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Managing OCD with CBT For Dummies
by Katie d'Ath Rob WillsonBreak the chains of OCD with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Are you suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? You're not alone. Whether you've tried countless treatments or are seeking help for the first time, this expert, accessible guide is your beacon of hope for breaking the chains of this crippling disorder. Managing OCD with CBT For Dummies uses mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to eradicate OCD from your day-to-day life. Through clear and sensitive direction, you'll find out how to identify and correct negative thought patterns, confront your problems with positive solutions and recognise the power of cognitive thinking. Once a term only used by psychologists and counselors, CBT is now in common use and has become the preferred treatment method for a variety of psychological issues, including anxiety and depression, self-esteem, eating disorders, addiction, and many others. If you're planning on trying it on its own or in conjunction with other types of therapies, you'll be heartened to know that a staggering 75% of people with OCD are significantly helped by CBT—which is why it remains the treatment of choice for tackling the disorder by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Demonstrates how CBT encourages new thinking patterns to combat destructive thought tendencies Explains the causes and symptoms of OCD Shows you how to use CBT to modify everyday thoughts and behaviours with the aim of positively influencing your emotions Illustrates the importance of facing your fears and offers positive strategies on exposure therapy There's no need to let OCD continue to control your life. This how-to guide helps you break down the negative patterns that have been keeping you hostage—and allows you to build a positive future free of the hold of OCD.
Managing People (Penguin Business Experts Series)
by Simon BirkenheadBecoming a manager is not a progression in your career, it's a move into an entirely new job, one that requires a unique set of skills. Get it right and you'll inspire your team to deliver outstanding results. But get it wrong and you'll create stress, apathy and dysfunction in your team.Penguin Business Expert Simon Birkenhead has been guiding first-time and established managers for over two decades, helping them implement his blueprint for success. Here he reveals his framework that clearly explains what you must do for your employees to be the best they possibly can. Learn how to:- Activate motivation - Set clear expectations - Provide effective feedback - Master your communication skills- Build a high-performance team cultureManaging People is your complete guide to becoming a truly great manager for whom people want to do their best work.
Managing People...What's Personality Got To Do With It?: ...what's Personality Got To Do With It?
by Carol RitbergerSuccess in life is significantly, if not totally, dependent upon our ability to manage. We manage on the job, we manage in our governmental and educational institutions, and we manage in our personal lives. Successful managers are those who understand what needs to be accomplished, who communicate with those who are supposed to get it done, and achieve a desired result through their efforts. While the focus of this book is on management interactions between people based on their personality colors in the working world, the principles and processes it presents are equally applicable in any environment or situation. What you’ll learn from reading this book by best-selling author Carol Ritberger will not only help you understand why people consistently and predictably do the things they do, but it will help you understand the challenges and limitations you must deal with based on your own personality traits and characteristics. It will also show you how to utilize the knowledge and understanding of personality differences to manage, influence, and motivate your subordinates, peers, and associates successfully. Overall, it will bring color to your life as a manager.
Managing Post Polio: A Guide to Living Well with Post-Polio Syndrome
by Lauro S. Halstead Naomi NaiermanA book for those suffering from Post Polio Syndrome in all environments including social and vocational. The history of Polio and references for local Polio groups in the United States are included.
Managing Project Integration
by Denis F. CioffiApply today's best practices for managing information, processes and people to maximize success within the constraints of project cost, scope and schedule. Benefit from the most effective real-world methods and new tools, such as resource breakdown structures and new treatment of optimum duration, earned value, and integration. Plus, you'll explore a conceptual approach that will help you integrate the most crucial element for project success: people.
Managing PTSD for Health and Social Care Professionals: Help for the Helpers
by Dr Jan SmithSince early 2020, the already considerable stresses of working in health or social care have been greater than at any point in recent history. If you work in one of these fields, you may well be experiencing symptoms of trauma, burnout or compassion fatigue and wondering how you might move forward when you are balanced on the edge. This book is a 2-part guide to managing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if you are a health or social care professional. It takes a practical but holistic approach, with the intention of helping you develop a sense of self-awareness, a clear idea of your values and - critically - a strong support network.You will learn effective techniques for self-care, through practices like mindfulness and meditation; you will also come to understand more about the symptoms of trauma, moral injury and burnout - with insights on practising defensively and clear guidance for what the different treatments for PTSD are, and how to seek professional help. Small enough to keep to hand in a locker or desk drawer, and designed to be read in short pauses in breaks or at the end of a long shift, without being complicated or taxing, this accessible introduction throws a life raft to any medical or social care professional overwhelmed by a challenging and stressful working environment.
