Thriving on Stress for Success / Edition 1

by Walter H. Gmelch, Wilbert Chan

Overview

This book explores the links between stress and performance in schools and helps principals actually thrive on stress for their success. Gmelch and Chan explore ways to generate the proper amounts of stress for optimum stimulation and performance: first to stimulate the principals to become effective and second to control stress in order to achieve success.

The first part of the book provides a stress check up assessment and foundation for using stress for success. The second part assists with the problems of rustout and burnout. Self-assessments and coping techniques are provided along with foundations for maintaining peak performance. The book concludes with a compilation of helpful stress resource guide material.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803961111
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/29/1993
Series:	Principals Taking Action
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE
Stress for Success
The Principal's Check-Up
‘Principals' of Stress
Principlals Taking Action
PART TWO
Principal Stress and Performance
Rustout
In Search for Change and Challenge
Burnout
Going Beyond Your Peak
Maintaining Peak Performance