Listen "Jo Yarker - Is Managing Work Stress an Individual or Team Sport?"
Episode Synopsis
Jo Yarker is an organizational psychologist and director at Affinity Health at Work. She also runs programs at Birkbeck University.In conversations about work-life balance and managing work stress, the burden is often placed on the individual: wake up earlier, commit to a better schedule, drink more water. What if we approach the issue as a collective: where the more individuals feel supported in their work, the more they will support others?Time stamps[1:11] The importance of strong support networks to help manage work stress[4:36] How organizations can build a culture of support for staff[7:48] What Jo says is the most important issues affecting the modern day workplace[10:06] What work reset revolution means to JoUseful LinksJo Yarker’s research areas: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/our-staff/profile/9224929/jo-yarkerBook by Jo Yarker:Preventing stress in organizations: how to develop positive managersCall to ActionWant to find out more about Work Reset Revolution? Follow us on LinkedIn @SofterSuccessTake our burnout assessment tool
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