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Bardwick, Judith Marcia was born on January 16, 1933 in New York City. Daughter of Abraham and Ethel (Krinsky) Hardis.
(Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom --...)
Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom -- How to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business (Revised) Bardwick, Judith M. (Author) { Paperback } 1995 Paperback Bardwick, Judith M. ... B00VBGXIR4
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A distinguished psychologist addresses the growing problem of plateauing, the period in business and life when the raises, promotions, and personal growth have stopped, offering detailed strategies for individuals to minimize the resulting problems.
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As many as two-thirds of our employees are either actively looking for new jobs or merely going through the motions at their current jobs. Fearful and feeling vulnerable after years of watching friends get laid off, they expect the worst to happen, and they see no reason to give it their all. This phenomenon, identified by renowned author Judith M. Bardwick as 'the psychological recession', can have a devastating effect on a company's financial health. Based on extensive research showing how costly bad management really is, this eye-opening book offers concrete prescriptions for combating alarming trends such as high turnover, low productivity, and lackluster performance, including techniques for: strengthening the bonds of trust and respect between managers and employees; customizing working conditions and rewards for individual employees; and hiring for the 'best fit' between the organization's core culture and the personal qualities and priorities of the individual.Using hard numbers and current studies that prove the direct connection between a company's financial performance and its employees' commitment, this book is a wake-up call to organizations desperately needing to restore the broken spirits at the heart of their companies, and enhance their bottom lines.
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One of the world's leading social psychologists and organizational consultants offers a clear path from turmoil to peace, from chaos to balance. A breakthrough guide to finding new balance in your work and your life.
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Since the original publication of this important and controversial book, it has stirred up business thinkers everywhere. Now this landmark work has been updated and expanded -- with five all-new chapters -- to meet today's continuing challenges to the nation's productivity and morale. Danger in the Comfort Zone examines the phenomenon of the ""entitlement"" mentality in the American workforce -- people's preoccupation with their rewards rather than their responsibilities. Bardwick describes three basic mindsets and shows the effect of each on individuals and their organizations: * Entitlement -- people feel entitled to rewards and lethargic about having to earn them; motivation and job satisfaction are low * Fear -- people are paralyzed; the threat of layoffs makes them focus on protecting their jobs rather than doing them well * Earning -- people are energized by challenge; they know their accomplishments will be noticed -- and rewarded In this paperback edition, Bardwick points out that although the ""fear"" element has undoubtedly grown in the last few years, the entitlement attitude is still firmly entrenched at all levels. She offers additional chapters with new, specific techniques for pulling people out of the quagmire of fear and complacency, and igniting them with the energy of true earning.
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Excerpts from the inside flap: Are Americans too comfortable to do their jobs effectively? This book addresses a crucial threat to our nation's economic survival. It show how an epidemic of complacency has crept into every phase of American business. Dr. Bradwick shows how this malady is at the root of the productivity crisis that has damaged America's competitive position and threatens to destroy some of our most prestigious organizations.
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"Judith Bardwick really dishes it out in this challenging book and does it in her own unique style. She...brilliantly illuminates the darkness around innovation and risk and its enemy, entropy. What shines through is a seminal achievement of how organizations can maintain a delicate balance between risk and recklessness."-Warren Bennis, author of Organizing Genius "...an excellent resource for any CEO faced with transforming a 'no-consequence' culture into one of 'reality-driven action.' Her insights ring true and are tremendously reassuring to those of us facing intense and/or very different competition for the first time."-Erroll B. Davis, Jr. President and CEO, Alliant "Judy Bardwick here sets out a bold new management paradigm, where employees learn to take risks and accept accountability. A powerful and long overdue message."-David G. Robinson, President, CSC Index "Insightful, thought-provoking insights into human behavior and leadership...a must-read book."-Ned Barnholt, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Test and Measurement Organization, Hewlett-Packard "Every living system, including human beings, needs a certain amount of tension to operate at its best. People achieve the highest levels they're capable of, and feel more vividly alive, when they're challenged by risks."-Judith Bardwick In Praise of Good Business celebrates the great business turnaround of the 1990s. But it does more than that. It shows the management skills needed to continue the management revolution. In her 1991 international bestseller, Danger in the Comfort Zone, Judith Bardwick showed the basis for the hard management decisions that provided the framework for the American economic resurgence. She now cautions us not to rest on our success and lays out very specifically how we need to manage in the new economic environment. Drawing on her work both as a psychologist specializing in management psychology and her 25 years as a consultant to the Fortune 500, Dr. Bardwick explains how and why the benefits of today's best business practices-those forged in the crucible of a global marketplace-extend well beyond a healthy balance sheet. Human beings thrive on manageable risk, and, by compelling employees to take more risks, accept more responsibility and succeed, business is not only achieving record profits, but it is also helping to create psychologically healthier people and a more resilient society. To more vividly illustrate her points, Dr. Bardwick presents fascinating and instructive case studies of uniquely successful companies across North America. From these she extracts valuable object lessons and action steps, and she develops a revolutionary new management model based on the principle of productive insecurity. A style of management pitched to the demands of a "borderless economy," her prescriptive approach entails steering a middle path between the macho, show-no-mercy downsizing approach and the "no-consequences" model of too much security and too little accountability. Both, she contends, are a leading cause of company failures. In Praise of Good Business presents a very positive message. Offering an elegant, highly doable prescription for creating more courageous, self-reliant employees ready to meet the challenges of today's supercompetitive global economy, In Praise of Good Business is an invaluable working resource for executives and managers in organizations of all sizes. Far-reaching and grounded in the very nature of the human psyche, this is the only management book you'll ever need. In her more than two decades as a consultant and speaker, Dr. Bardwick has researched and contributed much to broaden business's understand-ing of the key contributing factors to human and organizational effectiveness. Her client list includes dozens of Fortune 500 companies, including Hewlett Packard, Champion Paper, IBM, Andersen Consulting, and National Steel.
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Bardwick, Judith Marcia was born on January 16, 1933 in New York City. Daughter of Abraham and Ethel (Krinsky) Hardis.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1954. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1964.
Doctor in Community Leadership (honorary), Franklin University, Columbus, OHio, 2008.
Lecturer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1964-1967; assistant professor psychology, University of Michigan, 1967-1971; associate professor, University of Michigan, 1971-1975; professor, University of Michigan, 1975-1983; associate dean, University of Michigan, 1977-1983; clinical professor psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, since 1984; president, In Transition, Inc. (name changed to Judith M. Bardwick, Doctor of Philosophy, Inc., 1991), since 1983. Member population research study group National Institutes of Health, 1971-1975.
(A distinguished psychologist addresses the growing proble...)
(Excerpts from the inside flap: Are Americans too comforta...)
(Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom --...)
(One of the world's leading social psychologists and organ...)
(As many as two-thirds of our employees are either activel...)
(Since the original publication of this important and cont...)
("Judith Bardwick really dishes it out in this challenging...)
(later printing hardback)
Member social science advisory committee Planned Parenthood American, 1973. Health and human services working group San Diego Foundation, 2003—2007. Fellow: American Psychological Association.
Member: American Psychosomatic Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Midwest Psychological Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married John Bardwick, III, December 18, 1954 (divorced). Children: Jennifer, Peter, Deborah. Married Allen Armstrong, February 10, 1984.