We at Workplace Wellbeing Seminars believe that by investing in the wellbeing of your workforce you are promoting a workplace culture of health, vitality and focus. This leads to a healthier, happier and more productive organization.

Offering a series of customized workplace seminars specifically designed to reduce the negative effects of stress and improve the wellbeing of your workers.

Some of the benefits of integrating wellbeing concepts into the workplace are:

• More effective management of stress
• Improved energy levels
• Reduction in absenteeism
• Enhanced capacity to think clearly
• Improved morale
• Reduction in staff turnover
• Avoidance of ‘burn out’
• Boosted performance /increased productivity
• Greater ability to embrace change
• Increased emotional resilience and optimistic thinking skills

What’s the problem? In a word - Stress!
80% of workers report feeling stress on the job; nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress. (2000 Annual ‘Attitudes in the American Workplace’ Gallop Poll sponsored by the Marlin Company)

In 2001, stress claims in the public sector alone cost Australia more than $35 million (ACTU)

The American Institute of Stress reports that between 75% to 90% of visits to doctors are related to stress, 60% to 80% of accidents on the job are related to stress, and 40% of staff turnover is due to stress at work.

From a personal point of view…
Did you know that optimistic thinkers live on average 19% longer than pessimists? Optimists are also happier, have less depression than pessimists, are more productive at work, cope better with change, have more flexibility of behaviour, are less likely to quit their job, set higher objectives and have a stronger commitment to their goals. Optimistic thinking is just one of the skills we teach in our seminars.

From an organizational point of view…
“The evidence supports bringing various health services to the worksite, and integrating these services to treat the individual is not only a successful health strategy but an economical one.” (Chris Tzar, Director of the Lifestyle Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, The Australian, Health – ‘Workplace wellbeing moving beyond the office gym’ Nov 11,2006)

The NSW Work Cover Authority states,  “…the implementation of stress management in the workplace is the employers responsibility under the Health & Safety Act 1983 Duty of Care”. (Occupational Health & Safety Act)

Does your organization have a stress policy, or guidelines for employees to know what to do if suffering from stress, for instance referral to a specialist? Another way to look at stress management is to see it as a more effective management of pressure in order to increase performance.

The solution
We can help you to cultivate a work environment that helps develop better stress management and employee wellbeing. We think of it as a stress inoculation – building buffers against the detrimental effects of stress.

Contact us today to enquire about a corporate training or stress management program that is innovative, different and fun. We want to help you get the best results from the people within your organisation.