{"product_id":"getting-work-right-labor-and-leisure-in-a-fragmented-world","title":"Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Michael J. Naughton, Foreword by Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf we don’t get Sunday right, we won’t get Monday—or any day of the workweek—right.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe divided life is a temptation so built into our society, we may not even recognize it. Yet most of us fall prey to it. We either undervalue work, resenting it as simply a job, or we overvalue it as an identity-defining career.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Naughton, drawing on his background in both business and theology, proposes that the key to finding balance is another important human activity: leisure.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn light of leisure—not mere amusement, but time for family, silence, prayer, and above all, worship—work becomes a space where men and women can find deep fulfilment. Naughton provides real-world examples of how businesses can promote authentic human flourishment and innovation through practices and policies that support leisure.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Getting Work Right Michael Naughton will change how you work—and rest.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Naughton is the director of the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). He holds the Koch Chair in Catholic Studies and is a full professor in the department of Catholic Studies. He taught in the College of Business for over twenty years. Dr. Naughton also serves as board chair for Reell Precision Manufacturing, a producer of torque solutions for transportation, consumer electronics, medical and office automation products with offices in the US, Netherlands and China. He is the author, co-author, and co-editor of ten books and over fifty articles. He helped coordinate and write the Vocation of the Business Leader issued by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, which has been translated in over fifteen languages. He is married to Teresa. They have five children and one grandchild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePopular Authors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emmaus Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32093659299938,"sku":"A0214","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2778\/2626\/products\/Getting-Work-Right_front-cover-678x1024.jpg?v=1610903839","url":"https:\/\/celticcovecatholicbookstore.org\/products\/getting-work-right-labor-and-leisure-in-a-fragmented-world","provider":"Celtic Cove Catholic Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}