Work Ethic

As home life and work life become increasingly integrated in contemporary life, success (or failure) in either has an undeniable effect on the other. And while the profound events that began the 21st century have intensified the desire to focus on what matters most to us, there is still often a substantial gap between what we say matters most and the way we actually spend our time and money. Our credit-card and checking-account statements may clearly reflect this. But it is possible to keep both areas moving forward in positive ways.

Marcus Aurelius's timeless insights into human behaviour show that 2000 years on, not much has changed in the workplace and we could all do well if we focus on what we can control and worry less about things we can't. As head of the Roman empire, he encountered his fair share of difficult people, frustrating situations and political infighting. In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius encouraged us to accept other people's inevitable shortcomings, make the most of our short life, resist the temptations of fame and flattery and, when things get too much, take a cosmic perspective of our existence.

Marketing guru Philip Kotler, cause marketing authority David Hessekiel, and social marketing expert Nancy Lee have teamed up to create a guide rich with actionable advice on integrating marketing and corporate social initiatives into your broader business goals.

Real life stories about consumers who demand that companies make a diffence in the world with their products.

Spirituality is the basis for all successful organizations and the most important asset you have in elevating you and your business to a new level of performance. The most successful individuals and firms in the world are changing the way they do business, in order to access a vast resevoir of untapped energy. You too can join the revolution, because the tools these people are utilizing are found inside each and every one of us.

Based on the authors' hugely popular blog and podcast series, this book is for patients and everyone else who is curious about how psychiatrists work. Using compelling patient vignettes, Shrink Rap explains how psychiatrists think about and address the problems they encounter, from the mundane (how much to charge) to the controversial (involuntary hospitalization). The authors face the field's shortcomings head-on, revealing what other doctors may not admit about practicing psychiatry.

Thirty years ago, the best-selling "letter to the government", Work in America, was published to national acclaim, including front-page coverage in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. It sounded an alarm about worker dissatisfaction and the effects on the nation as a whole.

Many people today talk about justice, but are they living justly? They want to change the world, but are they being changed themselves? Eugene Cho has a confession: "I like to talk about changing the world but I don't really like to do what it takes." If this is true of the man who founded the One Day's Wages global antipoverty movement, then what must it take to act on one's ideals? Cho does not doubt the sincerity of those who want to change the world.

In Kidney to Share, Martha Gershun tells the story of her decision to donate a kidney to a stranger. She takes listeners through the complex process by which such donors are vetted to ensure that they are physically and psychologically fit to take the risk of a major operation. Gershun and Lantos analyze the differences that arise depending on whether the organ comes from a living donor or one who has died. They observe the expertise and the shortcomings of doctors, nurses, and other professionals and describe the burdens that we place on people who are willing to donate.

Would you describe your workplace as "happy"? From the moment you begin each work day, you contribute to its culture. With your behavior, communications, and attitude, you can impact your overall happiness and that of your co-workers in the workplace. Taking a few simple and creative actions can all build up to happy workplace culture. How? This book offers 100 ways to choose from.

Without a doubt, Schopenhauer is one of the giants of Western philosophy. He represents a turning point from the quest to define the external world as something apart from our experience to a recognition of our experience as the medium of our world. Philosophy is a discourse, a conversation spread out over centuries that explores and develops different lines of thought. Schopenhauer embodies the moment in Western philosophy where the snake begins to eat its own tail, where the unreasoning insistence upon an external world is finally examined with due criticism and care.

As consumers of art, and especially as fans, we have a host of tricky moral question to navigate: do the moral lives of artists affect the aesthetic quality of their work? In Drawing the Line, Erich Hatala Matthes argues that it doesn't matter whether we can separate the art from the artist, because we shouldn't. Matthes argues both that the lives of artists can play an important role in shaping our moral and aesthetic relationship to the artworks that we love and that these same artworks offer us powerful resources for grappling with the immorality of their creators.

Drawing on four decades of hands-on management experience, the founder of Richer Sounds argues that ethically run businesses are invariably more efficient, more motivated and more innovative than those that care only about the bottom line. He uncovers the simple tools that the best leaders use to make their businesses fair, revealing how others can follow suit. And he also delves into the big questions that modern capitalism has to answer if it is to survive and to thrive.

Viele Menschen wollen im persönlichen aber auch im geschäftlichen Umfeld etwas Sinnhaftes machen. Die Werte des Unternehmens sind dabei sehr wichtig. Sie entscheiden immer öfter über den unternehmerischen Erfolg und das persönliche Glück. Es ist Sache der Unternehmerin oder des Unternehmers das Wichtige zu erkennen und für ihr Business die Werte vorzugeben. Danach heißt es für sie aber auch für die Führungskräfte und alle Mitarbeitenden, diese vorzuleben und über sie zu sprechen.

Weißt Du, welche grundlegenden Vor - und Nachteile der Betriebsrat für Dich hat? Kennst Du die wichtigsten Aufgaben, Rechte und Pflichten des Betriebsrat? Willst Du wissen, was Dich im Betriebsrat erwartet?...Nachfolgend erfährst du alles Wichtige, was du schon immer über den Betriebsrat wissen wolltest oder solltest – auch in Hinsicht auf deine eigene berufliche Zukunft. Sofern du selbst nicht Vorgesetzter wirst oder bist, möchtest du doch sicherlich auch, dass jemand deine Interessen innerhalb eines Betriebes vertritt, oder etwa nicht? Hören Sie, um mehr zu erfahren.

Gestern warst du noch deinem cholerischen Chef ausgeliefert und dank dieses praktischen Leitfadens wirst du ihn schon bald mit dem richtigen Konter zum Schweigen bringen. Dieses Buch ist dein idealer Ratgeber, um dumme Sprüche, sprachliche Manipulation und Killerphrasen in Zukunft abzuwehren und sanft zum Gegenschlag auszuholen. Neben dem Thema Schlagfertigkeit rücken auch die Möglichkeiten für deine Konter in Form einer plausiblen und strukturierten Argumentation in den Vordergrund.

An in-depth look about how communication can reflect on an employee's personal attitude towards work in either a positive or negative way. Trigger words are necessary in the workplace if they promote a positive reaction for the employee, such as a positive response or motivation work harder. Negative trigger words are arguable whether they should be permitted in the workplace. Negative trigger words can encourage discipline and identification of mistakes they made.