Those suffering from stress generally don’t complain until their mental or physical health begins to suffer.
The new year is here, and 2010 already feels like it is in full swing. January is the month of resolutions and commitments. Individual resolutions range from losing weight to quitting smoking, but what kinds of resolutions do businesses make? Businesses are not immune to the need to create resolutions that will improve their companies and employees. A myriad of resolutions lie in wait to be discovered by businesses, yet one seems to make more sense than the rest—stress. The majority of today’s employees are teeming with work-related stress, but those suffering from it generally don’t complain until their mental or physical health begins to suffer.
Stress is linked to the five leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide. Despite the harsh effects of stress, most people dismiss work-related stress as a necessary evil. But it doesn’t have to be. Businesses have the opportunity to educate, assess and resolve stress-related issues in order to create a more productive environment.
A happy employee will produce twice as much as a stressed employee.
This year is full of promise. A happy employee will produce twice as much as a stressed employee. Businesses should take the opportunity to maximize their potential for success by alleviating their employees’ work-related stress. Modern business should not concern itself primarily with how much is produced, but how it can improve production. Reducing work-related stress will improve the health and wellness of employees, as well as the way business is conducted.
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