Great days at work : how positive psychology can transform your working life / Suzanne Hazelton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hazelton, Suzanne.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Howard R. Jachman Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employee motivation.

Positive psychology.

Employees--Attitudes.

Employees.

Performance--Psychological aspects.

Performance.

Quality of work life--Psychological aspects.

Quality of work life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 253 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : Kogan Page Limited, [2013]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Great Days at Work will enables you to work more effectively, both individually and with others, and to develop a mindset that will lead to a more positive and productive experience of work. Drawing on the latest insights from positive psychology and based on hard business results, this instantly applicable book outlines the practical day-to-day changes you can make immediately for instant benefit, as well as helping you develop a longer-term strategy that means you'll get more out of work. It reveals how to: take control of your working style and attitude, use positive emotions to supercharge your life, change the things that aren't working to transform the results you get, develop an effective perspective on time management, embed productive new habits, develop the power tools you need for a better working life, make more robust and faster decisions, build more collaborative working relationships and manage your team better, feel more engaged, satisfied and in control of your own work and career Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The great days framework 11

The great days framework - at a glance 12

Overview 13

Part 1 Take Control of Now 23

2 Change - adapt to thrive 25

Brains change 26

Is your brain wired for growth? 26

Typical stages of change 40

Summary 46

3 Personal responsibility and choice - cutting your own path 47

Circle of control 47

Mustering determination 53

Being in control 54

Choice 55

Summary 65

Part 2 Create a Better Future 67

4 Vision - the first step in bringing your desired future into reality 69

Why set long-range goals when who knows what's round the corner? 71

Summary 96

Part 3 Power Tools for a Better Work Life 99

5 Time travel - time perspectives to increase your well-being 101

Overview of time perspectives 104

Which perspective do you use and which is best? 107

Making changes to your time perspective 108

Present 108

Past 116

Past negative 117

Past positive 122

Future 127

Summary 135

6 Emotions at work - focusing on useful emotions 137

A range of emotions 139

Not all emotions are authentic 139

Increasing positive authentic emotions 142

Summary 150

7 Goals - the engine room powering success 151

Goal setting 152

SMART goals 154

Summary 159

8 Working habits - creating habits that support you 161

Automate these things 162

What does the research say? 164

Paying attention or focus 165

Decision making 169

Summary 171

9 Self-mastery - maximizing your well-being and overcoming obstacles 173

Physiology 174

Dealing with obstacles 182

A sense of perspective 190

Summary 192

Part 4 The Art and Science of Communications 193

10 Working with others 195

What do relationships give you? 197

Developing supportive relationships 198

Assertive communications 203

Summary 217

11 High-performing teams 219

Stages of a team 221

What does the research say? 223

How can you apply the research to your team? 226

What's stopping you? 227

Summary 228

12 Negotiation 229

Practical tools 230

What does the research say? 237

Summary 238.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-245) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Howard R. Jachman Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0749469242

9780749469245

Publisher Number:

99957859462

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.