by Dr. Gary Morse | Jan 25, 2024 | Articles, Burnout, Happiness/Well-Being, Overcoming Burnout
Share this article:Just when we were hoping things would get better with burnout, they have gotten worse. Burnout reached record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. And while the worse of COVID has passed (though it is far from over), new surveys show that...
by Dr. Gary Morse | Nov 3, 2023 | Articles, Happiness/Well-Being, Social-Political Issues
Share this article:When my wife and I traveled recently through Germany, we were surprised that our most powerful experiences came from something other than the country’s iconic tourist attractions. Certainly, the traditional sites—the scenic Rhine River guarded by...
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, Burnout in the Workplace, 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, Burnout in the Workplace, 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...
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