Productive Workplaces: Dignity, Meaning, and Community in the 21st Century

by Marvin Weisbord

"Strategy and Business" 2012 Organizational Culture Book of the YearThis third edition of the classic resource, "Productive Workplaces" is smart, well-written and well-researched, thoughtful, somewhat provocative, and a one-of-a-kind review of the integration of economics, technology, and people. It covers such topics as: the work on self as integral to organizational change; the revision of Lewinian concepts for a new era; and the history behind "getting everybody improving whole systems" as a response to fast change and increasing diversity (not the same as using any particular method). The themes, case studies (many revisited), and models are as relevant as ever.

Genres: Leadership, Business, Nonfiction

576 pages, Hardcover

First published October 19, 1987

Reviews

[Fran Cormack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an important book if you are a senior leadership coach and/or a consultant to organisations.

I’m surprised I had not heard of this book years earlier.

[Janelle]

This is a great book about leadership techniques. It has real-life stories that back up the theories. I count this as one of the most important books I read for my MBA and for life.