{"product_id":"relational-energy","title":"Relational Energy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBurnout can’t be solved with just perks or stress-reduction workshops. It's solved by changing how leaders engage their teams—a practical shift that requires no new resources. Grounded in peer-reviewed research, \u003ci\u003eRelational Energy\u003c\/i\u003e shows leaders how small changes in everyday workplace conversations can spark energy, revive exhausted teams, and build workplaces where people thrive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery leader is dealing with burnout and looking for something they can actually do tomorrow morning, and this is it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, leadership scholar Amy Young, with Kim Cameron, reveals how everyday communication creates relational energy, the powerful force that fuels engagement, creativity, resilience, health and well-being, and performance across teams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on interviews with energizing leaders and weaving in supporting peer-reviewed research, Young unlocks the secrets to thriving amid uncertainty and disruption due to AI automation, fragile labor markets, cultural divisiveness, and relentless workplace demands. Through vivid real-world examples, you'll discover how energizing leaders sustain their own vitality while lifting their teams at the same time, simply by rethinking how they approach everyday conversations. You'll learn how to turn those ordinary interactions into extraordinary ones, providing a practical, no-cost antidote to workplace stress and burnout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, you will learn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow relational energy promotes workplace well-being and performance, creating the foundation for sustainable organizational success;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estrategies energizing leaders use to maintain their own energy levels while navigating the same modern workplace pressures that impact their teams;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to have workplace conversations that generate healthy perceptions of challenge and stress and reduce burnout while building resilience and team solidarity;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003especific language choices (wording, pronoun selection, questions, and declarative statements) that empower employees, elevate teams, and drive productivity; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to acknowledge hard realities while building genuine hope and resilience, avoiding toxic positivity that saps energy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePractical, research driven, and immediately applicable, \u003ci\u003eRelational Energy\u003c\/i\u003e shows leaders how small changes in language can create extraordinary impact, recharging people, teams, and entire organizations.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680100360565,"sku":"9798890571656","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798890571656.jpg?v=1792423139","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/relational-energy","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}