Revealing the costs and consequences of hidden mental illness

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 36-38
Author(s):  
Mirella De Lorenzo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conscious Choice ◽  
Disciplinary Procedures ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to describe how performance management may inadvertently expose employees with a hidden mental illness to disciplinary procedures. Design/methodology/approach – It outlines how to manage possible cases of hidden mental illness to ensure HR specialists are providing valuable resources in this area, rather than pursuing a performance-management plan that may be inappropriate and/or ineffectual. Findings – It highlights the importance of putting into place policies to deal with the high numbers of employees who make the conscious choice to keep their mental disorder hidden. Practical implications – It explains that stigma and shame will often cause employees to remain silent about such illnesses, but when the symptoms of hidden mental disorders affect attendance and/or performance, the organization can consider adopting policies to deal with this area rather than ignoring it. Social implications – It reveals that, on average, 20 per cent of employees attend work in any calendar year with a common mental illness. Originality/value – It provides useful guidance on dealing with mental illness, which is often hidden.

A conceptual framework for integrated performance management systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Johanson ◽  
Roland Almqvist ◽  
Matti Skoog
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Present Form ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Management Systems ◽  
Integrated Performance ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to further develop a conceptual framework for analysing performance management systems (PMS). The framework aims to be useful for a rich understanding of a specific organisation’s PMS. At the same time, it should preferable be simple so that it could be used even in practice. The framework adds to earlier work by Malmi and Brown (2008), Ferreira and Otley (2009), Broadbent and Laughlin (2009), Bedford and Malmi (2015) and Johanson et al. (2001). Design/methodology/approach The paper is theoretical but has also been applied to a Swedish municipality. The purpose of the latter was to understand if the framework is feasible so far. Findings The authors hold that the framework in its present form is useful to use as an analytical tool even if it needs to be subjected to further development. Research limitations/implications The paper addresses an issue that is continuously changing. This means that the suggested framework may suffer from theoretical weaknesses in some respects. To balance between a theoretically deep and exhaustive framework and a framework that is simple enough to use is a tricky question that needs further investigation. Practical implications The ambition with the framework is that it shall be useful even in practice. Originality/value The need for further research in the PMS area has been emphasised by the above researcher but also by, e.g., Van Helden and Reichard (2016). They hold that the authors need rich European cases to improve the understanding of how PMS works. The authors hold that the present framework has the potential to meet the demands from Van Helden and Reichard.

Mind Matters: a psychoeducation programme for individuals with intellectual disabilities and co-morbid diagnoses of mental disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Ashworth ◽  
Krista Jansen ◽  
Lydia Bullock ◽  
Paul Mooney
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Group Members

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a feasibility study into the development and pilot of a psychoeducational group for people with intellectual disability and co-morbid mental disorder (including mental illness and personality disorder) within forensic settings. Design/methodology/approach “Mind Matters”, a psychoeducational programme for people with an intellectual disability and co-morbid mental disorders is a group based programme in a medium secure hospital, adapted and developed to be suitable for people with intellectual disability therapist multidisciplinary approach was key to its development. An open group on a 16-bedded ward for individuals with mild to moderate intellectual disability and co-morbid mental illness was delivered over a six-week period. Findings The group was positively received in pilot by participants and members of the clinical teams. Attendance and engagement of participants were key measures of the success of the programme. In addition to the apparent increased social skills and motivation to engage with future psychological intervention. Practical implications The authors believe that this approach benefitted both the group members and staff on ward, reinforcing strategies for maintaining positive mental health. It also stimulated engagement, discussion about mental disorders including mental illness, personality disorder and intellectual disabilities. Originality/value This paper shows how a psychoeducational approach to mental disorder and mental health in individuals with an intellectual disability is possible, beneficial and well received.

Initiatives that diminish the biases of recruiters against people who disclose or demonstrate a diagnosed mental disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Moss ◽  
S. Ram Vemuri ◽  
Darren Hedley ◽  
Mirko Uljarevic
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Continuity Hypothesis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Job Candidates ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Self ◽  
Maintenance Model

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibility that several workplace initiatives could stem the biases of recruiters against people who disclose or demonstrate diagnosed mental disorders. Specifically, in many nations, the level of unemployment in people who experience mental disorders is rife. Arguably, employers exhibit various biases that disadvantage people who disclose or demonstrate mental disorders; for example, recruiters tend to orient attention to the limitations, instead of the strengths, of job candidates. Because of these various biases, employers may reject applicants who acknowledge or manifest a mental disorder, even if these candidates would have been suitable. Design/methodology/approach To substantiate these premises, the authors analyzed established taxonomies of cognitive biases to identify which of these biases are likely to deter the employment of people with mental disorders. In addition, the authors applied several theories, such as the future self-continuity hypothesis, to uncover a variety of initiatives that could redress these biases in the future. Findings The authors uncovered five constellations of biases in recruiters that could disadvantage individuals who disclose or demonstrate mental disorders. Fortunately, consistent with the meaning maintenance model and cognate theories, when the vision and strategy of organizations is stable and enduring, these biases diminish, and people who report mental disorders are more likely to be employed. Originality/value This paper shows that initiatives that promote equality and stability in organizations could diminish stigma against individuals who experience mental disorders.

Why does performance management not perform?

