When we talk about the core challenge of balancing workload with wellbeing, one of the solutions we always recommend is that employers support employees to proactively balance challenge with recovery. That is, that we take good breaks during the day, in evenings and weekends, and have decent holidays. When [...]
As neuropsychologists and many others will already be aware, Lisa Feldman-Barrett is in the top 1% of most-cited scientists around the world for her work in psychology and neuroscience. She is affiliated with Northeastern University, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Her most recent book, 7½ Lessons about [...]
Our people are our biggest asset. This is true at all times. Intensifying this for employers at present, there is widespread recognition that finding good workers has never been harder, while talented people are resigning from jobs to seek more autonomy and latitude in their working lives. How [...]
For many, the pandemic has taken mental health out of the four walls of the psychologist’s office and brought it into the everyday – into dinner table conversations and workplace video-calls. We are more comfortable asking each other how we are, and more comfortable answering honestly when we respond ourselves. [...]