The Pilgrim's Guide to the Workplace

This is an Open Access book. Hoping to incubate a unique idea about workplace design, Dr. Agustin Chevez walked in isolation for 42 days from Melbourne to Sydney. His pilgrimage delivered 34 Signposts, a collection of insights which hold the promise to guide us to a better place to work. While firml...

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Main Author: Chevez, Agustin (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Business,
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 - The road less travelled
  • Chapter 1 - Iguanas, isolation, and ideas
  • Chapter 2 - About this book
  • Chapter 3 Spoiler alert
  • Chapter 4 A note on COVID-19
  • Part 2 The making of a pilgrimage
  • Chapter 5 Anatomy of a pilgrimage
  • Chapter 6 No pain, no gain
  • Chapter 7 My two rules
  • Chapter 8 The Herzog enigma
  • Chapter 9 The idea
  • Chapter 10 Why, and for which charity?
  • Chapter 11 Having fun
  • Chapter 12 Step one
  • Chapter 13 Life at 4.6 km/hr
  • Chapter 14 My backpack
  • Chapter 15 Award winning scones
  • Chapter 16 The good, the bad, and the ugly
  • Chapter 17 Rubbish snakes
  • Chapter 18 Where are the idiots?
  • Chapter 19 Winds
  • Chapter 20 The perfect day
  • Chapter 21 The very last step
  • Chapter 22 Mind lag
  • Part 4 Real steps, virtual pilgrimage
  • Chapter 23 Virtual pilgrimage, real pain
  • Chapter 24 Dconstructing pilgrimages
  • Chapter 25 El Camino Sisyphus style
  • Chapter 26 Postcard from Pamplona
  • Chapter 27 66 loops
  • Part 5 Laying paths
  • Chapter 28 Following signposts
  • Chapter 29 Fork on the road
  • Chapter 30 The wisdom of the locals
  • Chapter 31 Let's go!
  • Chapter 32 Your armchair Pilgrimage
  • Chapter 33 On wilderness, carnivals, and foolishness
  • Chapter 34 The art of timing and balance
  • Chapter 35 The trails and territories of adversity
  • Chapter 36 All roads lead to Rome
  • Chapter 37 Getting there
  • Part 6 Your creature
  • Chapter 38 My iguana, your creature
  • Acknowledgements
  • Appendix A: List of Signposts
  • Appendix B: Meet the locals
  • Appendix C: Signpost calibration
  • References.