Written for athletes, coaches and anyone wanting to achieve more, it turns sports psychology on its head, providing a practical kitbag of ways to succeed. This book will teach you a sustainable way of dealing with difficult thoughts, managing your emotions and harnessing them to help you perform to the best of your ability.
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The way we work is overdue for change. Businesses want to increase efficiency and attract the best talent and skills. The new workforce wants a fresh deal. Aided by technology, companies now have the tools to boost output and cut costs, to give employees more freedom over how they work, and to contribute to a greener economy. But many organizations are slow to realize this. They cling to a rigid model of fixed working time and presence better suited to the industrial age than the digital age. This is bad for business. There is ample evidence that trusting people to manage their own work lives, whether individually or in teams, pays off. Organizations that measure and reward people by results, rather than hours, benefit from higher productivity, more motivated workers, better customer service, and lower costs. <em>Future Work</em> sets out the compelling business case for a change in organizational cultures and working practices, drawing on a unique international survey and dozens of examples of innovative companies making the transition. It explains: • Why current flexible work arrangements fail to achieve the business benefits of a wholesale shift to an autonomous work culture • Why future work requires leadership styles that play to female strengths • Why offices of the future will be meeting places rather than workplaces • How managers can help virtual teams to collaborate and ensure that technology is our servant, not our master It takes bold leadership and a break with old habits. But future work will not wait for those who fail to grasp the opportunities now.
Le donne oggi rappresentano un vasto serbatoio di talento nel mercato del lavoro e costituiscono oltre la metà del mercato dei beni di consumo. Sviluppare il talento femminile è cruciale per affrontare le sfide del ventunesimo secolo. Studi dimostrano che un miglior equilibrio di genere nelle aziende porta a risultati superiori, ma le donne continuano a essere sottorappresentate in ruoli di leadership. Le imprese faticano a rispondere alle esigenze delle consumatrici e il divario salariale tra uomini e donne persiste a livello globale. Gli attuali sistemi aziendali e le culture organizzative non sono più adeguati alla complessità della forza lavoro e della società moderna. È necessaria una rivoluzione culturale per riconoscere che le donne non sono un problema etico, ma una necessità economica. Con le loro attitudini e capacità uniche, le donne rappresentano un'enorme opportunità per la crescita sostenibile dell'economia. L'analisi degli errori delle imprese nella gestione della componente femminile offre spunti per migliorare la posizione delle donne nelle aziende. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO di 20-First, e Alison Maitland, giornalista esperta di donne e lavoro, offrono una visione innovativa e stimolante su questi temi, invitando a un cambiamento necessario e urgente.
Never before has there been such a confluence of international attention to the economic importance of women and the need for policies to enable them to fulfil their potential. The position of women - as employees, consumers and leaders - is seen as a measure of health, maturity and economic viability. Why Women Mean Business takes the economic arguments for change to the heart of the corporate world. This powerful new book analyses the opportunities available to companies that really understand what motivates women in the workplace and the marketplace. Find out how companies that learn to adapt to women will be better able to respond to the challenge of an ageing workforce and the demands of the next generation of knowledge workers. The authors compare policies and approaches in countries around the world, that offer surprising and envious results. The optimisation of women’s talents will boost the bottom line. Taking action to achieve this will require sustained courage and conviction from today’s corporate leaders. Reading Why Women Mean Business will be an important first step.