ABSTRACT

Shortlisted for the 2019 Business Book Awards in the International Business Book category.

Finalist in The Australian Career Book Awards 2019, supported by the Royal Society of Arts Australia and New Zealand

The world of work is in a constant state of flux. Resilience at Work: Practical Tools for Career Success is an essential guide to maintaining resilience in this ever-changing environment, whether you are working in a turbulent field, navigating the job market or simply trying to realise your career ambitions.

Based on the author’s own experience of working under extreme circumstances in post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand and enhanced by collaboration with leading resilience experts from around the world, this book is packed with stories, resources and personal coaching to support you to:

  • learn about the importance of emotional honesty as a foundation for true resilience
  • explore how your levels of self-care influence your ability to re-energise and stay strong
  • consider how having the right sort of connections play a part in your ability to flourish
  • reflect on how you have been learning (and changing) along your journey to resilience

This is an invaluable resource for organisations looking to support employees by giving them the tools for self-managed resilience at work. It is also ideal for career coaches, counsellors and other professionals who are working with clients facing their own crisis of resilience, whether they are starting out or well-advanced on their career journey.

Kathryn Jackson’s unique coaching style enables readers to truly personalise the approach they choose to take, using the stories, the frameworks and the research to create a unique voyage towards building Resilience at Work.

part I|21 pages

An introduction to resilience at work

chapter 1|9 pages

My resilience story

chapter 2|10 pages

How to use this book

A book that’s just a little bit different

part II|77 pages

Resilience mindsets and frameworks

chapter 3|7 pages

How to become more resilient

Resilience is built over time, by continuously reflecting and then more consciously acting

chapter 4|45 pages

Resilience frameworks and Foundations

More than a survival strategy – an opportunity to flourish and grow

chapter 5|23 pages

The world of VUCA Change

part III|173 pages

The Resilience Foundations

chapter 6|51 pages

Emotional Honesty

The heart of growing more resilient is to be honest with yourself from the start and to expect that any negative emotions you notice are simply a message that there is possibility for change

chapter 7|36 pages

Self-Care

A critical part of resilience, not something to do if there’s time

chapter 8|38 pages

Connecting

Building and maintaining sincere connections with others whom you want to help, and who want to support you, is critical to strengthening resilience

chapter 9|46 pages

Learning

The golden difference that decides if you’re simply coping or growing more resilient from your experiences

part IV|13 pages

Concluding thoughts