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The Biology
Brief.

Where the science of the human body meets the practice of leadership. Evidence-based. No fluff. Published every Tuesday. Free, always.

12
Issues Published
3
Month Series
Free
Always
Month One

The Science of Burnout

Issue #01
What Burnout Actually Is (And Isn't)
The most misunderstood word in the modern workplace — and why the misunderstanding is costing us.
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Issue #02
The Three Dimensions — A Deeper Look
Exhaustion you can see. Depersonalization you can't. Diminishment you won't — until it's too late.
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Issue #03
Your Nervous System Under Siege
What chronic stress does to the human brain — and why willpower is not a solution.
Read Issue #3 →
Issue #04
Compassion Fatigue Is Not Burnout
They look the same from the outside. They have completely different causes — and completely different interventions.
Read Issue #4 →
Month Two

The System Problem

Issue #05
Your EAP Is Not a Strategy
6% utilization. Individual focus. No measurement. The Employee Assistance Program as organizational alibi.
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Issue #06
The Six Conditions Creating Burnout Right Now
Maslach's Areas of Work-Life model — the diagnostic framework your leadership team needs.
Read Issue #6 →
Issue #07
The Sandwich Leader
Caught between a board that demands performance and a team that is burning out — and told to be resilient about both.
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Issue #08
Moral Distress — The Silent Driver of Attrition
When you know the right thing to do — and the system won't let you do it.
Read Issue #8 →
Month Three

The Legal Landscape

Issue #09
What Alberta Employers Are Legally Obligated to Know
The OHS Act. The Human Rights Act. The WCB. The CSA standard. What they require — in plain language.
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Issue #10
Duty to Accommodate — What It Actually Requires
Not what most HR professionals think it requires. Not what most managers have been trained to do.
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Issue #11
Psychological Injury and the WCB
Bill 30 changed the landscape. The adjudicative bar is moving. What Alberta employers need to know.
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Issue #12
Making the Business Case to Your Board
Twelve weeks of evidence. One presentation. The numbers, the framework, and the ask.
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Evidence-based insights on the science of human performance at work. Published every Tuesday at 7AM MT. Written by Sarah Scahill, RN — for executives, HR professionals, and anyone making decisions about people.