Viktor Frankl noticed something after the Second World War that still has something important to teach us about retirement. As a psychiatrist, he observed that many people did not feel most unsettled when life was busy, demanding or difficult. They often felt worse when life became quiet. Sunday afternoon, in particular, seemed to expose something. [...]
Why yoga won’t fix psychosocial hazards: what leaders should do instead Wellness programs can be good for morale, recovery and culture, but they are not, by themselves, controls for psychosocial hazards. A yoga class, morning tea, mindfulness app or fruit bowl may support individual wellbeing, but it does not remove the source of harm if [...]
The most reliable service any large corporation seems to provides these days is the customer satisfaction survey. You can spend three days trying to solve a problem they created, be transferred between departments like an unwanted Christmas present, explain your life story to six different people and emerge only slightly older than when you began. [...]
Dr Susan Roberts says: