Organisational psychologist Lynne Forrest: 'Too little stress causes boredom, but too much stress leads to overwhelm, anxiety, and burnout.' Employers and their employees should aspire to a better work-life balance to manage stress, says organisational psychologist Lynne Forrest. “The Yerkes-Dodson Law explains stress as a bell curve, with performance rising in line with stress to an optimal peak, before it declines if that stress becomes excessive,” Forrest says. Volunteerism can also make people feel a sense of goodwill and impact on people’s stress levels. In many ways, workplace stress is a system issue and it’s up to them to play their part in fixing it.”

Source: Irish Examiner January 30, 2026 12:07 UTC