December 2010
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
4h 55m
English
book
What's Wrong with Work?: The 5 Frustrations of Work and How to Fix them for Good
by Blaire Palmer
Content preview from What's Wrong with Work?: The 5 Frustrations of Work and How to Fix them for GoodBecome an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
About the Interviewees
John Barnes
John Barnes is a General Manager for a large manufacturing site in the South of England.
During a 20-year career in manufacturing, he has always managed people in corporate organizations with cross-cultural communications where making sense of the environment around him and his staff is key to motivating them to deliver successful results. His first role was managing a team of forklift drivers and he now has over 300 staff to consider. He says the two roles are quite similar, "It's just that there are now 300 people ready to provide me with expert advice on where I can improve!"
Paul Currah
Paul Currah is passionate about spending money, especially when it's not his own; that's why he's been in purchasing for 20 years. Having recently moved from a pharmaceutical giant to a medium-sized private company, he finds he now has fewer colleagues today than he had managers before!
Paul would love to be known for getting the best out of people, but recognizes that that requires him to get the best out of himself too. Of this challenge he says, "The quest continues!"
Jane Ginnever
Jane Ginnever is Group HR Manager for a group of integrated property services companies operating throughout England and currently employing almost 400 people. It has been highly placed in the Fast Track 100 for the last 3 years.
Jane is responsible to the CEO for the development of people management throughout the Group and also for helping him refocus the business on quality of service ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.