Managing PTSD for Health and Social Care Professionals: Help for the Helpers
by Dr Jan SmithSince early 2020, the already considerable stresses of working in health or social care have been greater than at any point in recent history. If you work in one of these fields, you may well be experiencing symptoms of trauma, burnout or compassion fatigue and wondering how you might move forward when you are balanced on the edge. This book is a 2-part guide to managing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if you are a health or social care professional. It takes a practical but holistic approach, with the intention of helping you develop a sense of self-awareness, a clear idea of your values and - critically - a strong support network.You will learn effective techniques for self-care, through practices like mindfulness and meditation; you will also come to understand more about the symptoms of trauma, moral injury and burnout - with insights on practising defensively and clear guidance for what the different treatments for PTSD are, and how to seek professional help. Small enough to keep to hand in a locker or desk drawer, and designed to be read in short pauses in breaks or at the end of a long shift, without being complicated or taxing, this accessible introduction throws a life raft to any medical or social care professional overwhelmed by a challenging and stressful working environment.
Managing Startups: Best Blog Posts
by Thomas EisenmannIf you want salient advice about your startup, you've hit the jackpot with this book. Harvard Business School Professor Tom Eisenmann annually compiles the best posts from many blogs on technology startup management, primarily for the benefit of his students. This book makes his latest collection available to the broader entrepreneur community. You'll find 72 posts from successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, such as Fred Wilson, Steve Blank, Ash Maurya, Joel Spolsky, and Ben Yoskovitz. They cover a wide range of topics essential to your startup's success, including: Management tasks: Engineering, product management, marketing, sales, and business development Organizational issues: Cofounder tensions, recruiting, and career planning Funding: The latest developments in capital markets that affect startups Divided into 13 areas of focus, the book's contributors explore the metrics you need to run your startup, discuss lean prototyping techniques for hardware, identify costly outsourcing mistakes, provide practical tips on user acquisition, offer branding guidelines, and explain how a choir of angel investors often will sing different parts. And that's just for starters.
Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being (Eighth Edition)
by Brian Luke SeawardRevised, updated and reorganized, Managing Stress: Principles & Strategies for Health and Well-Being Eighth Edition, provides a comprehensive approach to stress management honoring the integration, balance, and harmony of mind, body, spirit, and emotions. The holistic approach taken by internationally acclaimed lecturer and author Brian Luke Seaward gently guides the reader to greater levels of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being by emphasizing the importance of mind-body-spirit unity. Referred to as the “authority on stress management” by students and professionals, this book gives students the tools needed to identify and manage stress while teaching them how to strive for health and balance. New and Key Features to the 8th Edition: - Includes a new Chapter 28, Ecotherapy: The Healing Power of Nature. - Revised and updated to keep pace with changes in the field. - Chapter 15, Communication Skills in the Information Age, has been expanded to reference the latest technology and how it affects lifestyles. - New information on stress and diabetes, job market stressors, desk yoga options, food allergies, and much more. - Includes FREE access to the Navigate Companion Website to accompany Managing Stress, Eighth Edition which includes relaxation technique audio files, practice quizzes, crossword puzzles, animated flashcards, and more. - Instructor's material include Instructor's manual, LMS-ready Test Bank, PowerPoint Image Bank, PowerPoint Lecture Slides, Sample Syllabi and Lesson Plans.
Managing Stress At Work In A Week: How To Manage Stress In Seven Simple Steps
by Stephen Evans-HoweSunday: Examine the common causes of stress from a work/organizational perspective and an individual levelMonday: Understand the basic psychological and physiological aspects of stressTuesday: Gain an overview of the issues of stress surrounding job roles and responsibility, and consider potential solutionsWednesday: Understand the stress associated with workload, work pressure and work environment and develop the tools to deal with itThursday: Create a supportive environment to combat conflict and certain behavioursFriday: Gain an insight into change management and how it can help relieve stress within your teamSaturday: Use practical steps to help individuals take responsibility for managing their own stress
Managing Stress At Work In A Week: How To Manage Stress In Seven Simple Steps
by Stephen Evans-HoweSunday: Examine the common causes of stress from a work/organizational perspective and an individual levelMonday: Understand the basic psychological and physiological aspects of stressTuesday: Gain an overview of the issues of stress surrounding job roles and responsibility, and consider potential solutionsWednesday: Understand the stress associated with workload, work pressure and work environment and develop the tools to deal with itThursday: Create a supportive environment to combat conflict and certain behavioursFriday: Gain an insight into change management and how it can help relieve stress within your teamSaturday: Use practical steps to help individuals take responsibility for managing their own stress
Managing Talent: A Short Guide for the Digital Age
by Mike Rugg-GunnRecruiting, selecting, retaining and developing great people are essential for any successful business. And the combination of digital transformation and post-pandemic work realities presents major challenges for all organisations. This book provides best practice talent management guidance for businesses undertaking digital transformation or facing digital disruption. Taking the reader through the stages of talent acquisition, selection, retention and development, this practical and concise book: sets out, assesses and predicts how the digital revolution impacts talent management practices, and helps the reader navigate the journey from an analogue to a digital organisation; updates talent management concepts and illustrates these with examples and cases of best practice across the business world; and enables senior leaders, talent management professionals and managers to quickly access and implement key learnings through the use of practitioner point summaries and a set of Ten Top Tips in each relevant chapter. The book provides practical insights, grounded in research, into how to manage talent in a fluid and dynamic world of digital change and is aimed at senior leaders and managers, and the HR community. It clearly shows how organisations undertaking a digital journey need to flex and adapt their talent management processes.
