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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain De Botton – Book review

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Published: June 2, 2009
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
ISBN: 978-0-7710-2603-4
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
“However powerful out technology and complex our corporations, the most remarkable feature of our modern working world may in the end be eternal, consisting in an aspect of our mentalities: in the widely held belief that our work [...]

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Make Their Day!, Second Edition by Cindy Ventrice

“It is a simple fact: people who feel valued perform at a much higher level”, writes President of Potential Unlimited Seminars, Cindy Ventrice, author of the seminal and completely revised guide to employee recognition that works, Make Their Day!, Second Edition: Employee Recognition That Works. The author explains why traditional employee incentive programs fail, [...]

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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

B”However powerful out technology and complex our corporations, the most remarkable feature of our modern working world may in the end be eternal, consisting in an aspect of our mentalities: in the widely held belief that our work should make us happy”, writes best selling author Alain De Botton in his thought provoking philosophical [...]

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