By Dr. Bill Howatt and Michel Rodrigue French version: Investir dans le bien-être des employés porte ses fruits. L’épanouissement des employés est un facteur déterminant pour obtenir des résultats avantageux. Languishing and flourishing are mental states that predict how we perceive our world. The Keyes' mental health continuum suggests all workers fall somewhere along a continuum…
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Prevent mental injury: Make sure your employees aren’t carrying a load that is too heavy
By Dr. Bill Howatt Like the body, the mind has limitations that vary with the individual. One employee may carry a 100-kg backpack a considerable distance while walking a metre with that much weight on their back would be a challenge for another. Your employees also have individual thresholds for the load they carry psychologically.…
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If you’re not investing in workplace mental health you are putting people at risk and leaving money on the table
By Dr. Bill Howatt and Michel Rodrigue The workplace is not immune to the lasting impacts of the pandemic on employee’s mental health. With the fourth wave of the pandemic underway employees continue to face psychosocial stressors that impact their emotional well-being, including isolation, loneliness, work demand, manager-employee relationships, psychological safety, and job security. Leaders…
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