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"""The Optimistic Workplace is a joyful read. At a time when we're hearing how engagement at work is stuck in a rut and leaders just can't be trusted, it's really nice to see something that offers a better future ... now. Shawn Murphy's book is rich with examples from businesses that are putting to work a new work ethic. It's an ethic based on values, meaning, purpose, and balance. It's an ethic that stresses stewardship and leadership, hope and happiness, openness and caring. The Optimistic Workplace is certain to uplift our spirits. It'll also prove to you that it pays to be positive."" -- ""Jim Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge"" ""The Optimistic Workplace is an essential exploration of what makes work fun, meaningful, and ultimately worth doing. If you're serious about building an extraordinary workplace then you need to know the insights in Shawn Murphy's new book."" -- ""Ron Friedman, PhD, author of The Best Place to Work"" ""The Optimistic Workplace is bursting with ideas that are both imaginative and practical. It's a rallying cry for a more uplifting world of work."" -- ""Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author"" ""Setting aside the quasi-military concept of command and control, Murphy sets traditional motivational and management theory on its ear."" -- ""Library Journal"""

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Shawn Murphy is CEO and founder of Switch & Shift, an organization dedicated to the advancement of human-centered organizational practices and leadership. Often found in the classroom teaching, on the stage speaking, or alongside clients consulting, Murphy is passionate about helping people become the best version of themselves, and helping organizations create positive work environments to facilitate achieving its goals. He lives in Northern California. Dorie Clark is a marketing strategy consultant and frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Recognized as a branding expert by the Associated Press, she has worked with a diverse range of clients, including Google, the Ford Foundation, Yale University, the Mount Sinai Medical Center, and the National Park Service. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, Clark is adjunct professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Timothy Andres Pabon is an English- and Spanish-speaking voice-over artist who has worked extensively in advertising and audiobook narration.

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