Theres a mental health crisis in the United States.
Inflexibility, low wages, and hostile environments are just the tip of the iceberg.
Alongside this, there has been an increasing awareness of the importance of mental health in the workplace.
Stefani Ribaudo is very hands-on in her approach despite being a C-suite executive.
She leads a daily meditation group to alleviate anxiety and stress in the workplace.
In addition to daily meditation, LTV Co. also offers free access to the Peloton app for a year.
Stefani Ribaudo, CPO at LTV Co. Murray also prioritizes resources and reimbursement for mental health services.
Supervisors also take an interest in employees mental health.
As a result, Murray reports that seoplus+ has a happy work environment with satisfied employees.
Theyve also retained the majority of their top talent, which helps the company as well as its employees.
On-Call Counseling
Symetria Recoverytakes a different approach to employee mental health.
Much like the Showtime hit “Billions,” Symetria Recovery has a dedicated psychologist for employees.
Employees who dont pass the evaluation are encouraged to take the day off to unwind.
We also updated our leave policy to include additional paid days off!
This program began during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the payoff has been significant.
Dr. McMahon explains that employees are able to takemental health dayswithout exhausting their sick or casual leave.
As a result, turnover decreased while productivity, employee morale, and job satisfaction increased.
Approaching mental health from the perspective of breaks and vacations is nothing new.
Symetria Recoverys mental health leave policy is rooted in science.
Studies show thatwork breaksincluding weekends, vacations, andmental health daysincreasejob satisfactionand mental health, and alleviatework stress.
Mangrum says many of my team members ended up trying meditation and enjoying it!
Mangrum even set up a gaming console in the break room to provide different options for mental breaks.
Prioritizingmindful meditationin the workplace through apps like Headspace has lasting positive benefits for employees.
Mangrums mental health initiatives dont end there.
Otherwise, they could lose top talent to their competition.
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