The Joy of Work (UK)

The Joy of Work was the UK’s bestselling business hardback of 2019 and is now, finally, available as a paperback.

The book has been translated into 13 languages and longlisted for Business Book of the Year 2020 and CMI Management book of the year 2020.

The Times said: “Bruce Daisley is on a mission to change the world of work and help ordinary people to kick their addiction to digital communication. His thesis is attractive and compelling: rather than free us up, new technology is tying us to our devices and desks and raising stress and unhappiness at work with no discernible increase in productivity . . . Daisley may be the man to lead the pushback.“

"For many people work has become joyless... Daisley has a knack of showing how easy it is to make small day-to-day changes at work"
— Financial Times ( FT book of the month)
"Full of zing and enthusiasm for transforming work culture and creating happy and motivated team players".
— Evening Standard
“The Joy Of Work is an important reminder of simple every day practises to improve how we all work together. Great results will follow.“
— Jack Dorsey, CEO Twitter & Square
“The Joy Of Work is a joy to read. It translates the best of workplace psychology research into practical ways of establishing creative and liveable cultures at work - a MUST READ!'
— Professor Sir Cary Cooper
"This is a warm, wise and funny book which gives witty and practical advice. I loved it"
— Professor Sophie Scott
"Don't quit yet! In this book, Bruce shares remarkable advice that may well have you laughing while you work and truly loving your job".
— Biz Stone, Founder - Twitter
"With just 30 changes, you can transform your work experience from bland and boring to fulfilling, fun and joyful. You can begin changing your work culture today!"
— Dan Pink, author of Drive and When

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Recent articles

9 Ways to Make Work Less Awful Wall Street Journal
Laughter is the sign of a strong team and a trustworthy leader Business Insider
Work it! Can you learn to love the job you have? The Guardian
Why stressed workers need four-day weeks – not wellness trends The Guardian
Blue Monday is rubbish, but the workplace is killing us Evening Standard
It's No Wonder Your Team Hates You Management Today
Twitter boss Bruce Daisley is a fast-talking news addict who’s found the right medium Evening Standard

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About Bruce

Bruce Daisley is one of the UK’s most influential voices on fixing work, published in the Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal and The Guardian. His first book was a Sunday Times number 1 bestseller, and is now translated into 18 international editions. His second book, Fortitude, was  described as ‘the best business book of 2022’ by the Financial Times.
Previously he spent over a decade running Twitter and YouTube (the latter at Google) for Europe, leaving Twitter as its most senior leader outside of the US.