Anxiety at work, Burnout, Career counselling, Workplace mental health
by Roberta Balagopal The “Worn out” version of burnout is when you want to achieve a goal but lack sufficient motivation and energy. You cope by giving up in the face of stress. This differs from overload because you choose to do this work. You might be...Anxiety at work, Burnout, Career counselling, Workplace mental health
by Vinod Balagopal Overload is a common type of burnout. You work towards success until you reach a state of exhaustion. You cope by emotional venting or complaining. Workplace overload – When does this happen? – A colleague leaves and you have to take...Anxiety at work, Burnout, Career counselling, Employee assistance programme (EAP), Psychometric tests, Workplace mental health
Do you have a typical client? Not exactly. We designed career counselling to cater to people with burnout as psychometrics don’t help when you’re angry. Most of our clients to date, have been working executives, experiencing the early to late stages of burnout and...Anxiety at work, Burnout, Career coaching, Career counselling, Skills inventory
by Roberta Balagopal It’s pretty common to feel lost at some point in your career, and it’s also pretty unsettling. Our careers are a big part of our identities, and our place in society. In that context, feeling lost is big deal, and something you need to...Anxiety at work, Burnout, Career coaching, Career counselling
by Vinod Balagopal When I ask clients to tell me how they feel they frequently tell me what they think instead. So I asked them to poke themselves. Actually physically poke. Then I ask them: Did you feel that? Of course they did. Then I ask them: Can I feel that? Can...