Zen Your Work, Karlyn Borysenko
Zen Your Work, Karlyn Borysenko
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Zen Your Work
Create Your Ideal Work Experience Through Mindful Self-Mastery

Author: Karlyn Borysenko

Narrator: Judith Hoag

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/25/2018

Synopsis

Use mindfulness techniques to handle toxic stress in the workplace and to create your ideal professional experience from the inside out.

While working in a particularly toxic environment, Karlyn Borysenko came to this liberating realization: she couldn't control other people, but she could control herself, her perspective, and her actions. Now an organizational psychologist, consultant, and executive coach, Borysenko shows us how to bridge the gap between where we are now and what will bring us the most professional success and happiness. We must achieve self-mastery--by accepting responsibility for our actions, understanding our innate work style, and discerning when and how to push outside our comfort zone.
   In Zen Your Work, Borysenko shows us how to set personal goals that allow us to focus our energy and create measures of success that aren't affected by the cynicism, competitiveness, or narcissism of others. Borysenko teaches us to apply mindfulness techniques in a highly practical way to achieve professional success, create game-changing relationships (even with the most negative people in the office), decrease stress, and enjoy a better work/life balance.

About The Author

Karlyn Borysenko, MBA, PhD, is an organizational psychologist, consultant, and executive coach. As the creator and owner of Zen Workplace, she helps individuals find greater happiness and fulfillment in their professional lives, and helps organizations around the world to create positive employee experiences that drive productivity. Her approach is grounded in organizational and positive psychology and draws on mindfulness techniques.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mikita

An important read for anyone who is not at peace in their workplace. There's a lot of great advice in this book, but here's the key one that helped me stop negative thinking spiraling into a full-blown work crisis: "If you are in a professional situation that you’re not completely happy with, that’s......more

Goodreads review by Rich

I picked up this book at SHRM19 after a twitter exchange with the Author. I typically read 50 to 75 books a year and I have to say this is one of the better business/self-help books I’ve read in a very long time. It’s very well written and is chock full of valuable and actionable ideas and reminders......more

Goodreads review by L.B.

I thought this would be about any work. But no. Only people who work in that mad, mad, world of business and cubicles would benefit, I think. Which means, for me, it's ten years too late. Which is a good thing. But not good enough for me to give a third star. You mad, mad, business folks? You alread......more

Quotes

"Zen Your Work provides tips and relevant exercises to help employees develop the necessary mindset to be happy at work, despite difficult people or circumstances."
—Amy Cooper Hakim, coauthor of Working with Difficult People

“Zen Your Work will literally change your brain. It does a wonderful job of explaining how a powerful shift in your thinking can help you to create a work life that is truly rewarding. “
—Friederike Fabritius, neuropsychologist and coauthor of The Leading Brain

“I have long believed that left to their own devices, our minds create all of our struggles in the workplace. The amazing flip side to this is that our mindsets and expectations alone allow us to find joy and success at work, and that with the right tools we can even find that success and happiness are our natural states, once the drama is gone. Zen Your Work is a powerful collection of those tools that will teach you how to navigate the most pressing challenges you’ll face in the office with a fresh set of eyes.”
—Cy Wakeman, author of No Ego and Reality-Based Leadership

“Karlyn offers a foundational and practical approach to self-awareness in the workplace, so we can stay zen and take ownership of our mental health regardless of our circumstances at work. She shows us how to set the right tone in leadership and communication to create a productive path forward to success.”  
—John Baldino, President of Humareso

"Zen Your Work is a fantastic toolkit for anyone who wants to create the most meaningful work experience possible, regardless of their coworkers' moods, organizational change, and other external circumstances. The book will help you understand your strengths and biases so that you can enjoy smoother, less stressful interactions and greater success."
—Alice Boyes, PhD, author of The Healthy Mind Toolkit 

"Zen Your Work is a wonderful book for coping with everyone at work, including high-conflict personalities. From how to start your day well, to the stories you tell yourself on-the-job, to building strategic relationships, Dr. Borysenko gives lots of tools and tips for finding and creating your ideal work situation. After reading this book, you’ll know how to thrive (not just survive) regardless of what everyone else does. Surprisingly simple, clear, and friendly."
  —Bill Eddy, author of 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life

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