The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love with Your Job Again

　　‘Bruce Daisley is on a mission to change the world of work.’ The Times

　　From the creator of hit podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat comes a revolutionary re-envisioning of how to enjoy your job.

　　In the course of a career that has taken him from some of the world’s biggest media companies to Twitter, via Google and YouTube, Bruce Daisley has become fascinated by what makes great companies tick. And in his hugely popular podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat, he has dug right into the DNA of work, talking to leading experts about how we can make our jobs more fulfilling, more productive – and much more enjoyable.

　　Now, in The Joy of Work, he shares the fruits of his discoveries in 30 succinct tips that range across all aspects of 21st-century office life and that combine inspiration, empirically tested insight and down-to-earth practical answers in equal measure. Are lunch breaks for wimps, or do they actually make us more productive? Is it true that you can improve team performance simply by moving the location of the kettle or coffee machine? Why are meetings so often a waste of time, and how can they be fixed? And what are Monk Mode Mornings and Hack Weeks, and why do people swear by them?

　　If you’re not happy with the status quo, if you want to find out how things could be done better, if you’re seeking greater fulfilment at work and a life that is less fraught, The Joy of Work will point the way.

Review

　　"Bruce Daisley is on a mission to change the world of work and help ordinary people to kick their addiction to digital communication. His thesis is attractive and compelling: rather than free us up, new technology is tying us to our devices and desks and raising stress and unhappiness at work with no discernible increase in productivity . . . Daisley may be the man to lead the pushback." (The Times)

　　"[Daisley] offers helpful tips and ways of thinking to maximise your happiness and productivity at work without giving up your soul." (Evening Standard)
 

Author

Bruce Daisley

　　Bruce Daisley is obsessed with making work better. He’s dedicated his last few years to chatting to the leading experts in workplace culture - and using evidence to find a way to improving it.

　　As European Vice-President for Twitter and host of the UK’s number one business podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat he is in the centre of the debate about the way work and communication is evolving.

　　Daisley has been one of the Evening Standard’s 1,000 Most Influential Londoners for four years and is one of Debrett’s 500 Most Influential People in Britain. Campaign magazine asserted that Daisley is ‘one of the most talented people in media’