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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction xiii What It Takes to Thrive in a Complex, Uncertain World xiii Discovery by Mistake xvi Overview of the Book xviii Endnotes xxi PART I The Power of Psychological Safety 1 Chapter 1 The Underpinning 3 Unconscious Calculators 4 Envisioning the Psychologically Safe Workplace 6 An Accidental Discovery 8 Standing on Giants’ Shoulders 12 Why Fear Is Not an Effective Motivator 13 What Psychological Safety Is Not 15 Measuring Psychological Safety 19 Psychological Safety Is Not Enough 21 Endnotes 22 Chapter 2 The Paper Trail 25 Not a Perk 26 The Research 29 An Epidemic of Silence 30 A Work Environment that Supports Learning 35 Why Psychological Safety Matters for Performance 39 Psychologically Safe Employees Are Engaged Employees 41 Psychological Safety as the Extra Ingredient 43 Bringing Research to Practice 45 Endnotes 46 PART II Psychological Safety at Work 51 Chapter 3 Avoidable Failure 53 Exacting Standards 54 Stretching the Stretch Goal 60 Fearing the Truth 63 Who Regulates the Regulators? 66 Avoiding Avoidable Failure 68 Adopting an Agile Approach to Strategy 70 Endnotes 72 Chapter 4 Dangerous Silence 77 Failing to Speak Up 78 What Was Not Said 79 Excessive Confidence in Authority 83 A Culture of Silence 86 Silence in the Noisy Age of Social Media 92 Endnotes 97 Chapter 5 The Fearless Workplace 103 Making Candor Real 104 Extreme Candor 109 Be a Don’t Knower 113 When Failure Works 116 Caring for Employees 119 Learning from Psychologically Safe Work Environments 123 Endnotes 124 Chapter 6 Safe and Sound 129 Use Your Words 130 One for All and All for One 135 Speaking Up for Worker Safety 138 Transparency by Whiteboard 142 Unleashing Talent 146 Endnotes 147 PART III Creating a Fearless Organization 151 Chapter 7 Making it Happen 153 The Leader’s Tool Kit 154 How to Set the Stage for Psychological Safety 158 How to Invite Participation So People Respond 167 How to Respond Productively to Voice – No Matter Its Quality 173 Leadership Self-Assessment 181 Endnotes 183 Chapter 8 What’s Next? 187 Continuous Renewal 187 Deliberative Decision-Making 189 Hearing the Sounds of Silence 191 When Humor Isn’t Funny 193 Psychological Safety FAQs 195 Tacking Upwind 208 Endnotes 209 Appendix: Variations in survey measures to Illustrate Robustness of Psychological Safety 213 Acknowledgments 217 About the Author 219 Index 221

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Book SynopsisAn international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life.Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out.In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.Trade Review"The book abounds with well-chosen anecdotes to illustrate the misunderstandings that can arise from clashing cultural assumptions, making this enlightening book a pleasure to read." --Foreign Affairs "Whether you're a corporate or traditional diplomat, global traveler, government official, or passionate world citizen, this is the one book you should not miss. Chock-full of real-world examples and a simple framework that can be utilized in any cross-cultural context, Meyer's work is characterized by a fresh and relevant voice, distilling down the essentials of communicating, persuading and working effectively around the globe. It is rare that I pick up a cross-cultural book and can't put it down."--Cari Guittard, Huffington Post "This readable book explains how to dramatically increase organisational success by improving our ability to understand the behaviour of colleagues, clients, and suppliers from different countries." --Professional Manager (UK) "A helpful guide to working effectively with people from other cultures...Meyer delivers important reading for those engaged in international business." --Kirkus Reviews "With business becoming ever global, there are a raft of books available on dealing with cultural differences. If you only read one, make it INSEAD professor Erin Meyer's...Skillfully blend[s] real-life examples. with an analytical framework... What brings this book to life are the numerous examples Meyer has encountered, both in her own life as an American living in Paris, and in her experience as running the Managing Virtual Teams module at INSEAD."--HR Magazine, 5 star review "Amusing"--Financial Times "In a relaxed, entertaining, but always knowledgeable style, Meyer draws on numerous examples from her experiences to explain how to detect the invisible barriers in the global business world -- and how to get past them."--Siemens Industry Journal, issue 2

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Book SynopsisFundamentally, coaching is about enabling someone to feel heard and to access new insights into their own life. But how can you facilitate someone elseâs thinking when you donât know what they already know? It is almost impossible to remember models and questions whilst giving your companion your full attention at the same time. Coaching simply means that you can listen and notice more, getting quickly to the heart of the conversation. Whether you are brand new to coaching, are a trained coach who has lost confidence, or have many yearsâ experience coaching at a senior level, this deeply practical book will teach you how to:â             Do less so that your companion can do moreâ             Understand why saying what you see is more useful than listening to any particular storyâ             Put boundaries around a conversation, making it more efTable of ContentsChapter 1: It’s a journeyChapter 2: Simple listening: Notice don’t diagnoseChapter 3: Simple BeginningsChapter 4: Simple questionsChapter 5: Simple ExploringChapter 6: Simple endingsChapter 7: Presence, Partnership and PowerChapter 8: Simple Conversations in Real LifeChapter 9: The Journey Continues

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking will show you that intuition is a practical, learnable, and immediately applicable skill that will accelerate your career.

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Book SynopsisÉvitez les biais cognitifs et améliorez vos performances au travailLe biais cognitif est un mécanisme de pensée affectant tout individu. Cela se traduit par une altération du jugement, affectant ainsi nos prises de décision. Au niveau professionnel, celles-ci peuvent entraîner de graves conséquences, aussi bien sur le plan humain que stratégique.Prenez les bonnes décisions. Avec plus de 30 techniques et outils vous permettant d’identifier les biais cognitifs et d’éviter les distorsions, vous apprendrez à prendre des décisions stratégiques justes et non basées sur le jugement et l’intuition.Devenez un manager performant. Ce guide changera votre façon de manager et vous livrera de précieux conseils en ressources humaines pour recruter les bonnes personnes, inspirer vos collaborateurs, et développer vos compétences managériales. Grâce aux conseils d’experts, faciles à mettre en place, devenez un leader inspirant!Dans ce livre, apprenez à: Identifier les biais cognitifs et comprendre la neuroscience Cultiver votre curiosité et votre empathie Développer le potentiel de vos collaborateurs Augmenter la performance de vos équipes et obtenir des résultats concrets Si vous êtes à la recherche d’un livre sur le management et la stratégie d’entreprise tels que Vous allez commettre une terrible erreur! ou Dream Team et que vous vous intéressez à la neuroscience, alors vous devez lire Le Guide du dirigeant : Nos biais inconscients.

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Uniquely combining the latest research into careers with the most up-to-date coaching approaches, Julia Yates shows how to effectively apply coaching techniques to the world of career support. Demonstrating how coaching research explains practice and how practice benefits from research, The Career Coaching Handbook is accessibly written with a solid evidence-based foundation.Presented in three parts, this new edition covers developments in theory and research and applies this knowledge to the real world, as well as introducing a few new practical approaches. Part 1, Theories of Career, looks at twenty-first century career paths, job satisfaction and career changes â both planned and unplanned. Part 2, Career Coaching Approaches, looks at coaching strategies that are applicable to career coaching in particular. Part 3, Coaching into the World of Work, covers specific real-world situations in which coaching is beneficial, from job search strategies t

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Book SynopsisWith workplace stress and burnout at record levels, everyone needs to understand the mental health challenges we face at work. But these challenges can be hard to anticipate and manage, whether we're tackling our own sense of overwhelm or trying to help a colleague.That matters, not just for individuals, but for organisational wellbeing too. Poor mental health is miserable for the people affected; it's also bad news for success more widely. That's why we need to work on our Wellbeing Intelligence (WBQ), a first-aid kit of tried and tested tools to help us assess and manage mental wellbeing as individuals, in teams and as part of wider organisational cultures.From self-care and self-assessment to how to help others and the right kinds of policies and support, Wellbeing Intelligence offers a practical guide to better mental wellbeing for everyone.

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Book SynopsisHow can you become the very best coach you can be? Becoming a Coach provides all the knowledge and inspiration needed to reflect on who you are, what you do, and how you can develop as a professional coach. Drawing on the latest ICF coach competence framework and up-to-date coaching research, the authors set out a wide range of contemporary coaching models and techniques and show how they can be integrated in order to deliver an evidence-based coaching service to the very highest professional standards. Deepening readers’ understanding of core competencies and broadening thinking on how to apply them in practice, Becoming a Coach is the is the only book to align directly with the world’s most widely accepted and up-to-date professional coaching guidance. As such, it is a perfect foundational resource for any coaching practice, and the ideal textbook for any coaching education programme.Table of ContentsSECTION 1: SETTING THE SCENE Introduction: 1. The journey towards maturity 2. What is coaching? 3. Who am I? 4. Who are my clients? SECTION 2: DEVELOPING CORE COACHING COMPETENCES Introduction: 5. Introducing the ICF Core Competency Model 6. Demonstrates Ethical Practice 7. Embodies a Coaching Mindset 8. Establishes and Maintains Agreements 9. Cultivates Trust and Safety 10. Maintains Presence 11. Listens Actively 12. Evokes Awareness 13. Facilitates Client Growth SECTION 3: APPROACHES TO COACHING Introduction: 14. Universal Eclectic Coaching Approach 15. Behavioural Approach and GROW model 16. Humanistic approach and Time to Think model 17. Cognitive behavioural approach and ABCDEF model 18. Gestalt approach and Chairwork 19. Solution focused approach and OSKAR model 20. Systemic approach and Force Field model 21. Psychodynamic Coaching and Transference 22. Integration SECTION 4: COACHING PRACTICE Introduction 23. Ethical practice 24. Contracting with Clients 25. Taking and managing coaching notes 26. Maintaining presence through mindfulness SECTION 5: DEVELOPING YOUR PRACTICE Introduction 27. Personal development plans 28. CPD 29. Supervision 30. Reflective Practice 31. Mentor coaching 32. Coaching Knowledge Assessment 33. Progressing your coaching skills SECTION 6: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Introduction 34. Coaching Tools 35. Resources

