HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work

by Harvard Business Review

Are you suffering from work-related stress? Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and short-tempered at work―and at home? Then you may have too much stress in your life. Stress is a serious problem that impacts not only your mental and physical health, but also your loved ones and your organization. So what can you do to address it? The HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work will help you find a sustainable solution. It will help you reach the goal of getting on an even keel―and staying there. You’ll learn how

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Leadership, Self Help, Management, Personal Development, Health

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2011

Reviews

[Begoña]

Some parts are ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, some parts are ⭐️. Apparently you can fight stress by “becoming Spanish" (my summary) —and you should do so!

Felt good:
—Tests
—Priority mindmaps
—Specific, actionable stress control techniques
—Desk yoga

Felt bad:
—WASP dehumanisation and entitlement. It hurts to read at times.
—The heteropatriarchy of the thing at times as well. "I started speaking with my wife about my work —and she gave me valuable input!" #DUH

Looked ugly:
—"You can't have it all" (maybe you can sequentially). This might be so true it's ugly. But true. But ugly…
—The stuff people have to do to convince their companies to "allow" them to "have a life" and improve performance, as a result. Fight to do your job well. Really.
—I'm sorry but I cringe at how unproductive some readers are supposed to be. I mean, WTF? But that might be years of me trying to make a lot with a little. This might be an idea for a post…

[Scott]

Another great compilation of magazine articles, blog posts, and one-offs from HBR.

Most of these pieces are "favorites", but notable reads were:

"Are You Working Too Hard?"
"Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform"
"No, You Can't Have It All"
"Positive Intelligence"

[Amanda]

this book was more for office or management type jobs

[Katsiaryna Rudzko]

В целом неплохой сборник статей по работе со стрессом на работе. Плюс заключается в том, что, так как это не книга одного автора, а именно сборник, информация достаточно концентрированная, без воды. Одновременно минусом является то, что, так как это сборник, некоторые мысли повторяются по несколько раз.

В целом особо инновационных идей в сборнике нет. Все давно известно: сон, питание, спорт и прогулки. Самое сложное - просто начать следовать этим простым и уже общеизвестным правилам.

[Katsiaryna Rudzko]

В целом неплохой сборник статей по работе со стрессом на работе. Плюс заключается в том, что, так как это не книга одного автора, а именно сборник, информация достаточно концентрированная, без воды. Одновременно минусом является то, что, так как это сборник, некоторые мысли повторяются по несколько раз.

В целом особо инновационных идей в сборнике нет. Все давно известно: сон, питание, спорт и прогулки. Самое сложное - просто начать следовать этим простым и уже общеизвестным правилам.

[Annie]

Neměla jsem moc vysoká očekávání, pár knížek podobného typu jsem přečetla a byly většinou průměrné, nijak speciální. Tahle byla celkem fajn. Některé části téhle knížky byly top, jiné slabší a něco mi přišlo jako úplná blbost. Ale overall jsem si z toho něco vzala a k "Bird by bird" se budu při stresu v práci stoprocentně vracet. :)

[Jon Barr]

A collection of short articles all tailored to help in the modern stressful workplace. I found it especially interesting that many of the articles were written by authors of books I've read and enjoyed. The particles about time off were especially intriguing, specifically those that included experiments with staggering time off throughout the week within a team.

[Angela]

This book collected many different essays on the topic of Stress, in particular stress at work. I thought there was a lot of good information, but a lot of it is stuff we all know; we just need to apply it.

[Rasha]

too much repetition. found myself skimming lots of material

[Abdullah Al-Abri]

كتاب جيد يعطيك افكر كثيرة حول كيف يمكنك تحمل ضغط العمل والتعامل معه

[Eugenia]

Это сборник, поэтому процент воды ниже, чем в других таких книгах.

[Dat Thai]

Ngắn gọn dễ hiểu vẫn có những điều mới mẻ chứ k thuần lý thuyết suông quen thuộc.

[Alexander K]

Shorter than normal articles in the other HBR collections.

[A.M.]

2 stars

So far this year, my library saved me A$2962.41

[Ytse]

2.5 stars
It's a collection of articles. Some bad some ok. Almost all of them "business bullshit" kind of thing.

[Luis Cervantes]

Excellent insights. Big picture and giving yourself grace

[John Jervy Ramos]

A good read, effective and inspiring ways to manage stress at work and keep a work-life balance.

[Shahine Ardeshir]

The thing with managing stress is that there simply isn't one size that fits all. There's no one-stop solution to erasing it. And so what I liked most about this book is that it gives the reader multiple options and tools on how to cope, and you can chose what sounds good to you to try out.

The other thing about it that I liked was the simplicity and practicality of it: There was minimal theory and preaching, and for the most part, quick and dirty outlines of how stress can negatively impact your life, and how you can cope.

This book is unlikely to introduce a new way of looking at life to you. What it does have are some quick shortcuts that you could start trying tomorrow to make your life easier.

PS: It's mainly targeting a corporate-worker audience or people who run their own business.

[Miranda Malonka]

Wow. Buku ini salah satu buku self help paling keren (kalau bukan bener-bener yang terkeren) buat saya. Yang membuatnya luar biasa adalah: terutama, pembahasannya yang singkat, padat, to the point, sehingga satu buku yang tebalnya sedang ini isinya manfaat semua. Plus, buku ini cocok dibaca oleh semua orang yang ribet multitasking di berbagai bidang yang melelahkan, dan, endingnya, buku ini memberi pembelajaran untuk menjadi manusia seutuhnya dan lepas dari jerat pekerjaan. THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!

[Hampus Wessman]

Quick read and contains many useful ideas about managing stress. I recognized some ideas from before and found some new insights. Well worth reading for anyone who works in an office environment with occasional stress and frustration, which is often the case in today's high paced world. Learning to thrive under pressure, even if only a little better, is a most valuable investment and this book will surely help most people with that.

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[Maria]

This is the best book on how to manage stress at work

[Fadelly Happi]

Got this in a goodreads giveaway really excited to start reading!

[Benjamin Irving]

Not a lot of new information here, but a good high level overview if your new to the topic.

[Mills College Library]

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