The Future of the Workplace: Insights and Advice from 31 Pioneering Business and Thought Leaders

Book description

As society evolves in the direction of innovation, digital influence, and rapid information delivery, workplaces must follow suit in order to remain relevant and engaging to modern employees. Bill Fox, a thought leader and author with decades of experience in the business world, has interviewed 31 global business leaders about how they create workplaces that continue to adapt with the times, where each team thrives at each level. These lessons go beyond the limitations of “best practices” and “working smarter”, and instead focus on insights and strategies to bridge the gap between the Industrial Age and the new “Forward-Thinking Age”.

The Future of the Workplace offers advice for the leaders, managers, and employees of both today and tomorrow. Fox discusses macro and micro topics with influential figures such as Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks; Steph Holloway, body language and communication expert; David Marquet, author of Turn the Ship Around; John Bell, former CEO of Jacobs Suchard; Perry Marshall, author of Evolution 2.0; and many more. You will gain applicable tools to shift attitudes and bring transformative change to your organization, creating a productive and realistic future for both your team and yourself.

The very nature of the dynamic between employer and employee is divergent from what it was merely 10 years ago. Perspectives from different members of multiple types of teams and company structures are offered in this book in order to ensure a well-rounded view of how the future of workplaces can best accommodate everybody. The world is significantly shifting in personal, economic, and political ways, and The Future of the Workplace is your guide to effectively embracing these new challenges for the better.


What You Will Learn
  • Shares new insights to help resolve some of today's most vexing workplace challenges
  • Reveals perspectives fromdifferent members on a team on how the workplace has evolved 
  • Learn how to trigger change to create a more adequate and healthy workplace environment

Who This Book Is For

Anyone looking for new and better ways to transform the workplace including, consultants, managers, and leaders

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. 1. Howard Behar: Former President, Starbucks
  4. 2. Gwen Kinsey: Transformation Leader
  5. 3. John Bell: Former CEO, Jacobs Suchard
  6. 4. Norman Bodek: Owner, PCS Press
  7. 5. Lance Secretan: CEO, The Secretan Center
  8. 6. Sarah Rozenthuler: Founder, Bridgework Consulting Ltd.
  9. 7. Jeff Dalton: CEO, Broadsword Solutions Corporation
  10. 8. Alan Seale: Entrepreneur, Author
  11. 9. Jim Haudan: Chairman and Cofounder, Root Inc.
  12. 10. Perry Marshall: Entrepreneur and Consultant
  13. 11. Michael Neill: Transformative Coach, Author
  14. 12. Sesil Pir: Organizational Psychologist, HR Expert
  15. 13. David Marquet: Author, Leadership Expert
  16. 14. John Toussaint: Lean Healthcare Leader
  17. 15. Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir: Managing Director and Film Director
  18. 16. Robert Fuchs: Culture Architect
  19. 17. Sandra Krot: Human Dimension Consultant, Insight Principles
  20. 18. Andrew Bennett: Leadership Coach and Professional Magician
  21. 19. Dicken Bettinger: Founder, Three Principles Mentoring
  22. 20. Dianne Collins: Author, Do You QuantumThink?
  23. 21. Brian Gardner: Minimalist Designer, Entrepreneur
  24. 22. Tom Thomison: Partner, encode.org
  25. 23. Bob Schatz: Agile and Transformation Leader
  26. 24. Steph Holloway: Body Language and Communication Expert
  27. 25. Nick Hughes: Founder, Founders Live
  28. 26. Aviv Shahar: Founder, Aviv Consulting
  29. 27. Jon Mertz: CEO, Activate World
  30. 28. Andy Yen: CEO, Proton Technologies
  31. 29. Sue Elliott and John Ryskowski: Personal and Organizational Transformation Leaders
  32. 30. Marcel Schwantes: Human-Centered Leadership
  33. Correction to: The Future of the Workplace
  34. Back Matter

Product information

  • Title: The Future of the Workplace: Insights and Advice from 31 Pioneering Business and Thought Leaders
  • Author(s): Bill Fox
  • Release date: October 2019
  • Publisher(s): Apress
  • ISBN: 9781484250983