Workplace Wanderings
A path followed by many. Let's see what's behind a healthy workplace environment.
11 Professional Athletes with Bipolar, Depression, and Anxiety
Article - Competitive athletes have unique vulnerabilities to mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar. Despite the inherent stigma, professional athletes continue to publicly share their mental health struggles to help others.
Adam Grant - Are you a giver or a taker?
In every workplace, there are three basic kinds of people: givers, takers and matchers. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant breaks down these personalities and offers simple strategies to promote a culture of generosity and keep self-serving employees from taking more than their share.
The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Vancouver Canucks have teamed up to show that nobody needs to go through mental health and substance use challenges on their own. Canucks Alumni, Corey Hirsch and Kirk McLean, added their voices to the conversation about mental health and addiction, as Stop Overdose BC campaign ambassadors. It's important to talk when we're struggling. Corey Hirsch shares his personal story and talks about the importance of listening without judgement when someone reaches out for help.
Suicide in Dentistry: Revealing the Facts
Article - So basically, dental professionals are at no greater risk of committing suicide than other professionals. Each career has various contributing factors and stressful environments which can assist in leading to depression. What truly matters and makes a difference, is how one approaches these situations and how they respond when faced with adversity.
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion®
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion® – or The Forum for short – operates as an organization offering a wide variety of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) events, programs, and resources to businesses, professionals, and/or individuals looking to grow professional leadership and effectiveness skills.