Loid de Vries published for CBS news that out of a study from the University of Colorado, happier workers are more productive! In his publication he highlight about a group of 326 diagnosed workers suffering from depression who received treatment from specially trained health care providers and their additional productivity added up to an annual estimated value of $2,601 more per each happier worker!
In looking beyond the obvious positive results, the experiment also showed a reduction of 28.4 in absenteeism. This reinforce the potential benefits of good managerial practices that value Human resources as a key to business success! Not only good health care coverage or basic benefits, sometimes an extra personal consideration may transform the company that we manage into the place of work that everyone admire!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/24/health/webmd/main657624.shtml
Hi Jose,
ReplyDeleteI love the new picture. I still can't believe I've never been there (I'm guessing that it's Puerto Rico). I've actually been all over this country, but never anywhere outside of it unless you count Canada and Mexico (which I don't since they're neighbors...hahaha).
I've read so many studies like this one, and have actually seen similar stories on the news, as well. It's funny how some managers spend so much time thinking about all the different things they could be doing to increase their employees productivity while completely overlooking overall happiness levels. I've always worked harder at jobs that I enjoyed and was happy to go to, and for employers that I had a greater level of respect for. I'm not sure why it's not easier for this to be accomplished by more businesses out there today. I guess it's almost too simple a formula for success.
I totally agree that happy workers make for good employees. The trick is to find out what makes them happy. I think the big thing is that they want to be appreciated. How to show them that you appreciate them is always the question. I agree as well that if they are happy at work, then you have less absences and I would say injuries as well. It is a lot of work to try to find out what makes your employees happy. You have to spend the time getting to know them and then keeping up with how things are going for them. I have also found that they respect a manager who is willing and able to step in and help out when the going gets tough. To see the management in the trenches next to the employees really seems to make them appreciate the effort you put into your job. When they see this, they seem more willing to step up when you really need them.
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