It’s crunch time once again with the end of the semester and our current atmosphere of challenges, changes, and opportunities. In support of the emotional wellness of all of us, we offer some resources from Gleeson Library. These books and videos offer guidance to organizations for supporting their people and for all of us to support ourselves and our community.
Supporting emotional wellness at work
Creating healthy workplaces: stress reduction, improved well-being, and organizational effectiveness by Caroline Biron, 2014 (unlimited users, subscription)
Leading to Occupational Health and Safety: How Leadership Behaviours Impact Organizational Safety and Well-Being by Kevin E. Kelloway, 2017 (unlimited users, subscription)
“Directly links organizational leadership behaviours with health and safety outcomes, covering theory, research and evidence-based best practice…Argues that a leader’s impact can be far more far-reaching than is commonly realized, and…advances both research and practice in order to encourage better leadership and healthier, safer organizations.”
The healthy workplace nudge: how healthy people, culture, and buildings lead to high performance by Rex Miller, Phillip Williams, and Dr. Michael O’Neill, 2018 (unlimited users, subscription)
“Explains how to create a workplace that is good for people, releases them to what they do best and enjoy most, and produces great and profitable work…explains the findings of research on 100 large organizations that have tackled the problems of employee health costs and disengagement in four fresh ways.”
Employee Assistance Programmes: Theory and Practical Applications by Ophllia Ledimo, 2018 (unlimited users, subscription)
Bring your human to work: 10 sure-fire ways to design a workplace that is good for people, great for business, and just might change the world by Erica Keswin, 2019 (unlimited users, subscription)
“Case studies from top brands such as Lyft, Starbucks, Mogul, and SoulCycle, to name a few, this book distills the key practices of the [arguably — ed.] most human companies into applicable advice that any business leader can use to build a human workplace.”
Creating Jobs and Workspaces That Energize People by Anthony Klotz, 2020 (unlimited users, subscription)
“People have a strong innate desire to be in touch with nature. By designing jobs and workspaces that fulfill that desire, organizations may be able to replenish their employees’ energy reserves in four key ways: cognitively, emotionally, prosocially, and physically.”
Bring work to life by bringing life to work: a guide for leaders and organizations by Tracy Brower, 2014 (unlimited users, subscription)
Creating Sustainable Work Systems: Developing Social Sustainability, 2nd ed. by Mari Kira, 2008 (unlimited users, subscription)
Supporting ourselves at work
Managing Stress, Avoiding Burnout with Camille Wade Maurice (unlimited users) [video, 24 minutes]
Designed for caregivers, Maurice’s lively presentation on conserving energy and how it is “more important than time in getting the job done well.” Part of the Teamwork in the Workplace video series on Films on Demand.
Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer, 2014 [print]
Contagious you: unlock your power to influence, lead, and create the impact you want by Anese Cavanaugh, 2020 (unlimited users, subscription)
Not that kind of contagious! “The quality of our leadership all starts with our individual intentions, energy, presence, self-care, and choices. Drawn from Cavanaugh’s proprietary approach to leadership, Intentional Energetic Presence® (IEP Method®), Contagious You shows you how to “own” your leadership and effectively guide, inspire, and serve those around you.”
Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace: a practical guide for employers and employees by Gill Hasson and Donna Butler, 2020 (unlimited users, subscription)
My desk is my castle: exploring personalisation cultures edited by Uta Brandes and Michael Erlhoff, 2011 (unlimited users, subscription)
Chapters include “The Desk as a Miniature World of Events and Identities” and “The Concepts of ‘Public’ and ‘Private'”
Answers from within: spiritual guidelines for managing setbacks in work and life by William J. Byron, S.J 1998 [print]
Connect first: 52 simple ways to ignite success, meaning, and joy at work by Melanie A. Katzman, 2020 (unlimited users, subscription)
Here are some previous Gleeson Gleanings blog posts that touch on this general topic:
Professional and Personal Fulfillment (December 2021)
Resources for Mental Health Action Day (May 2021)
Integrating Work and Life (February 2022)
curated by Penny Scott and Justine Withers
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