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Recent advances in technology have dramatically altered the manner in which organizations function, transforming the way people think about and perform their work. The implications of these trends continue to evolve as emerging innovations adapt to and are adapted by organizations, workers, and other components of the socio-technical systems in which they are embedded. A rigorous consideration of these implications is needed to understand, manage, and drive the reciprocal interplay between technology and the workplace. This edited volume brings together top scholars within and outside of the field of industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology to explore the psychological and organizational effects of contemporary workplace technologies. A special section is included at the end of the book by four experts in the field entitled Reflections and Future Directions.

The moment you walk into Menlo Innovations, you can sense the atmosphere full of energy, playfulness, enthusiasm, and maybe even . . . joy. As a package-delivery person once remarked, “I don’t know what you do, but whatever it is, I want to work here.”Every year, thousands of visitors come from around the world to visit Menlo Innovations, a small software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They make the trek not to learn about technology but to witness a radically different approach to company culture.CEO and “Chief Storyteller” Rich Sheridan removed the fear and ambiguity that typically make a workplace miserable. His own experience in the software industry taught him that, for many, work was marked by long hours and mismanaged projects with low-quality results. There had to be a better way.With joy as the explicit goal, Sheridan and his team changed everything about how the company was run. They established a shared belief system that supports working in pairs and embraces making mistakes, all while fostering dignity for the team.The results blew away all expectations. Menlo has won numerous growth awards and was named an Inc. magazine “audacious small company.” It has tripled its physical office three times and produced products that dominate markets for its clients.Joy, Inc. offers an inside look at how Sheridan and Menlo created a joyful culture, and shows how any organization can follow their methods for a more passionate team and sustainable, profitable results. Sheridan also shows how to run smarter meetings and build cultural training into your hiring process.Joy, Inc. offers an inspirational blueprint for readers in any field who want a committed, energizing atmosphere at work—leading to sustainable business results.

Recent advances in technology have dramatically altered the manner in which organizations function, transforming the way people think about and perform their work. The implications of these trends continue to evolve as emerging innovations adapt to and are adapted by organizations, workers, and other components of the socio-technical systems in which they are embedded. A rigorous consideration of these implications is needed to understand, manage, and drive the reciprocal interplay between technology and the workplace. This edited volume brings together top scholars within and outside of the field of industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology to explore the psychological and organizational effects of contemporary workplace technologies. A special section is included at the end of the book by four experts in the field entitled Reflections and Future Directions.

The future of business technology This book examines the exciting new technologies that will soon be entering the workplace. The experts from the Kellogg School of Management offer a uniquely business-oriented approach and perspective on the subject. The editors provide not only an overview of the lure and promise of these domains but also a rich account of the business propositions underlying the commercialization of these efforts. There is also a discussion on alternative business models surrounding each technology as well as on the sources of value creation and those who will benefit from it.

Putting our differences to work means creating an environment where people, naturally unique and different—diverse by nature and experience—can work more effectively in ways that drive new levels of creativity, innovation, problem solving, leadership, and performance in the marketplaces, workplaces, and communities of the world. Debbe Kennedy shows how to make all the dimensions of difference—such as thinking styles, perspectives, experiences, work habits, and management styles, as well as more traditional diversity considerations like gender, race, ethnicity, physical abilities, sexual orientation, and age—tremendous sources of strength. Kennedy draws on the latest research and a wealth of real-world examples to offer compelling evidence showing exactly how putting our differences to work accelerates innovation and contribution. She identifies five distinctive qualities of leadership that leaders must add to their portfolio of skills to make differences an engine of success. And she provides a detailed six-stage process for making the most of differences in the workforce, combining first-person best-practice stories and strategic with tactical ideas to help you put each step into action. Kennedy has written both a personal and a practical guide that changes the prevailing rules of how to think, behave, and operate as a leader, connecting four diverse elements of business and society that have traditionally been siloed: innovation, leadership, diversity, and inclusion. She and futurist Joel Barker also look at how new discoveries, including Web 2.0 technologies, can draw us closer together in previously unimagined ways.

Innovation at the Speed of Laughter explores the unexpected ways in which the tools of improvisational comedy can improve business performance. Combining his insights as a successful businessman with his expertise as a performer, John Sweeney reveals eight secrets to jump-starting workplace creativity and corporate ideation developed from the quirky, spontaneous art form of improvisation. The secrets include 'Accepting All Ideas,' 'Deferring Judgment,' and 'Creating a Statusless Environment.' Sweeney and the Brave New Workshop have used these secrets to help companies like General Mills, 3M Corporation, Hewllett-Packard, and Disney develop wonderfully uncommon ideas. Innovation at the Speed of Laughter will similarly help businesses, leaders, and individuals tap into their innovative potential--for creative expression as well as profitability.

