The mental reset : how hybrid work and life strengthen your resilience / Elke Geraerts

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Radical change is possible - these challenging times have proved it. Transform your work and your lives Discover new ways to incorporate focus and reduce stress in your weekly schedule Incorporate minor changes that can have a major impact on your quality of life

"A fabulous book: insightful, useful and timely! This page-turner takes you on a journey through great psychological research, interesting stories and practical techniques. You will arrive equipped for a life of more control, more optimism and less stress." Tony Crabbe, business psychologist and author of Busy. How to Thrive in a World of Too Much. "Technology allows us to rethink companies, organizations, how we run them and how we manage them. However, the most essential element in achieving success will not be technology, but whether we humans can adapt, cope and thrive. This inspiring book is a brilliant field guide on how to use the power of our minds to harness the power of flow and build organizations for resilience." Peter Hinssen, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author of The Day After Tomorrow. How to Survive in Times of Radical Innovations. Every crisis is also an opportunity. We know what we need to do to make our lives and work more brain-friendly, but somehow, we are still not putting that knowledge into practice. Covid-19 has forced us into one of the biggest experiments in resilience of all time. What if we see this crisis as an opportunity for a genuine transformation? A chance to adopt new habits that will make us stronger than ever and help us face a volatile future? In her ground-breaking new book, Elke Geraerts shows us how we can all be ready for the many challenges awaiting us in a post-covid-19 world. Her approach takes the brain as the starting point and inspires you to make brain-aware choices in work and in life. She shows how hybrid work can both increase your productivity and reduce stress, how you can chase your dreams even in times of crisis and why - in an increasingly digital world - focus is the new IQ. The old normal will never return... but perhaps that is not such a bad thing!

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction My big reset (p. 11)
• Chapter 1 Make It Count
• Why the good old days weren't necessarily that great
• Our brains have been under pressure for a long time (p. 19)
• Fanning the flames (p. 21)
• Bwah de vivre (p. 21)
• The disillusion of freedom (p. 24)
• Lockdown traumas (p. 25)
• Valet parking (p. 27)
• Resilience is the key (p. 29)
• Lever 1 Self-awareness (p. 30)
• Lever 2 Focus (p. 32)
• Lever 3 Self-control and willpower (p. 33)
• Lever 4 Optimism (p. 35)
• The Great Return (p. 38)
• Chapter 2 It Depends How You Look At It
• Why a crisis is always an opportunity too
• Never waste a good crisis (p. 45)
• Fine is suspect (p. 49)
• Most people are decent folk (p. 51)
• It is possible (p. 53)
• Fortunately the crisis went on long enough (p. 55)
• Great: we aren't in control (p. 57)
• Finally there's a problem needs solving (p. 59)
• We can start with a lovely clean sheet (p. 61)
• "They are us" (p. 65)
• Empathy has a limited shelf life... but you can extend it (p. 68)
• It will be all right in the end (and better than ever) (p. 70)
• The end of "must" as the driving force (p. 73)
• You can restore trust (p. 76)
• Chapter 3 Build Back Better
• How to take control of your own life
• First aid for your brain in crisis times (p. 80)
• Hope-scrolling (p. 80)
• Pick your switch-off (p. 82)
• A good night's sleep starts in the morning (p. 83)
• Keep the door closed (p. 85)
• Expect black swans (p. 86)
• Like a boxer outside the ring (p. 87)
• Crafting your life (p. 88)
• Take your 'why' as your point of departure (p. 88)
• Be true to yourself (p. 91)
• Never, ever copy-paste (p. 92)
• Routines provide stability (plus a disclaimer) (p. 95)
• Take your time...not (p. 98)
• Flip-thinking (p. 99)
• What if you fly? (p. 101)
• Everything is always permitted (p. 103)
• Lovingly strict (p. 104)
• A goal that is greater than yourself (p. 105)
• Keep it simple (p. 106)
• Time for a reset (p. 109)
• Chapter 4 The Brain Is Key in the New Way of Working
• Why hybrid work is here to stay
• The best of both worlds (p. 112)
• A global experiment in resilience (p. 112)
• The same but different (p. 114)
• The start of hybrid work (p. 115)
• The four dimensions of productivity (p. 118)
• The brain criterion (p. 119)
• Making hybrid happen! (p. 122)
• Synchronous versus asynchronous (p. 122)
• The four dimensions of productivity in hybrid times (p. 123)
• The six building blocks of brain-friendly hybrid work (p. 126)
• A hybrid career (p. 136)
• The transition period (p. 137)
• Take ownership of your own career (p. 138)
• Nurture a growth mindset (p. 140)
• Give your career oxygen throughout your life (p. 142)
• Pixellated workforce (p. 144)
• A reset is teamwork (p. 146)
• Campfire moments (p. 146)
• More than a hunch of flowers (p. 148)
• Chapter 5 The Most Hybrid Employer of the Year
• A new era requires new leaders
• Leadership in hybrid times (p. 152)
• The Chief Empathy Officer (p. 152)
• Be a 'don't know' (p. 154)
• It never simply blows over (p. 157)
• Different is better (p. 158)
• Drawing up a policy for hybrid work (p. 160)
• Your company's DNA (p. 160)
• A conversation starter (p. 163)
• What an empty office means (p. 164)
• Mice at play (p. 166)
• Most employees are decent folk (p. 167)
• Nurture your creative capital (p. 169)
• A customized company charter (p. 171)
• Hybrid work policies in practice (p. 172)
• Young employees after the pandemic (p. 174)
• A precarious situation (p. 174)
• Growing is a joint endeavour (p. 176)
• The world's your oyster (for work) (p. 177)
• And finally (p. 179)
• Chapter 6 The Future is Already Here
• Why brain-friendly policies are also for the young
• Youth in times of crisis: the challenges (p. 184)
• Losing out in living (p. 184)
• Losing out in learning (p. 188)
• Needing psychological help (p. 192)
• Solidarity and disgust (p. 195)
• Every crisis is an opportunity, especially if you are young (p. 197)
• Yes, they can cope with stress! (p. 198)
• Yes, they can talk about emotions (p. 200)
• Calling all teachers - where is the reset? (p. 203)
• Not just a copy of the traditional approach (p. 204)
• Digital natives-for real (p. 205)
• First-class solutions (p. 206)
• Freedom implies responsibility (p. 207)
• Every child is different (p. 207)
• A Marie Kondo for education (p. 208)
• An open door every day (p. 210)
• Lifelong curiosity (p. 211)
• Opportunities for all (p. 212)
• And finally (p. 214)
• Epilogue: Together in the Great Glass Elevator (p. 215)
• Relevant literature (p. 220)

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