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Record Nr.

UNINA9910679769803321

Autore

Bardwick Judith M. <1933->

Titolo

Danger in the comfort zone : from boardroom to mailroom--how to break the entitlement habit that's killing American business / / Judith M. Bardwick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : AMACOM, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

0-8144-3747-8

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

658.00973

Soggetti

Psychology, Industrial - United States

Work - Psychological aspects

Entitlement attitudes - United States

Employees - United States - Attitudes

Job security - United States

Labor productivity - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents""; ""Author's Note""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: A New Look at a Familiar Problem""; ""Part One: Danger in the Comfort Zone""; ""1. The American Dream Shattered""; ""2. When Organizations Are Too Comfortable�The Lethargy of Entitlement ""; ""3. When Organizations Are Too Stressed�The Paralysis of Fear""; ""4. When Organizations Are Revitalized�The Energy of Earning""; ""5. Understanding How People Work�The Earning Curve""; ""6. Moving Away from Entitlement�Increase Pressure""

""7. Moving Away From Fear�Decrease Pressure""""8. Maintaining the Creative Energy of Earning""; ""9. The New Paradigm""; ""10. On the Personal Side""; ""11. Questions and Answers""; ""Part Two: Finding Comfort in Endless Danger""; ""12. The Borderless Economy""; ""13. Get Real""; ""14. Operate in Optimum Ways""; ""15. Critical Conditions: Trust, Commitment, Success""; ""16. Give Thanks for Hard Times""; ""Notes on Sources""; ""Index""; ""A ""; ""B ""; ""C ""; ""D ""; ""E ""; ""F "";



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Sommario/riassunto

Danger in the Comfort Zone examines the phenomenon of the ""entitlement"" mentality in the American workforce -- people's preoccupation with their rewards rather than their responsibilities. Bardwick describes three basic mindsets and shows the effect of each on individuals and their organizations:* Entitlement -- people feel entitled to rewards and lethargic about having to earn them; motivation and job satisfaction are low* Fear -- people are paralyzed; the threat of layoffs makes them focus on protecting their jobs rather than doing them well* Earning -- people are energized by challenge; t