Description |
1 online resource (x, 293 pages) |
Summary |
"Work isn't working. We all love to hate our jobs. Everyone moans about the same things: we're not listened to; we're not trusted; we spend our time in pointless meetings; we're weighed down by bureaucracy; we hate our boss; we're overloaded and work saps time and energy from the rest of our lives. It shouldn't be like this. Work ought to be, and can be meaningful and fulfilling. In What's Wrong with Work? Blaire Palmer shows how work can change. Confronting all the big problems head-on, the book shows what you can do about each one, to make work better for you and those around you, now. Packed with case studies and tips, What's Wrong with Work? is essential reading for the modern office." Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Praise; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A TYPICAL DAY AT THE OFFICE ... ; THE FRUSTRATIONS OF WORK; THE TIMES, THEY ARE A CHANGING ... ; THE BOW TIE EFFECT; 5 AREAS OF FOCUS; FROM THE MANAGER'S MOUTH; When Work Works; THE ARGUMENT AGAINST A "HAPPY" WORKFORCE; THE FLAWED ASSUMPTION; THE ARGUMENT FOR A "HAPPY" WORKFORCE; THE TROUBLE WITH "THE MIDDLE" ... AND THE OPPORTUNITY; IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU; BACK TO THE 5 FRUSTRATIONS; Frustration 1: Waste-of-Time Meetings; THE COST OF BAD MEETINGS; THE PROBLEM WITH MEETINGS ... ; WHY DO PEOPLE PUT UP WITH BAD MEETINGS? |
Subject |
Work -- Psychological aspects.
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Success in business.
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Creative ability in business.
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Work and family.
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Travail -- Aspect psychologique. |
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Succès dans les affaires. |
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Créativité dans les affaires. |
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Travail et familles. |
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Creative ability in business |
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Success in business |
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Work and family |
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Work -- Psychological aspects |
Other Form: |
Print version: Palmer, Blaire. What's wrong with work. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley, 2010 9780470660973 (DLC) 2010039970 (OCoLC)642840160 |
ISBN |
9780470976159 (electronic bk.) |
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0470976152 (electronic bk.) |
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9780470975367 (electronic bk.) |
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0470975369 (electronic bk.) |
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9780470975374 (electronic bk.) |
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0470975377 (electronic bk.) |
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128333738X |
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9781283337380 |
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