by Dr. Gary Morse | May 17, 2023 | Articles, Happiness/Well-Being
Share this article:[Note: This is Gary’s Commencement Address to the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Missouri-St. Louis, delivered May 13, 2023] Thank you, Chancellor Sobolik, Provost Berberich, Dean Grady, and Dean Munn Sanchez for today’s...
by Dr. Gary Morse | Dec 20, 2022 | Articles, Dealing with loss, Happiness/Well-Being, Mental Health
Share this article:The world markets Christmas as a time of joy and good cheer. But you may not be feeling that way on the inside. Despite happy times at Christmas—past, present, and future—the holidays also bring millions of people unwelcome presents of sadness. The...
by Dr. Gary Morse | Jul 29, 2022 | Articles, Burnout, Happiness/Well-Being
Share this article:The burnout pandemic is driven by multiple causes: organizational culture, manager and supervisor behaviors, each employee’s coping resources, and, most recently, COVID-19. One additional factor is also critically important: culture. Like fish in...
by Dr. Gary Morse | Jul 21, 2022 | Articles, Burnout, Happiness/Well-Being, Mental Health
Share this article:Organizational and supervisory practices can go a long way in reducing employee stress and creating a healthy workplace environment. But not all businesses and managers follow best practices, as we know from our own work histories as well as...
by Dr. Gary Morse | Jul 14, 2022 | Articles, Burnout, Happiness/Well-Being
Share this article:Without a doubt, the culture and practices of an organization are major factors in the burnout—or well-being—of employees. But the most immediate, most palpable burnout factor for most workers involves their supervisors. For many employees, company...
by Dr. Gary Morse | Apr 27, 2022 | Articles, Happiness/Well-Being, Mental Health
Share this article:And what brings happiness to those who are least happy? New research shows 5 common factors—and 4 differences—in the factors that bring happiness to people with mental illness and everyone else. Plus, learn 6 takeaways to increase happiness....
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