When it comes to mental health at work, I have found Christophe Dejours' work incredibly insightful: https://www.eyrolles.com/Loisirs/Livre/travail-vivant-volume-2-travail-et-emancipation-9782228908405/ He is a "work psychiatrist", something that probably only exists in France, which explains why he has such a deep understanding of how work can negatively impact but also often be the way out of mental health challenges.
Awesome post as always. This one has so many gems. I love it that Who Moved the Cheese is getting what it deserves. I hated that book from the first moment I had to read it as part of a "realignment" exercise in one of my first companies. But a surprising number of people find it a valuable book which says a lot about the state of the workplace.
I also wanted to ask if you have any insights into why the research about RTO is so widely divergent. Some research seems to show that creativity, collaboration is much better back in the office as well as mentorship for younger staff. However there also seems to be a lot of studies that show much better results from continued WFH. Is a key influence the general stagnation of productivity as a whole? Eg: no matter what you do it doesn't move much. Or is something else going on?
When it comes to mental health at work, I have found Christophe Dejours' work incredibly insightful: https://www.eyrolles.com/Loisirs/Livre/travail-vivant-volume-2-travail-et-emancipation-9782228908405/ He is a "work psychiatrist", something that probably only exists in France, which explains why he has such a deep understanding of how work can negatively impact but also often be the way out of mental health challenges.
Unfortunately there does not seem to be any English translation of his books. I have found this article which is a good introduction to some of his counter-intuitive ideas: https://www.philonomist.com/en/interview/suffering-starting-point-workers-intelligence
Awesome post as always. This one has so many gems. I love it that Who Moved the Cheese is getting what it deserves. I hated that book from the first moment I had to read it as part of a "realignment" exercise in one of my first companies. But a surprising number of people find it a valuable book which says a lot about the state of the workplace.
I also wanted to ask if you have any insights into why the research about RTO is so widely divergent. Some research seems to show that creativity, collaboration is much better back in the office as well as mentorship for younger staff. However there also seems to be a lot of studies that show much better results from continued WFH. Is a key influence the general stagnation of productivity as a whole? Eg: no matter what you do it doesn't move much. Or is something else going on?