by: Tom Rath
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Label: SIMON & SCHUSTER @ TRADE
Manufacturer: SIMON & SCHUSTER @ TRADE
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER @ TRADE
Studio: SIMON & SCHUSTER @ TRADE
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- Vital FriendsVital Friends: The People You Can't Afford to Live Without
It was a little light -- I had used StrengthsFinder 2.0 (much better) -- Less research and more subjectivity here. Rath needs to do more work with these surveys before this makes its mark.
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- Interesting read, not lots of depthIn Vital Friends, Tom Rath makes two main points.
* One is that having friends at work is very beneficial to the employer. With a best friend at work, you are much more likely to be productive. Without a best friend at work, there's only a 1 in 12 chance you'll feel engaged! With three good friends at work you are 96% more likely to be extremely satisfied with your life. (All the numbers are from a Gallup poll.)
* The second point he makes is that you can't ... Read More
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- Friends--- More Than Just a "Good Idea"I've heard of good friends, close friends, old friends, casual friends, best friends, even "just" friends, but I had never heard the word "vital" to describe friends until this book. And that is exactly what Tom Rath proceeds to explain, that having friends, real, meaningful engaged relationships, is absolutely vital to our health, our well-being, and our personal and professional success. Not "a good idea" or "important" but actually "vital"- absolutely necessary.
He starts the book ... Read More
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- Thinking about friendsMy book club read Vital Friends last week. The men responded well to it; the women seemed lukewarm. All of us liked the book's values.
Rath's survey study reveals surprising connections between productivity and policies promoting friendship at work. Rath also developed a structure for analyzing dynamic components common among friends, a structure available on-line.
Our book club men found the analysis especially revealing when applied to their personal lives. Our women ... Read More
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- Friends At WorkLearn how valuable your friends are, and then go one step further by developing friendships with your co-workers.
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