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For most people, flying on a commercial airliner is the quintessential experience of a complete lack of control. This is mentioned often when people are expressing their fears over flying. A complete lack of control in one’s work is even worse as it is a front running cause of job burnout. I recently reviewed the 6…

I recently reviewed the 6 mismatches between the job and the individual which can lead to burnout. The first of these, work overload, seems universal nowadays. Everyone seems to be expected to do ever more for less, usually in the face of cost cutting measures undertaken to maintain profit margins. Downsizing, budget cuts, layoffs, reorganization…

In recent posts I defined job burnout – emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (cynicism) and a lack of a sense of personal accomplishment (inefficacy). I also described for you the six job mismatches which can cause a person to burnout – work overload, lack of control, insufficient reward, breakdown of community, absence of fairness and conflicting values. We…

I just returned from a trip to the mountains of North Carolina where the annual fall colors are on full display. Pastoral valleys, bucolic coves, rolling slopes were simply dazzling in the sunlight and everything seemed to be dancing on the wind. The rich color of the leaves, peak perfect in all of their resplendent…

I was hiking recently in Sedona, AZ, and had the rare privilege of making it up to the Shaman’s Cave. Many native Americans, spiritual leaders and mystics make it a point to visit this cave for inspiration. Before it came to be called the Shaman’s cave it was known as Robber’s Roost. Which name fits…