Making Remote Work #18 – Sheryl Bishop

Sheryl L. Bishop, Ph.D. is an Emeritus Professor at the UTMB.As an internationally recognized behavioral researcher in extreme environments, for the last 25 years Dr. Bishop has investigated human performance and group dynamics in extreme, unusual environments, involving deep cavers, mountain climbers, desert survival groups, polar expeditions, Antarctic winter-over groups and various simulations of isolated, confined environments for space, including a number of missions at remote habitats (e.g., Mars Desert Research Station, Utah, and FMARS and the Mars Project on Devon Island, Canada).Dr. Bishop is a founding member, Board of Trustee member and Senior Editor for the Journal of the Society of Human Performance in Extreme Environments, Contributing Editor for Life Sciences for Habitation (formerly the Journal of Life Support and Biospheric Sciences) and Review Editor for the Journal of Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine among numerous others.MAKING REMOTE WORK - is a limited series led by the ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN COMMUNITY and hosted by SKILLS FOR MARS. It is a public service video-podcast in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will host 20+ researchers and practitioners in the field of distributed work. They will share their insights and knowledge to support companies and employees who are making this transition.If you are interested in the Future of Work - consider subscribing to Skills for Mars: https://bit.ly/3cA2UF1Support the Skills for Mars podcast?Please visit: https://www.skillsformars.com or https://www.patreon.com/skillsformars - LinkedIn @skills for mars- Facebook @skillsformars- Instagram @skillsformars- Twitter @skillsformars- TIMESTAMPS -00:00:00 - Start00:00:50 – Sheryl Bishop introduction 00:03:50 – Isolation & confinement during the Covid-19 pandemic 00:06:25 – How does a new lockdown affect us psychologically? 00:12:32 – Depression during Covid-19 00:17:14 – How to recognize the effects of isolation & confinement 00:20:12 – The long-term psychological effects of the pandemic 00:23:14 – Quick tips to deal with isolation & confinement 00:27:32 – Applying the research in extreme environments in organizations 00:30:20 – Building better “work from home” environments 00:35:48 – Work-family balance when working from home 00:43:04 – Building resilience for similar future situations 00:46:43 – Mindfulness & meditation to deal with stress 00:49:00 – Final thoughts

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