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Book SynopsisWINNER of the Chartered Management Institute''s (CMI''s) Mangement Book of the Year Awards 2017, JP Morgan''s Best Summer Read 2018, and a #1 New York Times Bestseller!Extraordinary' JJ AbramsFascinating' Arianna HuffingtonInspire creativity and change' Richard BransonOne of my favourite thinkers' Malcolm GladwellMasterful' Peter ThielOne of the great social scientists of our time' Susan Cain, bestselling author of QuietFresh research, counter-intuitive insights, lively writing, practical calls to action' The Financial TimesThe New York Times bestselling author examines how people can drive creative, moral, and organisational progressand how leaders can encourage originality in their organisations.How can we originate new ideas, policies and practices without risking it all? Adam Grant shows how to improve the world by championing novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battling conformity, and bucking outdated traditions. Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt. Parents will learn how to nurture originality in children, and leaders will discover how to fight groupthink to build cultures that welcome dissent.Told through dazzling case studies of people going against the grain, you'll encounter an entrepreneur who pitches the reasons not to invest, a woman at Apple who challenged Steve Jobs from three levels below, an analyst who challenged secrecy at the CIA, a billionaire financial wizard who fires employees who don't criticize him, and the TV executive who saved Seinfeld from the cutting room floor. Originals will give you groundbreaking insights about rejecting conformity and how to change the world.Trade ReviewORIGINALS is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and powerful ideas. It will not only change the way you see the world; it might just change the way you live your life. And it could very well inspire you to change your world. * Sheryl Sandberg, bestselling author of LEAN IN *Reading ORIGINALS made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as one of my favorite thinkers thrilled me with his insights and his wonderfully new take on the world. * Malcolm Gladwell *After launching hundreds of businesses—from airlines to trains, music to mobile, and now a spaceline—my biggest challenges and successes have come from convincing other people to see the world differently. ORIGINALS reveals how that can be done and will help you inspire creativity and change. * Sir Richard Branson *This extraordinary, wildly entertaining book sheds new light on the Age of Disruption. What does it take to make a meaningful difference? And how can you apply this insight to your own life? By debunking myths of success stories, challenging long-held beliefs of process, and finding commonality among those who are agents of profound change, Adam Grant gives us a powerful new perspective on not just our place in the world, but our potential to shake it up entirely. * JJ Abrams, director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, co-creator and executive producer of Lost, and cofounder of Bad Robot *Adam Grant is one of the great social scientists of our time * Susan Cain, author of QUIET *

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Book SynopsisAlthough workplace design and management are gaining more and more attention from modern organizations, workplace research is still very fragmented and spread across multiple disciplines in academia. There are several books on the market related to workplaces, facility management (FM), and corporate real estate management (CREM) disciplines, but few open up a theoretical and practical discussion across multiple theories from different disciplines. Therefore, workplace researchers are not aware of all the angles from which workplace management and effects of workplace design on employees has been or could be studied. A lot of knowledge is lost between disciplines, and sadly, many insights do not reach workplace managers in practice. Therefore, this new book series is started by associate professor Rianne Appel-Meulenbroek (Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands) and postdoc researcher Vitalija Danivska (Aalto University, Finland) as editors, published by Routledge. It isTable of Contents1. Collecting theories to obtain an interdisciplinary understanding of workplace management 2. Corporate real estate management maturity model: Joroff et al. one step ahead 3. Systems-thinking theory: decision-making for sustainable workplace transformations 4. St. Gallen Management Model: systemic-constructionist approach to workspace organisations and management 5. Socio-technical transitions theory: a multi-level and change-oriented perspective on organisational space 6. Disaster Resilience of Place (DROP) model: a Resilience Assessment and Improvement Framework (RAIF) for facilities managers 7. Strategy-as-Practice: the social effects of workplace design and their impact on unplanned strategic activity 8. Decision-making theory: how a multiple perspective approach can generate workplace strategies 9. Alignment theory: for CRE and workplace 10. Principal-agent theory: perspectives and practices for effective workplace solutions 11. Branding theory contributions to corporate real estate management 12. Value Adding Management of buildings, workplace, facilities and services 13. The Toyota Production System: applying the concept of waste in real estate management 14. Radical innovation theory: towards radical design of digital workplaces 15. Usability theory: adding a user-centric perspective to workplace management 16. User-centred design thinking: application of UCDT theories to workplace management 17. Hospitality theory: application of hospitality theory in the work environment 18. Service management – focus on customer experience 19. Organisational socialisation theory: integrating outsourced FM employees into organisations 20. Identifying the main constructs for an interdisciplinary workplace management framework

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Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors utilise their decades of experience in leadership and coaching for change to help leaders develop the necessary skills to lead people and organisations in transition. Combining a scientific and practice-based approach, they show readers how to develop and maintain their own impactful leadership style while creating psychological safety in their teams.Leadership that achieves sustainable results comes from connecting past, present and future. Describing leadership as a journey, the book invites the reader to discover their calling and realise the importance of examining the roots of their leadership, before thinking about its destination. It gives leaders access to a new dimension of unprecedented growth and demonstrates the ways these lessons and skills can transform change into lasting transitions. Accessible and written in a lively style, The Language of Transition in Leadership is an important book for leaders and executives. It willTrade Review"A refreshing read on the future of leadership! The Language of Transition in Leadership will not only teach you the nuances of great management style, but also the decisiveness, team building and empathy you need to get the best out of your team and organization. A must read!"Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is the Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There."I am in transition. You are in transition. We are all in transition if we are open and honest about our lives. The north star to our constant state of transition is our calling. 30 years ago, I spent 18 months determining my calling. Had there been the benefit of The Language of Transition in Leadership: Your Calling as a Leader in a World of Change it’s quite possible my discovery would have been quicker. The authors provide a powerful road map guiding one to the discovery of why you are here!"Ed Chaffin, PCC – Author - #1 Best Seller UnCommon Leadership for the New Reality: 3 Principles That Drive Greater Awareness, Engagement and Psychological Safety. "Jakob, Riet, and Leo are geniuses. I am recommending this book to everyone I know! This is a unique, insightful, practical take on inspiring, transition-based leadership for these challenging times of disruption and uncertainty. This isn't just a collection of tips and strategies, it's a whole new way of thinking. This book is a gift. Get it. Read it. Use it."Terry Small, President of the Terry Small Learning Corporation"Humans evolved and flourished by focusing on and avoiding danger. But for most of us today, that hard-wired approach no longer works. Focusing on opportunity, on the positive, is the surest way to flourish. This guide is full of practical and inspiring insights on how to learn from ‘negative’ experience and rewrite our stories and forge new paths to growth – individually, as teams or as organisations. We honor the past, as the authors write, but focus on the future that asks to be made possible."Audrey Clegg, Chief Talent Officer, Sanofi"This book is a must-read for every leader navigating transition. It offers guidance, reflection questions, and practical examples on understanding one's calling as a leader and leading a team through change. The authors wisely state, "You cannot take your employees further than you are prepared to go yourself." I invite all readers to use this book as a tool for personal growth and to push beyond their current limitations."Dr. Judith Konermann, Head of Leadership, Culture and Inclusion, Coca-Cola HBC"This book has become a compass for my leadership journey. Arriving at a point where I was allowed to make the transition from the leader of a local religious community of monks to the leader of all the communities of the same religious institute worldwide, this book brought me back to the importance of my calling as a human being, a Christian and a monk. Calling as a secure base. The Language of Transition in Leadership a treasured travel guide for my leadership journey but also to help the religious institute on its journey through history, present and future. It continues to inspire me!"Dom Bernardus Peeters OCSO, Abbot General of the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)"The Language of Transition in Leadership offers a bold vision, and a deep one, built on the premise that we cannot know how to foster or navigate organizational change without intimate knowledge of our own life transitions, how we have been unconsciously shaped by them, and what we can learn from them. Just as the title implies, this requires a new language of understanding that pierces through our conventional wisdom to reach the heart of the matter: how we lead begins with who we are, and extends to what we do. In chapter after chapter readers will encounter surprising new insights into themselves, their work, and their personal relationships, prompted by fresh conceptualizations of familiar problems, practical tools for self-reflection, relatable real-life illustrations, and unshakable belief in the capacity of every leader to find in every ending the seeds of new beginnings." Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, Director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition and editor of New Techniques in Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond "First we must learn self-leadership before we lead others effectively. This book challenges us to deeply reflect on ourselves, what has shaped us, what makes us tick, what are our triggers, what are our deepest motivators, to help refine our leadership practice. As a young leader growing up in South Africa, I was fortunate to have worked directly for Nelson Mandela. A man who overcame considerable adversity including years of imprisonment, and yet emerged as a giver of hope, as the icon of unity. He had a powerful presence radiating both a compelling vision for the future, and personal warmth to all those he met, whatever their station. His example challenges us to grow beyond our circumstances, to continually practice leadership through deep self-knowledge, reflection, and discipline."Viv McMenamin, CEO South Africa, Mondi"This book is phenomenal. I now enjoy conflict and the way I handle tense dialogue, which has helped me at work, but even more so at home. It’s all-encompassing leadership vision and exceptionally effective methods allow any organisation to remain perfectly sane and inspired during the toughest of transformations. It is so powerful, that we designed our own multi-year leadership programme around it, and rolled it out throughout our entire organisation. It has changed the way we communicate, think and lead. We wouldn’t be the same company without it. Read it with an open mind, it might change your life."Rik van der Woerdt, CEO Amsterdam Data Collective"Perhaps the most challenging task for the leader is to remain inspired when everything around them is changing. My son Tariq was killed by 14-year-old Tony at the age of 20. To return to the full joy of my life and thrive, I had to take the path of forgiveness. It is no different: leaders only grow to their full power, impact and results when they dare to face the deepest pain in their lives and make it a source of inspiration. Jakob, Riet and Leo superbly guide you to manifest that and land on higher ground. A must read for every leader!"Azim Khamisa, founder and director of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation, USA."This book provides a novel exploration of the path to effective leadership. The authors adeptly shift between the leader’s inward reflective journey and the outward expression of leadership that extends from a place of conscious choice and intentionality. The direct and positive approaches identified in the text uniquely identify change, loss and transition as potentially transformative experiences that can be built upon to enhance everyday life. I know of no other written works for leaders that cover this ground in such depth, and in such a powerfully positive way. This is a must read for anyone who wishes to lead from the heart."Darcy Harris, PhD, Professor of Thanatology, King’s University College at Western Ontario"I think you become a leader by never ceasing to find new answers to questions in a context that is constantly changing. In doing so, leadership begins with the person of the leader himself, but moves toward the other. This book is very special. The case histories drawn from the real, sometimes so unruly practice of the leader hit the mark. So do the questions to work with. To shape transition is above all to enter into dialogue with yourself and the people around you. With this book in hand, you will learn how AND gain the confidence to succeed."Maurice Unck, CEO of RET, the public transport operator of the Rotterdam RegionTable of Contents1. Welcome to The Language of Transition: About Change, but Different2. Routeplanner: The Transition Cycle3. Every Change Begins with An Ending: The Importance of Transition4. From Kitchen Table to Conference Room: Contact and Welcome5. In Your Vulnerability Lies Your Strength: Attachment and Resilience6. First Bond, Then Lead: Bonding and Intimacy7. To Welcome is to Learn to Let Go: Loss and Separation8. First the Pain Then the Gain: Grief and Integration9. The Key to Real Change is in Your Pocket: Meaning and Calling10. Behind the Names

