The fourth dimension : the next level of personal and organizational achievement / Craig Hickman [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hickman, Craig R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Success in business.

Organizational effectiveness.

Teams in the workplace.

Success.

Achievement.

Medical Subjects:

Achievement.

Physical Description:

xi, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : John Wiley, ©1996.

Summary:

As the latest wave of corporate downsizing, streamlining, and reengineering initiatives continues to mount in intensity, the traditional employer-employee relationship is experiencing a massive shakeup, and a new work paradigm is struggling to be born. At the same time that employers are finding that they can no longer offer the traditional carrots of job security and lavish compensation packages, they are coming to recognize the need to forge closer partnerships with their employees - partnerships defined by shared risks, responsibilities, and rewards. But a pardigm shift of this magnitude cannot occur without considerable effort on the parts of both employers and employees. Such a successful fusion of personal and organizational visions requires a radical change in attitudes, expectations, and work patterns, and those who are quickest to make those changes are sure to be the big winners in the years ahead.

The Fourth Dimension provides a comprehensive program for managers challenged to do more with less and individuals seeking to improve the quality of their worklives. Throughout The Fourth Dimension, the authors provide vivid real-life illustrations of the astonishing results that have been achieved with the techniques they describe. Personal profiles of leaders such as Rebecca Matthias of Mothers Work and Steve Wiggins of Oxford Health Plans, as well as case studies of top companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, and Microsoft, lead you to a fuller understanding of the revolutionary changes now reshaping the work world and how many of today's business leaders have learned to use fourth dimensional thinking to gain the competitive edge.

Offering a complete program for achieving higher levels of performance by combining personal and organizational vision, the Fourth Dimension is must reading for executives, managers, team leaders, entrepreneurs, and virtually anyone interested in achieving a more fullfilling and meaningful destiny in the postindustrial work world.

Contents:

Prologue: The WorkScape Revolution

Ch. I. The Metawork System

Ch. II. Powerworkers

Ch. III. Networkers

Ch. IV. Valueworkers

Ch. V. Metaworkers

Ch. VI. Personal Transformations

Ch. VII. Team Transformations

Ch. VIII. Organizational Transformations

Epilogue: After the Transformation.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0471132802

9780471132806

OCLC:

33133277

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