Many businesses glorify alcohol – as a feel-good social lubricant, a we're-all-in-this-together stress reliever – but it comes at a high cost to both the organization and the individual. It's time for leaders to take a sober look at the role of alcohol in workplace culture.
Many businesses glorify alcohol – as a feel-good social lubricant, a we're-all-in-this-together stress reliever – but it comes at a high cost to both the organization and the individual. It's time for leaders to take a sober look at the role of alcohol in workplace culture.
'This book is both life-enhancing and company-saving' - Sir Anthony Seldon, author, educator and cofounder of Action for Happiness
How much is alcohol costing your company?
It may not appear on the balance sheet, but the loss of productivity and the human suffering that it causes mean leaders can't afford to ignore this elephant in the board room.
Leaders are beginning to realize that by confronting the issue of alcohol they can liberate people from shame and stigma, boost wellbeing and productivity, support diversity initiatives and create positive, lasting culture change.
Let's stop bottling up trouble.
Tabbin Almond’s drinking career started early, and really took off when she worked in advertising. Her drinking made her miserable and affected every area of her life. Now, having overcome her own addiction, she works as a coach, blogger, podcaster and speaker to help others control alcohol and find freedom.
'A much needed, insightful resource on a critical, often overlooked topic' - Tara Mohr, author of Playing Big
Details
Price: $18.99
Pages: 214
Carton Quantity: 20
Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing
Imprint: Practical Inspiration Publishing
Publication Date: 10th September 2024
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
ISBN: 9781788605953
Format: Paperback
BISACs: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership
Reviews
Tabbin Almond has taken hold of this nettle and dragged it to the top of the HR agenda. - Amazon 5*
This is a very timely book, with very clear and pragmatic analysis and guidance. Essential reading for any people manager or business owner/manager - Amazon 5*
Author Bio
Tabbin Almond’s drinking career started early, and really took off when she worked in advertising. Her drinking made her miserable and affected every area of her life. Now, having overcome her own addiction, she works as a coach, blogger, podcaster and speaker to help others control alcohol and find freedom.
Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Introduction
Part 1 – How alcohol is holding your business back
1 The financial costs to organizations of the absenteeism and presenteeism associated with alcohol
2 The human cost of alcohol
3 The reputational costs associated with alcohol
4 The societal factors that hold businesses back from changing their culture around alcohol
5 Why business leaders hold back from changing their organization’s alcohol culture… seen as the fight we don’t need to have
Part 2 – Understanding why people become dependent on alcohol
6 Why do some people develop AUD but not others?
7 Regardless of the differing beliefs about why dependence develops, the result is the same
Part 3 – What to do about it: assess, plan, implement, sustain
8 Looking in the mirror
9 The various ways your business may be Bottling Up Trouble: the bits that are in writing, i.e., policies and contracts of employment
10 The unwritten rules that mean you may be Bottling Up Trouble
11 Road map for changing your workplace culture around alcohol
12 Implementation of the No BUTs Road Map: short-term imperatives
13 Sustain the changes by truly embedding a new culture
'This book is both life-enhancing and company-saving' - Sir Anthony Seldon, author, educator and cofounder of Action for Happiness
How much is alcohol costing your company?
It may not appear on the balance sheet, but the loss of productivity and the human suffering that it causes mean leaders can't afford to ignore this elephant in the board room.
Leaders are beginning to realize that by confronting the issue of alcohol they can liberate people from shame and stigma, boost wellbeing and productivity, support diversity initiatives and create positive, lasting culture change.
Let's stop bottling up trouble.
Tabbin Almond’s drinking career started early, and really took off when she worked in advertising. Her drinking made her miserable and affected every area of her life. Now, having overcome her own addiction, she works as a coach, blogger, podcaster and speaker to help others control alcohol and find freedom.
'A much needed, insightful resource on a critical, often overlooked topic' - Tara Mohr, author of Playing Big
Price: $18.99
Pages: 214
Carton Quantity: 20
Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing
Imprint: Practical Inspiration Publishing
Publication Date: 10th September 2024
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
ISBN: 9781788605953
Format: Paperback
BISACs: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership
Tabbin Almond has taken hold of this nettle and dragged it to the top of the HR agenda. - Amazon 5*
This is a very timely book, with very clear and pragmatic analysis and guidance. Essential reading for any people manager or business owner/manager - Amazon 5*
Tabbin Almond’s drinking career started early, and really took off when she worked in advertising. Her drinking made her miserable and affected every area of her life. Now, having overcome her own addiction, she works as a coach, blogger, podcaster and speaker to help others control alcohol and find freedom.
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Introduction
Part 1 – How alcohol is holding your business back
1 The financial costs to organizations of the absenteeism and presenteeism associated with alcohol
2 The human cost of alcohol
3 The reputational costs associated with alcohol
4 The societal factors that hold businesses back from changing their culture around alcohol
5 Why business leaders hold back from changing their organization’s alcohol culture… seen as the fight we don’t need to have
Part 2 – Understanding why people become dependent on alcohol
6 Why do some people develop AUD but not others?
7 Regardless of the differing beliefs about why dependence develops, the result is the same
Part 3 – What to do about it: assess, plan, implement, sustain
8 Looking in the mirror
9 The various ways your business may be Bottling Up Trouble: the bits that are in writing, i.e., policies and contracts of employment
10 The unwritten rules that mean you may be Bottling Up Trouble
11 Road map for changing your workplace culture around alcohol
12 Implementation of the No BUTs Road Map: short-term imperatives
13 Sustain the changes by truly embedding a new culture
