Elephant and Flea: The Way of Coexistence Between Free Individuals and Large Enterprises

Author: (English) Charles Handy
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Over twenty years ago, Charles Handy predicted that future life would be a combination of lifestyles, and the number of full-time employees would account for less than half of the total workforce. At the age of forty-nine, he began to personally experience his own prophecy, becoming a "flea." In this new book, which reads like an autobiography, the author, as an independent worker (a flea), reflects on his life. He realizes that in the current and future more flexible world, everyone will experience the transformation of becoming a flea. But how can we learn to market ourselves and set our own value? How can we arrange our own learning and development? How can we balance our lives and marriages, and find the meaning of our lives and work? Charles Handy explores the relationship between organizations and individuals from all aspects. For those who want to understand the changes happening in the work environment and life issues, this book is undoubtedly instructive.