More leaders are acknowledging the very real correlation between health and happiness, and happiness and productivity (recent research shows that happy workers are 12percentt more productive).
Fortunately, it has been found that there is a positive link between happiness and productivity, in that happier employees are also more productive.
There you have it, seven easy ways for you to regain your good humor and productivity, happy autumn!
Make employees healthier Make employees happier Increase employee productivity Show that I care about employees Lower workers' compensation costs Increase product quality A total number of 300 surveys were available for structural equation modelling (i.e. no missing responses).
Large organisations such as Google, Apple, Sony, Ikea, the Department of Health and Transport for London have adopted mindfulness or meditation as part of their employee packages, claiming it leads to a happier workforce, increased productivity and fewer sick days.
Pushing in the other direction, the TUC says that we're still enjoying too few bank holidays in this country, needing three more a year to bring us up to the European Union average, and that increasing holidays will make us happier without damaging productivity.
Sweden is adopting a six-hour work day in an attempt to make people happier and boost productivity levels.
When workers achieve arbejdsglæd, the business benefits from higher productivity, because happy people achieve better results; higher quality, because happy employees care about quality; lower absenteeism, because people actually want to go to work; and less stress and burnout, because happy people are less susceptible to stress.
"People who are happier at work are more productive – they are more engaged, more creative, have better concentration", says Marks. "The difference in productivity between happy and unhappy people at work can range between 10-50%.
Having happy employees helps retention, productivity and hiring.
