Responsibility at Work

How Leading Professionals Act (or Don't Act) Responsibly

By: Howard Gardner (Editor)

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Hardcover | 30 July 2007 | Edition Number 1

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368 Pages

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23.88 x 16.26 x 3.15

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Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork® Project, <i>Responsibility at Work</i> reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions—journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and pre-collegiate education. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the revelation that the key to good work is responsilibilty—taking ownership for one’s work and its wider impact.

Industry Reviews

"Gardner and his colleagues outline steps that can be taken to build a sense of responsibility and to take ownership for one's work and its wider impact." (District Administration, 07/08)

Overall, this book represents a valuable contribution the literature on understanding the meaning of work in our lives. (PsycCRITIQUES, 05/28/08)

"The questions are though-provoking; the responses, profound. Of highest interest is the tool kit that the GoodWork Project has developed." (Nonfiction Philosophy and Psychology)

"The book is well researched and makes for interesting reading that administrators and teachers could all benefit from." (The School Administrator, 04/2008)

"This book appeals to a wide audience as an array of informative and skillfully written insights into the responsibilities, meaning, and ethics of work." (NACADA, 03/11/08)

"Responsibility at work provides strategies for cultivating responsibility in those at work and those who may enter the profession." (Ad-Hoc-News, 10/17/2007)

Gardner's book mentioned in an article - " my favorite chapter is 'Creativity and Responsibility'?." (Daily Herald, 09/12/2007)

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