Meaningful Workplaces: Reframing How and Where we Work

Based on a multi–year study, this book reveals the three major elements that combine to create a workplace environment where people want to work. The elements are: It’s not about the perks, it’s about the culture; The organization supports the whole person and the whole person is engaged in the organization; and The organization is truly a community. The author shows how to build a strong and responsive HR function and provides guidelines for building an employee–engaged, high performance, community–based culture. A resource for organizational human resource professionals and consultants.

Spis treści:
Preface.
About This Book.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Reframing the Nature of Work.
SECTION ONE: Meaningful Work.
Chapter 1. The Elements of Meaningful Work.
Chapter 2. Bringing Your Whole Self to Work.
Chapter 3. The Meaning Is in the Work Itself.
Chapter 4. Work–Life Balance: Managing the Tensions.
SECTION TWO: Meaningful Workplaces.
Chapter 5. The Elements of a Meaningful Workplace.
Chapter 6. Values–Based Organizational Culture.
Chapter 7. Social Responsibility as Part of a Values–Based Culture.
Chapter 8. Employee Engagement and Commitment: The "So What?" Question.
Chapter 9. Reframing the Nature of the Workplace.
Chapter 10. Integrated Wholeness at the Individual and Organizational Levels.
The Author.
References.
Index.