Thrive: Standing on Your Own Two Feet in a Borderless World [Paperback]

Mike Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2, 2006

A paradigm-breaking, down-to-earth look at the dharmic meaning of work, mentoring, relationships and interdependence in the new global workplace. An indispensable step-by-step guide to developing viatl inner skills necessary to thrive in today's shifting (and scary) economic realities. For employees, employers, and job-seekers alike.

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About the Author

Mike Cook is the founder and senior partner in Vitalwork, a consulting firm whose roster includes some of today's most enlightened business leaders. His expertise in organizational development brings much needed help to our increasingly complex, demanding and unpredictable work environments.

Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: St. Lynn's Press (November 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097676315X
• ISBN-13: 978-0976763154
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,573,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be excited about the future..it's different!, January 4, 2007

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Kathleen "Life Enhanced" (Rochester, NY; Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thrive: Standing on Your Own Two Feet in a Borderless World (Paperback)

"Thrive" by Mike Cook is an entertaining, interesting read for anyone who has or will have a place in the workforce. He looks at the changes in the workplace of the past with an excellent personal strategy for preparing for the future. This is stuff for great reflective thought if you are currently in the workplace. If there are young people for whom you care, YOU will need to read this book so you can be a supportive mentor. They will need to read this book so they know what they need cultivate. "Thrive" facilitates the shift from fear to excitement about participating in a global workplace.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Is Vitalwork, December 20, 2006

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Barbara Cumming (Cleveland, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thrive: Standing on Your Own Two Feet in a Borderless World (Paperback)

Thrive is a book to be savored and its concepts integrated into every day business life. It is thought provoking and agreeably provides tools to shift the current business paradigm. Notice the definitions underlying the concepts presented. Mike's depth of thought and research along with his sense of humor make this a great read. His self-effacing style and knowledge of self give weight and experience to the content. This book takes personal values and transfers them to the business arena suggesting that we ourselves can diminish the sometimes, schizophrenic separation between work and life.

The concepts presented appear to be common sense and straight forward. They are, however, the essence of transforming who and what we are into who and what we need to become to succeed in this global economy. I suggest there are several layers to this book and a reread will uncover additional insights and value.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Indispensable Operator's Manual for the 21st-century Worker, December 11, 2006

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Kathryn Gallant (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thrive: Standing on Your Own Two Feet in a Borderless World (Paperback)

Within moments of cracking into Mike Cook's wonderful book 'Thrive,' I began making a list of all the beloved friends, family and colleagues to whom I plan to send a copy. This ever-growing list includes my 8- and 10-year old nephews and 13-year old niece, about whose life-long happiness I am quite passionate. Ok, maybe I'll wait a few years before laying 'Thrive' on them, but really, only a VERY few years. The book's cup runneth over with the type of wisdom and actionable ideas you wish someone had shared with you as you began your life's relationship with 'work.' The good news? As Mike points out in a thousand funny and warm ways (all anchored in his years' of organizational development experience and close study of the world's wisest philosophers from Lao Tze to Max DuPree), it's never too late to build a happy life of passionate commitment to work you love and believe is important. If you think your work, life, and heart could be bigger, check out 'Thrive.'