Linda Kohanov is beloved for her groundbreaking articulation of the way of the horse,” an experiential wisdom known to riders for centuries but little studied or adapted to off-horse use. Now Kohanov takes those horse-inspired insights on exceptional communication and leadership into the realms of our workplaces and relationships. Here we explore the benefits of nonpredatory power” in developing assertiveness, fostering creativity, dealing with conflict, and heightening mind-body awareness.In the first part of this far-reaching book, Kohanov profiles cultural innovators who employed extraordinary nonverbal leadership skills to change history, usually on horseback: Winston Churchill, George Washington, Alexander the Great, and the Buddha, among others. She also draws on the behavior of mature horse herds, as well as the herding cultures of Africa and Mongolia, to debunk theories of dominance hierarchies, challenge ingrained notions of survival of the fittest,” and demonstrate the power of a consensual leadership in which governing roles are fluid.Kohanov adapts these lessons into twelve powerful guiding principles we can all incorporate into our work and personal lives. Eloquent and provocative, this is horse sense for everyone who seeks to thrive in the herds we all run in our communities, careers, families, and friendships.

This innovation is the first of its kind. Combining the sturdiness of a platform ladder with the ability to be leaned, this Platform to Leaning 2-in-1 Cross Pinnacle Ladder is a job site must-have. Its Hi-Vis green top and shoes make it easily identifiable to prevent fines and improve workplace safety. This 4 ft. Leaning Platform Ladder is made of superior quality and is non-conductive. The V-shape Pro Top allows the ladder to lean against walls, buildings and poles, and onto and into corners, giving it plenty of ways to improve performance when working electrical, construction, and residential jobs. The top includes a magnet tray, hardware tray, drill and tool slots, and pipe or 2x4 holder, and two tool tether anchor attachment points to secure tools with a lanyard. Louisville Ladder's exclusive SHOX system provides extra durability and resistance to abuse and accidental mishandling, it has a 375 lbs. capacity, elegant design, and a smooth finish. You won't find a more durable, reliable ladder. As with all Louisville Ladders, it meets or exceeds the safety standards set by ANSI and OSHA. Material: Fiberglass.

This innovation is the first of its kind. Combining the sturdiness of a platform ladder with the ability to be leaned, this Platform to Leaning 2-in-1 Cross Pinnacle Ladder is a job site must-have. Its Hi-Vis green top and shoes make it easily identifiable to prevent fines and improve workplace safety. This 4-Foot Leaning Platform Ladder is made of superior quality and is non-conductive. The V-shape Pro Top allows the ladder to lean against walls, buildings and poles and onto and into corners, giving it plenty of ways to improve performance when working electrical, construction and residential jobs. The top includes a magnet tray, hardware tray, drill and tool slots and pipe or 2 x 4 holder and 2 tool tether anchor attachment points to secure tools with a lanyard. Louisville Ladder's exclusive SHOX system provides extra durability and resistance to abuse and accidental mishandling, it has a 375 lbs. capacity, elegant design and a smooth finish. You won't find a more durable, reliable ladder. As with all Louisville Ladders, it meets or exceeds the safety standards set by ANSI and OSHA. Material: Fiberglass.

This innovation is the first of its kind. Combining the sturdiness of a platform ladder with the ability to be leaned, this Platform to Leaning 2-in-1 Cross Pinnacle Ladder is a job site must-have. Its Hi-Vis green top and shoes make it easily identifiable to prevent fines and improve workplace safety. This 4 ft. Leaning Platform Ladder is made of superior quality and is non-conductive. The V-shape Pro Top allows the ladder to lean against walls, buildings and poles, and onto and into corners, giving it plenty of ways to improve performance when working electrical, construction, and residential jobs. The top includes a magnet tray, hardware tray, drill and tool slots, and pipe or 2 x 4 holder, and 2 tool tether anchor attachment points to secure tools with a lanyard. Louisville Ladder's exclusive SHOX system provides extra durability and resistance to abuse and accidental mishandling, it has a 375 lbs. capacity, elegant design, and a smooth finish. You won't find a more durable, reliable ladder. As with all Louisville Ladders, it meets or exceeds the safety standards set by ANSI and OSHA. Material: Fiberglass.

This innovation is the first of its kind. Combining the sturdiness of a platform ladder with the ability to be leaned, this Platform to Leaning 2-in-1 Cross Pinnacle Ladder is a job site must-have. Its Hi-Vis green top and shoes make it easily identifiable to prevent fines and improve workplace safety. This 4 ft. Leaning Platform Ladder is made of superior quality and is non-conductive. The V-shape Pro Top allows the ladder to lean against walls, buildings and poles, and onto and into corners, giving it plenty of ways to improve performance when working electrical, construction, and residential jobs. The top includes a magnet tray, hardware tray, drill and tool slots, and pipe or 2 x 4 holder, and 2 tool tether anchor attachment points to secure tools with a lanyard. Louisville Ladder's exclusive SHOX system provides extra durability and resistance to abuse and accidental mishandling, it has a 375 lbs. capacity, elegant design, and a smooth finish. You won't find a more durable, reliable ladder. As with all Louisville Ladders, it meets or exceeds the safety standards set by ANSI and OSHA. Material: Fiberglass.

