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Humanity Works Better

By: Kate Roeske-Zummer, Debbie Cohen
Narrated by: Kate Roeske-Zummer, Debbie Cohen
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Get the best - not just the most - out of your people.

Our modern workforce is suffering. For too long, organizations and leaders have sought success through a focus on efficiency and productivity, and it’s costing us dearly. Workplaces have become toxic, and getting work done is a lot harder than it needs to be. Bullying and abuse has reached epidemic levels - along with high rates of burnout, turnover, and fatigue. Clearly, something needs to change.

In Humanity Works Better, leadership experts Debbie Cohen and Kate Roeske-Zummer chart a new path forward: one that brings humanity to the workplace through awareness, choice, and courage. The result? A healthier, more productive work environment that draws the best - rather than squeezes the most - out of people.

Inspired by proven techniques they’ve used to transform teams at organizations like Mozilla, Pinterest, Saba, Articulate, and Charge EPC, the authors guide you through their Five Practices. Through these Practices, company culture converts from toxic to healthy, from competitive to collaborative, from fearful to trusting, one human at a time.

That human we are talking about is you. Because when you change, the people around you change. The Five Practices help you navigate the complex relationships that make us human beings, complexities that become roadblocks and make it hard to get important work done. This audiobook helps you build the awareness and master the skills to become a better person and a better leader.

©2021 Kate Roeske-Zummer and Debbie Cohen (P)2021 Kate Roeske-Zummer and Debbie Cohen

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"Humanity Works Better is a practical guide for making people productive in today’s disruptive world. Debbie Cohen and Kate Roeske-Zummer have leveraged their extensive experience to develop a step-by-step approach for building trust and holding people accountable. This book presents simple techniques for changing your culture, starting with you." (Homa Bahrami, professor, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley)

"Humanity Works Better offers concrete evidence for how investing in your people’s well-being today will have a direct impact on your bottom line. Equipping us with the courage to let go of what is no longer working for us, this book gives us the refreshing opportunity to explore our vulnerability as a strength in the path to productivity. Required reading for every leader." (Katherine Houston, president and CEO, Synopsys Outreach Foundation)

"Truly thought-provoking. The real-world examples that demonstrate how to create meaningful change make reading this book the highest and best use of your time." (Mike Robirds, cofounder and CEO, Charge EPC)

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Powerful read

I have to honestly say that even if you don’t have a business you can learn a lot of things about working better with others through this book. So if you do have a business there is even much more benefit and rewards to the concepts of this book. Highly recommend!

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