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What's wrong with work : the 5 frustrations of work and how to fix them for good / Blaire Palmer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palmer, Blaire.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Work--Psychological aspects.
- Work.
- Success in business.
- Creative ability in business.
- Work and family.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- 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 t
- Contents:
- What's Wrong with Work; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The 5 Frustrations of Work and How to Fix them for Good; When Work Works; Frustration 1: Waste-of-Time Meetings; Frustration 2: Mis-Leadership; Frustration 3: Blurred Vision; Frustration 4: The Silo Mentality; Frustration 5: Unfairness; Final Thoughts: The Real Work; Notes; About the Interviewees; About the Author; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613337382
- 9780470975367
- 0470975369
- 9780470975350
- 0470975350
- 9781283337380
- 128333738X
- 9780470976159
- 0470976152
- OCLC:
- 744652831
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