Make 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.
By:
Melissa Swift
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 158mm,
Spine: 31mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9781119895275
ISBN 10: 1119895278
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 27 April 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 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
Melissa Swift is the North American Transformation Leader at Mercer. Melissa helps clients bring their workforces to a different and better future. Her work leverages data analytics and a humanist view of the workplace to create extraordinary outcomes. She has been named a “Top Influencer on the Future of Work” by Onalytica.
