Pressure Proof

Stress

Stress, Loneliness, Overcommitment, and Lawyer Suicide Risk

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on March 3, 2023

High levels of perceived stress, work overcommitment, and loneliness are all significantly associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation among lawyers.

High levels of perceived stress, work overcommitment, and loneliness are all significantly associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation among lawyers.

Burnout

Engaged and Exhausted: A Burnout Profile Leaders Must Watch

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on February 16, 2023

Engaged-exhausted workers showed the highest rate of turnover intention in the study, even higher than the most burned-out participants.

Engaged-exhausted workers showed the highest rate of turnover intention in the study, even higher than the most burned-out participants.

Career

Creating Belonging on Hybrid Legal Teams

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on January 13, 2023

Belonging is the need to feel connected to others, to feel like you are part of groups that are important and significant to you, and to create strong relationships.

Belonging is the need to feel connected to others, to feel like you are part of groups that are important and significant to you, and to create strong relationships.

Stress

Is it Helping or Harming?

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on January 6, 2023

Taking the time to care can change the trajectory of a person’s life.

Taking the time to care can change the trajectory of a person’s life.

Stress

Strategies to Harness Hope When You Feel Stressed

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on September 6, 2022

When you feel overwhelmed, it can be difficult in the moment to imagine the experience will eventually lead to some type of growth. Thinking in a hopeful way can help.

When you feel overwhelmed, it can be difficult in the moment to imagine the experience will eventually lead to some type of growth. Thinking in a hopeful way can help.

Career

4 Mistakes Micromanagers Make and How to Help

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on July 15, 2022

Micromanagement is the motivational equivalent of buying on credit: you get what you want in the immediate short term, but you pay a steep price for it later.

Micromanagement is the motivational equivalent of buying on credit: you get what you want in the immediate short term, but you pay a steep price for it later.

Career

The 4 Major Kinds of Regret

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on February 18, 2022

Life's misses are powerful teachers, pointing us closer to what we really need and value.

Life's misses are powerful teachers, pointing us closer to what we really need and value.

Empathy

5 Ways to Increase Empathy at Work and in Life

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on February 10, 2022

Empathy is the ability to identify with the challenges that other people face and to see those challenges from their perspective.

Empathy is the ability to identify with the challenges that other people face and to see those challenges from their perspective.

Career

The Importance of Getting to Know People You Don’t Know

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on January 4, 2022

Our assumptions about conversations with strangers can prevent us from connecting with them.

Our assumptions about conversations with strangers can prevent us from connecting with them.

The best cure for burnout is prevention. Managers and organizations need to create the right type of workplace environment where burnout will not occur in the first place.

Resilience

To Quit or Not to Quit? That Is the Question

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on August 5, 2021

You have to be comfortable living with whatever decision you make, and that’s really all that matters.

You have to be comfortable living with whatever decision you make, and that’s really all that matters.

Resilience

Simone Biles, Mental Health, and the Pressure to Be Perfect

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on August 3, 2021

Resilience isn’t about toughness. It’s about recharging and prioritizing your mental well-being.

Resilience isn’t about toughness. It’s about recharging and prioritizing your mental well-being.

Career

Ted Lasso: How a TV Show Can Help Transform Your Team

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on July 29, 2021

Leadership is a set of behaviors that promote good teaming, kindness, empathy, and courage.

Leadership is a set of behaviors that promote good teaming, kindness, empathy, and courage.

Burnout

How to Talk About Burnout at Work

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on July 13, 2021

Talking about stress and burnout isn’t easy for most people, but there are many ways teams, leaders, and organizations can improve.

Talking about stress and burnout isn’t easy for most people, but there are many ways teams, leaders, and organizations can improve.

Burnout

How to Address Burnout in the Legal Profession

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on May 6, 2021

We need to learn more about burnout in the legal profession so that we can start to address its causes in a systemic way.

We need to learn more about burnout in the legal profession so that we can start to address its causes in a systemic way.

Career

9 Traits That Promote Stress and Undercut Mental Strength

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on March 25, 2021

A critical part of burnout prevention is to understand your “wiring” and how these traits influence how you process the world.

A critical part of burnout prevention is to understand your “wiring” and how these traits influence how you process the world.

Burnout

Why You Can’t Yoga Your Way Out of Burnout

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on March 18, 2021

The very first step in solving burnout is to acknowledge that we’ve have been talking about burnout in the wrong way, and the conversation needs to change.

The very first step in solving burnout is to acknowledge that we’ve have been talking about burnout in the wrong way, and the conversation needs to change.

Career

3 Strategies to Survive a High-Intensity Workplace

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on February 25, 2021

Many workers prioritize their jobs ahead of every other part of their lives, but it becomes difficult to sustain this all-or-nothing view of work.

Many workers prioritize their jobs ahead of every other part of their lives, but it becomes difficult to sustain this all-or-nothing view of work.

Resilience

Stay Mentally Strong When Dealing With Unexpected Adversity

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on February 9, 2021

Many things can impact your mental strength. Here are four strategies to help you cope when faced with unexpected adversity.

Many things can impact your mental strength. Here are four strategies to help you cope when faced with unexpected adversity.

Burnout

How to Ease Parental Stress and Burnout During the Pandemic

Paula Davis J.D., M.A.P.P. on September 22, 2020

The pandemic has created a mental health crisis for parents. Here are some strategies to help.

The pandemic has created a mental health crisis for parents. Here are some strategies to help.