Stress reduction allows to prevent burnout and boost employee engagement

Pause and ask yourself:

• Why is stress reduction now more vital than ever before?
• What makes stress reduction beneficial for you and your team?

Please click on this 1-minute video about the importance of stress reduction to start your journey.
 

How to manage stress in the workplace?

The following graph from the 2019 'Cigna 360 Well-being survey' illustrates well why stress reduction is important and beneficial.

The Cigna study comes from the pre-pandemic period and was carried out in 23 countries. Since then things have gotten worse.

Today we know that 9 out of 10 employees feel stressed and 6 out of 10 are near burnout or have burned out.

High stress builds up because employees lack intrapersonal skills and thus can't lead their own inner processes at wild. Thus, they are reactive and get easily triggered. That means a fall in employee engagement levels.

Stress reduction influences work results and employee engagement positively.

91% of employees state in the Cigna survey that their colleagues' stress impacts their work results.

Why does stress reduction influence employee engagement?

A calm and fit mind is engaged, a stressed mind isn't.

Stressed mind worries, runs on a 'monkey mind regime' and often even generates toxic thoughts. When such thoughts spread, the workplace culture becomes toxic. No wonder HR and business magazines talk about great resignations and the rise of mental health issues in pandemic proportions.

As of 2023, according to Gallup, the global average employee engagement level stands at a mere 23%, while in best practice organizations the engagement numbers go slightly above 70%. The contrast in employee engagement levels between the best and worst-performing workplaces is approximately 50%, highlighting significant room for improvement.

We have revealed in our blogs that improving employee engagement needs to start with stress reduction.

The additional side effect of reducing stress is that it prevents burnout and improves mind health. Early stress reduction leaves your most passionate employees to be engaged and thriving.

You can't focus when your mind is worried and you feel stressed. It is well proven as according to the 2022 MHA study 71% of employees found it difficult to concentrate at work.

The difference here is that a fit mind equipped with practical intrapersonal skills is able to stay tuned on the task at hand and also notices how those tasks fit into a big picture.

A calm mind overcomes obstacles at work, accepts challenges and thrives in personal life.

Stress reduction boosts employee engagement. According to Gallup workplaces with best practices see in recent years employee engagement up to 70-73%, instead of the average level between 20 to 23%.

What your team wins from stress reduction is more than employee engagement and productivity.

You will also see better employee relations, better happiness levels and a more harmonious work culture.

So enjoy your free stress test, it is free for you if you take it within the next 24 hours!

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