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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101119895278
ISBN-139781119895275
eBay Product ID (ePID)8057258411
Product Key Features
Book TitleWork Here Now : Think like a Human and Build a PowerHouse Workplace
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHuman Resources & Personnel Management, Economics / General, Management, Labor
Publication Year2023
GenreBusiness & Economics
AuthorMelissa Swift
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.6 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2022-047803
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal658.38
Table Of ContentChapter 1: The Great Work Unpack: Understanding and Fixing Broken Work Chapter 2: The Anxiety Monster and the Boss Baby Customer: Slaying Work's Monsters Chapter 3: Breaking the Copy Machine: Switching off the Past, Switching on the Future Chapter 4: Decisions About People, for People: How to Make Human-Centric Decisions Chapter 5: Tech Dreams, Tech Nightmares: Couples Counseling for Humans and Technology Chapter 6: The Intentional Workforce: Combatting the Great Resignation by Managing Working Populations More Thoughtfully Chapter 7: Hippos Under the Lagoon: The Powerful Effects of Immigration, Migration, and Incarceration on Your Workforce Chapter 8: Defeating Greedy Work and Animal Farm Syndrome: Two Critical Levers for an Awesome Working Culture Chapter 9: A Good Day at Work, Every Day: Towards a Realistic, Human Future of Work 
SynopsisMake work suck less and improve the performance of your people with this practical, hands-on guide The COVID-19 pandemic and an ever-changing array of new ways of working seem to have all of us asking, "Does work really have to suck this bad?" It looks like a small taste of flexibility and freedom has made many of us rethink the nature of the work we do and how we do it. In Work Here Now: Think Like a Human and Build a Powerhouse Workplace, Mercer's North American Transformation Leader Melissa Swift delivers an eye-opening roadmap to better work that generates wins for companies and employees alike. In the book, you'll explore different ways to improve the growth-impeding, borderline inhumane people management practices we've created and endured over time. You'll also find: 50 strategies to create a powerhouse workplace at organizational level 50 strategies to create a powerhouse workplace at team level A simple framework to help you make people-centered decisions An incisive and practical take on managing and working with people that--for once--doesn't rely on hackneyed idealism or management-by-algorithm, Work Here Now is the hands-on performance improvement tool that executives, managers, HR professionals, and other business leaders have been searching for.