Occupational and industrial psychology Books

Many regard the ways in which paid work can be combined or ?balanced? with other parts of life as an individual concern and a small, rather self-indulgent problem in today?s world. Some feel that worrying about a lack of time or energy for family...

Promoting the satisfaction, commitment, mental health and well-being of employees is important not only in itself, but also because evidence shows that those who are positive in these respects respond better to change and are more productive. Measures of...

This is the twenty-second in the most prestigious series of annual volumes in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. The series provides authoritative and integrative reviews of the key literature of industrial psychology and...

In this book, the authors provide up-to-date thinking and research on the broad range of emotional experience in working environments with particular attention to the causes of emotional change, the consequences of emotional experience for individuals...

The original hardback edition of The New Workplace examined modern business terms such as total quality management, just-in-time production, e-business, lean manufacturing and teleworking. It explored what these terms really mean and what effect they...

The team, rather than the individual, is increasingly seen as the building block of organizations and a key source of competitive advantage. Despite this, not enough is understood about how to build successful teams in modern organizations. The...

Discover proven strategies for applying positive psychology within your coaching practice Written by Robert Biswas-Diener, a respected researcher, psychologist, life and organizational coach, and expert in positive psychology, Practicing Positive...

#1 New Release in Design and Decorating Align With DesignCreate spaces at home and work that align with your personality type and support your goals with this comprehensive science-based guide.Discover a new paradigm:Are you an adventurer or a visionary?...

How well do behavioral science interventions translate and scale in the real world? Consider a practitioner who is looking to create behavior change through an intervention perhaps it involves getting people to conserve energy, increase compliance with a...

Create a space where everyone can contribute and shine.Psychological safety is a shared belief within a team that it's OK to speak up, ask questions, take risks, and make mistakes without fear of repercussions. And it's a...

This timely and practical book is for any employee, manager or leader who wants to understand mental health at a deeper level, and learn how to talk about it really well in the workplace.Taking a realistic approach through research, stories of lived...

"A brilliant, insightful guide ... essential reading for everyone." Professor Donal MacIntyre, investigative journalist and broadcasterWorkplace bullying is a toxic experience. It can deflate your self-esteem, destroy your self-confidence and impair...

This turnkey guide helps you build a successful executive coaching framework and practice.The Executive Coaching Playbook offers experienced and newly minted executive coaches a complete framework for building your coaching skills and business with...

Renowned high-performance psychologist Michael Gervais - Seattle Seahawks, Red Bull Stratos, Team USA - presents a guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential: our fear of people's opinions (FOPO).With the...

A history of money, an examination of what's gone wrong and the ideas which would put people back in charge. Bankers and speculators build castles in the air but when they come crashing down ordinary people have to pick up the tab. How we've made such a...

Self-awareness is the bedrock of emotional intelligence. It enables you to see your talents, shortcomings, and potential. But you won't be able to achieve self-awareness through personality tests or quarterly feedback alone. This book will teach...

To succeed at work, first you need to understand your own brain.If you're in a job interview, how should you think about the mindset of the interviewer? If you've just been promoted, how do you handle the tensions of managing former peers? And what are...

Poll after poll has confirmed that an astonishing number of workers are disengaged from their work. Why is this happening? And how can we fix the problem?In this bold, enlightening book, social psychologist and professor Daniel M. Cable takes leaders...

People will ask you throughout your life, "Where do you work?" and "What do you do?" They never ask you, "What are you building?" When conversations change to "What are you building?" the world will change. Written for anyone trying to figure out how to...

How organizations developed in history, how they operate, and how research on them has evolvedOrganizations are all around us: government agencies, multinational corporations, social-movement organizations, religious congregations, scientific bodies,...

We do business in a results-oriented world. Our focus on growth is laudable for its clarity, but one of its downsides is that firms can lose sight of the process: how business gets done and the individuals or employees through whom results are achieved...