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STRESS MANAGEMENT (5 Titles)

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Conquer Your Stress (Management Shapers)
Gary L. Cooper, Stephen Palmer
Synopsis
The authors of this text assert that conquering work stress is actually no different from acquiring any other management skill: it just needs understanding and practice. The book examines: using simple questionnaires to assess stress levels and stress-inducing beliefs and ideas; differentiating between negative signs of stress and positive ones of pressure; changing your behaviour and habits - tips on time management, exercise, nutrition and relaxation methods; avoiding causing stress in others; and balancing home and work priorities to become an effective "life manager".
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Dealing with Difficult People: Proven Strategies for Handling Stressful Situations and Defusing Tensions
Roberta Cava
Synopsis
Many people have to deal with irate, rude, impatient, emotional, persistent and aggressive people in the course of their work and home lives. The aim of this advice book is to teach the techniques which will improve the reader's communication skills and help to control anger and stress.
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Managing Workplace Stress: A Best Practice Blueprint (CBI Fast Track Series)
Stephen Williams, Lesley Cooper
Synopsis
The facts of workplace stress are terrifying for businesses: in the average organisation ten percent of employees report very low levels of satisfaction with their jobs and three percent of turnover may be lost. Yet while stress may be endemic to business, it is not inevitable. Breaking through barriers of ignorance to promote a happy and productive workforce, Steve Williams and Lesley Cooper provide an framework for building appropriate interventions along with a proactive template for dealing with stress before issues come to a head.
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Reducing Stress (Essential Managers Series)
Tim Hindle
Synopsis
This is a reference book on minimizing stress, for all those in, or aspiring to a position of responsibility, with a focus on developing and enhancing professional management practice. Illustrated examples, charts and flow diagrams reveal practical techniques for handling real-life situations. FDEA
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Strategic Stress Management: An Organizational Approach (Macmillan Business)
Valerie Sutherland, Cary Cooper
Synopsis
Stress has overtaken the common cold as the most common cause of sick leave in many European countries and is a major cause of concern for companies worldwide. Most texts dealing with stress consider this a problem only to be tackled by the individual? This text shows how companies can boost performance by adopting integrated organizational strategies to identify and reduce stress in their employees. It includes practical advice on how to conduct a stress audit and how to target stress "hot spots" in an organization. It offers a strategic model for the manager concerned with the negative effects stress can have both on company performance and the quality of life of individuals at work.

 


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