Tessa West Knihy

Want to regain your sanity and deal with difficult colleagues? NYU psychology professor Tessa West offers practical solutions. Have you ever seen a coworker charm management while undermining peers? Or dealt with a constantly interrupting colleague or an overbearing manager? These disruptive behaviors can stress us out daily, yet they often go unchecked. Tessa West has helped thousands navigate workplace challenges and, drawing on a decade of research, profiles common workplace archetypes like the Gaslighter, Bulldozer, Credit-Stealer, Neglecter, and Micromanager. She explores their motivations and insecurities, providing effective strategies to counteract their negative impact. This proactive approach reveals the most effective way to achieve emotional wellbeing at work. Reviewers praise West's insights, noting that her strategies can significantly reduce the effects of difficult coworkers. The book serves as a practical toolkit for managing personal relationships at work, essential for success in both professional and personal life. Tessa West, a leading expert in interpersonal communication, shares her unique perspective shaped by her experiences in academia, offering valuable advice for improving workplace dynamics.

Maxwell Armfield and Constance Smedley were an unorthodox couple who deserve more attention. Both were accomplished in many of the arts, but Max's focus was on painting, whilst Connie's was on writing. In Tessa West's delightful A Pageant Truly Play'd the separate and jointly lived lives of these creative and resourceful individuals are told. They studied at the Birmingham School of Art in the late 1900s, but did not come across each other until some years later. By then Connie, despite a disability from childhood, had created an artistic life. Her founding of the Lyceum Club – the first women-only London club – was her landmark achievement. The Armfields married in 1911 and moved out of London where Max combined caring for Connie with his painting. Their involvement in a local fete cemented their enjoyment of the Cotswolds. However, they also spent seven years in the US where all their endeavours – from embroidery to teaching drama and to exhibitions – attracted interest and praise.

When we think about changing jobs, we turn to traditional career advice that focuses on skills, qualifications, and interviewing techniques. We tend to ask ourselves, "Do I want to move from a full-time to a part-time job? Do I want to leave my company and start my own business?" But this line of thinking doesn't get to the heart of the problem-whyyou've been so unhappy at work in the first place. What if, instead, we asked ourselves a different question- "What psychological needs aren't being met now that need to be met in my next job?" In Job Therapy, Dr. Tessa West helps you turn inwards to identify the psychological reasons why you are unsatisfied, whether you're having an identity crisis at work, your job has changed so dramatically you don't recognise it anymore, or you aren't receiving recognition for your contribution. Whether you've only just entered the workplace or considering your final move, Job Therapywill help you identify and land your best role yet, one that's deeply rooted in a clear sense of self.