Bounce Back by Susan Kahn -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About the author Foreword by Nicola Mendelsohn CBE Acknowledgements List of exercises Introduction 01 Fail fast

Fear of failure is natural Failure in different work contexts Optimism, hope and resilience Fail fast, learn fast Failing fast is not easy Play a Stoic game – what could be worse? Self-compassion Exercises Endnotes

02 Brain and body

Back to the beginning The brain Rebuilding your emotional brain Developing a growth mindset Mental health at work The body Resilient brains and resilient bodies Exercises Endnotes

03 Below the surface

The unconscious at work – what else is going on? The psychodynamic perspective Danger outside, danger inside Defence mechanisms at work Understanding your inner world Exercises Endnotes

04 Change, disruption and loss

Change, disruption and loss at work Responding to change, loss and disruption at work Lessons from the Stoics Lessons from psychoanalysis Change, limits and mindset Flexibility, resilience and change Exercises Endnotes

05 Leadership

Leadership and resilience How to be a resilient leader Resilience as a leader and as a ‘follower’ Particular resilience challenges for leaders Developing resilience in yourself and others Exercises Endnotes

06 Conflict

Understanding conflict at work Conflict and stress Responding to conflict at work The virtue of workplace conflict – can conflict be helpful? Exercises Endnotes

07 Purpose

What is purpose at work? Why do you go to work? Purpose and the development of resilience Identity, purpose and resilience Purpose and success Finding your purpose Exercises Endnotes

08 Closing thoughts

Remembering your potential for resilience Learned resilience Situational resilience Learning from others Self-blame to self-care The ABC of resilience Difference and the puzzle of resilience Bounce back, bounce forwards What we have learnt Exercises Endnotes

Bibliography Index