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Building a Healthy Workplace Culture: A Key to Decreasing Employee Absenteeism

Strategy Driven

If left unchecked, employee absenteeism can lead to reduced productivity, increased burnout, and employee turnover. This article details what employee absenteeism is, its causes and strategies to decrease employee absenteeism in the workplace. What Is Employee Absenteeism?

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March Madness or a time to bond and engage at the workplace?

HR Digest

HR managers are generally not happy with the increased absenteeism during this period. HR managers are generally not happy with the increased absenteeism during this period. The tournament is a perfect opportunity for colleagues to bond in the workplace. billion in productivity in 20120. Hold a game watching day.

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Here’s Why You Should Hire a Humorous Speaker for Your Next Event

Chart Your Course

It relieves stress, fosters emotional bonding, and encourages creativity. Research has found that integrating fun and humor into a workplace can: Manage employee stress levels. Reduce absenteeism. Researchers believe the social activity of laughing with others fosters close emotional bonds among social groups.

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Six Resolutions for a Winning Corporate Culture

Chart Your Course

A 2012 survey by human resource firm LRN Corporation found that bosses who genuinely trusted their workers and gave them more autonomy saw these benefits: less misconduct and absenteeism, as well as greater engagement, innovation, customer service and financial growth. Plus, upper management can benefit from mentoring. Poll the ranks.

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The Stand-Up Strategists

Leading Blog

It is well understood by psychologists and social scientists that people who laugh together generally have stronger feelings of empathy and bonding. Jamie Anderson is Professor of Strategic Management at Antwerp Management School, and Visiting Professor at INSEAD. www.gaborgeorgeburt.com. * * *.

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Connecting with Abrasive Leaders

Great Leadership By Dan

Bond, Ed.D., Referred to as “high maintenance,” they’re the 20% that take up 80% of their managers’ time. Higher levels of stress and stress related illnesses and absenteeism. Guest post from Cheryl A. They are perceived as bullies, jerks, prima donnas, and worse. Mistakes, loss of creativity and innovation.

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3 Practices to Protect Your People from Toxic Stress and Burnout

Michael Lee Stallard

In the context of an organization’s culture, “connection” is a bond based on shared identity, empathy and understanding that moves individuals toward group-centered membership. Certain collective beliefs and behaviors promote this bond of connection among people. Creating a Connection Culture. billion in 1999 to $3.7 billion in 2011.

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