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- Have you ever wondered why, in an era of constant digital connectivity, workplace loneliness is at an all-time high?
- What if you could transform your team's productivity and engagement by making one simple shift away from technology toward more human-centric leadership?
- What’s the secret to building a thriving corporate culture that values real-life relationships over algorithms and automation?
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Key Takeaways from Back to Human
- Understand why heavy reliance on digital technology and social media exacerbates social isolation and depression, ultimately hurting employee performance.
- Discover why strong human relationships, rather than career achievements or earnings, are the greatest predictor of both life satisfaction and workplace success.
- Learn how fostering a workplace culture where employees have a best friend can make them seven times more likely to be engaged, productive, and innovative.
- Master the art of leading with a human touch by prioritizing rich, face-to-face conversations over emails and instant messaging to truly understand your colleagues.
- Find out how to combat the tyranny of digital distractions and improve your productivity by temporarily turning off notifications to reclaim your focus.
Back to Human — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Despite its advantages, technology is eroding vital human relationships that shape our personal and professional lives today.
Chapter 3: To enhance the workplace, leaders must prioritize genuine fulfillment for themselves and their teams too.
Chapter 4: Improving productivity requires more than just quick-fix technology alone.
Chapter 5: Diversity remains an undervalued source of fresh ideas and competitive edge.
Chapter 6: Technology has eroded workplace collaboration and communication, yet there are ways to push back.
Chapter 7: Authentic recognition beyond financial incentives is essential to truly motivating the workforce.
Chapter 8: Today’s world and workplaces often lack empathy, so do your part to help reverse the trend right now.
Back to Human Summary & Overview
Back to Human (2018) explores how workplaces that offer a more human approach offer not just a better environment for employees, but better business results. In an age dominated by the use of technology, Back to Human is a practical guide showing workplace leaders how they can build a better corporate culture based on human connections.
Who Should Listen to Back to Human?
- Managers and leaders who want to build human connections in the workplace
- Anyone uneasy about the impact of technology on work and workplace relationships
- People looking for a practical guide to modern day management.
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