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Book SynopsisRiven by poor governance and outright corruption, the British Psychological Society (BPS) may now be in terminal decline. Individual members have left it in despair and some groups (for example clinical, educational and organisational psychologists) have already organised themselves outside of the Society, in protest against its mismanagement and distorted priorities. Onlookers are bemused by a simple fact: a psychological organisation has demonstrated total incompetence at understanding itself. Accordingly, today, the BPS is neither a learned nor a learning organisation. This book describes this organisational crisis. It offers a critical account of the Society’s recent history, which has mostly been hidden from public view, due to a lack of suitable democratic structures to ensure proper public scrutiny. Though it has charitable status, its governance has lacked independent trustees. Instead, priorities in the organisation have been compromised repeatedly by conflicts of interest, with an oligarchy of recycled names losing sight of the Society’s shortcomings. In more recent times, these problems have been amplified by a managerial culture with little respect for academic integrity. These weak governance arrangements have led to policy capture by some interest groups which have led to public safety being threatened by the production of poor psychological advice to those on the outside. Those ordinary members opposing this skewed and risky advice have been suppressed by those at the top of the organisation. This important book aims to provide a platform for ordinary members whose criticisms have thus far been suppressed. By promoting the voices of these objectors and exposing the cracks within the organisation, it attempts to bring truth to power.Trade Review'A forensic analysis of the scandals and continuing failings of the organisation which represents itself as the ambassador and champion of British psychology. Essential reading for all British psychologists.' -- Professor Mike Wang, Chair, Association of Clinical Psychologists UKTable of ContentsAbout the editor and contributors Editor’s Preface Chapter 1 The history of the BPS crisis David Pilgrim Chapter 2 The lure of the toxic leader Graham Buchanan Chapter 3 Resisting the silence of the cabal: resorting to social and alternative media Pat Harvey Chapter 4 Policy capture (1) at the BPS: the gender controversy Pat Harvey Chapter 5 Policy capture (2) at the BPS: the memory and law controversy Ashley Conway Chapter 6 An organisation without a memory? David Pilgrim Chapter 7 BPS bullshit David Pilgrim Chapter 8 What is the point of the BPS? David Pilgrim Chapter 9 Some afterthoughts Graham Buchanan, Ashley Conway and David Pilgrim Index

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Book Synopsis'Outstanding...This book is superb.' Robert B Cialdini, bestselling author of InfluenceTo be successful at work you also need to be influential at work. And to be influential requires an understanding of how the rules of influence work. Not just those mandated by logic, economics and company policy. But the unspoken rules too. The rules people rarely talk about, but that frequently have an out-sized impact on who and what gets listened to and done, and who and what gets ignored. Recognising and navigating these rules of influence is crucial to your persuasive success.Influence at Work shows you what these rules are and how to effectively deploy them to command attention; connect with others; win over the sceptics; sway the undecided and motivate people to act.The result is a new guide to an age-old subject: what influence is, why it matters, and how to use it wisely and ethically.

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Book SynopsisIt''s time to rethink our attitudes to work.For too long we have convinced ourselves that the only jobs worth doing involve sitting at a desk. Generations of school-leavers head for university lacking the skills to fix or even understand the most basic technology. And yet many of us are not suited to office life, while skilled manual work provides one of the few and most rewarding paths to a secure living.Drawing on the work of our greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Heidegger, from Karl Marx to Iris Murdoch, as well as on his own experiences as an electrician and motorcycle mechanic, Matthew Crawford''s irreverent and inspiring manifesto will change the way you think about work forever.Trade ReviewOne of the most influential thinkers of our time * Sunday Times *Masterly * Economist *The best book I have read for ages ... a profound exploration of modern education, work and capitalism ... I happen to know it is in [Education Secretary] Mr Gove's in-tray ... its analysis applies with horrible precision to our education system -- Matthew d'Ancona * Telegraph *A philosophy of how life should be lived, how children should be educated and how economies should be run ... Full of interesting stories and thought-provoking aperçus enlivened with humour ... Important, memorable and enjoyable -- Louis de Bernières * The Times *A next-generation Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to rally the millions who feel emotionally disconnected from work * Financial Times *A powerful new book -- David Willetts, Universities and Science Minister * Telegraph *Persuasive and timely * The Times *A deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real hands-on knowledge. Quirky, surprising and moving -- Richard SennettA stunning indictment of the modern workplace ... Crawford points in the direction of a richer, more fulfilling way of life. This is a book that will endure -- Reihan Salam * The Atlantic *A beautiful little book about human excellence * New York Times *A superb combination of testimony and reflection, and you can't put it down -- Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government at HarvardA bestseller in the United States, but its critique of 'post-industrial' capitalism is equally pertinent here ... Will be enjoyed for its iconoclasm, swagger and dry humour * Telegraph *No one who cares about the future of human work can afford to ignore this book -- Jackson Lears, editor of RaritanA masterpiece filled with surprises * Dallas Morning News *The best self-help book that I've ever read. Kind of like Heidegger and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance * Slate *A breakout success ... touched a big nerve, quickly becoming a national best seller and generating widespread publicity * New York Times *A surprise hit ... Americans, perhaps, have found their guide * Financial Times *While the specifics come from American experience, almost everything in the book also holds true for Britain -- Ian Jack * Guardian *May upend your preconceptions about labour and, just maybe, cause you to rethink your career (or how you spend your weekends) ... Impassioned and profound * Washington Post *[A] tender, wise little volume ... Crawford is a kindred spirit -- Lionel ShriverElegant and humorous * The Times *A short book that punches hard and deserves to spark off a wide debate * Herald Scotland *The sleeper hit of the publishing season * Boston Globe *

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Book SynopsisMost people spend at least 40 hours a week in the office, and constant deadlines, heavy workloads, and daily dilemmas can make working a stressful experience. In his new book, Richard Carlson shows readers how to interact more peaceably and joyfully with colleagues, clients and bosses. He reveals tips such as planning what you''re going to say in a meeting or presentation, taking a deep breath before reacting to a co-worker''s criticism, and asking for a raise in the most effective way possible. Transforming your outlook at the office will not only ease stress in the workplace, it will also lead to a happier life at home. Written in Carlson''s warm, appealing style, Don''t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work is certain to be an inspirational bestseller to the thousands who loved his previous books.

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Book SynopsisConsumer Psychology in a Social Media World seeks to illustrate the relevance of consumer psychology theory and research to understanding the social media world that has rapidly become a key component in the social and economic lives of most individuals. Despite the rapid and widespread adoption of social media by consumers, research focused on individuals' use thereof and its implications for organizations and society has been limited and published in scattered outlets. This has made it difficult for those trying to get either a quick introduction or an in-depth understanding of the associated issues to locate relevant scientific-based information. The book is organized into five broad sections. The first presents a summary overview of social media, including a historical and cultural perspective. The second section is focused on social media as a modern form of word of mouth, always considered the most impactful on consumers. It also touches upon a motivational explaTable of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface Claudiu V. Dimofte, Curtis P. Haugtvedt, and Richard F. Yalch Part 1: Consumer Engagement with Social Media 1. Motivations for Consumer Engagement with Social Media Eva Buechel and Jonah Berger 2. Being a Likable Braggart: How Consumers Use Brand Mentions for Self-Presentation on Social Media Tejvir Sekhon, Barbara Bickart, Remi Trudel, and Susan Fournier 3. Resistance to Electronic Word of Mouth as a Function of the Message Source and Context Susan Powell Mantel, Maria L. Cronley, Jeffrey L. Cohen, and Frank R. Kardes 4. Now or Later: Synchrony Effects on Electronic Word-of-Mouth Content Cansu Sogut, Barbara Bickart, and Frederic Brunel 5. A Video is Worth 1000 Words: Linking Consumer Value for Opinion Seekers to Visually-Oriented eWOM Practices Andrew Smith and Martin A. Pyle 6. Consumer Behavior in the Social Media Marketplace: Platform Personality Matters Marlene Towns 7. The Effects of Goal Publicity on Goal Persistence in the Social Media World Jinfeng (Jenny) Jiao and Catherine Cole Part 2: Branding and Advertising Issues in Social Media 8. Hearing Their Voice: When Brand Co-Creation Leads to Social Brand Engagement Heather Johnson Dretsch and Amna Kirmani 9. Choose Wisely: Individual and Situational Influences on the Effectiveness of Social Media Melanie Green and Jenna Clark 10. To Forward or Not: Consumer Response to Brand Crises in the Context of Micro Blogs Richard Yalch and Xi Chen 11. To Manipulate, or not to Manipulate: The Naïve Beliefs of the Simple Application of Persuasion Techniques Sascha Langner, Steffen Schmidt, Sebastian Fritz, Nadine Hennigs, and Klaus-Peter Wiedmann Part 3: Measurement and Interpretation Issues in Social Media 12. Exploring the Motivational and Consumption Impact of Personal Analytics and Informatics Heather Honea 13. Advertising Effects in Social Media Yogesh Joshi 14. A Way with Words: Using Language for Psychological Science in the Modern Era Ryan Boyd and James Pennebaker Part 4: Public Policy Issues in Social and Digital Media 15. Marketing Unhealthy Foods to Children on Facebook: Social Policy and Public Health Concerns Jennifer Harris, Amy Heard, and Dale Kunkel 16. Online Violent Media Consumption in Adolescents: An Exploratory Study Yupin Patarapongsant and Issariya Woraphiphat 17. Current Issues and Future Challenges Related to Consumer Privacy in Social Media Curtis Haugtvedt

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Book SynopsisDr Catherine Steele is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Worcester.  She is a chartered psychologist and a registered occupational psychologist.  Catherine teaches undergraduate and postgraduates in this area and her own research interests lie in the area of career management and personal development.    Series Editor, Professor Dominic Upton is Head of Psychological Sciences at the University of Worcester.  In 2007 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship, for his role in exploring and developing the teaching of psychology. He is previous Chair of the Division of Teachers and Researchers in Psychology. Table of ContentsIntroduction How To Use This Revision Guide Occupational Psychology Research and Practice Personnel Selection and Assessment Training Human-Machine Interaction Design of Work Environments: Heath and Safety Performance Appraisals and Career Development Counselling and Personal Development at Work Employee Relations and Motivation Organisational Development and Change

