Isolating the problem: why the modern office needs real and virtual watercooler moments MENTAL HEALTH WEEK: GUEST OPINION Dr. Wolfgang Seidl is a partner at Marsh McLennan, and an expert on the future of work. Here he lays out just what the workplace needs to look like post-pandemic FEW PEOPLE understand more what it is to be resilient than Terry Waite CBE, the humanitarian and author who was held hostage in the 1980s. [...]
Are you too scared to be yourself at work? Scared to be yourself at work? Psychological safety is key to mental health In the run-up to World Mental Health Day on 10 October, one thing is abundantly clear: British workers have never been so stressed out. And while hostilities generated by heated debates over Brexit or global warming may well be contributing factors, the principle cause is more alarming: we’re simply not happy being ourselves at work. [...]