The High Engagement Work Culture: Balancing Me and We
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (631 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230304494 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is a book to be read together with the people where you work to create a culture where all will benefit from an improvement in the workplace.' David Zinger, Founder and Host of The Employee Engagement Network (employeeengagementng)'My personal experience from many years in practice tells me that a strong corporate culture is the driver for sustainable, profitable growth of a company. The current crisis has focused attention on this topic and has resulted inthe UK government-sponsored, employer-led Task Force movement on this topic being well supported. Lawler III, Author of Management Reset: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness, Director, Center for Effective Organizations and Professor at Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.'The way we manage our employees has not kept pace with the changing nature of workplaces, growing competition and the chang
""The High Engagement Work Culture" offers a new perspective on Capitalism" according to Peter Smirniotopoulos. The following review has been excerpted from my October "The High Engagement Work Culture" offers a new perspective on Capitalism Peter Smirniotopoulos The following review has been excerpted from my October 4th Huffington Post blog entitled "'The High Engagement Work Culture': A New Perspective for Framing the Debate About Capitalism." The full blog entry can be found at []In August, management consultants David Bowles and Cary Cooper, following up on their 2009 book "Employee Morale: Driving Performance in Challenging Times," published "The High Engagement Work Culture: Balancing Me and We." The fact that this book exists at all, in this . th Huffington Post blog entitled "'The High Engagement Work Culture': A New Perspective for Framing the Debate About Capitalism." The full blog entry can be found at []In August, management consultants David Bowles and Cary Cooper, following up on their 2009 book "Employee Morale: Driving Performance in Challenging Times," published "The High Engagement Work Culture: Balancing Me and We." The fact that this book exists at all, in this . Engaging! Nick McCormick Authors, David Bowles and Cary Cooper assert that there is a preponderance of ego in the workplace. Ego dismantles worker engagement which causes significant reduction in productivity. In addition, there are graver effects. For instance, the authors blame ego for the financial crisis of 2008.There is a better way. While the ego can never be eliminated, it must be balanced with a focus on achieving benefits for all other stakeholders. In other words the focus needs to be on the "We" rather th. Kudos to Mr. Bowles and Mr. Cooper! The High Engagement Work Culture is a book that you cannot put down. Mr. Bowles' and Mr. Cooper's writing is detailed but concise, alarming but funny. Mr. Bowles and Mr. Cooper engage the reader from the very first page to examine the 2008 crash and the negative effect of excessive ego on the organizational performance. They explain how capitalism is a system that works well but that needs to be fixed to build a more sustainable, happier, and healthier work environment. Their book is a seed
Through a lens of sustainability this book examines how organisations can explore a new business culture today. Drawing from real-life examples and new ideas Bowles and Cooper discuss how organisations can move from 'me' to 'we'.. The 2008 crisis set off a systemic panic which almost engulfed the world's financial system
He can be reached at db@moraleatwork and blogs at moraleatwork. HR magazine named him the 5th Most Influential Thinker in HR in 2011. Before 1988 he was a Senior Vice President with HayGroup, the global consultancy, directing Hay's corporate culture and morale/engagement activities in the western and southwestern US. David Cary . In 2001 he was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. His first book, Employee Morale, Driving Performance in Challe