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Nancy Kline , Ann Lewis
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  • Paperback: 172 pages
  • Publisher: Bookshaker (5 Mar 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1907498133
  • ISBN-13: 978-1907498138
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 20.3 x 0.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 198,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Is A Distressing Experience at Work or in Your Career Bringing You Down? Feeling Afraid, Anxious, Depressed, Isolated or all of these things? Well it’s time to take a deep breath and pick yourself up because you now hold in your hands the key to the solution you’ve been seeking... Recover Your Balance is a flexible, seven-step self-coaching system for people who need to recover their confidence and self-esteem after suffering any sort of bad experience at work. Using real-life stories and proven psychological techniques, this book will encourage and help you to... Create a clear vision of what you want to be different Have a structured plan for overcoming your current problems Understand how the experience is affecting you physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually Get back in touch with your strengths, values and presence Learn from the negative experience and use it to strengthen you Move on with confidence, purpose and renewed energy Seek out and attract the support you want and need Develop unshakable internal balance and recover your emotional poise Whether you’re suffering work-place bullying, burnout, drastic and dramatic changes, problems with your boss, fear for job security, derailment or any other serious setback, the consequences can quickly spill over into your personal life too. So, the sooner you can recover your balance and protect your self-esteem from the negative experiences at work, the sooner you will feel better about your self, your career and your whole life. Ann Lewis, is a leadership and workplace coach, who knows only too well the damage that workplace distress can cause. When she was bullied by her boss early on in her career it damaged her self-esteem for far longer than it would have done if she’d had the information contained in this book! She eventually went on to have a successful HR career, but was still prone to unjustified self-doubt. When she became a full-time coach in 2003 she found her sensitivity to work-related distress enabled her to lead clients rapidly towards increased self-esteem, happiness and productivity. Learn more at www.annlewiscoaching.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars If work makes you feel like a victim, read this book!, 26 April 2010
This review is from: Recover Your Balance: How To Bounce Back From Bad Times at Work (Paperback)
This is a great little book, easy to read in one sitting at just over 140 pages with a seven step plan to boost you back to full confidence! And it's also great for dipping into any time you feel a bit overwhelmed. It's a book to pick up when you're feeling tired and worthless at work, when going to work is sapping and energy draining, when you're feeling burnt out, or lacking in confidence about your abilities.

Bullying
Ann herself experienced bullying at work and she talks honestly and helpfully about the effect it had on her and her subsequent crisis of confidence.

"Following an unsuccessful appeal, after which my Staff Council representative declared that he had never seen anyone quite so comprehensively stitched up, I spent the next few months trying to be absolutely perfect, an endeavour doomed to failure. My daily routine included vomiting every morning before I left home. Finally, after taking a couple of days leave, I returned to find that a part of my team's work had been passed around...in an effort to demonstrate that I was failing. I resigned. For more than two years afterwards I simply didn't believe that I was worthy of a well paid job with similar status to the one I had left". Page 4/5 of Recover Your Balance

This book is the result of her reflections and ruminations on that period, her extensive experience of coaching others in similar situations, and her recovery plan for minimising the effects and learning from the experience. It's a blend of the practical and the more esoteric.

For example, Ann talks about energy states and the impact these have on our behaviour, and there is advice on using visualisations and creative imagery to relieve stress. In another chapter she gives some supremely practical advice about only keeping material relating to poor treatment at work as long as it is serving a purpose. If you are thinking about bringing a case of constructive dismissal for example, keep a record of everything. But if the incident is done and dusted, holding onto unpleasant and damaging material can be detrimental to your recovery! Sage advice.

True Stories
Scattered throughout the book are quotes from real people sharing their experiences of troubled times at work. These really help to bring the book to life. My only small criticism of the book is that I found some of the true life stories slightly repetitive, but then I read the book at one sitting. I'm sure if you were picking this book up occasionally you'd be glad of some of the repetition as a helpful reminder!

I think this a worthwhile book to have in your possession, or to encourage your firm to buy! It's not preachy, but full of sensible advice, well referenced and not at all patronising - you can tell that Ann has been there and done it, and bounced back!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A highly practical guide, 4 April 2010
This review is from: Recover Your Balance: How To Bounce Back From Bad Times at Work (Paperback)
Having worked with many people who've been thrown seriously off balance at work through bullying, learning how to resource yourself in tough times is one of the essential keys to recovery. Ann's book provides a down to earth, step by step guide to do exactly that with a plethora of examples, questions and exercises along the way. I much appreciate she also includes the importance of 'presence' as changing your personal energy automatically changes your reality! HR departments would be well advised to stock a supply of this valuable little book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Recover Your Work/Life Balance, 4 Feb 2011
This review is from: Recover Your Balance: How To Bounce Back From Bad Times at Work (Paperback)
I found this book very sympathetic and knowledgeable, but particularly supportive and understanding with practical solutions. Wish it had been available years ago when I needed some independent advice and a major confidence boost while trying to cope with the heavy stresses of my job and workplace, together with losing one's rocks in life. A very worthy read and handbook.
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