Sustainability: A New Look at Healthy People and Workplaces

Authors

  • Roberta Neault CCC, RRP, GCDF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.20.num.1.2009.11434

Keywords:

environmental sustainability, holistic approach, human resources, busyness,

Abstract

ABSTRACT
In this article, based on a presentation at the International Association of Educational and Vocational Guidance conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in September 2009, environmental sustainability is introduced as a metaphor to help examine individual and organizational sustainability. To begin, sustainability challenges are presented, followed by a discussion of the disconnect between public commitments to supporting work-life balance and healthy workplaces and the realities individuals continue to encounter. Next, the individual and organizational impacts of chronic busyness are examined. Finally, solutions are presented from a systemic perspective, using environmental sustainability initiatives as holistic models for change. The article concludes with implications for career and guidance counsellors, human resource professionals, and management teams interested in supporting clients, students, colleagues, and employees to embrace sustainable approaches to career and life management.

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Neault, R. (2014). Sustainability: A New Look at Healthy People and Workplaces. REOP - Revista Española De Orientación Y Psicopedagogía, 20(1), 3–8. https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.20.num.1.2009.11434

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Research studies

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