"This is an entertaining and inspiring read for anyone looking to shake things up at work." - Publishers Weekly "Pfeffer examines the heretofore uncharted relationship between dysfunctional workplace practices and employee health. Dying for a Paycheck is a compelling and important read for all of us seeking to produce a healthy and engaged organization." - Gary Loveman, former CEO, Caesars Entertainment and former president of Consumer and Health Services, Aetna "This is simply the most important business book I have read in a decade. As Pfeffer's sharp analysis points out, the relationship between people and organizations is flat-out broken. Offering a range of solutions, Dying for a Paycheck will start a revolution." - Tom Rath, author of STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0.
Praise for Leadership BS: "Sensible advice." - The Economist "Jeff Pfeffer stands as one of the great management thinkers of our time. Here in this important work, he challenges us to embrace a Hippocratic oath of leadership: first do no harm. Diagnostic and prescriptive, passionate and incisive, provocative and inspired-Pfeffer yet again makes a noble contribution." - Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, co-author Built to Last and Great by Choice "In this must-read book, Pfeffer exposes the gap between what we're told we should do to be leaders and what successful leaders actually do to climb the career ladder. Pfeffer's take-no-prisoners approach to management research and practice always reveals insightful and shocking results." - Keith Ferrazzi, author of New York Times bestsellers Never Eat Lunch Alone and Who's Got Your Back? "I wish I had read Leadership BS years go. It's not only honest but helpful, putting words to the disconnect I've seen between what works and what we're all 'supposed to be' doing.
This inconsistency has so much to say about the current state of professional women's progress." - Gina Bianchini, CEO, Mighty Bell and co-founder, Lean In "[Power] will help you get comfortable with challenging assumptions and lingering on the pause.[Pfeffer] draws on a wealth of social-science and psychology research." - Inc. Magazine "This profound book on personal well-being and organizational work environments should change how work is done and literally save lives. Using Pfeffer's insights, employees can take responsibility for their physical and mental health and leaders can create abundant organizations that win." - Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan "With precision and insight, Pfeffer lays bare the true cost of toxic workplaces, providing a timely wakeup call for any leader who thought a good workplace was simply a 'nice to have'. As Pfeffer shows, it is a fundamental right in our fast changing society.
Dying for a Paycheck is an essential book from one of our greatest organizational scholars." - Professor Lynda Gratton, author of the The 100-Year Life: living and working in an age of longevity "In this urgent and essential book, Pfeffer lays bare the hidden costs of the gig economy, employment instability, and many modern management practices. If you've got a job, you must read this book." - Laszlo Bock, CEO and Co-Founder of Humu & author of Work Rules!.