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increase your profitability or simply ease the burden
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The One Minute Manager . . . . .
Absenteeism has always been a concern for an
organization, and the cost to the economy is in the
billions. There is also another concern for
organizations and that is presenteeism. Presenteeism
is a term used when employees are at work but are
not productive due to a variety of factors, and again
the cost to our economy is staggering.
You may have accurate statistics of your own firm?s
absenteeism, but it is unlikely you have any notion of
the cost of presenteeism. One way of combating this
costly inhibitor to productivity is to consider your
organizational setting and the ways in which you are
addressing wellness, stress management and health
promotion for your employees.
How do you measure employees on their own
confidential Stress Profile? A consideration is offering
your lawyers and key staff members a 20 minutes on-
line test that generates a helpful report outlining
degrees of psychological well-being, health habits,
resilience, social connections, and coping styles of
the particular employee. This can be followed by
individual sessions that can help assimilate the
information generated by the reports.
These tools can change habits and coping styles,
and give your people the resilience to prevent
presenteeism. Productivity gains on your largest
expense item will translate into improved incomes and
harmony within the workplace.
Paul Morgan, M.A., S.A.C.
Director, Human Resources Consulting
phone:
(905) 281-9244