Managing for Resilience
A Practical Guide for Employee Wellbeing and Organizational Performance
By Monique F. Crane | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
In an era of longer hours and shorter contracts, of tighter margins and frequent organizational change, stress can undermine both the mental health and performance of employees. A culture of resilience in the workplace, however, offers the potential to support psychological wellbeing and improve the performance of both people and organizations.
This is the first book to provide managers with a guide to fostering psychological resilience within their teams. It synthesises not only the latest cutting-edge research in the area, but also translates this into practical advice for a range of organizational settings.
Chapters cover the following important issues:
- Key personality factors related to resilience
- How job design and routines can improve employee resilience
- How to build a resilient team
- Communicating change and improving teamwork
- Modelling resilient thinking and behaviour as a leader
- Selecting the right resilience training for your organisation
This is the ideal book for anyone interested in fostering a high-performance and emotionally resilient workforce, whether they are a manager, HR professional or occupational psychologist. Its cutting edge approach will also make it important reading for students and researchers of organizational and occupational psychology.
Editions of Managing for Resilience
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317299790
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317299806
Read an Excerpt
In an era of longer hours and shorter contracts, of tighter margins and frequent organizational change, stress can undermine both the mental health and performance of employees. A culture of resilience in the workplace, however, offers the potential to support psychological wellbeing and improve the performance of both people and organizations.
This is the first book to provide managers with a guide to fostering psychological resilience within their teams. It synthesises not only the latest cutting-edge research in the area, but also translates this into practical advice for a range of organizational settings.
Chapters cover the following important issues:
- Key personality factors related to resilience
- How job design and routines can improve employee resilience
- How to build a resilient team
- Communicating change and improving teamwork
- Modelling resilient thinking and behaviour as a leader
- Selecting the right resilience training for your organisation
This is the ideal book for anyone interested in fostering a high-performance and emotionally resilient workforce, whether they are a manager, HR professional or occupational psychologist. Its cutting edge approach will also make it important reading for students and researchers of organizational and occupational psychology.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Managing for Resilience about?
In an era of longer hours and shorter contracts, of tighter margins and frequent organizational change, stress can undermine both the mental health and performance of employees. A culture of resilience in the workplace, however, offers the potential to support psychological wellbeing and improve the performance of both people and organizations.
This is the first book to provide managers with a guide to fostering psychological resilience within their teams. It synthesises not only the latest cutting-edge research in the area, but also translates this into practical advice for a range of organizational settings.
Chapters cover the following important issues:
- Key personality factors related to resilience
- How job design and routines can improve employee resilience
- How to build a resilient team
- Communicating change and improving teamwork
- Modelling resilient thinking and behaviour as a leader
- Selecting the right resilience training for your organisation
This is the ideal book for anyone interested in fostering a high-performance and emotionally resilient workforce, whether they are a manager, HR professional or occupational psychologist. Its cutting edge approach will also make it important reading for students and researchers of organizational and occupational psychology.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Managing for Resilience?
Society and Social Sciences > Psychology > Occupational and industrial psychology
Where can I read a sample of Managing for Resilience?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317299790
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Managing for Resilience?
Monique F. Crane
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Managing for Resilience is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317299790) and pdf(ISBN 9781317299806)