Book description
"An uplifting ready for anyone with a hectic and stressful life,
which is, let's face it, all of us." - Neil Bradford, Managing
Director, Forrester North America
There has been a great deal of talk during the past two decades about
the serious problem of stress and burnout. Most of the discussion
focuses on the pessimistic side of the story. The underlying assumption
is that we are in a fierce struggle, one that we frequently lose.
Burnout is presented as almost inevitable, and solutions focusing on
recovery are offered.
But there is another, more optimistic side to the story. What about the
people who endure tough times with courage and grace, or bounce back
from crises with renewed energy when logic tells you the situation
should have left them depleted and discouraged? For all the talk about
burnout, the fact is that the majority of people spend most of their
lives coping amazingly well.
Being good at not burning out is a skill more than a genetic personality
trait. Just like any skill, you have to work at it. You can learn to
manage your behaviour and your thinking, but it takes discipline and
practice to do it.
There are thousands of success stories every day about people who
continue to survive and make the best of tough times. So how do they do
it? What are the real stories of how individuals survive and thrive
during uncertain and difficult times? And what is their advice on
preventing burnout? This book answers these questions. Peg Neuhauser
is a speaker, consultant and author specializing in the areas of
conflict management, organizational culture, and avoiding burnout. Her
company, PCN Associates, works with clients in many industries,
including health care, high-tech, and finance, as well as many
non-profit organizations. She is the author of three other books,
Culture. com
, Tribal Warfare in Organizations
and Corporate Legends and Lore
.
Ray Bender, Ph. D. is a speaker, consultant and author who
specializes in advising CIOs and other senior executives on the
management aspects of information technology. Dr. Bender is also a
lecturer in the Management Department at Texas State University and
Research Advisor for the CIO Group of Forrester Research. He was
previously Vice President for Gartner Group's North American IT
Executive Program, and was a Consulting Instructor at IBM's Advanced
Business Institute. He is co-author of Culture. com.
Kirk L. Stromberg is the managing partner of the StarCompass
Group, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in organizational and
individual change. Previously, he was an executive at the senior
management level at AARP responsible for strategic planning, several
major change initiatives, and management of its research and training
operations. He was also a lobbyist at the state and federal levels and
an Operations Officer in the clandestine services of the CIA. He is
co-author of Culture. com.
