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Danger in the Comfort Zone

From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business

By: Judith M. Bardwick

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Danger in the Comfort Zone

From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business

By: Judith M. Bardwick

Since the original publication of this important and controversial book, it has stirred up business thinkers everywhere. Now this landmark work has been updated and expanded -- with five all-new chapters -- to meet today's continuing challenges to the nation's productivity and morale. Danger in the Comfort Zone examines the phenomenon of the ""entitlement"" mentality in the American workforce -- people's preoccupation with their rewards rather than their responsibilities. Bardwick describes three basic mindsets and shows the effect of each on individuals and their organizations: * Entitlement -- people feel entitled to rewards and lethargic about having to earn them; motivation and job satisfaction are low * Fear -- people are paralyzed; the threat of layoffs makes them focus on protecting their jobs rather than doing them well * Earning -- people are energized by challenge; they know their accomplishments will be noticed -- and rewarded In this paperback edition, Bardwick points out that although the ""fear"" element has undoubtedly grown in the last few years, the entitlement attitude is still firmly entrenched at all levels. She offers additional chapters with new, specific techniques for pulling people out of the quagmire of fear and complacency, and igniting them with the energy of true earning.

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Amacom Books

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0814478867

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9780814478868

Seeking the Calm in the Storm

Managing Chaos in Your Business Life

By: Judith M. Bardwick

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Seeking the Calm in the Storm

Managing Chaos in Your Business Life

By: Judith M. Bardwick

Social psychologist and business consultant Bardwick offers a practical plan for retaking control, improving effectiveness, and regaining a sense of well-being. One by one, she considers all the factors that make contemporary life and work so stressful, and offers a step-by-step plan for taking control.

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FT Press

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013009031X

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9780130090317

One Foot Out the Door

How to Combat the Psychological Recession That's Alienating Employees and Hurting American Business

By: Judith M. Bardwick

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One Foot Out the Door

How to Combat the Psychological Recession That's Alienating Employees and Hurting American Business

By: Judith M. Bardwick

As many as two-thirds of our employees are either actively looking for new jobs or merely going through the motions at their current jobs. Fearful and feeling vulnerable after years of watching friends get laid off, they expect the worst to happen, and they see no reason to give it their all. This phenomenon, identified by renowned author Judith M. Bardwick as "the psychological recession," can have a devastating effect on a company's financial health. Based on extensive research showing how costly bad management really is, this eye-opening book offers concrete prescriptions for combating alarming trends such as high turnover, low productivity, and lackluster performance, including techniques for: * strengthening the bonds of trust and respect between managers and employees * customizing working conditions and rewards for individual employees * hiring for the "best fit" between the organization's core culture and the personal qualities and priorities of the individual Using hard numbers and current studies that prove the direct connection between a company's financial performance and its employees' commitment, this book is a wake-up call to organizations desperately needing to restore the broken spirits at the heart of their companies, and enhance their bottom lines

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AMACOM/American Management Association

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0814409504

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9780814409503

In Praise of Good Business

How Optimizing Risk Rewards Both Your Bottom Line and Your People

By: Judith M. Bardwick

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In Praise of Good Business

How Optimizing Risk Rewards Both Your Bottom Line and Your People

By: Judith M. Bardwick

In Praise of Good Business celebrates the great business turnaround of the 1990s. But it does more than that. It shows the management skills needed to continue the management revolution. In her 1991 international bestseller, Danger in the Comfort Zone, Judith Bardwick showed the basis for the hard management decisions that provided the framework for the American economic resurgence. She now cautions us not to rest on our success and lays out very specifically how we need to manage in the new economic environment. Drawing on her work both as a psychologist specializing in management psychology and her 25 years as a consultant to the Fortune 500, Dr. Bardwick explains how and why the benefits of today's best business practices-those forged in the crucible of a global marketplace-extend well beyond a healthy balance sheet. Human beings thrive on manageable risk, and, by compelling employees to take more risks, accept more responsibility and succeed, business is not only achieving record profits, but it is also helping to create psychologically healthier people and a more resilient society. To more vividly illustrate her points, Dr. Bardwick presents fascinating and instructive case studies of uniquely successful companies across North America. From these she extracts valuable object lessons and action steps, and she develops a revolutionary new management model based on the principle of productive insecurity. A style of management pitched to the demands of a "borderless economy," her prescriptive approach entails steering a middle path between the macho, show-no-mercy downsizing approach and the "no-consequences" model of too much security and too little accountability. Both, she contends, are a leading cause of company failures. In Praise of Good Business presents a very positive message. Offering an elegant, highly doable prescription for creating more courageous, self-reliant employees ready to meet the challenges of today's supercompetitive global economy, In Praise of Good Business is an invaluable working resource for executives and managers in organizations of all sizes. Far-reaching and grounded in the very nature of the human psyche, this is the only management book you'll ever need. In her more than two decades as a consultant and speaker, Dr. Bardwick has researched and contributed much to broaden business's understanding of the key contributing factors to human and organizational effectiveness. Her client list includes dozens of Fortune 500 companies, including Hewlett Packard, Champion Paper, IBM, Andersen Consulting, and National Steel.

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Wiley

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Danger in the Comfort Zone

From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business

By: Judith M. Bardwick

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Danger in the Comfort Zone

From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business

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Seeking the Calm in the Storm

Managing Chaos in Your Business Life

By: Judith M. Bardwick

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Managing Chaos in Your Business Life

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FT Press

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In Praise of Good Business

How Optimizing Risk Rewards Both Your Bottom Line and Your People

By: Judith M. Bardwick

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How Optimizing Risk Rewards Both Your Bottom Line and Your People

By: Judith M. Bardwick

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Book's by Judith M. Bardwick

Danger in the Comfort Zone

Danger in the Comfort Zone

Seeking the Calm in the Storm

Seeking the Calm in the Storm

One Foot Out the Door

One Foot Out the Door

In Praise of Good Business

In Praise of Good Business

Danger in the Comfort Zone

Danger in the Comfort Zone

Seeking the Calm in the Storm

Seeking the Calm in the Storm

In Praise of Good Business

In Praise of Good Business

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