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From Workplace to Playspace

Contributor:  Book Review
Posted:  04/21/2010  10:11:00 AM EDT  |  3

Rate this Book: (4.6 Stars | 8 Votes)

Tags:   learning | talent management | employee engagement | Pamela Meyer | Tech | Training & Learning |

by Pamela Meyers
Jossey-Bass

From Workplace to Playspace is about visionary, courageous, innovative, and persistent organizations that challenge long-held preconceptions about the incompatibility of workplace and playspace. Each day organizations across industries and with wide-ranging missions are discovering that playspace is the space they can and must create every day at work if they are to think creatively, question old assumptions, respond effectively to the unexpected, and engage all to work at the top of their talent. Filled with case examples from such organizations as Learning Curve International, Google, Chicago Public Schools, Umpqua Bank, and Threadless, the author provides both the conceptual framework and the principles to guide practitioners to create playspace for innovating, learning and changing in their organizations.



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IzzyG 05/11/2010 1:57:42 PM EDT

Along with the excellent guidance and content, Meyer makes a clear case for the ROI when using this process. The idea of "space" as a foundational concept in dealing with people is brilliant.
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ckern 05/03/2010 7:26:22 AM EDT

What a great book! Concepts are broken down and understandable 'for the rest of us' and explained through examples. This is a manual to create a new mindset in your company and a place where you will want to work.
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csemrad 05/02/2010 8:42:03 PM EDT

This book is a must read for any HR professional whether internal or external. Meyer makes the business case for why and how Playspace is good for your business and your bottom line. The coaching section at the end of each chapter offers practical ways for members at all levels of the organization to deliver improved results and move from workplace to playspace.
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