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Any work authored or edited by Gardner (Harvard professor, author of Changing Minds, 2006, among other works) is worth investigating. This collection of essays is no exception. What Gardner and esteemed colleagues (such as Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and William Damon) have developed is a definition and taxonomy of good work after a decade interviewing more than 1,200 professionals representing a variety of work environments. The questions are thought-provoking; the responses, profound. What constitutes responsible leadership—other than the concept of servant leadership? How can individuals determine alignment between personal and organizational ethics? What are the limits of responsibility, such as time and psychological boundaries? Just as many little-known as celebrated leaders and institutions are featured; the contributions of Max dePree of Herman Miller, Morehouse College in Atlanta, and Mary Skipper (founder of Tech Boston Academy) are described and integrated into the exploration of both responsibility and its opposite, irresponsibility. Of highest interest is the tool kit that the GoodWork Project has developed. Jacobs, Barbara
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"Gardner and his colleagues outline steps that can be taken to build a sense of responsibility and to take ownership for one's work and its wider impact." (District Administration, 07/08)
Any work authored or edited by Gardner (Harvard professor, author of Changing Minds, 2006, among other works) is worth investigating. This collection of essays is no exception. What Gardner and esteemed colleagues (such as Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and William Damon) have developed is a definition and taxonomy of good work after a decade interviewing more than 1,200 professionals representing a variety of work environments. The questions are thought-provoking; the responses, profound. What constitutes responsible leadership—other than the concept of servant leadership? How can individuals determine alignment between personal and organizational ethics? What are the limits of responsibility, such as time and psychological boundaries? Just as many little-known as celebrated leaders and institutions are featured; the contributions of Max dePree of Herman Miller, Morehouse College in Atlanta, and Mary Skipper (founder of Tech Boston Academy) are described and integrated into the exploration of both responsibility and its opposite, irresponsibility. Of highest interest is the tool kit that the GoodWork Project has developed. Jacobs, Barbara
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"Gardner and his colleagues outline steps that can be taken to build a sense of responsibility and to take ownership for one's work and its wider impact." (District Administration, 07/08)
Overall, this book represents a valuable contribution the literature on understanding the meaning of work in our lives. (PsycCRITIQUES, 05/28/08)
"The questions are though-provoking; the responses, profound. Of highest interest is the tool kit that the GoodWork Project has developed." (Nonfiction Philosophy and Psychology)
"The book is well researched and makes for interesting reading that administrators and teachers could all benefit from." (The School Administrator, 04/2008)
"This book appeals to a wide audience as an array of informative and skillfully written insights into the responsibilities, meaning, and ethics of work." (NACADA, 03/11/08)
"Responsibility at work provides strategies for cultivating responsibility in those at work and those who may enter the profession." (Ad-Hoc-News, 10/17/2007)
Gardner's book mentioned in an article - " my favorite chapter is 'Creativity and Responsibility'…." (Daily Herald, 09/12/2007)
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