DEVELOPING A SATISFYING CAREER
A job is something you do to meet your survival needs, it is usually a means to an end, and there is absolutely nothing wrong [...]
WHAT IS A PSYCHOLOGICALLY HEALTHY WORKPLACE?
“A psychologically safe and healthy workplace is one that actively works to prevent harm to employees’ psychological health and promotes mental well-being. A healthy workplace [...]
ARE YOU DYING FOR YOUR JOB?
Career and Workplace Health: Dying for a job. This is 2022, and considering the effect of COVID-19 , the unprecedented job openings, the shrinking [...]
WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW?
“No one rushes quicker to judgment than those who warn against rushing to judgment.” Marina Hyde The Guardian April 7, 2017 An article in the [...]
HAS ANYTHING REALLY CHANGED TO KEEP WOMEN AND CHILDREN SAFE?
I have been working for 30+ years in the social services and counselling field and sadly nothing really changes when it comes to sexual assault [...]
EXPRESSING ANGER CONSTRUCTIVELY: A stress management tool
Expressing anger in a constructive way is challenging and in many situations, quite challenging. First we need to locate the source of your anger then [...]
WORKPLACE SURVIVAL: Managers from hell
There is nothing worse in a work place than dealing with a horrible boss or co-worker. Dr. David Posen MD (2013) in his book “Is [...]
THE TRUTH ABOUT WORKPLACE STRESS
The subject of my book In Harm's Way is the psychological health of professional helpers’ workplaces. The material used for this blog is partly from [...]
REVISIONING TIME MANAGEMENT
It seems that we keep telling ourselves we should manage our time better. We think it is just a matter of “getting organized”. I would [...]
THE MURPHY’S LAW OF CAREER PLANS
There are many old sayings that come into play when you are looking for work and/or trying to find a satisfying career. Ones’ like “the [...]