Here are articles in the news this month I curated that you might be interested in checking out, related to wellbeing and the coaching industry. Every month, I grab articles in the coaching and wellbeing industry that were published or discussed in that month, and curate them into a post to share with you. Check back each month to get a pulse on the industry and be a part of the conversation.
Companies Offer Creative Solutions to Worker Burnout During the Pandemic
It is great to see some of these leading companies take on burnout as a company. Working from home for so many months has led to widespread burnout, and I’ve certainly see that in many sessions with my coaching clients recently. Check out this article to see how different companies are making burnout a part of the conversation, and taking steps to better support their employees.
Read the full article in The Wall Street Journal here.
Practical Tools for Better Decisions: A Q&A with Annie Duke on How to Decide
I enjoyed reading Annie Duke’s book Thinking in Bets, and am looking forward to reading her next book, How to Decide. Annie Duke is a poker champion turned business consultant, and uses this experience to share how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions. This interview is a quick read, and gives a taste of her style.
Read the full article on The Behavioral Scientist here.
The Losses We Share
Meghan Markle’s beautifully authentic essay on her miscarriage is a read that feels so incredibly human, and underlines the importance of truly caring about each other.
Read the full article in The New York Times here.
10 Ways Your Brain Reacts to Uncertain Times
Amishi Jha, a neuroscientist at the University of Miami, shares work she’s doing in her lab around how the pandemic is affecting our brain’s attention. She shares ten things you need to know about attention to better navigate this VUCA event.
Read the full article on Greater Good Magazine here.
Helping Our Kids (and Ourselves) Navigate a Complicated Post-Election Season
This article provides helpful tips and framing for how to navigate the discomfort your kids may be experiencing around the election. It covers how to acknowledge emotional discomfort while taking meaningful action, understanding the collateral damage of bullying, and how to shift how we talk and think about those with political differences. Honestly it’s a great read even if you don’t have kids, I found the perspectives to be relevant to read even for adults.
Read the full article on The Behavioral Scientist here.
How to be alone
With months of social distancing behind us, we are spending more time alone than we are used to. This article points to what we can learn about how to be alone from survivors of solitary confinement and people who pretended to live on Mars for Nasa. It provides practical steps to take to start to get used to more alone time, based in psychology.
Read the full article in Vox here.
Finding Hope When Things Feel Gloomy
I’ve heard from clients things like “it’s hard to feel hope because I like to be in control”. But actually, hope is largely about feeling in control. They are not opposites. To experience hope is to feel agency that you can make something happen.
Read the full article in The New York Times here.
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to Debut Both on HBO Max and in Theaters
This isn’t quite “coaching news” in the same sense as the other articles I tend to share, but isn’t this exciting?! Although in my book, it’s more related to coaching than you might immediately think. Wonder Woman’s determination, conviction, kindness and power is something a lot of women I coach connect with. When we talk about tapping into the side of them that is powerful, and can make clear choices, often they’ll bring Wonder Woman up as a representation of these characteristics that they want to bring more of into their life. So, I’ll be watching on HBO from my couch. Hope you’ll join me.
Read the full article in Variety here.
You can read previous months’ Coaching Industry News Roundup here. And stay tuned for December’s roundup on the blog at the end of the month.
Take care!
