- Focuses on what happiness really means in a work context and why it matters to individuals and organisations in both human and financial terms
- Equips readers with the information, knowledge and skills to make the most of the nearly 100,000 hours that they'll spend at work over a lifetime
- Demystifies psychological research through a fascinating array of anecdotes, case studies, and interviews from people in the trenches of the working world, including business world-leaders, politicians, particle physicists, and philosophers, sheep farmers, waitresses, journalists, teachers, and lawyers, to name just a few
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Sharing the results of her four-year research journey in simple, jargon-free language, Pryce-Jones exposes the secrets of being happy at work.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Praise for Happiness at Work
- Dedication
- Title
- Copyright
- Prelims
- Prologue
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Why Happiness at Work? Why Now?
- 2: The Research Journey
- 3: Contribution from the Inside-Out
- 4: Contribution from the Outside-In
- 5: Conviction
- 6: Culture
- 7: Commitment
- 8: Confidence
- 9: Pride, Trust, and Recognition
- 10: Achieving Your Potential
- Happiness at Work
- What Next?
- References
- Dramatis Personae
- Index
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