Britain’s net zero construction workforce is already at risk of burn out

Workers ‘on the tools’, building and upgrading transmission infrastructure, are struggling.

Jing Xu, Associate Professor in Enterprise Management, UCL • conversation
May 16, 2025 • ~7 min

Britain’s net zero construction workforce is already at risk of being burnt out

Workers ‘on the tools’, building and upgrading transmission infrastructure, are struggling.

Jing Xu, Associate Professor in Enterprise Management, UCL • conversation
May 16, 2025 • ~7 min

Britain’s net zero construction workforce is already at risk of burnt out

Workers ‘on the tools’, building and upgrading transmission infrastructure, are struggling.

Jing Xu, Associate Professor in Enterprise Management, UCL • conversation
May 16, 2025 • ~7 min

Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose − at work, it helps to know when to turn it up or down and how to direct it

By thinking of the flow of anger, you can unpack its key dimensions: its path and intensity. Is the stream pointed effectively? Is its strength appropriate?

Ray Friedman, Professor of Management and Professor of Asian Studies, Vanderbilt University • conversation
March 6, 2025 • ~8 min

How the hidden epidemic of violence against nurses affects health care

Nurses face alarming rates of violence at work. These attacks too often go unreported, and they are fueling burnout and rampant turnover across the profession.

Jason Blomquist, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Boise State University • conversation
March 4, 2025 • ~9 min

Why including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone

For one thing, the presence of employees with disabilities improves the culture of the entire organization, making it more collaborative and responsive.

Lauren Shallish, Associate Professor of Disability Studies in Education, Rutgers University - Newark • conversation
Feb. 24, 2025 • ~10 min

Sustainability ideals are often crushed by corporate demands. Here’s how businesses can let them flourish

Sustainability can be a ‘calling’ for many staff – employers should harness their passion.

Mette Morsing, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 24, 2025 • ~6 min

Brain monitoring may be the future of work – how it’s used could improve employee performance or worsen discrimination

Neurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.

Paul Brandt-Rauf, Professor and Dean of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University • conversation
Jan. 7, 2025 • ~7 min

Wildland firefighters face a big pay cut if Congress doesn’t act − that’s taking a toll on a workforce already under stress

Firefighters work long hours to protect communities, often in dangerous conditions and for low starting pay. Surveys show the impact that can have on their physical and mental health.

Robin Verble, Professor of Biology, Environmental Science Program Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 • ~9 min

Wildland firefighters face up to $20,000 pay cut if Congress doesn’t act − that’s taking a toll on a workforce already under stress

Firefighters work long hours to protect communities, often in dangerous conditions and for low starting pay. Surveys show the impact that can have on their physical and mental health.

Robin Verble, Professor of Biology, Environmental Science Program Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 • ~9 min

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