The Truth About Employee Engagement was originally published as The
Three Signs of a Miserable Job. **
A bestselling author and business guru tells how to improve job
satisfaction and performance.**
In his sixth fable, bestselling author Patrick Lencioni takes on a topic
that almost everyone can relate to: job misery. Millions of workers,
even those who have carefully chosen careers based on true passions and
interests, dread going to work, suffering each day as they trudge to
jobs that make them cynical, weary, and frustrated. It is a simple fact
of business life that any job, from investment banker to dishwasher, can
become miserable. Through the story of a CEO turned pizzeria manager,
Lencioni reveals the three elements that make work miserable --
irrelevance, immeasurability, and anonymity -- and gives managers and
their employees the keys to make any job more engaging.
As with all of Lencioni's books, this one is filled with actionable
advice you can put into effect immediately. In addition to the fable,
the book includes a detailed model examining the three root causes of
job misery and how they can be remedied. It covers the benefits of
managing for job engagement within organizations -- increased
productivity, greater retention, and competitive advantage -- and offers
examples of how managers can use the applications in the book to deal
with specific jobs and situations.
Patrick Lencioni is President of The Table Group, a management
consulting firm specializing in executive team development and
organizational health. As a consultant and keynote speaker, he has
worked with thousands of senior executives and executive teams in
organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to high-tech startups
to universities and nonprofits. His clients include. AT&T, Direct TV,
JCPenney, Microsoft, Nestle, Northwestern Mutual, Southwest Airlines and
St. Jude Chilren's Research Hospital. Lencioni is the author of ten
bestselling books, including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The
Advantage. He previously worked for Oracle, Sybase, and the management
consulting firm Bain & Company.
