{"product_id":"preventing-stress-in-organizations-9780470665534","title":"Preventing Stress in Organizations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreventing Stress in Organizations:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Develop Positive Managers\u003c\/i\u003eoffers an innovative, evidence-based approach to help managers prevent and reduce workplace stress in their staff.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWinner of the 2013 BPS Book Award - Practitioner Text category\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides information on the critical skills managers must develop in order to prevent stress in their staff, and the key ongoing behaviours that promote a healthy work environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows practitioners in occupational psychology, HR, Health and Safety and related professions how positive management can be integrated into an organizationâs existing practices and processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as an essential guide for managers themselves on how to incorporate proven stress management skills into their everyday interactions with team members\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBalances rigorous research grounding with real-world vignettes, case studies and exercises\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In its way, this is a groundbreaking book since it recognises that, no matter what the policy says, tackling organisational stress has to be implemented by normal, fallible people who happen to be managers - and that they could do with all the help they can get.\" (RoSPA Occupational Safety \u0026amp; Health Journal, 1 September 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"The three authors – all chartered occupational psychologists – have used their real-life experience and coupled it with a good understanding of research and theory to create an excellent “How to” book for line managers. I would go so far as to say this is almost an essential read for anybody with line-management responsibility and it also has an important educative role for strategic managers who need to understand exactly the psychological culture that will protect and support their organisation.\" People Management (July 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Stress? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Stress is Not: Common Misperceptions 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Causes of Stress 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork-Related Stress and the Line Manager 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Why managing stress is important: The business and legal reasons 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Business Case 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Costs of Work-Related Stress 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating the Cost of Stress to Your Business 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Should We Be Doing to Monitor these Costs? 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Legal Case 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal Cases of Work-Related Stress 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Should We Be Doing to Comply with Legislation? 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 How to manage work-related stress 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining and Development 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupport 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational, Manager and Team, and Individual Level Interventions 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Should Our Organization Be Doing? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Does the Line Manager Fit In? 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Developing a framework to promote positive manager behaviour 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRationale: The Need For a Stress Management Approach Focusing on Positive Manager Behaviour 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy We Took a Competency-Based Approach 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Research Underlying the Positive Manager Behaviour Framework and Approach 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Positive Manager Behaviour Framework 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvidence to Support a Positive Manager\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehaviour Approach 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful Resources 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Respectful and responsible: Managing emotions and having integrity (management competency 1) 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrity 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Emotions 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsiderate Approach 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Managing and communicating existing and future work (management competency 2) 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProactive Work Management 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem Solving 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticipative\/Empowering 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Managing the individual within the team (management competency 3) 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonally Accessible 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociable 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpathetic Engagement 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Reasoning\/managing difficult situations (management competency 4) 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Conflict 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of Organizational Resources 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking Responsibility for Resolving Issues 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Overcoming barriers to positive manager behaviour 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Level Barriers 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual Work or Job Level Barriers 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam and Relationship Level Barriers 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational and Wider Level Barriers 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Supporting managers to change their behaviour 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehaviour Change Is Possible 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheories of Behaviour Change 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplementing Behaviour Change Interventions 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Is stress management just good management? 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