Stress and Work/Life Balance Insights for Managers
Publisher: Bookboon
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788776819149
Table of contents: title: Innhold; title: Part I: Introduction; title: Stress is different; title: Everybody is unique; title: Polar opposites; title: Who will admit to stress?; title: The gender gap; title: Why is stress increasing?; title: Might it all be the fault of others?; title: Self recognition and honesty; title: Revealing definitions; title: Some myths; title: Common signs of stress; title: The physiology of stress (The ‘fight or flight’ syndrome); title: Gauging how you are coping; title: Burnout; title: Work-related stressors: self assessment; title: Part II: Introduction; title: Coping skills strategy; title: Time to spare? Seems unlikely but...; title: Time management menu; title: Tyranny of a ‘to do’ list; title: Delegation; title: Assertion as an antidote to stress; title: Be assertive with yourself; title: A revealing exercise; title: The noisy library challenge; title: Just say ‘No’!; title: Assertion miscellany; title: Work/life balance; title: Experiment with changes; title: ‘Me’ time; title: Interests outside work; title: The impact of mood at home; title: Early hour waking; title: Cognitive skills; title: Irrational beliefs (non-religious); title: Approval; title: ‘Fair and just’; title: Perfection; title: Perception and choice; title: Challenging negative thinking; title: Overcoming anxiety; title: Talk support; title: Self-affirming questions and slogans; title: Part III: Introduction; title: The influence of the manager; title: Middle managers are the meat; title: Duty of care – just another initiative?; title: Manager’s duty of care check list; title: Detecting possible signs of stress in others; title: How to deal with George; title: Basic counselling skills for managers; title: If in doubt...Do!; title: Influence of type ‘A’ personality; title: Am I a stress spreader?; title: Emotional intelligence; title: Conclusion