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Employees need values they can believe in.
But due to the mergers and downsizing of the last decade,
age-old norms of employment security have gone by the wayside
-- leaving workers feeling betrayed, confused, and apathetic
about their jobs. As a result, many American organizations
have lost the spirit and loyalty of their workforce as well
as their competitive edge.
Values-Based Leadership offers a
powerful vision to reinvigorate and restore the heart and
soul of organizations. This timely book demonstrates how
to replace the feeling of "anomie" -- disillusionment,
isolation, and hopelessness -- and re-energize employees
with a renewed sense of belonging, commitment and connection
to their organizations. This comprehensive guide enables
all types of organizations to reinvigorate their staff and
restore security, community, and purpose. For example, you'll
discover:
- How to reduce employee problems such
as lack of motivation... low morale... an "I don't
care" attitude... and low productivity
- Tested techniques to help you eliminate
the ten factors that decrease employee satisfaction
- Four ways to instill norms and values
into your organization
- Organization-tested ideas to help employees
and employers experience personal success and improve
their self-esteem and value to the organization
- Tools to help employees and employers
work together toward a more satisfying relationship, more
meaningful jobs, and a passion for their work environments
- Methods to ignite leadership skills in
your management staff
- Strategies for using teams, socialization,
mentoring, and recruiting to effectively integrate employees
into your company's culture
...plus much more, including real-life case
examples of organizations who are using values-based leadership
principles to motivate employees and increase productivity...
and dozens of diagrams, questionnaires, and exhibits to
help you apply "valuesful" shared leadership approaches
to your organization.
Susan Smith Kuczmarski is an educator,
teacher trainer, group facilitator, and leadership trainer.
She holds a doctorate and two master's degrees in sociology
and education from Columbia University, and has taugfht
at a number of universities. Her areas of expertise include
innovation teaching methods, group processes and interaction,
and shared leadership.
Thomas Kuczmarski is president of Kuczmarski
& Associates, recently named one of North America's
"100 Leading Management Consulting Firms." Mr.
Kuczmarski has taught at Columbia and Northwestern Universities
and is one of the country's top experts on innovation, growth
management strategies, and new product development. He is
regularly quoted and published in The
Wall Street Journal, Fortune,
Newsweek
and USA Today
and is the author of Managing
New Products: The Power of Innovation.
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