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New York Timesbestselling author Rodd Wagner tackles one of the most destructive problems facing organizations today - the breakdown of the social contract between people and the organizations where they work. Your people are not your greatest asset. Theyre not yours, and theyre not assets. With this declaration, one of the leading authorities on employee performance rolls up his sleeves against the weasel words, contradictions, bad habits, and intrusions that reduce people to human resources. To FTEs. To human capital. To flesh-and-blood widgets. Armed with empirical evidence from the provocative studies he leads around the globe, Wagner guides you through the new realities of what it takes to get the highest levels of intensity from people in a more mercenary, skeptical, and wired work world.
About the Author
Rodd Wagner is a New York Times bestselling author, one of the foremost authorities on employee engagement and collaboration, and vice president of employee engagement strategy for BI Worldwide. His books, speeches, and thought leadership focus on how human nature affects business strategy.He serves as a confidential advisor to senior executives on the best ways to increase their personal effectiveness and their organizations' performance. His work has taken him to half the continents on the globe, to the executive suites of major corporations in nearly every industry, to the Pentagon, and the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.Wagner is lead author of the books "12: The Elements of Great Managing" and "Power of 2: How to Make the Most of Your Partnerships at Work and in Life." His books have been published in 10 languages and his work featured in The Wall Street Journal, ABC News Now, BusinessWeek.com, CNBC.com, and the National Post (Canada), among others.Wagner holds an M.B.A. with honors from the University of Utah Graduate School of Business. He was formerly a principal of Gallup, the research director of the Portland Press Herald in Maine, a reporter and news editor for The Salt Lake Tribune, and a radio talk show host. When not writing or consulting, Wagner enjoys fly-fishing, snowboarding, and coaching youth lacrosse. He, his wife, Nora, and their children Noelle, Parks, and Charlie live near Minneapolis.
