Personal illness accounts for just over one-third of unscheduled absences. Why? Family issues and caretaking, personal needs, stress, burnout, an “entitlement mentality” and probably a host of other (unreported) reasons.
According to the 2007 17th annual CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey by Harris Interactive:
Most people today are juggling the demands of busy personal and professional lives, and [...]
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Depression has the single largest negative effect on productivity and healthcare costs, according to a study conducted by pharmaceutical company Eli Lily. This effect is magnified when depression is accompanied by fatigue, sleep problems, anxiety, and other co-factors.
Among the most prevalent physical and mental conditions, depression had the largest negative effect on overall work performance, [...]
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The very common workplace problem of behavioral incompatibility can have devastating effects on productivity and job satisfaction.
This “World According to DISC” anecdote exemplifies how DISC behavioral style analysis can be part of a “painless enlightenment” process to mend a dysfunctional team.
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Two top-level decision-makers were having a very difficult time communicating and it was affecting everyone [...]
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As I was driving into work this morning, I heard a story on NPR about a new study from Deloitte & Touche that examines “what’s going wrong in the workplace, from harassment to embezzlement and theft.” They found that supervisors tend to “set the standard on how to behave.”
At the Deloitte & Touche website, ethical [...]
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