Jun 21 2017
The author of The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Anchor discovered that when a person is feeling positive, the brain works much better. His research found that at these “happy” times the individuals tended to be more creative and become better at solving problems, as well as more effective collaborators with their colleagues. Anchor therefore also argues that there is then a clear incentive for employers that the happiness of their employees leads to greater levels of profits.
Further, a healthy workforce is directly linked to high levels of productivity and your business’ positive bottom-line performance. In South Africa’s first Effective Employee Index which was conducted by MMI, the holdings company of Momentum, in consultation with Unisa to research employee productivity, it shows that physical health and financial wellbeing are key drivers of employee productivity. Sick, unhealthy employees who are anxious about their finances then transforms into high levels of absenteeism and presenteeism – which is the condition of being at work but not fully engaged or productive. These impacts on the financial wellness of the employer, it affects their ability to grow their bottom line and protect their balance sheet, as reported by Katherine Baker, the Head of Momentum FundsAtWork.
Read more at https://www.fin24.com/PartnerContent/happy-healthy-employees-20170613