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Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job

by Dennis W. Bakke
$14.90
Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job
Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job

Transforming work into productive, joy-filled engagement.

If you're someone who dreads the alarm clock each workday, "Joy at Work" could be a breath of fresh air. Dennis W. Bakke narrates the compelling journey of AES and how fun became a core facet of its business strategy. It's more than just an inspirational story; it cautiously weaves the blueprint for a fulfilling workplace where passion and productivity coexist. The book might just change your perspective on what work could and should feel like.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job

by Dennis W. Bakke
$14.90
ISBN: 9780976268604
Authors: Dennis W. Bakke
Publisher: PVG
Date of Publication: 2005-03-07
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Personal Development, Religion, Business
Related Topics: Management, Leadership, Business, Personal Development, Christianity, Entrepreneurship
Goodreads rating: 3.69
(rated by 433 readers)

Description

Imagine a company where people love coming to work and are highly productive on a daily basis. Imagine a company whose top executives, in a quest to create the most "fun" workplace ever, obliterate labor-management divisions and push decision-making responsibility down to the plant floor. Could such a company compete in today's bottom-line corporate world? Could it even turn a profit? Well, imagine no more. In Joy at Work, Dennis W. Bakke tells the true story of this extraordinary company--and how, as its co-founder and longtime CEO, he challenged the business establishment with revolutionary ideas that could remake America's organizations. It is the story of AES, whose business model and operating ethos -"let's have fun"-were conceived during a 90-minute car ride from Annapolis, Maryland, to Washington, D.C. In the next two decades, it became a worldwide energy giant with 40,000 employees in 31 countries and revenues of $8.6 billion. It's a remarkable tale told by a remarkable Bakke, a farm boy who was shaped by his religious faith, his years at Harvard Business School, and his experience working for the Federal Energy Administration. He rejects workplace drudgery as a noxious remnant of the Industrial Revolution. He believes work should be fun, and at AES he set out to prove it could be. Bakke sought not the empty "fun" of the Friday
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Transforming work into productive, joy-filled engagement.

If you're someone who dreads the alarm clock each workday, "Joy at Work" could be a breath of fresh air. Dennis W. Bakke narrates the compelling journey of AES and how fun became a core facet of its business strategy. It's more than just an inspirational story; it cautiously weaves the blueprint for a fulfilling workplace where passion and productivity coexist. The book might just change your perspective on what work could and should feel like.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.