Curious about the connection between your health and your productivity on the job? Or the effectiveness of your team?
Check out the latest research in an article I wrote for the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce:
Woody Allen said, “80% of life is showing up.” If you want to succeed in business however, this can’t be true for your employees. Today’s global marketplace demands more; yet businesses in the United States are pooling from a population with decreasing productivity and health. Of the U.S. workforce:
- 60% are overweight
- 60% are at risk for diabetes, cancer and heart disease
- 145 million people are living with chronic diseases
So what do Woody Allen and “showing up” have to do with your company?
Everything.
“Presenteeism” refers to productivity loss resulting from employees “showing up” with “benign” health problems such as more.
