Job Wellness

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

Updated December 16, 2024
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Work won't love you back : how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited, exhausted, and alone
Jaffe, Sarah
Paper Book
A deeply-reported 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 work a day in...
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   ...
I hate people! kick loose from the overbearing and underhanded jerks at work and get what you want out of your job
Littman, Jonathan
Digital file
A contributing editor to Playboy, Jonathan Littman teams with comedian and branding expert Marc Hershon to present this informative and humorous profile of the 10 worst characters people deal with in a corporate environment. Meet the terminally happy Smiley Face and the ultraresistant Stop Sign and...
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...
The three signs of a miserable job : a fable for managers (and their employees)
Lencioni, Patrick, 1965-
Paper Book
A bestselling author and business guru tells how to improve your job satisfaction and performance. In his sixth fable, bestselling author Patrick Lencioni takes on a topic that almost everyone can relate to: the causes of a miserable job. Millions of workers, even those who have carefully chosen...
Is work killing you? : a doctor's prescription for treating workplace stress /
Posen, David B.
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Authenticityand The Little Book of Stress Reliefcomes 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 three biggest...

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