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Book SynopsisThis book provides critical perspectives on contemporary collaborative consumption, a recent societal phenomenon shaking up previously fixed socio-economic categories such as the producer and the consumer. The contributors discuss the role of trust and reciprocity in collaborative consumption through seven case studies. The chapters advance debates on the contradictions of positioning collaborative consumption as possible solutions for a more sustainable development and exacerbating new forms of inequalities and injustice. The book contributes a nuanced appraisal of social and economic activity for reflecting socio-technological changes in contemporary societies.Table of ContentsReciprocity in the sharing economy: the case for time banking platforms.- Collective representation on collaborative economy platforms.- “Foodsharing”: Reflecting on individualized collective action in a collaborative consumption community organization.- Riding free-riders? A study of the phenomenon of BlaBlaCar in Italy.- The sharing economy and young people: an exploratory research project.-Collaborative consumption and trust-building processes in the emerging new food economy.- Shared use and owning of clothes: borrow, steal or inherit.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“With engaging intelligence, Hicks makes a lucid case for the importance of acknowledging a person’s worth within organizations and businesses. It’s a useful book, not only for managers and CEOs, but for anyone wanting to better understand how to bring about the best in themselves and those around them.”—Nina MacLaughlin, Boston GlobeWinner of the 2019 PROSE awards, Business, Management and Finance category“Leading with Dignity conveys a simple, but powerful message: people want to be treated well, and when they are, it brings out the best in them.”—Jon Gordon, author of The Energy Bus and The Power of Positive Leadership“This ‘how-to’ sparks the scaling of dignity within and across us to strengthen human and social capacity. A gift to give and get.”—Dana Born, co-director of the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard University“Nothing short of a landmark publication that will change and influence the public conversation on how we organize and manage.”—Michael Pirson, Fordham University“Donna Hicks articulates for business leaders not only a grand concept but also a practical framework for strengthening corporate culture by recognizing and promoting the inherent value in each employee.”—Kenneth C. Frazier, Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co., Inc.“There has never been a more important time for dignity to be recognized as the key to outstanding institutional, organizational, and community leadership. This book offers a practical and empowering roadmap showing leaders how to build, strengthen, and energize their organizations by cultivating the dignity of all people.”—Linda M. Hartling, Ph.D., Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies “Corporate codes of ethics list treating people with dignity as a core value. Hicks’s book Leading with Dignity brilliantly explains its meaning through practical steps resulting in an ethical culture.”—W. Michael Hoffman, executive director, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University “This important book speaks directly to leadership and reminds all of us in organizational leadership roles how vital it is to create cultures where the concept of dignity is both understood and embraced. Dignity in practice truly begins at the top!”—Jeanette Clough, president and CEO, Mount Auburn Hospital

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Book SynopsisThe reality of what it is to be a soldier, by Britain's foremost military historian.

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Book SynopsisA FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH (APRIL 2017)Humans have become subservient to algorithms. Every day brings a new Moneyball fix - a maths whiz who will crack open an industry with clean fact-based analysis rather than human intuition and experience. As a result, we have stopped thinking. Machines do it for us. Christian Madsbjerg argues that our fixation with data often masks stunning deficiencies, and the risks for humankind are enormous. Blind devotion to number crunching imperils our businesses, our educations, our governments, and our life savings. Too many companies have lost touch with the humanity of their customers, while marginalising workers with arts-based skills. Contrary to popular thinking, Madsbjerg shows how many of today''s biggest success stories stem not from ''quant'' thinking but from deep, nuanced engagement with culture, language, and history. He calls his method sensemaking. In thiTrade ReviewAt Ford, we believe the key to creating products and experiences that truly make people's lives better is to deeply understand our customers. Technology alone isn't enough. So we've changed our product development process to focus on the customer experience--and not just the vehicle itself. In Sensemaking, Christian Madsbjerg explains with depth and structure how this is done.This is essential reading for anyone in the world of business and everyone with a concern for how human beings make sense of their world. Highly recommended.Companies must master not just big data, but thick data - insight into culture, history, and the social structures underlying human behaviour. Sensemaking is the road map for how this works, and it is essential reading for anyone looking to thrive in a world of digital disruption.Madsbjerg's Sensemaking is a powerful defense of human intelligence to solve problems. Anyone who dreams of leading a company should read it - and heed his wonderfully contrarian advice.With roots in Aristotle, Sensemaking calls on humanists to reinterpret their contribution while showing others how they cannot do without it. It is a book of the first importance.Producing a mixture of how-to text and trenchant philosophy, Madsbjerg illustrates his formula for problem-solving with rich, captivating anecdotes, many of them mini case studies. - Kirkus

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Book SynopsisThis is a fully updated edition of Personnel Selection, a seminal text on the psychometric approach to personnel selection by a noted expert in the field. Focuses on cutting-edge topics including the influence of social networking sites, adverse impact, age differences and stereotypes, distribution of work performance, and the problems of selecting new employees using research based on incumbent employees Questions established beliefs in the field, especially issues that have been characterized as not a problem, such as differential validity, over-reliance on self-report, and faking good Contains expanded discussion of research and practice in the US and internationally, while maintaining the definitive coverage of UK and European selection approaches Provides comprehensive yet accessible information for professionals and students, as well as helpful pedagogical tools (technical and statistical boxes, simplified figures and tableTable of ContentsPreface to the sixth edition vii Preface to the first edition ix 1 Old and new selection methods 1We've always done it this way 2 Validity of selection methods 25How do you know it works? 3 Job description, work analysis and competences 55If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere else 4 The interview 71'I know one when I see one' 5 References and ratings 94The eye of the beholder 6 Tests of mental ability 110'a … man of paralysing stupidity' 7 Assessing personality by questionnaire 138Do you worry about awful things that might happen? 8 Alternative ways of assessing personality 173What year was the Bataan death march? 9 Biodata and weighted application blanks 192How old were you when you learned to swim? 10 Assessment centres 207Does your face fit? 11 Emotional intelligence and other methods 227'Success in work is 80% dependent on emotional intelligence' 12 Criteria of work performance 246'the successful employee… does more work, does it better, with less supervision' 13 Minorities, fairness and the law 268Getting the numbers right 14 The value of good employees 289The best is twice as good as the worst 15 Conclusions 307Calculating the cost of smugness References 319 Index 348

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Book SynopsisSo you think you're self-aware? Think again. True self-awareness leads to deep self-connection, required for deeper connection with others for a more authentic and expansive leadership style demanded of you in this VUCA world.

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Book SynopsisAll organizations have a culture, whether they acknowledge it or not, and whether it's helping or hindering them. Get it right, and culture can be a positive force for good. Get it wrong, and culture can be a negative, becoming toxic and undermining performance and reputations. In short, culture matters. It can, though, be a tricky thing to understand and master. The Power of Culture tackles this head-on, exploring what culture is and why it matters; how it needs to be aligned with strategy and values, and how to understand it, change it and make it a reality. Told through real stories and examples and using the author's Intentional Culture Circle as a guide, this book helps everyone at work to be more aware of culture and how to find opportunities to make it work better.

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Book SynopsisTrust is the basis of all relationships - at work and beyond. We naturally want to bond with people we can relate to and rely on, and vice versa. That's why creating meaningful working relationships by trusting and being trustworthy adds value. Whether you're leading a team, building partnerships, selling or collaborating, it's trust that makes the difference.Choose Trust shows you how to create that value by harnessing three elements of the authors' Trust Triangle: clarity, character and capability. It gives you the tools to be intentional about trust, and to position yourself and your organisation for success.

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Book SynopsisHow can we overcome crises and shape our common future?Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, we have all been put to an immense test. This shows how humanity can successfully and constructively deal with such situations and make the best of them. And we learn that the future is not something that happens to us, but that we can actively and constructively shape it. The basic prerequisite for this is an attitude of openness, mutual helpfulness and hope. This non-fiction book vividly reports on the currently prevailing images of the future and the common longings as well as on people's capacity for hope and action. It reveals the power of desirable images of the future and of a collective hope as the opposite of general helplessness or of blind and naïve optimism. The central statements of this book are based on the experiences of thousands of people in more than ten countries who participated in the scientific study of the Hope Barometer in 2019 and 2020. In a unique way, this combines lived practice with the latest findings of social science futurology, positive psychology and pragmatic philosophy. Target groups:This book is for anyone who wants to look to the future with hope. It offers concrete answers to key questions and shows how crises can be overcome while shaping a better future for individuals and society as a whole. About the author:Dr. Andreas M. Krafft teaches at the University of St. Gallen and at the Free University of Berlin. As co-president of swissfuture, the Swiss Association for Futures Research, and as a board member of the Swiss Society for Positive Psychology, he leads the international research network of the Hope Barometer.Table of ContentsPreface.- Part I - Images of the Future.- Part II - Overcoming Crises.- Part III - Shaping the Future.- Appendix.

