Description
From the bestselling author of Authenticity and The Little Book of Stress Relief comes the definitive guide to treating -- and eliminating -- excessive stress in the workplace.
Dr. David Posen, a popular speaker and a leading expert on stress mastery, identifies the three biggest problems that contribute to burnout and low productivity: Volume, Velocity, and Abuse. He shares revealing anecdotes and offers clear descriptions of the biology of stress to illustrate how downsizing, economic uncertainty, and technology have made the workplace more toxic than ever. Most importantly, he offers practical advice and easy techniques for managing the harmful symptoms and side effects of stress.
Witty, engaging, and accessible, Is Work Killing You? touches on everything from meetings to tweeting, from fake work to face time, from deadlines to dead tired, and more. With this book, Dr. Posen gives us the tools to stop harming our most valuable resource -- ourselves.
Author: David Posen
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Published: 02/12/2013
Pages: 357
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.00h x 6.02w x 0.85d
ISBN13: 9781770892750
ISBN10: 1770892753
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Self-Management | Stress Management
- Business & Economics | Workplace Culture
- Medical | Occupational & Industrial Medicine
About the Author
David Posen: David Posen, M.D., is a physician, popular speaker, and the bestselling author of The Little Book of Stress Relief, which sold more than 50,000 copies and has been translated into five languages.