The Healthy Workplace

How to Improve the Well-Being of Your Employees---and Boost Your Company's Bottom Line

by Leigh Stringer

Number of pages: 256

Publisher: AMACOM

BBB Library: Human Resources, Operations Management

ISBN: 978-0814437438



About the Author

Stringer is a workplace design specialist, writer and researcher who works for EYP, an architecture, engineering and building technology firm that specializes in sustainable, healthy, high-performance buildings.

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Editorial Review

Employees are the engine that keeps companies running. And healthy employees, who are emotionally, mentally, and physically prepared to take on whatever challenge is in front of them, are more likely to make the companies they work for grow and flourish. Seems pretty simple, right? So why are most workplaces so unhealthy? Without our paying attention, the way we work has changed and our work style is such that our workplaces are no longer supporting our health or productivity. In this book, the author shows strategies and plans that help make the employees and the work environment healthier.

Book Reviews

“You might be but, in the short run, it won’t be cheap. Author Leigh Stringer has many, many great ideas that your employees would no doubt appreciate, but few of those ideas can be done on a budget; some, in fact, may require extensive workplace remodeling. Even so, Stringer offers compelling reasons for business owners to at least look into better well-being programs – or, to at least look the other way if their employees are already taking initiatives on their own.”– Twin Cities Business

"The title says it all, really. Helping your employees stay healthy can help your business turn a profit. Business owners, managers, even shareholders, should pay attention to this." – Herald Business

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Wisdom to Share

Healthy employees, who are emotionally, mentally, and physically prepared to take on whatever challenge is in front of them, are more likely to make the companies they work for grow and flourish.

If you have a job that does not provide much choice in how you are able to manage stress, you are more likely to suffer mentally and physically.

When work is stressful, it is often because we feel aspects of our job are out of our control or overwhelming.

Multitasking is not really doing two things at the same time. It is actually rapid task switching.

Managers can greatly improve the quality of their employees’ lives, reduce their stress, and improve their performance by encouraging staff to take time off on a regular basis.

Deciding to be healthy has to be more than just a cool thing to do or a “nice to have.”

Brighter colors (reds, as well as blues and greens) are associated with higher focus and task accuracy.

A clenched state of mind inhibits the connections in the brain that can lead to creative breakthroughs.

To fuel yourself for optimum performance and operate your mind and body as a well-oiled machine, it’s important to replenish energy as you spend it throughout the day.

The thing about stress that is really counterproductive for the workplace is that it shuts down our ability to be creative and to make calm, thoughtful decisions.