Missing Pieces 7 Ways to Improve Employee Well-Being and Organizational Effectiveness

by Brun, Jean-Pierre; Cooper, Cary

• ISBN13: 9780230576582
• ISBN10: 0230576583
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Why is it that more and more people like their work, but can no longer support the conditions under which they must practice it? What is impeding the improvement of occupational health and organizational effectiveness? The authors share their knowlegde of the missing pieces that are preventing these improvements to the workplace.

Author Biography

JEAN-PIERRE BRUN is a professor in Management at Universit Laval in Canada. He holds a Doctorate in Ergonomics. He is Director of the Chair in Occupational Health and Safety. He was invited professor at the Lancaster University School of Mangement (UK). Brun is the recipient of Universit Lavals Herms Prize for Excellence in Research. He has also received the Canadian Workplace Wellness Pioneer Award. Brun is the author of numerous articles published in professional and scientific journals of international status. He also acts as a scientific advisor, guest speaker at conferences, and as a consultant in occupational health and safety. He has lived on two continents and travelled throughout the world to give numerous conferences. He continues his research on occupational health and well-being, and continues to function as an advisor for public organizations and the private sector.

www.jeanpierrebrun.com 
 
CARY COOPER is BUPA Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Manchester School of Management, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and President of the British Academy of Management. His is author of over 80 books, a frequent contributor to the national and international press and is widely regarded as Europe's leading stress management expert.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
About This Book	p. 4
Discover the Missing Pieces of Management	p. 7
What Are the Missing Pieces?	p. 7
What Is a Healthy Business?	p. 10
What's Your Situation?	p. 13
10 Simple Actions	p. 14
Recognize Your Employees: A Simple Act	p. 19
How to Do It?	p. 23
Recognition: A Powerful Tool	p. 28
What's Your Situation?	p. 32
10 Simple Actions	p. 34
Support Your Employees	p. 39
What is Social Support?	p. 41
The Power of Social Support	p. 49
What's Your Situation?	p. 51
10 Simple Actions	p. 53
Develop a Culture of Respect	p. 59
Define Respect in the Workplace	p. 59
Give Respect If You Want Respect	p. 67
What's Your Situation?	p. 72
10 Simple Actions	p. 73
Reconcile Work with Personal Life	p. 79
Reconcile Work or Reconcile Personal Life?	p. 81
What's Your Situation?	p. 87
10 Simple Actions	p. 89
Control the Workload	p. 95
A New Vision of Workload	p. 99
What's Your Situation?	p. 106
10 Simple Actions	p. 108
Encourage and Support Autonomy and Participation in Decision Making	p. 113
Autonomy	p. 117
Participation in Decisions	p. 123
What's Your Situation?	p. 129
10 Simple Actions	p. 131
Clarify Everyone's Roles	p. 137
How Do We Define Role Conflicts and Role Ambiguity?	p. 139
When Nothing Is Clear	p. 144
What's Your Situation?	p. 147
10 Simple Actions	p. 148
Move from Words to Action	p. 153
Keys to Success	p. 155
An Obstacle Course	p. 160
10 Simple Actions	p. 165
Notes	p. 169
Index	p. 173
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