Love It Don't Leave It - 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work

Too many employees in too many organizations leave their workplace in too short a period of time in search of something better. The message of Love It, Don't Leave It is "STOP...don't move so fast!" This book describes 26 ways readers can make their current work environment more satisfying. Kaye and Jordan-Evans show how readers can make their current organization a "place of choice." *

Whether for fear of an uncertain economy or reluctance to deal with the inevitable stresses of looking for work, many people feel unwilling or unable to change jobs. So they simply "quit on the job." They disengage, produce less, and bide their time in quiet dissatisfaction, making themselves, and often their coworkers, family, and friends miserable. But there is an alternative.

Love It, Don't Leave It provides readers with 26 ways to make their current work environment more satisfying. Presented in an appealing, accessible A-to-Z format, Love It, Don't Leave It includes strategies for improving communication, stimulating career growth, balancing work with family, and much more. Designed for workers at any age and at any stage, Love It, Don't Leave It helps people assume responsibility for the way their work lives work. Readers who try just a few of the strategies in this book may find that the job they want is the job they already have.

Contents

• Ask: And You May Receive
• Buck: Don't Pass It
• Career: Chart Your Course
• Dignity: It's about R-E-S-P-E-C-T
• Enrich: Energize Your Work
• Family: Seen Yours Lately?
• Goals: Up Is Not the Only Way
• Hire: Are You on Board?
• Information: Plug Yourself In
• Jerk: Work with One?
• Kicks: Are We Having Fun Yet?
• Link: Build the Connection
• Mentor: Make Your Own Match
• Numbers: Weigh Them
• Opportunities: They Are Still Knocking
• Passion: It's Not Just a Fruit
• Question: Go Outside the Box
• Reward: Reap Your Own
• Space: Want Some?
• Truth: It Hurts... or Does It?
• Understand: Are You Listening Enough?
• Values: What Matters Most?
• Wellness: Time for a Check-Up?
• X & Other Generations: Bridge the Gap
• Yield: After You
• Zenith: Are We There Yet?