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Positive Professionals: Creating High-Performing Profitable Firms Through the Science of Engagement

Positive Professionals: Creating High-Performing Profitable Firms Through the Science of Engagement

Current price: $44.95
Publication Date: March 6th, 2018
Publisher:
American Bar Association
ISBN:
9781641050401
Pages:
256
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Description

Many firms take it on faith that there's only one way to attract and retain top talent and motivate peak performance: Ever-rising salaries. But has it worked? Firms' hyper-competitive cultures, complaints of growing incivility and demoralization, a diversity crisis at the top, and a revolving door of talent suggest that it's time to try something new.

Positive Professionals is a practical handbook of science-backed strategies to foster full engagement by enhancing people's experience of meaningful work, of feeling valued and valuable, and of growing and developing. Skeptical of a new approach? That's natural. But it has science on its side. The book's well-researched business case convincingly shows that greater engagement boosts not only individual well-being but also profitability, productivity, performance, retention of talent, and client satisfaction.

About the Author

Anne Brafford is the founder of Aspire, an educational and consulting firm for the legal profession based in Los Angeles, California (www.aspire.legal). In 2014, Anne left her job as an equity partner at Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP after 18 years of practice to focus on thriving in the legal profession. Anne has a Master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania and now is earning a Ph.D. in positive organizational psychology at Claremont Graduate University (CGU). Anne's research focuses on lawyer thriving and includes topics like positive leadership, work engagement, meaningful work, motivation, and retention of women lawyers.