Innovation is the first of its kind. Combining the sturdiness of a platform ladder with the ability to be leaned, this platform to leaning 2-in-1 cross pinnacle ladder is a job site must-have. Its Hi-Vis green top and shoes make it easily identifiable to prevent fines and improve workplace safety. This 4 ft. leaning platform ladder is made of superior quality and is non-conductive. The V-shape pro top allows the ladder to lean against walls, buildings and poles, and onto and into corners, giving it plenty of ways to improve performance when working electrical, construction, and residential jobs. The top includes a magnet tray, hardware tray, drill and tool slots, and pipe or 2 x 4 holder, and 2 tool tether anchor attachment points to secure tools with a lanyard. Louisville Ladder's exclusive SHOX system provides extra durability and resistance to abuse and accidental mishandling; it has a 375 lbs. capacity, elegant design, and a smooth finish. You won't find a more durable, reliable ladder. As with all Louisville Ladders, it meets or exceeds the safety standards set by ANSI and OSHA. Material: Fiberglass.

The latest statistics suggest doom and gloom in the world of change and innovation. Meanwhile, workplace culture appears to be taking a hit, too. Gallup reports that 70% of all change initiatives fail and almost 70% of the US workforce is disengaged. In his debut book, People Before Things, Chris Laping argues that there’s a connection between the two. And in a sharp departure from everyday thinking, he suggests that change isn’t an end-user (or team member) problem ... it’s a leadership opportunity.People Before Things offers a journal of stories and personal experiences that humanize the impact of organizational change and innovation. It also challenges that leaders control seven conditions that most influence success, and provides a practical guide to enabling and activating those conditions. While People Before Things isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach, it offers specific and concrete advice that readers can instantly apply in their everyday work--advice that will simultaneously impact the success of change and innovation and team member engagement.As a backdrop to the book, Chris Laping offers a deeply personal and authentic reflection of lessons learned throughout his life and career. His rollercoaster storytelling engages readers with humorous tales and universal appeal, all while focusing on the people-related groundwork that’s needed to be successful with change and innovation.People Before Things is a reminder that if you want your customers to love you, it starts with your team members loving you first ... and how you treat your team members when something big changes will determine if they will love you. Intended for any executive, middle manager, or grassroots influencer, this is a message for all levels of leadership. People Before Things helps leaders become CHANGE leaders.

Applying the classic secrets of competitive dominance to today's business challenges, The Book of Five Rings for Executives provides a powerful and practicle approach to gaining an edge in marketing, innovation, or negotiation in the workplace.

Graduates face a world of complexity which demands flexibility, adaptability, self-reliance and innovation, but while the development of creativity is embedded in the English National Curriculum and in workplace training, the higher education sector has yet to fully recognise its importance.This book highlights how pressures such as quality assurance, peer review systems, demands for greater efficiency and increased research output are effectively discouraging innovation and creativity in higher education. It makes a bold case for the integration of creativity in higher education, drawing together contributors and research from around the world and explores valuable lessons learnt from those working in schools and professional organisations. Offering a wealth of advice on how to foster creativity on an individual and an institutional level, this book encourages lecturers to engage with the ideas and practice involved in helping students to be creative in all areas of their study.

Thoroughly researched study of the design and construction of this radical, inspiring workplace draws on much unpublished archival material. From the genesis of the structurally unique Administration Building — its design development, innovations, and furnishings — to the construction and completion of the Research Towers, Lipman presents a wealth of information. 172 black-and-white illustrations.

How do you create a workplace culture where learning, accountability, and innovation flourish at all levels? Beginning with a no-holds-barred assessment that enables you to point trouble spots and strengths in your own organization, Ten Steps maps the critical path to renewal and mobilizes people's unique talents.-- Focuses on the key element for organizational survival -- adapting to change-- Full of practical information and tool fortransformation

In today's workplace, employee creativity is not just advisable--it is expected! The Creativity Toolkit reveals ways to instill and develop creativity in virtually any stage and level of the business process. Its easy-to-follow framework boosts original thinking, problem solving and innovation. Harrington's team explores the four unique styles of creativity, the three areas that require the most creativity, and much more. Dynamic tools and techniques will show instant results when applied to virtually every company or organization.

Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often staggering results. Our homes and workplaces turned into veritable galleries of style and innovation.From furniture to graphics, it’s all here―the work of artists who have shaped and re-created the modern world with a dizzying variety of materials. From the organic to the geometric, from Art Deco, through to Pop and High-Tech, this book contains all the great names―Harry Bertoia, De Stijl, Dieter Rams, Philippe Starck, Charles and Ray Eames, to name only a very few.This essential book is a comprehensive journey through the shapes and colors, forms and functions of design history in the 20th century. An A–Z of designers and design schools, which builds into a complete picture of contemporary living. Lavishly illustrated, this is design in the fullest sense.

Women's lives changed more in the twentieth century than in any previous century. It was a period of transformation, not only of the political realm, but also of the household, family and workplace. Innovations in military technology, the mass media, manufacturing, medicine, travel and communications shaped the lives of women. Ranging widely over the whole of Europe and the entirety of the long twentieth century, this fascinating account is the first comprehensive survey of women in twentieth-century Europe.