What Happy Working Mothers Know: How New Findings in Positive Psychology Can Lead to a Healthy and Happy Work/Life Balance

ISBN-13: 9780470488195 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 256 str.

Cathy Greenberg

Opis

A fact-based and proven approach to help working mothers rediscover happiness as they balance their duties at home and work
Science and sociology have made great strides in understanding what makes us happy and how we achieve it. For working mothers who face endless demands on their time and attention, What Happy Working Mothers Know provides scientifically proven and practical ways to find the right balance and replace stress with happiness. Written by a behavioral scientist and global leadership guru, and an international lawyer and career coach, this mom-friendly guide offers practical tactics that truly work.

The demands of juggling work and home lead many women to try to do everything and be everything to everyone. In the effort to be Superwoman, many women lose sight of what makes them happy and they fail to realize how important their happiness is to being a good worker and a good mother. The key to being your best at everything you do is to take care of your happiness the way you take care of your health, through conscious choices every day. You'll learn to overcome obstacles, apply lessons learned at work to your motherhood skills, and learn lessons from your children that you can apply at work.

• Includes interactive activities that illustrate important lessons in the book
• Shows you how to use positive psychology to shift from a scarcity mentality to an abundance mentality for workplace success
• Helps you tap into your own sense of joy every day for your own happiness and the happiness of those around you
• Science-based and packed with real case studies of real working moms
• Written by authors with impeccable qualifications and real-world experience

Many moms raise great kids and achieve the professional success they desire and deserve, but if they aren't happy, what's the point? This book doesn't show you how to have it all, but how to have all the things that really matter.

Spis treści

Foreword Carol Evans xv

Preface xvii

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction xxi

Chapter 1. Happiness Is Not a Luxury; It s a Necessity 1

Chapter 2. The Science of Happiness 27

Chapter 3. How to Put the H.A.P.P.Y. in Happy Working Mother 47

Chapter 4. Guilt What Is It Good For? 71

Chapter 5. When Mom s Not Happy, No One Is Happy! 91

Chapter 6. What about the Kids? 121

Chapter 7. When the Going Gets Tough, Get Support 147

Chapter 8. Pulling It All Together 167

Chapter 9. Happily Ever After Your Story 183

Moms Corps Survey Analysis 195

Ten Tips to Your Happiness 201

Notes 203

O autorze

Cathy L. Greenberg, PhD, is an inter–nationally recognized authority on leadership and applying the new science of happiness. She is a contributor to many articles and bestselling books. An acclaimed speaker and radio show host, she founded h2c Happy Companies Healthy People the first organization to specialize in coaching leaders on the art and science of building happy, high–performance companies. Her motto, "Happiness=Profit," has become a mainstay for both her personal life and those she serves around the world.

Barrett S. Avigdor, JD, is an international lawyer, executive coach, and Fulbright Scholar. An innovator, trainer, and thought leader in talent strategy and management, she has been a member of the leadership team of Accenture′s Legal Group since 1995. She helped establish Accenture′s strengths–based approach to their global talent and employee engagement initiative as both a facilitator and an author on the subject. She can be found circling the globe spearheading her passion for excellence in human performance.

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What Happy Working Mothers Know

"This book energizes and inspires me."
Marcus Buckingham, author of Find Your Strongest Life

"Delightful, inspiring, and motivating. This book really hit home for me."
Kim Martin, President and General Manager, WE tv

"What Happy Working Mothers Know is an innovative resource for leadership."
Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California; founding Chairman of the Marshall School′s Leadership Institute

"Women everywhere will recognize themselves in this book."
Carolyn Kepcher, CEO, Carolyn & Co; co–star on NBC′s The Apprentice

"A groundbreaking book that will become a mainstay for working moms, those who may become working moms, and for everyone who both manages and loves working moms."
Sara N. King, Center for Creative Leadership

"[Shines] a bright light on the leadership challenges of working mothers, offering practical tools and revealing case studies that will enable mothers to get extraordinary things done."
Jim Kouzes, award–winning coauthor of The Leadership Challenge; Dean′s Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University

"What Happy Working Mothers Know shows that happiness is an essential element of good leadership both at work and at home."
Dee Dee Myers, author of Why Women Should Rule the World; former press secretary for President Bill Clinton

"It′s great to see a book that celebrates the working mother and her benefits for the family. It truly fits into our family credo: ′It′s all how you look at it.′"
Dan Patrick, host of The Dan Patrick Show; co–host of NBC′s Football Night in America; Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated; and Susan Patrick, mother of four, gourmet ice cream entrepreneur/owner of Walnut Beach Creamery

"Provides insights into new ways to tap into the incredible energy and strength of mothers in our workforce."
Anne LeGrand, CEO, Ultrasound, Philips Healthcare

"I have the privilege of working with hundreds of women year after year and I am thrilled to see What Happy Working Mothers Know touch on such an important topic."
Grace Killelea, Vice President, Talent and Leadership Initiatives, Comcast

"Touching stories, clarity, and insight that can only help build on the strengths of our Hispanic community and continue to grow our women leaders."
Rev. Luis Cortés Jr., founder and President, Esperanza, the largest Hispanic faith–based evangelical network in the United States

"One of the most important books for working mothers in the new world!"
Marshall Goldsmith, bestselling coauthor of What Got You Here Won′t Get You There and author of Succession: Are You Ready?

"This is a very important book in these turbulent times as our future is dependent on how we nurture and develop society′s most valued human asset: the next generation."
Noel Tichy, Professor, University of Michigan, and coauthor of Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls