Fierce Resilience: Combatting Workplace Stress One Conversation at a Time

  • 2h 55m
  • Edward Beltran
  • Berrett-Koehler Publishers
  • 2024

Discover the science-based secrets to reducing workplace stress, building unwavering resilience, and achieving success through the power of conversation.

Technology, isolation, and increasing demands for productivity are making the workplace a hotbed for stress-it's no surprise employees are abandoning traumatic workplaces in unprecedented numbers.

Ed Beltran,the CEO of a powerhouse leadership communication company, believes the antidote to stressed-out workplaces starts with conversation.

Beltran has developed a science-based model to reduce stress and help people build what he calls fierce resilience. By leveraging the power of conversations, individuals discover:

  • their unique stressors
  • master skills to neutralize stressors
  • build unwavering resilience that elevates their emotional well-being.

This is no ordinary self-help book. The transformative process of fierce resilience goes well beyond developing mere coping skills. It helps people take control of their emotional health, become more resilient, and build organizations with resilience as a core part of their DNA.

About the Author

Ed Beltran is CEO of Fierce, Inc. A CPA and MBA by training, he held senior positions at Agilent, PwC, and Arthur Andersen. Under his leadership, Fierce has worked with over 60% of the Fortune 500, and has been featured on CNBC, Fortune, WSJ, and Fast Company. He is a contributor to Forbes and Fast Company.

In this Book

  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Redefining Resilience
  • The Relationship between Workplace Stress and Resilience
  • Empowering Self-Awareness
  • Using Biometric Intelligence to Analyze and Assess Root Causes of Stress
  • Traditional Approaches to Stress Management
  • Taking Action Through Fierce Conversations
  • Putting Fierce Resilience into Action
  • Giving and Receiving Feedback—Feedback Conversation Model
  • Overcoming Conflict—Confrontation Conversation Model
  • Handling High-Pressure Conditions—Delegation Conversation Model
  • Working outside Your Comfort Zone—Accountability Conversation Model
  • Maintaining Work-Life Balance—Negotiation Conversation Model
  • Responding to Change—Team Conversation Model
  • Building Inclusion—Another use of The Team Conversation Model
  • Building Culture—Values Conversation Model
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
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