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Book SynopsisSusan M. Weinschenk has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is the Chief Behavioral Scientist and the CEO at The Team W, Inc. She is a consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, start-ups, governments and non-profits. Dr. Weinschenk is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin.Table of Contents How People See 1. What You See Isn't What Your Brain Gets 2. Peripheral Vision Is Used More Than Central Vision to Get the Gist of What You See 3. People Identify Objects by Recognizing Patterns 4. There's a Special Part of the Brain Just for Recognizing Faces 5. There Is a Special Part of the Brain for Processing Simple Visual Features 6. People Scan Screens Based on Past Experience and Expectations 7. People See Cues That Tell Them What to Do with An Object 8. People Can Miss Changes in Their Visual Fields 9. People Believe That Things That Are Close Together Belong Together 10. Red and Blue Together Are Hard on the Eyes 11. Nine Percent of Men and One-Half Percent of Women Are Color-Blind 12. The Meanings of Colors Vary by Culture How People Read How People Read 13. It's a Myth That Uppercase Letters Are Inherently Hard to Read 14. Reading and Comprehending Are Two Different Things 15. Pattern Recognition Helps People Identify Letters in Different Fonts 16. Font Size Matters 17. Reading a Screen Is Harder Than Reading Paper 18. People Read Faster with a Longer Line Length, But They Prefer a Shorter Line Length How People Remember 19. Short-Term Memory Is Limited 20. People Remember Only Four Items at Once 21. People Have to Use Information to Make It Stick 22. It's Easier to Recognize Information Than Recall It 23. Memory Takes a Lot of Mental Resources 24. People Reconstruct Memories Each Time They Remember Them 25. It's a Good Thing That People Forget 26. The Most Vivid Memories Are Wrong How People Think 27. People Process Information Better in Bite-Sized Chunks 28. Some Types of Mental Processing Are More Challenging Than Others 29. Minds Wander 30 Percent of the Time 30. The More Uncertain People Are, the More They Defend Their Ideas 31. People Create Mental Models 32. People Interact with Conceptual Models 33. People Process Information Best in Story Form 34. People Learn Best from Examples 35. People Are Driven to Create Categories 36. Time Is Relative 37. People Screen Out Information That Doesn't Fit Their Beliefs 38. People Can Be in a Flow State 39. Culture Affects How People Think How People Focus Their Attention 40. Attention Is Selective 41. People Habituate Information 42. Well-Practiced Skills Don't Require Conscious Attention 43. Expectations of Frequency Affect Attention 44. Sustained Attention Lasts About Ten Minutes 45. People Pay Attention Only to Salient Cues 46. People Are Worse at Multitasking Than They Think 47. Danger, Food, Sex, Movement, Faces, and Stories Get the Most Attention 48. Loud Noises Startle and Get Attention 49. For People to Pay Attention to Something, They Must First Perceive It What Motivates People 50. People Are More Motivated as They Get Closer to a Goal 51. Variable Rewards Are Powerful 52. Dopamine Stimulates the Seeking of Information 53. Unpredictability Keeps People Searching 54. People Are More Motivated by Intrinsic Rewards Than Extrinsic Rewards 55. People Are Motivated by Progress, Mastery, and Control 56. People Are Motivated by Social Norms 57. People Are Inherently Lazy 58. People Will Look for Shortcuts Only If the Shortcuts Are Easy 59. People Assume It's You, Not the Situation 60. Forming or Changing a Habit Is Easier Than You Think 61. People Are More Motivated to Compete When There Are Fewer Competitors 62. People Are Motivated by Autonomy People Are Social Animals 63. The “Strong Tie” Group Size Limit Is 150 People 64. People Are Hard Wired for Imitation and Empathy 65. Doing Things Together Bonds People Together 66. People Expect Online Interactions to Follow Social Rules 67. People Lie to Differing Degrees Depending on the Medium 68. Speakers' Brains and Listeners' Brains Sync Up During Communication 69. The Brain Responds Uniquely to People You Know Personally 70. Laughter Bonds People Together 71. People Can Tell When a Smile Is Real or Fake More Accurately with Video How People Feel 72. Some Emotions May Be Universal 73. Positive Feelings about a Group Can Lead to Groupthink 74. Stories and Anecdotes Persuade More Than Data Alone 75. If People Can't Feel, Then They Can't Decide 76. People Are Programmed to Enjoy Surprises 77. People Are Happier When They're Busy 78. Pastoral Scenes Make People Happy 79. People Use "Look and Feel" as Their First Indicator of Trust 80. Listening to Music Releases Dopamine in the Brain 81. The More Difficult Something Is to Achieve, the More People Like It 82. People Overestimate Reactions to Future Events 83. People Feel More Positive Before and After an Event Than During It 84. People Want What Is Familiar When They Are Sad or Scared People Make Mistakes 85. People Will Always Make Mistakes; There Is No Fail-Safe Product 86. People Make Errors When They Are Under Stress 87. Not All Mistakes Are Bad 88. People Make Predictable Types of Errors 89. People Use Different Error Strategies How People Decide 90. People Make Most Decisions Unconsciously 91. The Unconscious Knows First 92. People Want More Choices and Information Than They Can Process 93. People Think Choice Equals Control 94. People May Care About Time More Than They Care About Money 95. Mood Influences the Decision- Making Process 96. You Can Engineer Better Group Decisions 97. People Make Habit-Based Decisions or Value-Based Decisions, but Not Both at the Same Time 98. When People Are Uncertain, They Let Others Decide What to Do 99. People Think Others Are More Easily Influenced Than They Are Themselves 100. People Value a Product More Highly When It's Physically in Front of Them

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Book SynopsisDo you want to be more successful at work? Do you want to improve your chances of promotion? Do you want to get on better with your colleagues? This work demonstrates that emotional intelligence at work matters twice as much as cognitive abilities such as IQ or technical expertise.Trade Review'Goleman explores how to develop raw emotional intelligence into emotional competency, which in turn can be used to turn difficult situations into rewarding ones' Independent

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Book SynopsisIn private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors.Trade Review"'The Managed Heart' is written so accessibly that it appeals to both the academic and the general reader. It is best when it delineates how and why we manage our emotions according to our gender or social class." * New York Times *"[The] book is topically informative, critical of capitalism in a fresh way, and illuminating on the gender issue in emotions." * American Journal of Sociology *"This is a finely crafted study of the work and inner lives of airline flight attendants. . . . strongly recommend[ed] to everyone, not just to specialists on emotions." * Contemporary Sociology *"This is an important work. It is an interesting and provocative introduction to a crucial topi that deserves further research and thought." * Academy of Management Review *"Hochschild's work is significant for its illumination of new, disturbing, and everyday alienations of consciousness and feeling. Among other things, her line of inquiry suggests a new understanding of the social construction of gender and its relation to capitalism and power." * Signs *"On the whole, this is a superb book. Hochschild has tackled a heretofore largely ignored dimension of human social existence." * Social Forces *"The Managed Heart 's impact was—and still is—profound. It has probably done more than any other single publication to ignite and shape the exponential growth of the sociology of emotions—especially emotion is organisations." * Culture and Organization *"Hochschild [has] developed a language to identify how both feeling and time are transformed into commodities to be used in the service of capital." * Theory & Event *Table of ContentsPreface to the 2012 Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments Part One/Private Life 1. Exploring the Managed Heart 2. Feeling as Clue 3. Managing Feeling 4. Feeling Rules 5. Paying Respects with Feeling: The Gift Exchange Part Two/Public Life 6. Feeling Management: From Private to Commercial Uses 7. Between the Toe and the Heel: Jobs and Emotional Labor 8. Gender, Status, and Feeling 9. The Search for Authenticity Afterword to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition Appendixes A. Models of Emotion: From Darwin to Goffman B. Naming Feeling C. Jobs and Emotional Labor D. Positional and Personal Control Systems Notes Bibliography to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCaroline Elton was born in north London, the youngest child after her sister Liz and their older brother, Lionel, who was autistic. Originally trained as a teacher, she changed career direction and for the past 25 years has worked as a psychologist who specialises in supporting medical students and doctors. The author of Also Human: The Inner Lives of Doctors, Caroline was appointed as Associate Professor/Senior Adviser at Norwich Medical school in 2022. She is married, with three children, and still lives in north London.Trade ReviewAll agree there is a crisis in health care, but this book looks behind the headlines and tots up the human cost of a flawed system. Written with perceptive sympathy for the wounded healer, it is necessary reading for both doctors and patients. -- Hilary MantelWith a compassionate eye for detail and a deep understanding of just how the systems we train and practice in as doctors can fail us as human beings, Caroline Elton offers a crucial and timely reminder that doctors are Also Human. -- Atul Gawande, author of Being MortalThis furious dispatch from the front line of the hospital system argues we must care for our medics more... a book that may have found its popular moment. -- Helen Rumbelow * The Times, 'Book of the Week' *Caroline Elton is an occupational psychologist who has worked with medics for more than 20 years. She is uniquely qualified to comment... I’d be surprised if anyone who reads it will ever look at doctors in the same light again. -- Decca Aitkenhead * Guardian *Also Human describes, through a series of case histories... the emotional and psychological problems that doctors can face. The interesting question... is how doctors overcome such feelings and carry on working, despite often having to witness, and sometimes cause, terrible suffering for our patients. At the heart of this book is the problem of how emotional resilience can be identified in prospective doctors and strengthened in practising doctors. We are fallible human beings, not omniscient gods. -- Henry Marsh * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntro Section1. Introduction: Creativity in Organizations2. Methods and Measures in Organizational Creativity Research3. Blockages to Creativity4. Outcomes of Creativity5. Myths and urban legendsIndividual Section6. Expertise7. Creative Problem-Solving8. Creative Abilities: Divergent Thinking9. Idea Evaluation10. Affect11. Motivation12. Personality13. Creative self-beliefs14. Neuroscience15. Paradoxical thinking16. meaning and creativity17. Morality/ethicality and creativityGroups and Teams Section18. Team Cognition19. Group Processes20. Psychological Safety21. Virtual Teams22. Diversity and Cultures23. Networks24. Climate25. Nature of work26. Project Management27. Mult Team Systems28. Brainstorming29. Meetings

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an accessible and clear description of key theories of systemic coaching and how they can be applied to coaching practice. Structured around five different ways of thinking about systems, the book provides coaches with a high-level overview of different systems theories and how those theories may be applied in practice. Readers are invited to consider each of the five different ways of thinking through the lens of philosophy, purpose and practice: Which theories most resonate for you? How do these systemic perspectives shape your purpose for coaching, and how do they show up in the way that you coach? With examples and case material throughout, Coaching Systemically aligns coaching with the realities and challenges of organisations operating in an ever more complex world. Readers will walk away from the book with a clearer understanding of what it means to coach âsystemicallyâ and new ideas as to how they can translate insights into practice. Coaching Systemically will be key reading for coaches in practice and in training, consultants and anyone interesting in systemic approaches.Trade Review"Paul Lawrence has done it again! In this jewel of a book, he holds our hands as we get deeper and deeper into the systemic world, offering us new ideas, challenging the mindsets we didn’t know we had, and pushing us to be more reflective and more expansive about our practice. Equally useful for beginning coaches and for those who have been coaching for decades, there are already a dozen people I’m going to gift a copy of this stimulating and compassionate book."-Jennifer Garvey Berger, Chief Executive Officer, Cultivating Leadership'Paul Lawrence has done it again! In this jewel of a book, he holds our hands as we get deeper and deeper into the systemic world, offering us new ideas, challenging the mindsets we didn’t know we had, and pushing us to be more reflective and more expansive about our practice. Equally useful for beginning coaches and for those who have been coaching for decades, there are already a dozen people I’m going to gift a copy of this stimulating and compassionate book.'Jennifer Garvey Berger, Chief Executive Officer, Cultivating LeadershipTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. You as Coach; 2. First Order Linear Thinking; 3. First Order Non-linear Thinking; 4. Second Order Thinking; 5. Complexity; 6. Meta Systemic; 7. Becoming More Systemic; Parting Comments; Appendix - 3Ps Worksheet

