The tools I learned in recovery from addiction can help anyone find peace and develop resilience at work. The principles behind Twelve Step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous are simple but profoundly useful for restoring balance and building confidence. Recovery at Work provides practical examples for applying tools to overcome the stress and burnout of daily work life and to build a better career. Twelve Step principles have helped millions of people in recovery, and they can work for anyone. Dozens of real, personal stories illustrate ways to handle work challenges and conflicts with honesty, humility, hope, compassion, and courage. Examples show how to find your footing-as though you're walking along a narrow ridge-without overreacting or numbing out. With practice, you'll get better at discerning what you can and can't control at work. You'll learn to accept what you can't control and become more skillful at changing what you can control.
Amy Newman retired with emeritus status from teaching management communication at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Before Cornell, Amy had a successful but unfulfilling career in corporate human resources. She is the author of Business Communication and Character (11th ed.) and Building Leadership Character. When not writing, Amy is hiking, kayaking, playing the drums, or at a recovery meeting.
I wish there was a book like this when I was working. The procedures addressed in Recovery at Work would have helped me in my interactions with direct reports. Amy provides tools to establish a consistent and positive solution to problems faced in the workplace. Using the principles in the book would have greatly assisted me in handling an area that I found difficult to address. Simplifying the approach to problems that many people find complicated is one of Amy's many talents.--John Svensson, Retired Hospitality Executive, Former Director of Catering with Hyatt Corporation, Starwood Hotels, and Statler Hotel at Cornell University I, like so many others, struggle to find balance in my professional life and was helped by Amy Newman's fresh perspective of the "narrow ridge" for applying Twelve Step principles in an accessible way. I highly recommend Recovery at Work for anyone seeking coping tools for managing stress, triggers, or toxicity in their professional life. I work with many who seek recovery and will be putting this engaging guide for finding balance at work in their hands.--Beth Fisher Sanders, LCSW, LCAS, Psychotherapist, Recovery advocate and person in long-term recovery, CEO, HOPE Recovery Resources, President Emeritus, National Alliance for Recovery Residences With thoughtfulness and creativity, Amy Newman has successfully applied the Twelve Steps recovery tools to the world of work. She identifies each Step's guiding principle and how it looks in behavior. She also offers guidance on achieving balance and judgment in the work environment, using real-life examples to highlight possibilities and pitfalls. Using these principles for living can make a significant contribution to the workplace and one's own well-being. It is a "must-read" for everyone who is working.--Stephanie S. Covington, PhD, LCSW, Author, A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps
