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10 Ways Unappreciated Employees Drain the Bottom Line

Lead from Within

This can lead to higher absenteeism and increased workplace conflicts. Increased Absenteeism: Employees who feel undervalued may take more sick days or personal time off to deal with stress-related issues, resulting in elevated absenteeism rates. Morale Decline: Low employee morale can stem from feeling unappreciated.

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Conflict Management in The Workplace

HR Digest

Reduced Turnover and Absenteeism: Unresolved conflicts can lead to increased stress, dissatisfaction, and disengagement, ultimately resulting in higher turnover rates and increased absenteeism. Foster Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in conflict management.

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Win/Win: Workplace Well-Being Boosts Company-Well Being

The Practical Leader

Well-being is strongly linked to absenteeism. BUT…many senior executives still consider “soft skills” such as emotional intelligence, perceptions, engagement, and the like secondary to “hard decisions” such as strategies, investments, financial systems/analysis, technology, automation, AI, etc.

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Is Your Leadership Creating an Energy Crisis?

The Practical Leader

One key indicator of leadership’s failure to impassion people and foster their commitment is absenteeism. ” Decades of research on the powerful links between leadership and emotional intelligence reinforce the energy connection. Where’s the Needle on Your Energy Meter? So, I was sick a lot and stayed home.

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The Number One Reason Employees Get Sick.Perceived Unfairness at Work

Great Leadership By Dan

absenteeism, job burnout, unhealthy behaviors, negative emotional states, and physical health problems (Robbins, J. In a very comprehensive meta-analysis, 279 studies were reviewed to explore the association between employee perceived fairness at work and diverse health outcomes (e.g., Kenneth Nowack, Ph.D.

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Tackling Sensitive Issues: How to Talk to an Employee About Body Odor

HR Digest

Productivity and Health Concerns : The absence of personal hygiene can distract employees and lead to increased absenteeism due to health issues such as dental problems. Equip managers with resources to enhance their emotional intelligence for handling sensitive conversations.

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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

It is therefore not surprising that business leaders who score high in the effective use of humor as a tool to boost innovation also tend to score high in emotional intelligence. Of course, humor can be highly subjective and what one person finds hilarious another person may not – so knowing your audience is paramount.