips, examples, and motivation to help readers, their coworkers, and their customers unleash the power of fun in the workplace. Through real-life case studies and interviews with dozens of leading authors and everyday people, the author illustrates 11 principles of what she calls "The Work/Fun Fusion".
Author : Jennifer B. Kahnweiler
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 14,41 MB
Release : 2010-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 145875300X
Offers a straightforward four-step process for succeeding in the extroverted business world; Includes a unique Introverted Leader Quiz to help you get started; Filled with inspiring personal stories In our outgoing, type A business culture, introverts can feel excluded, overlooked, or misunderstood, their reticence mistaken for reluctance, arrogance, or even lack of intelligence. But Jennifer Kahnweiler shows that not only can introversion be managed, it can even be a source of strength. Ask Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, two of the leaders she cites as shy introspectives who have developed ways to thrive in a challenging environment. It is estimated that as many as 40 per cent of executives are introverted to at least some extent. Based on conversations with over 100 of these men and women, Kahnweiler lays out a progressive four-step strategy for succeeding in an extroverted world. First, preparation: carefully devise a game plan for any potentially anxiety-producing situation. Then presence: knowing that you're prepared, be completely focused on the present moment or activity. Next, push: with a firm foundation of preparation and presence, go beyond your comfort zone. And finally, practice, practice, practice. After a revealing Introverted Leader Quiz to help you deepen your understanding of where focused improvement will produce maximum results, Kahnweiler shows exactly how to apply the four P's approach in six areas that are particularly difficult for introverts, such as public speaking, heading up projects, participating in meetings, and more. The goal, she emphasizes, is not personality change - you work with who you are, not against it. In fact, she shows that introversion can actually be a plus in areas like listening skills and written communication. But as a result of reading this book, leaders and aspiring leaders who find it intimidating to be around people will learn to embrace the experience, rather than see it as something to be avoided or endured, and as a result advance their careers and contribute more fully to their organizations.
Author : Calvin Purnell Jr.
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 17,19 MB
Release : 2019-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 198223542X
In order to be successful in any area of life, you have to prepare for it. Many people try jumping into deep waters only knowing how to dog paddle. Dog paddling can save people yes but learning how to tread water, float, hold your breath for extended periods and swimming in depths unknown can help you prepare for swimming in the ocean. Polished: Preparing for What’s Next is the follow up to Polished: A Young Professional’s Guide for Success. Preparing for What’s Next speaks to individuals looking to advance themselves to their next level by providing sound career advice to the readers. This book gives readers real life examples of what it takes to advance in any career option whether it be a fast food chain or corporate position.
Author : Leslie Yerkes
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 2007
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ISBN : 1442970006
Author : Peter Fleming
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 36,20 MB
Release : 2009-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199547157
The 'personal' was once something to be put to one side in the work place: a 'professional manner' entailed the suppression of private life and feelings. Now many large corporations can be found exhorting their employees to simply be themselves. This book critically investigates the increasing popularity of personal authenticity in corporate ideology and practice. Rather than have workers adhere to depersonalising bureaucratic rules or homogenous cultural norms, many large corporations now invite employees to simply be themselves. Alternative lifestyles, consumption, ethics, identity, sexuality, fun, and even dissent are now celebrated since employees are presumed to be more motivated if they can just be themselves. Does this freedom to express one's authenticity in the workplace finally herald the end of corporate control? To answer this question, the author places this concern with authenticity within a political framework and demonstrates how it might represent an even more insidious form of cultural domination. The book especially focuses on the way in which private and non-work selves are prospected and put to work in the firm. The ideas of Hardt and Negri and the Italian autonomist movement are used to show how common forms of association and co-operation outside of commodified work are the inspiration for personal authenticity. It is the vibrancy, energy and creativity of this non-commodified stratum of social life that managerialism now aims to exploit. Each chapter explores how this is achieved and highlights the worker resistance that is provoked as a result. The book concludes by demonstrating how the discourse of freedom underlying the managerial version of authenticity harbours potential for a radical transformation of the contemporary corporate form.
Author : Cindy Ventrice
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 28,81 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781576751978
Written from the employees' viewpoint, this book explains why good working relationships form the core of effective workplace recognition.
Author : Emily E. Houck
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 23,21 MB
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 1416615261
This book provides school administrators with practical, easy-to-use, and inexpensive ways to reward and recognize the efforts of their staff. More than 100 ideas are divided into three categories based on the amount of effort they require. Recognizing and rewarding your staff can be as simple as writing a heartfelt thank-you note to a bus driver or as unexpected as taking a teacher's grading duty for a night. This invaluable guide will help principals and superintendents everywhere bring out the best in their teachers and staff members. The best part is that rewarding and inspiring your staff will be rewarding and inspiring for you too. Dr. Emily E. Houck is the former superintendent of the Scott Valley Unified School District in California.
Author : Gini Graham Scott
Publisher : AMACOM/American Management Association
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 14,56 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0814409857
Every year, we find ourselves working harder, longer, and at a faster pace. Many of us find it impossible to find time to relax, much less create ways to make our jobs more enjoyable. Finally here is an antidote for overstressed workers everywhere. As an expert in personal and professional development, Gini Graham Scott has helped people all over the world find more enjoyment in their work and personal lives. In Enjoy! she shares her secrets for adding fun to life at the office. Using examples from her workshops and interviews with psychologists and recreation professionals, she shows how to relieve stress, anxiety, and tedium from everyday life. Readers will find tips on how to: change their attitudes so they have more fun - bring humor and laughter to the workplace - use relaxation exercises to help them ease tension during the work day - pinpoint what they most appreciate about their job - use fantasy and visualization to conquer boredom - rethink their work goals to avoid frustration and feeling stuck Most of us spend more than a third of our lives at work. Finally, here is the book that can make that part of our lives infinitely more enjoyable.
