Four Secrets to Liking Your Work: You May Not Need to Quit to Get the Job You Want

by Deborah J. Fisher, Edward G. Muzio, Erv Thomas, et al.

How far could you go if you truly loved your job? How much money could you make? How much could you learn? What could you contribute to the world, your family, yourself? Imagine living and working like this for a lifetime... now, make it happen, with Four Secrets to Liking Your Work! This book is not a stop-whining-fast program: it's about what you can do to improve your worklife, one day at a time, starting right now. Based on the latest research,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132344459
• ISBN13: 9780132344456
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: FT Press
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent! A 'Road Map' for office interactions!!

This is a must read for anyone who has had 'one of those days (weeks, months or years!) at the office.' Up to now, it had been my belief that human interaction and concise, measurable solutions have little or no common ground. These authors have not only found that common ground, they've created a road map of it for us all! This book provides measurable, quantitative solutions for human issues with regard to individual and team dynamics and it does so in an entertaining, easy-to-understand way. Bottom Line: The things I learned while reading this book made my work experience much more enjoyable. Many thanks to the authors for the 'Road Map'!

Finally, useful like-work advice

I loved that the book gave useful suggestions that could be implemented right away. In addition to some great team exercises (www.LikeWorkAgain.com), the book also provides exercises that you can do right away by yourself. I also enjoyed the balance that the book struck between helping your current situation and deciding if you need to start looking elsewhere (it actually lives up to its title).

Belongs on Every Coach's Bookshelf

What a pleasure it is to write a review for a book authored by three people I know and admire. Each of the authors is a star in their own chosen work and they do a wonderful job of sharing the secrets they have gleaned in their own careers. As a Life Coach and Master Practitioner of NLP, I am particularly impressed with the ways that they relate the all important "perceptual positions" to the way we are and work. Other coaches will immediately see the practical value of this book, from its thoroughly-researched content to its wholly relevant exercises and assignments--especially with clients who are struggling to find meaning and satisfaction in their work. Please don't overlook the value of objective assessment as a foundation for coaching excellence and accountability.

A Must Read For Managers Who Want To Make Their Work Teams More Productive

The tools outlined in this new book will enable managers and their teams to understand how each person relates to their work and how their personal styles affect the way they communicate and are best communicated with by others. In a time when employee engagement has become an important part of work force planning, Four Secrets to Liking Your Work is a roadmap to guide you in that pursuit.

Couldn't have come at a better time

This book gives valuable ways to handle being unhappy with your job. I've also been able to use some of the suggestions in other relationships. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a job, and also to those who have people reporting directly to them. Great book!