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Stress for success: how to make stress on the job work for you
1991, Ballantine Books
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Stress for Success
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Stress for Success: How to turn stress into a positive force in your working life
1990, Pan
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Stress for success: how to make stress on the job work for you
1989, Doubleday
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Table of Contents
Preface
Page 17
Chapter 1.
Stress and the Working World
Page 21
Do You Have Any Stress in Your Job?
Page 21
Workplace Stress – An "Equal Opportunity" Opponent
Page 25
Three Major Changes Contributing to Today's Workplace Stress
Page 29
The Daycare Crisis
Page 35
Chapter 2.
Stress and the Department of One
Page 39
Are You Taking Care of Yourself?
Page 39
Signs Indicating that Stress Is Overwhelming Your Defences
Page 42
Stress and the Single Parent
Page 45
Stress and the Single Person
Page 46
Harnessing Stress to Achieve Success
Page 47
Chapter 3.
The Extremes of Stress
Page 49
Stress Levels Depend on Control and Predictability
Page 49
Stress Levels Depend on Aptitude
Page 50
High-Stress Jobs and Their Special Problems
Page 51
Low-Stress Jobs and Their Special Problems
Page 53
The Dreaded Combos – Jobs with High and Low Stresses
Page 57
Shift Work – Special Problems, Special Remedies
Page 59
Problems Unique to Women
Page 63
Chapter 4.
The Modern High-Tech Work Environment
Page 69
Technology – A Mixed Blessing
Page 69
The Retention Helmet Approach – Inappropriate in Today's World
Page 70
Technostress Management for Those Who Didn't Even Know They Were Technostressed
Page 72
Technostress and the Business Owner or Manager
Page 74
Introducing New Technology into the Workplace
Page 76
Some Technostress Nightmares of a Manager
Page 79
Technostress and the Well-Being of Employees
Page 82
Chapter 5.
Leadership and the Bad Boss Syndrome
Page 89
Effects of Bad Bossing
Page 89
Sixteen Common Traits of Bad Bosses
Page 92
Putting a Bad Boss into Perspective
Page 97
Ten Things To Do If You Yourself Are a Bad Boss
Page 100
Chapter 6.
The Workaholic Trap
Page 105
Meet the Workaholic
Page 105
Workaholics as Priority Abusers
Page 111
Workaholics as Inefficient Time Managers
Page 114
Costs of Workaholism – Financial, Mental and Physical
Page 119
A Workaholic's Last Words
Page 122
Chapter 7.
The Impending Storms of Business Insecurity
Page 123
Waiting for the Hurricanes
Page 123
A New Era Means a Less Stable Workplace for Many
Page 124
Effects of Job Insecurity on Employees' Personal Lives
Page 126
Business Downturns – Wise and Unwise Corporate Responses
Page 128
Business Downturns – Wise and Unwise Personal Responses
Page 129
Quality as Insulation against Business Storms
Page 131
For Positive Thinkers, Job Loss Could Have Silver Lining
Page 132
Chapter 8.
Stress and Public Speaking
Page 137
Speechmaking – A Stressful Necessity
Page 137
Managing Physical Responses to Speechmaking Stress
Page 138
Seven Action Tips for Speechmaking
Page 143
Three Rules for Structuring Speeches
Page 149
Facing the Media
Page 150
Chapter 9.
Travel Stress
Page 155
Stress and the Single (or Married) Motorist
Page 155
Seven Competent Commuter Tips
Page 157
Jet Lag – A Major Stress of Flying
Page 162
Leg Lag – It Could Be Fatal
Page 172
Culture Lag – What to Do about It
Page 174
Power Packing versus Panic Packing
Page 175
Fear of Flying
Page 178
Chapter 10.
De-Stress Options
Page 181
Becoming Aware of Your Total Stress Levels
Page 181
De-Stress without Distress
Page 187
Ten De-Stress Options
Page 188
Chapter 11.
Using Stress to Fight Stress
Page 201
Stress Cures and How They Work
Page 201
The Outward-Bound Stress-Cure Method
Page 202
Dr. Joe MacInnis and Pressure Proofing
Page 204
Choose Your Own Adventure
Page 205
Chapter 12.
Mental Fitness and Versatility in the Workplace
Page 207
The Importance of Mental Fitness
Page 207
Positive Thinking and Reality
Page 208
Mental Versatility and the Anatomy of the Brain
Page 211
Versatility and Intelligence
Page 214
Making Better Use of the Brain's Versatile Side
Page 216
Chapter 13.
Physical, Nutritional and Environmental Fitness
Page 221
Workplace Fitness – Now More Important than Ever
Page 221
Physical Fitness and the Workplace
Page 223
Nutritional Fitness and the Workplace
Page 228
Environmental Fitness and the Workplace
Page 230
Chapter 14.
Substance Abuse – The Loser's Option
Page 235
A Dangerous and Costly Problem
Page 235
The Why, Who and What of Substance Abuse
Page 237
Cigarettes – A Hazard to Health and Career
Page 239
Alcohol – World's Most Abused Drug
Page 242
Perils of Prescription Drugs
Page 243
The Cocaine Catastrophe
Page 245
Wristband or Toe Tag?
Page 247
Chapter 15.
Substance Abuse – Some Answers
Page 249
Reasons for Substance Abuse
Page 249
Interception Points along the Journey to Substance Abuse
Page 250
Drug Counseling and the Medical Profession
Page 251
RX for Substance Abuse – Some Positive Action Steps
Page 256
Drug Testing – A Controversial Issue
Page 260
Chapter 16.
Stress for Success – The Hanson Prescriptions
Page 265
Practical Examples of Good Stress Management
Page 265
Hanson's Ten Tools for Stress at Work
Page 267
In Conclusion
Page 271
Appendix A.
Exercise Routines
Page 273
Appendix B.
Nutrition at Work
Page 283
About the Author
Page 289
Acknowledgments
Page 291
Bibliography and Recommended Reading
Page 293
Index
Page 297
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