WORK environment

WORK environment

 
Peer Power Clay, Cynthia | Olitt, Ray Jossey-Bass , 2012 Relationships

In Peer Power, Cynthia Clay and Ray Olitt address disruptive behaviors in the workplace and suggest methods that readers can employ to influence improvement in the conduct of their peers. The...

 
 
The Virtual Manager Sheridan, Kevin The Career Press, Inc. , 2012 Management, Teams

The Virtual Manager focuses on how organizations and managers can better engage their virtual employees to create a successful workplace, even when employees are in different locations. Author Kevin...

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The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave Branham, Leigh AMACOM , 2012 Leadership Development, Personal Growth

According to conventional wisdom, employee turnover is usually about pay and beyond the control of most companies. But in The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, human relations consultant Leigh Branham...

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Contented Cows Still Give Better Milk, Revised and Expanded Catlette, Bill | Hadden, Richard John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Human Resources, Leadership

Research has shown that when employees are focused and fully engaged, they are more productive at work. In Contented Cows Still Give Better Milk, Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden suggest that employees...

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Next-Generation Wellness at Work Overman, Stephenie Praeger , 2009 Business Strategy, Human Resources

In Next-Generation Wellness at Work, Stephenie Overman introduces the concept of Wellness programs in the workplace, and outlines the ways they can benefit an organization. A properly implemented wellness program can...

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The Blame Game Dattner, Ben | Dahl, Darren Free Press , 2011 Communication, Relationships

In The Blame Game, Ben Dattner examines the detrimental effects of focusing on the assignment of blame and credit. There is general acceptance that people should receive praise for good deeds, and they...

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Outsiders on the Inside Couper, David Career Press , 2011 Personal Growth, Relationships

Many individuals feel that they just do not fit in at their workplace. This may be because of their personality, their appearance, or the way they think. In Outsiders on the Inside, David Couper...

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The Loudest Duck Liswood, Laura John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Diversity

The increased globalization of the business world has caused organizations to become more aware of the need to ensure diverse, level playing fields in their workplaces. While organizations frequently create diversity...

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The Female Vision Helgesen, Sally | Johnson, Julie Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2010 Diversity

Women and men have different perspectives on the world and on how they experience it, but business organizations have traditionally focused on and rewarded only male-centric points of view. A woman’s unique perceptions...

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Strengths Finder 2.0 Rath, Tom Gallup Press , 2007 Personal Growth

It is a cultural norm to inspire children with the idea that they can be anything they want to be. The truth is, however, that every individual possesses both strengths and weaknesses that remain mostly consistent...

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