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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 employee, and establish new ways that managers can broker a better deal for all concerned.
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'For most people, their work is a key factor in their self worth, family esteem and identity. Staying healthy at work and getting help quickly when it is difficult to cope is therefore a human as well as an economic necessity. This book is exactly what I'd
expect from Professor Cooper; it is hard hitting on both the challenges and the solutions. Good work is good for you and bad work isn't. This book makes it absolutely clear what you can do about it.' Clare Chapman, Group People Director, BT
'There is so much unnecessary misery at work but here are well-evidenced ways for a better way of working beautifully explained.' Professor Richard Layard 'This is an important book on a critical topic facing all organisations and people at
work. We need people to offer their full capabilities and potential in order to compete and so create a vibrant economy and we cannot do that without attending to their wellbeing. Cary Cooper and Theo Theobald have offered a special contribution to this
vital topic. It should be read by all leaders, managers and employees seeking to create sustainable success.' David MacLeod, the Chair of the UK Government's Task Force on Employee Engagement
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About the authors
CARY L. COOPER Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology at Lancaster University, UK, and a recognised authority on stress in the workplace. He has recently been instrumental in compiling a defining work on behalf of the UK government's Foresight project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing.
THEO THEOBALD International business author, currently working with some of the UK's leading public sector bodies on issues of leadership. A former SSC executive, he is renowned for his work on clear communication and is passionate about the benefits of wellbeing at work.
THEO THEOBALD International business author, currently working with some of the UK's leading public sector bodies on issues of leadership. A former SSC executive, he is renowned for his work on clear communication and is passionate about the benefits of wellbeing at work.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Doing the Right Thing
Book Subtitle: The Importance of Wellbeing in the Workplace
Authors: Theo Theobald, Cary Cooper
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230359017
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-29844-6Published: 18 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-35901-7Published: 18 November 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 185
Topics: Organization, Human Resource Management, Management, Office Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Behavioral/Experimental Economics