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Book SynopsisIn The Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice, Monica Hanaway presents a complete introduction to existential coaching, focusing on how coaches can incorporate key skills in all aspects of their practice. Practical and theoretical, the book explores how existential thought can offer a fresh re-orientation of coaching practice that embraces uncertainty, working towards a deeper understanding of the clientâs world and the challenges they face in the twenty-first century.This comprehensive guide is presented in two parts, bringing together theoretical coaching models and Hanawayâs extensive practical experience. In Part 1, Hanaway begins by clearly exploring what is meant by existential coaching and places it in the context of contemporary coaching culture, illuminating the key philosophical elements of the existential coaching approach and the differences between existential coaching and existential psychotherapy. In Part 2, Hanaway draws from her own experience and presents case studies to demonstrate how coaches can build relationships with clients, enabling them to face existential dilemmas in their organisational and social life to become their authentic self. She introduces key existential concepts relating to authenticity, relatedness, freedom, responsibility, values and beliefs, and encourages the reader to explore how these are relevant to the coaching process. The book includes case studies, questioning and reflective exercises to encourage development of good practice and build the skills necessary all the way through a coaching relationship, from contracting to ending. This is the first guide of its kind, with Hanaway playing an instrumental role in the development and growth of existential coaching as well as designing the one of the worldâs first University-accredited MA programmes. It will be essential reading for coaches in practice and in training, as well as students and academics of applied philosophy and psychology. Trade Review‘Monica Hanaway provides a boutique style of coaching in several different environments from a private space in a clinic, to the wider corporate world, up to the retirement and post-retirement stage. Her attitude to the ‘what now?’ or ‘what next?’ offers a fresh and versatile way of doing coaching, which is non-prescriptive, not overly reliant on technique, and where the subject precedes the object. Having practiced existential coaching for many years, Hanaway describes how the phenomenological-ontological space of exploration, transforms life as to become truly worth living. Even when enough money is earned, goals are reached, career changes are considered, CHOICE becomes the essence for change. The model is shown to work well in both the professional and personal spheres.’ - Claire Francica, Existential Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist, Malta‘Monica has a special ability to draw out disparate views, provide constructive challenge and provide innovative perspectives that allow individuals to reach consensus. In the context of our fast-paced business, Monica’s coaching practices have proved invaluable, helping to create close-knit and highly performing teams. Having had the pleasure of watching her expertly coax out the underlying issues in the driving behaviour of passionate and knowledgeable people, I am a full convert to her approach to both team and self-improvement. I would have no reservations in recommending this book to anyone wishing to use coaching to develop their leadership skills.’ - John Davison; CEO FCG Guernsey‘Existential Coaching skills are very practical and yet immensely inspired instruments for coaches to use in addressing people's difficulties in living. Monica Hanaway has been fine tuning these skills for many years and you will find this summary to the point and indispensable to your coaching practice.’ - Prof. Emmy van Deurzen PhD, MPsych, MPhil, FBPsS, CPsychol, FBACP, UKCPF, HCPCreg, Principal NSPC ‘Coaching provides businesses, from large corporates to small, privately owned firms, with a distinctive edge. External coaching offers a unique viewpoint that simply cannot be readily achieved from an in-house position. Working creatively with people and facilitating positive, often necessary change, highlighting skills and co-creating a vision that fits into the values of the people and the business alike – this is priceless, no matter what one’s role in an organisation. Monica writes from the distinct perspective of a successful business leader who, recognising the need for external feedback of a multi-disciplinary approach, emerged as a highly skilled and effective coach. Drawing on her experience as a coach, mediator, psychotherapist, supervisor, lecturer and following decades of teaching and mentoring, this book provides the framework for the application and key tools and techniques for coaching from an Existential perspective. Monica passes this knowledge on in the most effective way in her new book. As an attendee of her workshops, I have witnessed her expert ability to tease out the significant, introspective questions that gently challenge one to reflect upon core values or behaviours that may subtly conflict with the goals of the business. The impact upon our Practice in just one day was invaluable, and I have to attribute this to the exclusivity of the Existential approach to coaching. Our staff will read this and continue to engage in the reflective practices that will enable them to develop as effective mentors to their colleagues. Their efficacy in utilising these skills today is primarily due to the external support they have received. Thus, I would highly recommend this book to students, coaches, managers and anyone wishing to progress effectively and ethically in business.’ - Marni Eisenberg; MA, MBACP, UKCP, MPED, IRegNutrClinical Director & Therapist Queens Road Practice, Guernsey‘Coaching is of great value to all leaders. Leaders are responsible for their companies and must exhibit many qualities, such as honesty, trustworthiness and ethics. Leaders must display the company’s values and be responsible for, and inspire, others’ success in the company. This is quite a challenge, especially for those new to positions of responsibility. Whether leaders are born or made is an eternal question, but what is certain is that coaching helps leaders to unlock their potential and develop their own authentic style. External coaches can offer neutral impartial advice and insights to develop this leadership potential. Coaching outcomes assist ambitions to becoming an effective leader and are personal to individuals, but include: Focusing of values driven leadership and decision making Improving self-confidence and human effectiveness Learning to trust and delegate to your team Developing healthy and sustainable work life balance and relationships Having effective leaders gives the company a competitive advantage in the industry and a strong sense of purpose, which impacts the bottom line and value of the company. Monica draws on over 20 years’ experience as a senior leader, strategist and policy maker, having had a team of over 500 working to her and managing a budget of over £15million. Her unique, quietly spoken, flexible yet firm, existential approach goes deeply to the root of issues, drawing on her experience of mediating, dispute resolution and coaching. This existential approach provides a unique focus on human life, that is so relevant to coaching. The steps are laid out within the pages of the ‘Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice’ in easy to follow and implement chapters, which is useful to new leaders and experienced leaders alike.’ -Ben Virgo; Director HS, London, UK‘Everyone can benefit through the use of a coach. In business, such a relationship is becoming increasingly common for those in managerial and leadership positions. An external coach provides a safe and neutral space to discuss any concerns and to look creatively and critically at potential developments. Monica Hanaway moves away from some of the more directive coaching styles offering a deeper approach based on Existential philosophy. This approach is laid out clearly in this book which is useful to coaches, students and coaching clients’- Monica Tyler; CEO Vauxhall City Farm, London, UK‘Monica has worked with a number of senior people in our geographically and culturally diverse organisation, as a coach and a trainer. Her unique existential approach to coaching works well with such diversity and is open to working with different world views. This handbook sets out simply and clearly the existential approach she uses focusing on the philosophical and psychological factors in play in the client’s dilemma.’- Mirjam Buyteweg; IFRS The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, London, UK‘Monica Hanaway has been playing an instrumental role in the development and growth of the existential approach to coaching. She designed the world’s first University-accredited MA programme and published the definitive skills handbook on the topic. I recommend the Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice to all coaches interested in enriching their practice and deepening their understanding of what every clients, regardless of their presenting issue, brings into the coaching space: their human condition. Monica does a magnificent job illuminating the challenges and possibilities of working existentially with clients and manages to translate complex existential ideas into tangible ways of using them to work with clients across a range of sectors and circumstances. A must-read for every practitioner looking to take their coaching to the next level.’ - Yannick Jacob; Existential Coach (MA), Positive Psychologist (MSc), Coach Trainer & Supervisor (FMR Programme Leader MSc Coaching Psychology), Mediator (conflict resolution) and author of An Introduction to Existential Coaching (Routledge)‘Monica Hanaway highlights the key principles of Existential perspectives and uses them to create an overarching framework that coaches can apply strategically to the complexity of their clients’ dilemmas. We are shown how to develop a trusting relationship in which clients can examine the meanings and values underpinning their day to day experiences. Two coaching models, MOVER and CREATE, form guides for people to see themselves and their context with greater clarity, to identify clashes with personal values and then to commit to routes for meaningful change. Expressed in this way, the task appears straightforward, but the process and any resultant commitments require courage. How can we provide the right conditions for that courageous change? Hanaway provides informative case studies to illustrate how the existential coach can foster a relationship of ‘challenging depth’ where the client can face the inevitable dilemmas, anxieties and uncertainties of their existence and do so in a manner that acts as a beacon for living authentically. This book will curl at the edges through repeated reading.’ - Dr Mark Burgess; Research Lead and Teaching Fellow (Social Psychology), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK‘In uncertain times people need the opportunity to engage with the challenges being provoked - personal, interpersonal or organisational. Monica addressed the issues directly raised through leadership roles in her previous two books on Leadership. In this book she extends the field of work offering a handbook to all coaches seeking to use an existential approach in exploring practical questions within the uncertainties of living. The book combines the theoretical and the practical.’ - Professor Ernesto Spinelli; author of Practising Existential Therapy: The Relational World ‘Careers move very fast! It is important to enjoy what you do and how you do it! Part of the enjoyment is about your growth and development. I believe that growth through coaching can be an effective and delightful experience. To have an experienced specialist who wishes to focus on your strengths and challenges is highly valuable. At points in my career I have greatly benefited from a coach. The IFRS Foundation recognises the importance of coaching and integrates its practices with our people. In this book Monica gives insight into the existential model she works with.’ - Lee White; Executive Director IFRS (The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation)‘This handbook offers a definitive guide to the application of existential philosophy to coaching practice. An existential approach to coaching can offer individuals a new understanding of life and the predicaments and challenges that we all face. This book offers both theoretical and practical elements, enabling an understanding of existential philosophy as well as its application to coaching skills. This book is essential reading for all practitioners but particularly coaching students.’ – Dr Claire Arnold-Baker; counselling psychologist; existential therapist; perinatal specialist; supervisor and trainer, DCPsych Programme Leader, joint programme with Middlesex University & New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, UK‘Hanaway has produced a handbook that provides a re-orientation of coaching practice from an emphasis on what the coach does towards a deeper understanding and exploration of the client’s world and vicissitudes of life. Through the presentation of case material she illustrates how to develop a client-coach relationship that enables the client to examine and face the existential dilemmas of organisational and social life. She explains and expounds existential philosophy and convincingly integrates it into a novel style of coaching practice. Management consultants and coaches will find this approach, and this handbook, essential when helping clients reconcile ambiguities in their lives and develop authentic change.’ - Prof John Nuttall; Assistant Dean and Head of School of Psychotherapy and Psychology, Regent’s University London, UK; Certified Management Consultant ‘In these times when it seems we are surrounded by insurmountable problems and bombarded by noise in the system, it can often feel like change is impossible, be it at a personal, relational, organisational or community level. An existential approach invites us to take a deeper look at the thinking we have learned to rely upon to solve these issues, in order that we might challenge and expand our possibilities for making changes that matter. Monica Hanaway provides a crucial toolkit that goes well beyond traditional coaching methods, which are now increasingly redundant in times of extreme uncertainty. Monica herself has used the wisdom in her book in practical ways both with individuals and across a wide range of diverse organisations for many years. Her clients will all tell you that her approach is effective and long lasting, because it catalyses the right conversations and doesn’t shy away from asking the questions that will get to the heart of the matter. In short, the existential coaching approach wakes us up and holds us to account for living a more authentic life. A thoroughly recommended read for all coaching practitioners and leaders looking to support people to find meaning in their work and life.’ - Jill McMillan; CEO Jill McMillan Associates - Leadershaping, Cambridge, UK‘Monica Hanaway provides a boutique style of coaching in several different environments from a private space in a clinic, to the wider corporate world, up to the retirement and post-retirement stage. Her attitude to the ‘what now?’ or ‘what next?’ offers a fresh and versatile way of doing coaching, which is non-prescriptive, not overly reliant on technique, and where the subject precedes the object. Having practiced existential coaching for many years, Hanaway describes how the phenomenological-ontological space of exploration, transforms life as to become truly worth living. Even when enough money is earned, goals are reached, career changes are considered, CHOICE becomes the essence for change. The model is shown to work well in both the professional and personal spheres.’ - Claire Francica, Existential Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist, Malta‘Monica has a special ability to draw out disparate views, provide constructive challenge and provide innovative perspectives that allow individuals to reach consensus. In the context of our fast-paced business, Monica’s coaching practices have proved invaluable, helping to create close-knit and highly performing teams. Having had the pleasure of watching her expertly coax out the underlying issues in the driving behaviour of passionate and knowledgeable people, I am a full convert to her approach to both team and self-improvement. I would have no reservations in recommending this book to anyone wishing to use coaching to develop their leadership skills.’ - John Davison; CEO FCG Guernsey‘Existential Coaching skills are very practical and yet immensely inspired instruments for coaches to use in addressing people's difficulties in living. Monica Hanaway has been fine tuning these skills for many years and you will find this summary to the point and indispensable to your coaching practice.’ - Prof. Emmy van Deurzen PhD, MPsych, MPhil, FBPsS, CPsychol, FBACP, UKCPF, HCPCreg, Principal NSPC ‘Coaching provides businesses, from large corporates to small, privately owned firms, with a distinctive edge. External coaching offers a unique viewpoint that simply cannot be readily achieved from an in-house position. Working creatively with people and facilitating positive, often necessary change, highlighting skills and co-creating a vision that fits into the values of the people and the business alike – this is priceless, no matter what one’s role in an organisation. Monica writes from the distinct perspective of a successful business leader who, recognising the need for external feedback of a multi-disciplinary approach, emerged as a highly skilled and effective coach. Drawing on her experience as a coach, mediator, psychotherapist, supervisor, lecturer and following decades of teaching and mentoring, this book provides the framework for the application and key tools and techniques for coaching from an Existential perspective. Monica passes this knowledge on in the most effective way in her new book. As an attendee of her workshops, I have witnessed her expert ability to tease out the significant, introspective questions that gently challenge one to reflect upon core values or behaviours that may subtly conflict with the goals of the business. The impact upon our Practice in just one day was invaluable, and I have to attribute this to the exclusivity of the Existential approach to coaching. Our staff will read this and continue to engage in the reflective practices that will enable them to develop as effective mentors to their colleagues. Their efficacy in utilising these skills today is primarily due to the external support they have received. Thus, I would highly recommend this book to students, coaches, managers and anyone wishing to progress effectively and ethically in business.’ - Marni Eisenberg; MA, MBACP, UKCP, MPED, IRegNutrClinical Director & Therapist Queens Road Practice, Guernsey‘Coaching is of great value to all leaders. Leaders are responsible for their companies and must exhibit many qualities, such as honesty, trustworthiness and ethics. Leaders must display the company’s values and be responsible for, and inspire, others’ success in the company. This is quite a challenge, especially for those new to positions of responsibility. Whether leaders are born or made is an eternal question, but what is certain is that coaching helps leaders to unlock their potential and develop their own authentic style. External coaches can offer neutral impartial advice and insights to develop this leadership potential. Coaching outcomes assist ambitions to becoming an effective leader and are personal to individuals, but include: Focusing of values driven leadership and decision making Improving self-confidence and human effectiveness Learning to trust and delegate to your team Developing healthy and sustainable work life balance and relationships Having effective leaders gives the company a competitive advantage in the industry and a strong sense of purpose, which impacts the bottom line and value of the company. Monica draws on over 20 years’ experience as a senior leader, strategist and policy maker, having had a team of over 500 working to her and managing a budget of over £15million. Her unique, quietly spoken, flexible yet firm, existential approach goes deeply to the root of issues, drawing on her experience of mediating, dispute resolution and coaching. This existential approach provides a unique focus on human life, that is so relevant to coaching. The steps are laid out within the pages of the ‘Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice’ in easy to follow and implement chapters, which is useful to new leaders and experienced leaders alike.’ -Ben Virgo; Director HS, London, UK‘Everyone can benefit through the use of a coach. In business, such a relationship is becoming increasingly common for those in managerial and leadership positions. An external coach provides a safe and neutral space to discuss any concerns and to look creatively and critically at potential developments. Monica Hanaway moves away from some of the more directive coaching styles offering a deeper approach based on Existential philosophy. This approach is laid out clearly in this book which is useful to coaches, students and coaching clients’- Monica Tyler; CEO Vauxhall City Farm, London, UK‘Monica has worked with a number of senior people in our geographically and culturally diverse organisation, as a coach and a trainer. Her unique existential approach to coaching works well with such diversity and is open to working with different world views. This handbook sets out simply and clearly the existential approach she uses focusing on the philosophical and psychological factors in play in the client’s dilemma.’- Mirjam Buyteweg; IFRS The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, London, UK‘Monica Hanaway has been playing an instrumental role in the development and growth of the existential approach to coaching. She designed the world’s first University-accredited MA programme and published the definitive skills handbook on the topic. I recommend the Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice to all coaches interested in enriching their practice and deepening their understanding of what every clients, regardless of their presenting issue, brings into the coaching space: their human condition. Monica does a magnificent job illuminating the challenges and possibilities of working existentially with clients and manages to translate complex existential ideas into tangible ways of using them to work with clients across a range of sectors and circumstances. A must-read for every practitioner looking to take their coaching to the next level.’ - Yannick Jacob; Existential Coach (MA), Positive Psychologist (MSc), Coach Trainer & Supervisor (FMR Programme Leader MSc Coaching Psychology), Mediator (conflict resolution) and author of An Introduction to Existential Coaching (Routledge)‘Monica Hanaway highlights the key principles of Existential perspectives and uses them to create an overarching framework that coaches can apply strategically to the complexity of their clients’ dilemmas. We are shown how to develop a trusting relationship in which clients can examine the meanings and values underpinning their day to day experiences. Two coaching models, MOVER and CREATE, form guides for people to see themselves and their context with greater clarity, to identify clashes with personal values and then to commit to routes for meaningful change. Expressed in this way, the task appears straightforward, but the process and any resultant commitments require courage. How can we provide the right conditions for that courageous change? Hanaway provides informative case studies to illustrate how the existential coach can foster a relationship of ‘challenging depth’ where the client can face the inevitable dilemmas, anxieties and uncertainties of their existence and do so in a manner that acts as a beacon for living authentically. This book will curl at the edges through repeated reading.’ - Dr Mark Burgess; Research Lead and Teaching Fellow (Social Psychology), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK‘In uncertain times people need the opportunity to engage with the challenges being provoked - personal, interpersonal or organisational. Monica addressed the issues directly raised through leadership roles in her previous two books on Leadership. In this book she extends the field of work offering a handbook to all coaches seeking to use an existential approach in exploring practical questions within the uncertainties of living. The book combines the theoretical and the practical.’ - Professor Ernesto Spinelli; author of Practising Existential Therapy: The Relational World ‘Careers move very fast! It is important to enjoy what you do and how you do it! Part of the enjoyment is about your growth and development. I believe that growth through coaching can be an effective and delightful experience. To have an experienced specialist who wishes to focus on your strengths and challenges is highly valuable. At points in my career I have greatly benefited from a coach. The IFRS Foundation recognises the importance of coaching and integrates its practices with our people. In this book Monica gives insight into the existential model she works with.’ - Lee White; Executive Director IFRS (The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation)‘This handbook offers a definitive guide to the application of existential philosophy to coaching practice. An existential approach to coaching can offer individuals a new understanding of life and the predicaments and challenges that we all face. This book offers both theoretical and practical elements, enabling an understanding of existential philosophy as well as its application to coaching skills. This book is essential reading for all practitioners but particularly coaching students.’ – Dr Claire Arnold-Baker; counselling psychologist; existential therapist; perinatal specialist; supervisor and trainer, DCPsych Programme Leader, joint programme with Middlesex University & New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, UK‘Hanaway has produced a handbook that provides a re-orientation of coaching practice from an emphasis on what the coach does towards a deeper understanding and exploration of the client’s world and vicissitudes of life. Through the presentation of case material she illustrates how to develop a client-coach relationship that enables the client to examine and face the existential dilemmas of organisational and social life. She explains and expounds existential philosophy and convincingly integrates it into a novel style of coaching practice. Management consultants and coaches will find this approach, and this handbook, essential when helping clients reconcile ambiguities in their lives and develop authentic change.’ - Prof John Nuttall; Assistant Dean and Head of School of Psychotherapy and Psychology, Regent’s University London, UK; Certified Management Consultant ‘In these times when it seems we are surrounded by insurmountable problems and bombarded by noise in the system, it can often feel like change is impossible, be it at a personal, relational, organisational or community level. An existential approach invites us to take a deeper look at the thinking we have learned to rely upon to solve these issues, in order that we might challenge and expand our possibilities for making changes that matter. Monica Hanaway provides a crucial toolkit that goes well beyond traditional coaching methods, which are now increasingly redundant in times of extreme uncertainty. Monica herself has used the wisdom in her book in practical ways both with individuals and across a wide range of diverse organisations for many years. Her clients will all tell you that her approach is effective and long lasting, because it catalyses the right conversations and doesn’t shy away from asking the questions that will get to the heart of the matter. In short, the existential coaching approach wakes us up and holds us to account for living a more authentic life. A thoroughly recommended read for all coaching practitioners and leaders looking to support people to find meaning in their work and life.’ - Jill McMillan; CEO Jill McMillan Associates - Leadershaping, Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsPart 1: The Coaching Context; Introduction: Existential Coaching Skills: A Different Way of Working, Thinking and Writing; Chapter 1: What is Coaching?; Chapter 2: What is Existential Coaching?; Part 2: The Practice; Chapter 3: Skills for Existential Coaching; Chapter 4: What Would a Piece of Existential Coaching Look Like From Start to Finish?; Appendix 1: Core Coaching Competencies; Appendix 2: ICF Core Competencies; References; Index

