Episode 89 - Why “Atmospheric Stress” Is Fueling The Great Resignation
Why do we let bosses use stress as a motivational tool, and how do we stop them? France found the answer, and it isn’t pretty.
While we were working on a keynote speech about the economic cost of stress and why bosses get away with using it as a tool, Todd had a real-life run-in with “Atmospheric Stress as Policy”. So on today’s episode we present to you the 20-minute speech in its entirety. It delves into the entrepreneur-worship that led to Americans allowing atmospheric stress into the workplace. What the large-scale economic costs might be, and how surprisingly large a role bad bosses have played in the global stress crisis. And perhaps most importantly, we explore how we can inoculate ourselves against stress as a corporate tactic. We also talk about a court case dealing with the France Telecom suicides - a story we originally presented for our episode on bullying.
After our featured speech, Todd and Joe talk about stress as a way to test potential hires. And Todd shares about his most recent interview, which was designed to raise his cortisol.
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