Two in five Australian employees missed a full week or more of work due to stress, anxiety or other mental health challenges, reveals the latest Headspace survey. Stress stemming from burnout and challenges with management and leadership is on the rise.
This International Day of Happiness, author and cognitive psychologist, John F. Tholen spoke about the ways to hold onto our peace of mind amid chaos, maximising our happiness quotient and the importance of adopting a healthy degree of selfishness.
It's entertainment fodder, but the colourful behaviour of executives suspected of experiencing a mid-life crisis can overshadow the real feelings of anxiety and insecurity that hit at a certain stage of life.
Investing in well-being can yield numerous benefits for the individual employee and the entire organisation. But are employers looking in the right places?
WHO defines mental health as a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his/her/their own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his/her/their community.