Today's dynamic business environment is creating unprecedented forces that require organizations and societies to change. The emergence of knowledge as a major driver of economy puts human beings at the center-stage of action. It is now universally acknowledged that people are the biggest assets in the organizations, which need to be nurtured more than structures, systems and policies. On the other hand, the competitive and global environment is creating insecurity and stress amongst the workforce, giving rise to a challenging need to manage the stress and create a more conducive work environment to sustain productivity and profitability. The challenge is being addressed by a need for and acknowledgment of counseling at the workplace.
Counselling
Skills for Managers, a book by Dr. Kavita Singh, addresses
this urgent need by identifying issues and challenges of
counseling at the workplace. The book is a treatise on different
approaches to counseling in general with specific reference
to counseling for and by managers.The
dynamic work environment and the competitive business environment
ensure that we spend more hours at our workplace. In order
to make the organization more productive and sustainable
and the processes more effective, a productive human resource
is a foregone conclusion.
The
society is upbeat about the booming economy and rising salaries,
which is a good news. The flipside is that employees are
more insecure in their jobs and more stressed and overworked
than ever. Statistics illustrate the impact of stress, long
hours, and mental illness in the workplace.All
these factors have made it important that managers should
be equipped to handle human issues at the workplace. Yet,
we find a dearth of literature on the need and practice
of workplace counseling. Dr. Kavita Singh attempts to fill
the lacunae with her book Counselling Skills for Managers.
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