In Anger at Work, Dr. Hendrie Weisinger, the leading specialist in anger management, presents a dramatic reappraisal of anger. When applied, the anger management skills he shares will help you respond productively to provoking situations we all encounter daily at work: harassment, angry groups and coworkers, incompetence, career plateaus, cut benefits, and more.
Dr. Weisinger teaches you the art of anger management on the job - and how to use anger as a positive force for improving results in multiple and diverse ways: increasing productivity and profits, building relationships and morale, and enhancing customer service and job enjoyment.
With clarity and focus, Anger at Work will expand your awareness and understanding of the role emotions and moods play in a business setting and why anger is inherent in any work activity. Dr. Weisinger distills the psychological processes we all experience with any anger episode and gives you breakthrough skills - mood sensing, mood infecting, immunizing yourself to emotional contagion - that will allow you to transform anger from a negative, self-defeating experience into a powerful and creative source of energy.
Hendrie Davis Weisinger, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist trained in clinical, counseling, school, and organizational psychology. He is also a Marriage, Family, and Child Counselor.
Dr. Weisinger is the originator of criticism training and is one of the halfdozen experts in the area of anger management. A management scientist, he lectures for the UCLA Executive Education and M.B.A. programs, and for other leading business schools throughout the country. His expertise is sought by numerous Fortune 500 companies (IBM, AT&T, ARCO, Control Data, TRW, Warner-Lambert, to name just a few), government agencies, mental-health professionals, hospitals, parent groups, professional educators, and professional organizations such as the Young Presidents' Organization.
Dr. Weisinger's first book (co-authored by Norman M. Lobsenz), Nobody's Perfect, was a New York Times hardcover best seller and is now a Warner paperback. His article for The Wall Street Journal, "So You're Afraid," was selected as one of the sixty best articles ever to appear in the Journal's "Manager's Column" and is reprinted in The Wall Street Manager's Column, published by Dow Jones. Dr. Weisinger is also a frequent guest on national television and radio shows.
An innovator in mental-health treatment, Dr. Weisinger maintains a clinical practice as a consultant to A Touch of Care, a residential treatment facility that is an alternative to hospitalization for emotionally disturbed people.
Dr. Weisinger and his wife, Lorie, live in Santa Monica, California. They have a daughter, Briana, and two dogs, Mazel and Shovi.