Chronic Health Conditions and Work

McGonagle is a globally recognized expert on chronic health conditions and the world of work. She takes her incredible insights, packages them together in a highly compelling manner, to bring forward this book that is truly a game changer for organizational leaders at all levels. Saying this book is a must-read, is likely an understatement, it is just that good! * Steven Rogelberg, Chancellor's Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; author, The Surprising Science of Meetings and Glad We Met * This cutting-edge book will have a transformative effect for leaders of all levels in organizations. Disabilities, and chronic health conditions, specifically, have been marginalized and under-appreciated in workplace inclusion efforts to date. Alyssa provides an overwhelmingly compelling case for why this can no longer be ignored, and offers accessible and practical ways any organization can better support its employees. If you are either working with a chronic health issue or managing others at work, you must read this book. * Rosalind Joffe, Chronic Illness Career Coach, ciCoach.com; author, Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend! * This is an excellent solution-focused resource for any supervisor managing workers with chronic health issues. The author achieves a rare balance between the needs of workers and the perspectives of organizations and describes feasible, evidence-based strategies. More than half of workers have chronic health conditions, but workplace challenges are sometimes hidden from view, overlooked by supervisors, or excluded from programs and policies until problems become severe. Anyone who has ever managed employees will appreciate this much-needed guide for providing fair and helpful organizational support and accommodation to workers within a complex regulatory environment. * William S. Shaw, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Former Division Chief (Ret.), Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine *