Tom Jones has created a stimulating book that can help managers get the best out of all their people. His extensive real-world experience advising real leaders of real organizations has been applied in a delightful read and considerably helpful book.
John Nesheim, Author of bestseller, High Tech Startup
Once the leadership has put together a great team and taught them the desired culture, they have to instill a great trust as far down in the organization as possible but, that trust must be nurtured with grace! Without the trust, there is no transparency and no real assistance. Without the grace, understanding that we must give it or we will not receive it, the leadership soon becomes cannibalistic.
Darrell Bevelhymer, Founding Leader, Tenaska Power Services
This book offers a refreshing and empowering perspective on the challenges of today’s evolving workplace. In a time when economic uncertainty, layoffs, and increased expectations weigh heavily on both employers and job seekers, the author does an excellent job of addressing these realities with clarity and compassion.
Rachel Sandberg-Jones, Director HR, Food & Beverage
Tom’s book serves as an excellent roadmap for anyone navigating today’s employment marketplace and provides a valuable guide for management on developing productive teams. The current labor pool is comprised of individuals with diverse needs and expectations driven by their generational perspectives. This book helps management understand these unique desires and offers insights on how to create an environment where every team member can thrive.
Ralph H. Goldbeck AIA, CEO/Business Owner
Tom’s book can help us move past the top-down, competitive, secret riddled workplaces of the past into an era of true partnership among people. His book can help change the workplace. As individuals gain understanding of themselves and learn how to grow beyond old behaviors, all domains of life will benefit.We need this in all sectors.
Debra Nankivell, CEO Fresno Stewardship Foundation
What stood out is the emphasis on accountability at all levels of an organization. The idea that both leadership and frontline employees share responsibility in driving value is powerful and often overlooked. I especially appreciated the focus on engaging frontline employees in problem solving and decision-making. Given their proximity to day-to-day operations, their insights are critical.
Joshua Marquez, HR Analyst II
Dr Jones provides practical tools to help organizations build a culture in which committed employees are valued not because of their positions or titles but how their skills enhance the well-being of others. This book is an essential read for anyone committed to harnessing their purpose through collaborative learning in the workforce.
Dalitso Ruwe, Assistant Professor of Black Political Thought
This timely and impactful learning tool provides both advice and direction by showing you how to adapt your efforts towards overcoming the inevitable changes in your workplace. Keeping you on track with your career.
Damon Jones, Golf Course Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
This book speaks to multiple vantage points unifying them through internal reflection and transparent action. Each chapter offers processes to analyze current behaviors, recommendations to overcome disruption, and an evaluative framework to assess progress. Highly encourage anyone interested in increasing their net-value to consider reading it.
Anthony Rochon, Founder, Volution Ventures Corp.
As a neurodiverse retired special education teacher who champions equity in the workplace, this book hits home with inclusivity. Tom’s use of real-life examples, visual charts, probing questions and sequential steps helped to illustrate various organizational challenges, actionable steps and solutions. Upon completing the book, the reader walks away with a new understanding of where their strengths lie, where they can improve and a “doers” mindset.
Lorraine Gonzales/Abilities Community Alliance, Inc. Founder/Executive Director
Fantastic read! Repurpose Your Efforts offers a thoughtful and timely, experience-driven look at how individuals and organizations can navigate disruption. The book stands out for its practical frameworks and real-world insights, making complex workplace dynamics easier to understand and apply. It’s a useful guide for anyone looking to take a more proactive and collaborative approach to their career.
Kathryn Tan, MBA, Healthcare Data Analyst
Dr. Jones describes how the workforce can become stuck when communication breaks down, when people avoid responsibility, and when problems sit too long without being addressed. It also explains why employees need to understand their role in improving the organization, instead of just waiting for management to fix everything. This book is useful for anyone who wants to better understand how to stay productive during disruption.
Vincent Headley Project Manager
This book helps the reader see what is occurring and helps lead to forming a plan to survive during this era of uncertainty. It made me pause and reflect, thinking about what needs to be accepted. Rather than living in misery, it made me think of solutions. The idea is to approach a situation whether new or previously experienced, with a non-judgmental mindset.
Emanual Leon, Aspiring Entreprenure
Reading this book has shifted my perspective from one of pure negativity and discouragement to something to take constructively. Fitting these ideas into straightforward and organized revelations has made it even easier to remember and connect the book in personally applicable ways. It prompted me to answer crucial questions: What is my current way of reacting to disruptions? What steps do I need to actively take to get out of my cycles of fearing failure? Reading this book was a self-reflective as well as an educational experience.
Joy Jun, Marketing Specialist
This guide is a very succinct and helpful book for both managers and employees. I ended up bookmarking several sections of the book to refer to and I think I would like to have this in physical form versus eBook so that I could copy sections and keep in my office. I particularly enjoyed the sections on change and on dysfunction and find them most useful at this time, although the other sections will continue to be useful in the future.
Denise Morse, Office Manager
I wish I had had a resource such as this when I was back in college. There are several situations that I would have been able to handle much better with what can be gleaned from this book. There may have been a job or two that would have lasted longer had I had the knowledge and know how that Tom E Jones has conveniently pulled together here. If you are a young professional who is struggling to achieve success in a variety of scenarios, this is a great resource. This is your real world “continuing education” right here.
Maggie M. Franz, Digital Media Specialist
What Dr. Jones so precisely delivers in this book is how to break down disruptions into actionable steps to strategically reset and take our careers back. Most importantly, by refocusing our strengths into innovative approaches to serve how our work evolves. If you feel stuck and are looking for tangible guidance, this book provides the steppingstones to empower you down your re-energized path.
Ken Eynaud, MBA, President, E3 Pro
Repurpose Your Efforts, feels like the book people need when work starts shifting under their feet. Tom E. Jones writes from real experience, and you can feel that on every page. He understands what disruption does to people when a career that once felt stable begins to feel uncertain. The value of this book comes from the way it helps readers see their own role clearly and move forward with purpose. This is a practical, honest, and motivating book for anyone trying to stay valuable in a changing workplace.
Yulia Gonzalez, Content Creator and Media Theorist
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