Community-Led Orientation : Adult Child in the Workplace
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Adult Child in the Workplace is the latest installment in Karl-Johan Spiik’s series on community-led work cultures and emotional skills for working life. This book dives into a phenomenon that quietly influences many teams: it explores how childhood survival mechanisms can shape an adult’s behavior in the workplace. Many professionals sense an invisible barrier to fully authentic collaboration – patterns like conflict avoidance, fear of criticism, people-pleasing, or difficulty setting boundaries. The book examines how these adult habits often stem from early experiences and how they can hinder true self-management and community-led team dynamics.
Combining psychological insight, real work-life examples, and practical tools, Adult Child in the Workplace provides readers with a 24-point self-test checklist and a set of simple exercises (on topics like emotional regulation, handling feedback, and seeking peer support) to foster growth. It emphasizes that while feelings and interpersonal challenges belong in workplace conversations, the office is not a therapy room – there are everyday communication practices that integrate emotions in a healthy way. Through vivid examples, the book shows how even small changes (like beginning meetings with a check-in or learning to say “no” respectfully) can enhance psychological safety and team collaboration.
Who is it for: While written with younger adults (20–30) in mind, Adult Child in the Workplace is equally valuable for educators, HR professionals, and leaders. It offers understanding and practical methods to help individuals and teams grow beyond their old self-defeating patterns and create healthier, more resilient work cultures. This book is available in Finnish (Aikuinen lapsi työelämässä, in print, e-book, and audiobook) and in English (as an e-book and audiobook).
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