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Work is Work!|Abby P. Martin

Work is Work! : Four SWAPs to End Culture Bloat and Get Back to Business

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Overview

You did not build a bloated workplace because you stopped caring. You built it because you cared too much-about engagement scores, belonging initiatives, pulse surveys, and whether everyone felt seen. Someone told you that if your people loved coming to work, the work would take care of itself.

It didn't.

Work is WORK is for the leader who is exhausted by their own culture strategy. The one who has more programs than results, more check-ins than clarity, and a sneaking suspicion that the most expensive thing in the building is not a bad hire; it is a culture initiative nobody is allowed to question.

Drawing on two decades inside HR, startups, and one of the world's most studied workplace cultures, Abby Martin shows how well-intentioned leadership can drift into culture bloat. She names the patterns that slow teams down and gives leaders practical moves to restore clarity, accountability, stronger boundaries, and better business results.

The answer is not to stop caring about your people. It is to show that they care differently. Through four practical SWAPs, this book gives you a cleaner way to deploy talent, define work, make decisions, and measure what actually matters.

Less values. More value. Better for everyone.

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  • ISBN-13: 9798891654945
  • ISBN-10: 9798891654945
  • Publisher: Streamline Books
  • Publish Date: October 2026
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.31 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.63 pounds
  • Page Count: 120

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