Tag: burnout

Running a business is often portrayed as a path to independence and success. However, behind the scenes, many entrepreneurs quietly battle overwhelming levels of stress. In a survey of more than 400 early-stage startup founders, 72% reported that entrepreneurship has impacted their mental health. Of these, 37% suffer from anxiety.

What if leadership isn’t about being the loudest in the room, but the most human? That’s the question Jeni-Anne Campbell, founder of JAW Advertising and the voice behind The Good Businesswoman, answers in her newly launched book, Feeding Unicorns. This refreshingly real and emotionally intelligent guide shows how to build businesses that people want to stay in.

If last year brought "quiet quitting", this year brings its noisier, angrier siblings. Loud quitting and rage applying are all about making a fuss. Does an employee want a pay rise? They’re asking for it. A team is unhappy with their manager? They’re letting people know.

The business-critical challenge of 75% of executives contemplating resignation highlights a harsh reality - mental health struggles are a significant concern for business founders, entrepreneurs and executives alike. So, what needs to change? The answer lies in mindfulness in the workplace - a proactive approach to nurturing resilience, focus and well-being in high-pressure environments.

Clinical psychologist and bestselling author returns with - Open When. This highly anticipated handbook full of "break in case of emergency" advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur. Open When is a book for when you feel overwhelmed – whether you’re facing grief, fear, self-doubt, relationship issues, difficult decisions, burnout, regrets or don’t know how to ask for help.

Professionalism, etiquette, dress codes, and time zones challenge companies as they manage remote work and always-on employee access. The world of work changed in 2020, but not forever. Initially, experts expected remote work to dominate workplace frameworks indefinitely. However, hybrid work has gradually replaced it over the past few years.

The idea of “Fear of Missing Out” (FOMO) is something most of us are now very familiar with. As people, we’ve always had a propensity to worry about missing exciting events or experiences, but social media has exacerbated these feelings by giving us a front row seat into everyone else’s social lives. And this has resulted in a lot of ‘I wish I was there’ or ‘why can’t I be doing that’. But at this point, FOMO has only really related to one’s personal life - however, experts believe this thinking is now playing a role in the workplace, with disastrous effects on mental health.

Building authentic workplace connections is so important for creating resilient teams to thrive in today’s dynamic and collaborative workplace. As we emerge from the profound disruptions of the past few years, the need for genuine connections is clear.

South Africa stands at a critical juncture, facing a confluence of challenges and opportunities that will shape its future. One of the greatest opportunities lies in retaining its young graduate professionals, who are a vital resource for driving the nation's growth and development.

In a South African context, ‘dignity’ is a word that is often supercharged, laden with meaning and emotion. Given our dark history where apartheid stripped whole groups of people of their dignity – and because of the prevailing gap between rich and poor, with South Africa having the highest Gini coefficient in the world – we not only have to believe in dignity, we must also strive to uphold it across all aspects of society.