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Burnout, Social Care, and Positive Psychology: Manage your mental load like you manage your diary.

Jenny Rosser, Friday, 21st July 2023 - 

When we find ourselves becoming distracted quite regularly, this could be because we haven’t given enough airtime to whatever’s interrupting us. Mindfulness – or “being present”…

The stories you loved in 2022

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 21st December 2022 -  Look back on some of your favourite stories this year. It’s been a big year for the sector. The war on charities looks like it’s finally over, Australia made some headway on environmental

Employee autonomy key to reducing burnout in the NFP sector

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Wednesday, 7th September 2022 -  New research reveals transitioning to a more autonomous workforce is critical to reducing the $11 billion cost of burnout and increasing engagement for NFPs.  As the NFP industry

How do you attain a work-life balance?

Wendy Williams, Friday, 17th June 2022 -  A good work-life balance means you have harmony between the different aspects of your life. But while there are obvious benefits to achieving this, in practice it can be hard to put

New hub to care for the carers in response to sector burnout

Danielle Kutchel, Thursday, 9th June 2022 -  A new wellbeing hub will provide a central library of resources tailored to the needs of social sector workers. Action on burnout and mental ill-health in the social sector is one step

Is being a perfectionist harming your career?

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 21st April 2022 -  According to the experts, it might be At surface level, being a perfectionist in your work doesn’t sound so bad. If it means picking up on little mistakes, being thorough and delivering

How to bring constructive optimism into each day – despite the avalanche of devastation and painful news

Kirsty Robertson, Wednesday, 22nd September 2021 -  Kirsty Robertson, CEO of Caritas Australia, shares some advice for those in the social sector on how to acknowledge the hardships going on around you, while recognising that you are

Opportunities, costs and sustainability

David Crosbie, Thursday, 26th August 2021 -  There is an opportunity for charities to be more involved in addressing challenges across our communities, but we need to acknowledge that taking on new challenges is not a cost-free

Don’t expect ‘more’ anything this year

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 4th August 2021 -  Julia Keady reflects on the social sector’s tendency to strive for “more” and how this plays out when there is widespread burnout. While preparing to speak about NFPs and innovation

Funding for impact and wellbeing

Julia Keady, Monday, 31st May 2021 -  Julia Keady, CEO and founder of The Xfactor Collective, looks at the connection between wellbeing and the systemic issues that led to widespread burnout across the social sector.

Putting people first post COVID-19

Kate Larsen, Tuesday, 4th May 2021 -  The panic and pivots of COVID-19 have depleted our sector and left us all exhausted. As we start to return to our offices, Kate Larsen explains why it’s important not to go back to the

How to avoid job hunting burnout

Luke Michael, Friday, 5th February 2021 -  We look at ways to stay fresh and motivated during a long job search It’s no secret that trying to land a job can sometimes be just as tough as the job itself.  And with research showing that
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