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Workplace CultureThe Key to Improving Productivity
Our current business environments demand multi-tasking to sort through huge amounts of information. So it makes sense that employees with good attention skills fare better in the workplace – they’re more focused, able to prioritise and manage their time, and more resilient to stress.
In recent years, large volumes of research have given birth to a new corporate attitude towards mindfulness, and shown that it can be taught to staff with resulting improvements in performance at work. That’s why the Claremont Graduate University teaches meditation to its MBA students, and why Google runs a range of multi-week mindfulness programs for its employees. Mindfulness-based programs sit within the broader business case for workplace mental health: Australian organisations see an average return of $2.30 for every $1 invested in effective mental health initiatives (PwC, Creating a Mentally Healthy Workplace: Return on Investment Analysis, 2014).
The most significant self-reported changes relate to concentration. One employee at General Mills noted that “I can be more present. I’m not carrying the previous meeting into this one.”
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Closer to home, the mining industry has shown a rising interest in teaching mindfulness to improve productivity and communication, tackle alcohol abuse and address workplace bullying issues. Corporate psychology experts DTC have reported a surge in these problems, bringing to light the danger that poor mental health and emotional wellbeing outcomes can present to the safety and financial strength at these companies.
Attitudes in the industry are changing. HSG designed a two-day team-building program for a Mine Control team at BHP Billiton, using creative, strengths-based exercises to tap into intellectual capital, reveal individual strengths, set goals and align values to a common purpose.
There’s nothing alternative or complicated about mindfulness training, which is simply the ability to focus on the present moment and the task at hand. A range of teaching methods, including meditation training, have been shown to be successful in fostering better health and wellbeing and resulting in better morale, less stress and increased productivity. HSG’s Positive Psychology Workshops and Workplace Mental Health Training can both incorporate mindfulness-based techniques for your team.
Please contact us on 1300 889 073 or email us to start organising a mindfulness training in Sydney, Melbourne or wherever your workplace is located in Australia.
