Annie McKee - How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship

MANAGEMENT Practical and powerful advice anyone can benefit from.(Continued from front f lap)US$27.00McKeeDaniel Goleman purpose, hope, and friendships they can also Annie McKee brings her wise voice and well-seasoned experience to that LIFES TOO SHORT TO BEHO ensure a healthy, positive climate for their deep and perpetual conundrum, How to Be Happy at Work. Her insights UNHAPPY AT WORK teams and throughout the organization. offer eminently practical and powerful advice anyone can benefit from. How to Be Happy at Wor k deepens our Daniel GolemanIm working harder than I ever have,and IW T understanding of what it means to be truly Author, Emotional Intelligenc e; coauthor, Altered Traits fulfilled and effective at work and provides clear, practical advice and instruction for how We are in the middle of a global epidemic of stress, burnout, and to get thereno matter what job you have. nonengagement at work, costing our economy bil ions and wreaking havoc O BE HAPPHOW dont know if its worth it anymore. If youre a manager or leader, these words have probably run through your mind.

So many of us are feeling fed up, burned out, and unhappy at work: the constant pressure and stress, the on our lives. In How to Be Happy at Work, Annie McKee provides an antidote unending changes, the politics people feel to help you engage, succeed, and thrive. as though they cant give much more, and Arianna Huffington Founder, Huffington Post; founder and CEO, Thrive Global Todays organizations need employees who can take risks, find new and TO BE performance is suffering. But its work, after all, right? Should we even expect to be fulfilled and happy at work? Yes, we should, says Annie McKee, coauthor different ways to achieve goals, and use their emotional intelligence to deal of the bestselling Primal Leadership. In her with challenges. In this practical and compelling book, Annie McKee shares O new transformative book, she makes the most OR how business leaders can learn to be hopeful, find a path to engagement ANT and happiness, reach their potential, and help their organizations succeed.

A S Ann SchulteY A SIC Global Leader, Learning & Leadership Development, Procter & Gamble JES HAPPY compelling case yet that happinessand the full engagement that comes with itis more important than ever in todays workplace, and she sheds new light on the powerful relationship of happiness to individual, team, Annie McKee is an advisor to leaders of and organizational success. T WFortune 500 companies, governments, and Whether youre just starting your working life or reassessing your priorities in midcareer, Annie McKees book is essential reading for anyone searching for the whynot just the whatin their life and work. Gavin Patterson CEO, BT Group plc ORKAT Based on extensive research and decades of NGOs around the globe. She is a Senior Fellow experience with leaders, this book reveals that at the University of Pennsylvanias Graduate people must have three essential elements in School of Education and a coauthor of the order to be happy at work: bestseller Primal Leadership with Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis, Resonant A sense of purpose and the chance to Leadership with Richard Boyatzis, contribute to something bigger than McKees book revolutionizes what we thought we knew about happiness what it is, where we can find it, and why we deserve it. A must-read for anyone seeking fulfilment in life and work. Marshall Goldsmith International bestselling author, What Got You Here Wont Get You ThereWORK and Becoming a Resonant Leader with themselves Richard Boyatzis and Frances Johnston.

A vision that is powerful and personal, creating a real sense of hope Resonant, friendly relationships and Triggers JACKET DESIGN: STEPHANI FINKS With vivid and moving real-life stories, the ISBN-13: 978-1-63369-225-1 Annie McKee book shows how leaders can use these powerful Stay informed. Join the discussion. 9 0 0 0 0 pillars to create and sustain happiness even Coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Visit hbr.org when theyre under pressure. By emphasizing Primal Leadership Follow @HarvardBiz on Twitter Find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Google+ HBR.ORG 9 781633 692251 (Continued on back flap) H A R VA R D B U S I N E S S R E V I E W P R E S S Annie McKees new book reminds us how basic human things we can do with otherslike smile, laugh, cry, and innovateare all a part of positive, purposive relationships. This book should be required reading in health care systems everywhere, which would preclude a lot of mental health and immune disorders while increasing innovation and engagement! RICHARD BOYATZIS, Distinguished University Professor, Case Western Reserve University; coauthor, Primal Leadership McKee addresses one of the most importantreally existentialques tions of our time: how to be happy at work. She provides readers with evidence-based insights, practices, and tools for helping them develop a mindset and behaviors that will bring their work life into line with their values and infuse it with meaning and purpose.

A must-read for every professional who wants to reach their full potential and flourish at work. NICK VAN DAM, Global Chief Learning Officer and client advisor, McKinsey & Company; visiting professor, University of Pennsylvania and Nyenrode Business University; and coauthor, You! The Positive Force in Change Leave it to Annie McKee to take on a complex and deeply personal issue our struggle to find meaning and happiness at workand provide a com monsense guide to doing this, with her trademark wisdom and warmth. JOHN FRY, President, Drexel University The digital world is redefining the role of a leader. Leaders must help people discover meaning and purpose at work and help colleagues build authentic relationships. They must build a vision that makes people hope for a future that is better than today. At the intersection of hope, purpose, and friendships lies happiness.

This book is a primer for leaders of the new world of work. ABHIJIT BHADURI, social media influencer; digital transformation coach; and author, The Digital Tsunami FM.indd Page i 21/06/17 12:56 PM When many of us could be working into our eighties, isnt it crucial to be happy at work? In this timely and fascinating book, Annie McKee draws on a lifetime of experience, insight, and wisdom to show the myths and traps that hold us back and what each of us can and must do now to find happiness at work. A crucial book for an era of longevity. LYNDA GRATTON, Professor of Management Practice, London Business School An essential read. This book is no abstract treatise, but rather offers tools and techniques for making work more meaningful and more fulfilling. It shows much more than it tells, inspires more than it lectures, and leaves you with a personal agenda for action.

Whether youre the CEO of a big corporation or working in a small organization, there is much to be gained from reading this book. NIGEL PAINE, leadership, learning, and technology coach; author, TheLearning Challenge Most of us work to live, and we prefer a happy and meaningful work place. This research-based book integrates positive psychology and neuroscience with engaging storytelling to give us a deeper understanding of how we can own our personal happiness. A must-read for those wanting to refresh or create a path to happiness in work and life. MARTHA SOEHREN, Chief Talent Development Officer, Comcast Cable Most of us spend the majority of our lives at work. Imagine if we were all happy with how we spent that time on the job.