Speaker, consultant, researcher, writer on psychological aspects of people at work, and author of the insightful and inspirational book The Psychological Recession, Judith M. Bardwick, Ph.D. describes how people feel beaten down, vulnerable, and feeling a loss of control of events around them. After two decades of layoffs, lost pensions, and outsourcing, about half of all employees have lost faith and commitment in their employers. These people no longer trust their employers or their elected leaders. Without mutual trust and respect, Judith Bardwick points out that it becomes impossible to solve problems or build a future oriented relationship. Mistrust and lack of respect she says, only create cynicism in a system that people no longer see as a fair meritocracy. With feelings more than four times more powerful than facts, according to Dr. Bardhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifwick, the depressing economic news has created a psychological recession. Judith Bardwick offers a way pout through rediscovering spirit, values, and history, to overcome this malaise.
Judith Bardwick is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.
The show airs live on Thursday, July 7, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Speaker, consultant, researcher, writer on psychological aspects of people at work, and author of the insightful and inspirational book The Psychological Recession, Judith M. Bardwick, Ph.D. describes how people feel beaten down, vulnerable, and feeling a loss of control of events around them. You will learn:
* Why the current economic downturn is psychological in nature
* How people behave and react to the events and also cause the events
* How to rebuild mutual trust and respect between the public and its leaders
* How to transform the down economy into economic growth
Judith M. Bardwick, Ph.D. (photo left) is a highly regarded speaker, consultant, researcher, and writer on psychological aspects of people at work. For more than two decades, she has combined cutting-edge psychological research with practical business applications to optimize organizational performance, change organizational views and values, and help managers achieve financial and personal success. IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, 3M, BellSouth, and National Steel are among her many clients.
Dr. Bardwick is the author of one of the top 25 bestselling business books of the last decade, Danger in the Comfort Zone (AMACOM Books; 1995). Her other books include The Plateauing Trap, In Praise of Good Business, and Psychology of Women. In addition, she has published scores of journal articles, papers, and book chapters on an array of topics. In her latest book, ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR: How to Combat the Psychological Recession That's Alienating Employees and Hurting American Business (AMACOM Books; October 2007), Dr. Bardwick sheds light on a deeply troubling condition affecting as many as two-thirds of U.S. employees, which she identifies as a "psychological recession." Backed by extensive studies and hard numbers, she reveals how this pervasive sense of job insecurity is taking a serious financial toll on companies nationwide and threatening America's economic future.
"A Psychological Recession is not just an idea; it is a real phenomenon with real consequences, all of them bad," Dr. Bardwick contends. "When people are scared and depressed for a long time, despair and fear replace confidence and optimism. Try running a company with workers who feel like that. In the larger economic picture, it is really dangerous that a Psychological Recession characterizes most people's views and moods when two-thirds of our gross domestic product is based on consumer spending, which is profoundly affected by consumer confidence."
Before establishing her consulting business in 1983, Dr. Bardwick was a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Associate Dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. She currently serves as a volunteer Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. She was also on the board of Westcorp and Western Financial Bank and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Her biography has appeared in Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, The Encyclopedia of American Women, and other prestigious directories.
Dr. Bardwick earned a B.S. from Purdue University, an M.S. from Cornell, and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She lives in La Jolla, California.
Dr. Bardwick has appeared in:
Who's Who of American Women, 2004-2006
Who's Who in America, 1998-2007
Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1991, 2005, 2007
Who's Who in the West, 2000-2007
My book review of The Psychological Recession by Judith M. Bardwick, Ph.D.
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Let's talk with speaker, consultant, researcher, writer on psychological aspects of people at work, and author of the insightful and inspirational book The Psychological Recession, Judith M. Bardwick, Ph.D., as she describes how people feel beaten down, vulnerable, and feeling a loss of control of events around them. After two decades of layoffs, lost pensions, and outsourcing, about half of all employees have lost faith and commitment in their employers. These people no longer trust their employers or their elected leaders. Without mutual trust and respect, Judith Bardwick points out that it becomes impossible to solve problems or build a future oriented relationship. Mistrust and lack of respect she says, only create cynicism in a system that people no longer see as a fair meritocracy. With feelings more than four times more powerful than facts, according to Dr. Bardwick, the depressing economic news has created a psychological recession. Judith Bardwick offers a way pout through rediscovering spirit, values, and history, to overcome this malaise on Blog Business Success Radio.
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