A phrase for our times byThe New York Times’ Noreen Malone.Subtitle, “When 25 million people leave their jobs, it’s about more than just burnout.” Among the insights: “. . . last month a Business Insider article declared that companies ‘are actively driving their white-collar workers...
In Chapter 17, "Good Work: The Psychology of Gainful Employment," we discuss the components of jobs that are both productive and satisfying. And in Chapter 18, "The Me/We Balance: Building Better Communities," we suggest that the most productive and sat- isfying environments are those in ...
doctors. These men acted purposefully for years to distance themselves from their emotions, creating what Lifton describes as an “Auschwitz self” that enabled them to prevent any normal, unschooled human kindness from interfering with their jobs. I wouldn’t want to live next door to someone wh...
In previous jobs, I’ve initiated national magazines and newsletters that got different offices talking to and inspiring each other; I hired SFX makeup artists to do unique commercial projects; I used my network to create advertising campaigns that went on billboards across Canada; I interviewed ...
Thus, employees who feel they have more control over their jobs fare better in times of uncertainty and threat of job loss. Social support is a key mediator of this effect. If those in your immediate circle, whether at work or outside of work, provide social su...
I long for the day when we simply talked about leaders having good “people skills” and there were only two basic areas: Do you know how to do your job? = Technical skills Do you know how to assist others in doing their jobs? = People skills ...
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However, critics have long observed that there are many “possible” Gods, each of whom seems to demand different actions as indicators of our faith; the wager alone is no guide as to the steps that should be taken to increase the chance of “an infinitely happy life”....
(e.g., social support, autonomy) consist of the physical, social, psychological, or organizational aspects of jobs that aid the achievement of work-related goals and thereby stimulate growth and achievement (Bakker et al.,2023). Thus, job resources are important not only in buffering the ...
The transition process involves many aspects of the students’ social-ecological reality, such as change in their social networks, work possibilities including part-time jobs, and, moving from home in many cases. Indeed, during the transition process, there is a complex task of ‘niche ...