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Half of work related illness is down to stress, depression or anxiety

Workplace Insight

million workers reported they were suffering from work-related ill health in 2022/23, with approximately half of the cases down to stress, depression or anxiety. In the recent years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of self-reported work-related ill health had been broadly flat, but the current rate is higher than 2018/19.

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Why Leaders Need to Make Time for Self-Care

Success

Stress causes mental blocks that hamper creativity. Stress also can cause physical ailments. Overeating , which is a response to stress , is another strain on the body caused by overworking. To neutralize the stress of work , sometimes you need to forget about it and compartmentalize.

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6 Ways to Overcome Entrepreneurial Anxiety

Success

Owning a business can be extremely stressful and exhausting, and the resulting anxiety can be crippling to a business. Changing how you look at a situation can give you incredible relief from stress. This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Shift perspective.

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Angry, stressed and worried. The utter state of the UK workforce in 2023

Workplace Insight

According to the report’s Negative Experience Index, which tracks how many people experience daily sadness, anger, stress, worry, and physical pain, full-time UK employees are experiencing historically high levels of daily negative experiences. The perceived standard of living trend, which had been on the rise since 2018, has reversed.

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How To Create A Happy Workplace? Business Environment Design Matters

Allwork

There are planning and design solutions that help alleviate stress and anxiety, but taking a proactive planning and design approach that inspires happiness—designing for happiness—is essential. The brain secretes endorphins, which function somewhat like opioids, as a response to pain or stress, but also during physical activity and eating.

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The Reality of Remote Work and Wellness

Allwork

As a result, remote work improved family relationships, friendships, and overall happiness, while decreasing stress levels. Deloitte and Gallup, both from 2018) show higher burnout rates than those conducted during the pandemic (e.g., However, surveys from before the widespread adoption of remote work (e.g.,

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Highly organised CEOs can hold back a firm’s flexibility in times of change

Workplace Insight

The researchers also found that CEOs who are anxious and can get stressed easily also make it difficult for the organisation to adapt quickly. To do so, the researchers reviewed a sample of almost over 1500 CEOs, across approximately 850 S&P 1500 firms, for the period of 2007-2018.

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