Happiness at Work: Maximizing your psychological capital for success

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Sharing the results of her four-year research journey in simple, jargon-free language, Pryce-Jones exposes the secrets of being happy at work. Focuses on what happiness really means in a work context and why it matters to individuals and organisations in both human and financial terms Equips readers with the information, knowledge and skills to make the most of the nearly 100,000 hours that they'll spend at work over a lifetime Demystifies psychological research through a fascinating array of anecdotes, case studies, and interviews from people in the trenches of the working world, including business world-leaders, politicians, particle physicists, and philosophers, sheep farmers, waitresses, journalists, teachers, and lawyers, to name just a few

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Prologue (p. viii)
• Acknowledgments (p. xii)
• 1 Why Happiness at Work? Why Now? (p. 1)
• 2 The Research Journey (p. 14)
• 3 Contribution from the Inside-Out (p. 31)
• 4 Contribution from the Outside-In (p. 48)
• 5 Conviction (p. 63)
• 6 Culture (p. 85)
• 7 Commitment (p. 107)
• 8 Confidence (p. 126)
• 9 Pride, Trust, and Recognition (p. 149)
• 10 Achieving Your Potential (p. 169)
• Happiness at Work: A Conclusion (p. 187)
• What Next? (p. 189)
• References (p. 190)
• Dramatis Personae (p. 222)
• Index (p. 229)