Doing the Right Thing The Importance of Wellbeing in the Workplace
A common metaphor for modern life is 'keep the plates spinning', but it is becoming increasingly hard to balance professional and private lives, and this takes its toll. The authors examine the working relationship between the organisation and employ
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Doing the Right Thing The Importance of Wellbeing in the Workplace
Theo Theobald & Cary Cooper Pro Vice Chancellor (External Relations) and Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University
Palgrave
macmillan
© Theo Theobald & Cary Cooper 2012 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries ISBN 978-0-230-35901-7 (eBook)
ISBN 978-0-230-29844-6 DOI 10.1057/9780230359017
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CONTENTS Preface
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Acknowledgements
ix
Introduction
1
Chapter 1
Setting the context of wellbeing at work
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Chapter 2
The relationship between happiness and wellbeing
13
Chapter 3
Stress factors at work
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Chapter 4
The changing nature of the world of work
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Chapter 5
Three management issues
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Chapter 6
Three sources of toxicity
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Chapter 7
An appearance of greener grass
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Chapter 8
Enough about them – what about you?
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Chapter 9
The relationship issue
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Chapter 10
Battling the culture
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Chapter 11
Three cases for change
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Chapter 12
Setting incremental goals
101
Chapter 13
Five new behaviours
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Chapter 14
Environomics
115
Chapter 15
Harmonise
125
Chapter 16
Training your brain
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Chapter 17
Activity and fitness
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Chapter 18
Embrace
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Contents Chapter 19
Re-affirmation
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Chapter 20
Action
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Chapter 21
A.O.B.
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References
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Index
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PREFACE What would Mum do? For openers, it’s the kind of question we would probably prefer not to ask ourselves in the workplace too often. Not when she brought us up to be compassionate and caring, t
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