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

by Marvin Weisbord

Strategy and Business 2012 Organizational Culture Book of the Year

This 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

676 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 19, 1987

Reviews

[Fran Cormack]

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.