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This handbook focuses on two critical aspects in today s professional environments: change and resilience. Change has manifested itself as a constant in today s world, often caused by factors beyond our control. Resilience emanates from our efforts to convert changes from challenges into opportunities. The book addresses three main themes: 1) adapting to a changing work landscape, which explores the historical, societal, technological, and global factors influencing work environments; 2) leadership in times of flux, investigating leadership roles and strategies during organizational change, including communication tactics, ethical considerations, and 3) the transformative impact of leadership; and building resilience in the face of uncertainty, encompassing leadership and self-leadership, humor, collaboration, and adapting ancient traditions to modern challenges. Due to its fascinating range of topics, this handbook will be of interest to a broad range of readers, including researchers, practitioners, and coaches interested in understanding organizational operations and employees adaptations to societal changes.
List of contents
SECTION I: ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORK LANDSCAPE.- Chapter 1: Adapting to the New World of Work: The Role of Boundary-setting Strategies.- Chapter 2: Smart Work in a Time of Accelerated Change.- Chapter 3: Societal Changes and their impact on our Well-being at Work.- Chapter 4: The effect of the global pandemic on the structure of work.- Chapter 5: Organizational Resilience in Social Service Organizations.- Chapter 6: Strategic Alignment and Information Technology Base Infrastructure toward a Solid Digital Business Strategy.- Chapter 7: Remote Work: Advantageous or Detrimental Behavioral Dynamics?.- Chapter 8: Black Swan Events in Work Environments.- Chapter 9: AI: Stabilizer or Disruptor of our Livelihood.- Chapter 10: Who s in the Driver s Seat? AI and Human Partnership Steering the Future Workplace.- SECTION II: LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF FLUX.- Chapter 11: Cultivating Self-Leadership through the GAIN Model.- Chapter 12: Harnessing the Power of Storytelling in Fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.- Chapter 13: Changing the Organizational Culture: Effects of Covid-19.- Chapter 14: Algorithmic Stress: and Leadership Repertoires-An interpretive study of India's Tech Industry.- Chapter 15: HR's Strategic Pivot in the Face of Unforeseen Changes.- Chapter 16: Moral Aspects of Workplace Change: An Indian Literary Context.- Chapter 17: Embracing LMX-quality and social networks when leading change.- Chapter 18: The Importance of Expanding our Locus of Control.- Chapter 19: Spiritual Contemplations on Workplace Challenges and Changes.- SECTION III: BUILDING RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY.- Chapter 20: Family Leave Rights and Employee Resilience.- Chapter 21: Identity Work and Resilience in Dirty Work.- Chapter 22: An Analysis and Profiling of Promising Indian Women's Innate Leadership and Entrepreneurial Approaches.- Chapter 23: Quantifying Resilience in the Workplace.- Chapter 24: Resilience in Action: Women Microbusiness Owners Surviving and Thriving.- Chapter 25: Thriving in a Challenging Workplace: Leading to a Sustainable Balance.- Chapter 26: The strength hidden in frequent reflection.- Chapter 27: When the Going Gets Tough Top Management Team (TMT) Diversity Gets Going! - Building Resilience in Organizations.- Chapter 28: Collective Consciousness: From Wilber and Sri Aurobindo.- Chapter 29: Organizational Change for Sustainable Development.- Chapter 30: Examining the Relationship Between Resiliency and Self-Actualization.
About the author
Joan Marques is Dean of the School of Business and Professor of Management at Woodbury University, USA. Her research interests pertain to Awakened Leadership, Buddhist Psychology in Management, Business Ethics, and Workplace Spirituality. She has written more than 150 scholarly articles and has (co)-authored more than 40 books.
Summary
This handbook focuses on two critical aspects in today’s professional environments: change and resilience. Change has manifested itself as a constant in today’s world, often caused by factors beyond our control. Resilience emanates from our efforts to convert changes from challenges into opportunities. The book addresses three main themes: 1) adapting to a changing work landscape, which explores the historical, societal, technological, and global factors influencing work environments; 2) leadership in times of flux, investigating leadership roles and strategies during organizational change, including communication tactics, ethical considerations, and 3) the transformative impact of leadership; and building resilience in the face of uncertainty, encompassing leadership and self-leadership, humor, collaboration, and adapting ancient traditions to modern challenges. Due to its fascinating range of topics, this handbook will be of interest to a broad range of readers, including researchers, practitioners, and coaches interested in understanding organizational operations and employees’ adaptations to societal changes.
