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9780470749463

Happiness at Work Maximizing Your Psychological Capital for Success

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    9780470749463

  • ISBN10:

    0470749466

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-04-05
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Sharing the results of her four-year research journey in simple, jargon-free language, Pryce-Jones exposes the secrets of being happy at work. Focuses on what happiness really means in a work context and why it matters to individuals and organisations in both human and financial terms Equips readers with the information, knowledge and skills to make the most of the nearly 100,000 hours that they'll spend at work over a lifetime Demystifies psychological research through a fascinating array of anecdotes, case studies, and interviews from people in the trenches of the working world, including business world-leaders, politicians, particle physicists, and philosophers, sheep farmers, waitresses, journalists, teachers, and lawyers, to name just a few

Author Biography

Jessica Pryce-Jones is CEO and founder of the Oxford-based consultancy iOpener, which enables people to improve their performance and organizations to develop sustainably. A regular speaker and media commentator, she featured in the BBC series Making Slough Happy and CNN's special on happiness at work. Pryce-Jones teaches and coaches leaders at London Business School, Chicago Booth, Said Business School in Oxford, and judge Business School in Cambridge. Clients include multinationals in banking, IT, health, publishing, and engineering as well as the public and not-for-profit sectors.

Table of Contents

Prologuep. viii
Acknowledgmentsp. xii
Why Happiness at Work? Why Now?p. 1
The Research Journeyp. 14
Contribution from the Inside-Outp. 31
Contribution from the Outside-Inp. 48
Convictionp. 63
Culturep. 85
Commitmentp. 107
Confidencep. 126
Pride, Trust, and Recognitionp. 149
Achieving Your Potentialp. 169
Happiness at Work: A Conclusionp. 187
What Next?p. 189
Referencesp. 190
Dramatis Personaep. 222
Indexp. 229
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