WHY THIS BOOK?

There is a current frustration among employees the world over with the unhealthy values that have poisoned the working world. We have learned to live a “split personality” existence, where we teach our kids to pursue healthy values (be caring, honest, trustworthy, reliable, fair), and then go to work and employ the values of deceit, ruthlessness, dishonesty, and so forth. The big influences in society today such as social media, mobility, celebrity, and so forth, have the potential to further this divide, and to ultimately lead us down a path where unhealthy values reign.

Thanks to the growing influence of Millennials, we are reaching a tipping where a change to the corporate operating paradigm in unavoidable. However, many companies are governed by pressures that have created structures and cultures that make it very difficult to foster healthy human values.

Work, In Progress addresses this pain point and shows how companies can focus on the two areas that can have the biggest impact – security & purpose - and explores the various ways that these areas can be implemented. It uses the parallel between plants and humans to introduce new employment ideas that will allow workers to thrive, and companies to be ready for the working paradigm of the near future. Work, In Progress is an inspiring read for anyone who heads to work and says, “I deserve better”.

• You will have greater clarity of what values are supposed to BE in workplaces, and therefore will gain greater confidence to make changes
• You will discover new techniques and approaches being successfully implemented around the world to change work culture, and have tangible ideas to start implementing them for her or himself
• You will be inspired by leading figureheads in the working world, in academia, and in culture at large, who are boldly showing the world what the future working world should look like by championing healthy human values
• You will rediscover her or his past through the lens of shifting human values, which will give motivation to make future changes, even if small, to avoid blindly teaching harmful behaviors to their children and those under their influence