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Pina e Cunha ◽  
Daniel Veiga Vieira ◽  
Arménio Rego ◽  
Stewart Clegg
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ask why poor performance management practices persist in Portugal, in the middle of claims to increase productivity. Design/methodology/approach An inductive micro-practice analysis is used to understand barriers to management practice that do not require massive institutional changes. Findings The practice of performance management in Portugal typically displays three weaknesses: (1) insufficient planning (2) process and integrity issues, and (3) a non-meritocratic logic. Research limitations/implications The paper discusses the important topic of persistence of bad practices, showing how institutionalized patterns might be difficult to eradicate even they are suboptimal. Practical implications The authors identity key issues in the functioning of performance management, therefore helping managers in developing remedies to improve the quality of their practice. Originality/value The paper explains the persistence of bad management practice whose continuity hinders not only organizations’ effectiveness but also that of their members.

Patsy Flanagan in conversation with Jerome Carson

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 174-177
Author(s):  
Patsy Flanagan ◽  
Jerome Carson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Patsy Flanagan. Design/methodology/approach Patsy provides a short background to her life story and is then interviewed by Jerome. Findings Patsy shares with us a journey of suffering that started when she was only five, to today where she feels she has been saved by motherhood and would like to save others through her books. Research limitations/implications Case studies illustrate the complexities and the richness of human experience and help us understand mental health and mental illness better. Practical implications Patsy makes a heartfelt plea to those contemplating suicide, “I beg of you, reconsider. Life can improve”. Social implications To tackle the mental health epidemic we are witnessing, Patsy says we must start conversations about mental wellbeing in childhood. Schools have a vital role to play. Originality/value Patsy states that creativity and empathy can arise from suffering. Her own story bears witness to this.

Recovery heroes from the past: Charles Dickens (1859:2003): “it was the best of times it was the worst of times”

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-84
Author(s):  
Gail Longworth ◽  
Jerome Carson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Charles Dickens ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Personal Resilience ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of the novelist Charles Dickens. Design/methodology/approach Several biographies and articles about the life of Charles Dickens were examined, to see if there was evidence that he experienced mental health problems. Findings While Dickens has been acclaimed for his ability to authentically portray the living conditions of the poor in the nineteenth-century Britain, there is comparatively little historical record of the fact that he may have experienced bipolar disorder. This paper suggests that he displayed many of the characteristic symptoms of bipolar. Research limitations/implications The story of Dickens’ own childhood is an amazing example of personal resilience. It no doubt enhanced the quality of his writing, but it may also have “sown the seeds” of a later mental illness. Practical implications So much attention has been focused on the colourful characters from Dickens’ novels, but little on the problems of the man himself. Social implications The story of Charles Dickens is as fascinating as any of the fictional characters he created, if not even more intriguing. His story confirms the link between writers, creativity and mood disorders. Originality/value Given the huge attention and worldwide acclaim paid to the books of Charles Dickens, which have inspired numerous films as well as musicals, it is surprising how little attention has been paid to the author himself and his struggles with mental illness.

Ethan learns to be a learning organization

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 12-14
Author(s):  
Geeta Rana ◽  
Alok Goel
Keyword(s):  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Organizational Improvement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to describe the main human resource management policies at Ethan Power Private Ltd, an Indian design, sales and manufacturing company, and the specific circumstances that led it to become a learning organization. Design/methodology/approach – This paper outlines the company’s origins and growth and its policies in such areas as recruitment, induction, training, remuneration, performance management and industrial relations. Findings – This paper reveals that learning organization concepts have stimulated debate in the business, and there is growing acceptance of self-managed development, empowerment and creativity. Practical implications – This paper explains that there is much more evidence in the company of effective teamwork and the principles of total quality management, while HR specialists are encouraging the processes of reflection and self-improvement that lie at the heart of organizational improvement. Social implications – This paper reveals that, in general, and while fully complying with industrial-relations legislation, the company prefers to employ people who are not members of a trade union. Originality/value – This paper details the factors that led an Indian organization to change its organizational culture and how this change was achieved.

On reflection, we’re all in this together

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reflective Dialogue ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Performance Management can support the use of reflective work practices by affecting and guiding the human behavior in an organization. In this study, five roles of PM are emphasized to support reflective practices at work: making reflective work practices visible, supporting reflective dialogue, creating a favorable measurement culture, clarifying the goals at all organizational levels and motivating employees to use reflective work practices by means of compensation and rewards. Practicalimplications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Avoiding the perils of short-termism

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 19-21
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Developmental Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Short Termism ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – The study finds a performance management process with a short-term financial aim ultimately ignores the developmental needs of the employee. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Performance management systems promote job crafting: the role of employees' motivation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Berdicchia ◽  
Enrico Bracci ◽  
Giovanni Masino
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Management Systems ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of performance management systems (PMSs) and their perceived accuracy on job crafting behaviors via motivation.Design/methodology/approachBy adopting a research design based on three waves, a mediation model was tested using survey data from 12 municipalities in Italy.FindingsPerceived PMS accuracy positively influences “approach” job crafting behaviors through intrinsic motivation and “avoidance” job crafting behaviors through extrinsic motivation.Practical implicationsOrganizations interested in promoting job crafting should ensure that PMSs are designed and implemented in a way that increases perceived PMS accuracy among employees.Originality/valueThe results of this study enrich the literature on job crafting by underlining the role of PMSs as an antecedent of job crafting and by clarifying how different motivational processes may intervene in this relationship.

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