by Roberta Balagopal Stress Stress reactions are normal, and your body’s way of dealing with situations where you feel under threat. They are physical and emotional responses to a situation, whether acute or chronic, of...
Read Moreby Roberta Balagopal First of all, a promotion is not a reward for good performance, or length of service. Rewards are things like bonuses and increments and other tangible benefits, and if you are doing a good job, you have a...
Read Moreby Vinod Balagopal Why do people feel like impostors if they have the education and job experience to do their work? Impostor syndrome is a curious phenomenon. Breaking the term apart, you have two terms – impostor and...
Read Moreby Roberta Balagopal The “Worn out” version of burnout is when you want to achieve a goal but lack sufficient motivation. You cope by giving up in the face of stress. This differs from overload because you choose to...
Read Moreby Roberta Balagopal What does boredom have to do with burnout? When you aren’t feeling challenged, or learning anything new, you may find you get stuck with doing the same sort of tasks over and over – probably...
Read Moreby 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...
Read MoreDo 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...
Read Moreby Vinod Balagopal “Push” and “pull” factors represent types of motivators for the choices you make. Pull factors refer to things that internally motivate you. When a pull factor is in play,...
Read Moreby 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...
Read Moreby 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...
Read Moreby Roberta Balagopal Should I study what I like, or what will give me a good job? Sound familiar? Most of us have asked ourselves this question, whether when just starting out in our careers or contemplating a mid-career switch....
Read Moreby Roberta Balagopal Is career counselling the same as career advice? Yes… except that the career counsellor is not the one giving you advice. You are – after a process of self-discovery. What does that all that mean?...
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