Breaking Free: A Prescription for Personal and Organizational Change
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0787902675 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The ultimate goal: to facilitate transition to a more flexible, self-directed workplace.. Here he addresses the self-defeating ways people and organizations react to rapid, seemingly relentless change, and advocates a steady diet of learning as the surest way to break free. Associating various responses to change with four character types -- The Overwhelmed, The Entrenched, The BSers, and The Learners -- the author holds up The Learners as the attainable idealand shows how to help those in the other categories pursue the learning path. Explore the spiritual side of business The best-selling author of Healing the Wounds writes another prescription for our transition-induced ailments
"Let's face it--the old way of corporate life is gone. As David Noer so candidly notes, nowadays "we are all temps." This book provides a new way of looking at the world of work. The strategies offered in Breaking Free can help us be true to ourselves, serve others, and ultimately be more productive members of our organizations." --Marshall Goldsmith, a founding director, Keilty, Goldsmith and Company
Puhhhhh-leeeeze A Customer Okay, I was forced to buy this book for class. Boy, is it bad. And I mean HORRIBLE. Let me save you 250+ pages of mindless torture:You work with four types of people (the R factor). The overwhelmed, in need of therapy and a trip to Monster.com. They avoid
He has consulted extensively both in the United States and abroad, particularly in Northern Europe. DAVID M. . NOER is vice president for training and education at the Center for Creative Leadership