内容简介
A powerful story about the African philosophy of teamwork andcollaboration that has the power to reshape our workplaces, ourrelationships with our coworkers, and our personal lives, writtenby the bestselling coauthor of Fish! and the bestselling author of1001 Ways to Reward Employees.
John Peterson, a new manager in the credit department at a majorbig-box retailer, is struggling in his job. The people under himare not working as well or effectively as they need to, and hisdepartment is falling behind in meeting its goals. His onlysolution is to take on more work himself, burning the midnight oiland coming in most weekends to pick up the slack and keep hisdepartment above water.
When one of the employees stays behind to help him—a young manwho came to America from a small village in Africa—he learns of theancient wisdom and hidden power of the African philosophy ofUbuntu. Before long, it begins to change the way he thinks aboutthe people he works with, about himself, and about how he runs hisdepartment and his life.
John Peterson, a new manager in the credit department at a majorbig-box retailer, is struggling in his job. The people under himare not working as well or effectively as they need to, and hisdepartment is falling behind in meeting its goals. His onlysolution is to take on more work himself, burning the midnight oiland coming in most weekends to pick up the slack and keep hisdepartment above water.
When one of the employees stays behind to help him—a young manwho came to America from a small village in Africa—he learns of theancient wisdom and hidden power of the African philosophy ofUbuntu. Before long, it begins to change the way he thinks aboutthe people he works with, about himself, and about how he runs hisdepartment and his life.