Three Tips for a Less Stressful Office

The cost of stress in the workplace takes a huge toll on employers and employees alike. Lost revenues arise from employee turnover, absenteeism, and reduced productivity. Studies have shown that the leading factors which cause stress for American workers include:

• Low wages and salaries.
• Too heavy workload or unrealistic expectations.
• Too long or inflexible work hours.
  
• Work which interferes with personal and family time.
  
• A lack of professional growth and advancement.
  
• A lack of participation in decision making.
  
• Uncertain or undefined job expectations.
  
• Fears surrounding job insecurity.
  

If you’d like to help employees better manage stress, here are three ways to create a more stress-free office environment.

Better Work-Life Balance
The more technology-enabled an office environment, the better potential to establish effective work-life balance. Utilize technology to help establish more flexible work schedules, telecommuting options, and other remote methods of communication and job completion.

Strategic Compensation
Low salaries and poor benefits only add exponential stress to employees. Use performance-based compensation to pay workers well according to their years of service and loyalty to the company. Look for ways to include additional benefits, such as corporate wellness programs and healthy incentives.

Well-Defined Expectations
Employees having trouble handling workloads is a problem requiring a prompt solution. Complete a skills assessment of all employees, review and update every job description, create a standard onboarding process as well as standard operating procedures. Shift work tasks to the employees best matched for the job.

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