Managing the Motherload: A Guide to Creating More Ease, Space, and Grace in Motherhood
by Rebekah BoruckiA candid, humorous, and heartfelt guide to self-care in motherhood from a meditation expert and mother-of-five.Managing the Motherload is a practical system for sanity from a happy, ultra-productive, and sometimes tired mother of five. This five-part system will help readers create a life that they love while allowing all the items on their to-do list to flourish in their own time.In the book, meditation guide and popular YouTuber Rebekah "Bex" Borucki features her favorite healing and stress-reducing modalities, including her signature 4-minute meditations.Deeply personal, heartfelt stories of her struggles and tender moments raising five children are highlighted throughout the book. As a birth doula and meditation guide, Bex offers a wealth of personal and professional experience in managing the demands of motherhood and the need for self-care and stress management."I want every woman who reads this book to come away with a feeling of confidence in finding her own way as a mother and a human being. Upon finishing the pages, the reader will have the know-how to create a path to happiness, freedom, and success that can be achieved not in spite of her tremendous responsibility as a mother but in total alignment with it." -- from the author
Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change
by William BridgesAimed at helping organizations understand change better and develop improved change strategies.
Managing Up!: 59 Ways to Build a Career-Advancing Relationship With Your Boss
by Michael S. Dobson Deborah Singer Dobson<p>The key to moving up? Managing up! Whether you're seeking a surefire career-booster or simply looking to improve your relationship with your boss, this welcome guide gives you all the skills you need to build a productive, mutually beneficial relationship with your boss. Using the inspiring collection of ideas, strategies, and tactics found in <i>Managing Up!</i>, you'll learn how to: <p> <li>Enhance your relationship with your supervisor <li>Accurately read your boss's likes and dislikes <li>Provide the kind of support that helps your boss succeed <li>Make sure you're in tune with your boss's goals <li>Build mentoring and networking relationships throughout the organization <li>Handle criticism <li>Deal with problem bosses, and more.</li> </p>
Managing Workplace Health and Wellbeing during a Crisis: How to Support your Staff in Difficult Times
by Cary Cooper and Ian HeskethDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, almost half of Americans reported that the crisis had a negative effect on their mental health. In the UK, the financial crisis of 2008 resulted in a rise in stress and anxiety and a decline in physical health. When dealing with a crisis, a business will consider the resilience of its structures and processes or the impact on forecasts and budgets but what about their people? Without a supported, engaged and motivated workforce, the business won't be able to achieve its crisis recovery plans. Managing Workplace Health and Wellbeing During a Crisis is a practical guide for all HR professionals and those responsible for talent management. It covers how to deal with employee stress and burnout as well as how to drive engagement, motivation and morale during unsettled times. There is expert guidance on how to deal with role and responsibility changes and explains how to improve productivity through effective employee communication. Supported by case studies from companies including Microsoft, Marks and Spencer, GlaxoSmithKline, Rolls-Royce and Twitter, this book equips readers to deal with a crisis as it is happening and implement longer term post-crisis strategies. Written by an expert author team including Professor Sir Cary Cooper, Chair of the National Board of Health and Wellbeing at Work, this is necessary reading for all professionals needing to deal with the health and wellbeing of their workforce in any crisis that may arise.
