Is your business working to address workplace mental health issues among your staff? If not, it could be costing you money and work quality, all while harming workplace morale. Read on to learn more about how stress affects productivity and what can be done to mitigate workplace stress.
For most people, the holiday season is a period to recharge, rest, and reflect on the past 12 months and the coming year. Unfortunately, this isn’t the same for most employees. More than 80% of employees admit to experiencing high stress during the holiday season. Several workplace and non-workplace factors contribute to the heightened stress among employees.
Moving up into management can be both adventurous and overwhelming. Due to the enormous complexity involved with supervising an operation, it’s common for new managers to fall into traps that slow down business development. Here are seven of these common mistakes and how to prevail through effective leadership.
Recent years have seen a rise in the popularity of remote work, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. While working a remote job comes with flexibility and convenience, it also has its downsides when it comes to mental health. This article explores the loneliness and workplace mental health challenges that come with remote work, as well as ways to overcome them.
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight as about half the American adult population has been vaccinated. States are now allowing non-essential businesses to reopen, but things probably won’t be back to “normal” again for awhile, since CDC and OSHA guidelines call for continued social distancing.
It is not coincidental that stock prices tend to rise more rapidly in “Fortune’s 100 best companies to work for” compared to other companies on average. Happy, engaged, balanced employees bring more energy, effort, and creativity to work and benefit your bottom line. There are endless articles and strategies about work-life balance but employers need to also remember that work and life can overlap and happiness in one effects happiness (and performance) in the other.
Work environments have a substantial impact on mental health, just as mental wellness impacts productivity and teamwork. The Workplace Health Survey found that 80% of U.S. employees attribute workplace stress to affecting relationships and 35% miss 3 to 5 days of work per month due to stress.
There is a distinct line between working hard and burning out. Managers want highly engaged, energetic employees—but often it is those employees, the hardest workers, who, after a few months of running hard on a project hit become deflated or quit.