PinnedCarin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)Mental Health, Psychological Materiality, and Fraud at Work: Are You a Fox or an Owl?“The market is a place set apart where men may deceive and overreach each other.” Scythian philosopher Anacharsis (c. 600 B.C.)18 min read·Feb 11, 2024--7--7
PinnedCarin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)From Passion to Pathos: The Challenge of Searching for Meaning and Belonging at Work“[People] made work sacred because they sacrificed, submitted and surrendered to it. They were willing to undergo headaches, deal with…16 min read·Oct 11, 2023--54--54
PinnedCarin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)inGetting better, together.Artificial Empathy, Digital Dependency, and Loneliness: Exploring Connections and ActionsFirst published at https://www.hi5.team/blog19 min read·Aug 12, 2023--13--13
PinnedCarin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)Why Leaders Still Pretend to Be Okay and That Is a Problem For EveryoneAs for being a poster child of law firm leaders with mental health challenges, [Simon] Malko admitted he did have a moment of doubt about…11 min read·May 29, 2023--10--10
PinnedCarin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)How Extending a Hand to Employee Caregivers Helps Them and Firms: Lessons from Caring for my EldersCaregiving, especially of close relatives like parents, can be a significant inflection point in one’s mental health. These moments warrant…16 min read·Jan 31, 2023----
Carin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)Snowflakes, Icebergs, and the Perceived Battle for Workplace Well-Being“Hey, I’m told I am a ‘Snowflake.’ What’s your label?”14 min read·1 day ago--1--1
Carin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)A New Mother’s Day Proclamation: Balancing the Care(er) ContinuumThe tension between being a successful professional who is a mother versus a mother who is a successful professional — and the rising…12 min read·May 12, 2024--7--7
Carin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)Shared Values and Essential Skills: What Nurses Can Teach Managers about Compassion and BoundariesMy then-nurse and co-author Angela Sigal Poock looked at the blood pressure reading, then at me, and said (or so I remember):7 min read·May 9, 2024--5--5
Carin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)Engineering Better Workplaces: Bringing Systems Thinking to the Human Capital ChallengeMost engineers would refuse to build on faulty foundations.16 min read·Apr 21, 2024--7--7
Carin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)More Spark, Less Snark: Quaker Teachings for Modern WorkplacesCore principles of Quaker philosophy — advocating for environments prioritizing inclusivity, mutual respect, the recognition of individual…14 min read·Apr 13, 2024--8--8