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Book Description

Are you suffering from work-related stress?

Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and short-tempered at work—and at home? Then you may have too much stress in your life. Stress is a serious problem that impacts not only your mental and physical health, but also your loved ones and your organization. So what can you do to address it?

The HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work will help you find a sustainable solution. It will help you reach the goal of getting on an even keel—and staying there. You’ll learn how to:

• Harness stress so it spurs, not hinders, productivity
• Create realistic and manageable routines
• Aim for progress, not perfection
• Make the case for a flexible schedule
• Ease the physical tension of spending too much time at your computer
• Renew yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. What You’ll learn
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction: Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress
  8. Section 1: Understanding How You’re Wired
    1. 1. Are You Working Too Hard? A Conversation with Herbert Benson, MD
    2. 2. Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform
  9. Section 2: Renewing Your Energy
    1. 3. Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
    2. 4. Why Great Performers Sleep More
  10. Section 3: Improving Your Work/Life Balance
    1. 5. No, You Can’t Have It All
    2. 6. Making Time Off Predictable—and Required
    3. 7. Winning Support for Flexible Work
    4. 8. How Two-Career Couples Stay Happy
    5. 9. Don’t Take a Bad Day Home with You
  11. Section 4: Finding The Tools That Work For You
    1. 10. Positive Intelligence
    2. 11. Real Leaders Have Real Lives
    3. 12. A Practical Plan for When You Feel Overwhelmed
    4. 13. Desk Yoga: 6 Poses You Won’t Be Embarrassed to Do—Even in an Open Environment
    5. 14. Diversify Yourself
  12. Index
  13. Back Cover
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