Get a Life!: Creating a Successful Work-Life Balance by Rick Hughes (English) Ha

Description: Get a Life! by Rick Hughes Be happy and rested, fulfilled and successful, and stop work from taking over your life with this practical and handy guide to creating a work-life balance that works for you. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Is work taking over your life? Is your life interfering with your success at work? Work-life balance is ever-evolving and can be hard to find and maintain, especially as your career develops and circumstances change. Get A Life! is a highly practical handbook to help you do just that. Written by experienced coach, counsellor and wellbeing consultant Rick Hughes, this book covers everything from assessing your own needs, delegation and workload management and the myths of perfectionism, to managing and investing in relationships at work and at home, considering professional and personal development, and creativity and self-worth. With a wealth of advice, case studies and useful action plans founded in over 25 years of real-world experience, Get A Life! will help you find the balance that works for you, now. Author Biography Rick Hughes (MBACP, MPhil, DipC, DipM) is the former Head of Service for the University of Aberdeen Counselling Service and former Lead Advisor: Workplace for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He has been a Wellbeing Consultant, Workplace Counsellor, Coach, Employee Support trouble-shooter and writer for over 25 years, providing support, counsel or guidance for thousands of individuals, and worked with clients such as the Royal Mail Group, Department for Transport, West Midlands Police, NHS Grampian and AstraZeneca. Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction;Chapter - 01: Personal development;Chapter - 02: People;Chapter - 03: Professional issues;Chapter - 04: Productivity and performance;Chapter - 05: Psychological and physical wellbeing;Chapter - 06: Practical factors;Chapter - 07: Pulling it all together;Chapter - 08: Appendix;Chapter - 09: Index Review "Rick Hughes years of experience as a psychological counsellor have given him deep insights into what matters to people and what makes for a fulfilling life, both at work and home. This book provides us with access to these insights in an easily digestible and relatable way. He emphasizes the importance of good relationships and communication and provides multiple case studies based in his experience. I can highly recommend this as a read that will help you reflect and put into practice some simple things that will improve your work-life harmony." * David Roomes, Chief Medical Officer, Rolls-Royce *"As a workplace wellbeing practitioner this is a fantastic book to help guide thinking and practical tools to manage workplace pressures. As an employee this has tips and ideas to enable us all to develop skills to perform at our best both at home and at work and better navigate the ever-complex world of work. A superb book for individuals and organisations alike." * Dr Judith Grant, Director of Health & Wellbeing, MACE group *"Im delighted to fully endorse this well written book on a very important topic - our work life balance. Rick Hughes has expertly accessed this topic with humour, insight and useful calls to action. His case studies provide the reader with a rich seam of experience which magnifies and illustrates the key messages of the book. If the reader is looking for a book which is highly practical, superbly written and reaches the part that others cant reach, then search no further!" * Andrew Kinder, Professional Head of Mental Health Services, Optima Health *"It is great to see a publication that explores such an interesting and engaging topic as work-life balance - one might even call it brave as this area is so personal and diverse, with a variety of meanings depending on where we are in our life. I think the content is well structured, engaging and practical and so I think all readers will benefit from this book." * Dr Shaun Davis, Global Director Compliance & Sustainability, Royal Mail Group - Honorary Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham * Review Text " Rick Hughes years of experience as a psychological counsellor have given him deep insights into what matters to people and what makes for a fulfilling life, both at work and home. This book provides us with access to these insights in an easily digestible and relatable way. He emphasizes the importance of good relationships and communication and provides multiple case studies based in his experience. I can highly recommend this as a read that will help you reflect and put into practice some simple things that will improve your work-life harmony." Review Quote " Rick Hughes years of experience as a psychological counsellor have given him deep insights into what matters to people and what makes for a fulfilling life, both at work and home. This book provides us with access to these insights in an easily digestible and relatable way. He emphasizes the importance of good relationships and communication and provides multiple case studies based in his experience. I can highly recommend this as a read that will help you reflect and put into practice some simple things that will improve your work-life harmony." Promotional "Headline" Helps you take control, whether work is taking over your life, or your life is interfering in your professional success Feature * Helps you take control, whether work is taking over your life, or your life is interfering in your professional success; * Is thorough and comprehensive, addressing a wide range of work-life aspects including mental health and wellbeing; workload management and delegation; relationships at home and at work; mindset and mindfulness; job satisfaction; approach to working hours; networking; and professional and personal development; * Features case studies from diverse people and situations and practical action plans and exercises to help you manage your own work-life balance successfully, and apply the advice to your own circumstances and outlook Details ISBN1789662028 Author Rick Hughes Audience Age 16-18 Publisher Kogan Page Ltd Year 2020 ISBN-10 1789662028 ISBN-13 9781789662023 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2020-03-03 Imprint Kogan Page Ltd Subtitle Creating a Successful Work-Life Balance Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 306.361 Pages 232 Short Title Get a Life! Language English UK Release Date 2020-03-03 AU Release Date 2020-03-03 NZ Release Date 2020-03-03 Edited by James J. Caudle Birth 1706 Death 1790 Affiliation Lecturer in Nursing University of New England Armidale Nsw Australia Position Professor of Spanish, Comparative Literature and Creative Writing Qualifications MBBS, MIPH, BA (University of Sydney) Alternative 9781789662009 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161770772;

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