CHAPTER ONE
ESCAPE IS NOT YOUR ONLY OPTION
BIG IDEA
It Takes Two: The Employer-Employee Social Contract
The solutions to the disengagement and discontent that consume our workplaces have been employer-centric and one-sided. They have not acknowledged that it takes two to change a relationship: your employer and you.
The relationship you have with your employer is a social contract. And as a social contract, both parties have expectations of the other party, and both are responsible for the health and vitality of the relationship.
The social contract with your employer can be described in terms of social exchange theory, which proposes ...
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