{"product_id":"the-art-of-waking-people-up-cultivating-awareness-and-authenticity-at-work-hardcover","title":"The Art of Waking People Up: Cultivating Awareness and Authenticity at Work - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Cloke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoan Goldsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Art of Waking People Up authors Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith draw on more than thirty years of practical experience with hundreds of organizations-- from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies, schools, and nonprofits-- to reveal new ways of giving and receiving feedback that maximize personal and organizational change and foster lifelong learning. They show how organizations can develop the systems, processes, techniques, and relationships that affirm, rather than undermine, the intelligence and humanity of their employees. This important resource is filled with the necessary tools, interventions, and strategies managers can use to encourage their employees to speak, hear, absorb, and use the information they need to improve the way they work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe overwhelming challenges created by today's new work requirements -- endless technological innovation and increasingly complex organizational issues-- cry out for feedback, mentoring, and coaching processes that promote self-reflection, self-corrections, and improved performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Waking People Up\u003c\/i\u003e authors Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith draw on more than thirty years of practical experience with hundreds of organizations-- from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies, schools, and nonprofits-- to reveal new ways of giving and receiving feedback that maximize personal and organizational change and foster lifelong learning. They show how organizations can develop the systems, processes, techniques, and relationships that affirm, rather than undermine, the intelligence and humanity of their employees. This important resource is filled with the necessary tools, interventions, and strategies managers can use to encourage their employees to speak, hear, absorb, and use the information they need to improve the way they work.\u003cbr\u003e Unlike other authors who describe a discreet mentoring process or coaching technique, Cloke and Goldsmith provide managers with a new paradigm for workplace feedback and ways of giving and receiving information that maximizes personal and organizational change. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Waking People Up\u003c\/i\u003e includes information on how to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate work relationships that are more honest, open, respectful, and effective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyze the structures, systems, processes, and cultural practices that limit personal and organizational growth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify the behaviors that suppress awareness, creativity, and initiative\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTarget the information to pass along that will help develop creativity, flexibility, leadership, and responsiveness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplement strategies for encouraging the development of democratic organizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e In addition, this book contains value-added tools, interventions, and solid strategies that will go a long way toward \"waking up\" people up in any organization.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe overwhelming challenges created by today's new work requirements -- endless technological innovation and increasingly complex organizational issues-- cry out for feedback, mentoring, and coaching processes that promote self-reflection, self-corrections, and improved performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Waking People Up\u003c\/i\u003e authors Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith draw on more than thirty years of practical experience with hundreds of organizations-- from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies, schools, and nonprofits-- to reveal new ways of giving and receiving feedback that maximize personal and organizational change and foster lifelong learning. They show how organizations can develop the systems, processes, techniques, and relationships that affirm, rather than undermine, the intelligence and humanity of their employees. This important resource is filled with the necessary tools, interventions, and strategies managers can use to encourage their employees to speak, hear, absorb, and use the information they need to improve the way they work.\u003cbr\u003e Unlike other authors who describe a discreet mentoring process or coaching technique, Cloke and Goldsmith provide managers with a new paradigm for workplace feedback and ways of giving and receiving information that maximizes personal and organizational change. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Waking People Up\u003c\/i\u003e includes information on how to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate work relationships that are more honest, open, respectful, and effective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyze the structures, systems, processes, and cultural practices that limit personal and organizational growth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify the behaviors that suppress awareness, creativity, and initiative\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTarget the information to pass along that will help develop creativity, flexibility, leadership, and responsiveness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplement strategies for encouraging the development of democratic organizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e In addition, this book contains value-added tools, interventions, and solid strategies that will go a long way toward waking up people up in any organization.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenneth Cloke is director of the Center for Dispute Resolution and a mediator, arbitrator, consultant, and trainer. Joan Goldsmith is an organizational consultant, coach, and educator specializing in leadership development and organizational change. Cloke and Goldsmith are coauthors of five previous books, including The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy and Resolving Conflicts at Work: A Complete Guide for Everyone on the Job, both published by Jossey-Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 9.34 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752166064416,"sku":"9780787963804","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb9fba2a3edd82dbcabbb0e3b6876f0e.webp?v=1779989018","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-art-of-waking-people-up-cultivating-awareness-and-authenticity-at-work-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}