Stress, Wellness, and Performance Optimization

Nilesh Thakre, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the Psychology Department at SNDT Women’s University, India, and an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. With over 22 years of corporate, academics, research and consulting experience, he has authored books, book chapters, and articles and has edited books on management and psychology. He has delivered invited lectures at many national and international conferences. Dr. Thakre’s credentials include a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, MAs in Clinical Psychology and Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, among other qualifications. B. Udaya Kumar Reddy, PhD, is the Director (Training and Consultancy) at Stress Management Lab Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, India. He has over two decades of experience in the areas of stress training, research, consultancy, and counseling. He previously worked as Professor at the Dr. MCR HRD Institute, India, as well as a Stress Management Consultant (Hon.) at hte Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit at Mediciti and Care Hospital, India. An author and a presenter, Dr. Reddy founded the Indian Chapter of the International Stress Management Association. His PhD is in the area of Stress Management.

1. Organizational Constraints as a Source of Work Stress: A Multifaceted Perspective 2. Managing Wellbeing at Work: Multi-Level Interventions to Promote Productive and Healthy Workplaces 3. Alleviating Stress Among Indian Higher Education Faculty: Moderating Effect of Support for Online Teaching 4. Meaning-Making and Mental Health in Leadership and Organization through Family and Spiritual Resilience 5. A Framework for Managing Employee Wellness with Wearables, Big Data, and Analytics 6. Illegitimate Absence of Tasks: A New Concept of Offense to the Self 7. Mental Health, the Pandemic, and a New Path Forward for Employee Wellbeing and Organizational Success 8. Work-Life Balance and Life Satisfaction among Indian Employees in the Retail and Information Technology Sectors 9. Understanding Concept of Health and Wellbeing: Baiga‘s Way of Life 10. Perceived Organizational Justice, Generational Cohort, Burnout, and Self-Efficacy among Indian Employees