Sex, Politics & Religion at the Office: The New Competitive Advantage [Paperback]

John F. Boogaert (Author), Douglas E. Noll (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0977878406 | ISBN-13: 978-0977878406 | Publication Date: April 30, 2006

Sex, politics and religion at the office are potent forces for attaining a sustainable competitive advantage in the post-modern workplace. Whether you are in charge of a Fortune 500 company, a nonprofit, an entrepreneurial enterprise, or just a few workers, if you are sweeping sexuality, political power, and values under the rug, you're leaving three powerful tools in the shed. Repression is not an option. In contrast, the rewards for developing a powerful, healthy workplace are profitable, reliable, and limitless. This unconventional approach, developed by authors John F. Boogaert and Douglas E. Noll, shows you how to unleash the incredible power of sex, politics and religion in your office.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Auberry Press (April 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977878406
• ISBN-13: 978-0977878406
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,424,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Noll and Boogaert on the Edge Again, July 28, 2006

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Tracy L. Allen "Immediate Past President, Int... (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sex, Politics & Religion at the Office: The New Competitive Advantage (Paperback)

Doug and John do an excellent job of wrestling with the elephant in the room. Rather than sweeping the entire reality of our basic human frailties, temptations, needs and desires in our workplace under the rug, these two gentlemen hit them head on. With no apology or excuses, every chapter of this latest work plainly and simply lays out the hesitancies, blushings and provocative thinking of our workplace colleagues. Through stories and the rational application of proven theories about how human beings behave with each other, the authors help management explore, identify and design an employment environment that can remain sensitive to each employee's unique personal identity while maintaining professional respect, acknowledgement and validation critical to sustaining a productive workforce.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need for this discussion is long over due in corporate America, July 15, 2006

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Aleya Dao (Santa Barbara CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex, Politics & Religion at the Office: The New Competitive Advantage (Paperback)

Boogaert and Noll take on the forbidden subjects of sex, politics and religion at the office and through their book allow us to have safe and respectful conversations about the very topics that divide us as a culture and a country. Repression, they declare, is no longer an option for any company wishing a sustainable competitive advantage from its workforce. Instead, starting with our own internal assumptions, values and beliefs, and working outwards towards our co-workers, we learn what truly healthy attitudes look like. Boogaert and Noll show us how these essential human qualities can be turned into significant profits for any organziation. I found this book to be refreshing, eye-opening, and enlightening and am recommending it to all of my clients.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally Common Sense wins!, June 30, 2006

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Devra A. Jacobs "Editor of Mystic Pop Magazine" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex, Politics & Religion at the Office: The New Competitive Advantage (Paperback)

Sex, Politics, and Religion at the Office is brilliantly written with experience as the backbone to these two authors. Douglas E. Noll and John F. Boogaert bridge the business world from the crazy laws now covering sexual harassment, to the common sense approach that not only will show you how not to suffer lawsuits, but will actually make your company money. This book truly is "The New Competitive Advantage" for companies with 2 employees to over 2,000.