Category: Wellbeing
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Would a survey in the workplace improve our understanding of mental health?
The US Census Bureau has been collecting data on differing types of personal experiences we have endured around the isolation of the global Pandemic. To best analyze real-time snapshots of anxiety, depression and delays in medical care, these surveys will seek feedback to questions around health issues, physical and mental wellbeing of an individual. Therefore,…
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Getting Employee Buy In to Return to the Office
Gaining employee buy-in to come back to the office requires assurance on the part of an employer to remain in strict compliance with current regulations. In addition, mental health support on site can reduce anxiety related to a return. Business recovery is nothing new following economic downturn. Recovery now comes with added risks to personal health…
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Wellbeing in the workplace as you return to the office
Your mind is reeling with issues around health and safety, and reactions are running on overdrive. You should consider that a warning your emotional well-being is out of whack. Simply stated, well-being is an overall positive state to process emotions, life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose; the ability to pursue self-defined goals; a sense of balance…
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Why you can’t make Eeyore happier
If you have read Yuval Noah Harari’s excellent book “Sapiens” you will be familiar with the Lottery Problem. This maintains that everyone has a natural level of serotonin and dopamine (the chemical compounds in our bodies that produce feelings of happiness) and that even if you raise this via an incredibly positive experience such as…
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Can simple changes in the working environment improve engagement and productivity?
Peter Townshend of Know More investigates. It’s a worrying thought that most of us don’t seem to like our jobs much. Figures from Gallup suggest that only 13% of global workers are “psychologically committed to their jobs and likely to be making positive contributions to their organizations.” Worse than this, nearly half of those unengaged employees are…