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Fierce Resilience
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Fierce Resilience

Combatting Workplace Stress One Conversation at a Time

Berrett-Koehler, 2024 подробнее...

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Toxic cultures and stress are a fact of life for many of today’s workers, but at what cost? Communications guru Edward Beltran urges readers to take control of their health and well-being, cultivating the “Fierce Resilience” required to combat the root causes of stress in their workday. Whether you’re a leader hoping to better manage stress for your team or a worker looking for strategies to deal with a difficult boss, the Fierce Resilience framework arms you with the tools you need to reclaim your peace of mind.

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Don’t address just the symptoms of stress. Break the patterns responsible for it.

In 2016, the World Health Organization attributed 745,194 deaths worldwide to workplace stress. According to data from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, some 40% of US workers report feeling excessive stress related to their work. Stress is “a state of anxiety or tension caused by a difficult situation,” and it can take a toll on a person in countless ways, including sleep deprivation, irritability, depleted self-confidence, a sense of overwhelm, panic attacks, depression, weight loss or gain, high blood pressure, and even death.

While many people take a “Band-Aid approach” by addressing the symptoms of their stress, the time is ripe to start tackling the root causes of why so many workers are stressed. Stressed-out individuals, the “victims” of stress, try to build resilience to overcome challenges. Employee stress costs US companies an estimated $300 billion each year due to factors such as absenteeism, employee turnover, reduced productivity, and medical costs. Therefore, companies stand to benefit from reducing employee stress. “Fierce Resilience...

About the Author

Edward Beltran is the CEO of Fierce Inc., a global firm specializing in leadership training and communication founded by Susan Scott, the author of Fierce Conversations


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