{"product_id":"the-work-revolution-freedom-and-excellence-for-all-hardback-9781118172056","title":"The Work Revolution; Freedom and Excellence for All (Hardback) 9781118172056","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Work Revolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFreedom and Excellence for All\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulie Clow (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118172056, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmbrace connectivity, increase empowerment, and achieve better work-life blending\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWe live in a new age of global companies, hyper-access to information, and accessibility to tools that enable us to bring any idea life. Strangely, our workplaces are lagging behind the promise of this open and collaborative world. Most organizations are rule-based, top-down, dreary environments optimized for conformity and little else. \u003ci\u003eThe Work Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e creates a compelling portrait of a different kind of work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e“I believe that freedom in the workplace is worth fighting for and that every person and every organization can be excellent.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Julie Clow articulates the rules we follow today in our work force, the reasons they no longer work, and what we can do instead. \u003ci\u003eThe Work Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e deconstructs the magic behind thriving, liberated organizations (such as Google) into clear principles that any individual, leader, and organization can adopt to create sustainable and engaging lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides actionable changes anyone can make, regardless of where they work, to create a more sustainable work-life blend\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails concrete ways to influence existing organizations to change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides leaders to make tangible changes in their teams to enable greater autonomy and impact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines organizational culture principles that support and nurture high-performance and healthy environments, providing clear options for instituting cultural change based on specific organizational challenges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRejecting productivity Band-Aids and quick fixes, \u003ci\u003eThe Work Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e conceptualizes a completely new workplace that embraces the always-connected reality to create organizations in which high achievers can sustainably thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 This Thing We Call Work 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Signs We Have It Wrong 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The New Rules 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Impact, Not Activities 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Energy, Not Schedules 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Strengths, Not Job Slots 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The Right Things, Not Everything 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Grassroots, Not Top-Down 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Conclusion 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 245\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173819773208,"sku":"9781118172056","price":16.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118172056_260124.jpg?v=1781173334","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-work-revolution-freedom-and-excellence-for-all-hardback-9781118172056","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}