What Can Organisations Do To Improve Employees' Work Stress?

Stress at work seems to impact more of us, as the expectations, demands and the speed things move, not match up with our capacity. 

Is this however, only the employees fault, or do organisations play a key role in this?

According to Ludmila N. Praslova's article on Psychology Today entitled "Research Is In: Work Stress Is Not "Just In Your Head" employees' mental health is impacted 69 percent more by their managers than their doctors for example. This shows how significantly important it is for organisations to realize that employees' mental health will benefit both them as well as their organisation since they will be more productive.

Praslova goes on to state that organisations need to provide employees with a secure and safe environment to work in as well as a sense of belonging, flexibility, more authority in the decision making process as well as a learning curve to want to improve constantly.

In addition, employees' workload should be reviewed and distributed evenly, so that employees are not burnt out. 

Ronaldo E. Riggio in his article in Psychology Today entitled: How To De-Stress Your Workspace supports that in order for employees to not feel stress at work, managers and leaders need to ensure that:

• Employees are prepared (in skills and capacity) for the jobs they take on
• Employees have the relevant training in procedures and job related aspects
• Their is open communication with the employees on job related issues, so that they are more comfortable in communicating any problems or difficulties they may face
• Cultivate a safe and secure environment to work in
• Empower employees to take part in decision making processes.

At the end of the day we all want to work in an environment that allows us to flourish while at the same time have a peaceful mind.

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