As a leader, you have probably stressed the importance of employee well-being programs for improving the mental health of your employees. According to a study published in the Industrial Relations Journal, that’s not the case. In the study, it was determined that such initiatives had no real impact on employee mental health. Essentially, all those […]
In the U.S., a mental health crisis costs the economy tens of billions of dollars each year. Almost 19% of U.S. workers rate their mental health as “fair” or “poor,” according to a Gallup survey of 15,809 respondents, and those workers are four times more likely to miss work because of their mental health. The […]
For those of a certain age, I’m sure that being transparent about your mental health was taboo. Take my friends’ father, who’s a boomer, as an example. He never opened up about how he was feeling until one day he lost it. The stress, and the emotional and physical toll it took on him, finally […]
As a leader, I’m always on a journey to find killer productivity tips. This isn’t just for me. It’s also the advice that I can pass along to others like my team and the awesome people reading this article. While undoubtedly helpful, much of the information I’ve come across relates to time and calendar management […]
There are several reasons why I took the risk to start my own business. But I would have to say that one of the main reasons was that I just didn’t want to deal with the stress, work-life conflicts, and long hours that come with a traditional job. I’m not trying to brag or say […]
