Today's ways of working are not working-even for professionals in 'good' jobs. Responding to global competition and pressure from financial markets, companies are asking employees to do more with less, even as new technologies normalize 24/7 job expectations. In Overload, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen document how this new intensification of work creates chronic stress, leading to burnout, attrition, and underperformance. 'Flexible' work policies and corporate lip service about 'work-life balance' don't come close to fixing the problem. But this unhealthy and unsustainable situation can be changed-and Overload shows how.
Drawing on five years of research, including hundreds of interviews with employees and managers, Kelly and Moen tell the story of a major experiment that they helped design and implement at a Fortune 500 firm. The company adopted creative and practical work redesigns that gave workers more control over how and where they worked and encouraged managers to evaluate performance in new ways. The result? Employees' health, well-being, and ability to manage their personal and work lives improved, while the company benefited from higher job satisfaction and lower turnover. And, as Kelly and Moen show, such changes can-and should-be made on a wide scale.
Im Sommer 1999 erleben Kit und Laura eine totale Sonnenfinsternis in Cornwall. Als sich der Schatten auflöst, im fahlen Licht, glaubt Laura eine brutale Vergewaltigung zu sehen. Doch der Mann bestreitet alles. Die Frau schweigt. Monate nach der Verhandlung steht die Frau vor Lauras und Kits Tür, schleicht sich auf merkwürdige Weise in ihr Leben. Nur Kit scheint zu sehen, was Beth Taylor wirklich ist: eine Bedrohung. 15 Jahre später leben Laura und Kit unter falschem Namen an einem geheimen Ort. Eines Tages steht plötzlich Beth vor Laura, und mit aller Macht drängt die Wahrheit ans Licht ...
Im Sommer 1999 erleben Kit und Laura eine totale Sonnenfinsternis in Cornwall. Als sich der Schatten auflöst, im fahlen Licht, glaubt Laura eine brutale Vergewaltigung zu sehen. Doch der Mann bestreitet alles. Die Frau schweigt. Monate nach der Verhandlung steht die Frau vor Lauras und Kits Tür, schleicht sich auf merkwürdige Weise in ihr Leben. Nur Kit scheint zu sehen, was Beth Taylor wirklich ist: eine Bedrohung. 15 Jahre später leben Laura und Kit unter falschem Namen an einem geheimen Ort. Eines Tages steht plötzlich Beth vor Laura, und mit aller Macht drängt die Wahrheit ans Licht ...
'A tour de force a gripping, twisting, furiously clever read that asks all the right questions, and keeps you guessing until the very end. I loved it.' --Ruth Ware, bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10
In the summer of 1999, Kit and Laura travel to a festival in Cornwall to see a total eclipse of the sun. Kit is an eclipse chaser; Laura has never seen one before. Young and in love, they are certain this will be the first of many they'll share. But in the hushed moments after the shadow passes, Laura interrupts a man and a woman. She knows that she saw something terrible. The man denies it. It is her word against his.
The victim seems grateful. Months later, she turns up on their doorstep like a lonely stray. But as her gratitude takes a twisted turn, Laura begins to wonder did she trust the wrong person? 15 years later, Kit and Laura married are living under new names and completely off the digital grid: no Facebook, only rudimentary cell phones, not in any directories. But as the truth catches up to them, they realize they can no longer keep the past in the past.
From Erin Kelly, queen of the killer twist, He Said/She Said is a gripping tale of the lies we tell to save ourselves, the truths we cannot admit, and how far we will go to make others believe our side of the story.
In the sleepy British seaside town of Broadchurch, Detective Ellie Miller has just returned from vacation, only to learn that she's been passed over for a promotion at work in favor of outsider Alec Hardy. He, escaping the spectacular failure of his last case, is having trouble finding his way into this tight-knit community wary of new faces. But professional rivalry aside, both detectives are about to receive some terrible news: 11-year-old Danny Latimer has been found murdered on the beach.
For Ellie it's a personal blow; Danny was her older son's best friend. She can't believe anyone in Broadchurch would ever have harmed him. But Alec considers everyone, even Danny's parents, suspect in his death. It's a living nightmare for everyone involvedeven before the press arrive and start stirring up the secrets every town member keeps hidden behind closed doors.
An intimate portrait of a town and the ordinary grievances that have slowly simmered for years before boiling over in an unthinkable crime, this remarkable adaptation of the hit television show Broadchurch tells the story of a shattered family, a reeling town, and the two imperfect detectives trying to bring them answers.
Danny Latimer war elf Jahre alt, als er sterben musste. Seine Leiche fand man unten am Kliff. Bei ihren Ermittlungen stoßen Ellie Miller und Alec Hardy in dem kleinen Ort Broadchurch an der englischen Südküste auf mehr Verdächtige, als ihnen lieb ist. Dannys Vater hat kein Alibi für die Tatzeit. Dannys Freund hat sämtliche Nachrichten von seinem PC und Handy gelöscht. Der Zeitungsverkäufer, die unfreundliche Frau im Trailerpark, der Postbote - sie alle haben etwas zu verbergen. Aber was? Als die Wahrheit ans Licht kommt, ist in Broadchurch nichts mehr, wie es einmal war.
Joss Grand once ruled the Brighton underworld with his sidekick Jacky Nye - until Jacky washed up by the West Pier in 1968. Though Grand's alibi seems cast-iron, Luke, a true crime writer, is sure there's more to the story, and he convinces the criminal-turned-philanthropist to be interviewed for a book about his life. Soon Luke realises that in stirring up secrets from the past, he may be in terrible danger.
A best-selling author who draws comparisons to the masterful Ruth Rendell, Erin Kelly crafts suspense novels that have raised the bar for thrillers everywhere. The Burning Air follows the affluent MacBrides, who look to family matriarch Lydia as the rock upon which they all depend. But when Lydia passes, Rowan and his three grown children gather at the family's weekend home in the country. And there a stranger, convinced Lydia was a murderer, attempts to shatter the remaining family members' lives.
Kirkus Reviews hailed Erin Kelly's debut novel The Poison Tree as 'a richly shaded work.' Her atmospheric follow-up, The Dark Rose, follows Louisa, a 39-year-old still haunted by a tragic love affair from her youth. Seeking peace of mind, Louisa busies herself restoring an Elizabethan garden. But when she meets Paul'a 19-year-old with demons of his own'and the two become lovers, Louisa discovers that she can't outrun the past forever. '[A] brooding story and a real 'can't put it down' mystery.''Independent (UK)
Successful journalist Erin Kelly has electrified readers and critics alike with her debut novel The Poison Tree. In this scintillating work, Karen and her daughter Alice have established a safe, happy life free from the madness of Karen's past. But when Karen's former lover Rex is released from prison, her old associations intrude upon the present-and threaten everything she holds dear.
