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What Actually Prevents Burnout? 🛑 (Part 4 of 4)
Why Works Councils and workplace democracy will truly stop the burnout epidemic According to a recent article in The Atlantic, "Burnout...
Mar 25, 20244 min read


What are the Root Causes of Burnout? 🔬 (Part 3 of 4)
Clue: It’s Not You, It’s Late-Stage Capitalism So now that you’ve put your mask on first and have taken the time off to recover from your...
Mar 25, 20247 min read


Your Burnout Rights in The Netherlands 👩⚖️ (Part 2 of 4)
You are more protected than you think... Burnout can manifest differently and at varying levels of intensity for all of us. For some, it...
Mar 25, 20245 min read


Why is Everyone Burning out? 🤯 (part 1 of 4)
And what can we actually do about it? No meditation apps, wellness panels, or yoga sessions required According to a recent study run by...
Mar 25, 20243 min read

Engage the Rage: Channeling Workplace Energy into to Climate Action
Recognising and encouraging organisational change from within. When organisations talk about employee engagement, they often revert to...
Jan 18, 20244 min read


It's uncomfortable, right? How to stay connected when it gets hard.
How do we navigate the complexities of our beliefs, emotions, and actions in the turmoil around us. It raises questions about
Oct 20, 20233 min read

Regeneration and restoring your energy as part of your job
Regeneration and restoring your energy can be easier during the summer, but how do you make it a year-round skill? Get some tips
Aug 24, 20233 min read


Employee-voice in the Beyond Growth transition.
Insights from the Beyond Growth Conference: The Woodstock of the post-growth movement. From May 15th to 17th 2023, the Undercover...
May 29, 20237 min read


>>Great learnings for employee activists from social movements
Over the last days I have been following with great interest #TheBigOne a multi stakeholder manifestation to #stop_fossil_fuel in London....
Apr 26, 20232 min read


The Undercover Activist thinking comes to life. Workplace And employee activists meet-up.
After all these hours behind laptops and the countless virtual encounters we finally came together to meet in person. There’s still...
Mar 21, 20237 min read


Mind the Gap - A generation of action (Part 4-4) creates workplace and employee activists
In this article we will look at the changes in society and in business that are influencing the workplace (part 1. and 2.) and we provide...
Mar 5, 20233 min read


Mind the Gap: The missing elements (part 3 of 4)
For new generations of professionals to be able to add their talents to the workplace and play their role in business, we need to address...
Mar 5, 20233 min read

Mind the Gap - Business is becoming political and personal (part 2 of 4)
How companies do business is no longer a black box. Among their suppliers and along their supply chains businesses are seeking out and...
Feb 16, 20234 min read


Mind the Gap - Between the Young Professionals and the Workplace (Part 1 of 4)
The role of businesses in society and the perspective on work is changing. The norm of what the next generation accepts from companies,...
Jan 11, 20234 min read


Climate Activism - Lessons from the Street for Employee Activists
After a few years of modesty, climate activism is back as a disruptive force in the public arena. Amplified through acts of civil...
Nov 14, 20225 min read


The not-so-undercover employee activist vs. the tobacco industry
At the age of 47, Wanda – a lung specialist – quit smoking. She is now an activist, railing against the powerful tobacco industry and its ar
Aug 24, 20224 min read


Act your way into new ways of thinking!
Sometimes it takes time to make sense of things. And attending a conference can be like reading a poem. On a certain day you read it, it...
Jul 7, 20225 min read

B Workplace Activism Course for BCorp employees!
Intrigued by the recent controversy around the B Corp certification of Nespresso, we dove into Bcorp certification again and thought...
Jun 15, 20223 min read

Corporate Activism - How Do Business Leaders Take A Stand?
How do businesses become a force for good and take a stand? We go to Rome to ask business leaders what corporate activism means to them..
Jun 10, 20223 min read


Speak up and Listen up power
We were recently inspired by Brené Brown's brilliant podcast on employee activism called: Dare to Lead in which we learned more about...
May 10, 20225 min read

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