JOY AT WORK

In a slowly articulated reading, a Harvard MBA and former head of a multinational energy company offers a humble account of his life’s work--to transform dehumanizing methods of managing workers to strategies that give them ownership of their work, collaborative authority in their organizations, and pride in their service to humanity. Based on Christian principles, Bakke’s approach to his energy company faced many obstacles along the way, and yet his story of idealism and persistence contains no guile or hubris. The recording moves slowly at first, then becomes engaging as the narrative gains momentum and the author elaborates on God’s original plan for work to be joyful. A moving story that could inspire vision and revolution in many organizational realms. T.W. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 05]