Published 11-06-07
Submitted by AMACOM Books
November 6, 2007 - As many as two-thirds of today's workers are either actively looking for new jobs or merely going through the motions at their current jobs. While they still show up for work each day, in the ways that count, many have quit. That's one of the sobering findings revealed in an urgent new book, ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR: How to Combat the Psychological Recession That's Alienating Employees and Hurting American Business (AMACOM Books). The author, Judith M. Bardwick, Ph.D., has uncovered a widespread state of worker resentment, vulnerability, and fear afflicting companies across the country. She calls it the "Psychological Recession."
One reason for this psychological recession is bad management practices - treating people like expendable costs rather than valuable resources and assets. Inspired by what works for innovative, caring, and profitable companies, Dr. Bardwick shares her ideas and specific strategies for fostering employee commitment and restoring people's trust and confidence-in their company and their future.
Almost all responsible organizations offer their employees traditional incentives like competitive compensation and stock options. But how much do people really value these things? To motivate their employees and create passion among the workforce, companies should create a menu of choices that are meaningful to employees and reflect the company’s values:
Employee priority: I want to keep learning.
Employee priority: I want to achieve reasonable security.
Employee priority: I want to be successful.
Employee priority: I want my work and my family to flourish.
Employee priority: I want my life as well as my work to have meaning.
With ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR Dr. Bardwick hopes to ignite a national resurgence of pride and personal fulfillment in working for an American company. Bardwick is a highly regarded writer, speaker, and management consultant, and has worked with IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, and 3M, among many clients. She makes her home in La Jolla, California.
For more information about ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR you can visit the author's website www.judithbardwick.com or go to AMACOM's website www.amacombooks.org.
AMACOM, a division of the American Management Association, publishes books on business, management, career growth, current events, science and technology, personal finance, real estate, and self-help. AMACOM helps readers enhance their personal and professional growth and reach into the future to understand emerging trends and cutting-edge thinking.
AMACOM, a division of the American Management Association, publishes books on business, management, career growth, current events, science and technology, personal finance, real estate, and self-help. AMACOM helps readers enhance their personal and professional growth and reach into the future to understand emerging trends and cutting-edge thinking.
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