Managing Your Academic Career: A Guide to Re-Envision Mid-Career
by Vicki L. BakerThe definitive resource for mid-career professionals in the academy, this book provides a step-by-step guide to re-imagining the mid-career stage, regardless of career goals, whether aiming for full professorship or an administrative path, drawing on higher education, organizational studies, and human resource fields. Essential guidance for scholars of faculty work, faculty developers, mid-career faculty members, and institutional leaders to build a strong foundation to design a diversified portfolio of mid-career stage programming is assured. The stories, examples, literature, and resources shared throughout this comprehensive work will provide inspiration, and reality checks, to mid-career faculty and the individuals charged with better supporting them. Readers will be able to: Identify their career (or departmental/institutional) goals and next steps Determine the gaps in needed skills, tools, and experiences to support goal achievement as next steps are pursued Manage the process of taking newfound skills, tools, strategies, and resources to arrive at the intended destination. Higher education faculty, administrators, and other academic leaders will be empowered to take control of the mid-career stage by using the resources, strategies, and tools offered throughout the book to build, implement, and assess a robust mid-career faculty development program.
Managing Your Depression: What You Can Do to Feel Better (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
by Susan J. NoonanA concise, practical guide to managing mood disorders for anyone suffering from these debilitating conditions.As a physician who personally suffers from depression, Susan J. Noonan draws on her own expertise and empathy to create a guide for people who suffer from the disease. Explaining the basics of mental health—including sleep hygiene, diet and nutrition, exercise, routine and structure, and avoiding isolation—Managing Your Depression empowers people to participate in their own care, offering them a better chance of getting, and staying, well. Noonan’s depression management strategies draw on the best available educational resources, psychoeducational programs, seminars, expert health care providers, and patient experiences. The book is specifically designed to be highly readable for people who are finding it difficult to focus and concentrate during an episode of depression. Cognitive exercises and daily worksheets help track progress and response to therapy and provide valuable information for making treatment decisions. A relapsing and remitting condition, depression affects nearly 15 percent of people in the United States. Managing Your Depression will bring depression management strategies to people who do not have access to mental health programs or who want to learn new skills.
Managing Your Emotions: Daily Wisdom for Remaining Stable in an Unstable World, a 90 Day Devotional
by Joyce MeyerLearn to rule your emotions before they rule you with #1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer. The highs and lows of life bring many challenges, and our feelings want to swing accordingly, like an emotional roller coaster taking us from one extreme to another throughout the day – if we let them. Our emotions serve a purpose, but if we allow them to dictate how we choose to act, we lose our peace and stability, which only leads to confusion, anxiety, anger, and a host of other unhealthy attitudes. It&’s a dangerous way to live and can cause us to make bad decisions that impact ourselves and others. But it doesn&’t have to be this way. The Bible contains wisdom to help you learn to manage your emotions each day, no matter what challenges life brings your way. And with this 90-day devotional, you&’ll discover how to take charge of those fickle feelings before they take charge of you!
Managing Your Government Career: Success Strategies That Work
by Stewart LiffWorking for the government offers many advantages: great prospects for professional growth, job security, an attractive array of benefits, and the opportunity to help other citizens—but it also presents unique challenges. Managing Your Government Career gives current and future government employees powerful advice for starting out and maneuvering through their entire career. Based on the author&’s more than 32 years experience in civil service jobs, as well as his interactions with thousands of government employees, the book helps readers: decide whether working for the government is right for them • understand the differences between federal, state, and local levels • apply, interview for, and get the job they want • take advantage of the training offered • understand the culture • become familiar with local politics • make themselves valuable • develop the right mentors • fluidly transition up the ladder. Packed with indispensable guidance, this is a unique and highly strategic resource for anyone working in government.
Managing Your Money: Be a Wise Consumer
by Barbara SimonsManaging Your Money: Be a Wise Consumer by Barbara Brooks Simons.
