Beate von Devivere

Meaningful Work: Viktor Frankl¿s Legacy for the 21st Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers meaningful work as one of the most relevant issues for 21st century workplaces, and organizations seeking to develop leadership and drive positive change. It uses Viktor Frankl's legacy as a scientific and philosophical pioneer, while combining cutting edge research findings from the behavioural sciences, organizational and management research, and human resource development with outstanding examples of new work approaches of leadership from around the globe. In order to respond to 21st century demands on meaningful work, this book harnesses the power of living meaning, values, purpose and compassion in workplaces. Beate von Devivere shows managers, human resources experts, consultants, coaches, medical experts, students and counsellors as well as all dedicated individuals, how to find meaning in their organizations, their teams and individual functions and challenges, bringing Viktor Frankl's approach to today's workplaces. Integrating a widerange of knowledge and expertise, this book covers organizational development, management practice, and findings from psychology, neuroscience as well as therapeutic approaches and new work concepts. Meaningful work is promoting an integrated approach for the 'Copernican turn', further promoting meaningful work, purpose and a good life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-07859-1
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9783030078591
• ISBN-10: 3030078590
• Artikelnr.: 56540070

Autorenporträt

Beate von Devivere is a human resources consultant and counsellor with her own company bvd CONSULT based in Frankfurt am Main for more than 20 years. In this role, Beate von Devivere has been consulting international organizations on HR management, leadership and development, training teams and coaching and counseling individuals on professional development, work and life topics. Serving international clients' needs for answering global challenges in their diverse organizational, management and individual roles, Beate von Devivere is offering an integrated, meaning centred approach, based on Viktor E. Frankl, current research in psychology and neuroscience and positive human development.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. The Image of Humans (Menschenbild).- Chapter 2. What is Man?.- Chapter 3. 21st Century Meaning Challenges.- Chapter 4. Meaning in 21st Century Workplaces.- Chapter 5. A Two Dimensional Approach.- Chapter 6. The 21 Century Cry for Meaning.- Chapter 7. The Inherent Demand Quality of Present Work Life.-Chapter 8. Initiating the Copernican Turn - Answering the What for?.- Chapter 9. Towards a Meaningful, Integrated Approach - We Reap What We Sow.- Chapter 10. Igniting the Spark in Every Person.- Chapter 11. New Work - New Culture.- Chapter 12. Values - A "New Surge of Responsibleness" Arising.- Chapter 13. Leadership - Taking Responsibility.- Chapter 14. Man, as He is - Man, as He Can Be.- Chapter 15. The Human Capacity - Current Approaches in Science.- Chapter 16. Current Approaches in Coaching, Counseling and Psychotherapy.- Chapter 17. The Return of Philosophy to Every Day Life - Potentials for the 21st Century Renaissance.- Chapter 18. Optimism in the Face of Adversity.- Chapter 19. A Meaning Centered Integrated Approach - Viktor Frankl's Legacy for the 21 Century.