Change your life in 3 easy steps! Lose weight in 10 minutes a day! This kind of ‘cruel optimism’ suggests that socially-created issues can be solved by individual effort, and quickly. It’s a kind of magical misdirection that leaves us feeling worse, when we don’t manage to drive change. So what’s a better way? (Read on for more! Complete with real-world success stories! No, really, that’s true.)

Workers are steadily burning out and walking out, as the Great Resignation makes its way to New Zealand. But there are lessons to be learned from abroad - and opportunities to dial up purpose and play, autonomy and social connection, in order to encourage people to stay.