Values Shift: The New Way We See Work and What It Means for Your Business

It’s no longer about how workers must adapt to their employers, but how companies must change and adapt to the new work world

Partnership. Balance. Synergy. Community.

These are the values shaping the new ethic that is changing the workforce. This transformation cuts across generations and strikes every level of the business hierarchy. An understanding of today’s "new worker" is essential for business leaders to attract and keep the very best employees.

Values Shift defines how and why our work ethic is changing, illustrates new work trends, and prescribes solutions for adapting to change and for inspiring employees to stay committed. It includes easy-to-read charts, lists, and sidebars, as well as examples of how some North American companies have successfully adapted to the shift.

Values Shift will help you:

• understand demographic differences
• identify trends that are changing the face of work
• attract, inspire, and keep talented employees

"Values Shift is an important book. The world of business will benefit from its practical truths for many years to come."
– Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager® and Leadership by the Book

About the Authors

John B. Izzo is an international consultant and speaker on managing change and leadership development. His work is highly respected by some of North America’s most successful corporations including Xerox, Coca-Cola, IBM, and AT&T. He holds an MA in organizational psychology and a Ph.D. in organizational communication. Izzo is the author of the groundbreaking Awakening Corporate Soul: Four Paths to Unleash the Power of People at Work.

Vancouver-based co-author Pam Withers has worked as a journalist and magazine editor in San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, and Vancouver. Her writing credits include The New York Times, Your Money, Moneywise, Profit, Working Woman, McCalls, Equinox, Chatelaine, Canadian Living, and numerous inflight magazines.