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May 12, 2010 | Volume 4 | Number 5
In this issue - The hidden costs of unhealthy sleep, psychological safety and health in the workplace, case examples and more.
The Unhealthy Sleeper Effect: Hidden Costs to Employee Health, Happiness and Productivity
Health promotion initiatives are gaining popularity in the workplace in efforts to maximize employee health and well-being. These programs often emphasize exercise, nutrition, weight loss, and reducing substance use (e.g., smoking and alcohol) as the central points of intervention for improving employee health. Surprisingly, sleep gets little attention in these programs, if any at all. However, your sleep habits may ultimately be the source of your struggling job performance, strained professional and personal relationships, fading health, and work-life imbalance. Read more
Psychological Safety and Health in the Workplace
The past few decades have seen dramatic strides in identifying and addressing workplace and individual factors that can lead to worker illnesses, accidents and injuries. There has, however, been little attention given to assessing and addressing the impact of psychological risks in the workplace. This is a serious problem in a contemporary world of work requiring psychological competencies such as judgement, knowledge, interpersonal cooperation and emotional self-regulation. Read more
Real Recognition Radio: Building a Positive Workplace Environment
Tune into Real Recognition Radio and listen to David W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA, head of APA’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program, and Matthew J. Grawitch, PhD, Chair of the Organizational Studies Program at Saint Louis University, talk about how to create healthy, high-performing organizations. Read more
Putting People First
Advanced Solutions, an HP Company, delivers world-class business process and information technology outsourcing services in a professional and employee-centric environment. The company collaborates with industry-leading partners to provide the best possible solutions for its customers. With its fundamental operating philosophy of people first, employees always know where they stand. Read more
Staying Connected to Life Outside the Office
A key practice that helps define the Rovi culture is flexible scheduling and a generous amount of paid time off for employees. Within the entertainment industry, there is tremendous value in keeping people connected to their creative endeavors. Rovi’s focus is on solutions that enable people to discover and experience digital entertainment, so encouraging employees to enjoy their own lives outside of work is essential. Read more
Highlights from the Good Company Blog
Information overload can cause us to miss things once in a while. Here are some recent highlights from our Good Company Blog, in the event they slipped by you the first time. Read more
Hot Off the Press
Review the latest research and news related to the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program goals of employee health and well-being and organizational performance. Read more
Upcoming Events
Review the listings below to find conferences and other events to help you build a healthy and productive work environment. Events come from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, human resources, health promotion and employee benefits. Read more
