Self-Esteem at Work by Nathaniel Branden. Jossey-Bass, 1998
Nathaniel Branden, a California psychologist who worked with Ayn Rand for many years, has written a book about how the business environment has changed in the last century. His overall point is that today's work environment makes personal and psychological demands on workers at all levels, something that was not true at the beginning of the manufacturing age. His argument is that companies who have employees who function in a psychologically healthy ways will be the most competitive because of the many demands made on a person's intellect and personality in today's working world.
He lays out his view of the importance of self-esteem in the work place from the beginning of the book. He uses the often repeated phrase that we are now in the "information age" instead of a manufacturing, and points out some of the stressful elements of this shift. He notes,
"The United States has shifted from a manufacturing society to an information society ... We now live in a global economy characterized by rapid change, accelerating scientific and technological breakthroughs, and an unprecedented level of competitiveness." (p. 1)
Such demands require higher educational levels, as well as expanded training, of all employees. This is a major change from the first half of the 20th century, where many workers learned to do their job, did their job, and then went home. When Henry Ford first invented the assembly line, workers did not need a high school education to do their job on the line, whether it was attaching a door or helping to install an engine. However, these jobs diminish in numbers with every passing year, and in addition, more and more are sent overseas. The types of jobs now available in the United States require...
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