The work revolution: freedom and excellence for all

Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Chapter 1: This Thing We Call Work; What Is the Problem?; Starting a Work Revolution; The Three Channels of Change; Tying It All Together; Chapter 2: Signs We Have It Wrong; The Deluxe Job-Shove-It Quiz; Interpreting Your Answers; Chapter 3: The New Rules; What Is Our Reality?; Putting It All Together; Breaking the Old Rules; The New Rules; Chapter 4: Impact, Not Activities; Roots of Management by Activity; Organizations as Problem Statements; Leaders Asking Questions; Individuals as Instigators; More on Impact to Come; Summary.

Chapter 5: Energy, Not SchedulesRivers of Energy; The Energy of Individuals; The Energy of Value; Eliminating Bad Energy; Summary; Chapter 6: Strengths, Not Job Slots; Strengths, Talents, Passions; Naming Your Strengths; Strengths of a Team; Building an Organization on Strengths; Summary; Chapter 7: The Right Things, Not Everything; And the Number One Leadership Skill Is ... ; Strategy Is Prioritization; Eliminate the Bottom, Push to the Top; Team Prioritization; Summary; Chapter 8: Grassroots, Not Top-Down; The Power of Small; Empowerment through Collective Intelligence.

Letting Go of Control in OrganizationsIndividuals Inspiring Differentiation; Summary; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Fears of Leaders; Fears of Individuals; It's the System, Stupid; Trust versus Fear; What Success Looks Like; Epilogue; Grassroots, not Top-Down; The Right things, not Everything; Energy, not Schedules; Strengths, not Job Slots; Impact, not Activities; Putting it all Together; Appendix; Universal Principles; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index.