Millennials are experiencing higher levels of anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide than generations past. Many reasons have been offered but none definitive, until now. A new study finds that this generation carries much higher levels of perfectionism, and that these elevated expectations may be to blame. UK researchers came to these conclusions, which were published in the journal Psychological Bulletin.
#16 Millennials and Social Technologies in the Workplace
Social media is a double-edged sword for employers. On one hand it serves as a free promotional tool for your company thanks that allows employees to share work-related photos and positive news on their personal social media channels. On the other hand, it has introduced the need to regulate these communications without stifling them.
With tech-savvy Millennials in the workforce and now Generation Z, the lines between “personal” and “professional” have become increasingly blurred online. As a result, your company would do well to maintain certain guardrails to ensure that no trade secrets or brand negativity are publicly shared.
#15 Millennials: How to Adapt to the workplace
Thanks to millennials, long gone are the days where you log your eight hours behind a desk doing the bare minimum until you can clock out at 5 on the dot.
“Most workers, many of whom are millennials, approach a role and a company with a highly defined set of expectations,” according to the survey. “They want their work to have meaning and purpose. They want to use their talents and strengths to do what they do best every day. They want to learn and develop. They want their job to fit their life.”
Sixty percent of employees say the ability to do what they do best in a role is “very important” to them. All employees, regardless of age or gender, placed the greatest importance on this aspect of a job. But millennials are more likely than both Gen Xers and baby boomers to say a job that accelerates their professional or career development is “very important” to them. It seems they are not only looking for a job they are passionate about, but one that fits into the bigger picture of their career path.
https://www.nbcnews.com/better/business/7-ways-millennials-are-changing-workplace-better-ncna761021
Experts agree: Mental health is everyone’s business
As mental health and well-being continue to assume greater importance in everyday life, local and international experts in psychology are urging all stakeholders to show an interest in the mental health of their children, co-workers and relatives to ensure a harmonious society.
Speaking at the 25th annual violence prevention conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain, on Friday, founder of American advocacy group Awareity, Rick Shaw, urged public and private stakeholders to use networking as a means of addressing mental health issues and to pay closer attention, as subtle warning signs tend to precede incidents of mass violence.
Shaw recalled instances of mass shooting in the US and said there was need to pay closer attention to children and youths displaying violent or troubled tendencies. He encouraged school officials to partner with parents and law enforcement as a means of getting children the treatment they need.
“Violence is like a disease. It can infect someone. Reducing violence is all about looking for the warning signs. The problem is they tend to be scattered across to different individuals, sometimes parents, teachers, law enforcement or others.
“What we see a lot of times, unfortunately, is, these indicators are out there but they are so scattered, no one person can see what is coming. We have to do a better job of prevention and reducing violence and we have to do a better job of listening and give people a way to feel connected.”
Newsday also spoke to criminologist Renee Cummings, who agreed with Shaw, and said relatives and teachers ought to adopt a more proactive approach in preventing violent acts before they were committed.
“There will be no reduction to crime if we don’t tackle violence. I think we’re a very reactive society and we need to be more proactive. We need to look at early intervention and early exposure to violence. The latter is the greatest indicator of whether someone will be involved in violence later in life. There is no single agency that can do that.”
The theme of this year’s conference was Transcending Boundaries Together, which, according to founder of Elder Associates Ltd Dr Patricia Elder,was indicative of the collaborative effort required to overcome psychological challenges.
By Shane Superville | Newsday
Source: https://newsday.co.tt/2018/09/17/experts-agree-mental-health-is-everyones-business/