Resilience at work : how to succeed no matter what life throws at you / Salvatore R. Maddi and Deborah M. Khoshaba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maddi, Salvatore R., author.

Khoshaba, Deborah M., 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology, Industrial.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 213 p. )

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : AMACOM, [2005]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reorganization, downsizing, mergers, budget pressures, transfers, job insecurity, and more are producing today’s unpredictable, pressure-cooker conditions, and making it harder for less resilient people to achieve the success they deserve. Resilience at Work supplies insights and strategies you can use to combat your fear of change and uncover the opportunities that can be found in even the most stressful situations. Based on a twelve-year study of Illinois Bell Telephone employees as they experienced immense organizational change, as well as hundreds of subsequent studies and firsthand consulting and training experience, Resilience at Work shows how to enhance your capacity to succeed in even the harshest economic climates. Packed with insightful examples, case studies, and self-assessment tools, Resilience at Work explains how to: * Approach change as a meaningful challenge no matter how stressful the circumstances, and stay committed to your work, rather than detaching and giving up. * Gain control by understanding the upside and the downside of change, and take actions to influence beneficial outcomes. * Turn stressful changes to your advantage and map out sound problem-solving strategies. * Resolve ongoing conflicts and build an environment of assistance and encouragement between you and your coworkers. * Decrease feelings of isolation and powerlessness by understanding the 3Cs that give you the ability to thrive amid disruptive changes: commitment, control, and challenge. Why do some people remain so calm and collected in the face of looming deadlines, combative meetings, impending layoffs, and turbulent changes? And why are these seemingly unflappable people the ones who consistently get ahead in their lives and their careers? The key to success is their resilience, according to the founders of the innovative Hardiness Institute in Newport Beach, California. More than experience or training, resilience in the face of stressful situations and rapid changes determines whether you ultimately succeed or fail in the workplace. It allows you to thrive even in tumultuous conditions, to turn potential disasters into growth opportunities.

Contents:

Resilience in the face of change

Researching stress and resiliency

How hardiness promotes resilience

You can learn to be resilient

Do you have the right attitudes to thrive in adversity?

Practicing your attitudes of commitment, control, and challenge

Transformational coping : turning stressful changes to your advantage

Practicing transformational coping

Social support : giving and receiving assistance and encouragement

Practicing socially supportive interactions

Strengthening employer and employee ties

How companies can boost resilience in their workers and in themselves.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-205) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611126896

9780814415955

0814415954

9781281126894

1281126896

OCLC:

57896761