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A Healthy Workplace Includes Fun …

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Nov 6, 2016 | Depression, Employee Assistance Programme, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Stress, Uncategorized

Having fun at work makes for a healthy workplace. Laughter, fun and play in the workplace can lead to improved morale, participation, and involvement among employees. Recognition and appreciation can also play a vital role in boosting productivity among hard-working co-workers. We enjoy having fun and laughter in our personal lives, so why would we not enjoy fun and laughter in the workplace? When was the last time your workplace had some fun?... read more

Employer Engagement Leads to a Healthy Workplace

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Oct 24, 2016 | Employee Assistance Programme, Healthy Workplace, Self Esteem, Stress

If only employee engagement was as easy as saying this. Considerable evidence indicates that increased levels of stress in a workplace can lead to mental distress. Employees in workplaces with high psychosocial* risk are more likely to have mental disorders. Workplaces that do not attend to psychosocial risks are likely to make existing employee conditions worse and impede efforts toward effective treatment and rehabilitation. A supportive work... read more

Don’t let your job control you!

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Oct 19, 2014 | Stress

Job stress increases the risk of mental health problems and can be reduced by making sure the demands of your job are adequately matched with the resources needed to do the job well. Some ways to take back control are: Taking breaks – most of us never take a break or if we do we eat on the run. Breaking tasks into smaller tasks. Getting adequate training to do the job. Don’t rush in to complete a job, spend 2-3 minutes thinking about... read more