Harvard Business Review on Bringing Your Whole Self to Work

by Harvard Business School Press

In order to succeed and thrive at work, employees must take the entirety of their lives into account. Healthy psychological, emotional, and physical states allow for greater productivity and a more generally satisfying work-life balance. This text guides the reader through the art of having a life while making a living.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422121097
• ISBN13: 9781422121092
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Bring on Balance -- Great Insights in This book

As a lay person trying to find balance in my life in an impossible job situation, this book is full of great insights, research, and advice. The Making of a Corporate Athlete reminds us about balance in all 4 spheres of life -- physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. It makes a very important point that is easily overlooked in a quick read and easily forgotten in the heat of the work day -- oscillation. Get away from the drive, drive, drive that most managers think brings them success. Take a break, divert, then return. The diversion time will pay dividends during your focus time. The Human Moment article is fantastic and points out the importance of face time every day in our techno age of e-mail, text messages and phone calls. This is another critical diversion to make us more effective at other work. The article on ADT is terrific. It tells how to avoid the environmentally-induced mental trauma of overloaded brain circuits not unlike ADHD. This book is a fast read and a great book to pull out at least once a year and re-read. I highly recommend it.