Rituals for Work

ENHANCE YOUR PERSONAL AND WORK LIVES THROUGH CREATIVE RITUALS Rituals for Work is an accessible guide to the rituals that individuals, teams, and organizations can use to make their work lives more meaningful. Drawing from empirical research and rich examples from industry, the authors show how rituals can spark creativity, get to flow, deal with conflict and failures, and build a culture of innovation. > ?DAVID KELLEY, founder and chairman of IDEO, founder of the d.school at Stanford University, and bestselling author of Creative Confidence > ?AYSE BIRSEL, Author of Design the Life You Love > ?JODI FORLIZZI, Professor and Director of Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University "Visual, lively, and timely. Rituals for Work reminds us of the potential for creativity to transform how we work, and our ability to build the kinds of organizations that we want to be a part of. Kursat and Margaret open up a conversation that we don't have that often ? how we can create better work lives for ourselves, whether it's as a CEO, a middle manager, or an entry-level employee." ?MARSHALL GOLDSMITH is the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There " Rituals For Work is practical, fun, and timeless. Ozenc and Hagan's compelling blend of stories, drawings, advice, and proven tools can help any leader develop and instill effective workplace rituals. If you are looking for better ways to implement change, innovate, build closer bonds, or reduce destructive conflict, you need this relentlessly useful gem." ?ROBERT I. SUTTON, Stanford Professor and author of national bestsellers, including The No Asshole Rule and (with Huggy Rao) Scaling Up Excellence