Energize Your Workplace: How to Create and Sustain High-Quality Connections at Work Contributor(s): Dutton, Jane E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787956228 ISBN-13: 9780787956226 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $37.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: "Distinguished psychologist Jane Dutton details the small acts of sensitivity to people that add up to big differences in morale and effectiveness. Managers seeking to improve their people skills need look no further than her helpful and practical book."-- Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor, Harvard Business School, and author "Evolve! "and "World Class" "Dutton's useful and original book brings to life in lucid writing what winning organizations look like and how they got there." "Jane Dutton speaks to everyone in the workplace, and especially to leaders, about practical ways to dramatically increase two vital resources: the energy and achievements of organizations and the dignity, competence, and contributions of individual members. I can' think of a single way to improve organizational effectiveness and individual's work lives that is more readily available (and more widely underutilized!) than people making more "high-quality connections," which is the theme of Dutton's book." "Jane Dutton is superbly qualified to write this book-- it reflects her deep knowledge of the subject and wisdom gleaned from her own special gift for building and sustaining high-quality relationships at work. Readers will find the book an informative, practical, and inspiring contribution to making life at work more energized, engaging, and effective."
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Business & Economics | Structural Adjustment - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship |
Dewey: 658.406 |
LCCN: 2003010517 |
Series: University of Michigan Business School Management Series |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 200 pages |
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Publisher Description: Corrosive work relationships are like black holes that swallow upenergy that people need to do their jobs. In contrast, high-qualityrelationships generate and sustain energy, equipping people to dowork and do it well. Grounded in solid research, this book uses energy as ameasurement to describe the power of positive and negativeconnections in people's experience at work. Author Jane Duttonprovides three pathways for turning negative connections intopositive ones that create and sustain employee resilience andflexibility, facilitate the speed and quality of learning, andbuild individual commitment and cooperation. Through compelling and illustrative stories, Energize YourWorkplace offers managers, executives, and human resourceprofessionals the resources they need to build high-qualityconnections in the workplace. |