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Unlock the secrets to a more authentic workplace with 'Nine Lies About Work' by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall. This compelling book challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding work culture and leadership. The authors, renowned for their expertise in organizational behavior and human potential, expose the myths that stifle productivity and hinder genuine human connection in the workplace. Through engaging narratives and profound insights, they illuminate nine prevalent lies about work that, when addressed, can lead to a more dynamic and effective organizational culture. Delve into the essential notion that a team's strength and cohesiveness hold greater importance than rigid company cultures. Experience a transformational shift in perspective, understanding why real-time intelligence outshines top-down planning, and how aligning individual purpose is more crucial than merely syncing goals. Perfect for both leaders and team members, this book offers a fresh look at fostering collaboration, enhancing communication, and nurturing employee engagement. Embrace the truths highlighted in 'Nine Lies About Work' to revolutionize how you perceive work dynamics. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781633696303, Format: Cloth over boards, Year: 2019, Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781633696303
Format: Cloth over boards
Year: 2019
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Description:
How do you get to what's real?
Your organisation's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. People's competencies should be measured and their weaknesses shored up. People crave feedback. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually, they're lies. As strengths guru and bestselling author Marcus Buckingham and Cisco Leadership and Team Intelligence head Ashley Goodall show in this provocative, inspiring book, there are some big lies — distortions, faulty assumptions, wrong thinking — running through our organisational lives. Nine lies, to be exact. They cause dysfunction and frustration and ultimately result in a strange feeling of unreality that pervades our workplaces.
But there are those who can get past the lies and discover what's real. These arefreethinking leaderswho recognise the power and beauty of our individual uniqueness, who know that emergent patterns are more valuable than received wisdom, and that evidence is more powerful than dogma. With engaging stories and incisive analysis, the authors reveal the essential truths that such freethinking leaders will recognise immediately: that it is the strength and cohesiveness of your team, not your company's culture, that matters most; that we need less focus on top-down planning and more on giving our people reliable, real-time intelligence; that rather than trying to align people's goals we should strive to align people's sense of purpose and meaning; that people don't want constant feedback, they want helpful attention. This is therealworld of work.
If you embr
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781633696303
Format: Cloth over boards
Year: 2019
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Description:
How do you get to what's real?
Your organisation's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. People's competencies should be measured and their weaknesses shored up. People crave feedback. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually, they're lies. As strengths guru and bestselling author Marcus Buckingham and Cisco Leadership and Team Intelligence head Ashley Goodall show in this provocative, inspiring book, there are some big lies — distortions, faulty assumptions, wrong thinking — running through our organisational lives. Nine lies, to be exact. They cause dysfunction and frustration and ultimately result in a strange feeling of unreality that pervades our workplaces.
But there are those who can get past the lies and discover what's real. These arefreethinking leaderswho recognise the power and beauty of our individual uniqueness, who know that emergent patterns are more valuable than received wisdom, and that evidence is more powerful than dogma. With engaging stories and incisive analysis, the authors reveal the essential truths that such freethinking leaders will recognise immediately: that it is the strength and cohesiveness of your team, not your company's culture, that matters most; that we need less focus on top-down planning and more on giving our people reliable, real-time intelligence; that rather than trying to align people's goals we should strive to align people's sense of purpose and meaning; that people don't want constant feedback, they want helpful attention. This is therealworld of work.
If you embr