Making peace with your office life : end the battles, shake the blues, get organized, and be happier at work

Do you feel disconnected and disorganized on the job? Do you feel powerless in the face of multiple office challenges, from organizing your desk to dealing with office bullies? Are you sick of it all and ready to be happy at work? Help is on the way! Cindy Glovinsky, licensed psychotherapist and expert on organizing and mental health, is uniquely qualified to offer solutions to your office blues, including: - Dozens of anecdotes and insightful exercises - Simple, effective organizing tips - Hundreds of easy ways to connect with colleagues - Great ways to make positive changes in the workplace Whether you dread coming to work every day or you're just looking for a new way to deal with office issues, MAKING PEACE WITH YOUR OFFICE LIFE offers a fresh, liberating view of the office world and practical ways to cope with its day-to-day challenges. Introduction PART I: Thinking Outside the Cubicle: What’s Really Going On? 1. The Office World Has Walls 2. The Office World Has a History 3. Sometimes It’s About Where You Work 4. Sometimes It’s About Differences 5. Sometimes It’s About Crazymakers 6. Sometimes It’s About You PART II: Starting Fresh in the Office: The First Big Steps 7. Make a Work Companion 8. Make a Job Transformation Plan 9. Optimize Your Energy PART III: From Blues and Battles to Peace: One Change at a Time 10. Peace with the Place 11. Peace with the Chaos 12. Peace with the Overwhelm 13. Peace with the Tasks 14. Peace with the Disconnect 15. Peace with the Boss 16. Peace with the Coworkers 17. Peace with the Culture 18. Peace with the Game PART IV: Beyond Peace: Working Together for Quality of Life in the Office 19. Become a Change Agent 20. Break Down the Walls Conclusion: Walls and Wings Bibliography Acknowledgments Useful Resources Index