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  • The Joy of Work

  • 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love with Your Job Again
  • By: Bruce Daisley
  • Narrated by: Bruce Daisley
  • Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (134 ratings)
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Summary

Brought to you by Penguin. 

From the creator of hit podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat comes a revolutionary re-envisioning of how to enjoy your job.

Do you want to get more done, feel less stressed and love your job again?

Sometimes having a job can feel like hard work. But between Monk Mode mornings, silent meetings and crisp Thursdays, the solutions are at your fingertips.

Bruce Daisley knows a thing or two about the workplace. In the course of a career that has taken him from some of the world’s biggest media companies to Twitter, via Google and YouTube, he has become a leading expert on how we work now. And in his hugely popular podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat, he has explored ways to fix it. 

Now he shares 30 brilliant – and refreshingly simple – tips on how to make your job more productive, more rewarding – and much, much more enjoyable.

©2019 Bruce Daisley (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Bruce Daisley is on a mission to change the world of work." (The Times

"With just 30 changes, you can transform your work experience from bland and boring (or worse) to fulfilling, fun, and even joyful." (Daniel Pink, author of When and Drive)

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A joy to listen to

I was a touch sceptical about a book titled the joy of work, it felt like an oxymoron. This book is about more than that. It's a well researched collection of ideas we can all use to do great work, that yes, brings us joy.

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Everyone should read this

Helps you evaluate what happiness means to you in the place where you spend most of your time - Work.

Really sage advice and nicely read.

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Practical, accessible observations & advice

I found this book to be a very simple to follow accessible practical set of thought-provoking suggestions. Some were timely reminders, others were new news, but all were sensible and very doable.

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unfortunately outdated by the pandemic

great performance but unfortunately I feel quite a lot of the information about home working is not relevant anymore.

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Some helpful tips

Being a teacher for 25 years, there are some ideas in the book that just won’t work. Eg. Taking a proper lunch break. However, this shouldn’t put you off the ideas being useful and of substance. As a relatively new business owner with a small team, there are some interesting insights and transferable tips for employers to use in the workplace. Daisley reminds us that there are also some things you we can do as individuals to change the way we work, and to be happier and love what we do. Something we all aspire towards…

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A great bible for improving your workplace

But this and make where you work better. A great read for bosses and staff alike. Even if you just implement 5 of his tips your working life will be more joyful

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Outstanding

I've listened to this many times. brilliant, wise and often witty advice for fixing work culture.

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Suitable for front line and boardroom staff alike

So full of interesting, practical, and simple actions that I am going to have read it again.

Entertaining and evidenced based, this book is a must for anyone wanting to add more joy to their work.

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Already putting it into practice and it’s working!!

Fabulous book jam packed full of practical ideas for doing our best work and loving where we work. I’m already putting some of the ideas into practice and they’re making a difference! Looking forward to spreading them where I work.

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Superb

Superb book, blend of anecdotes and science. Brilliant takeaways and not just for the workplace

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