Bestselling author and the most famous woman in a flak jacket Kate Adie sets out on a fascinating journey to discover just who is attracted to living dangerously -- and why.

Want to make your workplace more sustainable, get ahead in your career and improve your reputation? Want to help your company or organisation save money, boost profits and improve its brand? This title provides you with the tools and motivation to move your company (and career) towards a more successful, more sustainable future.

Networking technologies - wikis, blogs, and social networking sites - are changing how we build professional relationships and work collaboratively. This title offers strategies for leveraging the power of social media to build more effective and agile organizations, engage employees, and sustain competitiveness.

Work Wanted is a must-read for all boomers who see more than a finish line for their career! Jim Walker and Linda Lewis bring new light to the concepts of aging, work, and retirement in this great book. --Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach and author, What Got You Here Won't Get You There This book was perfect for me, a younger baby boomer. It helped me to create my roadmap to financial ...

This discussion paper arises from the EMERGENCE project, which, with core funding from the European Commission's Information Society Technologies Programme, aims to measure and map ICT-related employment relocation at a global level.

Make the Leap to Earn the Cash - Without the Commute.

Coming to grips with work hours requires difficult choices by individuals, families, organizations and society at large. This title examines the effects of work hours on individual, family and organizational health. It also considers why some people work long hours and the potential costs and benefits of this investment.

A guide which covers workplace trends including flextime, flattened hierarchies, 360-degree feedback, telecommuting, and the increased use of temps and contract workers. It shows face-to-face interventions that can be used to increase productivity, raise quality, reduce absenteeism, get creativity, eliminate problem behavior, and more.

Examines the effects of work hours on individual, family and organizational health. This book considers why some people work long hours and the potential costs and benefits of this investment. It is suitable for managers and professionals concerned about people, and academics, students, researchers and policy makers.

Exploring diversity in the organization of employment among advanced industrial societies, this study focuses on the implications of distinctive employment systems for international competitiveness, organizational performance and social divisions in the light of increasing globalization.

Deals with the question of work-life balance and the difficulties of managing multiple roles. The research presented in this collection introduces perspectives such as the voice of children, the challenges that students face, the role of both employers and unions and how different occupational groups experience work-life balancing strategies.

It seems that the opportunities offered by information society technologies to relocate work are not resulting in even distribution of activities in all location. A specialist global division of labour is developing, in which like attracts like, with increasing regional polarization.

Presents an effective, innovative framework for evaluating and improving the performance of any sales force. The work identifies and describes the key factors for creating a fast-track, go-to-market strategy, and contains ideas for improving success drivers .

This report draws on the results of the EMERGENCE 18-country employer study and combines them with data from European labour force surveys to develop models of eWorking.

Drawing on experience and data analysis, IES researchers have developed the approach outlined in this volume. It shows how to compare trends in teleworking and identify which countries are successfully attracting the new jobs, and which risk losing employment.

A reference guide for anyone intending to work away from the office. The authors examine the pros and cons of teleworking and analyze the opportunities and services. From keeping the family happy to installing software, they aims to address everything you need to know about working from home.

Explores effective strategies for improving workplace productivity through dignity, meaning, and community.

Responds to the developments that challenge the work-life boundary. This book covers developments including changing locations of work, new forms of work and work intensification.