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Author Moss, Simon.

Title Where should I work? : choosing the best place to work / Simon Moss
Edition First edition
Published Prahran, Vic. : Tilde Publishing, [2012]
Prahran, Vic. : Tilde, ©2012
©2012
©2012

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Description iv, 198 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Contents note continued: A picture of innocence -- A light bulb moment -- Brand new -- A wealth of envy -- Edgy furniture -- ch. 5 Design and layout -- Seeing red -- Open-plan offices and close-minded individuals -- Let there be light -- Around the clock -- Mother nature -- Smells like team spirit -- pt. C Research Before the Interview -- ch. 6 Vision and values -- The perfect storm -- Obligation free -- Young at heart -- Values without morals -- ch. 7 Senior managers and directors -- The senior novice -- Succession and success -- The concrete ceiling -- Dropping the ball -- ch. 8 Executive announcements and communication -- Hidden love -- Unhelpful help -- If only -- The unexpected costs of reducing expenses -- ch. 9 Budget and finances -- A crying stock -- Mergers and mistrust -- The exaggerated upside of downsizing -- The exorbitance of executives -- Positive, but not plausible, thinking -- pt. D Observations During Interviews with Supervisors or Managers --
Contents note continued: An awkward customer -- A smile a minute -- The calculated clutz -- The calculated questions -- ch. 16 Concluding comments -- Resilience without reality -- Competitive benefits of cooperative behaviour -- Work and life
Contents note continued: ch. 10 Physical features of your immediate supervisor -- Every man for himself -- Palm snake oil -- Beaten brown and blue -- Sit by me -- Milking chocolate -- ch. 11 Hints of deception and dishonesty -- I do not believe your eyes -- Holding hands -- No time to lose -- Short descriptions of tall tales -- ...Um -- Opportunities and obstacles to uncovering deception -- Crashing after a crash course -- ch. 12 The language of your immediate supervisor -- Trust me -- Can you feel it? -- Can they handle the truth -- Everyone, apart from me, is suspicious -- Not my fault -- Writing upside down -- pt. E The Final Evaluation -- ch. 13 The workgroup -- Feigning a genuine smile -- Two faced book -- Slow up -- Disrespectful courtesy -- The balance of power -- ch. 14 Rules and prohibitions -- Decorated desks -- Impersonal space -- Unconnected -- I did not have sexual relations -- ch. 15 Experiments to assess the organization -- The misdirected email --
Machine generated contents note: pt. A The Rationale -- ch. 1 Do you really need to read this book? -- A room with no view -- The certainty that coincides with doubt -- The pressure of prestige -- A good year -- Paying for pay -- The significance of insignificant similarities -- Not me -- So, why am I always rights? -- ch. 2 How to decide -- Irrational consequences of rational thinking -- Fallible instincts -- Emergent intuitions -- The complexities of simplicity -- Vivid imagination -- Intuition and intimacy -- The elusive emotions -- The benefits of this book -- ch. 3 The model company -- The purpose of meaning -- You stupid numbskull - and other impulsive outbursts -- Chain stores and chain smoking -- Condition 1 A cooperative environment -- Condition 2 A sense of control -- Condition 3 Coherent standards & expectations -- Condition 4 A distinct contribution -- pt. B The Physical Surroundings -- ch. 4 Objects and artefacts -- Works of art -- In the dark --
Summary "This book fulfills two key objectives. First, Where Should I Work? Choosing the Best Place to Work challenges many of the misconceptions individuals have formed about the qualities and characteristics of organizations that promote wellbeing and progress in employees. Many people, for example, assume they will flourish in organizations that offer enormous bonuses to reward exemplary performance. Other individuals feel they will thrive in dynamic organizations organizations that respond swiftly to unexpected opportunities in the relevant markets. As many scientific discoveries indicate, these characteristics, and many other coveted attributes, can damage wellbeing rather than enhance progress. Second, this book enables individuals to predict the prevailing qualities and characteristics of organizations. Most organizations do not depict themselves accurately. During interviews, on and in official documents, many companies inflate their qualities. They erroneously portray themselves as supportive and cooperative. They feign concern about the family life of employees, maintaining they value balance. They exaggerate the degree to which they develop the skills, expertise and qualities of employees, and over estimate the degree to which they value the contributions of employees and the creativity of their suggestions." --Publishers site
Analysis Australian
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Employees -- Coaching of -- Australia.
Employees -- Recruiting -- Australia.
Executive coaching -- Australia.
Job hunting.
Occupations.
Professions.
Vocational guidance.
ISBN 0734611234
9780734611239