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Obviously, this is true in the world of sports, where any perceived weakness can be the difference between a first-round pick contract and no contract, but it’s also true in many of the industries all of us work in. In tech, do you want to be perceived as someone who might not be able to produce at the same level as everyone else? In law, do you want to be seen as maybe not able to hack the billable-hour requirements?
Whether either of those perceptions is true is not relevant; the risk of being seen that way exists. This risk makes asking for help less safe, which makes it more likely that someone won’t be able to do it.
I often ask that question, but I don’t often see the results of studies in my feed in the same week. This week, however, was different. It’s not all bad news, but if you’re looking for good news, you’ll be hard-pressed to find it. First: New Global Study: One in Three Workers is “Merely Surviving”…
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This is not just an issue for the NFL or other sports leagues. This is the reality in EVERY workplace. People ask all the time why no one talks about mental health at work, even when you have programs designed to support your employees. This is why. It’s the way everyone else in the workplace looks at them, talks to them, avoids them, and treats them differently than they did before they said anything.
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