The Mindful and Effective Employee: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training Manual for Improving Well-Being and Performance

by Paul E. Flaxman, Frank W. Bond, Fredrik Livheim

The importance of improving and maintaining employees’ psychological health is now widely recognized by occupational health researchers and practitioners, business leaders, human resource professionals, and policy makers alike. Indeed, a growing body of research has established that psychological well-being is one of the most important factors in job performance. The Mindful and Effective Employee offers an evidence-based workplace training program based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The program is specifically designed to improve employees’ psychological health―as well as their effectiveness at work and in their personal lives―through a combination of mindfulness and values-guided behavioral skills. This book is designed for use by psychologists, coaches, occupational health practitioners, and human resource professionals who are interested in improving employee well-being, performance, and quality of life. The training program described in this book is designed
• Promote employee self-awareness
• Help employees find purpose, direction, and meaning
• Offer new ways to improve work and life effectiveness
• Help employees identify and pursue valued goals and actions

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

248 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2012

Reviews

[Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una fantástica guía para toda persona que busque montar un sencillo programa corporativo para dotar a los empleados de herramientas psicológicas para hacer frente al estrés. El programa, de 8 horas de duración, está basado en la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso (ACT) y gira en torno a dos grandes ejes: el mindfulness, como herramienta para tomar conciencia de los pensamientos, emociones y sensaciones que surgen durante las situaciones estresantes; y al acción basada en valores, que ayuda a guiar la acción en la dirección de lo que se considera importante, de manera que nos desatasquemos en esas situaciones.

Libro pensado para el formador, más que para el lector ocasional. Para éste, recomiendo las obras sobre ACT de Russ Harris, de corte divulgativo, muy asequibles para el lector medio.