Book Details:
Book Title: Joy to You and Me (at Work!) by Amy Thornton
Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 179 pages
Genre: Self-help, Business
Publisher: Tell-Tale Publishing Group, LLC
Release date: June 5, 2018
Tour dates: Oct 1 to 19, 2018
Content Rating: PG (This book is for ages 16+, so there is the occasional “damn”, “hell”, and “ass” thrown in as far as language, but nothing worse than that.)
Book Description:
Are you one of the 48% of employees worldwide who doesn’t like their jobs? Do you feel constantly stressed at the office? Or maybe you’re just feeling “blah” about your job and want to bring some life back into your workplace. If you talk to anyone about their careers or jobs these days, most of the time you won’t hear positive stories or excitement. You’ll probably hear words like “busy”, “stressed”, “exhausting”, and “mind-numbing.” And with the good old 40-hour workweek becoming a distant memory for many of us, this reality is just plain sad.
Joy to You and Me (At Work!) helps turn these situations around by giving the reader easy tips they can implement quickly to start making a positive difference in the workplace. Being joyful isn’t just a “fluffy-cutesy-nice” thing to do each day – it actually increases productivity and is good for any company or organization. The book helps anyone learn how to:
– Be a more joyful person
– Bring joy to co-workers
– Bring joy to customers
– Bring joy to networking
This fun, easy-to-read guide shows people of all ages and personalities how to make a difference immediately to make not only themselves happier, but to spread that happiness throughout the workplace – and beyond!
By sharing stories from the author’s 25+ years of making a joyful difference in the workplace and examples from truly kick-ass companies, Joy to You and Me (At Work!) is a life-changing, fun read for anyone who wants to improve their work life.
Connect with the Author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook
I asked Amy a question and was happy to get her fab response.
In you book you make many references to Salesforce. Why did you choose to highlight them for their joyful practices?
I had the pleasure of working with some folks from the new Indianapolis Salesforce office from 2016-2017 when the Link Observatory Space Science Institute employed me. Right off the bat, I noticed their energy and enthusiasm. I got to the tour their office and took in its unique atmosphere. Employees were dressed nicely but casually. There’s a meditation room for people to take a break and get centered when they need to. The office colors are soothing earth tones. The entire place was spacious, light, and welcoming.
Later, I learned these are just some components of the company’s Ohana culture. CEO Marc Benioff learned about Ohana, the concept of family – blood related, adopted, or intentional – while on vacation in Hawaii in the late 90s. Mr. Benioff built Ohana into the company’s core and it shines in all they do to this very day. Employees constantly support one another. This kindness and caring also spreads to their partners, customers, and members of their communities.
Employees have lunch and learn sessions – I even presented one of these sessions when I worked for the Institute. They get SEVEN paid days off to volunteer each year. A workout center is located right in their building. I could go on and on, but you can read more examples in my book and online.
With this joyful Ohana culture, it’s no surprise that Salesforce is probably the #1 Customer Relationship Management company in the world.
Workplace needs to be a happy place just like home.This book has its heart in the right place.Will be picking up the book.
Thank you! I hope it helps you tremendously.
Thank you! I hope it helps tremendously.
Sounds like a very interesting book. It’s true, most work places are spaces of stress, sharp deadlines, and competition. Salesforce sounds like they’re doing a great job of making the workplace a more joyful place – as it should be, given how much of our life and time we spend there!
They are impressive! When I toured their Indianapolis location, you could just FEEL the difference.
Sounds like a great book! And a much needed one too. It’s true, most companies these days are places where stress, heavy workload, looming deadlines, and corporate politics play havoc on people’s peace of mind. Would be a great book for organisation managements to read as well, by the sound of it!
Absolutely! I appreciate the comments.
TH key is to enjoy doing what we are doing. Give 100% to every chore on hand and it is bound to turn into a fruitful affair!
I agree!
I like the premise of the book. Sounds like a good one to pick. I am in that 52% who are happy at work but yes, more love isn’t a bad thing 🙂
Thanks for sharing, Corinne.
Even if your place of work is fairly happy, I believe this book takes things to a whole new level! Thanks so much for the great comment.