Rocking the Boat
Book description
Most people feel at odds with their organizations at one time or another: Managers with families struggle to balance professional and personal responsibilities in often unsympathetic firms. Members of minority groups strive to make their organizations better for others like themselves without limiting their career paths. Socially or environmentally conscious…
Why read it?
1 author picked Rocking the Boat as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book explains how any employee – not matter their role – can take action to make their workplaces better (without burning career bridges behind them).
I am inspired by Professor Meyerson’s insistence that any employee (not just managers, not just the CEO) can be an agent for positive change. What I particularly love about this book is her focus on small wins. Positive change in work environments is about accumulating small changes, not about huge transformational restructures.
I also love the fact that the book’s recommendations can be applied to any social issue. You can follow your passion to…
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