Endnotes

INTRODUCTION

1. Studs Terkel, Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do (New York: The New Press, 1972), xi.

2. Ibid.

3. Gary Hamel, What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012), 3–4.

4. Author interview with Larry Robillard, October 2014.

5. Peter Block, Stewardship: Choosing Service over Self-Interest (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler), 21. Block’s book is essential reading for anyone interested in looking with a fresh perspective at how we work.

CHAPTER 1: THE FUTURE OF THE WORKPLACE

1. Author interview with Rich Sheridan (CEO of Menlo Innovations), summer 2014.

2. Robert Stringer, Leadership ...

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