Working with the symptom — a new perspective on dealing with low well-being in organisations

Senarclens de Grancy, M. and Rook, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1646-1245 (2020) Working with the symptom — a new perspective on dealing with low well-being in organisations. Organisational & Social Dynamics, 20 (1). pp. 101-105. ISSN 2044-3765

Abstract/Summary

The changes in the modern working world bring increasing health burdens for employees. Indeed, stress counts for 44% of all work-related diseases across all industries and professions in the United Kingdom and accounts for 54% of all working days lost due to ill health (Health & Safety Executive, 2019). For many employees, but also for executives, diseases might prove to be the last lifeline in permanently stressful work situations. This article describes how psychoanalytic thought on health in the workplace can help coaches and executives understand how stress and mental health problems provide the starting point for an examination of the organisation’s culture and ultimately can help on the journey of developing healthy and productive workplaces.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/90400
Refereed	No
Divisions	Henley Business School > Leadership, Organisations, Behaviour and Reputation
Publisher	Pheonix Publishing House
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