Rethinking Employee Resilience is a playbook for reducing burnout and fostering worker resilience in organizations of all kinds. Conventional wisdom holds that employee burnout is an individual issue, related to personal problems of mental health and misalignment. In this book, clinical psychologist Dr. Dan Pelton argues that employee burnout is in fact a broad, systemic workforce issue that organizational leaders must address in broad terms. Leaders, employees, and organizations as a whole can benefit by using alternative perspectives to promote resilience throughout their organizations. Four key strategies are explored for preventing burnout and creating optimal engagement conditions that can significantly enhance a company's bottom line. Performance Management; Analytics; Job crafting; and Strategic Communication. With humor and insight, Pelton examines the personal qualities of leaders who exemplify resilience and know how to foster it in their employees. Case studies showcase resilience-building in organizations of all types and sizes, including both grassroots and top-down approaches. Each chapter ends with questions that stimulate reflection and creative thinking, making the book ideal for self-study, workshop, or classroom use.
Dr. Dan Pelton is an author and speaker dedicated to fostering a culture that champions employee well-being and mental health. He challenges conventional wisdom in the well-being industry, advocating for research-backed truths that drive behavioral change and deliver tangible workplace improvements-boosting engagement, retention, productivity, and satisfaction. Dan's career spans both public and private sectors. As a board-certified clinical psychologist, he served the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, providing care to thousands of soldiers across multiple provinces. Over the past decade, he has led mental health initiatives in management consulting, crafting strategies that enhance well-being and concurrently boost business performance. Dan has spoken to tens of thousands globally, championing mental health awareness, promoting early intervention, and engaging in critical dialogues. Now, he distills his insights into a practical and accessible book for readers everywhere. Visit Danpelton.com or follow on LinkedIn.
Dedication Preface Introduction Part I. Burnout Unorthodoxies Chapter 1. Challenging the Status Quo: Rethinking Mental Health Wisdom Chapter 2: Grave Gaps in Burnout Perception Chapter 3: Burnout and the Organization: A Story of Avoided Responsibility Chapter 4: When Employee Engagement Cripples your Workforce Part II. Resilience Pathways Chapter 5: The Organizational Path to Workforce Resilience Chapter 6: The Resilient Leader Imperative Part III. Change Strategies Chapter 7: Case Studies in Harmonizing Resilience and Workforce Culture Chapter 8: Navigating the Path to Organizational Change Chapter 9: Putting it All Together: Practical Use Cases Epilogue References Index
