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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
When adaptive change happen some level of distress is inevitable. Real change usually involves loss.
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080 |
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
…most responsible adults… want to do a good job and they want to be paid for it.
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082 |
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
…if you have to think about it in terms of one side having to win… The employee wins. The employee gets their life back, their sanity, and their sense of self-worth.
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082 |
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
…even if you get rid of the old attitudes about work, you need a new set of attitudes to take their place. You need a new culture.
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088 |
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
And kind of adaptive change requires both self-adjustment and support. It’s like quitting smoking or getting in shape.
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091 |
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
Management is part of the process, but management does not drive the process. The people create the new culture.
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091 |
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
Our attitudes about time are perhaps the hardest obstacle to overcome because they are so ingrained we might not even realize their influence over us.
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092 |
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
Tim isn’t going to give up its power over you without a fight.
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092 |
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
…part of the power of the status quo is that it doesn’t have to do anything to reinforce its attitudes.
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093 |
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
The clock is no longer what you use to determine if you are working or if you’re not working. There is no late or early, only getting your job done or not getting your job done.
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093 |