Take Care of your 3 Health's 🧠💪🙂
Mental, Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Health plays a vital role in individual productivity and impacts the overall productivity of an organization. Being mentally absent is even more harmful than being physically absent due to sickness.
“Almost a quarter of the companies lose approximately 14 per cent of their annual working days (more than 51 days in a year) due to sickness, and one can expect an equal percentage of loss in their productivity and profits, which is a cause for concern,” says the study on ‘impact of preventive health care on Indian industry and economy.
Healthy individuals/employees impact 2% of overhead costs, as fewer healthy employees mean more sick leaves/absenteeism. More Sick day results in lower productivity and increased workload on the remaining healthy team members.
A 2015 study by Brigham Young University demonstrated that absenteeism was reduced by 27% when employees had a healthy lifestyle, exercised regularly, and ate healthy foods.
Good Health can enhance an individual’s productivity by improving their physical capacity. Productivity is largely a factor in an employee’s desire to work. Just because they have the physical power to do more work doesn’t necessarily mean they will. But to be more accurate, improved Health can improve a worker’s ability to be more productive.
Mental Health has a severe impact on productivity. In addition to depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues, financial stress, sleep deprivation, and the strain of caring for ailing parents further contribute to lost productivity.
Some ways to improve your health/employee health
1) Sleep Well, good sound sleep.
2) Eat Well: Avoid Junk food, Processed food, and packaged food
3) Start your day with Gratitude
4) Begin your day with a mindful morning
5) Socialise and have a life after work
6) Meditate
7) Exercise, Walk, or do yoga: add some physical activity
8) Add nuts to your diet
9) Go outdoors
10) Slow down: Take breaks / Go on a holiday
Employee health and productivity are intertwined; one cannot exist without the other. That’s why it’s crucial to invest in employee wellness initiatives to create a happier and healthier workplace.
For Organisation
1) Make it a policy: No Calls / Work after Office Hours
2) Provided discounted access to a local gym
3) Give them plenty of access to healthy food to your employees
4) Motivate movement during office hours
5) Promote flexibility with accountability
6) Incentivise employees to walk or cycle to work as feasible
7) Plan off-site / Physical activity camps
8) Provide counseling/coaching to support mental health issues
9) Conduct sessions of Zumba, Yoga, etc. which will promote health awareness
10) Appreciate your employees
