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The Quiet Crisis in Mental Health: The Medicalization and Deskilling of Psychotherapy

Mad in America

Traditionally rooted in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic traditions, such training has been overshadowed by economic pressures, the high cost of postgraduate education, clinical supervision, and personal therapy, as well as lack of diversity in faculty in these institutes.

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Confessions of an Ad Writer: How I Helped Turn Atypical Antipsychotics into a Billion-Dollar Industry

Mad in America

I was just a copywriter working in pharmaceutical advertising. The Pressure Cooker: Launching Risperdal in Midtown Manhattan In the mid-1990s, I stepped into the kind of job people in pharmaceutical advertising dream about: co-creative director and lead copywriter on the industry’s next big blockbuster. The drug was Risperdal.

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High-volume hiring for startups: 7 tips for success

Insperity

Does your company adore individuals who work well under tight deadlines with minimal supervision? This helps advertise your workplace culture, which in turn lets your company become an employer of choice for high-value candidates. What qualities do your top performers exhibit ? There are no right or wrong answers.

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7 Management Mistakes That Can Hamper Employee Productivity

Vantage Circle

Mistake #4: Obstructive supervision. Over-supervising or under-supervising the situation. Identifying your teams' key tasks and bifurcating them based on their expertise can help avoid obstructive supervision. Also, instead of top-down supervision, you can remain available for your team to listen to them.

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my boss advertised my job without telling me

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The organization underwent a major transition this spring, and she’s largely been absent since I was hired — in meetings, working somewhere else in the office, doing something more important than supervising or helping me.

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What Is Workplace Flexibility? Definitions & Examples from Top Workplaces

Great Place to Work

You can’t advertise a job without saying it’s flexible and expect to get high quality applicants,” warns Meg. Advertising a position as remote-first is what people are looking for.”. How to handle supervision in flexible workplaces. Workplace flexibility also bursts your talent pool wide open.

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9 Inspiring Work Environment Examples for a Thriving Workplace

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Pros: Encourages direct supervision and also creates an environment for immediate working relationships. Cons: Supervising teams in different working contexts may lead to issues of coordination, standardization, and integration. Pros: Encourages experimentation and risk-taking, often leading to breakthrough ideas and solutions.