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Organizing To Make Work Life Better

Working the Phones: Control and Resistance in Call Centres by Jamie Woodcock

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BINGO: Award Winner: 2016 Labor History Best Book Best for: Those who enjoy a good case study / ethnography and are interested in the state of organizing today. In a nutshell: Academic Jamie Woodcock is interested in labour organizing and, as his PhD dissertation spent time in a call center to learn more about the work — and the resistance — taking place there. Worth quoting: “‘There were all sorts of rules.’ For example, ‘hanging coats on the back of your chair was banned, little things like that.’ These were things that did not affect the productivity of workers directly. […]

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8/8/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:26 |

Get the Most Out of Working Remote

Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

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Exactly a year ago I changed jobs. I went from a conservative 9-5 workplace where business casual or suits were required to complete freedom. Anywhere with an internet connection was potentially my office. At first, this was overwhelming. I was talking to an office-less friend about it and how he dealt with always being available. He told me a story about one time having to talk with a client while on a cruise. “Instead of looking at it like I’m always on call, I look at it like I can do whatever I want and just work from my life,” […]

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5/30/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:20 |

Worth A Try

Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

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Best for: Those looking for some tips to help them focus their time. In a nutshell: Two former Google folks offer their tips for making time for what matters (I mean, it’s right there in the title, and I couldn’t figure out a better way to say it). Worth quoting: “Trying to cram in just one more thing is like driving a car that is running out of gas: No matter how long you keep your foot on the accelerator, if the tank is empty, you aren’t going anywhere. You to stop and refuel.” Why I chose it: Assuming all […]

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11/19/2018 's CBR10 Review No:64 |

A Graceful Exit from the Treadmill

Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky

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In my professional life, I have been pulled strongly in two directions. One on hand, I’m like a running back. I’m a go-getter. I love to put my head down, get my legs pumping, and run until we win or I puke. Or both. A team player. Leave it on the field. Etc. That’s translated into a law degree, 80-hour workweeks, and everything else you’d expect. On the other hand, I’m also a hippie by nature. I enjoy nature walks, yoga, meditation, poetry, and falling into a vegetative state with guitar in my hands. My inability to reconcile these real […]

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11/13/2018 's CBR10 Review No:65 |

I watched a lot more TV than usual last week because I didn’t care to read this …

Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan

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Bingo Square: Alabama Pink I have to say I struggled with selecting a novel for this square.  There were a few novels, like The Shack that caused an immediate “absolutely not” reaction, but nothing stood out as, “I really want to read that now.”  I probably should have gone with Enchanted but I have never seen a single Audrey Hepburn movie even though I am aware of all the iconic images and pictures of her.  I’m sure if we had a list of Alabama Pink’s favorite books, it would be very different from these eleven, which are simply a snapshot […]

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8/20/2018 's CBR10 Review No:150 |


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