Conan the Barbarian by James Jones

Conan the Barbarian by James Jones

From the visionary head of Google s innovative People Operations a groundbreaking inquiry into the philosophy of work, and a blueprint for attracting the most spectacular talent to your business and ensuring the best and brightest succeed.

We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. It s not right that the experience of work should be so demotivating and dehumanizing. So says Laszlo Bock, head of People Operations at the company that transformed how the world interacts with knowledge. This insight is the heart of Work Rules , a compelling and surprisingly playful manifesto with the potential to change how we work and live.

Drawing on the latest research in behavioral economics and with a profound grasp of human psychology, Bock also provides teaching examples from a range of industries including companies that are household names but hideous places to work, and little-known companies that achieve spectacular results by valuing and listening to their employees. Bock takes us inside one of history s most explosively successful businesses to reveal why Google is consistently rated one of the best places to work in the world, distilling fifteen years of intensive worker R&D into delightfully counterintuitive principles that are easy to put into action, whether you re a team of one or a team of thousands.

Cleaving the knot of conventional management, some lessons from Work Rules include the following: Take away managers power over employeesLearn from your best employees and your worstOnly hire people who are smarter than you are, no matter how long it takes to find themPay unfairly it s more fair Don t trust your gut; use data to predict and shape the futureDefault to open; be transparent and welcome feedbackIf you re comfortable with the amount of freedom you ve given your employees, you haven t gone far enough

Work Rules shows how to strike a balance between creativity and structure, leading to success you can measure in quality of life as well as market share. Read it to build a better company from within rather than from above. Read it to reawaken your joy in what you do.

James Earl Jones is an American actor who was born on January 17, 1931. He has been hailed as one of America's most renowned and versatile actors, as well as one of the finest actors in American history, with a career spanning more than six decades. Jones has won numerous prizes since his Broadway debut in 1957, including a Tony Award for his performance in The Great White Hope, for which he also received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film adaptation. Jones has three Emmy Awards to his name, including two in 1990. He's also recognized for his appearances as Darth Vader in the Star Wars film trilogy and Mufasa in Disney's The Lion King, as well as a variety of other roles in film, theatre, and television. Jones is believed to have one of the most recognizable voices in show business, with a stirring basso profundo that lends gravel and gravitas to his efforts, which include live-action acting, voice acting, and commercial voice-overs.