Workplace Stress Impacts Decision-Making, Burnout, Productivity, and Employee Retention
April is Stress Awareness Month. Are you ready? Is your organization ready to discuss this important topic with employees?
Why is this topic so important? A couple of reasons:
- The American Psychological Association notes that over 50% of Americans are kept awake at night due to stress.
- The APA has labeled Generation X (born 1965-1979) as “the most stressed generation in American history.”
- The American Institute of Stress (AIS) estimates that 120,000 people die yearly due to work-related stress. That is 10,000 people per month!
And, according to the AIS, “Numerous studies have shown that job stress is far and away the major source of stress for American adults and that it has escalated precariously.
What can you and your organization do? Here are four actions to implement immediately:
Understand the stress you put people under with late-night and weekend emails or text messages.
Re-evaluate job scopes in terms of stress inducement, time commitments, proper resources, and tools.
Encourage openness and transparency in communications, especially during times of change.
Stop promoting and rewarding leaders who use bullying and intimidation to achieve results.
Start the Discussion
Need help getting the dialogue going on stress reduction and management? Here are ways I can help you:
Lunch & Learns – I have two informative, 45-minute webinars to help your leaders and employees learn the impact of stress on their decision-making, productivity, and results:
How Stress & Anxiety Impact Your Decision Making
What Leaders Can Do To Reduce Workplace Stress 
Workshop – my two-hour in-person or virtual workshop on Workplace Stress and Burnout enables leaders and managers to recognize the early warning signs of burnout and implement actions to minimize the effects of burnout and help team members reduce burnout risk.
Special Book Pricing – My book How Stress & Anxiety Impact Your Decision Making retails for $12.88 (paperback) and $2.99 (Kindle). I can arrange special, discounted pricing for bulk orders of 25 or more copies sent to a single location.
I will also offer public webinars on stress awareness and management in mid-April. Details will be provided soon.
Research shows that nearly half of workers say they need help learning how to manage stress, and 42% say their coworkers need such help. No wonder over 20% of workers have quit a job because of workplace stress.
This is both a wellbeing and an employee retention issue for every organization.
Let’s talk about how to help your team members and your organization excel at managing and reducing work-related stress. I am here to help.
Email: [email protected]
Calendar bookings: https://calendly.com/stevenhoward
Together, we can create a less stressful work environment for you and your colleagues.
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