A bestselling author and business guru tells how to improve your job satisfaction and performance.

Description

In his sixth fable, bestselling author Patrick Lencioni takes on a topic that almost everyone can relate to: the causes of a miserable job. Millions of workers, even those who have carefully chosen careers based on true passions and interests, dread going to work, suffering each day as they trudge to jobs that make them cynical, weary, and frustrated. It is a simple fact of business life that any job, from investment banker to dishwasher, can become miserable. Through the story of a CEO turned pizzeria manager, Lencioni reveals the three elements that make work miserable—irrelevance, immeasurability, and anonymity—and gives managers and their employees the keys to make any job more fulfilling.

As with all of Lencioni s books, this one is filled with actionable advice you can put into effect immediately. In addition to the fable, the book includes a detailed model examining the three signs of job misery and how they can be remedied. It covers the benefits of managing for job fulfillment within organizations—increased productivity, greater retention, and competitive advantage—and offers examples of how managers can use the applications in the book to deal with specific jobs and situations.

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Copyright © 2007 by Patrick Lencioni. All rights reserved.

This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or hereafter invented, without written permission from the publisher.

Previously published by Wiley.

About the Author

Patrick Lencioni (San Francisco, CA) is President of The Table Group, a management consulting firm specializing in executive team development and organizational health. As a consultant and keynote speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives and executive teams in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to high-tech startups to universities and nonprofits. His clients include AT&T, Bechtel, Boeing, Cisco, Sam's Club, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Allstate, Visa, FedEx, New York Life, Sprint, Novell, Sybase, The Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Lencioni is the author of six bestselling books, including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. He previously worked for Oracle, Sybase, and the management consulting firm Bain & Company.

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Opening Lines (Experimental)

_For my sons, Michael, Casey, Connor, and Matthew_.
_May the jobs you have in life be purposeful and fulfilling_.
Work has always fascinated me, though I must admit, sometimes in a slightly morbid way.
I remember as a youngster being stunned and disturbed when I first learned that adults like my ...

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Copyright 2007 by Patrick Lencioni.

All Rights Reserved.