Emotional Fitness at Work: 6 Strategic Steps to Success Using the Power of Emotion [Paperback]

Barton Goldsmith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2009

"Emotions have always played a role in business relationships, but too often they have been `under the radar' and ignored. Dr. Goldsmith shines the light on emotions and how they can lead a business to greater levels of success."
--Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages

"The economic meltdown is causing a tidal wave of emotions in the workplace.... Dr. Barton Goldsmith gives us the tools we need to keep our businesses moving forward and to help us weather this storm of panic and pain. Get it and keep it handy."
--Marjory Abrams, publisher, BottomLine Personal

"Emotional Fitness at Work is a must-read for anyone currently in the workforce."
--Debra Mandel, PhD, author of Your Boss Is Not Your Mother

As the world's economies continue to melt down, Dr. Goldsmith gives us the information we need to help make it through this difficult and scary time. Anyone who wants to keep his or her job--and any leader who wants to keep his or her company afloat--needs to learn how to deal with and utilize the power of emotions.

Packed with simple tools, tactics, tricks, and techniques, Emotional Fitness at Work will help you to see how feelings directly impact your workforce, to do comprehensive evaluations, and to create an empowered team, even if you've never done it before.

Emotional Fitness at Work will cover:
* Using emotions to work through the recession.
* How negative thinking affects the bottom line.
* Truly motivating your team to reach the next level.
* Reducing anxiety and depression in the workplace.
* Accepting responsibility and making it profitable.

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About the Author

Barton Goldsmith, PhD, is an award-winning psychotherapist, author, and motivational speaker who has consulted with hundreds of companies worldwide. His columns have run in nearly 500 publications over the past decade, including the Chicago Sun-Times, Los Angeles Business Journal and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, CBS News, and NBC News. He also hosts a weekly radio show on NPR/KCLU, the award-winning radio station in Southern California. He lives in Westlake Village, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Career Press (September 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1601630816
• ISBN-13: 978-1601630810
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,523,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award winning Psychotherapist, syndicated columnist and radio host, Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized counselor, author and speaker, who has appeared on and been interviewed and quoted by all the major television networks, numerous radio shows as well as national magazines like Cosmopolitan and Family Circle. Since 2002, his weekly column, Emotional Fitness, which is syndicated by Scripps-Howard News Service, runs in The Ventura County Star, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Orange County Register, The Detroit News, The Cincinnati Post, The San Diego Union-Tribune and over 150 other newspapers giving him a readership in the millions. In addition, his popular monthly business column has appeared in over 200 other publications. Dr. Goldsmith also hosts a weekly radio show on the most award-winning station in Southern California, KCLU/NPR, with 80,000 listeners in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara.

Dr. Goldsmith has been a guest expert on Beauty and The Geek, The Greg Behrendt Show, and Northwest Afternoon. His book Emotional Fitness for Couples ' 10 Minutes a Day to a Better Relationship was published by New Harbinger on Valentine's Day 2006.

He collaborated with best-selling author Louise L. Hay on A Garden of Thoughts (Hay House 1990) and with Chicken Soup for the Soul co-creator Mark Victor Hansen on The Miracle of Tithing (published in 2004). Dr. Goldsmith has delivered numerous engaging presentations, including a keynote at the 2006 California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists annual conference and the Ericksonian Brief Therapy Conference.

Dr. Goldsmith works with couples and individuals on issues ranging from addiction and infidelity to trauma and abuse. He trained with renowned psychiatrists and authors Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D. and David Viscott, M.D. He was a National Merit Scholar and a Professor of Psychology at Ryokan College. He received recognition from the City of Los Angeles for his work with survivors of the 1994 earthquake. Dr. Goldsmith is the 2007 winner of the Clark Vincent Award for Writing from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. In addition, he received the 2006 Peter Markin Merit Award from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists for his humanitarian efforts. He has also been named as the 2006 recipient of the Joseph A. Giannantoino II Award in recognition of his contributions as an Outstanding Educator in the field of Addiction Medicine, given by The California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Counselors.

'Dr. G' began working in the field of psychology when his career in professional basketball was cut short because he only grew to five foot six inches tall.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First Book to Deal with Emotions in the Workplace!, November 18, 2009

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This review is from: Emotional Fitness at Work: 6 Strategic Steps to Success Using the Power of Emotion (Paperback)

I have followed and read Dr. Barton Goldsmith's books, they are always timely and authentic. Today,(always really) during the economic recession, emotions run especially high in the work place. Who isn't afraid they are going to lose job right now and it seems in the near future? He helps with fear, anxiety and negative thinking. Whether you are the CEO, Office Manager or VP, you will gleam information on how to react and respond to emotions in the workplace. There are tools and techniques that I found applicable and helpful. Everyone brings their baggage and preconceived notions to the office, Barton has a way of empowering you and those around you. A relatively quick read, but do try the tools and techniques, I found them useful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Business tips for maximizing the power of emotions, March 1, 2010

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Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emotional Fitness at Work: 6 Strategic Steps to Success Using the Power of Emotion (Paperback)

What role do emotions play in the workplace, especially during hard economic times? Psychotherapist Barton Goldsmith poses this provocative, relevant question early in his book. To answer it, he provides accessible, broad advice as opposed to delving deeply into the subject. His book is a compilation of business advice in 62 short, sometimes repetitive and imperfectly proofread chapters sorted into six categories. Goldsmith briefly and interestingly touches on many management topics, like embracing failure, encouraging innovation, having fun in the workplace, planning for crises, resolving conflicts and bestowing recognition. Although he devotes only a few pages to each issue, getAbstract recommends his book as an overview of tips for success with emotionally based concerns in the business world.