Praise for this title is rampant - originally published in 2000 by Prentice-Hall, this book was ahead of its time! Values Shift is in its 10th printing and making serious statements about the status of our corporate culture. Post Enron, WorldCom and of course post Martha Stuart, North Americans are taking a good hard look at the reasons why they work for the companies they do!
A new work ethic has emerged and with that work ethic is a strong set of values about work and its place in people's lives. These values are re-shaping how people operate and what companies must do to attract and keep good people. While work has changed dramatically over the last two decades, this practical business book from FairWinds Press argues that our values around work have changed and in ways that are directly impacting the success of businesses.
In this groundbreaking book, authors John B. Izzo and Pam Withers identify how our values about work have and continue to change and how this new work ethic is impacting companies as they try to attract and keep the talent they need. These values, according to Izzo, will require employers to focus on creating workplaces that respond to a shifting set of wants and desires. How we see work and what we want from it has shifted radically and smart companies are paying attention to these changes, says Izzo.
The new work ethic is defined by six major expectations at work that cut across four generations - Pre-boomers, Baby Boomers, Generation X-ers and the Net Generation. Izzo is an international authority on managing change and leadership development, who, through his work and research, has discovered that while all four generations have some unique perspectives, they have a lot more in common than we realize in terms of the six emerging expectations of the workplace:
- Balance and synergy
- Work as a noble cause
- Personal growth and development
- Partnership
- Community at work
- Trust
Are You Trying to Attract People to Your Company?
Publisher: FairWinds Press
ISBN10 0-9780974-0-8
ISBN13 978-0-9780974-0-0
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Price: $24.95 CAD /18.95 USD
