Resilience: 10 habits to sustain high performance

by Jo Owen

Overview

Feel good and function well with the help of Resilience.

Resilience is your key to surviving and thriving in an ever more challenging world. This highly practical book gives you the tools and techniques to deal with the minor irritations and major events which life throws at us.

Based on the latest research and original cases from around the world, Jo Owen reveals the 10 habits of mind which anyone can learn to bounce back and sustain high performance. Especially relevant for the changing world of work, Resilience shows how you can build a better future through self-belief, strengthened connections and a positive mindset.

Learn the ten habits that make a difference.

Resilience – what’s stopping you ?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781292282268
Publisher:	FT Press
Publication date:	12/12/2019
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jo Owen has worked with over 100 organisations around the world in most major industries and has written 15 books on leadership and management including the best-selling How to Lead, How to Manage and Tribal Business School. He is the founder of eight charities which have a collective turnover of £100 million and was awarded the OBE by the Queen for starting Teach First which is now the largest graduate recruiter in the UK. He built a business in Japan without speaking Japanese; he created HBOS business banking; was a partner at Accenture and started his career at P&G. Jo also has spent eight years working with tribes across the world to discover how they survive and succeed, and what businesses can learn from them.

Table of Contents

About the author xi

Publisher's acknowledgements xiii

Resilience skills index xvii

Introduction xxi

1 Think well, live well: the power of optimism 1

2 See light in the darkness: the power of emotional intelligence 27

3 Be kind to yourself: the power of FAST thinking 51

4 Control your destiny: the power of self-belief 77

5 Reach out: the power of connections and networks 99

6 Recharge your batteries: the power of recovery 127

7 Stay mindful: the power of choice 151

8 Craft your mission: the power of purpose 171

9 Keep on learning: the power of growth 199

10 Find your sanctuary: the power of culture 231

Conclusion: choose your path 247

Notes 249

Index 263