Preventing Stress in Organizations: How to Develop Positive Managers - Softcover

Donaldson-Feilder, Emma; Lewis, Rachel; Yarker, Joanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047066553X ISBN 13: 9780470665534

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

Synopsis

Preventing Stress in Organizations:How to Develop Positive Managersoffers an innovative, evidence-based approach to help managers prevent and reduce workplace stress in their staff.

• Winner of the 2013 BPS Book Award - Practitioner Text category
• 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 this title

From the Back Cover

Work-related stress presents a major challenge to today’s organizations. Yet for such a widespread problem, surprisingly little guidance is available on developing stress prevention management skills – and even less is backed up by solid research.

Preventing Stress in Organizations addresses this problem by presenting an accessible, evidence-based exploration of how managers can reduce and prevent stress in their staff. The authors introduce an innovative programme based on their own ongoing research study (for which they were awarded ‘Practitioner of the Year’ by the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology), along with other relevant theories and cutting-edge work from the field. After providing a broad introduction to the importance of work-related stress and its management, they reveal a unique set of 'Positive Manager Behaviours’ – skills they have identified as critical to preventing stress and promoting a healthy, positive workplace. An in-depth discussion of these behaviours is supported by detailed case studies and practical exercises to facilitate real-world implementation.

Preventing Stress in Organizations offers groundbreaking insights and invaluable hands-on skills to maintain and promote the health and well-being of individuals and organizations alike.

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 047066553X
• ISBN 13: 9780470665534
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280