As 2016 draws to a close, I would like to take the opportunity to wish all of you a very enjoyable holiday season and much health and happiness in 2017.
I also would like to draw your attention to my new book (with Frank Graves), released this fall by Rotman UTP Publishers: Redesigning Work: A Blueprint for Canada’s Future Well-being and Prosperity. Visit the book’s website for more information and to order your copy.
Redesigning Work describes a better working future for Canadians.
Canada’s future prosperity and quality of life depends on designing better jobs and workplaces. Redesigning Work provides a blueprint for the future of work, based on extensive surveys of Canadians that identify practical ways to make work more motivating, rewarding and productive.
Using original public opinion research, the book shows that many Canadians see a future of declining living standards, a besieged middle class, arrested economic progress, and a reduced quality of life. The book counters these negative trends, arguing that improvements in peoples’ jobs and workplaces can raise the quality of life by unlocking previously untapped potential to strengthen the Canadian economy.
You may also be interested in my recent article, with Frank Graves, in Policy Options. Drawing on our book, the article is called: “Redesigning work: A blueprint for achieving shared prosperity.” We make the case that Canadians are ready for a more activist government that will help improve their quality of work life.
Best wishes, GRAHAM LOWE