Preventing Stress in Organizations: How to Develop Positive Managers
- 4h 27m
- Emma Donaldson-Feilder, Joanna Yarker, Rachel Lewis
- John Wiley & Sons (UK)
- 2011
Preventing Stress in Organizations: How to Develop Positive Managers offers an innovative, evidence-based approach to help managers prevent and reduce workplace stress in their staff.
- Provides information on the critical skills managers must develop in order to prevent stress in their staff, and the key ongoing behaviours that promote a healthy work environment
- Shows practitioners in occupational psychology, HR, Health and Safety and related professions how positive management can be integrated into an organization’s existing practices and processes
- Serves as an essential guide for managers themselves on how to incorporate proven stress management skills into their everyday interactions with team members
- Balances rigorous research grounding with real-world vignettes, case studies and exercises
About the Authors
Emma Donaldson-Feilder is a Director of Affinity Health at Work and a Chartered Occupational Psychologist. In addition to her roles as researcher and practitioner, working to improve employee well-being and engagement, she is the author of numerous publications, a regular conference presenter, and a media commentator on issues relating to health at work.
Rachel Lewis is a Director of Affinity Health at Work, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and a lecturer in Occupational Psychology at Kingston Business School. She combines her academic career with regular conference speaking, consultancy and training, focusing on the links between leadership, management and employee well-being.
Joanna Yarker is a Director of Affinity Health at Work and a Chartered Occupational Psychologist. She has previously held posts at Goldsmiths, University of London and the University of Nottingham. She writes regularly for academic and trade journals, and offers guidance and training to public and private sector organizations focused on improving workplace health.
In this Book
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Preventing Stress in Organizations—How to Develop Positive Managers
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Introduction
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Why Managing Stress Is Important: The Business And Legal Reasons
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How To Manage Work-Related Stress
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Developing A Framework To Promote Positive Manager Behaviour
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Respectful And Responsible: Managing Emotions And Having Integrity (Management Competency 1)
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Managing And Communicating Existing And Future Work (Management Competency 2)
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Managing The Individual Within The Team (Management Competency 3)
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Reasoning/Managing Difficult Situations (Management Competency 4)
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Overcoming Barriers To Positive Manager Behaviour
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Supporting Managers To Change Their Behaviour
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Is Stress Management Just Good Management?
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The Way Forward
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Appendix