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Book SynopsisThe Coaching Relationship discusses how we can integrate process perspectives such as the quality of the coach-coachee relationship, and professional perspectives including the influences of training and supervision, for more effective outcomes.Stephen Palmer and Almuth McDowall bring together experts from the field of coaching to discuss different aspects of the coach-coachee relationship, topics covered include: the interpersonal perspective the role of assessment ethical issues cultural influences issues of power. The book also includes a chapter on the interpersonal relationship in the training and supervision of coaches to provide a complete overview of how the coaching relationship can contribute to successful coachingIllustrated throughout with case studies and client dialogue, The Coaching Relationship is essential reading for practicing coaches and coaching psychologists Trade ReviewThis is a must read for anybody in the field, and anybody interested in caring relationships more generally…you won’t be disappointed." - Cary L. Cooper, From the Foreword"There is something here for every taste... and comprehensive reading lists will satisfy the academically inclined while reflective practice questions at the end of each chapter will give the more pragmatic member of the profession much food for thought." - Philippa Hain, Assessment Matters"I found this book to be a valuable guide to the coaching relationship. Throughout the text, I appreciated the reflexive questions at the end of each chapter, which encouraged the reader to apply the theory of the text to their own coaching practice. I believe that there is much to be gained here for both novice and more experienced coaching psychologists alike." - Dr Jennifer Nash, The Coaching Psychologist, Volume 6, Issue 1, June 2010Table of ContentsPalmer, McDowall, Preface. Palmer, McDowall, The Coaching Relationship: Putting People First - An Introduction. O’Broin, Palmer, Introducing an Interpersonal Perspective on the Coaching Relationship. O’Broin, Palmer, Building on an Interpersonal Perspective on the Coaching Relationship. McDowall, Milward, Feeding Back, Feeding Forward and Setting Goals. Smewing, McDowall, Assessment in Coaching. Oliver Reflexive Coaching: Linking Meaning and Action in the Leadership System. Daouk-Öyry, Rosinski Coaching Across Cultures. Welman, Bachkirova, The Issue of Power in the Coaching Relationship. Cox, Last Things First: Ending Well in the Coaching Relationship. Law, Coaching Relationships and Ethical Practice. Hawkins, Schwenk, The Interpersonal Relationship in the Training and Supervision of Coaches. Palmer, McDowall, Final Reflections.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition incorporates a new introduction which places the material in its contemporary context, whilst still preserving the 1958 text. It examines such concepts as bounded rationality, satisficing, inducement/contribution balances, problem solving and uncertainty absorption.Table of ContentsList of Figures vii Acknowledgments viii Introduction to the Second Edition 1 1 Organizational Behavior 20 1.1 The Significance of Organizations as Social Institutions 21 1.2 The Literature of Organization Theory 23 1.3 Organization of This Book 25 1.4 Some Types of Propositions 26 1.5 Some Psychological Postulates 28 2 "Classical" Organization Theory 31 2.1 Taylor's Scientific Management 31 2.2 Theories of Departmentalization 40 2.3 Operational and Empirical Problems of Classical Administrative Science 49 2.4 Conclusion 52 3 Motivational Constraints: Intraorganizational Decisions 53 3.1 Influence Processes 54 3.2 Theories of Bureaucracy 55 3.3 Satisfaction and Productivity 66 3.4 Motivation to Produce 71 3.5 Conclusion 101 4 Motivational Constraints: The Decision to Participate 103 4.1 The Theory of Organizational Equilibrium 103 4.2 The Participants 108 4.3 Employee Participation: The Participation Criterion 110 4.4 Employee Participation: The General Model 112 4.5 Factors Affecting the Perceived Desirability of Movement from the Organization 113 4.6 Factors Affecting the Perceived Ease of Movement from the Organization 119 4.7 Extension to Other Participants 125 4.8 Opportunism and Organizational Survival 128 4.9 Conclusion 130 5 Conflict in Organizations 132 5.1 Individual Conflict 133 5.2 Organizational Conflict: Individual Conflict Within an Organization 137 5.3 Organizational Conflict: Intergroup Conflict Within an Organization 140 5.4 Organizational Reaction to Conflict 149 5.5 Interorganizational Conflict 152 5.6 Conclusion 155 6 Cognitive Limits on Rationality 157 6.1 The Concept of Rationality 158 6.2 Performance Programs in Organizations 163 6.3 Perception and Identifications 172 6.4 The Division of Work 179 6.5 Communication 182 6.6 Organization Structure and the Boundaries of Rationality 190 7 Planning and Innovation in Organizations 193 7.1 The Concept of Initiation 193 7.2 The Process of Innovation 197 7.3 The Occasions of Innovation 203 7.4 The Elaboration of Programs 207 7.5 Organization Level and Innovation 215 7.6 The Planning Process 221 7.7 Conclusion 232 Postscript 234 Bibliography 236 Numerical Index to Variables 276 Index 281

