Synopsis:
Through his years of intensive work consulting to companies including Procter & Gamble, Sony, Toyota, Microsoft, Ford and Ernst & Young, with his firm The Energy Project, Schwartz has developed a powerful program for changing the way we are working that greatly boosts our engagement and our satisfication with our work and increases our performance. In this book he marshalls a wide range of powerful evidence from business research and psychology that shows that the current model of work is not only not optimal, it is specfically counter-productive because it saps us of our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energy. In order for us to perform at our best, we must make a set of key changes in our work lives -- and in order to develop the full potential of their work force, our managers and companies must institute changes that will provide us with the regular physical renewal, emotional reward, mental focus and stimulation; and sense of purpose and significance that we need.
Review:
"Now, more than ever, we need a unified science of energy--what makes us work (and what doesn't.) [Schwartz]" "begins to unlock essential insights we're going to need to get more done and feel better while" "we're doing it."-Seth Godin, blogger and bestselling author of "Linchpin" "I've read dozens of books about leadership and management. What makes this book unique and essential is the integrated and comprehensive way it addresses the challenge of getting the best from people. At Zappos we deeply believe that truly meeting our employees' needs is what inspires their great performance. "The Way We Work Isn't Working" lays out a compelling new workplace paradigm and a detailed roadmap for organizations, leaders and individuals seeking to gain true competitive advantage, even as the rules change every day."--Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos.com "[Tony Schwartz]" "is essential reading for anyone who wants a more productive and meaningful life. It's less a self-help book than a peer-reviewed survival manual for the modern age ...[He] provides a road map for how to take back control of our lives from our faster-better-more-techno-merry-go-round culture." -Arianna Huffington, "The Huffington Post" "An engaging, thorough, and authoritative manual for optimal performance and for a rewarding life. Tony Schwartz has done it again. A business must read." -- Daniel Goleman, author of "Emotional Intelligence" "[Tony Schwartz]""is essential reading for anyone who wants a more productive and meaningful life. It's less a self-help book than a peer-reviewed survival manual for the modern age ...[He] provides a road map for how to take back control of our lives from our faster-better-more-techno-merry-go-round culture." --Arianna Huffington, "The Huffington Post" "Now, more than ever, we need a unified science of energy--what makes us work (and what doesn't.) [Schwartz]""begins to unlock essential insights we're going to need to get more done and feel better while""we're doing it."--Seth Godin, blogger and bestselling author of "Linchpin" "[Schwartz] takes a look at self-destructive behaviors that are common in the workplace, then gives a prescription for correcting each...entirely refreshing." --"The Wall Street Journal" "I've read dozens of books about leadership and management. What makes this book unique and essential is the integrated and comprehensive way it addresses the challenge of getting the best from people. At Zappos we deeply believe that truly meeting our employees' needs is what inspires their great performance. ["Be Excellent At Anything"] lays out a compelling new workplace paradigm and a detailed roadmap for organizations, leaders and individuals seeking to gain true competitive advantage, even as the rules change every day."--Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos.com
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