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Mayday! : asking for help in times of need / M. Nora Klaver.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klaver, M. Nora, 1959-
- Series:
- BK Life
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Help-seeking behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Asking for help in times of need
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- There are 11.9 million single parents, and each year 50 million adults act as caregivers for chronically ill, disabled, or aged family members. Moreover, a significant percentage of today's 56 million knowledge workers (in the US alone) are overworked and need help. This guide can appeal to these people.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Getting ready
- Why we don't ask
- Why we don't ask/really
- Why we should ask
- Anchoring yourself
- The mayday! process
- Step 1: name the need
- Step 2: give yourself a break
- Step 3: take a leap
- Step 4: ask!
- Step 5: be grateful
- Step 6: listen differently
- Step 7: say thanks
- Conclusion: Mayday, may day.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612300219
- 9781282300217
- 1282300210
- 9781576755273
- 1576755274
- OCLC:
- 191246115
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