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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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Leading with Trust

Great Leadership By Dan

My team spent a decade running experiments that measured brain activity while people worked to find out why some teams are productive and others engage in "presenteeism." It also reduces employee turnover: investing in colleague developments demonstrates a desire to have a long-term relationship.

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The sun never sets on the English Empire, nor does it set on yours.

CO2

Maybe it’s because Americans hold the notion that anything is possible so long as we work a little harder. Recent research, however, suggests that the more you work, the worse the results–both in terms of productivity and health. Presenteeism. On the Clock, but Checked Out. The Sun Is Setting on Workaholism.

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Protecting Employees from Burning Out: Wellness in the Workplace

HR Digest

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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Building a positive work-life culture

Strategy Driven

The pressure to work long hours along with the career penalties associated with the use of work-life policies are creating workplace cultures where employees have limited choices in terms of managing their work and non-work demands. There is also low utilization of such policies despite the widespread demand for such flexibility.

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business Review

Over the long-term, these issues can add up to chronic disease risks. The steak with fries and a late-night cocktail at the hotel bar might seem easily justifiable as a reward for acing a long day of client meetings. The effects of these issues have the potential to strain or sever relationships with clients and suppliers.

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Saudi Arabia’s Labor Market Challenge

Harvard Business Review

” The reform comes as part of a new long-term economic strategy, dubbed Vision 2030 , and its national transformation plan aimed at weaning the Saudi economy off its addiction to oil, helping Saudi Arabia stay competitive in a low-oil-price world. Education is the starting point.