Jill Geisler heads the leadership and management faculty of the Poynter Institute. She teaches, writes and consults on critical issues for leaders and counts among her clients The Boston Globe, CNN, and the Washington Post. Jill holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin a master's in leadership studies from Duquesne University.
"Jill Geisler has an uncanny ability to unravel the most
complicated workplace problems and come up with creative solutions
to resolve them." ---Bob Schieffer, CBS News "Geisler, head of the
Poynter Institute's leadership and management faculty and voice of
the popular podcast What Great Bosses Know, has distilled years of
management experience and study into this practical step-by-step
guide to improving leadership skills. Covering topics including
types of power, how to give and receive constructive feedback,
coaching versus fixing, self-awareness and self-management, Geisler
provides useful quizzes and assessments to help the reader
translate the concepts into personal learning. This positive,
useful work is sure to be a go-to manual for those new to
management." ---Publishers Weekly
"Simply put, this book is a gift. A gift to any young manager in a
new stretch assignment. A gift to any senior executive seeking to
inspire a workforce. A gift to anyone driven to learn how to become
a better leader. Jill Geisler's intelligence and warmth, captured
within these pages, offers the reader an indispensable blend of
best practices and comforting thoughts. She has created a safe
place to think about becoming a better boss---which makes her
something of a gift, too." ---Robert King, senior vice president,
ESPN "Want to love your job and reap the rewards of a productive
staff? The secrets to achieve that are found in the pages of WORK
HAPPY, as Jill Geisler challenges everything you know to manage
yourself in order to lead others to success." ---Susana Schuler,
vice president of news, Raycom Media "Jill has a talent for making
great leadership seem slap-your-forehead simple. That's because her
work in WORK HAPPY sits atop mountainous research and real-life
experience that has been honed and scrutinized by some of the most
exacting leaders around. The result is practical, rock-solid advice
that you're ready to act on before she's done talking." ---Keith
Woods, vice president, NPR "In a crisp, clear, upbeat style,
Geisler cracks the code for what it takes to lead and to manage,
even in times of change. Her experience as a leader, a coach, and a
trainer of leaders comes through on every page. If you face the
complex challenge of being your best as a leader and manager, WORK
HAPPY puts a management guru by your side." ---Peggy Holman,
author, Engaging Emergence
"Want to be a Great Boss? Then read WORK HAPPY, which explains with
detailed work plans and assessment tools how to create a great work
environment that gets results. Get one book for yourself---and
another for your boss too. You'll both be happier for it!"
---Charlene Li, author, Open Leadership, and co-author, Groundswell
"Jill Geisler's writing mirrors her compelling workshops. WORK
HAPPY is a smart and substantive book that offers meaningful,
practical advice to leaders at all levels in any organization."
---Robert M. Steele, Ph.D., director, Janet Prindle Institute for
Ethics, DePauw University "WORK HAPPY is an accessible, useful
encyclopedia of managerial guidance artfully drawn from Jill
Geisler's years as a master boss, learner, teacher, and coach. I
just wish she had written it forty years ago....would have saved me
lots of angst." ---Marty Linsky, Cambridge Leadership Associates,
and faculty, Harvard Kennedy School
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