What happy companies know
By: Dan Baker, Cathy Greenberg, Collins Hemingway.
Contributors: Greenberg, Cathy.; Hemingway, Collins.
Publisher: Pearson Education; Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Organizational effectiveness.; Organizational sociology.; Leadership.; Corporate culture.
Description: "Drawing on the new science of happiness, this book shows how to build a happy, high-functioning organization - and overcome even the most ingrained culture of negativity. The authors identify every key trait of the happy company. Then, using real-world case studies from today's best organizations, they present tools and best practices for infusing these traits throughout every level of your business - from individuals and teams to the entire enterprise."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The naked ape dons the designer suite; title: What is a happy company and why do I want one?; title: The nerd from the mists; title: Scarcity behavior in the modern tribe; title: Aggression, target fixation, and the crashes they cause; title: The lesson of the salmon, or why happiness beats going belly up; title: What's a body to do?; title: Humility, the most courageous form of leadership; title: From gut to sight to heart, the role of visionaries; title: Organizing for innovation; title: Only the emotionally intelligent need apply; title: Return to on people; title: Engage with people; title: Doing well and doing good; title: Tools for building constructive culture; title: How happy companies are all alike and yet unique.