Stress and Work/Life Balance
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788776819149
Table of contents: title: Content; title: 1. Part I: Introduction; title: 2. Stress is different; title: 2.1. Everybody is unique; title: 2.2. Polar opposites; title: 2.3. Who will admit to stress?; title: 2.4. The gender gap; title: 3. Why is stress increasing?; title: 3.1. Might it all be the fault of others?; title: 3.2. Self recognition and honesty; title: 4. Revealing definitions; title: 4.1. Some myths; title: 5. Common signs of stress; title: 5.1. The physiology of stress (The ‘fight or flight’ syndrome); title: 6. Gauging how you are coping; title: 6.1. Burnout; title: 6.2. Work-related stressors: self assessment; title: 7. Part II: Introduction; title: 8. Coping skills strategy; title: 8.1. Time to spare? Seems unlikely but...; title: 8.2. Time management menu; title: 8.3. Tyranny of a ‘to do’ list; title: 8.4. Delegation; title: 9. Assertion as an antidote to stress; title: 9.1. Be assertive with yourself; title: 9.2. A revealing exercise; title: 9.3. The noisy library challenge; title: 9.4. Just say ‘No’!; title: 9.5. Assertion miscellany; title: 10. Work/life balance; title: 10.1. Experiment with changes; title: 10.2. ‘Me’ time; title: 10.3. Interests outside work; title: 10.4. The impact of mood at home; title: 10.5. Early hour waking; title: 11. Cognitive skills; title: 11.1. Irrational beliefs (non-religious); title: 11.2. Approval; title: 11.3. ‘Fair and just’; title: 11.4. Perfection; title: 11.5. Perception and choice; title: 11.6. Challenging negative thinking; title: 11.7. Overcoming anxiety; title: 11.8. Talk support; title: 11.9. Self-affirming questions and slogans; title: 12. Part III: Introduction; title: 13. The influence of the manager; title: 13.1. Middle managers are the meat; title: 13.2. Duty of care – just another initiative?; title: 13.3. Manager’s duty of care check list; title: 13.4. Detecting possible signs of stress in others; title: 13.5. How to deal with George; title: 13.6. Basic counselling skills for managers; title: 13.7. If in doubt...Do!; title: 13.8. Influence of type ‘A’ personality; title: 13.9. Am I a stress spreader?; title: 13.10. Emotional intelligence; title: 14. Conclusion