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One Foot Out the Door: How to Combat the Psychological Recession That's Alienating Employees and Hurting American Business (Hardcover)

by Judith M. Bardwick Ph.D. (Author)
Key Phrases: psychological recession, century safety net, one foot out the door, United States, Best Fit, Twenty-First Century Safety Net (more...)
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"I don't say this lightly, but if you're in HR and don't read this book you're really missing out." -- The KnowHR Blog

“If you’re an HR strategist, buy One Foot Out the Door right away…. you need to read this book. Dr. Bardwick, who was a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan and is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, did the workplace research for you and presents facts and figures from dozens of seminal employee motivation studies. You could pay a consulting firm a ton of money to compile this information, or you could just plop down 20 bucks and have it in one convenient volume. I don’t say this lightly, but if you’re in HR and don’t read this book you’re really missing out."

-Know HR Blog



""[Bardwick] has always challenged conventional wisdom and I consider her to be not only a great management thinker, but also a great thinker about life."

-- Marshall Goldsmith, Marshall and Friends column in BUSINESSWEEK.COM



"If you’re looking for ways to recruit or retain talented people, Bardwick offer[s] strategic, smart suggestions for establishing a workplace that is welcoming to a diverse set of people and committed to their job satisfaction and growth."

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“If you’re an HR strategist, buy One Foot Out the Door right away…. you need to read this book."

-Know HR Blog



"I consider [Bardwick}] to be not only a great management thinker, but also a great thinker about life."

-- Marshall Goldsmith, Marshall and Friends column in BUSINESSWEEK.COM



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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: AMACOM (October 31, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0814480586
  • ISBN-13: 978-0814480588
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #553,877 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars How to respond to "a crippling psychological condition", April 24, 2008
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Bardwick's purpose is to examine what she characterizes as "a widespread sense of vulnerability in the American workplace...After many decades of being fat, dumb, and happy, American businesses and American workers have been forced into a change. In a relatively short time, fat has morphed into thin and happy into frightened. Prolonged fear does not bode well for future success." Throughout her rigorous and lively narrative, she examines the causes, effects, and implications of what she characterizes as "the psychological recession that's alienating employees and hurting American business."

How bad is it? According to research conducted by The Gallup organization, only 25% of employees are engaged in their jobs, 55% of them are just going through the motions, and 20% of them are working against their employers' interests. There is another study of 50,000 employees at 59 global companies conducted by the Corporate Executive Board. One of its most significant revelations is that "emotional factors were four times more effective in increasing employee engagement rather than rational ones." It is no coincidence that many of the companies listed on Fortune magazine annual list of those "most admired" are also on its annual list of those most profitable and many of them are #1 in their respective industries. There is indeed a direct, indeed compelling link between employee productivity to organizational performance.

For these and other reasons, I think that some of the most valuable material is provided in Chapter 6 ("Commitment and Engagement - Not Morale or Satisfaction") because without full engagement by everyone involved in the given enterprise, it will be difficult (if not impossible) to achieve its objectives, whatever they may be. Barwick stresses the importance of asking the right questions, hiring and then retaining the right people, and measuring the right attributes; otherwise, employee "morale" and "satisfaction" are meaningless terms. She also provides a wealth of information and counsel that explains how to formulate and then implement initiatives that will help any organization to avoid or recover from the current "psychological recession."

I wholeheartedly agree with Judith Bardwick that we need "to regain our traditional spirit of optimism and fierce [but principled] competitiveness that makes us internally as well as externally competitive" because organizations "cannot flourish and fulfill their possibilities when their leaders and their labor force are chronically scared. Fear destroys energy, trust, teamwork, innovation, and courage."

In this context, I am reminded of Henry Ford's observation, "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."

Those who share my high regard for this book are urged to check out The New American Workplace co-authored by James O'Toole and Edward E. Lawler, Marshall Goldsmith's What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful!, Phil Rosenzweig's The Halo Effect...and Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers, Michael Ray's The Highest Goal: The Secret That Sustains You in Every Moment, Paul Spiegelman's Why is Everyone Smiling?: The Secret Behind Passion, Productivity, and Profit, and finally, Human Sigma: Managing the Employee-Customer Encounter co-authored by John H. Fleming and Jim Asplund.
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2.0 out of 5 stars So-So, February 13, 2008
This book started out great. The first few chapters provided a timely and factual overview of where we are and how we got here. I have personally witnessed the author's examples of the psychological side of this dilemma in my own workplace. The recommendations she made were interesting and useful. Then came the second half of the book...

The author veered off into a discussion of conservative vs. liberal politics and how certain issues should/would be resolved. These issues were at times tangential to the book's premise (like healthcare) but added little value to the other arguments she makes in the book. I didn't get it...I actually found myself staring at the book with a quizzical look wondering why she included some of the chapters.

In any event, I will leverage the information from the first few chapters, but cannot recommend the book to others.
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5.0 out of 5 stars one foot out the door, October 24, 2008
A good book exposing (as if it isn't already known) the arrogance, and stupidity of management in the important relationship between employers and managers, and it's resulting and direct effect on production and quality in the workforce. A should read for working people, and a mandatory read for management.
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