Will working for ourselves ever stop being the ‘risky option’?
Conventional thinking tells us that between working for a company and freelancing, the latter is always the risky option. There is less stability and it’s not a responsible, grown-up choice. But while working for ourselves may not work for everyone, and while there are clear benefits to working for a company, are there no other sides to this story
Dr. Niloo Dardashti on the power of understanding our ‘family dynamics’ at work
Most of us know a thing or two about what psychologists might call family dynamics. Why we clash with one person over and over again for no reason. Or how our reaction relates to our past. But do we also have this insight at work? If we did that, says psychologist Dr. Niloo Dardashti, it would improve everything at work: From colleague relations to our work performance.
The world of work through the eyes of a highly sensitive person: Dr. Candan Aydemir-Tam tells all
They say our fast-paced world needs highly sensitive people, or HSPs as they are often called. What about the workplace? Can people with this complex and empathetic mind add value here too? Or are they just too sensitive. Dr. Candan Aydemir-Tam, healthcare psychologist, tells us everything.
The 9-5 rat race: Can we change old beliefs?
What is the meaning of work? Is it about a salary, life direction or personal identity? Or about corporate social responsibility and working to live? When it comes to deeply-held beliefs such as about the 9 to 5 rat race, can we change them? Perhaps recent times have shown us that our perspectives are less ”fixed” than we think.
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