A Survival Guide to the Stress of Organizational Change shows employees how they can avoid 15 basic mistakes that create major stress in the workplace. If your organization is changing (and whose isn't?) you can bet that many of your people are reacting in ways that are dead wrong. The result is unnecessary job stress, and unnecessary costs that damage your bottom line. This easy-to-read handbook explains the sources of stress and provides practical, usable tips for reducing stress like: stop expecting somebody else to reduce your stress; use humor to lighten your emotional load; develop better time management habits; don't try to control the uncontrollable.

After years of research with hundreds of organizations, employees now have the tools to succeed during organizational change. Practical information and real-life examples offer understanding about why change is happening and how to control it. Discover how you can survive and thrive in today's changing workplace. The Employee's Survival Guide to Change provides answers to common questions employees ask when faced with change: * What does change mean to me? * What actions can I take? * Who can I talk to about the change? * What if my company has tried this before and failed? * What will the future hold? * What does it take to succeed in a changing environment?

Winner of the 2022 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) Concise, practical, and research-based, Essentials of Organizational Behavior equips students with the necessary skills to become effective leaders and managers. Best-selling author Terri A. Scandura uses an evidence-based approach to introduce students to models proven to enhance the well-being, motivation, and productivity of people in the workplace. Experiential exercises and a variety of real-world cases and examples provide students with ample opportunity to apply OB concepts and hone their critical thinking. The Third Edition includes new "What′s #Trending in OB?" boxes on timely topics such as social media addiction and virtual work teams during the COVID-19 pandemic; new case studies on important issues such as American Airlines′ anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ workers; and the latest research on topics such as grit and inclusive leadership. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Digital Option / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. . Assignable Self-Assessments Assignable self-assessments (available with SAGE Vantage) help students understand their own management style and strengths. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.

Regardless of what name it goes by--realignment, restructuring, reengineering, or reinventing--organizational change affects people's lives, and they typically experience some level of fear, anger, or confusion.