{"product_id":"9780062565082","title":"How We Work : Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind","description":"\u003cp\u003e“I have long thought that what the Buddha taught can be seen as a highly developed science of mind which, if made more accessible to a lay audience, could benefit many people. I believe that Dr. Weiss’s book, in combining such insights with science and good business practice, offers an effective mindfulness based program that many will find helpful.” --His Holiness, the Dalai Lama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA practical guide to bringing our whole selves to our professional work, based on the author’s overwhelmingly popular course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn today’s workplace, the traditional boundaries between \"work\" and \"personal\" are neither realistic nor relevant. From millennials seeking employment in the sharing economy to Gen Xers telecommuting to Baby Boomers creating a meaningful second act, the line that separates who we are from the work we do is blurrier than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth is, we don’t show up for our jobs as a portion of ourselves—by necessity, we bring both our hearts and our minds to everything we do. In \u003cem\u003eHow We Work,\u003c\/em\u003e mindfulness expert and creator of the perennially-waitlisted Stanford Business School course \"Leading with Mindfulness and Compassion\" Dr. Leah Weiss explains why this false dichotomy can be destructive to both our mental health and our professional success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bad news, says Weiss, is that nothing provides more opportunities for negative emotions—anxiety, anger, envy, fear, and paranoia, to name a few—than the dynamics of the workplace. But the good news is that these feelings matter. How we feel at and about work matters—to ourselves, to the quality of our work, and ultimately to the success of the organizations for which we work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe path to productivity and success, says Weiss, is not to change jobs, to compartmentalize our feelings, or to create a false \"professional\" identity—but rather to listen to the wisdom our feelings offer. Using mindfulness techniques, we can learn how to attend to difficu\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Wave","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49095575011555,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/3758\/6147\/files\/9780062565082-1.jpg?v=1788323273","url":"https:\/\/usa.kinokuniya.com\/products\/9780062565082","provider":"Books Kinokuniya USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}