The Fifth Revolution: Reinventing Workplace Happiness, Health, and Engagement Through Compassion
by Immanual Joseph
In a nutshell
Explores reinventing workplace culture with compassion for happiness and engagement, by Immanual Joseph. Average rating of 4.75 from 4 ratings on Goodreads. Relevant for startup leaders building company culture.
Overview
Focuses on compassion in the workplace for better engagement.
Standard book pricing.
Reference
The Fifth Revolution: Reinventing Workplace Happiness, Health, and Engagement Through Compassion — publisher / official page. Summary adapted from the Awesome Startup Books collection.
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