Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job

PRAISEFORJOYATWORKThisisnotyoureverydayleadershipbookabouthowtosurviveinthecorporatejungle,orhowtooutfoxthecompetitiontobuildabiggerbankaccount.DennisBakkeknowsthatbusinessisnotjustaboutthebottomline.It'saboutsomethingmuchmoreimportant."Work,"asBakkeexplains,"isoneofthewayswehonoror'glorify'God."Today,joyandworkarerarelyusedinthesamesentence.ButGodreallydoesintendforustofindjoyinourwork.Isthispossible?Canthisbeaccomplishedinafallenworld?DennisBakke,agraduateoftheHarvardBusinessSchool,wrestledwiththesequestionswhenhecofoundedAES,aworldwideenergygiant,in1981.Shapedbyhisfaith,BakkesetsoffonaquesttocreatethemostfunworkplaceeverusingprinciplesestablishedintheGarden.InJoyAtWork,BakkedescribeshowheempoweredpeopletousetheirGodgiventalentsfreeofneedlesbureaucracy,obliteratedmanagement,eliminatedjobdescriptions,andpusheddecisionmakingresponsibilitydowntotheplantfloor.Theseprinciplesextendbeyondthewallsofbusiness,andcanbeappliedtononprofitorganizations,churchesandevenyourfamily."TheideaofcreatingaworkplaceinwhicheveryonemaximizedhisorherGodgivenpotentialandservesthecommunityisastrongbiblicalprinciple.Thisbookprovidesvaluableideasforleaderswhowishtobuildorstrengthenorganizationsusingsoundspiritualprinciples:service,integrity,andsocialresponsibility.DennisBakkeknowsfirsthandwhatitistoputthesetruthstowork."ChuckColson,Founder,PrisonFellowshipMinistries