On the Importance Of Fostering Healthy Minds

Fighting Anxiety And Depression At Work

Posted: 08/26/2014 6:00 pm EDT Updated: 08/27/2014 1:59 pm EDT

By Geoff McDonald
Former Global VP HR Marketing, Communications, Sustainability, Water and Talent, Unilever

“We live in a world that is very volatile, uncertain, complex and full of ambiguity. We live in an environment, particularly in the corporate world, where competition is increasing, where there is a 24/7 always-on mentality, and where people are expected to do more with less. This sort of environment is conducive to driving people to high levels of stress, which can evolve into depression and anxiety. And given that there’s no indication that things are going to get any easier in the future, how can the corporate world better address depression and anxiety and break the stigma associated with those illnesses?”

Read on at:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoff-mcdonald/fighting-anxiety-and-depression-at-work_b_5718735.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

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