Job Wellness

Books on wellness in the workplace, including navigating burnout, work-life balance, and getting along with co-workers.

Updated March 9, 2026
Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
Having it all : what data tells us about women's lives and getting the most out of yours
Low, Corinne.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER What if you had a playbook for navigating life as a woman--the career decisions, the relationship questions, and the tradeoffs no one talks about? Whether you're building your career or building your family (or both), this book gives you the data and the...
Work won't love you back : how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited, exhausted, and alone
Jaffe, Sarah
Paper Book
An "indispensable" (Nation) examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives. You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never...
Slow productivity : the lost art of accomplishment without burnout
Newport, Cal
Paper Book
A New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and IndieBound bestseller "Brilliant and timely" -- Oliver Burkeman ~ Do Fewer Things. Work at a Natural Pace. Obsess over Quality. ~ From the New York Times bestselling...
Anxiety at work : 8 strategies to help teams build resilience, handle uncertaint
Gostick, Adrian Robert.
Paper Book
Axiom Award Bronze Medalist for Leadership Executive coaches and #1 bestselling authors of All In and The Carrot Principle offer insight and advice in this practical eight-step guide both managers and employees can use to reduce work anxiety in the office and at home. ...
Exit Interview : The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career
Paper Book
A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon.com, from the author of Nothing Good Can Come from This. "A unique and brilliant book." --Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks What would you...
La felicidad en el trabajo : organiza tu vida profesional
Kondō, Marie
Paper Book
TU LUGAR DE TRABAJO ES MÁS IMPORTANTE QUE NUNCA. APRENDE CON MARIE KONDO A SACARLE EL MÁXIMO PARTIDO Y MEJORAR TU VIDA. El puesto de trabajo es un imán para el desorden y el caos. ¿Quién no se ha sentido agotado por reuniones improductivas, papeles revueltos,...
The happiness advantage : the seven principles of positive psychology that fuel
Achor, Shawn
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * An engaging, deeply researched guide to flourishing in a world of increasing stress and negativity--the inspiration for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time "Powerful [and] charming . . . A book for just about anyone . . . The...
Do nothing : how to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving /
Headlee, Celeste Anne, 1969-
Paper Book
"A welcome antidote to our toxic hustle culture of burnout."--Arianna Huffington "This book is so important and could truly save lives."--Elizabeth Gilbert "A clarion call to work smarter [and] accomplish more by doing less."--Adam Grant   ...
The pleasures and sorrows of work
De Botton, Alain.
Paper Book
Combining narrative virtuosity, a scholar's grasp of history, an intellectual intrepidness, and a dazzling ability to reveal the extraordinary in the ordinary (and vice versa), Alain de Botton has created his own ever-surprising genre into which The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work fits brilliantly. In...
Is work killing you? : a doctor's prescription for treating workplace stress /
Posen, David B.
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Authenticity and The Little Book of Stress Relief comes the definitive guide to treating -- and eliminating -- excessive stress in the workplace. Dr. David Posen, a popular speaker and a leading expert on stress mastery, identifies the...

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.