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Book SynopsisThe book provides a tool kit for managers tasked with raising performance and sustaining motivation. Organisations are being judged by the way in which they accommodate the needs of the individual in work and life-style terms. In this context, the âsmartâ employer will not only be looking to develop policies that retain talent through recognising their work-life issues, they will be equipping their managers to manage that talent in ways which maximise the contribution that individual can make.The text introduces managers to techniques largely drawn from Brief Therapy (De Shazer & Berg). Brief Therapy is used in the UK, but primarily by social workers, psychologists and counsellors. It's application to work settings is now growing. The attraction of a Solution Focussed approach to coaching is that it offers pragmatic tools that help managers structure helping conversations.The book presents the principles of solution focussed thinking in a language that is readily understandable by managers, and shows how those principles can be applied to a range of issues which managers may find themselves facing as willing or enforced coaches. The book places coaching as an activity which can be done as part of the daily process of management.Trade Review"..Packed with strategies and insights that would make even a professional coach shine, it offers a practical, focused toolkit capable of giving every manager effective coaching skills.” John Lees, career strategist and author of Take Control of Your CareerTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Coaching – why all the attention now?; 2 The Coach in You; 3 Before You Assess Others Assess Yourself; 4 Getting STARTED; 5 Set Up; 6 Tangibles; 7 Assumptions; 8 Reality Bites; 9 Targeting; 10 Emergent Solutions; 11 Delivery; 12 Leadership and Coaching; Index

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Book SynopsisAn important, sophisticated and complex monograph . . . Both the theoretical analysis and the empirical findings constitute major contributions to cross-cultural value analysis and the cross-cultural study of work motivations and organizational dynamics. This book is also a valuable resource for anyone interested in a historical or anthropological approach to cross-cultural comparisons.--PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY--PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGYThe Second Edition of this classic work, first published in 1981 and an international best seller, explores the differences in thinking and social action that exist among members of more than 50 modern nations. Geert Hofstede argues that people carry mental programs which are developed in the family in early childhood and reinforced in schools and organizations, and that these programs contain components of national culture. They are expressed most clearly in the different values that predominate among people from different countrieTrade Review"An important, sophisticated and complex monograph. . . . Both the theoretical analysis and the empirical findings constitute major contributions to cross-cultural value analysis and the cross-cultural study of work motivations and organizational dynamics. This book is also a valuable resource for anyone interested in a historical or anthropological approach to cross-cultural comparisons." -- PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGYTable of ContentsValues and Culture Data Collection, Treatment and Validation Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Individualism and Collectivism Masculinity and Femininity Long versus Short-Term Orientation Cultures in Organizations Intercultural Encounters Using Culture Dimension Scores in Theory and Research

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Book SynopsisThe financial services industry is changing under the stimulus of advances in information technology (IT), telecommunications, and the Internet. Technological innovations and growing customer demand and sophistication have led to the emergence of new electronic financial markets, organizational forms for financial services firms, products, and product delivery capabilities. This special issue highlights Information Systems (IS) research on management topics in the financial services that involve IT. The authors utilize a mix of research methodologies to examine a range of innovative applications of IT in the financial services industry.Table of ContentsVolume 12, Number 1, 2002. Contents: R.J. Kauffman, B.W. Weber, Introduction to the Special Issue on Advances in Research on Information Technologies in the Financial Services Industry. P. Davamanirajan, T. Mukhopadhay, C. Kriebel, Assessing the Business Value of Information Technology in Global Wholesale Banking: The Case of Trade Services. K. Peffers, T. Saarinen, Measuring the Business Value of IT Investments: Inferences From a Study of a Senior Bank Executive. J.A. Gentry, M. Shaw, A. Tessmer, D. Whitford, Using Inductive Learning to Predict Bankruptcy. R.J. Kauffman, The Network Externalities Hypothesis and Competitive Network Growth. H. Levecq, B.W. Weber, Electronic Trading Systems: Strategic Implication of Market Design Choices.

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains a selection of original contributions from internationally reputed scholars in the field of risk management in socio?technical systems with high hazard potential. Its first major section addresses fundamental psychological and socio?technical concepts in the field of risk perception, risk management and learning systems for safety improvement. The second section deals with the variety of procedures for system safety analysis. It covers strategies of analyzing automation problems and of safety culture as well as the analysis of social dynamics in field settings and of field experiments. Its third part then illustrates the utilization of basic concepts and analytic approaches by way of case studies of designing man?machine systems and in various industrial sectors such as intensive care wards, aviation, offfshore oil drilling and chemical industry. In linking basic theoretical conceptual notions and analytic strategies to detailed case studies in the area of hazardouTable of ContentsPart I: Conceptual Issues in Risk Management.J. Reason, Managing the Management Risk: New Approaches to Organizational Safety. R. Brehmer,Cognitive Aspects of Safety. J. Rasmussen,Learning from Experience? How? Some Research Issues in Industrial Risk Management. Part II: Analytical Approaches to Systems Safety.W.A. Wagenaar, A Model?Based Analysis of Automation Problems. B. Wilpert, P. Klumb, Social Dynamics, Organization and Management: Factors Contributing to System Safety. T. Wehner, Accident and Cognitive Structure. Part III. K?P. Timpe, Psychological Contributions for the Improvement of Safety and Reliability in the Man?Machine System. C. Poyet, J. Leplat, Mixed Technologies and Management of Reliability. W.A. Wagenaar, A.M. Souverejn, Patrick T.W. Hudson, Safety Management in Intensive Care Wards. R. Amalberti, Safety in Flight Operations. T. Qvale, Design for Safety and Productivity in Large Scale Industrial Projects: The Case of the Norwegian Offshore Oil Development. M. Baram, Industrial Technology, Chemical Accidents and Social Control.

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Book SynopsisWe can look at cybersecurity culture from different perspectives, from the organizational point of view or from within the culture. Attitudes toward security have different manifestations in each organizational culture. We also see how the cybersecurity phenomenon unfolds in other cultures is complicated.

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Book SynopsisEveryday Leadership examines how individuals in everyday, relatively small settings can succeed in leadership positions.The book provides tools for tackling the unique psychological and external challenges that everyday leaders face, and offers principles that they can adapt to their own situations. Dr. Ahron Friedberg, who regularly advises leaders and would-be leaders, emphasizes the social aspect of leadership, and explores how those who are new to leadership â and those in established positions â can leverage their support networks and thrive in their roles. The book follows the experience of real people who have faced leadership challenges and learned from them, demonstrating how readers can learn from these examples and apply them to their own circumstances. Guided by a practical leadership roadmap, chapters examine concepts such as vision, determination, flexibility, planning, organization, and responsibility using extensive case studies, with reflective questio

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