In contemporary workplaces, what matters is increasingly translated into indicators, targets and measurable outcomes. Yet some of the most essential dimensions of work—quality, usefulness, cooperation, professional judgment and meaning—are precisely those that resist measurement. This article explores what happens when what can be counted begins to define what counts, and why understanding work requires paying attention to what remains invisible to our metrics.
Tag Archives: Mental Health at Work
Mental Health at Work: Why Time Matters
Mental health initiatives at work are often designed around a simple question: What should we do? But another question deserves equal attention: What time are we creating? Time to do work well, time to think and talk about real work, and time for understanding and change to unfold. This article explores why temporality is not simply a constraint on action, but an essential dimension of how we understand and support mental health at work.
The Missing Piece in Mental Health at Work
Why do mental health difficulties at work continue to increase despite growing awareness and prevention efforts? Perhaps the missing piece is not mental health itself, but the way we understand work.
When the Story About Work No Longer Matches Reality: Rethinking Mental Health at Work
Contradictions are part of every workplace. They become harmful when the story organisations tell about work no longer matches the reality people experience every day.
Why Being Unable to Do Work You Believe in Can Have Profound Consequences for Mental Health
Many people believe they are no longer coping when work becomes difficult. But what if the real problem is not their ability to adapt, but the growing conflict between professional standards and the conditions in which they are asked to work?
Burnout: Looking Beyond the Individual
Burnout is often understood as an individual problem. But what if it also reveals something about the way work has become impossible to carry out? Looking beyond the individual opens a different perspective on mental health at work.
Mental Health at Work: Why Stress Doesn’t Explain Work
We often say we are stressed. But what if stress isn’t the explanation, only the signal ?
Why Understanding Work Is Essential to Understanding Mental Health at Work
We often try to improve mental health at work by changing people. But what if we first needed to understand the work they are trying to do?
Rethinking Work 