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The health of managers, executives, and business leaders has a
massive impact on the performance and prospects of modern
organizations. If health problems are not tackled, people become
less productive, less effective, and more destructive. It is clear
that business leaders and human resource professionals cannot
afford to ignore the impact of work-related health issues on
company performance. Yet even acknowledging this fact still leaves
us with a choice over how to proceed. Should we try to minimize
those risks that typically lead to health problems or seek to
strengthen executive health? While recognising that identifying
health risks is the first step in any preventive health program,
Managing Executive Health argues for a positive approach, which
emphasizes physical vigour, psychological well-being, spiritual
vitality, and ethical integrity. Key issues are illustrated
throughout with case studies of high-profile figures from the
worlds of business and politics.
The Black Death. Cholera. Spanish flu. Swine flu. HIV/AIDS.
COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2. Each of these pandemics has made (or, is
making) a lasting impact on humanity. From the immediate mental
image of the beaked masks worn in the Middle Ages (bubonic plague)
and the birth of epidemiology (cholera) to recognizing the benefits
of social distancing (1918 flu) and the harm of prejudice and
misinformation (HIV/AIDS), pandemics have shown us how to survive
infectious disease, as long as we heed their lessons. Preparing for
Pandemics in the Modern World, edited by Christine Crudo Blackburn,
brings together experts on pandemic preparedness and biosecurity to
explore areas of weakness in pandemic prevention, preparedness,
detection, and response. Even as COVID-19 makes its way around the
world, leaders and policymakers are tasked with thinking ahead and
preparing to effectively respond to the next such event - which
experience shows us to be a matter of 'when', not 'if'. Inside,
chapters are divided into sections on the lessons learned from the
1918 influenza pandemic, the application of the One Health concept,
and the role of the private sector in responding to potentially
devastating disease outbreaks. A chapter on the impacts of supply
chain disruption - in light of COVID-19 - and an epilogue that
discusses the current outbreak make Preparing for Pandemics in the
Modern World a timely and accessibly written compilation on
pandemic prevention, preparedness, detection, and response.
The health of managers, executives, and business leaders has a
massive impact on the performance and prospects of modern
organizations. If health problems are not tackled, people become
less productive, less effective, and more destructive. It is clear
that business leaders and human resource professionals cannot
afford to ignore the impact of work-related health issues on
company performance. Yet even acknowledging this fact still leaves
us with a choice over how to proceed. Should we try to minimize
those risks that typically lead to health problems or seek to
strengthen executive health? While recognising that identifying
health risks is the first step in any preventive health program,
Managing Executive Health argues for a positive approach, which
emphasizes physical vigour, psychological well-being, spiritual
vitality, and ethical integrity. Key issues are illustrated
throughout with case studies of high-profile figures from the
worlds of business and politics.
A collection of papers presented at a 1985 conference on work
stress and health care. In this comprehensive volume, the authors,
well-known experts in their field, present a broad spectrum of
stress-related conditions in the workplace and discuss the
relationship between prevention and therapy. Throughout the volume
contributing researchers and practitioners present different
aspects of stress and suggest a number of intervention strategies.
Excellent up-to-date sources covering a vareity of disciplines are
cited throughout the book. This volume would be useful to diverse
audiences. "Choice"
While there are many studies demonstrating the effects of stress
on employees and organizations, there is little evidence that
research findings are being appropriately used in corporate health
care systems. Work Stress, consisting of original,
multidisciplinary papers by academics and practitioners, examines
the current knowledge of work stress, preventive management
strategies, and therapeutic healing techniques used in health care
programs.
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