Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and WorkBerrett-Koehler Publishers, 9 lug 2010 - 216 pagine The late Viktor Frankl's hopeful Man's Search for Meaning emerged from his experience in a Nazi concentration camp. With Frankl's blessing, Pattakos, a cofounder of the Innovation Group consultancy and a former professor of public and business administration, applies Frankl's lessons to corporate America's workplaces. Logotherapy, Frankl's therapeutic approach, says we are free to respond to all aspects of our destiny; Pattakos argues that if we all have a will to meaning, then even if we work for unenlightened companies, we can still "connect meaningfully with others" within the workplace. Finding your sense of humor, giving to others and forgiving, and "de-reflecting" (or shifting your focus of attention) are all strategies for connection; one should consider "ten positive things" when losing a job or taking a pay cut. Pattakos ends each chapter with a "Meaning Moment" and a "Meaning Question," which can seem contrived (how exactly is your work like a "mission"?) and a lot of the advice will feel like familiar workplace etiquette that has been rebranded. Still, Pattakos's is a humane approach that allows for purpose in even the most purposeless-seeming environments, which is surely palliative care—if not a cure—for work ruts. |
Sommario
1 Life Doesnt Just Happen to Us | 1 |
2 Viktor Frankls Lifework and Legacy | 15 |
3 Labyrinths of Meaning | 27 |
4 Exercise the Freedom to Choose Your Attitude | 41 |
5 Realize Your Will to Meaning | 65 |
6 Detect the Meaning of Lifes Moments | 91 |
7 Dont Work Against Yourself | 113 |
8 Look at Yourself from a Distance | 131 |
10 Extend Beyond Yourself | 157 |
11 Living and Working with Meaning | 173 |
12 The Meaning Difference | 187 |
Notes | 215 |
223 | |
Acknowledgments | 225 |
229 | |
About the Author | 235 |
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