Four Things You Can Control When Your Workload Is Out Of Control
Ironically, one of the most significant effects of overload is that it disables us just when we need all of our faculties to juggle so many competing priorities. So what...
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Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Problems related to achieving professional success might appear to be a pretty good species of problem to have; even raising this issue risks seeming precious. But if you reach professional...
Just one day of work a week improves mental health, study suggests
Now researchers say they have found a positive impact on mental health on moving from unemployment to a paid job, and that this boost is gained from working up to...
To tackle our mental-health crisis, career guidance could be surprisingly important
Like any kind of one-to-one help, career guidance provides a safe space to share worries and concerns. Career guidance can help clients figure out who they are, what their goals...
How to Deal With Job-Search Depression
When people imagine job-search depression, they often attribute it to financial instability and frequent rejection. However, the perception that we are our work is a major reason the job search, and...
Put down the self-help books. Resilience is not a DIY endeavour
Resilience is not a DIY endeavour. Self-help fails because the stresses that put our lives in jeopardy in the first place remain in the world around us even after we’ve...
The true cost of poor mental health at work
Employees who are under stress and dealing with issues of mental health and wellness end up spending more than a third of their shift being unproductive, the results of a...
What Anxiety Does to Us at Work
Here are some common ways anxiety can cause problems at work and suggestions for ways to minimize them....
What it means to consider trauma within career development
Success in career development relies on a strong sense of self and the ability to see one’s identity change through the process. Career development assumes that there is a starting...
New research uncovers the psychological burden of being unemployed
New psychology research highlights how unemployment can place a psychological burden on people by frustrating access to several psychological needs, such as a sense of purpose....