David Firth has written many books that look ‘work’ right in the eye and help readers to see it – and themselves – anew.
The power is inside the worker – it was ever thus. David Firth makes that key concept palatable and actionable.
Here, in reverse chronological order, are David Firth’s four seminal books – the way to see work as a way of being in the world, of befriending our inner enemies and having our work be part of an intentional, created and powerful life.
- From Making a Living to Creating a Life
- Human 2.0
- Corporate Fool
- How to Make Work Fun!
FROM MAKING A LIVING TO CREATING A LIFE |
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From Making a Living to Creating a Life shows people how they can truly enjoy and derive deep satisfaction from their work, whatever it is they happen to do for a living. And the book goes further than that: it challenges head-on the default conversation that work is, at best, the thing that earns the money to pay for what we’d rather be doing, or, at worst, that it’s a curse for not having been born rich. What if we had a new vision for work, not as a necessary evil, but as a source of all the great things we want our lives to be; an expression of who we are; a way of serving rather than getting; a legacy we want to leave to the world? That’s this book’s promise. $19.95 |
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HUMAN 2.0There is a simple idea behind the creation of this little book: we get manuals for our fridge, our toaster, our cars and our hair dye. It is time we had one for the rest of our lives. For the first time in print, this book describes the key ideas and tools behind David Firth’s renowned workshops and seminars $15.00 |
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THE CORPORATE FOOLOur organizations are in trouble. Beset on all sides by pressure: competitive pressure, market pressure, social pressure, and just plain pressure pressure. As we look at the people in these organizations we see them rotating in a busy, helpless dance – the Jig of Despair – desperately trying to improve the way things are done but constrained by the way things are done. Enter a new business professional: the Corporate Fool. In this colorful and vibrant book David Firth and Alan Leigh show how The Corporate Fool can help us create successful, innovative and truly vital organizations. “A fascinating, thought–provoking and entertainingly written book – a must for anyone who wants to have a stab at upturning the corporate status quo and inspiring some creative, questioning and excitingly unconventional behaviors. This book could be dangerous for people who take themselves too seriously.…” Justin Ockenden Director, Cambridge Technology Partners, New York “A bible on leadership.” For, iconoclasts, renegades, and pranksters that want to impact their organization – whether they stand at the bottom or the top.” Bryan Finkel Managing Director, Technology Venture Management $19.95 |
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HOW TO MAKE WORK FUN!If you’ve ever counted the days till the weekend this book’s for you. It should be studiously avoided by anyone who feels threatened by ‘fun’ and ‘work’ coexisting in one sentence. (Sorry, Financial Times that means you…) ‘Work, and management in particular, is not fun, and thank goodness for that.’ - Financial Times ‘This is a brilliant book. It’s not often I get to review something that’s so professionally useful… I unreservedly recommend it to all readers.’ - Managing Information $19.95 |
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