Workplace Stress Management (Being a Relaxed Person)

Author: Liu Yang
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Stress reduction and burden alleviation are no longer just our own concerns. Pressure is everywhere. How to gain knowledge and skills from high-intensity loads, enhance personal work attitude and willingness, change and optimize work methods, and thus achieve growth and improvement, are urgent issues for many professionals in the workplace. This book comprehensively reveals the true nature of workplace stress, a modern "invisible killer," and the various pressures faced by different strata, including entrepreneurs, celebrities, white-collar workers, and college students (newcomers to the workforce). It also introduces the manifestations of workplace stress, self-assessment tools, a series of localized strategies and methods for relieving and releasing stress, and how organizations can improve performance through stress management operations.
The book is divided into five parts: Understanding Workplace Stress, Manifestations and Self-Assessment of Workplace Stress, Relief and Management of Workplace Stress, Organizational Stress Management Operations, and Case Studies in Workplace Stress Management. From a composite perspective of management, psychology, and medicine, and covering various strata such as entrepreneurs, celebrities, white-collar workers, and college students (newcomers to the workforce), the book comprehensively exposes the true face of workplace stress as a modern "invisible killer" and the pressures faced by different groups. Through case studies and analyses of workplace stress behaviors, it introduces tools for assessing workplace stress, a series of localized strategies and methods for relieving and releasing stress, and how organizations can improve performance through stress management operations.
The book is highly practical and systematic, offering both theoretical foundations for guidance and a strong emphasis on practical methods. The methods are simple and user-friendly, making it an excellent read for professionals in the workplace to confront and alleviate stress. It also helps establish a correct understanding of mental health, encourages readers to try the self-relaxation techniques introduced in the book to relieve and release stress—"be a relaxed person"—and can serve as a reference for organizations introducing stress management projects or related training materials.