Category: Wellbeing, resilience & Stress
Workload, recovery, burnout and the conditions that make work sustainable. Written for managers as much as individuals, because most of what determines whether someone copes is designed into the job rather than fixed by resilience training.
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5 Simple Steps to Improve Your Wellbeing
The 5 Simple Steps to Improve Your Wellbeing are things anyone can do. They are: connect with others, be physically active, pay attention and be mindful of your self and surroundings, keep learning and spend time helping others. Wellbeing There are lots of definitions of Wellbeing, which can broadly be defined as […]
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: A Simple Summary
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a pyramid of the needs that motivate people. Individuals most basic needs, at the base of the pyramid, are physiological. Once they have fulfilled these needs, people move on to their safety needs, social well-being, self-esteem then ultimately their need for self-actualization. Maslow’s Theory Abraham Maslow’s theory […]
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Emotional Intelligence: The 5 Domains
The five domains of emotional intelligence are: recognizing and understanding your own emotions, managing your own emotions, managing your own motivation, recognizing emotions in others and effectively managing others’ emotions. Emotional Intelligence Background The idea that conventional intelligence, as measured by IQ, is the only type of intelligence worth focusing on has […]
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Emotions at Work: A World of Work Introduction
Our emotions at work are essential to our well-being and effectiveness, yet they also have the power to undermine us. Understanding where they come from and how to manage them can help all of us become happier and more effective. Why do we have Emotions? Emotions are life-savers. They physically and mentally […]
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Albrecht’s Four Types of Stress: A Simple Summary
Karl Albrecht defines four core types of stress: time, anticipatory, situational and encounter. To overcome stress, individuals should understand which type of stress they are under, and respond with actions appropriate to that type of stress. Albrecht's Four Types of Stress The modern workplace is increasingly complicated and demanding. As a result, […]
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E010: The Change Curve
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
