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:

…if we can challenge our outmoded attitudes about time and how work gets done… then we can move toward a new way of working and thinking about work.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

When you’re giving Sludge or receiving it or anticipating it you’re not contributing to work or to your life.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

When we allow Sludge we’re accepting and reinforcing a workplace that values time and appearances over genuine accomplishment.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

If you were judged and paid based on what you actually contributed to your organization, then time and place wouldn’t be a factor.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

If you take away people’s ability to judge themselves and others based on time, then it’s harder for beliefs about work to be used as a measure for performance.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

You’re going to judge people, so judge them on their performance, on their ability to meet goals. Take time and place out of the equation.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

Because if you’re performing and meeting expectations, nobody should be able to say boo.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

If you focus on the work, then you can’t attack other people, you can’t gang up on your coworkers, you can’t beat yourself up.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

Work culture makes people do and say things that don’t drive results.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:

If you get results, then anything else you do with your time is completely up to you.

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