Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

According to a recent study, employees suffering from depression cost employers more than $44 billion per year in lost productivity, with over 81 percent of that decreased productivity coming in the form of presenteeism, or the practice of going to work despite illness or anxiety and commonly resulting in reduced productivity.

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CO2

OCTOBER 8, 2013

When I recently asked this question to a group of Twin Cities CEOs, the opinions were split right down the middle. ” 100% of these CEOs agreed. Presenteeism. ” Service, clerical and other office occupations showed a particularly high degree of presenteeism. In a study of 20,000 employees at three large U.S.

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HR Digest

MARCH 26, 2024

According to WellSteps , the cost of “presenteeism,” or poor productivity despite being at work, costs 2-3 times more than what one might spend on direct health care expenses. With no time to rest and recover, a small illness often turns into a prolonged health condition, affecting their health and their ability to work.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

As the CEO of 20-first, she explores the transformative power of strategic balance in leadership, advocating for diverse perspectives across gender, generations, and global backgrounds. The HR Digest: You’ve advised global CEOs and leadership teams across various industries.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

Instead, they must embrace a health mandate of a different sort — one that holds everyone accountable for their health-related behaviors , from the CEO on down. But it requires that employers stop the practice of handing out unlimited health benefits with no strings attached. trillion per year. That's right, trillion!

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

For all of this to work, employees must trust the program and the employer’s motives, which requires visible CEO leadership. And thinly veiled penalties hurt morale when viewed as a stealth form of shifting more costs onto employees and do not contribute to a supportive workplace environment, much less long-term wellness.

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