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Three Strategies to Encourage Good Mental Health in the Workplace

Leading Blog

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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How to work hard and smart in business management

Strategy Driven

The last two years have significantly changed many perceptions and attitudes around presenteeism and productivity with the pandemic. Knowing how long tasks take, and finding the time to do them, is a top skill that is worth mastering, particularly if you’re looking to progress your career to higher leadership roles.

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135 Powerful Resume Action Verbs for Creative Positions

HR Digest

If you are a job seeker who wants to gain a creative leadership position, you want to pick action verbs that best describe your leadership and management skills. Here’s an action verbs list for creative positions: CREATIVE PLANNING: Example: Developed a company culture initiative which raised employee presenteeism by 25% YoY.

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HR’s role in managing pandemic-related burnout

HR Digest

Research shows that lost productivity from presenteeism (i.e., Company HR people need to interact with team leaders to inform and educate them about burnout and what needs to be done to spot it and handle it. working when sick or burned out) is 7.5 times greater than productivity loss from absenteeism. It’s a lose/lose situation.

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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox on Gender, Generations, and the Workplace of Tomorrow

HR Digest

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, a trailblazer in the realm of gender balance and inclusive leadership, shares profound insights in an exclusive interview with The HR Digest. The HR Digest: As a pioneer in gender balance advocacy, what are some of the most significant breakthroughs you’ve witnessed in achieving gender parity in leadership roles?

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Possibility Maximizer: Maxim Health Systems' Flu and Wellness Podcast

Sales Wolf Blog

 I can think of few, if any, employee wellness issues that have such a direct and measurable impact on an organization's performance as the absenteeism (and presenteeism) resulting from influenza.   All that said, the health and wellness of your workforce can have a major impact on your organization's performance.

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Building a positive work-life culture

Strategy Driven

When managers have subordinates who face work-life conflicts, the best approach is to direct their efforts toward evaluating actual performance rather than presenteeism or “face-time”. In several organisations, managers focus on rewarding “face-time” rather than actual performance.