Book Titles

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It
The Results-Only Revolution

By Cali Ressler, Jody Thompson

Year Published: 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-59184-203-3
Categories: Dysfunctional Teams, Management, Work

123 Quotes Found

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

…every year stress costs American businesses $300 billion; the average worker only puts in three hours of real work per day…

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

…being measured by results is a much better measure than time at your desk.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

Works sucks in corporate life today because we have time all wrong.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

With the exception of sales people, who either deliver their numbers or don’t, most people are judged by a mixture of results and time spent in the office.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

You either accomplish what you set out to accomplish or you don’t.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

In an information and service economy it doesn’t make sense to use time as a measurement for a job well-done.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

Today we do more work with our brains than with our hands, and knowledge work requires a different set of assumptions about productivity.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

There is something about time that stresses everyone out.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

If the workplace is unfair it’s unfair for everyone. Don’t call it the end of the world. Call it Tuesday.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

Few individuals are giving their best. Few companies are getting the best from their people.

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