Working Scared: Achieving Success in Trying Times (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series) - Hardcover

Wexley, Kenneth N.; Silverman, Stanley B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555425127 ISBN 13: 9781555425128

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1993

Synopsis

Offers the individual employee, as well as managers and CEOs, a how–to guide for living with the fear and uncertainty implicit in today′s business world. A Working Scared Survey helps assess the atmosphere of your own workplace and uncover some of your concerns, anxieties, and fears. Identifies the eight major reasons American employees are working scared––the hot buttons you need to be concerned about now and in the years ahead––and offers survival tips and key advice on how to ∗ work with less supervision ∗ participate effectively in a team culture ∗ excel in a quality–focused organization ∗ survive in an organization that is downsizing ∗ prevail amidst mergers and acquisitions ∗ thrive in an increasingly diverse workforce ∗ succeed in an overseas assignment, and ∗ Andure changing pay strategies.

A survival manual for coping with the uncertainty implicit in today′s workplace. The Working Scared Survey assesses your organization′s anxiety factors while the text identifies –– and offers advice on –– eight major reasons Americans feel insecure about their jobs.

About this title

About the Author

STANLEY B. SILVERMAN are managing partners in Human Resource Decisions, Inc., in Akron, Ohio. In addition, Silverman teaches at the University of Akron.

From the Back Cover

Offers the individual employee, as well as managers and CEOs, a how–to guide for living with the fear and uncertainty implicit in today′s business world. A Working Scared Survey helps assess the atmosphere of your own workplace and uncover some of your concerns, anxieties, and fears. Identifies the eight major reasons American employees are working scared––the "hot buttons" you need to be concerned about now and in the years ahead––and offers survival tips and key advice on how to ∗ work with less supervision ∗ participate effectively in a team culture ∗ excel in a quality–focused organization ∗ survive in an organization that is downsizing ∗ prevail amidst mergers and acquisitions ∗ thrive in an increasingly diverse workforce ∗ succeed in an overseas assignment, and ∗ Andure changing pay strategies."Almost everyone is working scared in today′s business climate of acquisitions, mergers, layoffs, and increased workloads. This book offers workers (and their managers) practical tips on how to keep their cool."––Geraldine Fein, president and chief professional officer, Arthritis Foundation, Northeastern Ohio Chapter

From the Inside Flap

Offers the individual employee, as well as managers and CEOs, a how–to guide for living with the fear and uncertainty implicit in today′s business world. A Working Scared Survey helps assess the atmosphere of your own workplace and uncover some of your concerns, anxieties, and fears. Identifies the eight major reasons American employees are working scared––the "hot buttons" you need to be concerned about now and in the years ahead––and offers survival tips and key advice on how to ∗ work with less supervision ∗ participate effectively in a team culture ∗ excel in a quality–focused organization ∗ survive in an organization that is downsizing ∗ prevail amidst mergers and acquisitions ∗ thrive in an increasingly diverse workforce ∗ succeed in an overseas assignment, and ∗ Andure changing pay strategies.A survival manual for coping with the uncertainty implicit in today′s workplace. The Working Scared Survey assesses your organization′s anxiety factors while the text identifies –– and offers advice on –– eight major reasons Americans feel insecure about their jobs.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555425127
• ISBN 13: 9781555425128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 190