Manav Dharma: માનવધર્મ
by Dada Bhagwanદરેક માનવ, જીવન જીવે છે પરંતુ તેનામાં માનવતા કેટલી છે? જન્મ, ભણતર, નોકરી, લગ્ન, છોકરાઓ, કુટુંબ, અને અંતે મૃત્યુ! શું આ રીતે જીવન ચક્ર ચાલવા નું છે? આવા જીવનનો અંતિમ ધ્યેય શો છે? શા માટે આપણે જન્મ લેવો પડે છે? આપણને શું જોઈએ છે? મનુષ્યનું શરીર આપણને મળ્યું છે... તેણે મનુષ્યની ફરજો બજાવવાની છે. જીવનમાં માનવતા હોવી જોઈએ. પરંતુ માનવતા એટલે શું? જ્ઞાની પુરુષ પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી માનવતાની વ્યાખ્યા આપતા કહે છે કે જયારે કોઈ તમને દુઃખ આપે, તકલીફ આપે છે ત્યારે તમને તે ગમતું નથી, તેથી, તમારે પણ કોઈને દુઃખ આપવું ન જોઈએ. તેમના કહેવા પ્રમાણે એ જ સૌથી મોટી માનવતા છે. જે કોઈ આ સમજશે અને જીવનમાં ઉતારશે એનો અર્થ કે એ માનવતા શું છે તે જાણે છે. મનુષ્યભવ મળ્યો એટલે ચારે ગતિમાંથી કોઈ પણ ગતિમાં જઇ શકે છે. એક મનુષ્ય ગતિ છે અને બીજી ત્રણ - જાનવર ગતિ, દેવ ગતિ અને નરક ગતિ. જેવા કૉઝ હશે તેવા ફળ મળશે. જો આપણે માનવતા બતાવીશું, તો આપણને આવતા જન્મમાં માનવ શરીર મળશે. જો આપણે અમાનવ થઈશું તો આવતો જન્મ પશુના શરીરમાં મળશે, જો આપણે ખુબ જ ખરાબ અને અમાનવીય થઈશું તો આવતો જન્મ નરક ગતિમાં થશે. જો આપણે આપણું જીવન બીજાના ભલા માટે અને કોઈ અપેક્ષા વગર મદદ કરવામાં ગાળીશું તો આપણને દેવગતિ મળશે. જો લોકો માનવતા સમજશે તો માનવ ભવ સાર્થક કરશે એવા ઉમદા હેતુ સાથે પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ આ પુસ્તકમાં માનવતાની ચર્ચા કરી છે.
Manav Dharma: मानव धर्म
by Dada Bhagwanमनुष्य जीवन का ध्येय क्या है? इंसान पैदा होता है तबसे ही संसार चक्र में फँसकर लोगो के कहे अनुसार करता है| स्कूल-कॉलेज की पढाई करता है, नौकरी या धंधा करता है, शादी करके बच्चे पैदा करता है, और बूढ़े होने पर मर जाता है| तो क्या यही हमारे जीवन का मूल उद्शेय है? परम पूज्य दादाभगवान, मनुष्य जन्म को ४ गतियों का जंक्शन बताते है जहाँसे, देवगति, जानवरगति या नर्कगति में जाने का रास्ता खुला होता है|जिस प्रकार के बीज डाले हो और जिन कारणों का सेवन किया हो, उस गति में आगे जाना पड़ता है| तो, इन फेरो से आखिर हमें मुक्ति कब मिलेगी? दादाजी बताते है कि, मानवता या ‘मानवधर्म’ की सबसे बड़ी परिभाषा ही यह है कि, अगर कोई तुम्हें दुःख दे और तुम्हें अच्छा ना लगे, तो दूसरों के साथ भी ऐसा व्यवहार नहीं करना चाहिए| अगले जन्म में अगर नर्कगति या जानवर गति में नहीं जाना हो तो, मानवधर्म का हमेशा ही पालन करना चाहिए| इसके बारे में अधिक जानकारी प्राप्त करने, यह किताब पढ़े और अपना मनुष्यजीवन सार्थक बनाइये|
Manav Dharma: मानवधर्म
by Dada Bhagwanमनुष्य जीवनाचे ध्येय काय आहे? माणूस जन्म घेतो तेव्हापासूनच संसार चक्रामध्ये फसून लोकांच्या म्हणण्याप्रमाणे वागतो.परम पूज्य दादा भगवान म्हणतात, मनुष्य जन्म चार गतिंचे जंक्शन आहे. जिथून देवगति, जनावरगतिमध्ये जाण्याचा रस्ता मोकळा होतो. ज्या प्रकारचे बी पेरले आहे आणि ज्या कारणांचे सेवन केले आहे, त्या गतिमध्ये जावे लागते.मग या जन्म मरणाच्या फेऱ्यातून मुक्ती केव्हा मिळेल? दादाजी आपल्याला सांगतात की, ‘मानवता’ किंवा ‘मानवधर्माची’ सर्वोत्तम व्याख्या हीच आहे की, कोणी तुम्हाला दुःख दिले, ते जर तुम्हाला आवडत नसेल तर तुम्ही सुद्धा दुसऱ्यांना दुःख होईल असा व्यवहार करू नये. पुढच्या जन्मी नर्कगति किंवा जनावर गतिमध्ये जायचे नसेल तर मानवधर्माचे नेहमी पालन केले पाहिजे. याविषयी अधिक माहिती प्राप्त करण्यासाठी हे पुस्तक अवश्य वाचा. आणि आपले मनुष्य जीवन सार्थक करा.